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The days of the Chargers playing inside a soccer stadium in the Los Angeles area are finally over, and it’s safe to say their players will not miss that. The Chargers moved from San Diego to Los Angeles after the 2016 season and have been playing home games in Carson ever since. The lack of fan support in L.A. has been evident, with the stadium often being overrun by fans of opponents the Chargers are playing. The result has been the home environment feeling like road games. On Sunday, the Chargers lost in Carson to the Raiders 24-17. There were many more Raiders fans in the stadium than Chargers fans, which makes sense considering there are more Raiders fans in L.A. than Chargers fans owing to the team’s time in the city from 1982-1994. There were even boos when the Chargers ran onto the field before the game: Longtime Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who remembers what it was like playing in San Diego, talked after the game about what it’s like having a road environment at home. He called it “dishearten
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