Cardinals beat Chargers 26-14 as Mike LaFleur wins his head coaching debut
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What happened
Jacoby Brissett threw for 277 yards and a touchdown and the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 26-14 on Sunday, giving Mike LaFleur a victory in his head coaching debut over Jim Harbaugh. The Chargers were 9 1/2-point favorites — biggest in the NFL in Week 1 — but they played from behind the entire game. LaFleur became the first Cardinals coach to win his debut since Don Coryell in 1973.
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