Anthony Lynn, Chargers (+4) break bettors' hearts ... again

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If losing truly is an art, then Anthony Lynn is Michelangelo and the Los Angeles Chargers are the Sistine Chapel.

The organization that invents creative ways to break bettors' hearts every week just pulled off their most sickening ATS loss yet.

Trailing the Bills 27-17 late in the fourth quarter, the Chargers got the ball back with 3:26 remaining and no timeouts, thanks to a disastrous display of coaching from Lynn. Los Angeles (+4) merely needed to drive down for a touchdown to seal a vintage backdoor cover.

Faced with a fourth-and-17 from near midfield, things appeared bleak when what looked like a 47-yard completion to Jalen Guyton down to the one-yard line was called back for offensive pass interference.

I wish that could have been the end of it.

On fourth-and-27, Justin Herbert, well, see for yourself ...

Holy shit, it's actually happening!

The Chargers were a yard away from the sweetest of backdoor covers. Having lost countless games this season in criminal fashion - and taken years off my life - this was the chance for L.A. to atone for its wrongdoings.

With the clock quickly winding down, the Chargers hurried to the line for what surely had to be a spike to stop the clock.

It wasn't.

Herbert HANDED THE BALL to Austin Ekeler, who was fittingly met behind the line of scrimmage. I wanted to swallow a tub of nails.

This had to be a sick joke. In what world are they running the ball here down two scores, with no timeouts?!

The clock continued to tick dangerously low, and I could feel another year taken off my life with each passing second.

Herbert threw at the feet of Mike Williams to stop the clock with five seconds left. With no time to score twice, the game was clearly over. All that mattered was the spread.

This was when Lynn decided it's a good time to trot his field goal kicker onto the field. A FIELD GOAL?!

I would have fired him on the spot.

Realizing their head coach is completely and utterly useless, someone with a bit of sense waved the field goal unit back to the sidelines and sent the offense out.

That set the scene for Lynn to strike twice.

The Chargers were faced with a similar situation a few weeks ago, trailing the Raiders 31-26 in the dying seconds. Faced with a goal-to-go situation, Lynn decided it was an outstanding idea to throw a fade. When that failed horribly, he said, as all good coaches do, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN. Another incompletion ended the game, and the Chargers lost. Again.

So what does Lynn decide to do this time? THROW ANOTHER F-----G FADE! It uh ... didn't work.

One second left. One more chance to cover.

I was fully prepared for another fade - or even a field goal, in all honesty. Nope. Not this time. This was when Lynn decided it's time to run a quarterback sneak.

I swear there's never been a more clueless coach in NFL history. It's stunning.

And do you know why it's so stunning? The Chargers were faced with two short-yardage situations in the second half deep in Buffalo territory, trailing by a couple of scores. On both fourth-and-1 and third-and-inches, Lynn called plays from OUT OF THE SHOTGUN. With inches to go for a first down and a 6-foot-6 quarterback, he's calling plays that start eight yards behind the line of scrimmage.

YOU'RE TELLING ME THE QB SNEAK WAS IN THE PLAYBOOK THE WHOLE TIME?! AND THIS IS WHEN YOU'RE USING IT?!

Herbert was stuffed, easily. The Chargers didn't cover or cash their team total over (23.5), and I moved a step closer to living out of a cardboard box this winter.

Lynn should be relegated to the Camarillo Roadrunners of the Pacific Youth Football League next season - if they'll even take him.

Alex Moretto is theScore's supervising editor of sports betting. A journalism graduate from Guelph-Humber University, he has worked in sports media for over a decade. He will bet on anything from the Super Bowl to amateur soccer, is too impatient for futures, and will never trust a kicker. Find him on Twitter @alexjmoretto.