Viral Chargers Fan Went Through Every Emotion During Monday Night Football

While Monday's NFL game between Los Angeles and Dallas itself had some wild moments, one Chargers fan stole the show with her reactions.

After multiple big plays down the stretch, the ESPN cameras made sure to find her and captured the entire roller coaster from the (very relatable) perspective of a tortured fan.

The Cowboys led 17-10 midway through the fourth quarter, but a botched fair catch—which was originally awarded to the Cowboys but later overturned to the Chargers—gave Los Angeles possession at the 20-yard line. The Chargers were then gifted most of the distance to the goal by Stephon Gilmore courtesy of a pass interference.

But the Cowboys stifled the Chargers for three straight downs, setting up a crucial fourth-and-goal. That was when the ESPN cameras first found the Chargers fan, who appeared too stressed to sit down.

When the Chargers scored, the cameras found her again, and her celebration didn't disappoint.

Finally, after the Cowboys kicked a field goal and quarterback Justin Herbert threw a pick that cost the Chargers their last chance at a win, we got one more look at the devastation brought on by watching your favorite sports team snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

There are two ways to look at this.

The first is that the Chargers fan went through the entire spectrum of sports fandom in a matter of roughly half an hour, and what could be more relatable than that? Who among us hasn't felt the joy that comes from watching your team improbably succeed, and—by contrast—who hasn't experienced the sinking sensation of "What if?" On a nationally televised stage, the enthusiastic Chargers fan reminded us what sports can do to a person.

Of course, therein lies the problem. The Chargers fan did seem a little too conveniently placed, unless she was an actor—a theory floated by multiple observers including NBC Sports' Mike Florio. The game, after all, did take place in Los Angeles.

ESPN (or the NFL, or the Chargers' organization, or some other interested entity) would not have had a difficult time finding someone talented, but in need of work, to pretend to be a Chargers fan for the cameras.

The Chargers have been dogged by allegations that their games are full of fans of other teams ever since they moved from San Diego to SoFi Stadium in 2017. An intensely passionate Chargers fan on Monday Night Football certainly wouldn't hurt.

We don't know the answer, but we have contacted the Chargers organization to find out. If she was an actor, she's very talented. After all, acting is art, and one thing good art can do exceptionally well is capture mass human emotion in a relatable way.

And if she isn't an actor? Here's hoping Justin Herbert can turn things around for the Chargers because the sports pain that woman endured is something we've all experienced.