Chargers’ next challenge is proving they’re ready for primetime

The Chargers have won three consecutive games, four out of five and six of nine overall this season. They have the NFL’s stingiest defense, a playmaking quarterback who is heating up at just the right moment with his arm and his legs and a coach whose reputation for winning precedes him.

So, it wasn’t surprising that the powers that be shifted the Chargers’ game Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in the primetime slot. The Chargers are suddenly, and all at once, one of...