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Despite a loss in Super Bowl XLIV, the Colts have the inside track on winning Super Bowl XLV according to bodog.com. The Chargers are right now 8/1 to win the dance again in the 2010 season. Below are all the odds on all the teams making the Super Bowl in Dallas in 2011:

Indianapolis Colts 13/2
San Diego Chargers 8/1
New England Patriots 10/1
New Orleans Saints 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1
Dallas Cowboys 12/1
Green Bay Packers 12/1
Minnesota Vikings 12/1
Philadelphia Eagles 16/1
Baltimore Ravens 20/1
New York Giants 20/1
New York Jets 25/1
Tennessee Titans 25/1
Atlanta Falcons 30/1
Cincinnati Bengals 30/1
Arizona Cardinals 35/1
Chicago Bears 35/1
Houston Texans 35/1
Carolina Panthers 40/1
Miami Dolphins 45/1
San Francisco 49ers 45/1
Seattle Seahawks 45/1
Denver Broncos 50/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 50/1
Washington Redskins 50/1
Buffalo Bills 100/1
Cleveland Browns 100/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Oakland Raiders 100/1
St. Louis Rams 100/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100/1

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1. Where was the first Super Bowl Played between the Packers and Chiefs?

2. Who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history?

3. Who is the leading lifetime rusher in Super Bowl history?

4. What team has won the most Super Bowls with 6?

5. Who is the youngest head coach to have ever won a Super Bowl?

6. What wide out caught the game winning TD with less than a minute to go in Super Bowl XXIII?

7. What kicker missed the game-winning field goal in the final seconds of Super Bowl XXV?

8. Where was Super Bowl XX held?

9. Name the four current Franchises that have never been to a Super Bowl

10. Who was the MVP of Super Bowl XVI?

11. What was odd about the first points scored in Super Bowl IX?

12. Where was last years Super Bowl (XLIII) held?

13. Name the four coaches to have lost four Super Bowls

14. What Falcon took back a kickoff for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXIII?

15. What Colt kicker hit the game-winning kick in Super Bowl V vs Dallas?

16. Who was the MVP of Super Bowl XIV?

17. How many touchdowns did Steve Young throw in Super Bowl XXIX?

18. Who was the coach of the Colts when they lost to the Jets in SB III?

19. Who sang the National Anthem at last years Super Bowl (XLIII)?

20. What WR came up a yard short of the game-tying TD on the final play of Super Bowl XXXIV?

Sounds like Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is already planning on his future in another city. The running back likely won’t be with the Chargers much longer, as last season he put up just 730 yards and only had 3.3 yards per carry. He is taking the offensive again with the club, talking on radio in San Diego about the team and his future.

Tomlinson had this to say about the Chargers chemistry – “Things were always there that happened over time,” Tomlinson said. “I didn’t feel the unity and togetherness in the locker room at times this season …We’re at a point where guys come into the league and it’s not about the same values anymore. I just can’t deal with that kind of stuff.”

And likely, he won’t have to. The club would owe Tomlinson $5 million in 2010, meaning that for a player that has lost a step and didn’t have a 100-yard game in 2009.

Tomlinson will be somewhere in 2010, it just won’t be with the Chargers, as there’s no way this offseason he and the club will be able to find common ground to keep him around another season.

Norv Turner and Vincent Jackson say that blaming kicker Nate Kaeding for the loss in the divisional playoff game is bogus:

Norv Turner and Vincent Jackson came to the defense of embattled San Diego Chargers placekicker Nate Kaeding, saying the team’s abrupt exit from the playoffs shouldn’t be placed on his shoulders — or his much-derided right foot. “That was on all of us,” Jackson said of the Chargers’ 17-14 AFC divisional meltdown at the hands of the underdog New York Jets. Said Turner, “Nate is a competitor, and Nate is really a great player. I don’t know see that it should be any different for Nate than it should be for me or the rest of the guys on our football team.” Kaeding, the most accurate regular-season kicker in NFL history (87.2 percent success rate), missed three field goals in the Chargers’ Jan. 17 playoff loss to the upstart Jets, going wide left, right and short on attempts that were within his range. “We’re going to come back from this,” said Turner. “We’re going to have a chip on our shoulder and something to prove. The disappointing thing is, when you lose like that the way we did, is you’ve got to wait another year to get that opportunity. But Nate will be ready when that opportunity comes. We all will.”

Our friends at TMZ have sent us the following about Shawne Merriman’s legal situation:

It’s all over a $2 million lawsuit filed by Merriman back in December, in which the San Diego Chargers star claims Tila made a series of horrific — and untrue — statements about him in an attempt to ruin his career.

Tila never officially responded to Merriman’s suit — so the court has entered a default judgment against her.

But the decision doesn’t mean Tila has to fork over the money just yet — she will probably move to set aside the default and duke it out in court.

Of course there are going to be changes for the Chargers before the 2010 season, and one may include possibly trading cornerback Antonio Cromartie, who may be dealt to try to free up some money for the offseason.

Sporting News has the following about how the team may look to move Cromartie:

The Chargers’ Super Bowl window may be starting to shrink, because they might have some roster issues with some of their most talented players, including ballhawking starting cornerback Antonio Cromartie.

Reporting for the San Diego Union-Tribune, SN correspondent Kevin Acee writes that team officials may look to trade Cromartie in the offseason to free up some money to sign other key players.

One of those players is running back Darren Sproles, who stands to make $7.3 million in 2010 if he’s tendered as a restricted free agent without a long-term deal in place.

The Chargers would also need to put in a high tender — worth a first- and third-round pick — for wide receiver Vincent Jackson, to protect against teams signing him to an offer sheet they can’t match.

Of course, there’s that little decision on what to do with LaDainian Tomlinson as well. Tomlinson failed to rush for 100 yards in any game this season, and could be released.

As far as L.T. goes, there’s no doubt that he’ll be gone. They had to come to terms last offseason and it went round and round before they finally decided to keep him around. After another sub par season, there’s no doubt he’s more on the decline than ever, and the club has to finally make the full transition to Darren Sproles.

ESPN AFC West blogger Bill Williamson reports that Charger QB Philip Rivers will not play in the Pro Bowl next weekend:

Philip Rivers and Norv Turner won’t be working together again this season.

The San Diego Union Tribune is reporting that Rivers is not going to play in the Pro Bowl on Jan. 31 in Miami. The paper said Rivers’ wife is due to give birth soon. Tennessee’s Vince Young will replace Rivers.

Rivers made the team last year as an alternate. However, he opted out because of a minor knee surgery. Rivers has yet to play in the Pro Bowl. He has been voted into the game in two of the four seasons he has been a starter.

Amanda Cameron of San Diego, CA is one of the final four contestants in the search of the next NFL Director of “Fandemonium” contest sponsored by the NFL and Monster. If selected, San Diego Charger Fan Amanda Cameron would call a play at the 2011 Pro Bowl, join the coin toss ceremony at the Super Bowl XLV, and announce a draft pick for the Chargers at the 2010 draft, in addition to a monetary prize of $100,000.

Although the Chargers Super Bowl hopes are over for this season, San Diego can still be represented at the Super Bowl with San Diegan Amanda Cameron as the next NFL Director of Fandemonium. Out of 200,000 applicants in the Director of Fandemonium contest one person was selected to represent each team in the NFL; Amanda Cameron was chosen as the San Diego Chargers representative.

There have already been several rounds of elimination, and this Sunday the number of contestants will be dropped from four to two. If Amanda can stay in the contest until this Sunday as one of the top two remaining contestants she will attend the Pro Bowl on Jan. 31 and also go to the Super Bowl. Charger Fans can support Amanda by voting once per day, per e-mail address up until Super Bowl at nfl.monster.com. Every time a fan votes they are entered to win a trip to the Super Bowl!