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Archive for September, 2008

Rivers Named the FedEx Air Player of the Week

Quarterback PHILIP RIVERS of the San Diego Chargers and running back RONNIE BROWN of the Miami Dolphins are the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week for games played on September 21 - 22, the NFL announced today.
Philip Rivers completed 19 of 25 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns in [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 26 2008

Castillo Appears Okay After Scary Knee Injury

It may have looked worse than what it was.  For Chargers DE Luis Castillo, it looked at first as if it would be a major, maybe even a season ending injury - but in the end, it looks as if he’ll be okay.  Castillo suffered a cutblock Monday in the win over the Jets, and [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 24 2008

Bolts Sign Former Bears, Eagles DT Scott

The Chargers today beefed up the D-line with the signing of Ian Scott to a deal.  Scott was the Bears fourth-round pick back in 03, and had two sacks and 77 tackles in 04.  He was with the Eagles back in 07, but hurt his knee in camp and then spent the year on IR.  [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 23 2008

No Doubt This Time: Chargers Score Early and Often in 48-29 Win

At this point, Monday Night Football is becoming the night to bet the over.  For the second straight week, the defenses took a nap, as the New York Jets and San Diego Chargers combined for a whopping 77 points as the Chargers won their first game of the season, 48-29.  It was a tough night [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 22 2008

Sproles Role Growing w/ L.T.’s Injury

From: Pro Football Weekly
With star RB LaDainian Tomlinson dealing with a lingering toe injury, you’d think the Chargers would be worried about their running game suffering if he is forced to miss time. But after watching RB Darren Sproles run wild on the Broncos in Week Two, we hear that the team is very confident [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 20 2008

Still Bothered By Toe Injury, L.T. Watches Practice

With the team desperate for a win, the Chargers did not get good news today, as star RB LaDainian Tomlinson sat out practice today with his lingering toe injury. “Well, with another day of rest and treatment, it’s feeling a little better today, so hopefully, I’m just going to play it by ear this week, [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 17 2008

Norv Turner Comments On Controversial Finish


Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 16 2008

Weak Officiating Helps Denver Top San Diego 39-38

The Chargers definitely got screwed.  On the Chargers first possession of the game Philip Rivers completed a pass to Chris Chambers, it appeared as though Champ Bailey stripped the ball from Chambers and the Broncos were awarded the football.  Norv Turner challenged the play and the replay clearly showed that Chambers was down before Bailey [...]

Posted by Jim Dubenetzky on Sep 14 2008

Chargers Travel To Denver

The Chargers will travel to Denver to play the Broncos on Sunday. This will be the first division game of the season for the Chargers, who will be looking for their fifth straight win over the Broncos. The Chargers are coming off of a disappointing 26-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers last Sunday.

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 12 2008

Tomlinson Misses Practice; Says He’ll Play vs Denver

RB LaDainian Tomlinson missed his second straight day of practice on Thursday with a sprained right big toe, but says he’ll practice on Friday and be ready to go Sunday vs the Broncos. “I’m all right; I will practice tomorrow,” Tomlinson said. “It’s just a sprained toe, that’s all. But you try and get [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 11 2008