Archive for the 'Game Stories' Category
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The Season is Over, Patriots 21 Chargers 12
Injuries finally got the best of San Diego. LaDainian Tomlinson only had two carries and didn’t play after the first quarter, but this injury probably [...]
Posted by Jim Dubenetzky on Jan 20 2008Chargers Bolt to AFC Title Game with 28-24 Win in Indy
Billy Volek came on for an injured Philip Rivers and plunged into the end-zone from one-yard out with under five minutes left in the fourth quarter as the Chargers shocked the defending Super Bowl champion Colts, 28-24, in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.
Michael Turner replaced an injured LaDainian Tomlinson and rushed for 71 [...]
13 Years in the Making - Chargers Move on to Indy with 17-6 Win
It took them 13 years to finally get it done, but for the Chargers, it was worth the wait. For the first time since a shocking AFC Championship Game upset of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium in January of 1995, the San Diego Chargers have won a playoff game, dispatching the game gritty [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 06 2008Third Seed Wrapped Up as Chargers Top Oakland 30-17
The Chargers are playing their best football at the right time, as they enter the playoffs, and as they wrapped up the AFC’s number three seed on Sunday with a win over the Raiders, the team also clinched a playoff game vs the number 6 seed in the AFC, either the Tennessee Titans or the [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 30 2007The West is Won; Chargers Dominate Lions 51-14
Darren Sproles rushed for 122 yards and a pair of scores as the Chargers locked up the AFC West title with a 51-14 thrashing of the Lions at Qualcomm Stadium. LaDainian Tomlinson scampered for 116 yards and two touchdowns for San Diego, which claimed the division crown for the second straight year. Philip Rivers tossed [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 17 2007Tomlinson’ OT Run Gives Chargers a Win In Tennessee
LaDainian Tomlinson ran the ball in from 16 yards out with 7:35 left in overtime to give the Chargers a 23-17 win over the Titans at LP Field. Tomlinson carried the ball 26 times for 146 yards, and also had five receptions for 27 yards and a score, as San Diego won its third straight. [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 10 2007L.T. Big Day Paces Chargers in 24-10 Win
Running all day long behind former MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, the Chargers got a measure of revenge on the KC Chiefs, topping them at Arrowhead Stadium 24-10. Tomlinson rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns. The Chargers were helped out by their defense, which added eight sacks in the victory. San Diego has [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 02 2007Chargers Over .500; Top Ravens Easily 32-14
The Chargers moved back over .500 Sunday as they topped the Ravens with a 32-14 win Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium. Running back LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 77 yards and passed the 10-thousand-yard milestone in only his seventh season. The Chargers are alone in first place in the AFC West following a loss by the Denver Broncos.
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 26 2007Chargers Drop to .500 in 24-17 Loss in Jacksonville
In his first action in nearly a month, David Garrard threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns as the Jaguars defeated the Chargers 24-17 in Jacksonville. Garrard had been sidelined with a left ankle injury. Fred Taylor carried the ball 20 times for 85 yards for the Jags, who improved to 7-and-3 with their second [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 19 2007Bolts Hold Off Colts 23-21 At Qualcomm
Darren Sproles returned the opening kickoff and a first-quarter punt for touchdowns as the Chargers raced out to a big lead and held on to beat the Colts 23-21 at rainy Qualcomm Stadium. LaDainian Tomlinson added a four-yard touchdown run in the second quarter for San Diego, which built a 23-0 lead and picked off [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 12 2007


