Posts Tagged ‘chargers’

Bolts Beat Raiders to Wrap Up Season Tied for First; Turner’s Future in Doubt

Norv Turner walked around the San Diego Chargers’ locker room, all smiles, thanking players for the effort and congratulating them for finishing strong. Maybe for the last time. If Turner’s tenure in San Diego really, truly is over, at least his players sent him out a winner. And in typical Turner fashion, it again might’ve [...]

Chargers Playoff Dreams End with 38-10 Beat Down in Detroit

When the Chargers needed to step up and play their best – it was simply too late. The Bolts final playoff push fell short for the second year in a row on Saturday, as they ran into a roar in the Motor City, a 38-10 beating by the Lions that will signal another season with [...]

Chargers Beat Up Ravens 34-14 For Third Straight Win

Where have these guys been all season? The Chargers played their best game in the prime time spotlight on Sunday night, pounding the Baltimore Ravens at Snapdragon Stadium 34-14 to push their 2011 record to .500 at 7-7. Everything that could have gone right for the Chargers, did. They dominated with 415 yards of offense, [...]

Six and Counting – Chargers Fall in OT to Broncos 16-13

Rock bottom. It’s a place that the Chargers are getting use to being at this season, and Sunday against wonderkid Tim Tebow and the Broncos at home, the team lost their 6th straight game, pushing them to 4-7 and in last place in the AFC West. Tebow engineered yet another comeback for the Broncos, and [...]

Chargers Drop Fourth Straight; Fall to Raiders 24-17

Don’t look now, but the Chargers are officially in a free fall in the AFC West. After losing last week to the Packers, the team needed a bounce back game Thursday night against one of their rivals in the Raiders. Instead, they played flat in the first half, allowing 17 points while scoring just three, [...]

Chargers Gab NFL Week 10 Preview: Oakland at San Diego

WHEN THE RAIDERS HAVE THE BALL Oakland sports the third-best rushing attack in the NFL in terms of sheer output, with Jackson’s offense averaging a noteworthy 151.9 yards per game on the ground through the season’s first half. The Raiders were held to 100 rushing yards by the Broncos last week, however, with the absence [...]

Rivers Says That His Interceptions are Random

Philip Rivers threw three more picks on Sunday against the Packers. Despite his struggles this year, Rivers is emphatic there is nothing wrong with him according to Tim Sullivan of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Six times in eight games, Rivers has been intercepted at least twice, and his midseason total of 14 picks exceeds any [...]

Rivers Three Picks, Two For TD’s Doom Chargers in 45-38 Setback

Another week, another three picks for Philip Rivers, and with it – another loss. The Packers came to San Diego Sunday, and in what looked to be like an old AFL shootout, the defending champs came away with a 45-38 win. Aaron Rodgers outdueled Rivers to remain perfect this season. Rodgers finished 21-of-26 for 247 [...]