September 11th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in -ASSOCIATED PRESS The San Diego Chargers seemed headed for another one of those slow starts that have defined coach Norv Turner’s tenure. The Chargers not only let Percy Harvin return the opening kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown, but kicker Nate Kaeding hurt his left knee on the play, forcing punter Mike Scifres to do [...]
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Week One Preview: Chargers vs. Vikings
“The key for us on offense is protecting the ball. We turned it over way too many times last year.” —QB Philip Rivers, when asked how his unit can get better after surrendering the football 29 times in 2010 (16 fumbles, 13 interceptions). Slow starts transformed into disappointing journeys for the San Diego Chargers and [...]
Chargers-Vikings Week One Injury Report
CHARGERS Questionable: LB Jonas Mouton (shoulder), WR Patrick Crayton (ankle), WR Vincent Brown (hamstring) Probable: LB Andrew Gachkar (back) VIKINGS Questionbale: CB Asher Allen (foot) Probable: CB Chris Cook (hamstring), QB Donovan McNabb (right wrist), TE Visanthe Shiancoe (hamstring)
Chargers Tame Jaguars At Qualcomm 38-14
If a NFL team is going to be successful on any given Sunday, there is one important factor: try not to turn the ball over. Apparently the Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t learn that lesson very well as they took on the San Diego Chargers Sunday afternoon at Qualcomm Stadium. The Chargers defensive line made things unbearable [...]
14 Fourth Quarter Points Send Jets To AFC Championship Game, Upset Chargers 17-14
One thing that can be learned about the New York Jets is that they, despite their lack of passing (no respect to the rookie Mark Sanchez), have an excellent running attack and one of the better defenses in the National Football League. Not to mention a head coach in Rex Ryan that has his team [...]
Volek Late TD Pass Rallies Chargers Past Redskins 23-20
As most of the highly seeded teams in both conferences have been doing, the San Diego Chargers gave their starters limited action on the football field, giving way to the reserves. During Sunday’s game between the Chargers and Washington Redskins, some rarely used players saw some appreciable playing time, including Chargers quarterback Billy Volek, running [...]
Clary Placed On IR, Runyan Signed
While the San Diego Chargers lost an offensive tackle for the remainder of the season, they managed to sign a decent one in return as the team placed Jeromey Clary on injured reserve then signed 13-year veteran Jon Runyan. The deal between the Chargers and Runyan was offered just prior to the team’s plane taking [...]
Chargers Defense Renders Broncos Offense Impotent, Prevail 32-3
The Denver Broncos seem to be handicapped at the quarterback position – both figuratively and literally – as normal starter Kyle Orton has a bum ankle while reserve Chris Simms is, for a better choice of words, rusty, due to inactivity. As both teams met Sunday afternoon at Invesco Field at Mile High, the Chargers [...]
