Chargers crush Titans, just miss shutout
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LaDainian Tomlinson ran for two first-half touchdowns and Shawne Merriman led a defense that's starting to take this "Lights Out" thing seriously. Six days after blanking the Oakland Raiders, the Chargers came within 3:09 of consecutive shutouts for the first time in club history in a 40-7 rout of the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
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Losing 34-0 Sunday to the Seattle Seahawks, which included the end of the longest shutout-free streak in the NFL, apparently was not enough humiliation for the San Francisco 49ers.
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FOXBOROUGH - After the San Diego Chargers had tried and failed all afternoon, even Kevin Faulk found it difficult to contain himself as the seconds ticked away in the Patriots' 21-12 victory in the AFC Championship game yesterday.
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The Chargers rout the Texans, 35-10, behind Philip Rivers' three touchdown passes, two of which went to All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates.
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Thirteen long years after their last postseason victory, the Chargers finally came to life late in the second half Sunday to beat the Tennessee Titans 17-6 in an AFC wild-card game.
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All that talk of swagger and playoffs was gone when the San Diego Chargers reconvened Monday. That&#39;s what happens when Marty Schottenheimer is the coach.
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Lamont Thompson returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown while the Tennessee Titans used a smothering defense to beat the Miami Dolphins 17-7 in their National Football League game on Saturday.
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Well, wouldn't you know it, the San Diego Chargers can win in the playoffs. Thirteen long years after their last postseason victory, the Chargers finally came to life late in the second half Sunday to beat the Tennessee Titans 17-6 in an AFC wild-card game.
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SAN DIEGO - These clearly are not the San Diego Chargers of the recent gloomy past. They can pass. They can catch. They can play defense.
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The first, the Houston Texans would rather forget. The second, the Tennessee Titans probably never will. The Texans erased an 18-point first-half deficit to beat the Titans 31-21, completing
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SAN DIEGO ---- After Sunday&#39;s loss to the Falcons in Atlanta, the Chargers faced an emergency situation in their thinned-out receiving corps.
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The Patriots' best drive in Sunday's AFC Championship game win didn't result in any points. After the Chargers punted from the New England 36 on their first possession of the fourth quarter, the Patriots ran out the final 9:13 of the game with a 15-play, 65-yard drive.
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The San Diego Chargers didn&#39;t expect to be leading the AFC West at this point in the season. And the Denver Broncos probably didn&#39;t expect to be trailing the Chargers in the standings.
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Vince Young  passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns and Rob Bironas kicked four field goals in Tennessee's 26-17 victory in Kansas City,  keeping the Titans in the wild-card playoff hunt.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - The San Diego Chargers shocked the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts 28-24 on Sunday, advancing to the AFC title game and a meeting with the unbeaten New England Patriots.
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The Titans won without running back Chris Brown, who missed the game with turf toe. They won with two rookies starting at defensive tackle.
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A week after struggling badly at high altitude, the San Diego Chargers got big games at home from their star running back and beleaguered quarterback in a 38-17 win over the Tennessee Titans yesterday.