Sportsview: Chargers Are Surprise Winners
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So the San Diego Chargers shocked the NFL and won their season opener.
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The No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs isn't the only thing the San Diego Chargers are playing for in their final two games. For one, LaDainian Tomlinson is within reach of his second straight NFL rushing title.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Antonio Gates had eight receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown, LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 164 yards and a score on 37 carries, and the San Diego Chargers won their fourth straight game, 23-17, over the AFC West rival Raiders yesterday.
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Eli Manning certainly didn't see this coming or he wouldn't have dissed the San Diego Chargers so badly last spring.
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The San Diego Chargers hadn't lost a game since two weeks before Halloween, so the day-after feeling took a little getting used to.
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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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From the pits to the NFL playoffs. The San Diego Chargers turned it all the way around. LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, Antonio Gates tied a record with his 12th TD of the season and San Diego captured the AFC West title on Sunday, sliding through the snow for a 21-0 win over the Cleveland Browns.
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The San Diego Chargers certainly were aware that Norv Turner was 24 games under .500 and made only one playoff appearance in his nine seasons as an NFL head coach. It didn't scare them off in the slightest.
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If ever there were a time for the Chargers offense to panic, this was it. In fact, it seemed as if the group already was a bit unnerved.
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Had you visited the Chargers' practice facility yesterday along Murphy Canyon Drive up in the hills of Mission Valley, you hardly would have guessed that the team was barely 48 hours removed from a stirring yet improbable victory on the road, a happening that inspired some 8,000 fans to greet it upon the return home.
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Philip Rivers looked like an overmatched rookie in the first half. But once he got the chance to play against San Francisco's backup defenders, he showed signs of why the San Diego Chargers believe he's their quarterback of the future. Rivers completed his first 13 passes of the second half and the Chargers finished the preseason with a 31-15 victory over the 49ers on Thursday night.
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Brees&#39; strong first-half performance this season has pleasantly impacted the Chargers&#39; present in a surprising way, but it hasn&#39;t changed anything about their long-term future at the quarterback position.
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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.
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LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 111  yards and two touchdowns as the San Diego Chargers clinched the  AFC West title with a 21-0 win over the Cleveland Browns on  Sunday.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Strip away the great plays and the wild action and San Diego's 34-31 victory over Kansas City is reduced to a simple story: big plays. The revitalized Chargers (8-3) showed why they keep winning and the distraught Chiefs (3-8) showed why they continue to lose. San Diego made the big plays yesterday, got expert quarterbacking from ...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The San Diego Chargers players couldn&#39;t quite believe what they were hearing, nor would many in the crowd at Arrowhead Stadium if they were privy to it.
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Antonio Gates keeps his standout season going with 101 yards and a touchdown as the Chargers drop the Raiders, 23-17, on Sunday.