One Big Win, Two Huge Losses for Chargers
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The San Diego Chargers earned a trip to New England and the A.F.C. championship, but may have to play the Patriots without Philip Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson.
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SAN DIEGO - They are the San Diego Chargers and they have no chance to win today.
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After watching two division rivals lose their starting quarterbacks to injuries, the Chargers obtained Billy Volek from Tennessee yesterday to give them a veteran behind first-year starter Philip Rivers .
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The San Diego Chargers didn't expect to be leading the AFC West at this point in the season. And the Denver Broncos probably didn't expect to be trailing the Chargers in the standings.
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When Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer handed out game balls after the team&#39;s 17-6 win over Carolina yesterday, he should have forwarded one to the Panthers coaching staff.
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Two bad teams produced the expected &#151; a bad game &#151; and the Miami Dolphins were a little less awful.
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So the San Diego Chargers shocked the NFL and won their season opener.
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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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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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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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LaDainian Tomlinson lasted only two series while Philip Rivers went the distance, completing 19 of 37 passes for 211 yards as the Chargers lost to the Patriots.
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Now, it's all about Marty. From the minute the San Diego Chargers clinched the AFC West title Sunday, it had to have been in the back of everyone's minds.
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Maybe this wouldn't be such a good Super Bowl matchup, after all. At least not the way the Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers looked on Sunday. LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers finally took control of a sloppy season opener, with the reigning NFL MVP throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another in a 14-3 win over the defending NFC champion Bears.
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The Chargers &#151; yes, the Chargers &#151; took firm control of the AFC West by hanging on to beat the Denver Broncos 20-17 in a wild one on Sunday. LaDainian Tomlinson ran for two touchdowns and San Diego's defense saved the day by intercepting Jake Plummer four times, including in the end zone in the closing minutes.
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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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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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Philip Rivers said his bruised throwing shoulder is OK. It's those darn fumbles that pained him the most. Rivers had a forgettable third exhibition game, losing three fumbles and slightly hurting his arm in the San Diego Chargers' 31-20 victory over the defending NFC champion Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night.