Chargers Get First Road Win; Defeat Texans 29-23
by Wonko on Nov 7, 2010 1:24 PM PST
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This game was played pretty much like how we picture the Chargers this season. Except, they won. First road win. First win where the opposing starting quarterback stayed in for the whole game. First win in a game that was televised in San Diego. First back-to-back wins. First win where an undrafted free agent and a backup TE caught 2 TD passes in one game. Lots of firsts.
The first half had its normal comedy of errors we are accustomed to. Three bad special teams plays to start the games (Hester's failed kickoff return, the tipped punt and an illegal block on a kickoff return). All bad plays that do not help to produce winning football and at some point somebody needs to be accountable for this.
The first half also had some interesting play calling. The first drive obviously lacked imagination with 2 runs and a pass for a 3 and out just like last week. Later, the Chargers went deep to their newfound unpronounceable star Seyi Ajirotutu for a wide open TD pass. They followed that up with a drive where they attempted a throwback pass. Sproles took the handoff, lateraled to Rivers and the QB checked down from the deep route to hit Kris Wilson on a long catch and run. That drive also resulted in a TD when Rivers threaded the needle and McMichaels held onto the scoring pass. This was all part of a first half where Rivers was near perfect throwing the ball.
Miscues were still present before halftime. First round pick Ryan Mathews fumbled again and aggravated his ankle. The Chargers defense could not tackle Arian Foster. Some of that is Foster making great moves and being his elusive self, but 99 first half yards is a lot to give up. At least there weren't any huge runs for TDs mixed in there. Norv Turner inexplicably used no timeouts in the first half. This in spite of the Texans driving for a score near halftime in a situation where they would also get the ball back after halftime. Inexcusable. If you're a coach in this league for that long you have to learn timeout strategy and Norv shows time and time again that he's clueless in that regard. The score at halftime: Chargers 14, Texans 20.
The Chargers began the second half only down by one touchdown, but a long 6:05 drive by the Texans for a field goal put them down by two. Holding the Texans to field goals felt a little bit like victories since the Bolts seemingly could get into the end zone as long as they had the offense clicking. Sure enough, that trend continued. The Chargers would score 2 TDs (on passes to the same players as the first half TDs) while that initial field goal would be all the scoring the Chargers needed.
The Chargers defense came up big when the game was on the line. After the first half some would have predicted that they'd be too tired to persevere, but that was not the case. They made a number of decent stops on Arian Foster. They forced a quick, non-scoring drive after Rivers threw an interception (including a sack-fumble by Donald Strickland). They stopped the Texans on a 4th and 1 quick snap. And the icing on the cake, a Paul Oliver interception to finish Houston off.
Not the prettiest win, but a nice send off for the bye week. Something to build on.
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My D-line analysis is gonna be fun
lots and lots of zeroes. worst game so far.
The sports team from my geographical area is superior to the sports team from your geographical area and will emerge victorious due to its very superiority.
by Superduperboltman on Nov 7, 2010 1:35 PM PST reply actions
i thought garay
played pretty damn well. id put more blame on the ILBs personally
These pretzels are making me thirsty!
By D-line, he means front seven.
Bolts from the Blue // "It is what it is." - A.J. Smith
Bloody Elbow // "Richard is a jewel." - Kid Nate
correct
The sports team from my geographical area is superior to the sports team from your geographical area and will emerge victorious due to its very superiority.
by Superduperboltman on Nov 8, 2010 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
I feel dirty
Having to root for the Raiders.
"Since we only live once (that we know of) we should focus on enjoying our lives, not stressing to follow every single thing and trend that society impose upon us." - Thom Yorke of Radiohead
by Jonathan Holmes on Nov 7, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
See, this is why Raider fans are jerks
We would be too.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
what about how good mathews looked
then he fumbled it and on the following few plays on defense, gregory got hurt than travis johnson. definite dolt for mathews
so are you blaming those defensive injuries on mathews for fumbling
or are those two unrelated statements in one?
yes I'm blaming him
had he not fumbled those two injuries that happened on the next four plays wouldn’t have happened
That's really a stretch
Particularly so when we consider that the fumble was of the forced variety, and there wasn’t much more Mathews could have done to prevent it.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
No, you don't get it
You have to go even further back. If Mathews hadn’t started looking good running the ball the last two games he wouldn’t have forced Norv to call a running play for him and therefore he wouldn’t have fumbled and caused those injuries to occur.
But wait! Aren’t there ways of telling if it is his fault? We shall have to use my largest scales….
clearly
mathews mom is the real one that deserves the blame. if she doesn’t get pregnant and then let her son play football none of this would have happened.
Clutch plays from team that severely lacked clutch all season
Finally some clutch plays, the drive to take the lead was the classic moment of the missed field goal, with a key holding call (on McMichael).
And the D had turnover on the drive that always ended with an opposing score.
Odds
What are the odds that Crosby is still ST coach next Monday?
Running game?
Where we're going, we don't need a running game.
~Norv Turner
Better than you might expect
Norv really loves the guy, out of what Acee is saying its a combination of lack of experience, and the guys seem to tune the guy out.
i don't think they will fire him
but they absolutely should. whether it’s his fault or not it’s the only piece that can change at this point. the kids aren’t paying attention to what he’s coaching.
It won't happen during the season
It would be too disruptive. But it defies all logic to keep the guy after all these lapses. Norv has defended him by saying he’s always been a good special teams coach in the past. But I wonder. Either his schemes aren’t working, or the players are making mistakes at a historic rate. I can’t help but wonder, with no evidence whatsoever, whether maybe Crosby has just benefited all these years by excellent special teams players, but is himself a rather mediocre coach. Either way, something has to change, and firing the entire special teams roster probably isn’t practical. If I recall, FB Outsiders have determined the 2010 Chargers have the worst post-merger special teams, ever. It’s hard to see any coach surviving that kind of indictment, no matter whose fault it really is.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
That one was 100% Hester.
If it hadn’t been a trend, Crosby wouldn’t be catching the blame. But by this point, he’s got to go. NOW. It’s too late to worry about being “too disruptive.” You know what’s really disruptive?
An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.
by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 7, 2010 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not saying Crosby shouldn't go right now
I’m just saying what you will hear Norvelous and AJ say. It won’t happen, no matter how much it should happen.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
Then what REALLY needs to happen...
…is that the ST unit needs to make adjustments. And it’s not! The upback should be the last line of defense before a punt gets blocked. Instead, Crosby uses him to be the first line of defense for tackling the returner! Uhh, newsflash! That ain’t workin’, Crosby! Do something else!!
by Andy (allfield) on Nov 8, 2010 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
All this game told me is that Rivers is better then manning
Rivers played better with even less weapons. I mean rivers didn’t have wayne
If it's negative I don't want to hear it eliminating playa haters with their evil spirits!
by Controversysells on Nov 7, 2010 1:56 PM PST reply actions
However
Rivers does have a defense and a semi-decent running game.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
Lets not undervalue 2 key stops to field goals on goal to go situations
The Texans entered as the NFL’s number 1 red zone offense, settling for field goals will kill you in a shootout, lesson learned by the Texans.
Maybe Norvy did find his inner Knute, as the surely stopped Foster from going wild, and held the texans to 3 points in the second half.
Not so sure the Chargers kept Foster from running wild in the second half.
Foster in the 3rd quarter had 8 rushes for 30 yards and one catch for 23. Pretty heavy workload and pretty good production. However, in the fourth quarter, Foster got 3 touches. His one rush for -2 came on their first play of the 4th quarter. Then inexplicably Foster completely disappeared. On the final drive, Foster got no rushes, but 2 catches for 37 (again, not bad). The lack of rushes on the final drive was due to the hurry-up offense. But where did Foster go after the Texans’ first play of the 4th quarter? The Texans ran 10 consecutive plays (11 if you count the punt) with no Foster touches; that includes the ill-fated quick-snap quarterback keeper on a crucial fourth and less than a yard. The Texans absolutely had to have that first down, but they did not give the ball to their best player. Very, very strange. So it’s not so much that the Chargers stopped Foster. The Texans stopped using him. I’m glad they did, but what were they thinking?
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
9 rushes 28 yards, I'll take that
The guy is a beast in the open field, the texans fans want Kubiak’s head for not getting th ball to Foster in the second half.
But the rush defense in general was more than acceptable in the second half.
Once Garay started to get it going
You could tell the Texans weren’t happy with starting off with 2 and 8 to 2 and 11, so they started to look to the passing game. Their passing attack picked it up decently in the 3rd and 4th quarters but it just wasn’t quite enough. The run D did look better in the 2nd half but the pass defense was a little exposed.
ONE IMPORTANT THING
I would like the chargers to consider keeping Kris Brown as our kick off specialist… I always thought that Kaeding can’t kick the ball deep enough and with enough air under it for our special teams to get down there..Brown has done all those things and has really won the job.
You're not watching the same games I have
Brown is not kicking the ball deep on kickoffs and everyone is getting nice returns (not big returns, but nice ones).
They even said on the broadcast that one of the reasons the Texans went with Rackers over Brown was kickoffs.
If we were to ditch Kaeding, we could do better.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
I didn't see Brown kick one ball into the endzone
Certainly no touchbacks. Was I at the fridge for one?
WTF ARE U GUYS SMOKING
HOW MANY KICKOFF FOR RETURNS HAS KAEDING HAD 3 HOW MANY HAS BROWN HAD 0
Yes, and Kaeding are Brown are the only players on the field during Kickoffs
Seriously? And all caps yelling to boot?
u are missing what I am trying to say
Brown’s balls fly higher MORE HANG TIME THAN KAEDING giving the special teams players time to get down the field.. KAEDINGS BALL TENDS TO BE A LINE DRIVE.
I can yell
in lower case too… but either way Browns ball has more hang time than Kaedings game set and match.
What are you basing that statment on?
The results of the kick are not an indication, given the other variable involved. So are you timing it? I haven’t personally noticed a difference in hangtime, but I’ll admit I’m not using a stopwatch. What I do see is better tackling by the coverage teams. I also notice that the coverage teams are not as far downfield as they were earlier in the year; that could be taken as a result of less hangtime, or a change in the coverage strategy, or personnel changes. None of those support your statement. There are some very reasonable explanations for the kick returns, and there are some very speculative reasons. The hang time is of the latter variety.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
by aesimpleton on Nov 7, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm sorry
But that’s just not reliable, particularly in the face of the other explanations.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
I consider my football IQ pretty high
and I believe Brown to have a longer hang time maybe I am wrong maybe I am right… but I do know I added tu-tu and McMichael to my fantasy team prior to today and beasted out.
Well sure
But there are ten other guys on the field, and it’s their job to prevent the runbacks. Kaeding and Brown are kicking the same distance, so logic dictates that the coverage teams have improved. Given that the team has made a ton of roster changes to improve the coverage teams, it really only makes sense to conclude that there is little to no difference between Kaeding and Brown on kickoffs.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
The kick off coverage had improved prior to Brown's arrival.
Bolts from the Blue // "It is what it is." - A.J. Smith
Bloody Elbow // "Richard is a jewel." - Kid Nate
It was a good win
We screwed up on ST again, we couldn’t stop the run, we played from behind…yet we won on the road. There’s a bye week ahead, after which we’ll get some WRs back and hopefully time to improve ST play.
The Raiders and Chiefs both cannot win this week.
It is a good day.
I agree that it was a good day, and I am extremely happy about the win
But this was far from what I would call a “good win”.
This was an ugly win…a REAL ugly win.
With all the injuries and playing a good offensive team on their field
this is a “great win”. Your opinions are consistently puzzling to me. The only thing I agree with is your ID, “RiversforMVP”.
"If your culture doesn't like geeks, your in real trouble." Bill Gates founder Microsoft.
Well, they really played quite poorly in most aspects that aren't named Philip Rivers
The defense had arguably their worst game, they were almost incapable of tackling for 3 quarters, there were numerous penalties for lots of yardage, the special teams had a couple of mistakes and gave up a lot of return yards, there were two preventable turnovers and they Chargers got the benefit of a terrible rule. Offense aside, this was not a good game.
If you want to say that it was a great game because the offense (Rivers + Receivers) was on fire, then you could also make the argument that we are having a tremendous season, but I think we can all agree that’s not the case. This was an ugly win, just like most of the losses have been ugly losses. It was ugly, very, very ugly.
It may have been ugly
But it was a win, which is an improvement on our road performances to date. While there was a lot that needs to be improved, the fact is we went to their place, played an early game (which are notoriously tough for west coast teams), and were able to step up when we needed to to get the win despite being riddled with injuries to key players. It may not have been pretty, but we came out with the only thing that really matters in the end, a W, and I’ll take that any day.
Don't get me wrong, I am very happy (maybe relieved is a better word)
That they won. All I’m saying is that it was not a pretty win. It was about as far as you could get from a pretty win without literally ripping their QBs’ head right off his neck and then using his head in a TD celebration.
I am hardly a rose-colored glasses guy...
…but considering the road struggles of this team, and how all those elements you mentioned are things they ALWAYS battle through (thereby making most of their wins ugly), I’m quite happy (and dare I say impressed) with this win.
But we all know that the team needs to do better to beat the Colts.
by Andy (allfield) on Nov 8, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
It's the first game after I called for McMichael's head
And he has a huge impact today…this is too wacky.
And in the same week you wanna rip McMichael,
but not the GM who brought the guy here.
"If your culture doesn't like geeks, your in real trouble." Bill Gates founder Microsoft.
You can't predict how a player is going to play with absolute certainty
Coming into the season, using McMichael’s previous seasons/stats as a metric, you would expect him to be a effective role player / #2 TE in the Chargers offense. The GM, the coaches and the fans would have expected that.
Last week he was terrible on punt blocking and he hasn’t done anything offensively all year. There was certainly a reason why I said what I did last week, because the only impacts he has had this year, before today, were either marginal or negative.
But as things always go, as soon as you say something it comes back to bite you in the ass. If you were around after last week’s game to try and justify his spot on the roster, I think you would have had a hard time.
McMichael looked pretty good today
So debating whether AJ should be ripped is moot (from the standpoint of McMichael’s play). I mean, today McMichael played they way the Chargers expected him to.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
How often does he play the #1 TE position though?
There’s no use (except during injury of course) for a TE that plays well when he’s the #1 TE when he’s primarily #2. You need to be good at your primary or both in my books. At least now we know he can catch, not sure if he can block though.
I am the anti-analyst.
Bozo brought in Garay on Rivera's advice
"If your culture doesn't like geeks, your in real trouble." Bill Gates founder Microsoft.
It's still his call
It’s silly to think that the GM doesn’t get input from his coaches.
In fact Cotrell would still be here if Norvelous didn't speak up
"If your culture doesn't like geeks, your in real trouble." Bill Gates founder Microsoft.
Is that necessarily a good thing?
He didn’t take another NFL job after SD.
It would be horrible if Cottrell was still here, that was my point.
I love Rivera, I have always believed he took the job with the understanding if it didn’t work out with Norv he was next in line.
"If your culture doesn't like geeks, your in real trouble." Bill Gates founder Microsoft.
And who brought in Rivera?
An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.
by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 7, 2010 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
Who brought in Cotrell?
"If your culture doesn't like geeks, your in real trouble." Bill Gates founder Microsoft.
How about Tutu and Crayton?
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
Wrong again, Archie Manning is responsible for Rivers being here
"If your culture doesn't like geeks, your in real trouble." Bill Gates founder Microsoft.
Umm...OK
We know this because Archie Manning runs the draft, for EVERYONE….MUHAHAHAHA
This isn't true.
Rivers was the guy they wanted all along.
Bolts from the Blue // "It is what it is." - A.J. Smith
Bloody Elbow // "Richard is a jewel." - Kid Nate
by Richard Wade on Nov 7, 2010 5:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec, 'cause you're right.
Bolt Brother doesn’t have any real justification for hating on AJ, except that he doesn’t seem to walk on water all that well.
An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.
by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 7, 2010 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
"Bozo" brought in probably almost every single player on SOMEBODY's advice.
An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.
by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 7, 2010 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
Burnett, I agree, was a great pick up
"If your culture doesn't like geeks, your in real trouble." Bill Gates founder Microsoft.
Rivers is the best
"If your culture doesn't like geeks, your in real trouble." Bill Gates founder Microsoft.
In fact, Bozo is so stubborn, Cotrell would still be here if it weren't for Norv insisting upon his departure.
"If your culture doesn't like geeks, your in real trouble." Bill Gates founder Microsoft.
That's just complete speculation
Also, please use the reply button.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
come onnnnn tie game KC v OAK
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
Go Raiderrrrrrrrrrs (to quote their annoying play-by-play radio guy)
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
3-47-OAK 22 (:07) S.Janikowski 96 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Condo, Holder-S.Lechler.
Thank you for that 96 yard Field Goal. Great work raiders!!
(nfl.com failure:))
You Take Care Now.
No one would listen to me
When I said NFL.com stats are often wrong…
lol
I was arguing with Sam i think, and he was reading the stats as Tolbert having -7 yards on 10 carries even though he had a +12 yard run. The actual total was more like 12 yards on 10 carries, but he wouldn’t believe that the infallible NFL franchise could ever be wrong, or something like that.
Probably some kind of record
Dude has really got a leg.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
It's killing me.
So ugly. The Raiders had it too, until the refs gave the Chiefs the ball on that phantom STs turnover. That was a bad call.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
Nice job on the OT kickoff return
Way to bury your team in a hole to start.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
I don't think I've ever been so excited for a OAK-KC game
And hopefully it never happens again.
Dude, if you're gonna throw for the first down, throw to the guy who has the first down yardage
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
The Raiders (ugh)
I just find the horrible play appalling.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
This is one of the ugliest games I've seen
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
To be honest, I think the Chiefs have regressed, IMHO
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
They have not looked good today
They’ve been OK, but not good. But is it the Raiders doing well, or the Chiefs sucking?
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
Remind you of anyone?
I’m thinking the last 3 seasons of Bronco football.
argh
at least KC doesn’t win
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
Wow
KC secondary looks pretty bad against this les than stellar passing O.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
BLOCK THE FG
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
no, I'm pulling for the chargers
it’s better for them to tie
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
I'd rather pull
for a real black-hole to swallow both teams. But that’s not really an option.
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
Raiders win
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
better this than KC winning
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
True, but a tough choice
More hate for the Raiders, but we need KC to lose some games.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
it's kind of like
would you rather be deaf or blind?
Tough choice
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
Deaf. No contest.
Bolts from the Blue // "It is what it is." - A.J. Smith
Bloody Elbow // "Richard is a jewel." - Kid Nate
I agree
But sight is probably the most important sense other than touch. You can’t drive, walk unaided, or watch football if you can’t see. What’s more, deafness is easier to correct, though it’s still not anywhere near 100%. Those not born deaf have a relatively easy time compared to the blind. I don’t know why I’m going so in depth for this. Whatever.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
People who lose their sense of smell have a very high suicide rate.
An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.
by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 7, 2010 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
Really?
That’s actually pretty interesting.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
It is odd, but you would pretty much lose your sense of taste as well
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
Yup, 70-80% of your sense of taste
Relies on your sense of smell. There is a first year psychology lab in which you eat Jelly Bellies and try to guess the flavor. If you smell the candy first, the likelihood of guessing right goes up by a large amount (can’t remember the actual value and I’ve ditched all of those notes).
I would go with deaf as well
It would make being married – or even dating – easier. You NEVER have to listen to them. Plus it wouldn’t matter if they were stupid or not.
Ugh, and then you would have to listen to Joe Buck and Troy Aikman if they were commentating the game instead of just watching it.
Deaf is definitely better.
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
by SD FTW on Nov 7, 2010 7:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
That’s a rec. Two things I can’t bloody stand that I wouldn’t have to deal with.
…God I hate Joe Morgan (for all the baseball fans).
You would think being deaf would be better
My mom was almost completely deaf for most of her adult life. It was pretty bad, as it got worse she couldn’t work anymore and family functions, where there is a lot of conversation going on, became very difficult and isolating for her, like living in a fish tank, she said. She since has had a cochlear implant and can hear much better now. But, based on her experience, I would pick being blind first. You can’t work or communicate with other people if deaf. If you’re blind, it would be hard to get around but at least you can speak with other human beings. Hopefully I never have to choose either way. Anyway… didn’t want to get too serious on this blog. Go Chargers!
Raiders winning is the best possible outcome
In addition, Miami, Indy and NE lost today which will only make it easier to make the playoffs in case of a Chiefs/Raiders division title.
It's a sad state of affairs
for us to be glad the raiders won a football game
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
by SD FTW on Nov 7, 2010 5:05 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
Perhaps if we all pull together...
What’s greener than green?
An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.
by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 7, 2010 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
And now...
If the Chiefs return the favor to Oakland in Arrowhead, that gives the Chargers a chance to catch up in the tiebreaker. Chargers wins over both in SD means two division losses for each.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
Chiefs lose!
"Pluto’s not even a planet no more, which I’m very disturbed about. I grew up when Pluto was a planet. Now, I’m 25, I turn around and Pluto’s no longer a planet. I’m going to elbow that guy in the nose." -Ron Artest
not true
the Jets won
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
One team has to take that division
And I think it will be the Jets, so it doesn’ matter as much. The NE loss in Cleveland is a bigger deal IMO.
Good point
But it’ll be a little tougher for the Fat, Obnoxious One to toot his horn about going to overtime with the Lions.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
I think the Lions are a lot better than we want to give them credit for
They have a decent offense and the defense is starting to play better as a unit.
They in the middle tier of teams although towards the bottom of that.
Oh, no doubt
But I doubt the F.O.O. thinks the Lions are a match for the mighty Jets.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
I would agree with you on that one
Although home-field advantage can seriously sway the momentum of a game.
I always give the home team a bit of an advantage for that reason.
almost got a field goal
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
Extra point, but yeah, he's gotta be one of the most rounded players out there
He is also very well spoken and articulate. He’s going to have a great career playing and will likely move on to other things in the football world. He’s going to be a “once-a-decade” type lineman.
It's kinda funny
He makes that kick and they probably win in regulation.
KC's schedule looks pretty cushy from here on; Oakland's is rough
Road games at Denver, Seattle, San Diego and St Louis. Home games against Arizona, Denver, Tennessee and Oakland.
The Raiders have road games at Pittsburgh, San Diego, Jacksonville and KC. Their home games are against Miami, Denver and Indianapolis.
I don’t think we have to worry about the Raiders too much. It would be nice if the Chiefs laid an egg against Denver in one of their games…
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
The Broncos are going be a tough opponent next week
They are coming off their bye, are 2-6 and they have a lot to prove. They’ve got the home game next week against KC so I think there is a real good chance that Denver takes that one.
KC must be on a serious low right now after losing at home to Oakland in a tight, very ugly game. I think it’s going be much more tough for KC to get motivated going into next week than it will be for Denver. Should be a good AFC West tilt no matter what.
The game was in Oakland.
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
Could be
The win by the Raiders makes it clear, any of these teams has a chance to beat the others. That has to give the Broncos a confidence boost. Maybe they won’t give up just yet, until they have a shot at the division leader.
"Were such things here as we do speak about?
Or have we eaten on the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?"
I sure hope you're right
It would be suh-weet to pick up another half game on the Chiefs during the bye week. That right there would put the Chargers almost (not quite) in control of their own division title hopes.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
You guys watching the Packers and Cowboys?
Did you see Mike Jenkins (Dallas) pull that Cromartie on James Jones at the goal line? And then mug into the camera sitting on the bench. The Cowboys have given up on Wade Phillips. He’s a goner.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
they have definitely given up
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
I won't be surprised
When Phillips get fired tomorrow.
Did you see the look on his face
After 12 men on the field? Poor guy. I’ve always liked Wade Phillips.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
Watching it on TiVo
Will get there eventually…I’m looking forward to it now.
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