San Diego Chargers Defeat Buffalo Bills 37-10
by Richard Wade on Dec 11, 2011 4:17 PM PST
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The San Diego Chargers extended their winning streak to two games and they now sit at 6-7 on the season. The Chargers are clearly a different offense with a healthy Vincent Jackson, Malcom Floyd and Antonio Gates on the field at the same time.
Philip Rivers completed over 70% of his passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns after not throwing a single incompletion in the 1st Quarter. Unfortunately, he opened the 2nd half with one of the uglier unforced fumbles you'll ever see that resulted in a defensive score for the Buffalo Bills. Antonio Gates, again, flashed signs that he may finally be healthy. He ended his day with 68 yards and two touchdowns.
The running game in the person of Ryan Mathews was also impressive. He gained 95 yards on only 13 carries in the first half alone. He finished with 114 yards. This was his third consecutive 100 yard game.
The defense held the Buffalo Bills offense scoreless throughout the first half. Buffalo ended the shutout with a field goal on their first drive of the second half after an Antwan Barnes sack ended their drive. Eric Weddle hauled in his 7th interception of the season and Steve Gregory added a pick six. Weddle also picked up a key first down on a fake punt that has to be considered one of Norv Turner's better in-game decisions as head coach of the Chargers.
With this victory and the Packers' annihilation of the Oakland Raiders, the playoffs are still a real (albeit slim) possibility. They've made late season surges to make the playoffs before. Let's hope they didn't wait too long to correct things this time.
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It's the Year of the Tebow.
BASKETBALL REASONS Y'ALL.
by riversonfire on Dec 11, 2011 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
Because Novak missed 2 field goals later.
Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that."
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by Superduperboltman on Dec 11, 2011 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
Tebow just took a huge steamy dump on our playoff chances
the chances are still there, but they really stink now.
2 games behind with 3 games to go and the Chargers have to play: Baltimore, Detroit, and Oakland.
Broncos have to play New England, Buffalo, and KC.
We need to win out and tit’s really hard to see them losing out or even losing 2 games…
Please don't credit Tebow (even jokingly) for that win.
Marion Barber ran out of bounds for no reason which gave them time. Matt Prater hit a 59 yard field goal to force overtime. Then Marion Barber fumbled while his team was in FG range. Then Prater hit another 50+ yard field goal.
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by Richard Wade on Dec 11, 2011 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Clearly Prater and Denver D have been their saving grace
but Tebow gets ALL the credit because people are idiots.
BASKETBALL REASONS Y'ALL.
by riversonfire on Dec 11, 2011 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Ha!
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by Richard Wade on Dec 11, 2011 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
"You don't need to stay inbounds"
/Waves hand
"The biggest thing..." - Norv Turner
by Cake or Death on Dec 11, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
I don't give Tebow all the credit
That defense is playing out of their minds and Chicago played like crap, BUT…
Tebow did lead his team in rushing and pass for 236 yards, the majority of which came in the 4th quarter and put Prater in position to make both FG’s.
He’s the worst QB in the NFL in the first 3 quarters, but I think after going 7-1 this season and continuously coming back in the 4th quarter he needs a bit of credit for being clutch when his team needs it…and I hate him for that.
No. He doesn't.
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Bloody Elbow // "I think we're poking fun at Leland's 'boner.'" - Michael Fagan
by Richard Wade on Dec 11, 2011 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Okay fine that approach didn't work, try this one...
welcome to the NFL, where the QB’s get too much credit and too much blame.
Hate it.
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Bloody Elbow // "I think we're poking fun at Leland's 'boner.'" - Michael Fagan
by Richard Wade on Dec 11, 2011 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think he deserves tons of credit, but....
…I give him a tip of the cap for his team going 7-1 while he’s playing the most important position on the field.
Whether he’s the reason, or he’s merely not losing the games or they’re winning in spite of him, he and The Broncos are racking up wins.
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Denver has to lose all their remaining games.
Even if they lose to KC and one other team, they’ll hold the tiebreaker by virtue of a better record over common opponents.
A pirate I was meant to be!
"You say you're nasty pirates,
scheming, thieving, bad bushwackers?
From what I've seen I tell you
You're not pirates, you're just slackers!"
by Zach (maestro876) on Dec 11, 2011 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
Back to the Chargers
I saw an aggressive Norv Turner. Time will tell if this was a one game deal or a continued theme. The fake punt, the continued throws when they were up late in the first half, etc. I think that represents Norv’s renewed confidence in Philip River…which is probably chained due to Antonio Gates getting healthy.
On defense, it was okay. The secondary played pretty well, but this is against a team lacking a true running back. I still didnt’ see the pass rush I wanted, but a win is a win I guess. I still have hope that this defense can become a consistently top 5 defense…sometime in the future.
Took too long for the offense to get healthy.
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by Richard Wade on Dec 11, 2011 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine
This shows you any possible scenario of the playoffs. Wildcard is still open. Chargers have tiebrake over jets apparently (for some reason) So if the jets los 2 out of 3 and the chargers win out, it could be pretty realistic that the chargers could win the wildcard race
Chargers absolutely do not have the tie-breaker over the Jets
because of a head to head loss.
A pirate I was meant to be!
"You say you're nasty pirates,
scheming, thieving, bad bushwackers?
From what I've seen I tell you
You're not pirates, you're just slackers!"
by Zach (maestro876) on Dec 11, 2011 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
The ESPN playoff machine and the Yahoo sports scenario generator think the Chargers do...
Check the order of the tiebreakers….
by Joan.Manuel.Martinez on Dec 11, 2011 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
They need a 3rd team to finish 9-7.
They don’t have a tiebreak with the Jets. That said, if a 3rd team finishes 9-7 that throws a whole other set of things into the equation and eliminates the head-to-head because that only applies if any of the teams has lost to or beat all of the others. Looking at it, the Chargers win the vast majority of 9-7 tiebreaks with 3+ teams. Whatever the case, they’d still need the Jets to lose at least 2 of the next 3 (@PHI, NYG, @MIA) have at least one other AFC team (OAK, TEN, CIN are all 7-6) get to 9 wins but not 10, and win out themselves. It’s a more likely avenue then the division though because the Broncos would have to lose out.
You are completly right...if 3+ teams finish 9-7 and If the Bolts win out, they are in :D
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CIN games left: At STL (win), Vs ARI (win) and Vs. BAL = Record 9-7
TEN games left: At IND, Vs JAX and at HOU = Record 9-7
OAK games left: Vs. DET, at KC(win) and Vs. SD(lose) = Record 9-7
NYJ games left: @PHI(lose), NYG and @MIA(win) = Record 9-7
SD——→Win out!!!! Vs. BAL, @DET and @ OAK
One can dream, right?
by Joan.Manuel.Martinez on Dec 12, 2011 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
I already mentioned this before
but with the way Gaither is playing, if McNeill comes back healthy, as he still has a long-term contract, though I understand it’s structured as a series of one-year deals, do you see the line-up being
Gaither Dielman Hardwick Vasquez McNeill?
McNeill would remain on the left side.
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Bloody Elbow // "I think we're poking fun at Leland's 'boner.'" - Michael Fagan
by Richard Wade on Dec 11, 2011 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
How about redirecting some of that hate towards the team that lost 6 games in a row
to put themselves in this situation
I hate Norv
and this is what I feared…
A few guys get healthy and the team gets it shit together at the end of the season
just enough to save Norv’s job
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
The fact that guys getting healthy was all it took does support the pro-Norv argument.
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Bloody Elbow // "I think we're poking fun at Leland's 'boner.'" - Michael Fagan
by Richard Wade on Dec 11, 2011 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
Uhmmm
you realize that we looked good against Buffalo and Jacksonville, right? It will be an entirely different story if the Chargers look the same against as they have in the past 2 games against Baltimore, Detroit, and Oakland in their last 3 games…
To be clear: I'm not making that argument.
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Bloody Elbow // "I think we're poking fun at Leland's 'boner.'" - Michael Fagan
by Richard Wade on Dec 11, 2011 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
yes...it does support the pro-Norv
argument
and this will spare Spanos from facing the difficult decision of having to fire his friends
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
Not gonna happen
I would estimate that he would need to not only make the playoffs but make a deep run to the AFC Championship game to have Spanos even consider saving his job…but right now the main concern is the 6 straight losses…pretty sure that sealed the deal.
Why not hate them all?
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Bloody Elbow // "I think we're poking fun at Leland's 'boner.'" - Michael Fagan
by Richard Wade on Dec 11, 2011 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
If there's one person who's more pissed off at Marion Barber than Bears fans
It’s John Elway. Now he’s stuck with Tebow as the franchise QB.
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by Jonathan Holmes on Dec 11, 2011 5:21 PM PST reply actions
I'm still clinging to hope here.
Playing around with the playoff machine at espn, it seems like a reasonable possibility that we end up tied at 9-7 with OAK, NYJ, TEN, and CIN. Amazingly enough, we win that tiebreaker and take the last wild card regardless of how well the Broncos finish.
by Rich Garcia's defective eyes on Dec 11, 2011 6:43 PM PST reply actions
Nice to win
But with every pointless win over yet another bad team we are running the risk of keeping AJ and Norv and sliding down the draft board. What good would a 9-7 or 8-8 season do? What this team needs is a top 10 draft pick and solid offseason to really make us a serious title contender
Well, 9-7 could (italics) get them into the playoffs...
…where anything can happen
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Why
We CANNOT beat a team with a winning record (especially on the road). It might also skew Spanos thinking that this HC/GM regime can work. Please don’t let another win over a losing team cause us to forget all the issues this team needs to resolve. A mid to late first rd pick is not what we need.
I'd rather they play meaningful games with a chance for the playoffs...
…than wring my hands worrying about moving up or down a few spots in the draft
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Since we're on Tebow, A win is a win...
He’s the QB, and he isn’t hurting his team with, lets’ say, some 20 turnovers…
He’s making “enough” plays, when he needs to make them. He also doesn’t score points for the other team. Like PR did today. again.
The peanut gallery has spoken!!!
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