Anybody else feel not-so-confident about that half of play?  The 3rd and 1 play was pretty awful, and every time Rivera called for zone defense the Eagles just ran their speedy guys at the inside linebackers.  It was far too easy for Philly to move the ball down the field that way and Donovan McNabb was hardly pressured at all.

The score disagrees with me though.  2 TDs against 2 FGs is a good sign, and the Chargers passing offense looks to be just fine.  Even LT had a big first half. 

Kevin Burnett deserves a mention for coming back with a vengeance.  Not only has he racked up a bunch of tackles, his goal line stop set the tone for the defense and was very impressive.

Here's to hoping for a turnover and the rejuvenation of the offense.

Notable inactives for the Eagles: Jason Peters (starting LT), Quintin Demps (Kick Returner) and Akeem Jordan (stating LB).  There's no shocking inactives for the Chargers, but Brandon Siler will be getting the start ahead of Kevin Burnett.

If anyone dares to call me an Eagles lover in the comments below, they're getting banned.  No questions asked.

Go Chargers.

It's been a hectic couple of days for me, between buying and moving into a house.  It took me about 2 hours to manage to get connected to the internet this morning and still I have no wireless.  Damn it all to hell.

Still, I'll find time to watch football today and maybe even chat on here a bit.  I'm keeping a keep eye on the Broncos/Redskins game just in case.

Chat away.  A Chargers/Eagles specific thread will be up later.

After last week's loss to the Ravens, the Steelers believe the recipe for beating the Broncos is to stop the run and force Kyle Orton to make good throws.  Hasn't that been everybody's philosophy?  Oh, and to get LOTS of pressure on Orton.

I don't want to sound too cocky, but the Chargers and Steelers defenses are close enough that if the recipe works I'll feel confident in the Chargers chances in two weeks.

Go Steelers!

Talk topic until game time: Has anyone else noticed the Eagles melting down a little bit today?  Everyone's turning on Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb, and suddenly Michael Vick is causing problems.  I'd say that's a good thing, but with the Eagles you never really know.

It's finally here!  The matchup of the century!  A game made up of 50+ participants that will determine which quarterback is undeniably better than the other!

Alright, enough mocking.  I've been looking forward to this game for a long time.  This is my first time seeing the Chargers live since I moved away from San Diego 3 years ago.  BFTB will be heavily represented and will be mingling with the "Big Apple Bolt Backers" and their blowout tailgate.

There will be plenty of food, booze and ridiculous pictures along the way.  To get things started right, I'm hungover from last night.  This isn't going to be pretty.  Also, I talked to a family member who is a Giants fan yesterday and his advice was "I highly recommend you go in with neutral colors."  Unfortunately, I would probably get ten times more hell from Chargers fans for doing that that I will Giants fans for sporting my power-blue #17.

At least until I get too drunk to type on a virtual keyboard, you can follow me and this madness here.

As per usual when I'm not around, Richard is in charge.  So I expect you to be on your best behavior.

Go Bolts.

The Chargers look good, the Raiders look terrible.  The only reason the halftime score is 21-10 is because of a Raiders interception that never should've happened.

If the 2nd half is anything like the 1st half, this should be an easy win.  Let's see some of those wonderful Charger half-time adjustments.

I'm going to call this a "tune-up" game.  A game at home against one of the league's worst teams before playing three consecutive games against the league's best teams (Giants, Eagles, Broncos), two of those games being on the road.

The most important result for this game is the victory.  A very close second is to stay healthy.  Any more major injuries, especially to the offensive or defensive lines, and the Bolts will have a difficult time competing over the next three weeks and eventually making the playoffs.

Am I looking ahead this week?  Probably a little bit.  Contrary to what Week 1 tells me, I do not fear the Raiders.  Similar to the Chiefs game, I'm going into this matchup thinking that the Chargers' worst-case scenario is Philip Rivers winning the game in the fourth quarter.  Let's hope I'm right.

20-0 at the half, and it's looked even more lop-sided than that.  Let's hope the Chargers make better use of this week's lead than they did with last week's.