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San Diego Chargers – Philip Rivers Won’t Let the Season End
With nothing to play for, the San Francisco 49ers almost ended the season and playoff chances for the San Diego Chargers, but a huge second half by Philip Rivers led to a comeback, overtime and eventually a winning field goal by Nick Novak, setting the score at 38-35.
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Denver Broncos – The Best Team in the NFL Right Now
With the combination of Peyton Manning throwing to Emmanuel Sanders taking center stage, the Denver Broncos took control of the AFC West with a 35-21 win over the San Diego Chargers, who had everything, including the officials, going against them before and during the game.
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Oakland Raiders – Can’t Seem to Get Anything Right
The Oakland Raiders thought they were finally going to experience a win in the 2014 NFL season, but two late scores from the San Diego Chargers resulted in yet another loss for probably the worst team in the NFL.
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Chargers Over Seahawks – Even Champions Aren’t Perfect
The strive for perfection will carry on elsewhere. The San Diego Chargers aren’t a flawless team, but Philip Rivers is an excellent quarterback who played a lot better than most do against the defending Super Bowl champions, putting on an exquisite passing performance and beating the Seattle Seahawks 30-21.
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Cardinals Over Chargers – The Better Team Let it Slip Away
Not the best of football games from both teams to end week 1 in the 2014 NFL season, but the bottom line was the San Diego Chargers, with some very shaky offense and performance from Philip Rivers, let a road win slip away from them as they botched up the ending, losing 18-17 to the Arizona Cardinals, getting quite the solid performance from Carson Palmer, not to mention a winning touchdown from rookie receiver John Brown.
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Oldest Starting NFL Quarterbacks Heading into the 2014 Season
The top 3 of the oldest starting quarterbacks in the NFL list doesn’t change this year. Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning aren’t just the elders of the game, they’re still at such a high level that’s very hard for much younger guys to reach on a consistent level except for maybe a player or two.
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49ers Over Chargers – Performance More Important Than Results
It’s getting hard to ignore the poor performances by the starters the San Francisco 49ers place on the field, as the offensive line made it extremely difficult for Colin Kaepernick to look anywhere near adequate in his short performance, while the San Diego Chargers weren’t worried about losing 21-7 considering their offense and defense looked very good with Philip Rivers on the field.
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Chargers Over Cowboys – Perfect Passing Does the Trick
The preseason opener between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Diego Chargers ended in a 27-7 win for the bolts as Tony Romo didn’t play, Philip Rivers got in one series, Brandon Weeden looked pretty good and we mostly saw some incredible accuracy from the home team quarterbacks, completing all but two passes.
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San Diego Chargers – Slow & Steady Wins the Race
The San Diego Chargers weren’t supposed to make the postseason, but they did. Winning on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals wasn’t the most likely of scenarios as well, but a patient and smart gameplan that focused on running the ball and kept Philip Rivers from taking unnecessary risks led them to their first playoff win in over five years.
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San Diego Chargers – The Impossible Super Bowl Run Continues
The San Diego Chargers needed a lot of things to happen on the final two weeks of the season in order to find themselves in the playoffs, and they did. After getting the results they wanted in the first round of games during week 17, all that was left happened to be beating the Kansas City Chiefs, who had nothing to play for.