The first Monday Night Football of the season, and it’s the Chargers vs. the Raiders. lol
The Chargers play the Raiders twice a year (being in the same division and all), and the Raiders haven’t won since 2002. So uh… yeah… If you are a Raiders fan, good luck on Monday. 🙂
The San Diego Padres won their season opener against San Fransisco 7-0. Let’s just put that in perspective for a moment. That puts the Padres on track to go 162-0 (undefeated the entire season, which no team has ever come remotely close to doing). It also puts them on track to outscore opponents 1,134-0. The Yankees last year went 97-65 last year, and outscored opponents 930-767 for the season.
Craziness I say…
Hahaha…. funny. 🙂
Well that was pretty lame if you ask me… Tom Brady and his 12-1 post season record can kiss my ass. 🙂
Not a bad year for this guy (not that there really was any question he was going to win both)…
Maybe add Super Bowl MVP to the list?
The Chargers are currently the favorite of Las Vegas bookies to win the Super Bowl (5-2 odds). The Chicago Bears are the 2nd favorite, coming in at 7-2.
Okay, so now that the regular season is over for th Chargers, they get a first-round bye and home field advantage for all playoff games. Sweet. 🙂
The guy in black pants is much better. 🙂 (thanks to Rob for this)
The Chargers sent more players this year to the Pro Bowl than any other team in NFL history (the previous record was 8 players). 5 of the players going to the Pro Bowl this year for the Chargers are going to be Pro Bowl starters as well. Another 5 Chargers are Pro Bowl alternates.
All I have to say is wazzzzzzuuuppp bitches?!? 🙂 Chargers win 20-6, with the best record in the NFL (12-2) with 2 games left in the regular season.
Oh yeah, and there’s this guy too… {shrug}
LaDainian Tomlinson had a career-long 85-yard touchdown run in the second quarter against the Chiefs on Sunday, giving the Chargers running back:
• His 31st TD, extending the single-season record he set a week ago.
• 186 points, extending the single-season record he set in the first quarter. With a 15-yard TD run on San Diego’s opening drive, Tomlinson broke Paul Hornung’s 46-year-old NFL season record of 176.
• 28 TDs rushing — the most ever in a season. He also has three TD catches.
• Eight straight multi-touchdown games, breaking the record he shared with John Riggins.
This guy loved his nachos at the Chargers game… His hand (and clothes) were covered in cheese. I was waiting for him to take off his clothes and start rubbing nachos all over his naked body. 🙂
Just got back from the Charger game, and saw LaDainian Tomlinson set the single season touchdown record (and he still has 3 games left). San Diego came out on top 48-20… (they also clinched their division) LT ended up with three touchdowns and Antonio Gates had two as well.
Shawne Merriman had 2 sacks and 2 forced fumbles (he had 2 forced fumbles and 2 sacks last week as well). Which puts him in the NFL lead with 12.5 sacks for the season (even though he missed 4 games with a suspension). San Diego also has the #3 sack leader in the NFL (Shaun Phillips).
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On a related note, Jacksonville crushed Indianapolis 44-17. This is cool because it puts San Diego in sole possession of the best record in the AFC and in the driver’s seat for a first-round bye and home field throughout the playoffs.
At least Bill Simmons knows what’s up. 🙂
1. San DiegoWhich brings me to my final point: Just look at everything that happened this decade so far. Roy Williams, Tom Izzo, Larry Brown, Tony LaRussa and Bill Cowher won championships. The Patriots won three Super Bowls. The Red Sox and White Sox won World Series in back-to-back years. Phil Mickelson won a couple of majors. The Pistons won a championship without a franchise player. Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson won Super Bowls. Steve Nash won back-to-back MVPs. The Diamondbacks and Marlins both beat the Yankees to win the World Series. Pete Carroll won back-to-back national titles.
Seriously, you’re telling me that San Diego can’t win a Super Bowl? Beware of the Chargers, I say. In an upside-down decade for sports, Marty Schottenheimer might prove to be a bigger asset than you think.
The weekly Power Rankings came out today, and the Chargers are back on top (after being knocked to #2 last week).
//sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking?week=14&season=2006
Chargers can clinch their division this weekend with a win against Denver.
These are the three teams tied for the best record in the NFL (10-2). I went to the Bears/Viking game at Soldier Field in Chicago this morning, and uhm… it was COLD. Chicago in general is f’ing cold and I don’t know why anyone would willingly live here. 🙂 Did I mention it’s cold?
Anyway, the Chargers beat the Bills today in Buffalo (LT scored 2 more touchdowns). Merriman was back after his 4 game steroid suspension and had 2 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.
The Colts lost today too, which is really nice because now the Chargers are tied for the best record in the league (not sure who holds the tiebreaker between the Colts and Chargers for home field advantage in the payoffs).
Back to the Bears game… the Bears defense is scary good, their quarterback threw 3 interceptions and had a passer rating of 1.3 (no joke), and they still won thanks to their defense.
Chargers vs. Bears in the Super Bowl? 🙂
The Cincinnati Bengals almost shutout the Baltimore Ravens tonight (Ravens scored with 1 minute left), and normally I wouldn’t care all that much, but before this game, the Chargers and Ravens were tied for the 2nd best record in the conference (behind Indianapolis). In the case of a tie between the Chargers and Ravens, the Ravens hold the tiebreaker because Steve McNair and company beat the Chargers earlier in the season.
Anyway… long story short is if the playoffs started yesterday the Ravens would have had a first round bye. But now, if the playoffs started today, the Chargers would get that first round bye.
I went to the game today, and dude… the Chargers looked like dog do-do as far as how they played. Lucky for the Chargers, they only need 1 player to play well (LaDainian Tomlinson). The Chargers scored 3 touchdowns (2 in the 4th quarter), with Tomlinson rushing for 2 and passing for one. I guess if you are going to have an off day, the Raiders is the team you want to do it with.
Kansas City beat Denver today, which is really good for the Chargers. If the Chargers can beat the worst team in football on Sunday (the Raiders) at home, they will be 2 games ahead of Denver and KC in their division. Now someone else needs to beat Baltimore and/or Indianapolis so the Chargers can get a first-round bye in the playoffs.
The weekly Power Rankings came out today, and guess who’s on top? Chargers. 🙂
//sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking?season=2006&week=12
This weekend, they play at home against the worst rated team (Raiders). It should be a great game if you are a Chargers fan.
Every once in awhile I think I have too much time on my hands, but then I run across something like this that reminds me, that other people have more spare time than I do…
The San Diego Chargers won by far their most important game of the 2006 (regular) season… And guess what? Their defense has been “crippled” the last 3 weeks and they are about to get back their 3 best defensive players… Shawne Merriman, Shaun Phillips and Luis Castillo. Their offense has been keeping them alive lately, but with their defense back soon, they should really start to dominate.
All I can say is thank God. I forgive the Dallas Cowboys for all their previous sins.
So the San Diego Chargers were down 28-7 at halftime, and it wasn’t looking so good. So what did they do? Nothing much… just scored 42 points in the 2nd half to win 49-41. 🙂
If anyone wants to know what to get me for Christmas, here it is. 🙂
After breaking the top 5 last week on ESPN’s power rankings, they broke the top 3 this week. 🙂
Since the Chargers are pretty much bad ass this year, I’ll continue posting stuff I run across…
Seems all the experts are pretty smart… except for that Joe Theismann guy. He must be drinking again…
Allen: The San Diego Chargers are the best team in the AFC. They would be undefeated if it weren’t for some poor coaching decisions in their loss to the Ravens. There aren’t many weaknesses on this team. The one weakness teams thought they could exploit at the beginning of the season was quarterback Philip Rivers, but he has turned into a strength. This team is playing excellent, aggressive football and can play any style. If a team wants to try to get into an offensive shootout, the Chargers can oblige, and if an opposing team wants to play a smashmouth game with a lot of running, the Chargers can do that, too. But what separates them from the other teams in the AFC is their defense led by “Lights Out” Shawne Merriman. This defense has played great this season and is one of the best in the league.
Hoge: I’ve been saying it for weeks and my answer is the same — the San Diego Chargers. With their abilities they are as good as any team in football. They have the best young quarterback (Rivers), best tight end (Antonio Gates) and best running back (LaDainian Tomlinson). Rivers is making throws that no quarterback would even think of making. I’d put them as the best team in football even ahead of the Bears.
Salisbury: The Chargers are the best team in the AFC right now, and I’ll tell you why. They are being led by a young quarterback (Rivers) who is not playing as though he’s getting his first starts this season but instead is playing as though he’s a 10-year veteran. When he drops back to throw the ball, he drops with confidence, and he’s backing it up with the correct throws and check downs. There were some who thought it was a mistake for the Chargers to jettison Drew Brees in the offseason in favor of an unproven commodity, but Rivers has proved the Chargers correct. He’s utilizing every piece of talent on the field and looks great. He’s the reason the Chargers are the No. 1 team in the AFC.
Schlereth: It’s hard to argue with the San Diego Chargers. They are stout defensively and while they haven’t played great teams, they’ve handled their business. There is no other team in the AFC that can handle them. They are better offensively than the Broncos and I’m not thoroughly impressed with the Colts.
Theismann: The Indianapolis Colts are still the favorite in the AFC. They are undefeated and are winning games in different ways. Gone is the team that was soft and could win only in blowouts and in domes, and it has been replaced by a team that can win a smashmouth game late. The credit for that goes to Peyton Manning and offensive coordinator Tom Moore, who have responded extremely well to the departure of former running back Edgerrin James. Instead of trying to do the exact same thing they did in the past, Moore and Manning have changed up their game plans and made the team more deliberate, and we’re seeing the results in the record.
Hmmm… what the hell? 🙂
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Did anyone happen to catch the San Diego Chargers’ offense take apart the 49ers? San Diego ended up winning 48 to 19… 4 rushing touchdowns by LT and 2 passing touchdowns by Philip Rivers.
I went to Vegas this weekend for UFC 64 at Mandalay Bay. I’ve never been to a UFC fight before, but man they are bloody. This is a picture of the second to last match tonight. Uhm, can I have some blood please? Thanks.
(The guy being picked up actually started with white shorts… no joke)
Looks like they broke the top 5 for the first time in a long time (well I dunno… maybe sometime last year) on ESPN’s NFL power rankings…
To make up for the Padres’ loss today, the Chargers beat the Steelers today. The first half looked terrible for the Chargers, but after they let Philip Rivers do his thing in the 2nd half, they actually looked pretty good). The Chargers won this one with their defense and passing game and not their running game.
Well at least the Padres won *one* game this year (the Cardinals swept the Padres last year in the playoffs). Maybe next year we can win two games, and then the year after we could win three games finally. 🙂
WTF is going on here? The Chargers lost on Sunday, and now the Padres lost today to the Cardinals in the first post season game of the year for them.
Oh well, whatever… it was an awesome day in San Diego, and we had awesome seats for the game (4th row, next to 3rd base). 🙂
I don’t think you can appreciate my hatred of Steve McNair right now. I’ll just leave it at that.
Padres clinched a postseason berth today with their win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Now if I can just get some postseason dugout seats somehow, we’ll be all set.. 🙂