Chargers’ Gordon out for rest of year with knee injury
After the Chargers’ 30-14 win over the Dolphins, safety Eric Weddle stayed for at least an hour signing autographs for fans.
It hasn’t been much of a rookie season for San Diego Chargers running back Melvin Gordon.
After 55 years in San Diego, the Chargers franchise seems like the favorite to move up north to Los Angeles, or Carson to be precise.
2006 – The Chargers opened the season on Monday night in Oakland and humiliated the Raiders 27-0 in the return of coach Art Shell.
“I want to win because I don’t like the taste of losing”, Campbell said. But instead of the Chargers allowing that to become a distraction, they fed off it. “We didn’t get caught up in it”, linebacker Manti Te’o said. “You know he runs one in and we’re like ‘hey, we ran one in'”. Because if you look back over the a year ago, anytime the city said something positive about the stadium push, that very same day or a day later (the Chargers) would counter with something negative.
Here are five things that can be taken away from the Chargers’ fourth win of the season.
Woodhead caught a 20-yard touchdown pass to cap San Diego’s first drive.
-WR Stevie Johnson (groin) could have a chance to play this week after missing the past two games.
The Chargers have had only 12 winning seasons since the Spanos family bought the team in 1984. Photo by Bill Reilly Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers stands in the endzone before Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.
Lost in the emotion was that the Chargers played better than they did in failing to score a touchdown in three of their last four games, including in each of their last two home games. There are many reasons for the Raiders faithful to carry hope into the 2016 season. Kroenke has proposed a stadium in Inglewood.
Heated meetings between fans and commissions from the National Football League, the Chargers, and the city of San Diego have yet to sway the Chargers’ leadership from a play for L.A. territory. Rivers admits he was forcing passes toward Malcom Floyd as he played his last home game of his career.
In the final row of Qualcomm Stadium’s sprawling parking lot, Johnathan Case considered the end. Verrett has three interceptions in his last six games, while Cooper is Oakland’s first 1,000-yard receiver for a season since Randy Moss in 2005. Eight different receivers caught passes, with Antonio Gates turning back the clock again to snag six receptions for a team-high 88 yards.
San Diego (4-10) has only three rushing touchdowns this season, all by Danny Woodhead.
NOTES: Chargers RB Melvin Gordon (knee) and LB Kyle Emanuel (concussion) left the game. Injured for the Dolphins were offensive tackle Branden Albert (knee), linebacker Chris McCain (knee), linebacker Koa Misi (back) and center Mike Pouncey (foot).