Philip Rivers And The Trap Game

It is no surprise that battles between the Chargers and Chiefs have been downright physical over the years. But Smith on his best day can’t keep up with Rivers even when he’s struggling. “He was that way in college”. With the bye week in the rear-view mirror, the Chargers and their fans hope this team can finish the final seven games strong. 500 with a win over the Chargers (2-7) who have ot seen things go their way with a string of close losses. His replacement, second-year back Charcandrick West, has shown he’s more than capable, producing over 100 offensive yards in each of the last three games.

“I mentioned I personally have never been 1-5, but that really doesn’t matter”. That price can be attributed mainly because an all-time Chargers running back, LaDainian Tomlinson, is having his jersey retired this Sunday. The Chargers lead the league averaging 328.6 yards per game in the air.

But the biggest reason, of course, is their quarterback, who has done an excellent job of getting rid of the football quickly.

More than ever, the Chargers will be reliant upon Philip Rivers’ greatness offensively. That was arguably their best defensive showing this season so far, as Kansas City noticed up five interceptions – four of which came from Peyton Manning, and ended in the star quarterback being benched for Brock Osweiler. Opposing offenses have scored four touchdowns in the last three games. Gates could’ve just as easily have been saying “You’re going where for dinner after the game? But he’s a hard guy to get down”. Former Auburn standout King Dunlap, the Chargers’ left offensive tackle, was a full participant in practice this week, and left guard Orlando Franklin was a full participant on Thursday and Friday. Sutton expects those two to give the Chargers a lift up front.

“This says I made a big impact on this organization”, Tomlinson said. They don’t get caught up in all that other stuff.

In fact, should the Chiefs win and have the fortune of both the NY Jets losing to the Houston Texans, and the Buffalo Bills falter at the New England Patriots, Kansas City would be in the playoffs with six weeks remaining.

“Obviously they had lost five in a row at one point and now they’ve gotten on a roll”, Rivers said. We’ve got a ton of work to do, but this group is willing to work.