High Boltage: A San Diego Chargers Franchise

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Chargers Second Half Comeback Too Much For Oakland


Reggie Bush still has love for USC after 83 yard punt return

NFL Scoreboard - Raiders (1-7) at Chargers (8-0)

November 6, 2011 1 2 3 4 OT F Raiders 3 14 3 6 - 26 Chargers 0 0 21 7 - 28 Top Performers Raiders - Stats Jason Campbell - 17/24 251 yards, 2 TD's Darrius Heyward-Bey - 5 catches, 96 yards, TD Chargers - Stats Antonio Gates - 5 catches, 153 yards, 2 TDs Chargers Defense - 5 Sacks, 12 tackles for losses	Team Stats Comparison OAK SD First Downs 10 13 3rd Down Efficiency 35% 36% 4th Down Efficiency 0% 0% Total Yards 437 539 Passing Yards 264 208 Rushing Yards 71 113 Penalties-Penalty Yards 5-30 0-0 Turnovers 0 2 Time of Possession 22:03 17:575
Scoring Summary First Quarter OAK SD OAK 4:53 S. Janikowski, 28 yard FG 3 0 Second Quarter OAK SD OAK 1:40 L. Murphy 30 yard pass from L. Brown (S. Janikowski kick) 10 0 OAK 0:37 D. Heyward-Bey 64 yard pass form J.Campbell (S. Janikowski kick) 17 0 Third Quarter OAK SD SD 8:44 A. Gates 55 yard pass form P.Rivers (N.Kaeding kick) 17 7 OAK 4:41 S. Janikowski, 51 yard FG 20 7 SD 1:06 A. Gates 12 yard pass from P.Rivers (N.Kaeding kick) 20 14 SD 0:00 R. Bush, returned punt 83 yards (N.Kaeding kick) 20 21 Fourth Quarter OAK SD SD 5:58 R. Mathews, 18 yard run (N.Kaeding kick) 20 28 OAK 0:15 D. McFadden 62 yard pass from J.Campbell (two-point conversion failed) 26 28
Raiders Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT J. Campbell 17/24 251 2 0 L. Brown 2/2 48 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD E. Royster 12 45 3.7 0 D. McFadden 6 18 3 0 L. Blount 2 8 4 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD D. Heyward-Bey 5 96 19.2 1 D. McFadden 2 65 32.5 1 C. Schilens 4 48 12 0 L. Murphy 1 30 30 1 Z. Miller 2 30 15 0 Chargers Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT P. Rivers 12/26 231 2 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD R. Mathews 17 112 6.5 1 R. Bush 6 15 2.5 0 M. Tolbert 1 0 0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD A. Gates 5 153 30.6 2 M. Floyd 3 36 12 0 L. Moore 1 22 22 0 R. Bush 1 16 16 0 J. Hester 1 2 2 0

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San Diego, CA - After an abysmal first half where nothing seemed to work, The San Diego Chargers made significant half time adjustments as they came back to defeat the hated Oakland Raiders 28-26 Sunday night in San Diego. Philip Rivers, who struggled early came back to throw 2 TD passes to his favorite target Antonio Gates, who also accounted for 154 of Philip Rivers passing yards. The turning point of the game came at the end of the 3rd quarter when Reggie Bush took a punt 83 yards to give the Chargers a lead in which then they would never look back. Making a late rush at the end of the Game, Raiders QB Jason Campbell connected with Darren McFadden on a 62 yard screen pass to bring the Raiders within 2 with less than 30 seconds left to play. Shaun Phillips however would end the game sacking Campbell on the attempted 2 point conversion.

Before the game, the Chargers made a couple of roster changes. They traded CB Fred Bennett to the Chicago Bears for a 6th round draft and brought back veteran DE Jacques Cesaire via Free Agency.

Next up, The San Diego Chargers (8-0) Take on the New England Patriots (7-1) in a game that looks to have future playoff implications.

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I see I put the final score in the vid as 28-28 oh well, I won 28-26

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Lookin good man, loving it

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CHARGERS RELEASE WEEK 9 DEPTH CHART

San Diego Chargers - 2011 Depth Chart - Regular Offense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
WR	Malcolm Floyd	Legadu Naanee	Vincent Brown (R)
TE	Antonio Gates	Randy McMichael
LT	Marcus McNeill	Brandyn Dombrowski	Adam Terry
LG	Kris Dielman	Floyd Womack	Tyronne Green
C	Nick Hardwick	Mike Pouncey (R)	Tyronne Green
RG	Floyd Womack	Tyronne Green	Louis Vasquez (INJ)
RT	Jeromey Clary	Brandyn Dombrowski	Adam Terry
WR	Lance Moore	Ronald Johnson (R)	Buster Davis
QB	Philip Rivers	Josh Johnson	Matt Leinart
FB	Jacob Hester	Stanley Havili (R)	Mike Tolbert
HB	Ryan Mathews	Reggie Bush	Mike Tolbert	Stanley Havili (R)

San Diego Chargers - 2011 Depth Chart - Base 3-4 Defense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
LDE	Luis Castillo	Sam Acho (R)	Travis Johnson
NT	Tony Hargrove	Vaughn Martin	Cam Thomas (INJ)
RDE	Cameron Heyward (R)	Jacques Cesaire	Travis Johnson	Sam Acho (R)
LOLB	Shaun Phillips	Antwaan Applewhite	Brandon Lang
LILB	Kevin Burnett	Brandon Siler	Stephen Cooper (INJ)
RILB	Kelvin Sheppard (R)	Donald Butler
ROLB	JT Thomas (R)	Jyles Tucker	Larry English (INJ)
CB	Quentin Jammer	Ellis Hobbs
SS	Darrell Stuckey	Steven Gregory
FS	Eric Weddle	Paul Oliver	Steven Gregory
CB	Antoine Cason	Janoris Jenkins (R)

San Diego Chargers - 2011 Depth Chart - Special Teams

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
K	Nate Kaeding	Mike Scifres
P	Mike Scifres
H	Josh Johnson
PR	Reggie Bush	Ronald Johnson (R)	Ellis Hobbs	Janoris Jenkins (R)
KR	Reggie Bush	Ronald Johnson (R)	Ellis Hobbs	Janoris Jenkins (R)
LS	Mike Pouncey (R)	Kris Dielman	Nick Hardwick

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R = ROOKIE, INJ = INJURED

edit - missing from depth chart is DT Ogemdi Nwagbou. He should be behind Tony Hargrove and in front of Vaughn Martin

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Quote: Originally Posted by BZito75

Lookin good man, loving it

Thanks Zito, appreciate it

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CHARGERS SHAKE UP ROSTER SHORTLY AFTER DEPTH CHART RELEASE

SAN DIEGO, CA - Shortly after the San Diego Chargers released their week 9 depth chart, they made a couple changes to their roster. They have dealt disgruntled WR Lance Moore who wasn't seeing many balls thrown his way back to the New Orlean Saints. With Moore, the Chargers added a 5th round pick and coming back to San Diego will be the Saints 4th and 6th round picks. When asked about the trade Moore stated "I'm finally back in the N.O. I enjoyed the city of San Diego and my team mates, I just felt I was being used to my abilities. When I signed here I was told I would be the #1 option, I just never got any balls thrown my way". Brian Schottenheimer said he has been very impressed in practice by rookie WR Ronald Johnson and it is time to unleash him.

Continuing the moves, they have sent former USC great Matt Leinart to the Houston Texans for their 5th round pick. Not to be short a 3rd string quarterback, the Chargers have signed FA QB Ryan Fitzpatrick out of Harvard and former Buffalo Bill. Fitzpatrick will slide into the 3rd string QB role and is not expected to surpass Josh Johnson anytime soon. Fitzpatrick only signed a 1 year deal for the remainder of the season.

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WEEK 9 PREVIEW

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NFL League Leaders - Season

NFL - Passing Yards		YDS	Passing TD's		TD
	1. D. Brees	3119		1. D. Brees	30
	2. P. Rivers (SD)	2580		2. P. Rivers (SD)	23
	3. D. McNabb (WAS)	2520		3. T. Brady (NE)	23
	4. J. Cutler (CHI)	2294		4. D. Mcnabb (WAS)	20
	5. A. Rodgers (GB)	2286		5. P. Manning (IND)	18
Rushing Yards		YDS	Rushing TD's		TD
	1. D. Williams	1167		1. D. Williams	14
	2. R. Mathews (SD)	1022		2. R. Mathews (SD)	10
	3. C. Johnson (TEN)	896		3. J. Harrison (CLE)	7
	4. J. Harrison (CLE)	803		4. R. Brown (MIA)	6
	5. A. Peterson (MIN)	781		5. B. Wells (AZ)	6
Receiving Yards		YDS	Receiving TD's		TD
	1. M. Colston	911		1. M. Colston	11
	2. A. Johnson (HOU)	838		2. S. Breaston (AZ)	7
	3. A. Gates (SD)	768		3. R. Moss (NE)	7
	4. D. Jackson (PHI)	751		4. A. Gates (SD)	7
	5. S. Breaston (AZ)	734		5. A. Johnson (HOU)	6
Sacks		Sack	Interceptions		INT
	1. C. Avril	14		1. T. Polamalu	5
	2. J. Jarmon (WAS)	13		2. R. Marshall (CAR)	5
	3. D. Morgan (TEN)	10.5		3. J. Leonhard (NYJ)	5
	4. M. Devito (NYJ)	10.5		4. B. Williams (ATL)	5
	5. M. Williams (HOU)	10		5. A. Bethea (IND)	5
Tackles		TCK	Forced Fumbles		FF
	1. J. Beason	79		1. E. Sims	4
	2. S. Bradley (PHI)	71		2. S. Tulloch (TEN)	3
	3. L. Timmons (PIT)	68		3. B. Cushing (HOU)	3
	4. D. Jackson (CLE)	66		4. T. Branch (OAK)	3
	5. C. Greenway (MIN)	65		5. R. Seymour (OAK)	3