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2016 Week 13 Recap

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Diego Chargers
Dec 4, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-4)	10	17	3	7	37
San Diego Chargers (3-9)	0	0	7	23	30

Team Stats Comparison
	TAM	SDG
Total Offense	305	418
Rushing Yards	144	112
Passing Yards	161	306
First Downs	15	18
Punt Return Yards	9	25
Kick Return Yards	40	75
Total Yards	354	518
Turnovers	0 (+2)	2 (-2)
3rd Down Conversion	6-15 (40%)	7-15 (46%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-1 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1	1/1
Penalties	1 (10 Yards)	6 (32 Yards)
Posession Time	35:01	24:59

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TAM	SDG
5:38	(TAM) Roberto Aguayo 37 Yard Field Goal	3	0
1:46	(TAM) Johnathan Cyprien Returned Blocked Field Goal 63 Yards (Roberto Aguayo Kick)	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TAM	SDG
3:43	(TAM) Roberto Aguayo 19 Yard Field Goal	13	0
1:32	(TAM) Adam Humphries 51 Yard Pass From Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo Kick)	20	0
0:51	(TAM) Curtis Lofton Returned Interception 32 Yards (Robert Aguayo Kick)	27	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TAM	SDG
10:09	(SDG) Branden Oliver 21 Yard Run (Josh Lambo Kick)	27	7
3:54	(TAM) Roberto Aguayo 56 Yard Field Goal	30	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TAM	SDG
13:59	(SDG) Stevie Johnson 2 Yard Pass From Philip Rivers (2-PT Failed)	30	13
9:35	(SDG) Josh Lambo 30 Yard Field Goal	30	16
5:20	(TAM) Doug Martin 16 Yard Run (Roberto Aguayo Kick)	37	16
4:18	(SDG) Antonio Gates 69 Yard Pass From Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo Kick)	37	23
2:40	(SDG) Antonio Gates 44 Yard Pass From Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo Kick)	37	30

Tampa Bay Buccaneers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jameis Winston 18/26 (69%) 188 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Doug Martin 32 101 3.1 1 Mike James 3 28 9.3 0 Jameis Winston 3 15 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mike Evans 4 46 11.5 0 Louis Murphy 4 34 8.5 0 Austin Seferian-Jenkins 3 28 9.3 0 Vincent Jackson 3 15 5.0 0 Adam Humphries 2 64 32.0 1 Mike James 1 2 2.0 0 Doug Martin 1 -1 -1.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J.R. Sweezy 2 0 Demar Dotson 1 0 Donovan Smith 1 0 Evan Smith 0 1 Ali Marpet 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Bradley McDougald 12 0.0 0 0 Lavonte David 11 2.0 0 0 Brent Grimes 9 0.0 0 0 Curtis Lofton 8 0.0 1 1 Josh Robinson 6 0.0 0 0 Gerald McCoy 5 0.0 0 0 Robert Ayers Jr. 4 0.0 0 0 Alterraun Verner 3 0.0 0 0 Jeremiah Geogre 3 0.0 0 0 Clinton McDonald 2 1.0 0 0 Cassanova McKinzy 2 0.0 0 0 Major Wright 2 0.0 0 0 Ray-Ray Armstrong 1 0.0 0 0 Johnathan Banks 1 0.0 0 0 Johnathan Cyprien 1 0.0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Roberto Aguayo 3/3 4/4 13 57 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jacob Schum 5 180 36.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Adam Humphries 1 21 21.0 0 Russell Shepard 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Vernon Hargreaves III 1 9 9.0 0

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Philip Rivers 27/44 (61%) 330 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Melvin Gordon 11 77 7.0 0 Danny Woodhead 4 2 0.5 0 Branden Oliver 2 27 13.5 1 Philip Rivers 2 5 2.5 0 Derek Watt 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 6 77 12.8 0 Stevie Johnson 6 45 7.5 1 Antonio Gates 4 139 34.7 2 Keenan Allen 4 48 12.0 0 Melvin Gordon 4 4 1.0 0 Hunter Henry 2 12 6.0 0 Danny Woodhead 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Matt Slauson 1 0 D.J. Fluker 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jahleel Addae 10 0.0 0 0 Manti Te'o 9 0.0 0 0 Jeremiah Attaochu 8 1.0 0 0 Brandon Flowers 8 0.0 0 0 Joey Bosa 7 0.0 0 0 Dwight Lowery 7 0.0 0 0 Corey Liuget 6 0.0 0 0 Brandon Mebane 5 2.0 0 0 Casey Hayward 4 0.0 0 0 Sean Lissemore 3 0.0 0 0 Darrell Stuckey 3 0.0 0 0 Kyle Emanuel 3 0.0 0 0 Adrian Phillips 3 0.0 0 0 Jason Verrett 3 0.0 0 0 Craig Mager 2 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Lambo 1/2 3/3 6 30 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Drew Kaser 4 244 61.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Branden Oliver 2 45 22.5 0 DeAndre Reaves 1 16 16.0 0 Derek Watt 1 14 14.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 2 14 7.0 0 Branden Oliver 1 11 11.0 0

Entering Week 13's contest at Qualcomm Stadium, the Tampa Buccaneers were undefeated on the road. The San Diego Chargers were winless at home. Despite some unexpected twists and the two teams combining for 67 total points on the day, neither streak came to an end.

Coming on the heels of a rough twelve weeks of football (plus a relocation announcement to boot), the first half of the game was an insulting disaster for the Chargers. The Buccaneers built a 27-0 halftime lead on the backs of an efficient offense, a blocked field goal return, and a pick six.

As the second half kicked off there were noticeable groups of empty seats in San Diego. The fans who remained, however, were treated to a display of offensive firepower and tenacity that they had been waiting to see all season.

After a 21 yard Branden Oliver touchdown run put the Chargers on the board in the 3rd quarter, the offense as a whole erupted in the 4th. Philip Rivers, who put up his best performance of the season, connected with Stevie Johnson for a touchdown a minute into the final quarter. After a failed two point conversion, a Josh Lambo field goal, and a 16 yard Doug Martin touchdown run, Tampa Bay led 37-16 with 5:20 left. That's when Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates stepped up, and showed exactly why they're such a legendary connection.

Gates, who finished the game with 139 yards receiving, broke two tackles and scampered 69 yards for a touchdown that cut the deficit to 37-23 with just over four minutes left. After San Diego's defense forced a quick three and out, Gates hauled in another Philip Rivers pass for a TD, this time on the first play of the drive. This put the score at 37-30.

In a scenario eerily reminiscent to last week in Houston, one final stop by San Diego's defense would give Philip Rivers and Co. a chance to tie the game. Like last week, the Chargers couldn't make that one final stop and Tampa Bay ran the clock out.

Despite the end result, San Diego's performance in the second half proved that this team's heart and willpower are still intact in spite of another down year. It also showed that the offensive firepower that's been absent for most of the season still exists. Now, the challenge is to unleash it for four whole quarters.

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Around the NFL: 2016 Week 13

Week 13 Scores - 2016

Thursday's Games

Cowboys 24, Vikings 17

Sunday's Games

Chiefs 25, Falcons 21

Lions 45, Saints 37

Rams 31, Patriots 10

Broncos 17, Jaguars 16

Texans 45, Packers 7

Eagles 24, Bengals 15

Ravens 27, Dolphins 3

Bears 41, 49ers 38

Raiders 28, Bills 7

Steelers 35, Giants 31

Cardinals 28, Redskins 21

Buccaneers 37, Chargers 30

Panthers 26, Seahawks 21

Monday's Games

Colts 35, Jets 32

BYE WEEKS: Browns, Titans

AFC Players of the Week
Offensive: QB Brock Osweiler (HOU) 21-31, 227 Yards, 4 TD, 7 CAR, 21 Rush Yards
Defensive: DT Roy Miller III (JAX) 8 TKL, 4 Sacks

NFC Players of the Week
Offensive: QB Colin Kaepernick (SF) 25-45, 388 Yards, 3 TD, 11 CAR, 47 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD
Defensive: DE Ezekiel Ansah (DET) 9 TKL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF

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News: Injuries Necessitate Roster Shakeups

Last Sunday's Charger loss to Tampa Bay was also marred by injuries to two players: WR Travis Benjamin and LB Tyler Marcordes. Both will be out for the rest of the season and have been placed on IR, Benjamin with a dislocated elbow, Marcordes with a dislocated ankle. To fill their sports on the active roster, San Diego promoted WR Dezmin Lewis and LB Chris Landrum (11 TKL, 3 TFL, 2.5 Sacks in 2016 pre-season) from the practice squad. To fill their spots on the practice squad, the Chargers signed G Chase Farris and LS Joe Cardona from free agency. This marks the end to a rather disappointing inaugural season for Benjamin, who signed a 4 year, $18 million contract with San Diego in the off-season. Marred by three separate injuries, his first season as a Charger will end with 26 catches for 301 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. Marcordes' rookie campaign will end with 27 TKL, 5 TFL, and 0.5 sack.

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2017 NFL Draft News: Pocic To Focus On Studies



According to a report from Fox Sports' Peter Schrager, LSU center Ethan Pocic "has decided to forego the remainder of his Senior season to focus on his sports administration degree". This move will, of course, prevent him from playing on the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on December 31st. Some scouts hope he still decides to enter the draft, but Schrager also reports that Pocic is already looking for ways to make use of his soon to be attained sports management degree. According to Schrager, Pocic has started making calls in hopes of landing a non-playing position somewhere in the NFL.

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2016 Week 14 Preview: Chargers @ Panthers

Matchup Preview | December 11, 2016
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San Diego Chargers (3-9, 3-3 Away)		Carolina Panthers (9-3, 5-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 3,881 Total Offensive Yards 4,096 2,904 Passing Yards 2,347 977 Rushing Yards 1,749 18.8 Points Per Game 22.9 19 Passing TD 19 6 Rushing TD 15 38 Red Zone Attempts 35 15-12 Red Zone TD-FG 23-4 71% Red Zone Percentage 77% Defensive Stats Comparison 3,913 Total Yards Allowed 4,095 2,454 Passing Yards Allowed 2,924 1,459 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,171 324 Points Allowed 237 43 Sacks 36 9 Fumble Recoveries 10 6 Interceptions 14 36 Red Zone Attempts 39 18-11 Red Zone TD-FG 21-5 80% Red Zone Percentage 66% Injury Report WR Travis Benjamin (Dislocated Elbow) 5 Weeks OG Andrew Norwell (Broken Collarbone) 3 Weeks OLB Tyler Marcordes (Dislocated Ankle) 7 Weeks Game Notes Only five meetings between the Chargers and Panthers in history: 9/14/97 CAR: 26 SD: 7; 12/17/00 CAR: 30 SD: 22; 10/24/04 SD: 17 CAR: 6; 9/7/08 CAR: 26 SD: 24; 12/16/12 CAR: 31 SD: 7

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2016 Week 14 Recap

San Diego Chargers at Carolina Panthers
Dec 11, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Diego Chargers (3-10)	0	0	7	14	21
Carolina Panthers (10-3)	10	10	7	0	27

Team Stats Comparison
	SDG	CAR
Total Offense	313	381
Rushing Yards	54	98
Passing Yards	259	283
First Downs	16	14
Punt Return Yards	15	57
Kick Return Yards	123	50
Total Yards	451	488
Turnovers	2 (-1)	1 (+1)
3rd Down Conversion	6-15 (40%)	9-16 (56%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	2/1
Penalties	7 (76 Yards)	2 (20 Yards)
Posession Time	26:05	33:55

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SDG	CAR
8:21	(CAR) Graham Gano 19 Yard Field Goal	0	3
2:20	(CAR) Greg Olsen 4 Yard Pass From Cam Newton (Graham Gano Kick)	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SDG	CAR
7:57	(CAR) Graham Gano 57 Yard Field Goal	0	13
1:55	(CAR) Philly Brown 10 Yard Pass From Cam Newton (Graham Gano Kick)	0	20
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SDG	CAR
13:18	(CAR) Greg Olsen 69 Yard Pass From Cam Newton (Graham Gano Kick)	0	27
0:34	(SDG) Dontrelle Inman 31 Yard Pass From Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo Kick)	7	27
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SDG	CAR
7:28	(SDG) Dezmin Lewis 4 Yard Pass From Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo Kick)	14	27
2:36	(SDG) Hunter Henry 3 Yard Pass From Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo Kick)	21	27

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Philip Rivers 25/38 (65%) 282 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Melvin Gordon 13 42 3.2 0 Danny Woodhead 5 -10 -2.0 0 Branden Oliver 2 12 6.0 0 Philip Rivers 2 6 3.0 0 Derek Watt 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Keenan Allen 5 95 19.0 0 Dontrelle Inman 4 65 16.2 1 Hunter Henry 4 24 6.0 1 Antonio Gates 3 46 15.3 0 Danny Woodhead 2 14 7.0 0 Dezmin Lewis 2 8 4.0 1 DeAndre Reaves 1 8 8.0 0 Stevie Johnson 1 8 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Joe Barksdale 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jason Verrett 11 0.0 1 0 Manti Te'o 9 1.0 0 0 Dwight Lowery 9 0.0 0 0 Joshua Perry 8 0.0 0 0 Jahleel Addae 8 0.0 0 0 Joey Bosa 7 0.0 0 0 Corey Liuget 6 0.0 0 0 Brandon Flowers 6 0.0 0 0 Craig Mager 5 1.0 0 0 Jeremiah Attaochu 5 0.0 0 0 Jatavis Brown 3 0.0 0 0 Kyle Emanuel 3 0.0 0 0 Adrian Phillips 3 0.0 0 0 Sean Lissemore 2 0.0 0 0 Craig Landrum 2 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Lambo 0/0 3/3 3 N/A PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Drew Kaser 7 396 56.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Branden Oliver 5 123 24.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD DeAndre Reaves 1 15 15.0 0

Carolina Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cam Newton 21/29 (72%) 294 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jonathan Stewart 25 90 3.6 0 Cam Newton 5 2 0.4 0 Cameron Artis-Payne 3 1 0.3 0 Mike Tolbert 2 5 2.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Philly Brown 8 82 10.2 1 Greg Olsen 6 121 20.1 2 Kelvin Benjamin 3 39 13.0 0 Jonathan Stewart 2 32 16.0 0 Ed Dickson 1 20 20.0 0 Ted Ginn Jr. 1 0 0.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Mike Remmers 1 0 Mike Tolbert 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Kony Ealy 8 0.0 0 0 Luke Kuechly 8 0.0 0 0 Trenton Robinson 8 0.0 0 0 Kurt Coleman 8 0.0 0 0 Kawann Short 7 0.5 0 0 Robert McClain 6 1.0 1 0 Thomas Davis Sr. 6 0.0 0 0 Charles Johnson 4 1.0 0 0 Tre Boston 4 0.0 0 0 Star Lotulelei 3 0.5 0 0 Bene Benwikere 3 0.0 1 0 A.J. Klein 2 0.0 0 0 Davon House 2 0.0 0 0 Dean Marlowe 2 0.0 0 0 Leonard Johnson 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Graham Gano 2/2 3/3 9 54 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mike Scifres 5 202 40.4 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Philly Brown 2 50 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Ted Ginn Jr. 4 57 14.2 0

For the third week in a row, the Chargers followed their seemingly routine script: fall behind in the first half and mount a furious comeback effort in the second half.

On a clear December afternoon in Charlotte, the Chargers found themselves in a 27-0 hole late in the third quarter. Like clockwork, the offense seemed to finally find its rhythm at that point. Philip Rivers fired three touchdown passes in the game's final 16 minutes, bringing the deficit down to just six points with 2:36. Once again, the Chargers defense couldn't make the final stop, and Carolina drained the clock with ease.

One common press conference cliché is that "we need to learn how to finish". For the Chargers, they need to learn how to start. Their next test will be against the Oakland Raiders next Sunday.

Other notes from Bank of America Stadium:

• TE Antonio Gates caught his 900th career pass.
• CB Jason Verrett recorded his first interception of the season.
• ILB Denzel Perryman left the game in the first quarter with an injury that appeared to be serious.

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Around the NFL: 2016 Week 14

Week 14 Scores - 2016

Thursday's Games

Chiefs 28, Raiders 22

Sunday's Games

Steelers 42, Bills 21

Broncos 24, Titans 17

Saints 28, Buccaneers 17

Eagles 38, Redskins 31

Cardinals 37, Dolphins 6

Panthers 27, Chargers 21

Bengals 35, Browns 7

Bears 37, Lions 27

Texans 24, Colts 10

Jaguars 32, Vikings 30

49ers 30, Jets 24 (OT)

Falcons 24, Rams 20

Seahawks 24, Packers 0

Giants 21, Cowboys 17

Monday's Games

Patriots 35, Ravens 31

AFC Players of the Week
Offensive: QB Blake Bortles (JAX) 29-45, 363 Yards, 3 TD, 4 CAR, 8 Rush Yards
Defensive: OLB Derrick Morgan (TEN) 7 TKL, 2 Sacks, 1 INT

NFC Players of the Week
Offensive: QB Carson Palmer (ARI) 17-22, 306 Yards, 3 TD, 4 CAR, 15 Rush Yards
Defensive: OLB DeAndre Levy (DET) 6 TKL, 3 Sacks, 1 INT, 1 FF