Beginnings And Endings: A Madden NFL 17 Chargers Franchise

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2016 Week 2 Preview: Jaguars @ Chargers

Matchup Preview | September 18, 2016
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Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1, 0-0 Away)		San Diego Chargers (0-1, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 377 Total Offensive Yards 363 311 Passing Yards 322 66 Rushing Yards 41 23.0 Points Per Game 18.0 0 Passing TD 1 2 Rushing TD 1 5 Red Zone Attempts 3 2-2 Red Zone TD-FG 1-1 80% Red Zone Percentage 66% Defensive Stats Comparison 424 Total Yards Allowed 335 311 Passing Yards Allowed 189 113 Rushing Yards Allowed 146 26 Points Allowed 37 2 Sacks 3 0 Fumble Recoveries 1 1 Interceptions 0 3 Red Zone Attempts 3 2-1 Red Zone TD-FG 2-1 100% Red Zone Percentage 100% Injury Report RB T.J. Yeldon (Ruptured Disk) 6 Weeks OLB Jeremiah Attaochu (Dislocated Ankle) 2 Weeks RB Joe Banyard (Torn Tricep) 14 Weeks CB Steve Williams (Knee Cartilage Tear) 5 Weeks TE Marcedes Lewis (Dislocated Elbow) 1 Week DT Malik Jackson (Broken Ribs) 4 Weeks CB Aaron Colvin (Broken Thumb) 2 Weeks Game Notes Last five meetings between the Chargers and Jaguars: 9/19/10 SD: 38, JAX: 13; 12/5/11 SD: 38, JAX: 14; 10/20/13 SD: 24 JAX: 6; 9/28/14 SD: 33 JAX: 14; 11/29/15 SD: 31 JAX: 25

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2016 Week 2 Recap

Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers
Sep 18, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1)	7	0	7	10	24
San Diego Chargers (0-2)	3	0	0	7	10

Team Stats Comparison
	JAC	SDG
Total Offense	393	235
Rushing Yards	106	30
Passing Yards	287	205
First Downs	21	13
Punt Return Yards	7	6
Kick Return Yards	60	35
Total Yards	460	276
Turnovers	2 (+1)	3 (-1)
3rd Down Converstion	11-17 (64%)	8-16 (50%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1	1/1
Penalties	0 (0 Yards)	4 (14 Yards)
Posession Time	32:53	27:07

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		JAC	SDG
5:28	(SDG) Josh Lambo 27 Yard Field Goal	0	3
1:03	(JAC) Allen Hurns 4 Yard Pass From Blake Bortles (Jason Myers Kick)	7	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		JAC	SDG
2:53	(JAC) Allen Robinson 22 Yard Pass From Blake Bortles (Jason Myers Kick)	14	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		JAC	SDG
9:22	(JAC) Jason Myers 26 Yard Field Goal	17	3
5:24	(SDG) Antonio Gates 5 Yard Pass From Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo Kick)	17	10
2:13	(JAC) Dwayne Gratz Returned Interception 1 Yard (Jason Myers Kick)	24	10

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Blake Bortles 31/45 (68%) 312 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Chris Ivory 23 104 4.5 0 Blake Bortles 2 4 2.0 0 Denard Robinson 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Allen Robinson 8 92 11.5 1 Julius Thomas 6 67 11.1 0 Allen Hurns 6 52 8.6 1 Rashad Greene 5 60 12.0 0 Chris Ivory 4 28 7.0 0 Denard Robinson 2 13 6.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Luke Bowanko 2 0 Kelvin Beachum 2 1 Mackenzy Bernadeau 1 1 Luke Joeckel 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Roy Miller III 6 0.0 0 0 Jared Odrick 5 0.0 0 0 Sheldon Day 5 0.0 0 0 Paul Poslunsky 5 0.0 0 0 Telvin Smith 5 0.0 0 0 Prince Amukamara 5 0.0 1 0 Dwayne Gratz 4 0.0 1 1 Jalen Ramsey 4 0.0 1 0 Dan Skuta 3 0.0 0 0 Tashaun Gipson 3 0.0 0 0 Dante Fowler Jr. 2 1.0 0 0 Micah Hyde 2 0.0 0 0 Tyson Alualu 1 0.0 0 0 Bjoern Werner 1 0.0 0 0 Peyton Thompson 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jason Myers 1/3 3/3 6 27 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brad Nortman 3 135 45.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Rashad Greene 2 47 23.5 0 Luke Joeckel 1 13 13.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Denard Robinson 1 7 7.0 0

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Philip Rivers 26/41 (63%) 215 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Melvin Gordon 11 17 1.5 0 Danny Woodhead 5 6 1.2 0 Philip Rivers 2 7 3.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Antonio Gates 4 47 11.7 1 Stevie Johnson 4 46 11.5 0 Hunter Henry 4 34 8.5 0 Travis Benjamin 4 30 7.5 0 Dontrelle Inman 4 19 4.7 0 Melvin Gordon 3 5 1.6 0 Keenan Allen 2 26 13.0 0 Danny Woodhead 1 8 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK King Dunlap 3 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Dwight Lowery 11 0.0 0 0 Jason Verrett 11 0.0 0 0 Manti Te'o 9 0.0 0 0 Casey Hayward 9 0.0 1 0 Denzel Perryman 8 0.0 0 0 Corey Liuget 6 1.0 0 0 Jahleel Addae 6 1.0 0 0 Tourek Williams 6 1.0 0 0 Brandon Flowers 5 0.0 1 0 Darrell Stuckey 3 0.0 0 0 Adrian Phillips 3 0.0 0 0 Kyle Emanuel 2 0.0 0 0 Brandon Mebane 2 0.0 0 0 Craig Mager 2 0.0 0 0 Joey Bosa 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Lambo 1/1 1/1 4 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Drew Kaser 6 295 49.1 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Branden Oliver 1 18 18.0 0 DeAndre Reaves 1 17 17.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 1 6 6.0 0

After a rough loss to the Chiefs in Week 1, the Chargers hoped that their home opener at Qualcomm Stadium would be better. Unfortunately, the Chargers, and their fans, went home with another nasty taste in their mouths.

Once again, the offense struggled to move the ball consistently, with Melvin Gordon constantly being stuffed at the line of scrimmage (1.5 YPC this week, 2.4 YPC in Week 1).

Phillip Rivers was turnover-prone once again, throwing three interceptions to bring his season totals to a whopping eight through two weeks. His second (the third came on a last second Hail Mary) came with the Chargers backed up inside their own 5 yard line with a chance to tie the game with a touchdown. But, Dwayne Gratz picked off Rivers and had to run all of one yard to make it a pick-six, effectively putting the game on ice.

One bright spot from this beautiful San Diego afternoon was the Chargers defense, which notched three sacks of Jaguars QB Blake Bortles and picked off their first two passes of the season.

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A Quick Note About Sliders

One reason for the overall wonkiness of the first two games has been me not updating my Armor & Sword slider set to correspond with patches and tuners. I updated my sliders after the game against the Jaguars and vow to be more on top of things in the future. I apologize for not being so before.

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Around the NFL: 2016 Week 2

Week 2 Scores - 2016

Thursday's Games

Jets 34, Bills 17

Sunday's Games

Panthers 28, 49ers 17

Cowboys 24, Redskins 17

Bengals 34, Steelers 29

Saints 27, Giants 21

Patriots 41, Dolphins 14

Chiefs 28, Texans 25

Titans 34, Lions 17

Browns 38, Ravens 35

Seahawks 21, Rams 18

Buccaneers 41, Cardinals 23

Jaguars 24, Chargers 10

Falcons 33, Raiders 10

Broncos 28, Colts 6

Packers 38, Vikings 35

Monday's Games

Eagles 17, Bears 7

AFC Players of the Week
Offensive: QB Robert Griffin III (CLE) 23-33, 264 Yards, 4 TD, 9 CAR, 35 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD
Defensive: OLB Justin Houston (KC) 8 TKL, 3 Sacks

NFC Players of the Week
Offensive: QB Matt Ryan (ATL) 24-32, 330 Yards, 3 TD
Defensive: DE Hau'oli Kikaha (NO) 6 TKL, 5 Sacks

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NFL News: Contract Extensions From Around The League


OG Evan Mathis (ARI): 1 year, $9 million

DE Calais Campbell (ARI): 3 years, $36 million

FB Patrick DiMarco (ATL): 4 years, $14.8 million

OT Cordy Glenn (BUF): 4 years, $43.8 million

OG Andrew Norwell (CAR): 4years, $26.5 million

DT Kawann Short (CAR): 5 years, $76.2 million

WR Alshon Jeffery (CHI): 4 years, $46.6 million

TE Tyler Eifert (CIN): 5 years, $47.7 million

OT Andrew Whitworth (CIN): 1 year, $13.1 million

WR Terrance Williams (DAL): 4 years, $23.7 million

ILB Rolando McClain (DAL): 4 years, $20 million

OLB Von Miller (DEN): 6 years, $105.6 million

DT Vince Wilfork (HOU): 1 year, $9.48 million

FS Antonio Allen (HOU): 3 years, $11 million

OG Garrett Reynolds (LA): 4 years, $19.8 million

SS T.J. McDonald Jr. (LA): 3 years, $11.5 million

SS Reshad Jones (MIA): 4 years, $31 million

OT Matt Kalil (MIN): 4 years, $30.4 million

DE Jabaal Sheard (NE): 5 years, $48.8 million

OLB Jamie Collins (NE): 6 years, $84.1 million

OLB Josh Bynes (NE): 3 Years, $13.4 million

QB Drew Brees (NO): 1 year $21.5 million

DE Jason Pierre-Paul (NYG): 4 years, $39.2 million

RB Latavius Murray (OAK): 4 years, $19.4 million

WR Reuben Randle (PHI): 3 years, $16.5 million

RB Le'Veon Bell (PIT): 5 years, $70 million

K Steven Hauschka (SEA): 3 years, $12.1 million

NT Ian Williams (SF): 4 years, $30 million

WR Pierre Garcon (WAS): 4 years, $27.4 million

Extension Offer Rejected

S Rahim Moore Sr. (CLE)

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A Quick Note About My Draft Class

For my CFM's 2017 NFL Draft class i've decided to assign a real life prospect for each and every player (down to projected UFA's). I've done this using a combination of player type and projected draft position (decided upon using a combination of Walter Football and CBS Sports) and have been keeping track of everything with a Google Sheet. After the draft I'll change each player's personal information and appearance, but will leave all ratings alone. I'm unsure if I'll do this for future draft classes. Me having to dedicate a lot of time to doing all of this may cause my posting to become rather sporadic over the coming weeks.

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2016 Week 3 Preview: Chargers @ Colts

Matchup Preview | September 25, 2016
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San Diego Chargers (0-2, 0-1 Away)		Indianapolis Colts (1-1, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 598 Total Offensive Yards 635 527 Passing Yards 308 71 Rushing Yards 327 14.0 Points Per Game 24.0 2 Passing TD 3 1 Rushing TD 3 6 Red Zone Attempts 6 2-2 Red Zone TD-FG 4-0 66% Red Zone Percentage 66% Defensive Stats Comparison 728 Total Yards Allowed 766 476 Passing Yards Allowed 511 252 Rushing Yards Allowed 255 61 Points Allowed 63 6 Sacks 7 1 Fumble Recoveries 2 2 Interceptions 2 6 Red Zone Attempts 9 3-2 Red Zone TD-FG 8-0 83% Red Zone Percentage 88% Injury Report WR Travis Benjamin (Shoulder Tear) 2 Weeks DE Henry Anderson (Foot Fracture) 7 Weeks OLB Jeremiah Attaochu (Dislocated Ankle) 1 Week ILB D'Qwell Jackson (Dislocated Knee) 4 Weeks CB Steve Williams (Knee Cartilage Tear) 4 Weeks OLB Erik Walden (Broken Thumb) 1 Week Game Notes Last five meetings between the Chargers and Colts (including playoffs): 1/13/08 SD: 28 IND: 24, 11/23/08 IND: 23 SD: 20, 1/3/09 SD: 23 IND: 17, 11/28/10 SD: 36 IND: 14, 10/14/13 SD: 19 IND: 9

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Enjoying the clean format & team choice. Interested how you handle Rivers & develop Gordon & Bosa!