Beginnings And Endings: A Madden NFL 17 Chargers Franchise

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Quote: Originally Posted by saintrules

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

Thanks! I'd like for Rivers to stick around for two or three seasons; that way, his successor (who I plan to acquire through the draft) can study behind him for at least one year. Of course, that all depends on when he decides to retire. Ideally, Gordon develops into a balanced West Coast running back: an above-average, but maybe not great, rusher out of the backfield, and a formidable receiving threat on pass plays. I'd also like to develop him into a competent pass blocker. As for Bosa, he's a bit of an interesting case. In the past, my defensive linemen have been used mostly for freeing up space for linebackers. They've rarely posted impressive sack or TFL totals. However, that might change with a player of Bosa's caliber. I guess we'll have to see!

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2016 Week 3 Recap

San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts
Sep 25, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Diego Chargers (1-2)	7	0	14	3	24
Indianapolis Colts (1-2)	0	7	3	12	22

Team Stats Comparison
	SDG	IND
Total Offense	422	382
Rushing Yards	148	91
Passing Yards	274	291
First Downs	11	17
Punt Return Yards	49	48
Kick Return Yards	124	20
Total Yards	595	450
Turnovers	2 (+1)	3 (-1)
3rd Down Converstion	2-12(16%)	3-14 (21%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-1 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-2 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1	2/0
Penalties	3 (21 Yards)	2 (20 Yards)
Posession Time	27:35	32:35

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SDG	IND
6:11	(SDG) Stevie Johnson 59 Yard Pass From Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo Kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SDG	IND
2:58	(IND) Charles Sims III 1 Yard Run (Adam Vinatieri Kick)	7	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SDG	IND
10:07	(SDG) Branden Oliver 4 Yard Run (Josh Lambo Kick)	14	7
6:57	(SDG) Melvin Gordon 87 Yard Run (Josh Lambo Kick)	21	7
1:41	(IND) Adam Vinatieri 46 Yard Field Goal	21	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SDG	IND
14:17	(IND) T.Y. Hilton 3 Yard Pass From Scott Tolzien (2-PT Failed)	21	16
10:11	(SDG) Josh Lambo 29 Yard Field Goal	24	16
1:52	(IND) Trevor Bates Returns Blocked Punt 2 Yards (2-PT Failed)	24	22

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Philip Rivers 18/28 (64%) 288 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Melvin Gordon 15 130 8.6 1 Danny Woodhead 5 11 2.2 0 Philip Rivers 4 2 0.5 0 Branden Oliver 2 5 2.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Danny Woodhead 5 28 5.6 0 Antonio Gates 3 89 29.6 0 Keenan Allen 3 67 22.3 0 Melvin Gordon 3 14 4.6 0 Dontrelle Inman 2 28 14.0 0 Stevie Johnson 1 59 59.0 1 Derek Watt 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK King Dunlap 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Dwight Lowery 11 0.0 0 0 Manti Te'o 10 1.0 0 0 Brandon Flowers 8 0.0 1 0 Craig Mager 7 0.0 0 0 Joey Bosa 6 0.0 0 0 Casey Hayward 5 1.0 0 0 Denzel Perryman 5 0.0 0 0 Jason Verrett 4 0.0 0 0 Kyle Emanuel 3 1.0 0 0 Tourek Williams 3 1.0 0 0 Jahleel Addae 3 0.0 1 0 Adrian Phillips 3 0.0 0 0 Tyler Marcordes 3 0.0 0 0 Corey Liuget 2 0.0 0 0 Brandon Mebane 2 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Lambo 1/1 3/3 6 29 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Drew Kaser 8 328 41.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Branden Oliver 5 124 24.8 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD DeAndre Reaves 4 49 12.2 0

Indianapolis Colts PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Andrew Luck 10/19 (52%) 171 0 1 Scott Tolzien 13/19 (68%) 154 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Charles Sims III 23 93 4.0 1 Frank Gore 2 -1 -0.5 0 Andrew Luck 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T.Y. Hilton 7 115 16.4 1 Phillip Dorsett 6 75 12.5 0 Charles Sims III 5 49 9.8 0 Dwayne Allen 4 70 17.5 0 Donte Moncrief 1 16 16.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jack Mewhort 3 0 Anthony Costanzo 3 1 Joe Reitz 2 1 Hugh Thorton 1 0 Ryan Kelly 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nate Irving 8 0.0 0 0 Louis Delmas 8 0.0 0 0 Chris Canty 7 2.0 0 0 Mike Adams 7 0.0 0 0 D'Joun Smith 6 0.0 0 0 Trent Cole 5 0.0 0 0 Trevor Bates 4 0.0 0 1 Darius Butler 4 0.0 0 0 Jeromy Miles 4 0.0 0 0 Robert Mathis 4 0.0 0 0 Kendall Langford 3 0.0 0 0 Patrick Robinson 2 0.0 1 0 Sio Moore 2 0.0 0 0 Clayton Geathers 1 0.0 0 0 Vontae Davis 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Adam Vinatieri 1/1 1/1 4 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Pat McAfee 7 370 52.8 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T.Y. Hilton 1 20 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T.Y. Hilton 5 48 9.6 0

The Chargers picked up their first victory of the 2016 season in one of the more bizarre games in recent memory. San Diego beat the Colts by 2 points in a game that featured five total turnovers, a quarterback injury, and even a blocked punt returned for a touchdown.

Thanks to big plays, the Chargers offense put up their most consistent performance of the season. Scoring plays of 59 and 87 yards were complemented by a four yard touchdown run set up by a 73 yard pass from Philip Rivers to familiar target Antonio Gates.

Melvin Gordon turned in the best performance of his young career, gaining 130 yards on 15 carries. In addition to scoring on an 87 yard run in the third quarter, he had an 80 yard TD earlier in the game that was nullified due to an offensive penalty.

After lying dormant for most of the game, the Colts offense was sparked by, of all things, a back injury to Andrew Luck that sidelined him for the remainder of the game. The team rallied behind backup Scott Tolzien (13-19, 154 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) to make the game close in the 4th quarter.

Though the unit gave up more points and yards than they would have liked to, especially in the second half, San Diego's defense forced turnovers in critical situations. Jahleel Addae and Brandon Flowers each picked off passes in the end zone and Manti Te'o forced a fumble on Indianapolis' final possession to put the game on ice.

Another piece of good news for the Charger defense: OLB Jeremiah Attaochu will make his season debut next week against the Saints after missing the first three games with a dislocated ankle.

Some career milestones from today's game at Lucas Oil Stadium:

• RB Melvin Gordon: longest run of career (87 yards), and most yards in a game (130)
• SS Jahleel Adae: first career interception

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Around the NFL: 2016 Week 3

Week 3 Scores - 2016

Thursday's Games

Patriots 38, Texans 3

Sunday's Games

Cardinals 35, Bills 21

Raiders 28, Titans 17

Giants 18, Redskins 3

Browns 27, Dolphins 14

Jaguars 33, Ravens 7

Packers 27, Lions 24

Bengals 29, Broncos 26

Panthers 31, Vikings 17

Buccaneers 34, Rams 21

Seahawks 24, 49ers 21

Jets 41, Chiefs 37

Chargers 24, Colts 22

Steelers 45, Eagles 7

Bears 23, Cowboys 17 (OT)

Monday's Games

Saints 31, Falcons 14

AFC Players of the Week
Offensive: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (NYJ) 28-53, 410 Yards, 5 Pass TD, 2 CAR, 8 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD
Defensive: ILB Demario Davis (CLE) 13 TKL, 1 INT, 2 FF, 2 FR

NFC Players of the Week
Offensive: QB Russell Wilson (SEA) 22-37, 242 Yards, 2 Pass TD, 10 CAR, 117 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD
Defensive: OLB Pernell McPhee (CHI) 14 TKL, 2 Sacks

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NFL News: Contract Extensions From Around The League


WR Michael Floyd (ARI): 4 years, $36.3 million

OT Ryan Schraeder (ATL): 5 years, $48.8 million

DT Jonathan Babineaux (ATL): 1 year, $7.51 million

DT Brandon Williams (BAL): 4 years, $40.2 million

FS Robert Blanton (BUF): 3 years, $8.13 million

OG Kyle Long (CHI): 3 years, $17.6 million

OG Kevin Zeitler (CIN): 4 years, $31.5 million

OLB Barkevious Mingo (CLE): 4 years, $22.2 million

SS J.J. Wilcox (DAL): 3 years, $9.69 million

WR Emmanuel Sanders (DEN): 4 years, $40.5 million

DT John Jenkins (DEN): 4 years, $31.5 million

FS Darian Stewart (DEN): 4 years, $37.5 million

OG Larry Warford (DET): 3 years, $12.9 million

OT Riley Reiff (DET): 5 years, $40.5 million

RB Eddie Lacy (GB): 5 years, $32.2 million

OG Josh Sitton (GB): 4 years, $35.6 million

OG T.J. Lang (GB): 4 years, $38.1 million

CB Prince Amukamara (JAX): 4 years, $32.4 million

SS Eric Berry (KC): 4 years, $32.9 million

WR Kenny Britt (LA): 4 years, $23.7 million

TE Jordan Cameron (MIA): 4 years, $27.6 million

DT Terrance Knighton (NE): 2 years, $19 million

ILB Dont'a Hightower (NE): 4 years, $33 million

C Max Unger (NO): 4 years, $20 million

OG Justin Pugh (NYG): 4 years, $25.3 million

OLB Keenan Robinson (NYG): 3 years, $12.8 million

DE Muhammad Wilkerson (NYJ): 6 years, $82.9 million

FB Marcel Reece (OAK): 2 years, $6.42 million

C Stefen Wisniewski (PHI): 4 years, $20.9 million

DT Bennie Logan (PHI): 4 years, $30 million

OG David DeCastro (PIT): 4 years, $33.1 million

OT Demar Dotson (TB): 3 years, $18.6 million

P Bryan Anger (TB): 5 years, $12 million

WR Kendall Wright (TEN): 4 years, $23.7 million

OG Chance Warmack (TEN): 3 years, $14.6 million

FS Rashad Johnson (TEN): 4 years, $23 million

QB Kirk Cousins (WAS): 4 years, $65.6 million

DE Chris Baker (WAS): 4 years, $29.2 million

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2017 NFL Draft News: Alabama's Allen Struggling Through Five Weeks

Initially one of next year's draft's top defensive line prospects, Alabama's Jonathan Allen has struggled mightily out of the gate, failing to register a sack in his team's first five games. In addition to not making much of an impact against the pass, he's failed to make plays against the run as well. In the words of ESPN's Todd McShay, he's been "handled by just about every OL he faces". Originally projected to be a mid first round pick, we'll see if Allen can recover and finish the season off strong or if his struggles, and his descent on draft boards, continue.

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2016 Week 4 Preview: Saints @ Chargers

Matchup Preview | October 2, 2016
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New Orleans Saints (3-0, 1-0 Away)		San Diego Chargers (1-2, 0-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 1,231 Total Offensive Yards 1,020 840 Passing Yards 801 391 Rushing Yards 219 31.0 Points Per Game 17.3 12 Passing TD 3 0 Rushing TD 3 12 Red Zone Attempts 9 6-2 Red Zone TD-FG 3-3 66% Red Zone Percentage 66% Defensive Stats Comparison 1,001 Total Yards Allowed 1,110 671 Passing Yards Allowed 767 330 Rushing Yards Allowed 343 66 Points Allowed 83 15 Sacks 10 0 Fumble Recoveries 2 4 Interceptions 4 12 Red Zone Attempts 10 5-0 Red Zone TD-FG 5-2 41% Red Zone Percentage 70% Injury Report DE Cameron Jordan (Dislocated Ankle) 3 Weeks WR Travis Benjamin (Shoulder Tear) 1 Week OLB Dannell Ellerbe (Dislocated Elbow) 1 Week CB Steve Williams (Knee Cartilage Tear) 3 Weeks CB Delvin Breaux (Partial MCL Tear) 5 Weeks Game Notes Last five meetings between the Chargers and Saints: 9/7/97 SD: 20 NO: 6; 9/10/00 NO: 28 SD: 27; 11/7/04 SD: 43 NO: 17; 10/26/08 NO: 37 SD: 32; 10/7/12 NO: 31 SD: 24; Entering today's game, Saints QB Drew Brees is 2-0 against his former team.

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2016 Week 4 Recap

New Orleans Saints at San Diego Chargers
Oct 2, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans Saints (4-0)	10	14	0	3	27
San Diego Chargers (1-3)	7	3	3	7	20

Team Stats Comparison
	NOR	SDG
Total Offense	220	402
Rushing Yards	52	80
Passing Yards	168	322
First Downs	8	21
Punt Return Yards	3	36
Kick Return Yards	2	118
Total Yards	225	556
Turnovers	0 (+2)	2 (-2)
3rd Down Converstion	4-11 (36%)	7-13 (53%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-1 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	1/2
Penalties	1 (5 Yards)	2 (20 Yards)
Posession Time	25:16	34:44

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NOR	SDG
9:32	(NOR) Jeff Tarpinian Returns Blocked Punt 1 Yard (Connor Barth Kick)	7	0
6:51	(SDG) Keenan Allen 58 Yard Pass From Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo Kick)	7	7
2:17	(NOR) Connor Barth 44 Yard Field Goal	10	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NOR	SDG
14:49	(NOR) Kyle Wilson Returned Interception 55 Yards (Connor Barth Kick)	17	7
11:44	(NOR) Coby Fleener 56 Yard Pass From Drew Brees (Connor Barth Kick)	24	7
0:01	(SDG) Josh Lambo 22 Yard Field Goal	24	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NOR	SDG
9:58	(SDG) Josh Lambo 28 Yard Field Goal	24	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NOR	SDG
8:30	(NOR) Connor Barth 28 Yard Field Goal	27	13
0:23	(SDG) Philip Rivers 4 Yard Run (Josh Lambo Kick)	27	20

New Orleans Saints PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Drew Brees 13/18 (72%) 176 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Mark Ingram 22 52 2.3 0 John Kuhn 1 2 2.0 0 Drew Brees 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Coby Fleener 4 88 22.0 1 Brandin Cooks 3 39 13.0 0 Willie Snead 3 30 10.0 0 Mark Ingram 2 10 5.0 0 Brian Hartline 1 9 9.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Brandon Mosley 1 0 Tim Lelito 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Craig Robertson 14 0.0 0 0 Nathan Stupar 12 0.0 0 0 P.J. Williams 11 1.0 0 0 Sheldon Rankins 9 1.0 0 0 Jarius Byrd 9 0.0 0 0 Keenan Lewis 6 0.0 0 0 Kenny Vaccaro 6 0.0 1 0 Kyle Wilson 5 0.0 1 1 Kroy Biermann 5 0.0 0 0 Hau'oli Kikaha 4 0.0 0 0 Nick Fairley 3 0.0 0 0 Damian Swann 3 0.0 0 0 Vonn Bell 3 0.0 0 0 James Laurinaitis 3 0.0 0 0 Jeff Tarpinian 1 0.0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Connor Barth 2/2 3/3 9 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Thomas Morstead 4 203 50.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Michael Hoomanawanui 1 2 2.0 0 Michael Thomas 1 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Brandin Cooks 1 3 3.0 0

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Philip Rivers 32/45 (71%) 341 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Melvin Gordon 16 49 3.0 0 Danny Woodhead 5 9 1.8 0 Philip Rivers 3 20 6.6 1 Branden Oliver 2 2 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Antonio Gates 7 86 12.2 0 Dontrelle Inman 5 38 7.6 0 Melvin Gordon 5 24 4.8 0 Keenan Allen 4 95 23.7 1 Danny Woodhead 3 36 12.0 0 Hunter Henry 3 30 10.0 0 Stevie Johnson 3 24 8.0 0 Derek Watt 1 11 11.0 0 Branden Oliver 1 -3 -3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jahleel Addae 7 0.0 0 0 Casey Hayward 5 1.0 0 0 Kyle Emanuel 5 0.0 0 0 Manti Te'o 5 0.0 0 0 Jeremiah Attaochu 4 0.0 0 0 Denzel Perryman 4 0.0 0 0 Jason Verrett 4 0.0 0 0 Tyler Marcordes 3 0.0 0 0 Craig Mager 3 0.0 0 0 Adrian Phillips 3 0.0 0 0 Dwight Lowery 3 0.0 0 0 Brandon Flowers 3 0.0 0 0 Joey Bosa 2 1.0 0 0 Darrell Stuckey 1 0.0 0 0 Corey Liuget 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Lambo 2/3 2/2 8 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Drew Kaser 3 99 33.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Branden Oliver 4 102 25.5 0 DeAndre Reaves 1 16 16.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD DeAndre Reaves 3 36 12.0 0

The Chargers fell to 1-3 on the season after another turnover and mistake riddled game, this time against the visiting New Orleans Saints.

Philip Rivers added two more interceptions to his season stat line, raising his 2016 total to an alarming 11 through four weeks. However, his 341 yards passing and two total touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) did help keep San Diego in the game.

For the second week in a row, rookie Drew Kaser had a punt blocked, and, for the second week in a row, the block resulted in a touchdown for the opposition. The coaching staff will evaluate the current punt coverage team and determine if adjustments need to be made.

The defense, however, performed very well in the loss. Facing one of the league's top offenses through three weeks, they held Drew Brees and the Saints to 220 yards of total offense and 13 points. Joey Bosa, San Diego's top pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, notched his first career sack.

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Around the NFL: 2016 Week 4

Week 4 Scores - 2016

Thursday's Games

Bengals 33, Dolphins 21

Sunday's Games

Jaguars 27, Colts 24

Titans 27, Texans 10

Redskins 28, Browns 24

Seahawks 49, Jets 17

Patriots 38, Bills 15

Panthers 35, Falcons 28

Ravens 20, Raiders 17

Bears 31, Lions 29

Broncos 31, Buccaneers 13

Cardinals 21, Rams 19

Saints 27, Chargers 20

Cowboys 32, 49ers 15

Chiefs 24, Steelers 21

Monday's Games

Giants 38, Vikings 35

BYE WEEKS: Eagles, Packers

AFC Players of the Week
Offensive: QB Paxton Lynch (DEN) 19-30, 295 Yards, 4 TD
Defensive: CB Vontae Davis (IND) 5 TKL, 2 INT

NFC Players of the Week
Offensive: QB Russell Wilson (SEA) 23-29, 285 Yards, 5 TD, 7 CAR, 26 Rush Yards
Defensive: ILB Alec Ogletree (LA) 9 TKL, 2 INT

Italics Denotes Rookie