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It may have been ugly, and it may have been exasperating at times for Los Angeles Charger fans, but the Chargers somehow found a way to defeat the Denver Broncos on Monday Night in overtime, 19-16. The game was played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Kicker Dustin Hopkins, despite a hamstring strain, kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime to win the game. Hopkins made all four of his field goal attempts. It was the third consecutive victory for the Chargers. The Chargers improved to 4-2 with the...
1. Philadelphia Eagles (5-0): The Eagles remained undefeated after hanging on for a 20-17 win over the Cardinals. The Eagles jumped to a 14-0 second quarter lead over the Cardinals and then did what other teams have done with the Cardinals; they took their foot off the gas. Next: -6 vs Dallas Cowboys – Sun, Oct. 16 – O/U 42 (ATS: 3-2 – O/U: 2-3) 2. Buffalo Bills (4-1): In their rout of the Steelers, the Bills showed the Steelers and the NFL early in the game what they are capable of. On the t...
Two weeks ago, the Chargers were reeling after a stunning 38-10 loss at home to the Jacksonville Jaguars. They were struggling to run the ball and quarterback Justin Herbert was taking too many hits. Two weeks later, the Chargers have found their running game, are doing a better job of protecting Herbert and have a two-game winning streak. On Sunday in Cleveland, the Chargers ran for a season-high 238 yards, with running back Austin Ekeler rushing for a career-high 173 yards on 16 carries as...
In the 2022 Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll, the Utah Utes were the pick to win the Pac-12 football title. The defending Pac-12 champion Utes received 26 of the 33 first-place votes. The UCLA Bruins were picked to finish fourth in the conference and received no first-place votes. With the first half of the regular season complete, it would appear that the media got it wrong. On Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl, before a crowd of 42,038 fans and a national television audience on FOX, the Bruins...
The Los Angeles Chargers came to Houston needing a win and needing to get their offensive stars going after a 1-2 start and two consecutive losses. As they say at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, "Mission Accomplished." The Chargers got big games from quarterback Justin Herbert, running back Austin Ekeler, and wide receiver Mike Williams and held on in the fourth quarter for a much-needed 34-24 victory over the Huston Texans on Sunday. Herbert, playing with a cracked rib cartilage, completed...
Behind an opportunistic defense and the leadership of quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, the UCLA Bruins upset the No. 15 ranked Washington Huskies, 40-32 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena last Friday Night. The high scoring affair produced 909 yards in total offense between the two offensive powers. The victory moved the Bruins to 5-0 for the season, 2-0 in Pac-12 conference play, and is the first time since 2013 that the Bruins have started 5-0. The win was the eighth consecutive regular season...
1. Philadelphia Eagles (4-0): The Eagles still remain the only undefeated team in the NFL and statistically look like the best team in football. The Eagles second in total offensive yardage per game, second in scoring per game, third in defensive yardage allowed per game and first in turnover ratio. They are showing few weaknesses. Next: -5.5 at Arizona Cardinals – Sun, Oct. 9 – O/U 48.5 (ATS: 3-1 – O/U: 2-2) 2. Buffalo Bills (3-1): The Bills overcame a 17-point deficit to beat the Ravens in na...
The season is young, but in the words of singer Jackson Browne, the Los Angeles Chargers are already "Running on Empty." On Sunday at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars hammered the Chargers, 38-10, in a game that the Jaguars never trailed in. The victory ended an 18-game losing streak on the road for the Jaguars. The victory also moved the Jaguars to 2-1 for the young season and in first place in the AFC South. The victory was only the fourth in 19 games on the west co...
1. Philadelphia Eagles (3-0): The Eagles are the only undefeated team in the NFC and lead the NFL in total offense at yards per game and are 5th in total defense at yards per game allowed. They are not a fluke; they have a good football team. Next: -6.5 vs Jacksonville Jaguars – Sun, Oct. 2 – O/U 46 (ATS: 2-1 – O/U: 1-2) 2. Miami Dolphins (3-0): Somehow the Dolphins are unbeaten after three weeks, despite being ranked 31st on defense and 13th on offense. Defensively, the Dolphins are allow...
There is not much that seems to rattle UCLA Bruins head football coach Chip Kelly, the unflappable leader of UCLA football. But even Kelly had to be a little worried about the performance of his Bruins football team on Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins needed a last second field goal from kicker Nicholas Barr-Mira to defeat the South Alabama Jaguars, 32-31. The Bruins came out flat against the Jaguars, and the crowd of 29,344 fans also seemed flat, as the Jaguars played an...
The Los Angeles Chargers will return home to play this Sunday, September 25th, at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both the Chargers and Jaguars are 1-1 for the season, with the Chargers coming off a stunning loss to the Kansa City Chiefs, 27-24 and the Jaguars coming off a dominant win over the Indianapolis Colts, 24-0. The Chargers were tied 17-17 in the 4th quarter of their Thursday Night game against the Chiefs and following a catch-and-run of 29 yards to...
1. Buffalo Bills (2-0): The Bills have easily defeated the Super Bowl champion Rams 31-10 and crushed the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night 41-7. The Titans had the best record in the AFC last season. The Bills look like the best team in football. Next: -5.5 at Miami Dolphins - Sun, Sep. 25 – O/U 52.5 (ATS: 2-0 – O/U: 1-1) 2. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0): The Chiefs escaped with a victory over the Chargers, but they did not look like the better team. They looked like the team that would find a way...
For the first time in UCLA Bruins football history, the Bruins played an FCS school on Saturday, defeating the Alabama State Hornets 45-7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. It was also their first game ever in football against an HBCU school (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). UCLA plays football at the FBS level, the highest level of college football. The FCS is the second highest level of collegiate football. With the victory, the Bruins went to 2-0 for the season. The Hornets fell to...
As the late great former Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes once said, "There can be no great victories in life without great adversity." For the UCLA Bruins football team, that is a quote they should embrace. On an incredibly hot day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the UCLA Bruins overcame the heat and their own mistakes to defeat the Bowling Green State University Falcons, 45-17. The Bruins were 24-point favorites going into the game but trailed the Falcons 17-7 early in the second quarter. A...
1. Buffalo Bills (1-0): The Bills easily defeated the Super Bowl champion Rams and let the NFL world know that they are the team to beat in 2022. Quarterback Josh Allen threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth touchdown in the rout of the Rams. They also have quarterback Josh Allen. Next: -10 vs Tennesse Titans - Mon, Sep. 19 – O/U 48.5 (ATS: 1-0 – O/U: 0-1) 2. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0): Tyreek Hill who? Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was selected the AFC Offensive Player of the Week in Wee...
In the 2022 offseason, the Los Angeles Chargers started with about $58 million in salary cap space, according to Spotrac.com and had eight draft picks in the 2022 NFL draft. The money and the picks allowed the Chargers to reshape the roster, which was very evident in a Week 1, 24-19 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood last Sunday. Quarterback Justin Herbert threw three touchdown passes in leading the Chargers to victory. The three touchdown passes went to three...
As the late great former Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes once said, "There can be no great victories in life without great adversity." For the UCLA Bruins football team, that is a quote they should embrace. On an incredibly hot day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the UCLA Bruins overcame the heat and their own mistakes to defeat the Bowling Green State University Falcons, 45-17. The Bruins were 24-point favorites going into the game but trailed the Falcons 17-7 early in the second quarter. A...
1. Los Angeles Rams (0-0): The Rams added eight-time All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner to their defense in the offseason and wide receiver Allen Robinson, a legitimate No. 1-type receiver to their offense. The Rams will be tough to beat. Next: +2.5 vs Buffalo Bills - Thu, Sep. 8 – O/U 52.5 (ATS: 0-0 – O/U: 0-0) 2. Buffalo Bills (0-0): The Bills added linebacker Von Miller from the Rams to make a good defense even better. They had the No. 1 ranked defense in the NFL in 2021. They also have quarterb...
For the past six seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs have owned the AFC West, winning the division title six consecutive seasons. Led by their head coach Andy Reid and the outstanding quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs just seem to plug in a new player at a key position each season and they keep on rolling. But the rest of the division may have finally caught up, or at least the Chargers may have. The Los Angeles Chargers are coming off a 9-8 season in 2021, losing three of their last four...
In their opening preseason game of the season, the Los Angeles Rams started the way they finished last season, hanging on for a 29-22 preseason win over the Los Angeles Chargers last Saturday at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood. Rams' backup quarterback Bryce Perkins connected for two touchdown passes to wide receiver Lance McCutcheon, including an 11-yard touchdown pass with just over six minutes remaining that broke a 22-22 tie and gave the Rams the winning margin. The Rams then came up with an...
With their opening preseason game days away, the Los Angeles Chargers have released their first unofficial depth chart of the 2022 season. While most of the starters will not play in Saturday night's game at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood at 7 p.m. against the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, the game will give Charger fans a chance to see some of the starters. The Chargers staged their first intrasquad scrimmage of the 2022 season on Sunday evening at Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex in Costa...
After a disappointing 9-8 finish in 2021, and three losses in the final four games, the Los Angeles Chargers were determined to take their surplus salary cap space and improve the roster. After aggressively attacking free agency, the roster has improved, and it is noticeable throughout the potential 53-man Charger roster. Pro Football Focus (PFF) recently came out with their ranking of the top 32 rosters in the NFL and the Chargers were ranked No. 3 in the NFL. The Buffalo Bills were ranked No....
After a disappointing 9-8 finish in 2021, and three losses in the final four games, the Los Angeles Chargers were determined to take their surplus salary cap space and improve the roster. After aggressively attacking free agency, the roster has improved, and it is noticeable throughout the potential 53-man Charger roster. Pro Football Focus (PFF) recently came out with their ranking of the top 32 rosters in the NFL and the Chargers were ranked No. 3 in the NFL. The Buffalo Bills were ranked No....
When Lincoln Riley was hired as the head football coach at USC last November, he knew what he was walking into. The Trojans football team is a blueblood football program that had won one Pac-12 conference title in the past 13 years. They were coming off a 4-8 season, which included a thrashing from their cross-town rivals, the UCLA Bruins, 62-33. One might assume that Riley would be cautiously optimistic about the prospects for the 2022 Trojans football. That would be wrong. When asked about...
On paper, the 2022 Los Angeles Chargers look like a very good football team. The offense, which was ranked 4th in the NFL in 2021, is already very good. The defense was the reason that the Chargers were not in the playoffs last season. General Manager Tom Telesco and his staff had the team in good salary cap shape this past spring and the team was aggressive in free agency. The addition of outside linebacker Khalil Mack, cornerback J.C. Jackson, defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, nose tackle...
