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If there was any doubt about the Los Angeles Chargers desire to win now, that was erased in the first day of free agency with the addition of free agent linebacker Thomas Davis. A 14-year NFL veteran, Davis is not only an effective defensive player, but his leadership will be invaluable to the younger players on the defensive side of the ball. In late breaking news, the Chargers also signed quarterback Tyrod Taylor to a two-year contract on Wednesday. Taylor started three games with the...
Clippers appear headed for the Playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers have become a daily soap opera, with daily speculation about who is in and who is out. With a record of 31-36, they are headed for a sixth straight season of missing the playoffs. The Los Angeles Clippers, on the other hand, appear to be headed for the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years. Their record improved to 39-29 after beating the Boston Celtics 140-115 on Monday night for their fifth straight win. The Clippers were l...
The Los Angles Chargers will kick-off the 2019 season, which officially starts on March 13th, with the official start of NFL free agency, which also starts March 13th. The Chargers will be looking at upgrading their roster while attempting to re-sign their key free agents. Among the key free agents that the Chargers would like to re-sign are safety Adrian Phillips, wide receiver Tyrell Williams, defensive tackle Darius Philon and nose tackle Damion Square. The NFL salary cap is $188 million for...
The 2018 NFL season has ended, and it is time to do post-season exit interviews for both Los Angeles football teams. The Chargers and the Rams both had success in the regular season, with a combined 25-7 record during the season. Both won playoff games on the road. Both were eliminated by the same opponent, the New England Patriots. For both the Chargers and the Rams, the Super Bowl Champion Patriots are the gold standard that they both most find a way to overcome. The Patriots beat teams not...
By Bill Seals Sports Reporter The 2018 Los Angeles Chargers, by NFL standards, had a successful 2018 football season. They went 12-4, their best record since 2009. They made the playoffs for the first time since 2013. They won a playoff game on the road at Baltimore. They overcame a 16-point halftime deficit at Pittsburgh to beat the Steelers. They overcame a 14-point fourth quarter deficit at Kansas City to upset the Chiefs. The Chargers had seven players named to the Pro Bowl, the most of any...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 13 1. Los Angeles Rams (11-1) - Aaron Donald is starting to be mentioned as an MVP candidate. He has been dominant with a league leading 16.5 sacks, but he should be the Defensive Player of the Year. The Ram defense has not been good enough, overall, to earn Donald an MVP award. Next: -3 at Chicago Bears, Sun, Dec. 9 2. New Orleans Saints (10-2) - The Saints came back down to earth with their loss to the Cowboys. Their high-powered offense was held to 10 points...
They finally had a game where everything seemed to go right. The Los Angeles Chargers have been very good at times this season but had not put it together on both sides of the ball the way they did on Sunday at the StubHub Center in Carson. While they were not perfect, the Chargers were almost perfect in rolling through the Arizona Cardinals for a 45-10 victory. The near perfection was led by Charger quarterback Philip Rivers, who completed 28 of 29 passes, breaking the single-game completion ra...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 12 1. New Orleans Saints (10-1) - The Saints have won ten in a row, but the schedule will become more challenging in the coming weeks with the Cowboys, Steelers and Panthers (twice). They need to keep winning to stay ahead of the Rams. Next: -7.5 at Dallas Cowboys - Thu, Nov. 29 2. Los Angeles Rams (10-1) - The Rams are coming off their bye week and nobody needed this more than Todd Gurley. He is recovering from an ankle injury suffered in the game with the...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 11 1. New Orleans Saints (9-1) - The Saints don't appear to have any weaknesses. Even their punter, Thomas Morstead, is fifth in the NFL in net average, despite only attempting 21 punts. He sees more action as their holder on extra points and field goals. Next: -11.5 vs Atlanta Falcons - Thu, Nov. 22 2. Los Angeles Rams (10-1) - The Rams exciting win over the Chiefs on Monday Night will not be their last nationally televised night game. The Rams play the Bears in C...
The Chargers somehow managed to lose to the Broncos. In the NFL, mental errors, turnovers and too many penalties can turn a good team into a mediocre team. NFL teams practice all season to eliminate the mistakes that can cost a team a victory. The Los Angeles Chargers are no exception to that NFL norm. Which made their play on Sunday all the more difficult. Playing at home in the Stub Hub Center in Carson, the Chargers committed multiple errors in allowing the Denver Broncos to come from behind...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 10 1. New Orleans Saints (8-1) - The Saints have signed wide receiver Brandon Marshall, to replace Dez Bryant, who suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Marshall needs thirty more receptions to reach 1,000 in his career. He has never played on a playoff team. Next: -9 vs Philadelphia Eagles - Sun, Nov. 18 2. Kansas City Chiefs (9-1) - The Chiefs play the Rams in Los Angeles on Monday Night in a game that is not only a preview of a possible super bowl matchup,...
The NFL Draft is an imperfect process, and no one illustrates that more than Desmond King. The second-year cornerback out of Iowa was the Jim Thorpe winner as the top defensive back in the nation as a junior at Iowa. King was Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Iowa, a unanimous All-American and had 14 career interceptions at Iowa, returning three for touchdowns. Despite his many accomplishments at Iowa, King lasted until the 5th round of the 2017 NFL draft, where the Los Angeles Chargers...
The Chargers are coming off their bye week and hopefully the rest was just what the team needed. Star running back Melvin Gordon is due back from a hamstring injury. Star defensive end Joey Bosa could be available for his first action this season. This weekend's game at Seattle takes on extra importance. Beating a good Seattle Seahawks team could lead to a very good November and get the Chargers in first place in the AFC West. After the Seahawks game, the Chargers play the 1-6 Raiders in...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 9 1. New Orleans Saints (7-1) - The Saints have won seven straight since their opening game loss at home to Tampa Bay. In the last three weeks, the Saints have won at Baltimore, at Minnesota and at home against the Rams. Next: -5.5 at Cincinnati Bengals - Sun, Nov. 11 2. Kansas City Chiefs (8-1) - The Chiefs improved to 31st in defense, just ahead of the Bengals. The Saints can match the Chiefs offensively and they are better defensively, which is why the Chiefs...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 8 1. Los Angeles Rams (8-0) - With the trade deadline acquisition of pass rushing specialist Dante Fowler from the Jaguars, the Rams got even better this week. Fowler, the third pick overall in the 2016 NFL draft, will never see a double team with Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh on the line. Next: +1.5 at New Orleans Saints, Sun, Nov. 4 2. Kansas City Chiefs (7-1) - A case can be made that the Chiefs have a top five NFL player at tight end, running back, wide...
Chargers escape London with a Win. The pressure was on and the Los Angeles Chargers needed someone to make a play on defense. The Tennessee Titans had just scored a touchdown with 31 seconds to go, to pull within one point at 20-19. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel had decided to go for a two-point conversion to win the game instead of a game tying extra point kick. Charger safety Adrian Phillips made the big defensive play, deflecting a pass from Titan quarterback Marcus Mariota, the pass falling...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 7 1. Los Angeles Rams (7-0) - The Rams face Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes over the next four weeks. If they come out of that stretch 11-0, only injuries will keep them out of the Super Bowl. Next: vs Green Bay Packers - Sun, Oct. 28 2. Kansas City Chiefs (6-1) - If the Chiefs can improve enough on defense, they could be the team to beat in the AFC. Getting Eric Berry healthy would help and a trade for defensive help would not be a...
The Cleveland Browns were unbeaten at home in 2018 heading into Sunday’s game with the Los Angeles Chargers. The Browns were 2-0-1 at home and looking like a team that could become a factor in the AFC Central race. They were coming off an impressive division home win over the Baltimore Ravens. That was until the Chargers rolled into Cleveland and crushed their hopes. Behind a running attack that averaged 6.8 yards per carry and gained a total of 246 yards on the ground, the Chargers rolled o...
Austin Ekeler was raised on a farm in Colorado and loves to go ice fishing. He played his college football at Western State Colorado University, a Division II school. There is nothing in his background that would indicate he was going to be an NFL running back. But Los Angeles Chargers national scout Tom McConnaughey liked what he saw of Ekeler and eventually the Charger management did as well. The Chargers used a big play from Ekeler on Sunday to break a 3-3 tie late in the 2nd quarter and...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 6 1. Los Angeles Rams (6-0) - The Rams just continue to roll, with the #1 ranked offense in the NFL and the #1 rushing offense in the NFL. November will offer a challenge with games at New Orleans and at Mexico City to play the Chiefs. Next: at San Francisco - Sun, Oct. 21 2. Kansas City Chiefs (5-1) - The NFL has not seen anything like Tyreek Hill since the 1960's when Bob Hayes and Gale Sayers were scaring defenses. Hill has the world class speed of Hayes and...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 5 1. Los Angeles Rams (5-0) - The Rams have a three-game lead over the Seahawks and a four-game lead over both the Cardinals and the 49ers. Is it too early to start printing up playoff tickets? Next: at Denver Broncos - Sun, Oct. 14 2. Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) - Patrick Mahomes finally had an off game, but fortunately for the Chiefs, the quarterback they were facing was Blake Bortles. Mahomes will face a huge challenge Sunday Night at New England.. Next: at New...
Big Win over One of the things that the Los Angeles Chargers liked about safety Derwin James before the 2018 NFL draft was his versatility. As Charger Head Coach Anthony Lynn said, “There's a lot of versatility. We can use him as a linebacker. We can use him as a strong safety, a free safety. We can rush him off the edge. He's a good tackler in space and an outstanding coverage guy.” That versatility has been on display in every game this season and Sunday’s game at the Stub Hub Center in Carson...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 4 1. Los Angeles Rams (4-0) - The Rams have the #1 ranked offense in the NFL. They have the #2 ranked passing offense in the NFL. The rushing attack is led by All-Pro Todd Gurley. Good luck trying to stop these guys. Next: at Seattle Seahawks - Sun, Oct. 7 2. Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) - Patrick Mahomes is on a roll, having thrown 14 touchdown passes and zero interceptions. Mahomes has overcome a defense ranked last in the NFL. So how does a team beat the Chiefs?...
For the second straight season, the Buffalo Bills decided to play a rookie quarterback in his first NFL start against the Chargers and for the second straight season, the result was the same: An easy Charger victory, this time by a 31-20 margin. The Chargers took an early 28-3 lead and cruised to victory from that point. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers had an almost perfect first half, completing 15 of 16 passes for 178 yards and three touchdowns in leading the Chargers to four first-half...
By Bill Seals Sports Reporter Are the Chargers Super Bowl contenders? The Los Angeles Chargers have gone through the preseason as if the goal is to avoid injuries to their starters. Winning has been secondary to being ready for the regular season, which starts Sept. 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs at the StubHub Center in Carson. The Chargers lost to the New Orleans Saints 36-7 at the StubHub Center last week, yet there seemed to be little concern about the beatdown. Head Coach Anthony Lynn...
