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The Cleveland Browns came into SoFi Stadium on last Sunday with the best rushing attack in the NFL and a top five defense. They left SoFi Stadium Sunday Night with the top rushing offense in the NFL but their top five defense was shredded by the Los Angeles Chargers offense. In a wild shootout that produced a total of eighty-nine points and over 1,000 yards in total offense, the Chargers held on for a thrilling 47-42 win over the Browns. The win improved the Chargers record to 4-1, giving them...
1. Arizona Cardinals (4-0): Quarterback Kyler Murray is officially the early MVP favorite after another impressive performance, this time at SoFi Stadium against the Rams. The Cardinals lead the NFL in scoring with an average of thirty-five points per game. Next: +5.5 vs San Francisco 49ers - Sun, Oct. 10 – O/U 50 (ATS: 3-1 – O/U: 2-2) 2. Los Angeles Chargers (3-1): The Chargers win over the Raiders gives them an early leg up on the rest of the AFC West division. The Chargers are 2-0 within the...
Through the first three games of the 2021 NFL season, the Los Angeles Chargers have looked like a work in progress, a team with a lot of potential and talent, but also a team that was not quite in sync offensively and defensively. The Chargers looked like a team installing new offensive and defensive schemes, which can take a while before they look and feel fluid. On Monday Night at SoFi Stadium, the work in progress finally came together. After a delay of 35 minutes due to lighting and thunder...
Old habits are hard to change and for the UCLA Bruins defense, they just never seem to go away. Last Saturday night at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the underdog Arizona State Sun Devils came in and routed the 20th ranked UCLA Bruins, 42-23. The loss dropped the Bruins to 3-2 for the season. The Sun Devils improved to 4-1. For the Bruins, it was their second upset loss at home this season. In both games, big plays allowed by the defense were the reason for the losses. The Bruins defensive...
1. Los Angeles Rams (3-0): The Rams routed the Buccaneers at home behind 34-year-old wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who caught three receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown in the victory. Jackson does not seem to have lost a step and to steal a line from the Oscar Nominated film, Silver Linings Playbook: "DeSean Jackson is the Man." Next: -6 vs Arizona Cardinals - Sun, Nov. 3 – O/U 54.5 (ATS: 2-1 – O/U: 3-0) 2. Arizona Cardinals (3-0): Quarterback Kyler Murray is No. 3 in the NFL in pas...
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has been called a "Gangster Quarterback" by his head coach, Brandon Staley. Herbert is not your typical gangster. He graduated from Oregon with a bachelor's degree in biology. He co-founded a fishing club in high school. But on the football field, he is tough and fearless. He does not get rattled. On Sunday in Kansas City, Herbert threw for four touchdowns, completing 28 of 38 passes for 281 yards and no interceptions in leading the Chargers to a 3...
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0): Tight end Rob Gronkowski has four touchdown receptions in his first two games and a total of 90 in 133 career games. Charger great Antonio Gates holds the record at 116 touchdown receptions in 236 games. Gronk could catch Gates in the next few years. Next: -1 at Los Angeles Rams - Sun, Sep. 26 – O/U 55.5 (ATS: 1-1 – O/U: 2-0) 2. Los Angeles Rams (2-0): The Rams are off to a good start at 2-0 but will face an early season challenge Sunday afternoon against the Buc...
Some old habits are hard to break. In their first regular season game in front of actual fans, the Los Angeles Chargers suffered another last second heartbreaking loss, falling to the Dallas Cowboys, 20-17 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Attendance for the game was 70,240, with at least half of the fans supporting the Cowboys. Former Los Angeles Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein nailed a 56-yard field goal with no time on the clock to provide the winning margin for the Cowboys. It was the second...
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0): The defending Super Bowl champions overcame four turnovers in a come-from-behind victory. The Bucs will remain a Super Bowl favorite if they can keep their 44-year-old quarterback healthy. Next: -12.5 vs Atlanta Falcons - Sun, Sep. 19 – O/U 52 (ATS: 0-1 – O/U: 1-0) 2. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0): How tough is the AFC West? After the first week of play, all four AFC teams are tied at 1-0. The Chiefs are always going to be tough to beat as long as they have quarterback...
The Los Angeles Chargers knew going into the 2021 season that the AFC West was a strong division and very competitive. They would need to get off to a fast start. For the third consecutive season, the Chargers have opened the season with a victory, defeating the Washington Football Team, 20-16 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Unfortunately for the Chargers, the AFC West also had a strong Week 1 showing with all the teams winning their openers, so the Chargers are tied for first place with...
The early evening game at the Rose Bowl started with LSU head coach Ed Orgeron shouting at a taunting Bruin fan as he entered the Rose Bowl tunnel: "Bring your ass on, in your sissy blue shirt." By the end of the game, Orgeron was feeling blue and had seen enough blue for a lifetime. On a day with beautiful Southern California blue skies, with not a cloud in the sky, the UCLA Bruins rolled over the No. 16 ranked LSU Tigers, 38-27. The Bayou Bengals fell to 0-1 for the season. The Bruins...
After five straight AFC West division titles, two straight appearances in the Super Bowl, and three consecutive AFC Championship games at home, it is difficult to bet against the Kansas City Chiefs. They just find a way to win the close games. So, the prediction is that they will find a way, once again. Kansas City Chiefs – The Chiefs have had a long off-season after their 31-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. The offensive line, which struggled mightily in the Super Bowl, h...
The Los Angeles Chargers have their 53-man roster and are ready to go. Despite an uninspiring 27-0 loss to the Seattle Seahawks last Saturday night in Seattle, the Chargers accomplished what they set out to do in the preseason. They kept their starters healthy and were able to evaluate the rest of the roster in the three preseason games. The Chargers ended up 1-2 in the preseason. On Tuesday, the Chargers announced their initial 53-man roster for the 2021 season: Quarterbacks (3): Justin...
Rookie quarterback Trey Lance overcame an erratic start to throw for two touchdowns and lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 15-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers last Sunday Night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The Week 2 preseason game was attended by 68,327 fans and was the Chargers' first home game in front of fans at SoFi Stadium. Lance, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, is battling incumbent starting quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, for the starting job. Lance played his college...
After a year-long wait, the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams have finally played a game in SoFi Stadium in front of actual fans. In the first preseason games for both teams this season, the Chargers held on for a 13-6 victory over the Rams on last Saturday Night in SoFi Stadium. A crowd of 68,791 fans witnessed the game in Inglewood. With multiple starters on both teams sitting this game out, the game represented an opportunity for the younger players to get a chance to show what th...
The UCLA Bruins have announced a very challenging early season men’s basketball schedule for the months of November and December. Below is the November & December schedule for the Bruins. Games listed as TBD mean time to be determined: Tue. Nov. 9 CSU Bakersfield Pauley Pavilion – TBD Fri. Nov. 12 Villanova Pauley Pavilion – TBD Mon. Nov. 15 Long Beach State Pauley Pavilion – TBD Wed. Nov. 17 North Florida Pauley Pavilion – TBD Mon. Nov. 22 vs. Bellarmine Las Vegas, Nev. – 5 p.m. Tue. Nov. 2...
After playing eight regular season games in front of empty seats in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles Chargers finally got to feel the experience of playing in front of fans when they hosted the Fan Fest and Open Practice last Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. A crowd estimated at about 30,000 was treated to a concert and a Chargers practice that highlighted the talents of quarterback Justin Herbert and a talented group of receivers. Herbert was thrilled to be back, playing...
Out with the old and in the with the new. The Los Angeles Chargers are a new team. With a new head coach, new offensive, defensive, and special team coordinators, and new offensive and defensive schemes to learn. Everything has changed. Even some of the players have changed. But what has not changed is the level of talent on this team, which remains good. After a week of practice, it is easy to see how good this team can be. The return of safety Derwin James on defense is going to make a...
After a pandemic abbreviated 2020 football season that felt incomplete, Pac-12 football schools are ready to roar back into action and show the nation the strength of west coast college football. Washington Huskies head coach Jimmy Lake said it best when he stated that, "There's really a sense of unfinished business with our football team." After his Huskies team went 3-1 in 2020, it is easy to see why he feels that way. That seemed to be a view shared by everyone in the Pac-12 conference. The o...
After one of the most amazing NCAA basketball tournament runs in years, the UCLA Bruins fell in a heartbreaking loss to Gonzaga in overtime on a Hail Mary buzzer beater, 93-90. That left all Bruins fans wishing for another shot at the NCAA men's basketball championship. Last week, Johnny Juzang granted that wish by deciding to drop out of the NBA draft and return for another season in Westwood. Juzang posted on Twitter, "Going through the process has been an amazing experience. I was blessed to...
The Week 2 football schedule for Pac-12 football promises to be one of the best in years for the conference and presents a significant test for the conference in perception around the country. All the games are non-conference games, except for the Stanford at USC game. Below is the list of Week 2 games for Saturday September 11, 2021, for the Pac-12: OREGON at Ohio State 9a PT / 12p ET FOX Texas A&M at COLORADO (in Denver) 12:30p PT / 1:30p MT FOX CALIFORNIA at TCU 12:30p PT / 3:30p ET ESPNU...
The Los Angeles Chargers have announced 17 practice dates, including an open practice and FanFest at SoFi Stadium that will be open to the public as part of the team’s 2021 training camp schedule. The Chargers training facility is located at Jack Hammett Sports Complex in Costa Mesa and is free of charge. Training Camp attendance requires online registration. As in previous years, fans will need to pre-register for their free tickets. More information on availability and access can be found a...
It has been a long time since Los Angeles was the center of the football world, but the 2021 season promises a return to football glory for the Greater Los Angeles area. Los Angeles County will add a new team to go along with the teams that are already here. The Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson will be the home field for San Diego State Aztec football team in the fall of 2021 and the new SoFi Stadium will be the home for the NFL’S Super Bowl to finish the 2021 season. San Diego State U...
The 2020 season NFL season was a disappointment for the Los Angeles Chargers, leading to the firing of head coach Anthony Lynn and the hiring of Brandon Staley as the new head coach of the Chargers. The Chargers offensive line was rated by Pro Football Focus (PFF) as the worst in the NFL and the worst in the NFL over the past five seasons, with the exception of the 2019 Miami Dolphins. Despite this fact, the Chargers were ninth in total offensive yardage per game in the NFL in 2020. One of the...
Former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who was praised for his dealings with local and national media during his career, has been selected as the 2021 Good Guy Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). Rivers, who spent the first 16 years of his career with the Chargers organization, spent his 17th and final season with the Indianapolis Colts. He recently retired from the NFL. Rivers, the 17th Good Guy Award winner, is the first member of the Colts'...
