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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...
The Los Angeles Rams epic 54-51 win over the Kansas City Chiefs not only lived up to the hype, it distorted the standard by which great games will be measured. The record-setting heavy weight match staged in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum put an instant claim on being the greatest Monday Night Football ever played. "It was one of the most competitive games I've been a part of since I've been coaching in this league," said Rams head coach Sean McVay. "I thought it was really just a...
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 has called an audible and so the 2018 Game of the Year is coming to Los Angeles this Monday night! Due to player safety the NFL has decided to move this coming Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs. The game was scheduled to be played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City but due to poor field conditions resulting from recent soccer matches and music concerts the urgent change was inevitable. The NFL just released this statement at 1:46 p.m. PST: "The...
The Los Angeles Rams-Kansas City Chiefs game will be played at the LA Memorial Coliseum on Monday, November 19 at 5 PM PT, the National Football League announced today. The game will be broadcast on ESPN and locally on ABC, as well as on radio in English on ESPN LA 710AM and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes/KWKW 1330 AM. Starting today, Rams Season Ticket Members can go onto Rams Account Manager to purchase their current seats until Thursday at 5 PM PT. Starting Wednesday at 10 AM PT, Season Ticket...
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...
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...
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...
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?...
The Los Angeles Chargers will begin their second season in Los Angeles in a much different place than they did one year ago. At that time, coming off a 5-11 season in 2016, Vegas prognosticators picked the Chargers to finish last in the AFC West in 2017. Now, after a 9-7 season in 2017, the Chargers are favored to win the AFC West in 2018. The Chargers won nine of their last twelve games in the 2017 season in impressive fashion, and that has clearly influenced the prognosticators in 2018. The...
The NFL Draft is an unpredictable process. General Managers must plan for several different scenarios that can happen during the actual draft process. A player that is rated high in the draft can fall for a for a variety of reasons. In the 2018 NFL draft, that scenario came true for the Los Angeles Chargers. Below is the round-by-round recap for the 2018 Chargers draft: Round 1 – Derwin James, Safety, Florida State The Chargers got a surprise when Florida State safety Derwin James fell to t...
It was a bloody lip to say the least. The Los Angeles Rams got a stiff dose of reality, a thorough and convincing 24-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Rams had a four-game winning streak snapped. For the first game all season the Rams (7-3) were outcoached on both sides of the ball as the team suffered its first road loss. First-year Ram Head Coach Sean McVay acknowledged as much: "Didn't do enough to win the football game and it starts with me... It's a...
Welcome home Los Angeles Rams fans. The Coliseum finally became home field advantage for the Rams as they pounced on the Houston Texans, 33-7, to improve their 2017 record to 7-2. The NFC West Division leaders turned a tight contest into a rout in the second half scoring 24 points while the defense continued their dominance with four punishing turnovers. It took the 11th game at the Coliseum since the Rams return to Los Angeles for the fans to finally embrace their team with passion....
The Los Angeles Chargers are like the boxer that no one wants to fight. It is going to be a close fight, a bloody fight. They can get knocked down, but they get right back up. They never quit. They are going to fight until the bitter end. Unfortunately, the end is usually bitter for the Chargers. On Sunday the Chargers lost in overtime to the Jacksonville Jaguars 20-17, dropping to 3-6 for the season and losing another game they should have won. In a wild fourth quarter the Jaguars tied the...
If the NFL gave out participation awards the Los Angeles Chargers would be weekly winners. In the last 26 games the Chargers have played, 22 of them have been decided by eight points or less, with 15 of the 22 resulting in losses. But as Chargers Quarterback Philip Rivers stated after Sunday's game with the Patriots: "There are no participation trophies." Every game the Chargers play in is close and Sunday's game was no exception. In a tough matchup in Foxboro, Massachusetts the Chargers fell to...
The Los Angeles Chargers have reached the halfway point of their schedule for the 2017 season. Their first half record of 3-5 is disappointing but a three-game winning streak did give Charger fans hope until the mistake-filled loss to the New England Patriots on the road. This past weekend was a bye weekend and gave the coaching staff an opportunity to do some much-needed self-scouting. As Charger head coach Anthony Lynn stated: "We're reflecting back on some self-scouting. Guys are doing projec...
Back in early January of this year Nick Novak kicked a 50-yard field goal to give the Houston Texans an early 3-0 lead over the Oakland Raiders, a lead that the Texans would never relinquish on the way to a 27-14 playoff win over the Raiders. The loss eliminated the Raiders from the playoffs. On Sunday Novak's 32-yard field goal with no time on the clock gave the Los Angeles Chargers a 17-16 win over the Raiders in Oakland. This loss did not eliminate the Raiders. They are 2-4, as are the...
Shooting yourself in the foot five times is a surefire way of losing in the NFL. That's exactly what the Los Angeles Rams did in losing 16-10 to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, October 8 at the Coliseum. It was a game they should have won going away. It was a game they almost won anyway. 60,000 fans were treated to a dramatic end as quarterback Jared Goff and the Rams drove the length of the field on their final drive to the Seahawk 20-yard line. On third down with eight seconds left in the...
In a battle of two winless teams, a game that some billed as the crummy game of the week, the Los Angeles Chargers ended their nine-game regular season losing streak in an exciting and typically close fashion, beating the New York Giants 27-22 on a late touchdown at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. It was the first Charger regular season win since November of 2016. It was not a thing of beauty but it was a victory. The Chargers committed 11 penalties, gave up a safety for two points on a bad snap...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The Los Angeles Rams unquestionably became the talk of the town after upsetting the Dallas Cowboys, 35-30, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Going toe-to-toe and beating America's Team instantly ranks as the most significant win in the Rams' return to Los Angeles. The record-kicking foot of Greg Zuerlein stamped it with approval. The Rams took another step toward NFL relevancy as they improved their record to 3-1 to remain in first place in the NFC West. The...
By Bill Seals Sports Reporter The late great John McKay, the former USC and Tampa Bay Buccaneer head coach, once said in answering a reporter's question after a game, "Well, we didn't block, but we made up for it by not tackling." The funny quote sums up the Los Angeles Chargers performance against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at the StubHub Center in Carson. The Eagles beat the Chargers 26-24 behind a dominant rushing attack that accounted for 214 yards. The Eagles were also able to hold...
In a tough hard fought game the Miami Dolphins held on for a 19-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at the StubHub Center in Carson before 25,381 fans. The game was the home opener for the Chargers as well as the season opener for the Dolphins, who had their season opener with Tampa Bay postponed due to Hurricane Irma. The Chargers had a chance to win in the last seconds of the game but a 44-yard field goal attempt by rookie kicker Younghoe Koo went wide right. The Dolphins produced...
One week after a storybook start to the 2017 season the Los Angeles Rams and their fans fell back to earth. The Washington Redskins outlasted the Rams, 27-20, before a half-filled L.A. Coliseum on September 10. Last year the dark clouds of doom never parted once they infiltrated the team. This season, the sense of resolve and hope is a marked contrast. The Rams had multiple chances to take the lead after falling behind 13-0 before tying the game at 20-20 early in the fourth quarter. Ultimately,...
