Hey guys, the Chargers just beat the Giants in one of the most exciting games of the year, and I'm here to recap the game. To start, though they won, San Diego didn't exactly play how I expected. Then again, a win is a win.
QB Comparison
The biggest story of this game was the battle between the draft trades Philip Rivers and Eli Manning. While Philip was on a two game winning streak, Eli was on a 3 game losing streak. Suprisingly, Eli played very well in this game, completing 25 passes for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns. Rivers on the other hand was not what i was hoping. He completed 24 passes for 209 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions, including one on what could have been the game-sealing drive, however that turned out to work out better, because it left less time on the clock for Eli. In the end, Rivers has a 1-0 record against Eli, who has an 0-2 record vs the Chargers.
The Chargers continued to struggle in the running game, With l.t. rushing 12 times for 22 yards. That is a pathetic 1.8 yards
carry. The Giants on the other hand rushed all over the Chargers, with Jacobs rushing for 67 yards and Bradshaw rushing for another 39. So i guess we found out that Tomlinson still isn't himself, and the O-line continues t open up 0 holes for him. If San Diego wants any chance of beating the Eagles next week they better start opening up some rushing lanes.
Another problem with San Diego this game was dropped balls. I don't know how many of you saw the two pathetic drops by Antonio Gates, but when your one of the best receiving tight ends in the game you better catch the ball when your wide open. Hopefully this was just an off-game for him and he can rebound next week.
Now for the positives, let's start with the pass rush, 5 sacks on Eli including 2 for Merriman. That is is second 2 sack game of
year and he seems to be getting better each week. In fact, it was the pass rush that sealed the deal when they got to pressure on Eli all that last drive. Finally they can get credit for the improvement, because they did this against one of the best Offensive lines in the NFL.Now, Though he didn't gain a whole lot of yards, Vincent Jackson had 2 more receiving touchdowns, including the game-winning one with 21 seconds left. He is quickly evolving into one of the best receivers in the NFL. But what I was really trying to get to was how well Philip and the offense as well as the defense performed in the clutch. Even after that pick return to about the 5 yard line, the Chargers never gave up and showed a lot of heart out there. Everybody just seems to play better when they need to make plays.
Here are my Chargers Grades for this week.
QB- B+ Too many picks, but when it all came closer to the end, Rivers did turn it around
RB- D- Yeah they played terrible, but I'm giving the F to the offensive Line
WRs-A Like i said earlier, Jackson is evolving into one of the best receivers in the NFL. When it came down to clutch time, he
played great. Floyd had a few bad plays, but wasn't terrible. Naane did decent.
TEs- C+ Besides the two drops, Gates played pretty well. He hauled in 5 catches for 67 yards., including a crucial first down on the last drive. Also the third string tight end Kris Wilson had a receiving TD.
O-line-F Wow, that was pathetic, they opened no holes for Tomlinson or Sproles, and gave Rivers little time. If Rivers had more time then maybe the score would have been higher.
D-line C- They played well on some drives, but other times they let up too many good running plays, and stayed on the field for too long.
Linebackers- A- They got good pressure on Eli, but I felt like they could have gotten to Eli even more. Still 5 sacks isn't bad.
Secondary- C They left receivers open and let up a few 3rd and very long conversions, but they came out with the win and stopped the receivers when it really mattered,
Special Teams B- They had pretty good coverage on kickoffs, but the return game wasn't too explosive.
Coaching- A- Norv never lost his composere, and most importantly won.
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