P-Riv Update: Week 13

P-Riv is my dogg.

Philip and my Chargers let us breathe easy for the majority of the game yesterday, which was a nice change. They jumped to a 17-0 halftime lead and did not really look back, beating the Bills 24-21 on a blustery day in Buffalo.

The much improved and feisty Bills made us work a little in the 2nd half. My beloved Chargers gave them 2 short fields thanks to a fumble and long punt return. After those plays, a five-yard Willis McGahee run made it a 17-14 game as momentum appeared to swing.

Then along came that long drive that the Chargers so desperately needed. After failing to move the ball more than 30 yards on their first four drives of the second half, they got into a rhythm. Mixing short passes in with a heavy dose of LT, the Bolts marched 80 yards in 13 plays and ate up 8:06 of the game clock before LT scored his league-best 26th touchdown of the season on a two-yard run.

McCardell, speaking of the long scoring drive, noted,” That drive really solidified us as a true contender. On the road in a hostile environment, an 80-yard drive, that means a lot. It shows people that when our backs are against the wall, we can come out and respond.”

Our man, Rivers, was an efficient 17-for-29 for 160 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions.

The howling winds and freezing temperatures did not seem to bother LT as he finished the day with 178 yards on 28 carries, giving him his sixth-consecutive 100-yard game and allowing him to claim the league lead in rushing yards with 1,324 on the season.

This brings us to another interesting topic. Ladainian Tomlinson. Throughout the season, and several times yesterday, members of the media have talked about LT as the best football player in the world and possibly in history. This very well may be true. I do not know enough about the history of the game to speak to this point, but he seems like a great football player. Here in lies the problem. I have observed some of these very same analysts who have commented on LT’s football skills talk about him as a person. Many analysts say,” As great as he is on the football field, he’s an even better person.” LT may be the greatest football player ever. LT is a better person than he is a football player. Follow this logic and you can conclude that LT is quite possible the greatest person that ever lived or at least deserves mention in the conversation. Do I need to extrapolate this any further? I didn’t think so. Hint: If you are speaking to a national audience, make sure that what you are saying makes sense before you say it.

Our Chargers head back to the warmth to face a tough, but slipping, Denver Broncos team at 4:15 EST next Sunday.

Now, everyone go vote for P-Riv and all the other Chargers for the Pro Bowl.

http://www.nfl.com/probowl/ballot

GO CHARGERS!