P-Riv is my dogg!!!
I’m running out of superlatives here. Another scintillating performance by Mr. Rivers and the AFC West Champion Chargers. They just keep winning. It is a beautiful thing to watch and cheer for.
Its almost tough to talk about Rivers here…not because he did not have an amazing game (15 of 23 for 279 yards 2 TDs no INTS and a QB rating of 136!), but because it was such a great overall team effort, from the coaching staff down. 6 receivers caught passes, 4 backs had rushes, and 16 defenders made tackles. Cam Cameron made some great calls, especially the fumble-rooskie trickeration that got Lorenzo Neal his first TD in 3 years. Marty let P-Riv air it out in the first half and P-Riv capitalized with precision passing, hitting on every long pass he threw. Cromartie looked great returning the ball on kick-offs, except the fumble. Kaeding was 2/2 of field goals and 6/6 on PATs. He also had a few touchbacks. Scifres landed 2/3 punts inside the 20. I could go on and on and on, but you’re getting the point. Basically, if you were a Chargers player, coach, trainer, fan, or water boy, you had a good game yesterday.
El Tee
It really seems unfair, doesn’t it? How can one team be so fortunate to have P-Riv and Ladainian at the same time? What can you say? LT is tremendous. He continues to delight with 7 straight games of 100+ yards, 7 straight multiple touchdown games, and 29 touchdowns in just 13 weeks. Following Lights Out’s sack and subsequent fumble recovery in the fourth quarter, everyone sensed history was just around the corner. 1st and goal. You could hear the fans chanting, ‘LT! LT! LT! I knew it, you knew it, the fans at the stadium knew it, the viewers at home knew it, Mike Shanahan knew it, the Broncos’ defense knew it; LT is going to get the ball, but they still couldn’t stop him. Run off left tackle, one quick move to elude Darrent Williams, a sudden acceleration to the front corner of the end zone, and LT finds pay dirt for the 29th time this season. The difficulty of scoring 29 touchdowns in the National Football League would be comparable to me beating Usher, Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, Prince, K-Fed, Derek Zoolander, and 23 other professional dancers in a dance-off. Possible, but highly unlikely.
As usual, this guy seems so nice it is almost sickening. “We made history today,” Tomlinson said. “There is no better feeling than to be able to share it with the group of guys that are in this locker room.” LT is special. Regarding his skills and knack for success, one reader sent me an email this morning saying, “I think Tomlinson might be the closest team athlete to Jordan I've seen.”
All of his teammates and coaches had uniquely positive things to say. Said Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer, “I don’t want to embarrass him, but for all the skills he has as a player, they pale in comparison to the person.” I hate to harp on a subject, but are you serious? Now his coach thinks he is one of the greatest persons ever. Lets just focus on his football abilities. We all know he is very, very good.
LT. Thank you.
Our Chargers seem to be the class of the NFL and now lead the AFC. It is a great year to be a Chargers fan. I hope everyone has added a lot of Chargers gear to their Christmas list and you all need to go to http://www.nfl.com/probowl
GO CHARGERS!
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