The Chargers looked absolutely awesome on offense on Sunday Night but the pass defense showed some leaks against Matt Leinart and the Cardinals.  Philip Rivers looked ready for the regular season as he completed 20 of 29 passes for 282 yards with 2 TD passes.  Billy Volek finished up the game and he looked solid again completing 9 of 16 passes for 123 yards.  Andrew Pinnock was the workhorse running the football with 15 carries for 60 yards (4.0 ypc).  Michael Turner got his work in carrying the ball 9 times for 20 yards (2.2 ypc) but he suffered a high ankle sprain and could miss part of the regular season.  Darren Sproles was very active on Sunday with 6 carries for 20 yards (3.3 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 6 passes for 73 yards (12.2 avg).  WR Vincent Jackson looked like a true #1 WR as he caught 4 passes for 92 yards (23.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  TE Antonio Gates was also solid with 4 grabs for 56 yards (14.0 avg).  The Chargers finished up the game with 32 carries for 106 yards (3.3 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 45 passes for 400 yards.

The defense did a good job stuffing the Cardinals running game as they held them to 64 yards rushing on 21 carries (3.0 ypc).  The Cardinals did throw the ball all over the Chargers’ defense as they completed 20 of 30 passes for 311 yards.

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