The San Diego Chargers (13-3) didn’t need their starters in at the end of the game to pull of a late comeback win over the Washington Redskins (4-12) on Sunday.  With the Chargers down 20-16, Philip Rivers’ backup Billy Volek threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Mike Tolbert to win the game for the Chargers.  Rivers and the starters played a little, and still made an impact.  Rivers threw for 99 yards and 1 touchdown on 9/15 passes, while Volek went 19/30 for 216 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.  The running game didn’t look very strong, getting only 50 yards on 17 carries, but it was mostly backups who were still somewhat effective.

The Chargers defense did give up 339 total yards, but most of that came in the passing game.  They did a good job slowing down the Skins’ running game, holding them to 64 yards on 22 carries.  It was very nice to see a lot of the reserve players not only getting a chance to play, but making an impact and helping the Chargers comeback and win.  The Chargers have now won 11 in a row heading into the playoffs and are one of the favorites in the AFC to make it to the Super Bowl.