The Chargers took it to the Raiders offensively last Sunday in Oakland.  Philip Rivers was very efficient in this game as he completed 19 of 26 passes for 310 yards with 3 TD passes and 1 INT.  Mike Tolbert led the way on the ground in this game for the Chargers with 58 yards rushing on 9 carries (6.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Curtis Brinkley pitched in with 52 yards rushing on 16 carries (3.3 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 12 yards (4.0 avg) in this game.  WR Malcom Floyd (7 rec, 127 yards, 1 TD grab) and TE Antonio Gates (5 rec, 106 yards, 1 TD) led the way for the Chargers in the passing game.  WR Vincent Jackson pitched in with 2 receptions for 29 yards (14.5 avg) with 1 TD grab and he also carried the ball 1 time for 41 yards.  The Chargers finished up with 153 yards rushing on 31 carries (4.9 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 26 passes (73.1%) for 310 yards as they had possession of the ball for 30:27.

The Chargers had a huge play on special teams in this game, but the defense didn’t play too well.  Backup WR Richard Goodman returned 6 kickoffs for 215 yards (35.8 avg), including one that he took 105 yards to the house for a TD.  Defensively, LB Donald Butler led the way for the Chargers with 10 tackles and 1 QB hit.  LB Takeo Spikes (8 tackles) and CB Antoine Cason (6 tackles, 3 passes defensed and 1 interception) also pitched in for the Chargers last weekend.  The Raiders finished up with 103 yards rushing on 24 carries (4.3 ypc) and they also completed 28 of 43 passes (65.1%) for 417 yards.  The Chargers finished the 2011 season with a 8-8 record.

The Chargers’ playoff hopes ended with the thud last Saturday against the Lions in Detroit.  Philip Rivers completed 28 of 53 passes for 299 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs (one of which was returned 4 yards by DE Cliff Avril for a TD).  Ryan Mathews led the way for the Chargers on the ground with 11 carries for 58 yards (5.3 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 16 yards (5.3 avg).  Mike Tolbert pitched in with 9 yards rushing on 4 carries (2.3 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 32 yards (5.3 avg).  WR Malcom Floyd led the way in the passing game for the Chargers in this game with 6 grabs for 95 yards (15.8 avg) with 1 TD grab.  TE Antonio Gates (4 rec, 40 yards) and WR Vincent Jackson (2 rec, 41 yards) also pitched in for the Chargers in this game.  The Chargers finished up with 70 yards rushing on 16 carries (4.4 ypc) and they also completed 28 of 53 passes (52.8%) for 297 yards as they had possession of the ball for 27:39.

The defense was utterly pathetic for the Chargers in this game.  Safety Steve Gregory led the way for the Chargers on D in this game with 8 tackles.  LB Na’il Diggs (7 tackles) and safety Eric Weddle (6 tackles and 2 passes defensed) also had solid games for the Chargers.  The Lions finished up with 87 yards rushing on 23 carries (3.8 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 36 passes (80.6%) for 353 yards.  The Chargers are now eliminated from the playoffs as they now have a 7-8 record.

The Chargers completely destroyed the Ravens last night.  Philip Rivers stayed sharp as he completed 17 of 23 passes for 270 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  Ryan Mathews led the way for the Chargers in the running game last night with 26 carries for 90 yards (3.5 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  He also caught 2 passes for 19 yards (9.5 avg).  Mike Tolbert carried the ball 8 times for 40 yards (5.0 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 18 yards.  WRs Malcom Floyd (5 rec, 96 yards, TD) and Vincent Jackson (3 rec, 84 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Chargers in this game.  The Chargers finished up with 145 yards rushing on 37 carries (3.9 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 23 passes (73.9%) for 270 yards as they had possession of the ball for 34:12.

The Chargers played great team defense last night as they racked up 7 sacks!  LB Antwan Barnes was a beast against his old team as he had 6 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 tackles for a loss and 3 QB hits.  LB Bront Bird (6 tackles), LB Shaun Phillips (6 tackles, 1/2 a sack, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 pass defensed and 1 QB hit) and safety Steve Gregory (6 tackles) also played well last night.  The Ravens finished up with 89 yards rushing on 14 carries (6.4 ypc) and they also completed 24 of 35 passes (68.6%) for 201 yards.  The Chargers are now 7-7 on the season, only 1 game behind the Denver Broncos in the AFC West.

The Chargers destroyed the Bills yesterday.  Philip Rivers was sharp again as he completed 24 of 33 passes for 240 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs.  He did lose a fumble in the end zone that resulted in a TD for the Bills.  Ryan Mathews led the way on the ground for the Chargers in this game with 114 yards rushing on 20 carries (5.7 ypc).  He also caught 6 passes for 34 yards (5.7 avg) in this game.  Mike Tolbert pitched in with 21 yards rushing on 6 carries (3.5 ypc) with 1 TD grab.  TE Antonio Gates led the way in the passing game for the Chargers in this game with 7 grabs for 68 yards (9.7 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  WRs Vincent Jackson (5 rec, 55 yards) and Patrick Crayton (3 rec, 37 yards, TD) also pitched in for the Chargers in the passing game.  The Chargers finished up with 150 yards rushing on 32 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 24 of 33 passes (72.7%) for 216 yards as they had possession of the ball for 35:33.

The defense was outstanding for the Chargers yesterday.  Safety Steve Gregory led the way for the Chargers on D in this game with 7 tackles, 1 pass defensed and a interception that he returned 26 yards for a TD.  CB Quentin Jammer (6 tackles) and LB Takeo Spikes (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) also had solid games for the Chargers.  Safety Eric Weddle and CB Marcus Gilchrist each pitched in with a interception in this game.  The Bills finished up with 96 yards rushing on 20 carries (4.8 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 37 passes (40.5%) for 185 yards.  The Chargers are now 6-7 on the season.

The Chargers dominated the Jaguars last night on Monday Night Football in Jacksonville.  Philip Rivers was on his game last night as he completed 22 of 28 passes for 294 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Ryan Mathews was also outstanding as he carried the ball 13 times for 112 yards (8.6 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Mike Tolbert also had a solid game with 6 carries for 24 yards (4.0 ypc) with 1 TD grab.  WRs Malcom Floyd (4 rec, 108 yards, TD), Vincent Jackson (4 rec, 72 yards, TD) and Vincent Brown (1 rec, 22 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Chargers last night.  TE Antonio Gates pitched in with 6 grabs for 70 yards last night.  The Chargers finished up with 139 yards rushing on 26 carries (5.3 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 28 passes (78.6%) for 294 yards as they had possession of the ball for 28:17.

The defense had issues stopping Maurice Jones-Drew, but they did well with stopping everyone else on the Jaguars.  LBs Takeo Spikes (9 tackles) and Donald Butler (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 pass defensed) led the way for the Chargers on D in this game.  CB Antoine Cason (6 tackles, 1 pass defensed) and safety Eric Weddle (4 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception) also helped out on D last night for the Chargers.  The Jaguars finished up with 129 yards rushing on 31 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 33 passes (57.6%) for 177 yards.  The Chargers are now 5-7 on the season.

Nick Novak missed a 53-yard field goal in O.T., which set up Tim Tebow and his cohorts for a game winning drive.  Matt Prater of the Broncos nailed a 37-yard field goal with only 29 seconds left in O.T. to beat the Chargers.  Philip Rivers was so-so once again as he completed 19 0f 36 passes for 188 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  Ryan Mathews led the way for the Chargers today on the ground with 137 yards rushing on 22 carries (6.2 ypc).  Mike Tolbert pitched in with 44 yards rushing on 11 carries (4.0 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 19 yards (6.3 avg).  WR Vincent Brown (3 rec, 50 yards) and TE Antonio Gates (6 rec, 49 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Chargers today.  The Chargers finished up with 185 yards rushing on 36 carries (5.1 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 36 passes (52.8%) for 159 yards as they had possession of the ball for 37:23.

The defense had serious issues against the run today and it is why they lost this game.  LB Takeo Spikes led the way for the Chargers’ D in this game with 14 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss.  Safety Eric Weddle (7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 pass defensed), DE Vaughn Martin (7 tackles) and LB Donald Butler (6 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss) also got a lot of work in today.  The Broncos finished up with 208 yards rushing on 51 carries (4.1 ypc) and they also completed 9 of 18 passes (50%) for 141 yards.  The Chargers are now 4-7 on the year.

The San Diego Chargers just didn’t play well enough yesterday to keep up with the Bears.  Philip Rivers completed 21 of 31 passes for 280 yards with 2 TD passes and 2 INTs.  Ryan Mathews led the way on the ground for the Chargers in this game with 37 yards rushing on 13 carries (2.8 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 14 yards (7.0 avg).  Mike Tolbert pitched in with 14 yards rushing on 3 carries  (4.7 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 24 yards (4.8 avg) in this game.  WR Vincent Jackson (7 rec, 165 yards, TD) and TE Antonio Gates (4 rec, 63 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Chargers yesterday.  The Chargers finished up with 52 yards rushing on 17 carries (3.1 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 31 passes (67.7%) for 280 yards as they had possession of the ball for 26:50.

The defense was solid against the run yesterday, but not so good against the pass in this game.  CB Quentin Jammer (5 tackles), safety Eric Weddle (5 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss) and CB Antoine Cason (4 tackles, 3 passes defensed and a interception that he returned 64 yards) led the way for the Chargers on D in this game.  The Bears finished up with 93 yards rushing on 32 carries (2.9 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 32 passes (56.3%) for 286 yards.  The Chargers are now 4-6 on the season.

The Chargers got beat up physically on both sides of the ball by the Raiders last night.  Philip Rivers was lousy again as he completed 23 of 47 passes for 274  yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT.  He also lost a fumble in this game.  Mike Tolbert led the way on the ground for the Chargers with 36 yards rushing on 7 carries (5.1 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 37 yards last night.  Ryan Mathews returned to action by carrying the ball 6 times for 34 yards (5.7 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 23 yards.  Jacob Hester pitched in with 1 carry for 1 yard and 1 grab for 7 yards and it went for a TD.  WR Vincent Brown (5 rec, 97 yards, TD) and TE Antonio Gates (5 rec, 54 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Chargers last night.  The Chargers finished up with 75 yards rushing on 15 carries (5.0 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 47 passes (48.9%) for 239 yards as they had possession of the ball for 27:23.

The defense was flat out pathetic for the Chargers last night.  Safeties Eric Weddle (9 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss) and Paul Oliver (7 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 interception) led the way for the Chargers in this game.  DE Corey Liuget pitched in with 2 tackles and 1 fumble recovery for the Chargers last night.  The Raiders finished up with 191 yards rushing on 41 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 21 passes (66.7%) for 298 yards.  The Chargers are now  4-5 on the year.

The San Diego Chargers just couldn’t keep up with the Packers yesterday.  Philip Rivers completed 26 of 46 passes for 385 yards with 4 TD passes and 3 interceptions (two of which were returned for TD by the Packers).  Mike Tolbert was very effective for the Chargers in this game with 83 yards rushing on 19 carries (4.4 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 4 passes for 59 yards (14.8 avg) in this game.  WR Vincent Jackson was unstoppable in this game for the Chargers as he caught 7 passes for 141 yards with 3 TD grabs.  TE Antonio Gates (8 rec, 96 yards, TD) and WR Vincent Brown (4 rec, 79 yards) also pitched in for the Chargers in the passing game yesterday.  The Chargers finished up with 85 yards rushing on 21 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 26 of 46 passes (56.5%) for 375 yards as they had possession of the ball for 30:15.

The Chargers didn’t play much defense yesterday.  CB Marcus Gilchrist (9 tackles), LB Antwan Barnes (7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 2 sacks and 2 QB hits), LB Takeo Spikes (7 tackles) and DT Antonio Garay (6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 QB hit) led the way for the Chargers on D in this game.  The Packers finished up with 136 yards rushing on 26 carries (5.2 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 26 passes (80.8%) for 232 yards.  The Chargers are now 4-4 on the year.

The Chargers had this game in the bag and they blew it.  Philip Rivers lost a fumble with 48 seconds to go in the game with the ball at the Chiefs’ 15 yard line!  The Chargers got the ball first in O.T. and they went three and out while moving backwards.  Rivers completed 26 of 41 passes for 369 yards with 0 TD passes and 2 INTs.  Ryan Mathews led the way on the ground for the Chargers last night with 57 yards rushing on 13 carries (4.4 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 55 yards (9.2 avg) before leaving the game due to injury.  Curtis Brinkley pitched in with 10 carries for 43 yards (4.3 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 3 passes for 24 yards.  WR Malcom Floyd (5 rec, 107 yards) and TE Antonio Gates (4 rec, 73 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Chargers yesterday.  The Chargers finished up with 102 yards on 27 carries (3.8 ypc) and they also completed 26 of 41 passes (63.4%) for 345 yards as they had possession of the ball for 37:29.

The defense played decent for the Chargers until the O.T. period, when the Chiefs drove straight down the field.  LB Donald Butler (8 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss), safety Eric Weddle (7 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 2 interceptions) and safety Steve Gregory (7 tackles) led the way for the Chargers on D in this game.  The Chiefs finished up with 94 yards rushing on 32 carries (2.9 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 32 passes (59.4%) for 247 yards.  The Chargers are now 4-3 on the season.