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AFC Championship Preview/Prediction Chargers vs. Patriots(VIDEO)
AFC Championship Preview/Prediction Chargers vs. Patriots(VIDEO)
The San Diego Chargers take on the New England Patriots Sunday at 3pm on CBS in the AFC Championship Game at Foxboro, Mass. in Gillette Stadium. The Chargers will be one week removed from an upset against the Colts and from injuries to QB Philip Rivers an
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Chargers - Patriots, Round 2
soxanddawgs.com 1/14/2008 — “Good evening. I’m Ron Burgundy and here’s what happening in your world tonight.”The New England Patriots will host the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship game Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. These two teams are not strangers to each other as the Patriots beat them 38-14 in Week 2 this year in Foxboro. You may recall the Pats knocked the Bolts from the playoffs last season, 24-21.
San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts Preview/Prediction(Video)
mudfreesports.blogspot.com 1/10/2008 — The San Diego Chargers travel to take on the Indianapolis Colts in an AFC Divisional Game Sunday at 1pm on CBS. The last time these two teams faced off, Colts QB Peyton Manning played like little brother Eli Manning and threw 6 interceptions. I will bet m
Chargers Lead Colts; LaDainian Tomlinson Sidelined With Knee Injury, Michael Turner In
sports.aol.com 1/13/2008 — If the San Diego Chargers are going to beat the Indianapolis Colts, they may need to do it without their brightest star. Running back LaDainian Tomlinson appeared to suffer a knee injury during a second-quarter pileup. He left the game at the time and was replaced by Michael Turner , and when the Chargers came out for the second half, Turner was still the running back.There has been no word ...
UPSET IN INDY! Chargers Beat Colts!
mudfreesports.blogspot.com 1/13/2008 — In a upset, the San Diego Chargers beat the Indianapolis Colts 28-24 in Indianapolis. The Colts had 2 possessions at the end of the game to try to take the lead. Instead of trying to kick field goals, the Colts went for the win and lost the ball on downs
Colts Get Voleked; Reality Imitates 2004 Fantasy
fantasysportsexperience.blogspot.com 1/13/2008 — I am sure many of us watching the Colts- Chargers game knew for sure that San Diego had Indianapolis right where they wanted them, once Billy Volek came in. The year was 2004 and many of us met Billy Volek for the first time. He was a back up for Steve McNair and filled in admirably at times, and unworldly at other times. Specifically weeks 14 and 15 of that football season, or in fantasy ...
Doing The Playoff Math
boltbeat.com 1/13/2008 — The Indianapolis Colts appear to be the better team. They are clearly the favorite to win. Vegas has the San Diego Chargers as 10 point dogs. NFL On Fox pre-game prognosticators Terry, Howie and Jimmy all picked Indy without hesitation. Luckily for Chargers fans, they are still going to play the game just to make [...]
The Expected Unexpected In NFL Playoffs
deuceofdavenport.com 1/14/2008 — Saturday, the expected happened. The Patriots toppled the Jaguars in a hard fought (Joe Gibbs term) battle in Foxboro. Most everyone expected that their opponent in the conference championship game would be the Colts who should've had no problem with the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. Most everyone was wrong when the Chargers, who lost LT in the 2nd quarter and Phillip Rivers later in the .
A Manning advances, but not Peyton
stampedeblue.com 1/14/2008 — Give it up for Eli and the Giants knocking off the #1 seeded Cowboys. Tony Romo was awful in the game while Eli controlled his offense from start to finish. As it stands, the NFC playoffs look a helluva lot more interesting than the AFC. Credit San ...
San Diego Chargers Will Be Huge Underdogs Against the New England Patriots
sports.aol.com 1/14/2008 — Good news: CHARGERS ARE GOING TO THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ! NORV TURNER HAS BEEN VINDICATED!! Bad news: The opening line for next week's San Diego-New England game will probably be somewhere around 20 points, undoubtedly the largest in AFC Championship history. And it could be more; the Jaguars were +13.5 underdogs against the Patriots and are arguably a better team than the Chargers
Igor Olshansky is an idiot
ourbookofscrap.com 1/15/2008 — Yeah, I'm back. We'll see how it goes. First up, we have Chargers defensive lineman Igor Olshansky, who said this about the Patriots: "Seriously, I mean, they're more worried than we are, I promise you. Believe me. They know what's up." By they know ...
Be Careful What You Wish For
sportsyenta.blogspot.com 1/16/2008 — This week, I've been doing my best to keep my head down and eyes on my proverbial paper because I don't want to think too much about the game between the Chargers and Patriots on Sunday. If I do, I'll get too anxious because I hate the Patriots. ...
Patriots To Honor Young Fan Booed at Chargers-Colts Game
sports.aol.com 1/16/2008 — During halftime of last Sunday's, Chargers-Colts game, CBS honored the national winners of the Punt, Pass and Kick program . Everything was going swimmingly until the public address announcer got to the 14-15 year-old champion, Anna Grant. You see, ...
Welker reflects on Charger days
boston.com 1/18/2008 — FOXBOROUGH – With the Patriots preparing to face the Chargers in the AFC Championship game, and media members from across the country present at Gillette Stadium, a variety of storylines are being pursued. One of note today is a recap of Wes ...
In The Red Zone - Chargers @ Patriots Preview - AFC Championship
soxanddawgs.com 1/19/2008 — The New England Patriots host the San Diego Chargers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday at 3 p.m in the AFC Championship game. This is the second meeting of the year between these two teams. New England defeated San Diego 38-14 at Gillette Stadium in Week 2.
Patriots vs Chargers
tsos20.wordpress.com 1/19/2008 — The New England Patriots host San Diego in the AFC Championship this Sunday. Not the Colts as most of us expected, but the Chargers. Even though San Diego was 14-2 last season, and they feature a trio of all pro weapons in Tomlinson, Gates and ...
Injury Report (Friday): Patriots vs. Chargers (Week 20)
patspulpit.com 1/19/2008 — Patriots Injury Report Almost All Clear Chargers' TE Gates, QB Rivers 'Doubtful' The New England Patriots injury report is nearly clear ( players on injured reserve, of course). Safety Mel Mitchell will miss Sunday's action with a biceps ...
Tickets For Chargers-PatriotsSOX & Dawgs
The New England Patriots announced late Monday that tickets for AFC Championship game against the San Diego Chargers will be placed on sale Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. via Ticketmaster. No tickets will be sold at the Patriots box office at Gillette Stadium. On Tuesday, January 15, over 55,000 fans on the Patriots season ticket wait list will have an opportunity to purchase those ...
Feeling Lucky Are YaSOX & Dawgs
If betting the spread (Patriots giving 14 points) or the over/under (46 ½ points) doesn’t do it for you, there’s plenty of other things you can wager on based on the Chargers-Patriots AFC Championship game later today. Some of the stuff you can wager on via Bodog are. Odds to win the Super Bowl New England Patriots 2/7 Green Bay Packers 4/1 San Diego Chargers 9/1 New ...
Week 20 Pregame: New England Patriots vs. San Diego Chargers, 3 p.m.Pats Pulpit
On Destiny's Doorstep Chargers Stand Between Patriots and History Teams don't get here by accident. Just ask the 2001 New England Patriots. If a team is in this game, they've done a lot of things right, no matter how poorly the season started, say by starting 1-3. Just ask the 2001 New England Patriots. And you don't necessarily need your season-opening starting quarterback to lead you ...
5 Reasons the Patriots Might Lose This SundayWith Malice - An LA Lakers blog, news and opinions
This weekend the Indianapolis Colts San Diego Chargers take on the New England Patriots, and whilst it’s not necessarily a foregone conclusion that they’ll lose to the Pats, most people have it penciled in already… in stone. But I’m not so confident… there are a multitude of things that could happen that will ensure a loss to the New England Patriots. Here ...
AFC Championship Preview: San Diego Chargers at New England PatriotsNFL Gridiron Gab
In New England, you find the only team of the final four, that at the beginning of the year at least, you’d expect to be playing for a trip to Arizona. However, the team they meet is especially unexpected, considering the turmoil the Bolts faced after a sluggish 1-3 start, including a blowout in New England during Week 2. After a near mutiny of first-year coach Norv Turner, the Chargers ...
Five Keys to the Chargers Beating the Patriots on SundayNFL Gridiron Gab
1. DON’T GET BEAT DEEP!!!! First of all, the wind could help make sure the San Diego secondary doesn’t get by the long ball. Led by Antonio Cromartie the cornerbacks have been playing pretty well of late but the safeties are going to have to pick up their game a lot in order to defend the most dangerous passing attack in the NFL. Marlon McCree and Clinton Hart have to play ...
Patriots vs. Chargers Key Battle: Dan Koppen vs. Jamal WilliamsFanHouse
For all the talk of Tom Brady and Randy Moss and Wes Welker and Rodney Harrison and Philip Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates and Shawne Merriman , the single most important individual matchup when the Chargers take on the Patriots in Sunday's AFC Championship will be Patriots center Dan Koppen against Chargers nose tackle Jamal Williams . Koppen and Williams will be teammates ...
AFC Championship Game Breakdown: Chargers at PatriotsFanIQ Blog
Only four teams remain, who will be playing in the Super Bowl?   At FanIQ, we’ll break down each game to see who will make it to the big game.   (3) San Diego Chargers at (1) New England Patriots. Sunday, 3:00 PM ET on CBS from Gillette Stadium   Weather Forecast : 21 degrees, chance of snow.   The Patriots machine continues it’s seemingly ...
Chargers Versus The Patriots In FoxboroChargers Gab
The Chargers take on the New England Patriots Sunday in the AFC Championship Game in Foxboro, Massachusetts. San Diego has won 8 straight and 10 of their last 12 regular season games. Bill Belichick’s team is undefeated this year and hopes to become the first NFL team ever to finish 18-0. The 1972 Miami Dolphins ended their season 17-0. The Pats are also hoping to reach the ...
LaDainian Tomlinson Vows: No Dancing on Gillette Stadium Field if Chargers WinFanHouse
Last year, Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson didn't like it very much when some Patriots players danced on the field at Qualcomm Stadium -- mimicking the dance that Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman does when he sacks a quarterback -- following the Patriots' upset win over the Chargers. In fact, Tomlinson liked it so little that he angrily confronted the Patriots on the field after ...
AFC Championship Pants Party: Patriots Vs. Chargers [2008 NFL Playoffs]Deadspin
Does anyone out there dare? Can anyone claim, with a straight face, that the Chargers are going to win this game? It's the AFC Championship, and we haven't found a single person who is taking the underdog. Sad state of affairs. Anybody here have the intestinal fortitude to tilt at a windmill here? The picks, y'all. • Cool Standings : Patriots. • Football Outsiders : ...
Championship Weekend Searches For Drama -- Chargers @ PatriotsThe Mile High Report
A 3-1 divisional round puts me at 6-2 as we head towards the Conference Championship Games.  What had looked to be an epic weekend, Colts/Patriots with a side of Cowboys/Packers has become anything but.  The Chargers have little hope against the Pats, while there just seems to be magic surrounding the Packers.  Will the Giants ride end?  With the Chargers shock the ...
Chargers @ Patriots - what the pundits are sayingBOSTON IRISH
Pretty big game at the Razor on Sunday night. San Diego travel to New England to take on the 17-0 Patriots in the AFC Championship game. Let's find out what the pundits have to say. SI.com's Peter King picks the Patriots in something of a blow out. His reasoning? Largely the Charger's injury list; ''Wrong place, wrong time for the Chargers. It's going to be about 18 degrees at kickoff, 40 ...
Perfect Pats Host Bolts For AFC Title SundayNFL Gridiron Gab
Looking to become the first team ever to win 18 games in one season, the New England Patriots will host the San Diego Chargers this Sunday in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots became just the second team to go 17-and-0 after beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-20 in the Divisional Playoffs last Saturday. Tom Brady was nearly perfect, completing his first 16 ...
Championship game kribbles, part III: Chargers' offense vs. Patriots' defenseBleacher Report
Ah, the Thursday before championship game weekend ... a time when we can all try to imagine ways the San Diego Chargers can upset the seemingly invincible New England Patriots. Or at least cover the 14-point spread. Or at least give them a game in the first half. The first quarter. A bit of kribbling, then, on that amazing slapdash Chargers offense versus the steadfast Patriot 'D' ... Ah, ...
2008 AFC/NFC Championship PredictionsBleacher Report
San Diego Chargers vs. New England Patriots Overview Patriots Coming into this week, New England is undefeated at home, on the road and anywhere else they decide to play. Chargers   The Chargers come in after a mild upset against the favored Colts last Sunday. They showed tremendous energy and depth in their victory over the defending Super Bowl champs. New England is favored, ...
AFC/NFC Championship Predictions 2008Bleacher Report
San Diego Chargers vs. New England Patriots. Overview Coming into this week, New England is undefeated at home, on the road and anywhere else they decide to play. The Chargers come in after a nice showdown against the Colts last Sunday. New England is favored (obviously) by a lot, but don't put down the Chargers just yet. There might be some surprises in store. Offense Patriots. There is ...
Chargers-Patriots Betting Odds, Weather and Injury UpdatesSports Handicapping
The San Diego Chargers-New England Patriots line has settled down a bit. New England is a 14 point favorite at sportsbooks with a total of 46-47. Winds will be 21- 23 mph with an 18 percent chance of snow. Kickoff temperature will be in the upper teens. Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is expected to start. Much like last week, Antonio Gates will probably play but not at 100 ...
BOLTS/PATS TO BE FULL OF HUGS, CANDY, AND RAINBOWSEpic Carnival
by Sterling Gould , More Credible FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS (AP) - For the AFC Championship game, expect a lot of cheers and nice, thoughtful signs when the San Diego Chargers take to the field this weekend against the Patriots. "We totally love those guys," said Patriots safety Rodney Harrison with a sincere smile. "I'd go out with Shawn Merriman any time or day. We could discuss our shared ...
Practice peekProjo Pats Blog
The Patriots are on the field inside Gillette Stadium, holding their first practice of the week as they prepare for Sunday's AFC Championship game against San Diego. The players are in full pads, and the only two missing for the media-access portion were offensive lineman Ryan O'Callaghan and special teamer Mel Mitchell. Richard Seymour did not stretch with the team but came out from the ...
Chargers vs. Patriots: the key matchupsBoston.com -- Football news
Matchups for the AFC championship game between the San Diego Chargers and the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium:
It wasn't pretty when Chargers, Patriots squared off in SeptemberBoston.com -- Football news
It seems like it was in another lifetime. On Sept. 16, the San Diego Chargers headed into a rematch with New England, eager to atone for their epic playoff collapse against the Patriots eight months earlier.
Chargers Need A Health PlanWash Post NFL
The San Diego Chargers yesterday began trying to patch together a lineup to face the unbeaten New England Patriots in this weekend's AFC championship game in Foxborough, Mass.
Chargers Stun Colts, Make Date With PatriotsWash Post NFL
Even with LaDainian Tomlinson and Philip Rivers leaving the game with injuries, the Chargers hold off the Colts, 28-24, to advance to the AFC Conference Championship.
Sweet SeventeenWash Post NFL
A sublime Tom Brady completes 26-of-28 passes with three touchdowns Saturday to vault the 17-0 Patriots into the AFC championship game with a 31-20 playoff victory over the Jaguars.