Postgame notes from today’s Chargers-Raiders game at Qualcomm Stadium

• Vincent Jackson had 103 yards receiving today, his fourth 100-yard game of the season and second week in a row. It’s the second time this year that Jackson’s had back-to-back 100-yard outings. The last Chargers wide receiver to have four 100-yard games in a season was Curtis Conway in 2001.
• Jackson’s four 100-yard efforts in seven games this season is the best since Jeff Graham had four 100-yarders in six games in 1999.
• Prior to Jackson, the last Charger to have four 100-yard games in the first seven games of a season was John Jefferson in 1980.
• Shawne Merriman and Shaun Phillips each had two sacks today. The last time they each had two sacks in the same game was Oct. 14, 2007 against the Raiders.
• Phillips has now recorded two sacks in each of the last two games, a first for his career.
• Philip Rivers threw his first interception today since Sept. 20 against Baltimore, a career-best span of 143 consecutive passes thrown without an interception.
• LaDainian Tomlinson became the 14th player in NFL history today to reach 12,000 career rushing yards, finishing the day with 12,027 total yards.
• Tomlinson had two rushing touchdowns today, his first multi-touchdown game of the season. The touchdowns were the 128th and 129th rushing touchdowns of his career.
• Tomlinson now has 144 career touchdowns (rushing and receiving) just one behind Marcus Allen for the third-most all-time.
• Antonio Gates played in his 100th career game today.
• The Chargers picked up their 13th win in a row today over the Raiders, the longest win streak by either team in the series. It is also the longest active win streak in the NFL by one team over another.

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Inactives for today’s Chargers-Raiders game at Qualcomm Stadium

TODAY’S INACTIVES
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS vs. OAKLAND RAIDERS
Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) – San Diego, California
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 – 1:05 pm PST

San Diego Chargers Inactives

6                  QB               Charlie Whitehurst (3rd Quarterback)
24               CB               Dante Hughes
41               FS                C.J. Spillman
61               C                  Nick Hardwick
69               C                  Tyronne Green
84               WR              Buster Davis
92               DT               Vaughn Martin
99               LB                Kevin Burnett          

Chargers Starting Lineup Changes from the Flip Card

#80 Malcom Floyd will start at WR for #89 Chris Chambers
#98 Ian Scott will start at DT for #91 Ogemdi Nwagbuo
#51 Tim Dobbins will start at ILB for #99 Kevin Burnett

San Diego Chargers Roster Changes from the Flip Card

None

Oakland Raiders Inactives

3                  QB               Charlie Frye (third quarterback)
20               RB               Darren McFadden
57               LB                Ricky Brown
74               T                  Cornell Green
76               G                 Robert Gallery
81               WR              Chaz Schillens
86               TE                Tony Stewart
89               WR              Nick Miller

Oakland Raiders Starting Lineup Changes from the Flip Card
None

Oakland Raiders Roster Changes from the Flip Card
None
 

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Spanos & Chargers provide largest privately-funded gift to San Diego schools

For the tenth consecutive year, San Diego Chargers President Dean Spanos and the Chargers Champions community initiative have provided the largest privately-funded gift to support San Diego’s educational community.

With this year’s contribution of $200,000 in school grants and scholarships, the Spanos family has donated more than $3.75 million to San Diego’s schools and students through the Chargers Champions program.

The Chargers Champions program is committed to improving physical fitness in San Diego County schools by providing grants for new facilities and equipment.
“Schools throughout California are suffering from large budget cuts,” Spanos said.  “The main goal of our program is to provide students with the necessary means to living a healthy lifestyle through physical fitness.”

The educational grants provided in 2009 ranged from $70,000 to Castle Park High School to $9,000 given to Alpine Elementary.

Six San Diego-area schools received grants to improve their physical fitness, athletic or nutrition programs:

$70,000 Castle Park High School, San Diego: Weight room
$45,000 Mt. Empire High School, Pine Valley: Football, track, and basketball equipment
$30,000 Bay Park Elementary School, San Diego: Fitness area for visually impaired
$25,000 Tierra Del Sol Middle School, Lakeside: Fitness equipment and heart monitors
$15,000 Horton Elementary School, San Diego: Indoor fitness room and equipment
$9,000Alpine Elementary School, Alpine: Fitness equipment

This year’s recipients will be honored when the Chargers host the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, November 1 at Qualcomm Stadium.

Funds allocated to Chargers Champions are administered through the Chargers Community Foundation, the San Diego Chargers’ charitable foundation. The Foundation was established in 1995 by Dean and Alex Spanos to “help San Diego build on its strengths by supporting individuals, activities and organizations that work to make the city a better place to live.”

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