And the Game Ball Goes to ….

Coach Turner couldn’t help but give his game ball to three players after today’s decisive victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, Jackie Battle, Demorrio Williams, and Le’ron McClain, all three of whom’s last performance at Arrowhead was in a Chiefs uniform.
Today, all three players were given a token of gratitude for their performance representing the blue and gold.

Chargers Capitalize on Turnovers

To close out the half, the Bolts defense is showing they came to play today. Five forced turnovers has lead to 17 of the Charges 27 points, the last two coming off a Donald Butler pick and 21 yard run into the end zone for theTD , shortly followed by an Antoine Cason pick and return to midfield.
Bolts jump to a 27-6 lead at the half.

What a 1st half performance! Let’s see what the 2nd half will bring….

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Chargers Control 1st Quarter at Arrowhead

The Chargers dominated on all fronts as they bounce to a 17-0 lead at the end of the first quarter against the Chiefs.
The Bolts held the ball for 10:37 of the 1st quarter, forced two turnovers, and held the league’s number one ranked rushing team in the league to a negative twelve yards on the ground.

Noteworthy milestones:
– Philip Rivers completes the 2000 pass of his career
– Eddie Royal catches his 10th career touchdown

Tune into Chargers.com for Live game updates.

Chargers Announce Injury Report

The Chargers just announced their injury report for Sunday’s game in Kansas City.

Quentin Jammer, Antwan Barnes are probable.

Jared Gaither Demorrio Williams and Nate Kaeding are questionable.

Shareece Wright is out.

Kaeding is the lone new name on this list as the kicker experienced some tightness in his groin during practice.  The team will reevaluate him tomorrow morning in Kansas City and will have futher clarification on whether or not he will be able to go on Sunday.

Guest Blog: Corey Liuget

The following was written and submitted by Chargers defensive end Corey Liuget

Even though we lost on Sunday, I’m feeling good about this season.  Personally, I’m more comfortable with what’s going on and feel like I am up to speed.  The game is slowing down for me and I’m focusing on being very sound technically. I really think I’ve gotten a lot better at coming off the ball, striking guys and handling blocks.

Right now my mind is solely on this game in KC.  We’ve got to win this game.  We have 16 one-game seasons, so we are taking each game at a time.  But I have to admit, I get more amped up playing a division game on the road.  These guys are one of our rivals and we need to get through them to get to the playoffs and hopefully win a Super Bowl. That definitely riles me up and makes me want to go play as hard as possible.

When I’m not playing football, my favorite spot to hit up is the zoo.  I’ve been about seven or eight times.  You’d think I’d get tired of it but I don’t! I love checking out all the types of bears and lions. I always take the VIP line and go feed the animals and everything.

If you guys need a good place to eat, you have to check out Stockdales out by San Diego State University. It’s this soul food restaurant that is my favorite in the city.  Their food is amazing.  I usually order the fried chicken, mac and cheese and collard greens.

Well that about does it.  Hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know a little bit more about me.  Keep the faith in us and we’ll do our best to reward you.

Corey

Report: NFL, Referees Reach Agreement

According to Albert Breer of the NFL Network, the NFL has reached an agreement with the NFL Referees Association.

The NFL reached an agreement with the NFL Referees Association late Wednesday to end the referee lockout and are working on the paperwork now, according to a league source.

A high-ranked referee told NFL.com and NFL Network’s Jeff Darlington earlier that the officials are prepared to immediately begin work, noting he and many others have gotten access to all of the videos from the last three weeks of games that were distributed to the replacement officials.

Read the complete story on NFL.com

Update 9:30 P.M. PDT: Joint statement from NFL and NFLRA

The NFL and NFLRA are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement tonight on an eight-year collective bargaining agreement, subject to ratification by the NFLRA.

“Our officials will be back on the field starting tomorrow night,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said. “We appreciate the commitment of the NFLRA in working through the issues to reach this important agreement.”

“Our Board of Directors has unanimously approved taking this proposed CBA to the membership for a ratification vote,” said Scott Green, president of the NFLRA. “We are glad to be getting back on the field for this week’s games.”

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So what do you think? Leave a comment.

Gaither Back at Practice

Jared Gaither, who has been absent from practice since July 27th due to back spasms, is back on the practice field.

Log on to Chargers.com later this afternoon for full details on how it went.

Matt Cassel Says ‘A-Game’ is Crucial Against the Chargers

In today’s conference call with the media, Kansas City Chief’s quarterback, Matt Cassel, believes that playing the Chargers is never an easy match up, always coming down to the wire.

“Every time we play the Chargers we know that it’s going to be a big physical game and you have to come with you’re A-game. They know us, we know them and we know their personnel. The schemes are similar, so it’s one of those things that just comes down to one or two plays here or there. It’s usually the team that makes the fewest mistakes that wins the ball game. It usually comes down to the fourth quarter or overtime, whatever the case may be. It’s either we have to hold them on defense or we have to score, but it’s usually a close game.”

How do you think the Chargers will fair at Arrowhead against the Chiefs this Sunday?

Rivers Ready to Move On to Next Game

Philip Rivers addressed the media this afternoon and explained why it’s important to learn from yesterday’s mistakes and move on to the next week.

“You never want to play like we did yesterday, but when you do, you definitely have to learn from it and get to the next game because there’s no waiting around and feeling sorry for yourself. It’s a new week, and we know how important it is to win division games. We’re headed into Kansas City, and they’re coming off a huge game in New Orleans. So there’s no time to over-analyze the previous game or sulk, because we’ve got to go on the road and win a new environment. Kansas City doesn’t care that we lost or how we feel. We have to go in there and win that game.”

You can watch Rivers’ complete press conference right here.

So what do you think?  Let us know in what area’s the Chargers need to improve upon heading into Sunday’s game in Kansas City.

Chargers Announce Injury Report

The Chargers just announced their injury report for Sunday’s game.

Antonio Gates, Curtis Brinkley, Eddie Royal and Dante Rosario are probable.

Ryan Mathews is questionable.

Jared Gaither and Shareece Wright are out.