Archives for October 2008

‘Chambers was injured in a 17-10 setback to the Miami Dolphins in Week 5 and missed the Chargers’ convincing 30-10 thrashing of the New England Patriots this past week. The veteran wideout has now missed six consecutive scheduled practice sessions and two straight games.’

‘Kawika Mitchell made the play of the game midway through the fourth quarter. With Buffalo holding onto a 20-14 lead, Mitchell dropped into coverage and made a leaping interception in his own end zone on an attempted touchdown pass by Philip Rivers returning it out to the Bills 30.’

‘Mitchell’s interception allowed Edwards to engineer a seven-play, 43-yard drive to set up Rian Lindell’s 44-yard field goal for a 23-14 lead with 3:17 remaining. Then Mitchell came through again, when he forced Rivers to fumble on San Diego’s next possession.’

‘The CBS TV feed was out until 2 p.m., or about 5 minutes after the power came back on in the stadium. The game, which had been delayed for 15 minutes in the first quarter, resumed with on-field officials keeping time while shouting out the time left on the play clock.’

‘Bills starting center Melvin Fowler (elbow) and starting cornerback Terrence McGee (left knee sprain) were also inactive. Rookie cornerback Leodis McKelvin started his first game in place of McGee, who missed his second consecutive game.’

‘”We feel like we’ve got a lot of weapons on this team, and each week somebody different steps up,” said Bills running back Fred Jackson. “We know they’re a very powerful and explosive team. But we feel like we are, too.”‘

‘The guys at the garage will have lots to talk about Monday if the Bills win today. The Bills are 4-1, alone atop the AFC East, one of only four NFL teams without two losses on their resume. A win today would make them 5-1 for the first time since 1995, which was the last time they won a playoff game.’

‘Chargers, 24-20.’

‘"We’re off to a good start, but it really doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things if we lose our next 11 games and go 4-12," quarterback Trent Edwards said.’

‘They definitely are a better team than they’ve been in recent years, but we’ll have a clearer idea if this season is legit or just another tease during these next four games.’

‘The Bills’ offensive line has not been very good and it may be without C Melvin Fowler, which means Duke Preston would have to start. Williams could have a field day on the inside with him.’

‘First, Time Warner and Ch. 4 are in a big money dispute. LIN TV of Rhode Island, the owner of WIVB, wants $1.2 million a year from Time Warner. Time Warner, which bought up Adelphia, won’t feed Ch. 4 to its cable customers. However, our good neighbors from CFTO will, with the Federal Communications Commission permission.’

‘Buffalo 24, San Diego 17.’

Chargers need more running, less gunning (San Diego Union Tribune)

Week 7 predictions: Chargers vs. Bills (San Diego Union Tribune)

Taking flight (North County Times)

Are the Chargers back on track? Yes (North County Times)

Matchups vs. Buffalo Bills (North County Times)

Chargers’ Tomlinson feeling better (Riverside Press Enterprise)

Gameday: Chargers vs. Bills (Chargers.com)

‘”Philip’s been awesome,” Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson said after catching five of Rivers’ passes for a career-high 134 yards against the Patriots. “He’s been our leader.”‘