May 24, 2013

Week 13 best & worst: Colts’ loss puts them behind Jaguars in playoff race

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Robert Mathis and the Colts fell to 6-6 on Sunday. CAPTION By Darron Cummings, AP USA TODAY’s Sean Leahy looks at the superlatives for Week 13 of the NFL season: Biggest surprise: The 7-5 Jaguars ended Sunday in sole possession of first place in the AFC South. Their win in Tennessee and the Colts’ loss [...]

Philip Rivers throws four TD passes to lead Chargers’ rout

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SAN DIEGO — With Philip Rivers energizing the NFL’s No. 1 offense, the San Diego Chargers remain a bolt of electric-blue when it comes to the month of November. The Denver Broncos? Looks like another late-season short-circuiting for a rebuilding team that still appears quite fragile, particularly on defense. Rivers, the league’s top passer and [...]

Raiders end 13-game skid to Chargers with 35-27 win

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OAKLAND (AP) — Just when it looked as if Philip Rivers (FSY) would lead another late drive to crush the Raiders, Oakland’s beleaguered defense came up with the big play. Michael Huff (FSY) knocked the ball out of Rivers’ hand and Tyvon Branch (FSY) returned the fumble 64 yards for a score to help the [...]

Antonio Gates’ 2 TDs lead Chargers to 41-10 rout of Cardinals

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Philip Rivers (FSY), Antonio Gates (FSY) and the rest of the San Diego Chargers’ offense have the flash. The guys on defense have the bash. A week after underachieving in Seattle, the four-time defending AFC West champion Chargers dominated the two-time defending NFC West champion Arizona Cardinals, winning 41-10 as both [...]

Sanchez’s troubling performance; Chiefs’ savvy drafting

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Ten Things I Think I Think about last night’s memorable games: 1. I think the Jets are in big trouble on offense. Big trouble. That wasn’t a franchise quarterback on the field for the Jets in the 10-9 loss to Baltimore; that was a liability. The worrisome thing for the Jets, to me, is that [...]

Chiefs stave off late rally to stun Chargers 21-14

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — If the Chiefs keep this up, football will be fun again in Kansas City. Desperate to proclaim an official end to one of the darkest periods in team history, the Chiefs hit San Diego with two long touchdown strikes and then stopped Philip Rivers (FSY) in the shadow of the [...]