The Disrespect Card: How every team left in the playoffs has been callously disrespected by everyone and their mothers
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:11:18 PST)
You know what I've found strange about every team in sports that's won a championship since around 2001?

Pittsburgh Steelers need to stick to their strengths
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:29:28 PST)
When the San Diego Chargers visited the Pittsburgh Steelers in November, a bizarre finish that didn't affect...

Eight questions: Chargers aren't short on speed
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:45:00 PST)
Chargers RB and returner Darren Sproles is giving defenses fits with his speed and (lack of) size.

Broncos fan takes a beating worse than the Broncos themselves
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:30:22 PST)
Maybe it makes me a pacifist, but I never saw "I'm wearing a jersey representing my favorite team, and...

Second-round game-breakers: Bank on Panthers' Smith
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:06:29 PST)
In the first round of the AFC playoffs, San Diego Chargers running back Darren Sproles and Baltimore Ravens...

Chargers' Jackson say he's innocent of DUI
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:44:07 PST)
San Diego Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving. Jackson failed sobriety tests shortly after 2 a.m. on state Route 52 in San Diego, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ray Scheidnes. He said he didn't know Jackson's blood alcohol level. An officer stopped Jackson after spotting the player braking abruptly, speeding and weaving in a 2008 GMC...

Vincent Jackson is not on his way to becoming postseason MVP
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:38:18 PST)
Via Pro Football Talk , who probably knew about this the second he put his key in the ignition, San Diego...

Natural grass kept Roethlisberger injury from being worse
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:47 PST)
That artificial turf the Pittsburgh Steelers never installed at Heinz Field might have saved them a franchise...

Philadelphia DA to release results of Harrison probe
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:19:20 PST)
District Attorney Lynne Abraham has scheduled a news conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday to announce the results of the...

Chargers Team Report
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:48:21 PST)

The bounce-back Chargers are set to rebound from another regular-season defeat.

They did Saturday when revenging an earlier loss to the Colts but eliminating them from the playoffs.

Come Sunday, they get another shot when facing the Steelers at Heinz Field.

Back in November, the Steelers defeated the visiting Chargers, 11-10.

But the Chargers feel good about their chances come Sunday. It seems like they are playing with house money after starting 4-8 and now ending up four quarters shy of their second straight AFC Championship Game.

"Resiliency is a short-term and long-term thing," coach Norv Turner said. "It's been a week-to-week thing. We had a tough loss to Pittsburgh.

Chargers RB Tomlinson cautious about injury
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:37:04 PST)
San Diego Chargers star running back LaDainian Tomlinson isn't sure if a week's worth of treatment and rest will be the cure for what ails him.

L.T. could be sidelined Sunday by 'tough' injury
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:49:24 PST)
There was the strained groin in 2004, the lingering rib injury in 2005, a jaw injury in 2006, the knee injury in last year's playoffs and then his jammed right big toe earlier this season. Now there's the groin injury that's dogging LaDainian Tomlinson to the point that he might have to sit out the San Diego Chargers' playoff game at Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Chargers, Steelers in rematch of bizarre game
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:47:11 PST)
The finish to the Chargers-Steelers game was strange enough, with the first 11-10 score in NFL history and Troy Polamalu stripped of a last-play defensive touchdown by an officiating error. This may be even stranger: The Chargers, 4-8 with a month left in the season, are returning to Pittsburgh for a rematch in an AFC divisional playoff game Sunday.

Chargers coordinator Rivera to hold off on coaching interviews
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:32:02 PST)
Ron Rivera will wait until the San Diego Chargers' season is officially over before possibly hopping on the coaching carousel.

Roethlisberger returns to practice, will play Sunday
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:44:50 PST)
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said today he passed his final post-concussion test and will play on Sunday when...

Why is the worst divisional playoff matchup on in primetime?
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:41:03 PST)
Of the four divisional playoff games this weekend, the Arizona Cardinals - Carolina Panthers matchup is easily...

And now, all the home teams are favored
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:51:14 PST)
After a wild card weekend in which all the home teams were underdogs (and went 2-2), we'll head into divisional...

Chargers will have to make history without Tomlinson
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:46:17 PST)
As they seek to avenge an earlier loss to the Pittsburgh Steeelers, the San DIego Chargers will try on Sunday...

'Hot and healthy' flies out the playoff window
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:51:00 PST)
The Cardinals and Chargers proved that regular-season marks and what we think we know can be irrelevant.

Wild card weekend's five most valuable people
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:53:07 PST)
Honorable Mention: Matt Millen . I don't know that Matt Millen actually deserves an award, but it's got to be a...

Wild card weekend's five least valuable people
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:51:37 PST)
Honorable Mention: 3conomics . I don't get the commercials, Wendy's. I know that you have three sandwiches that...

Turner: L.T. not worse but not better, either
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:41:43 PST)
With LaDainian Tomlinson perhaps hurt worse than the team is letting on and Darren Sproles sore from all the running he did in a thrilling wild-card win, the San Diego Chargers turned their thoughts toward the weather and the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense. The Chargers finally jumped above .500 and earned a rematch against the Steelers by outlasting Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 23-17...

Colts-Chargers ties mark for overnight rating
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:23:10 PST)
The San Diego Chargers' 23-17 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts tied the mark for the best overnight rating for a Saturday wild-card game since 1999. The game earned an 18.3 overnight rating and a 30 share on NBC, the network said Sunday. That equaled the 2003 Atlanta-Green Bay game for the highest mark for a Saturday wild-card playoff since 1999, when the Arizona-Dallas matchup received...

Ed Hochuli gets a playoff assignment from the NFL
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:52:04 PST)
Ed Hochuli's reward for altering the course of the San Diego Chargers ' season was a coveted playoff...

Supporting cast thrives in Tomlinson's absence
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:14:04 PST)
As LaDainian Tomlinson stood on the sidelines, helmet off, watching for most of Saturday night's game, it had to be a little bit of deja vu for San Diego Chargers fans after last year's AFC Championship game loss to the New England Patriots.

Colts prove again they are the NFL's ultimate 'paper tigers'
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:37:00 PST)
Another 12-victory season ... and nothing. Another Peyton Manning MVP season ... and nothing.

Chargers RB Tomlinson unable to finish game
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:21:55 PST)
LaDainian Tomlinson had to leave Saturday night's 23-17 overtime playoff win over the Indianapolis Colts due to a groin injury, leaving his status in doubt for the divisional round.

Sproles' shoulders plenty big enough to carry Chargers
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:15:51 PST)
Chargers' do-everything back Darren Sproles was in a familiar role (for him) on Saturday, says Albert Breer. After all, he had plenty of reps at Kansas State.

Scifres puts a foot on the throats of Colts
(Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:59:19 PST)
On a stage that featured some of the game's biggest stars, a punter helped steal the show for the San Diego Chargers.