Football news 15 January 2008

Chargers quarterback listed as questionable
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 1 hour ago
The euphoria of the San Diego Chargers’ stunning victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts was replaced by reality Monday.

Can Rivers run through it?
Boston Globe, United States - 2 hours ago
Norv Turner (above) got good news on LaDainian Tomlinson’s knee, but Philip Rivers’s situation is a bit more fluid. (Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press)

Early risers for this job
Boston Globe, United States - 2 hours ago
The Patriots have been lauded and compared to many things in recent years, but injured Chargers fullback Lorenzo Neal came up with an original thought in

NFL ROUNDUP: San Diego’s Rivers questional for AFC championship game
Detroit Free Press, United States - 2 hours ago
SAN DIEGO — Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has a sprained ligament in his right knee and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s AFC championship game

Upset of Colts has San Diego confident - but realistic - about
Boston Globe, United States - 3 hours ago
INDIANAPOLIS - Maybe it was just a bit of irrational exuberance, a celebratory proclamation blurted out after the Chargers’ biggest victory since the 1994

A look at the Chargers’ likely subs
Boston Herald, United States - 3 hours ago
By Dan Duggan Here’sa look at the three Chargers most likely to get the call Sunday against the Patriots [team stats] in the AFC Championship Game,

Chargers’ Tomlinson Says He Expects to Play Against Patriots
Bloomberg - 4 hours ago
By Erik Matuszewski Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers, the National Football League’s leading rusher, said his left knee

Why bother showing up?
Boston Herald, United States - 4 hours ago
By Gerry Callahan The Patriots [team stats] were comfortably curled up on their couches Sunday night, halfway through “The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” when

Turner’s belief bolsters Chargers
Chicago Tribune, United States - 6 hours ago
In the middle of a raucous locker room Sunday after an improbable 28-24 AFC divisional playoff win over the Colts, head coach Norv Turner started razzing

Rivers Questionable for AFC Title Game
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The euphoria of the San Diego Chargers’ stunning win against the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts was replaced by reality

Chargers’ Tomlinson expects to play against Patriots
National Post, Canada - 10 hours ago
Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesLaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers looks on against the Colts during their AFC Divisional Playoff game at the RCA Dome

Tomlinson, Rivers questionable for AFC Championship
Sports Network - 12 hours ago
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson and quarterback Philip Rivers are listed as questionable for Sunday’s

Tomlinson expects to face Patriots despite injury
AFP - 13 hours ago
SAN DIEGO, California (AFP) — Injured San Diego Chargers rusher LaDainian Tomlinson said Monday that he expects to play against hot favourites New England

AccuScore numbers game: Chargers can’t stop Pats - NFL
ESPN - 13 hours ago
By Stephen Oh The Chargers pulled off a big upset at Indianapolis in the divisional round, but things do not look good for them in New England.

Chargers 28, Colts 24 One Big Win, Two Huge Losses for Chargers
New York Times, United States - 16 hours ago
Chargers running back Michael Turner, right, filled in for the injured LaDainian Tomlinson and finished with 71 yards rushing. By JOE LAPOINTE INDIANAPOLIS

Colts fail to meet expectations
National Post, Canada - 16 hours ago
Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy was left struggling to come to terms with disappointment after his side’s reign as Super Bowl champions came to an end

Taking in the trash
Boston Globe, United States - 17 hours ago
In their grandest moment, the San Diego Chargers find themselves the target of ire nationwide. How dare the Chargers ruin a week’s anticipation leading up

Killion: Chargers coach proves critics wrong
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 19 hours ago
By Ann Killion San Diego Chargers quarterback Billy Volek (7) laughs with coach Norv Turner after the Chargers’ 28-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts in an

An OK consolation prize
Boston Herald, United States - 20 hours ago
By Karen Guregian No, this isn’t the showdown NFL fans have been clamoring for since the word “perfect” became a permanent part of the Patriots [team stats]

Backup Volek takes down his hero
Edmonton Sun,  Canada - 21 hours ago
By ROB LONGLEY INDIANAPOLIS — Billy Volek could admit it after he helped the San Diego Chargers take down his hero. The career backup spent the first three

Journey continues as team survives, subsists, subdues
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 21 hours ago
INDIANAPOLIS – The road to the Super Bowl has been paved with potholes. By finessing the first one yesterday afternoon, the Chargers are compelled to

Highlights by quarter
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 22 hours ago
Key plays: The Colts converted a fourth-and-2 at the Chargers’ 37 on an 8-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne. Two plays later Manning threw a

Volek catches bus, drives it
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 22 hours ago
By Jay Posner INDIANAPOLIS – Billy Volek had a restless Saturday night, sleeping for just two or three hours in advance of the Chargers’ divisional playoff

Stand-ins stand out
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 22 hours ago
INDIANAPOLIS – First of all, it was a truly great football game. Second of all, it may have been the best, most dramatic performance in Chargers history.

With reserves like these, who needs regulars?
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 22 hours ago
By Tim Sullivan INDIANAPOLIS – LaDainian Tomlinson left the RCA Dome under his own power. He left yesterday’s playoff game planning to return.

Chargers’ Backups Are The Difference in Upset Of Defending Champions
Washington Post, United States - 23 hours ago
A large United States flag is displayed on the field at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis before an NFL divisional playoff football game between the Colts and

A legendary lift
Chicago Tribune, United States - 23 hours ago
By David Haugh INDIANAPOLIS — On a weekend when the NFL’s three quarterback legends played like it, a career backup came up with a most unlikely story that

AFC | San Diego reserves derail Indianapolis
Seattle Times, United States - Jan 14, 2008
By Rick Gosselin JEFF ROBERSON / AP Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning was left to wonder about next season after being harassed by the Chargers.

CHARGERS 28, COLTS 24 BOLT FROM BENCH DOES IN INDY Injuries don’t
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Jan 14, 2008
After five gut-twisting lead changes, the San Diego Chargers entered the final 10 minutes of Sunday’s riveting AFC divisional game against the defending

This NFL playoff upset is just nuts, and Bolts
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jan 14, 2008
Indianapolis receiver Anthony Gonzalez manages to stay inbounds after Chargers safety Marlon McCree attempted a tackle along the sideline.








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