Peyton Manning will suit up and throw outdoors this week as he begins his comeback from a torn plantar fascia in his left foot, although it’s unlikely he’ll participate in practice. Look, if they leave, they leave, but there’s no excuse to urinate on an entire city that has supported them for more than a half-century.
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Asked how he would guard against apathy with the San Diego Chargers sitting at 3-9 and on the outside looking in when it comes to the postseason, head coach Mike McCoy had a simple solution – guys who do not work hard will sit the bench. He brought it back 25 yards for a touchdown, the fifth pick-6 Rivers has thrown this season and the fifth defensive touchdown on the season for Denver.
Osweiler led the offense on an 8-play, 76-yard to open the game that ended with a 3-yard TD pass to Demaryius Thomas.
Momentum slowed as the time ticked away, but Osweiler, the interim starter, continued to chop away at the Chargers’ defense, spraying 26 pass attempts to nine different receivers.
And, as has been the norm for the last several years – even more so this year – there were thousands of fans of the visiting team at aging Qualcomm Stadium, which may have hosted its penultimate Chargers game.
“They gave us multiple chances offensively”, said Rivers, whose lucrative contract extension actually was announced in August.
“We got a quick start, a quick score”, Osweiler said. It was hardly an accomplishment but should give the squad a little confidence headed into today’s Broncos game. In the receiving end, Antonio Gates had 50 yards in six catches.
The Broncos offense scored just one touchdown, but it was all the defense needed.
Anderson not a great draft pick this year, but his recent performances made him a top RB2 and Flex choice over the last few weeks.
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They, especially Von Miller and Malik Jackson, were dominant up front, and the secondary did the rest. WR Dontrelle Inman was carted off the field in the first quarter after absorbing a helmet-to-helmet hit from S David Bruton Jr…. On Sunday, the linebacker broke up a pass, had two tackles for losses and stripped running back Melvin Gordon of the football. Having his day cut short, it has yet to be determined whether Davis has certainly suffered a concussion but he will not return as the league’s protocol has become a rigorous process. He has lost four of his five fumbles and has yet to score a touchdown. CB Brandon Flower exited with a first-quarter knee injury….
