The Jacksonville Jaguars take on the San Diego Chargers in one of the NFL Games on Sunday, September 18 start time at 4:25 PM ET, at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California.
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Alex Smith, normally stoic, squirmed out of a pile in the end zone, got to his feet and let out a roar.
Diggs had a great game in Minnesota’s win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday with seven catches for 103 yards.
The Giants (1-0) won the debut of Coach Ben McAdoo after 12 years and two Super Bowl titles under Tom Coughlin while spoiling the first game for Dallas’ Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott. But the Chargers were unable to keep any drives going in the fourth quarter, when the Chiefs were charging to their NFL-leading 11th consecutive regular-season victory. Not that you could blame them – 21-point leads simply don’t disappear in the NFL.
Running back Spencer Ware entered Sunday’s game with just six catches for five yards in 13 career National Football League games.
The San Diego Chargers have confirmed Keenan Allen tore the ACL in his right knee in Week 1 and will miss the rest of the 2016 season.
The Chargers have lost their top receiver but are closer to getting their first-round draft pick on the field.
A bad 17-yard punt by Chargers punter Drew Kaser put the Chiefs in great field position with 1:49 left in the fourth quarter. McCoy said he doesn’t know when Bosa will be ready to play.
Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson was stifled all day but the Vikings turned to defense and their kicking game to win their first game without quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Smith connected with wide receiver Tyreek Hill on a 9-yard scoring play that began the Chiefs second-half comeback. Dolphins defensive end Mario Williams left the game in the second half to be evaluated for a concussion.
CHIEFS CHURNING: Even without running back Jamaal Charles, who continues his own comeback from an ACL injury, the Chiefs were able to run their usual offense with backup Spencer Ware. He had six catches for 74 yards, picking up a crucial third down that kept the winning overtime drive alive.
The Chargers went 24-3 with a field goal, but the momentum shifted in the fourth quarter in favor of the Chiefs.
“I thought he was going to make it”, McCoy said of the 54-yard field goal try. It shocked us that Coleman was owned in only 42 percent of Yahoo leagues leading up to Week 1, but you can bet after he split time nearly equally with Devonta Freeman and noticeably outperformed him, Coleman will be in demand. “I’m just glad to have him”.
Benjamin had a team-high seven receptions in the loss to the Chiefs, but for only 32 yards. The four-time Pro Bowl running back is still recovering from surgery last season to fix his ACL and was inactive Sunday.
WHAT A RUSH: The Chiefs managed one sack without star pass rusher Justin Houston, out after knee surgery in February.
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Chiefs linebacker Sam Barrington left in the second half with a hamstring injury.
