Entries from The Fifth Quarter tagged with 'San Diego Chargers'
Second look: Chargers at Steelers
Five things that stand out this morning from last night's 35-24 Steelers victory over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC divisional playoffs at Heinz Field: 1. Several Steelers, including head coach Mike Tomlin, remarked on the Steelers' offensive balance....
Chargers at Steelers: First quarter update
Steelers 7, Chargers 7 First quarter notes: -- 12:59: Nice play-calling by the Chargers on their opening drive. They attacked the edges of the Steelers' defense with a throwback pass to Antonio Gates and a swing pass to Darren Sproles....
Chargers at Steelers: Inactives
No surprise: Injured Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is listed as inactive, meaning Darren Sproles will carry the load for San Diego's running game in today's AFC Divisional playoff matchup against the Steelers. Other inactives: Steelers S Anthony Smith CB...
Chargers at Steelers: Pre-game
Checking in from Heinz Field about 90 minutes before kickoff. Light snow is falling at Heinz Field, where a few players bundled up in fleece are warming up and fans are beginning to trickle in. The forecast is for temperatures...
Sproles won't give the Steelers too many worries
San Diego Chargers running back Darren Sproles has gotten plenty of love since scoring the winning touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. At 5 feet 6 inches Sproles is a cute little guy and a neat story coming out...
Second look: Ravens impressed most this weekend
Five things I thought about while watching wild card weekend: 1. The Ravens stood out to me, especially on defense. I've said before that Ed Reed seems to be in the middle of every pass break-up in a Ravens game,...
John's Top 10 teams right now
I know there are 12 playoff teams, but the format has been John's Top 10, so I'm sticking with that for the postseason and I will live with the fact that Arizona and Minnesota get left out. The Colts have...
John's Top 10 teams right now
It's tough to get a handle on the playoff picture after the Titans and Giants both rose from slumps and beat hot teams last week, and when the Colts and Chargers -- who appeared to be on the verge of...
Super Bowl kid rates appearance
Erie's Jared Doutt, who won an online contest to attend this year's Super Bowl, is back in the spotlight. (I've pasted our story about his Super Bowl trip below.) I received this note from Jared's mother:...
Chargers-Steelers: Leftovers
Notes and quotes from Sunday's game that didn't make it into Monday's newspaper: -- Like Indianapolis, San Diego played mostly a "Tampa 2" defense with two safeties deep that took away the Steelers' downfield passing game. As a result, Ben...
Chargers-Steelers: Official explains final play
In an interview with a pool reporter, referee Scott Green explained the final play in Sunday's Steelers-Chargers game. Troy Polamalu appeared to score on a fumble return after three San Diego laterals on the Chargers' final play. Officials initially let...
Chargers at Steelers: Third quarter update
Steelers 8, Chargers 7 Notes: -- The wind isn't blowing that hard, but a second field-goal attempt went wide, this one a 42-yard try by San Diego's Nate Kaedling. The miss allowed the Steelers to retain an 8-7 lead. --...
Chargers at Steelers: Halftime update
Chargers 7, Steelers 5 Notes: -- Second-year linebacker LaMarr Woodley is making steady progress. He made a nice play in the second quarter to break up a third-and-17 pass intended for Vincent Jackson. Earlier in the game Woodley slipped in...
Chargers at Steelers: First quarter update
Chargers 7, Steelers 0 Notes: -- Tough call against Ike Taylor to set up the Chargers' touchdown. Based on the amount of contact, a five-yard illegal contact call might have seemed more appropriate instead of a 19-yard penalty that set...
Chargers at Steelers: Pre-game and inactives
Checking in from Heinz Field, where we're about an hour from kickoff between the Steelers and San Diego Chargers. No big surprises among the pre-game inactives, with Max Starks starting for Marvel Smith at left tackle, Matt Spaeth starting for...
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