For three quarters Sunday, the
Titans defense pushed around the
Chargers' high-powered offense,
sacking quarterback Philip
Rivers five times and forcing
three interceptions.
Nobody in the stadium thought
the Titan's 17-3 lead was in
danger. Except for the Chargers,
who scored two touchdowns in the
fourth quarter and one in
overtime on a 16-yard run by
LaDanian Tomlinson to win 23-17.
Tennessee (7-6) had a chance
to run out the clock, but gave
the ball back to San Diego with
2:24 left in regulation and went
three-and-out in overtime. It
was the third straight win and
seventh in nine game for the
Chargers (8-5), who would clinch
their second straight AFC West
title with a Denver loss.
Tomlinson rushed for 146
yards and a touchdown and caught
a TD pass, while the Titans'
LenDale White ran for 113 yards
and a touchdown.
Chargers Rally Past
Titans
Silver & Black
Illustrated -
9 minutes ago
The
Titans went
three-and-out,
giving the Chargers
a short field for
the winning score.
--How did the knee
injury to Darren
Sproles help the
Chargers win? ...
Tomlinson scores 16-yard TD,
Chargers rally for 23-17 win in
OT
International Herald
Tribune, France -
11 minutes ago
In overtime, the
Titans forced the Chargers to
punt. But San Diego pinned
Tennessee at its 2 when Kassim
Osgood stopped the ball from
going into the end ...
Chargers 23 Titans17
Music City
Miracles, TN - 2
hours ago
The Chargers
made the plays when they had to,
and the Titans just weren't able
too. Now the Titans face 3 must
win games with a lot of
scoreboard watching. ...
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
CHARGERS: Time for QB
Philip Rivers to have a game he
can hang his hat on. While the
Chargers needed only 10
completions from him in last
week's win when relying on the
running game, the sledding
figures to be tougher this week.
With DT Albert Haynesworth back
wrecking havoc in the middle,
the Titans probably will live up
to their No. 7 ranking in
stopping the run. So turn to
Rivers, after an early dose of
LaDainian Tomlinson. Go with the
play-action for the deep balls
to Chris Chambers and Vincent
Jackson, and get Antonio Gates
more involved after a Sunday
showing of just one catch...FULL
STORY
TITANS:
The Titans have a tall order,
because their typical formula --
stop the run, put the game on
the quarterback and hit him
often -- will be tough to pull
off against the Chargers. RB
LaDainian Tomlinson has fared
well against them in the past,
with three touchdowns in two
games, and he's a good receiver
as well as a passing threat. On
offense, the Titans will hope to
pound it with LenDale White,
Chris Brown and Vince Young
establishing a ground attack and
hope it opens up some room for
Young to throw. Look for him to
try to find WR Justin Gage,
who's emerging as the team's
most dependable and dangerous
option...FULL
STORY
Can the Chargers
win in the trenches?
Big Red Report
The
interior of the
Chargers'
defensive line, with
DT Jamal Williams,
vs. the front line
of the Titans,
with C Kevin Mawae
-- Much of this game
will be ...
referee: Bill Carollo umpire: Bill Schuster head-linesman: John Schleyer line-judge: Gary Arthur field-judge: Bill Lovett side-judge: James Coleman back-judge: Phil Luckett replay-official: Bob Boylston
