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SAN DIEGO (7 - 5)
at TENNESSEE (7 - 5)
Week 14 Sunday, 12/9/2007 1:00
PM
Chargers come back late and in
OT to defeat Titans 23-17 and
put a lock on the AFC West
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Postgame Recaps, Storylines,
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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.
FULL STORY
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. ...
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Pregame Previews, Storylines,
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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
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Game / Time / Network |
Prediction |
Spread |
ATS Pick |
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Chargers @ |
1:00 |
Chargers
-1.780 |
TEN
+1 |
Chargers |
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Titans |
CBS |
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Scoring Summary |
| 1st
Quarter |
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FG |
5:19 |
Rob Bironas 44 yd FG
Plays: 4 | Yards: 3 | Time: 1:59 |
| 3rd
Quarter |
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FG |
11:43 |
Nate Kaeding 20 yd FG
Plays: 5 | Yards: 39 | Time: 2:00 |
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TD |
5:17 |
Chris Brown 7 yd run (Rob Bironas kick)
Plays: 4 | Yards: 19 | Time: 2:00 |
| 4th
Quarter |
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TD |
14:21 |
LenDale White 7 yd run (Rob Bironas
kick)
Plays: 7 | Yards: 42 | Time: 4:06 |
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TD |
7:29 |
LaDainian Tomlinson 7 yd pass from
Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick)
Plays: 4 | Yards: 48 | Time: 1:32 |
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TD |
0:09 |
Antonio Gates 2 yd pass from Philip
Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick)
Plays: 14 | Yards: 80 | Time: 2:15 |
| Overtime |
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TD |
7:29 |
LaDainian Tomlinson 16 yd run
Plays: 6 | Yards: 48 | Time: 3:15 |
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Statistical Summary |
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Chargers |
Titans |
| Time of Possession |
31:18 |
36:13 |
| First Downs |
20 |
13 |
| Rushing |
6 |
7 |
| Passing |
14 |
6 |
| Penalty |
0 |
0 |
| 3rd-Down efficiency |
6-18-33% |
6-17-35% |
| 4th-Down efficiency |
1-1-100% |
0-0-0% |
| Red-Zone Efficiency |
3-4-75% |
2-3-67% |
| Goal-To-Go Efficiency |
2-3-67% |
2-2-100% |
| Total net yards |
341 |
240 |
| Total plays |
77 |
63 |
| Average gain |
4.4 |
3.8 |
| Net yards rushing |
148 |
131 |
| Rushes |
30 |
37 |
| Average yards
per rush |
4.9 |
3.5 |
| Rushing TDs |
1 |
2 |
| Net yards passing |
193 |
109 |
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Completed-attempted |
21-42 |
14-24 |
| Average yards
per pass |
4.1 |
4.2 |
| Passing TDs |
2 |
0 |
| Sacked-yards
lost |
5-35 |
2-10 |
| Had
intercepted |
3 |
2 |
| Return Yardage |
115 |
160 |
| Punts-returns |
3-44 |
3-34 |
| Punt-Return
TDs |
0 |
0 |
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Kickoffs-returns |
3-71 |
4-93 |
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Kickoff-return TDs |
0 |
0 |
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Interceptions-returns |
2-0 |
3-33 |
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Interception-Return TDs |
0 |
0 |
| Field Goals Made |
1-1-100% |
1-2-50% |
| Extra Points Made |
2-2-100% |
2-2-100% |
| Two-Point Conversions Made |
0-0-0% |
0-0-0% |
| Penalties-yards |
4-30 |
4-21 |
| Fumbles-lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Own-Recovered-yards |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Own-Recovered-TDs |
0 |
0 |
| Opp-Recovered-Yards |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Opp-Recovered-TDs |
0 |
0 |
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
Attendance: 69,143
Time of Game: 3:32
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