DETROIT (6 - 7) at
SAN DIEGO (8 - 5)
Week 15 Sunday, 12/16/2007
4:15 PM
Chargers thump Lions 51-14 to
take AFC West crown
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Postgame Recaps, Storylines,
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While the Chargers' offense
usually grabs most of the
headlines, on Sunday it was the
defense that stood out against
the Lions. San Diego intercepted
Jon Kitna five times, setting up
LaDainian Tomlinson and the rest
of the potent offense with some
easy opportunities in a 51-14
rout that clinched the AFC West
in Norv Turner's first year as
coach.
Tomlinson, who sat out the
second half after rushing for
116 yards and two scores, gave
way to Darren Sproles, who added
122 yards and two touchdowns for
San Diego (9-5), winners of four
straight.
Losers of six straight
following a 6-2 start, Detroit
(6-8) had six turnovers, setting
up 27 points. Rookie Charles
Johnson caught five passes for
102 yards but failed to score
for Detroit, which trailed 17-0
after one quarter and 34-7 at
halftime...
FULL STORY
Lions get embarrassed by
Chargers
Detroit
Free Press, United States -
Lions receiver
Shaun McDonald caught a
touchdown pass late in the third
quarter Sunday, and he threw the
ball into the Chargers ...
Extra points: Lions vs. Chargers
MLive.com, MI
Chargers
linebacker Shaun Phillips BY THE
NUMBERS 2-1 -- Lions' record
against AFC West opponents this
season. 17, 16 -- Touchdown
passes and interceptions ...
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Pregame Previews, Storylines,
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LIONS:
The Lions need to take a lead
and stay balanced on offense.
Often this season, especially on
the road, the Lions have fallen
behind, abandoned the run,
watched things snowball and lost
by a large margin. The Chargers
are capable of making them look
bad. Defensively, the Lions must
tackle better. They cannot let
LaDainian Tomlinson make them
look as silly as Adrian Peterson
did a couple of weeks ago, and
they cannot let Antonio Gates
get yards after the catch like
Dallas tight end Jason Witten
did last week...FULL
STORY
CHARGERS:
Sell out early on the running
downs with a series of
running-play blitzes and never
let one of the NFL's worst
running attacks get untracked.
If the Chargers can do that — no
guarantee with all of their
injuries -- they can force QB
Jon Kitna to beat them. Kitna is
having a solid year, but he can
get happy feet when pestered. If
the Chargers can pin their ears
back on obvious passing downs,
it would eventually pay off...FULL
STORY
NFL Preview - Detroit (6-7) at
San Diego (8-5)
Kansas City Star, MO
By Tony Moss,
Sports Network The San Diego
Chargers, winners of three
consecutive games, look to have
finally found themselves. The
Detroit Lions, who will ...
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Prediction |
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ATS Pick |
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Lions @ |
Chargers
-10.993 |
SDG
-11 |
Lions |
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Chargers |
