By triplehelix With all this focus on the absurd BCS system and the method in which a national champion is crowned, it’s easy to overlook an even bigger travesty.  Overtime in the National Football League. The Chargers run in the TD and the game is over.  How anti-climatic is that?  I mean, once San Diego was i...

By JasonB Saturday 4:30p - Baltimore Ravens @ Tennessee Titans 8:30p - Arizona Cardinals @ Carolina Panthers Sunday 1p - Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants 4:30p - San Diego Chargers @ Pittsburgh Steelers Nice to get the full week of rest.

By JasonB In the early game, the upstart Atlanta Falcons travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals, champs of the worst division in football. In primetime, the Colts travel to San Diego to take on the 8-8 Chargers, champs of probably the second worst division in the league.

By Chris Ah yes. The NFL playoffs. My favorite sports time of the year, tied with the NCAA basketball tournament. The games begin today with the Indianapolis Colts taking on the San Diego Chargers at 7 PM central time. Peyton Manning, this year's NFL MVP, takes on the quarterback who won the passing tit...

By Andrew Nuschler 10.  Cory Webster, cornerback for the New York Giants 2.  Nnamdi Asomugha, cornerback for the Oakland Raiders 1a.  Ed Reed, safety for the Baltimore Ravens And it makes Ed Reed the best defensive back in the National Football League for 2008.

By Skeller Iron Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio Pittsburgh Steelers vs Miami Dolphins Lone Star Bowl, Dallas, Texas Arizona Cardinals vs San Diego Chargers EA Sports Madden 2009 Sunset Bowl, Los Angeles, California New York Giants vs  New England Patriots

By TheSportsGuru Start of 4th Quarter CategoryBroncosChargersScore 1338Rushing Yards 90171Passing Yards 215184Total Yards 305355T.O.P 19:10 25:50

By TheSportsGuru Start of 3rd Quarter CategoryBroncosChargersScore 624Rushing Yards 4798Passing Yards 103154Total Yards 150252T.O.P 10:28 19:32

By TheSportsGuru Start of 2nd Quarter CategoryBroncosChargersScore 610Rushing Yards 3734Passing Yards 5384Total Yards 90118T.O.P 6:15 8:45

By Blitzburgh Congratulations as well to the Miami Dolphins for handling the New York Jets in the Meadowlands. The biggest difference in the game? 3 Brett Favre INTs compared to 0 for Chad Pennington. The +46 rushing yards edge also contributed to the Dolphins winning the time of possession battle 33+ mi...

2. "The Epic in Miami:'' San Diego Chargers 41, Dolphins 38 (OT), Jan. 2, 1982. In one of the great shootouts in NFL history, Miami overcomes a 24-0 deficit in this divisional playoff, but the Dan Fouts-led Chargers tie the game at the end of regulation and win in overtime.

By Brett Lissenden 1.  NFC South:  27-11 (6.89) 2.  NFC East:  26-11-1 (6.05) 3.  AFC South:  25-13 (3.68) 4.  AFC East:  26-14 (4.30) 5.  AFC North:  18-19-1 (-0.24) 6.  NFC North:  12-26 (-3.76) 7.  AFC West:  10-28 (-6.76) 8.  NFC West:  9-29 (-9.76) Falcons vs. Rams Buccaneers vs. Raiders Redskins vs. 49ers

By pgutierrez@sacbee.com (Paul Gutierrez) Sebastian Janikowski leads a solid Raiders special-teams unit. His kicking has given fans something to cheer about this season. Quarterback Team: Green Bay Packers (5-9). Team: Kansas City Chiefs (2-12). Receivers Team: St. Louis Rams (2-12). Linebackers Secondary Team: Raiders (3-11).

The Cardinals are always going to be a tough matchup.  They have a quarterback in Warner that has won a Super Bowl, Super Bowl MVP, and two regular season MVPs.  They have the best receiving duo in the NFL with Boldin and Fitzgerald.  Breaston has emerged as a dangerous 3rd option.  They stop the...

AFC East                           NFC East 1. Buffalo (5-1)                 1. New York Giants (5-1) AFC West                          NFC West 2. San Diego (3-4)           2. San Francisco (2-5) Byes: Bears, Broncos, Packers, Vikings

By Matt Loede The offense for the Chargers finally came to life in a big way on Monday night, as Philip Rivers threw three TD’s, but the bigger key was the ability to hand the ball off to L.T. 20+ times and for two scores. The Chargers and Tomlinson always feast on the Raiders, and that will be the case here. Look f...

By Adnan Tezer The Colts will load up the box with Defensive Player of the Year Bob Sanders, thus daring the inconsistent Philip Rivers to throw the ball against a superb Indy secondary. If Rivers doesn't have Antonio Gates at his disposal, it could be a long day for the Chargers. Pick: Indy Pick: N.Y. Giants

• The Chargers actually look sharp in a first quarter ... LaDainian Tomlinson reaches endzone at the end of a Tomlinson-dominated drive, and this might be the first good first quarter Philip Rivers has had all year. This is what I was expecting, Norv Turner.

By Seth Doria(sethdoria@sports-central.org) New England 38, New York Jets 14: Leave it to Jets fans to boo their starting quarterback when he gets hurt. I disagree, though, when Chris Berman said, "you're better than that." Actually, you're not. That's exactly who you are. There's no question the Pats and Colts have the two best offenses...

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