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Chargers-Panthers Week 2 Game Thread

Chargers-Panthers Week 2 Game Thread

LEet’s talk about some football!

Welcome to Week Two, everyone. Let’s have some fun.

Bolt up, baby!

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Chargers-Panthers Live Game Recap: Bolts look to earn 1st 2-0 starts since 2012

Chargers-Panthers Live Game Recap: Bolts look to earn 1st 2-0 starts since 2012

The Chargers have a chance to star their season 2-0 for the first time since 2012.

The Chargers (1-0) are in Charlotte, North Carolina this week to take on the Panthers (0-1) for their first road trip of the 2024 season. The Bolts are at Pittsburgh next week so this is actually the beginning of a 10-day trip to the east coast in which they'll practice next week at the facilities of UNC-Charlotte.

The Panthers are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Saints in Week One where they stumbled to a 47-10 decision behind a rough outing for second-year...

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Chargers-Panthers Week 2 Inactives: Alohi Gilman OUT

Chargers-Panthers Week 2 Inactives: Alohi Gilman OUT

The Chargers will be without starting free safety Alohi Gilman against the Panthers.

For the second consecutive week, the Chargers will have the majority of their 2024 rookie class inactive on game day. Of the seven inactive players for the Bolts, four of them are rookies. They are running back Kimani Vidal, cornerback Tarheeb Still, defensive tackle Justin Eboigbe, and wide receiver Brenden Rice.

The other three inactive players are safety Alohi Gilman, who missed all week with a knee injury, offensive guard Jordan McFadden, and quarterback Taylor Heinicke. It should be noted, however, that Heinicke is the team’s emergency...

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Test your NFL knowledge on Sunday with our new daily trivia game

Test your NFL knowledge on Sunday with our new daily trivia game

Your new daily word game obsession is here. Try out our new NFL player guessing game.

By now, you’ve probably already seen the new SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game. It made its debut over at SBNation.com recently, but we have now decided to switch things up a bit (because we’re still in the figuring-it-out phase here): for the next few days, the game will be posted directly here on Bolts From The Blue at 8 a.m. PT each day.

The game will live in a new article each day for you to play, chat about, and provide feedback.

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NFL Week 2 Game Picks: Cowboys over Saints, Cardinals over Rams

NFL Week 2 Game Picks: Cowboys over Saints, Cardinals over Rams

The Eagles set for primetime matchup at home with the Falcons and Kirk Cousins.

We went 12-4 in Week One. The Browns and Panthers did me no justice. Here’s to hoping for a cleaner Sunday this time around.

Lets pick some games, shall we?

All odds are courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook!

Early Sunday Games

Chargers (-4.5) vs. Panthers

Pick: Chargers

The Panthers may be the worst team in the NFL. Both offensively and defensively. The Chargers offense may not be full of fireworks right now, but their defense looked for real in Week Two. I foresee another rough outing...

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Chargers vs. Panthers: How to watch on TV, start time, radio, betting odds and more

Chargers vs. Panthers: How to watch on TV, start time, radio, betting odds and more

Here’s all the information you need to tune into Sunday’s matchup against the Panthers.

The Chargers are 1-0 after a Week One win over the Raiders. They’re on the road this week in North Carolina to face the Panthers (0-1) in Charlotte. Carolina was a victim of their own play as two Bryce Young interception helped sink them early in a 47-10 whooping by the Saints.

No game in the NFL should ever be seen as an automatic win. The phrase “any given Sunday” exists for a reason. Could the Panthers find a way to beat the Chargers today? Absolutely....

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Test your NFL knowledge on Saturday with our new daily trivia game

Test your NFL knowledge on Saturday with our new daily trivia game

Your new daily word game obsession is here. Try out our new NFL player guessing game.

By now, you’ve probably already seen the new SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game. It made its debut over at SBNation.com recently, but we have now decided to switch things up a bit (because we’re still in the figuring-it-out phase here): for the next few days, the game will be posted directly here on Bolts From The Blue at 8 a.m. PT each day.

The game will live in a new article each day for you to play, chat about, and provide feedback.

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Expect another big performance from J.K. Dobbins against the lowly Panthers

Expect another big performance from J.K. Dobbins against the lowly Panthers

Dobbins could be in for an all time performance against a team missing it’s biggest star.

It was a pleasant week one debut for J.K. Dobbins and the Chargers as the former Ohio State product finally was healthy for a big breakout on the ground against the Las Vegas Raiders.

It’s good to see such an explosive debut from Dobbins who to this point in his career has been riddled with injuries and has not had a proper chance to be a teams number one back. While Dobbins did split time with Gus Edwards, it was clear that Dobbins was...

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Chargers Final Injury Report: Joey Bosa questionable, Alohi Gilman OUT

Chargers Final Injury Report: Joey Bosa questionable, Alohi Gilman OUT

After practicing in a limited fashion on Wednesday, Joey Bosa was absent on Thursday before working off on a side field with trainers on Friday.

The Chargers injury report this week was much longer than Week One’s through the entire week of preparation for the the Panthers. The final injury report of the week has dropped and five total players grace it.

In all, four players are listed as questionable. Edge rusher Joey Bosa, running back Hassan Haskins, wide receiver Joshua Palmer, and cornerback Ja’Sir Taylor are all expected to play with Joey Bosa likely being the closest to a...

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Chargers fan base nearly entirely convinced team is headed in right direction

Chargers fan base nearly entirely convinced team is headed in right direction

Confidence in the Chargers was high prior to Week One’s victory and now it’s even higher thanks to a dominant defensive performance.

The hiring of Jim Harbaugh and the eventful offseason for the Chargers leading up to the regular season opener has had the fan base living large. Expectations — no matter how reserved — have still been fairly high and the vibes around the team have been exquisite. Rootin’ tootin’, even.

When we did last week’s SB Nation’s Reacts poll, we had 92 percent of participants say they were confident in the direction of the Chargers. Now after the...

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3 storylines to watch for in Chargers-Panthers

3 storylines to watch for in Chargers-Panthers

Justin Herbert and the Chargers passing attack could be in line for a bounce-back game, but a Panthers defense that just gave up 180 rushing yards to the Saints may mean another big day for J.K. Dobbins.

The Chargers (1-0) are on the road this week to face the 0-1 Panthers. Carolina is coming off a 47-10 shellacking by the Saints and expectations are that this week’s matchup could also be a lopsided one.

Second-year quarterback Bryce Young was expected to make a leap in year two, but two early interceptions against New Orleans sank his team before they could...

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Favorite prop bets for Chargers vs. Panthers

Favorite prop bets for Chargers vs. Panthers

A weak Panthers squad opens up big time offensive possibilities heading into week 2

Happy week one W of the season and welcome to week 2! The new look Los Angeles Chargers look to open up the season 2-0 against a Carolina Panthers team that looks like it is not ready to compete with serious NFL teams leading to some pretty juicy player props. Let’s take a look at which player props we might want a piece of over on.

Here are my favorite three bets of the week, courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.

Justin Herbert, Passing Yards Over 209.5

Derek...

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