Los Angeles Chargers
The Chargers moved to 6-3 with a 27-20 win over the Titans in Week Nine. Ahead of their bye in Week 12, they have a primetime game against the Steelers (Sunday Night Football) and dates with the Jaguars and Raiders.
Let’s go ahead and see where the Chargers landed this week amongst the media’s various power rankings!
ESPN – #12
“*It’s been 12 years since the Chargers swept the Chiefs. In one of the league’s most competitive divisions, this game could mean the difference in a playoff spot. But beyond that, sweeping the proverbial big brother of the AFC West...
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The Chargers survived a scare by the Titans 27-20 on Sunday. While the usual suspects performed and carried the team to victory, it was a pair of first-year Chargers that helped spur their team to victory.
Let’s go ahead and take a look at this week’s winners and losers from Week Nine.
EDGE Odafe Oweh
Oweh had his best game in a Chargers uniform against the Titans, recording a pair of sacks and finishing as the highest-graded player on the defense by Pro Football Focus. He’s been stellar in a rotational role for the Chargers which has been...
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Good morning, Chargers fans!
You know what to do!
And now for today’s links.
Takeaways from Monday’s presser with Jim Harbaugh (Chargers.com)
What you need to know about the Chargers ahead of Week 10 (Chargers.com)
Joe Alt will undergo season-ending ankle surgery (Chargers Wire)
The Titans game only highlighted a big Chargers need ahead of the NFL trade deadline (Bolt Beat)
The Cowboys are acquiring Bengals LB Logan Wilson ahead of the trade deadline (ESPN)
The Cardinals topped the Cowboys on Monday Night Football (CBS Sports)
What we learned from the Cardinals beating the...
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Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh gave a reporters a number of newsworthy nuggets on Monday during his usual presser. Aside from the bombshell about Joe Alt having season-ending ankle surgery, Harbaugh also informed members of the media that rookie running back Omarion Hampton would not be returning from IR until after the team’s Week 12 bye.
The budding star whom the Chargers selected in the first round of this year’s draft was on pace to record over 1,000 rushing yards and 400 receiving yards as a rookie before going down with an ankle injury he sustained against the Washington Commanders...
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The worst news imaginable has come to pass.
According to a Chargers spokesperson, star left tackle Joe Alt will undergo season-ending surgery on his ankle he re-injured against the Titans on Sunday. With roughly five minutes remaining in the second quarter, a Titans pass rusher was being blocked by right tackle Trey Pipkins, and as Pipkins attempt to run him around Herbert, the defender tripped and fell into the back of Alt’s legs who was blocking his man on the other side of the pocket.
Alt has been one of the best offensive linemen in all of football this season...
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In four games since being acquired by the Chargers in a trade from the Ravens, pass rusher Odafe Oweh has racked up four sacks. That’s four more than he had in the first five games of the year for Baltimore prior to being dealt. He’s been used mainly as a rotational pass rusher but he’s made the most of his opportunities and currently leads the team in quarterback takedowns over the past month.
Several other players also stood out in big moments, including a rookie wideout who moved the chains when it was needed most.
Let’s go ahead and see...
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The Los Angeles Chargers are hoping to stay in the win column as they welcome the Pittsburgh Steelers for Week 10.
The Chargers are coming off of a 27-20 win against the Tennessee Titans in Week 9, but a stronger opponent is on deck in the Steelers for Sunday Night Football this week. However, FanDuel Sportsbook lists the Chargers as a 3-point favorite over the Steelers.
The Steelers are fresh off of their biggest win of the season, an identical 27-20 victory, but it came against the Indianapolis Colts, who had only lost once earlier in the year before playing...
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Good morning, Chargers fans!
You know what to do!
And now for today’s links.
The Chargers rallied around Daiyan Henley following the death of his brother (Chargers.com)
Here’s how the Bolts dug deep to pull out the win against the Titans (Chargers.com)
Check out some of the latest updates on Joe Alt’s ankle injury (Chargers Wire)
Bobby Hart left Sunday’s game early with two different injuries (Bolt Beat)
The Eagles are sending a third-round pick for Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips (ESPN)
Sam Darnold threw four touchdowns against the Commanders on Sunday Night Football...
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The Chargers waited nearly a month to have left tackle Joe Alt back in the lineup. Behind him, the Bolts beat the Vikings in lopsided fashion in Week Eight. A week later, the team’s star blocker is now likely out for most of, if not the remainder of the year, following being rolled up on halfway through the second quarter against the Titans.
Per NFL insider Adam Schefter, Alt suffered another high ankle sprain on the same ankle he injured against the Giants in Week Four. However, he reports that Alt may require a surgical procedure this time to fix...
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The Los Angeles Chargers are heading home happy after a 27-20 win against the Tennessee Titans in Week 9 at Nissan Stadium.
It wasn’t the prettiest win against one of the league’s worst teams, but the Chargers will take any victory they can get at this point in the season with a playoff chase on the way.
While the Chargers lost Joe Alt to an ankle injury, the offense performed well after a poor interception to Titans linebacker Cody Barton.
The defense was stellar, keeping the Titans out of the end zone all afternoon long. Their only scores came from...
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The Los Angeles Chargers are already suffering on the offensive line with Rashawn Slater and Mekhi Becton out, but now another player is hitting the sidelines.
Left tackle Joe Alt was carted off as he hurt his right ankle for the second time this season against the Tennessee Titans in their Week 9 matchup.
Alt hurt his ankle back in Week 4 against the New York Giants, which caused him to miss three games. Re-injuring his ankle is a bad sign for the Chargers, who rely on Alt to be an anchor on the offensive line.
With Alt on the...
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The phrase “any given Sunday” was coined because, well, just about anything can happen whenever two NFL teams are matched up, regardless if what their respective records may be.
Today, the 5-3 Chargers are on the road to face the 1-7 Titans. Tennessee is dead last in total offense and averages less than 170 passing yards with a rushing average just over 80 yards per game. It’s about as cake of a matchup as the team could want, especially with their defense expected to be without both cornerback Tarheeb Still and safety Tony Jefferson.
Defensively, the Titans are allowing over...
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