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Oct 2 / 7:04pm

Postgame Notes from today's Chargers-Dolphins game

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POSTGAME NOTES
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS vs. MIAMI DOLPHINS
Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) – San Diego, California
Sunday, October 2, 2011 – 1:15 pm PDT

Marcus Gilchrist had his first career NFL interception in the first quarter…Gilchrist finished the game with a team-high two passes defensed, including one in the end zone in the third-quarter that prevented a Dolphins’ touchdown and forced a field goal try.

On Vincent Jackson’s 55-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter, he moved past Ronnie Harmon (3,928) and LaDainian Tomlinson (3,955) and into ninth place on the Chargers’ all-time receiving yardage list...on the Chargers’ first field goal drive of the second quarter, Jackson caught a 42-yard pass…on that catch, he went over 100 yards for the game and 4,000 yards for his career…Jackson finished today’s game with three catches for 108 yards. He now has 4,022 career yards, needing 163 to move past Tony Martin (4,184) and into eighth place.

Vincent Brown had his first NFL catch for a first down on a third-and-two play in the second quarter…it helped sustain a Chargers field goal drive…Brown’s only other catch went for 20 yards on a 3rd-and-15 play to help keep alive a third-quarter touchdown drive.

Nick Novak tied his career high with four field goals today…Novak hit from 27, 48, 23 and 38 yards…the only other time he hit four in a game was Sept. 28, 2008 against Denver when kicking for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Philip Rivers had his best statistical outing of the season, completing 21 of 31 (.677) for 307 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. His rating today was a season-high 110.6. It was also his first game of the season without an interception.

Larry English had a career-high two sacks today.

Takeo Spikes had his first sack as a Charger.

Eric Weddle helped seal the victory with his team-leading second interception of the season. It was his second-straight game-clinching interception. Today’s interception came with 2:53 left in the fourth quarter. Last Sunday, Weddle intercepted Kansas City’s Matt Cassel with 55 seconds left in the final quarter.

Ryan Mathews had 149 yards of total offense for the second-consecutive week and now has 298 yards of total offense in the last two games combined (179 rushing and 119 receiving)…his performance today against Miami included a career-long 42-yard catch on a 2nd-and-18 play during the Chargers’ third-quarter touchdown drive.

The Chargers are 3-1 overall and 3-0 at home for the first time since 2006.

The Chargers continued their defensive domination at home, allowing only 194 yards through the air today with three sacks and two interceptions. The Dolphins’ team passer rating today was just 56.8. In three games at home, the Chargers have allowed only 43 points and 393 passing yards (131.0 ypg), while collecting six sacks and four interceptions.

The Chargers reported the following injuries today: Vincent Jackson (leg).
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Sep 27 / 6:27pm

Postgame notes from Chargers-Dolphins

POSTGAME NOTES
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS vs. MIAMI DOLPHINS

Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) – San Diego, California
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

  • Philip Rivers passed for 303 yards today, his second-consecutive game of more than 300 yards. Combined with his 436-yard effort last Sunday against Baltimore (739 yards) are the most by a Chargers quarterback in a two game stretch since Dan Fouts passed for 784 yards in a two-game stretch in 1985. Fouts, who was in the CBS broadcast booth at Qualcomm Stadium for both of Rivers’ games, passed for 440 yards against Seattle on Sept. 15, 1985 and 344 at Cincinnati on Sept. 22, 1985.
  • Vincent Jackson was the Chargers’ leading receiver today with 120 yards. It’s the second week in a row and the first time in his career that he’s recorded back-to-back 100-yard games (141 vs. Baltimore)
  • Eric Weddle had the first interception return for a touchdown of his career today (31 yards). It was his second career TD as he returned a fumble 86 yards for a score last year vs. Atlanta.
  • The Chargers had no new injuries to report. Shawne Merriman did not return to the game for the second half after re-aggravating a previous groin injury.
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Sep 27 / 12:14pm

Inactives for today's Chargers-Dolphins game at Qualcomm Stadium

TODAY’S INACTIVES
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS vs. MIAMI DOLPHINS

Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) – San Diego, California Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 – 1:15 pm PDT

San Diego Chargers Inactives
6                  QB               Charlie Whitehurst (3rd Quarterback)
21               RB               LaDainian Tomlinson
41               FS                C.J. Spillman
61               C                  Nick Hardwick
65               G                 Louis Vasquez
84               WR              Buster Davis
90               LB                Antwan Applewhite
96               DE-DT         Travis Johnson

Chargers Starting Lineup Changes from the Flip Card
#63 Scott Mruczkowski will start at center for #61 Nick Hardwick
#62 Brandyn Dombrowski will start at right guard for #65 Louis Vasquez
#43 Darren Sproles will start at running back for #21 LaDainian Tomlinson
 
San Diego Chargers Roster Changes from the Flip Card
None
 
Miami Dolphins Inactives
6                  QB               Chad Henne (third quarterback)
30               FS                Chris Clemons
50               LB                Erik Walden
61               G                 Shawn Murphy
63               T                  Andrew Gardner
71               DE               Lionel Dotson
84               WR              Patrick Turner
86               TE                John Nalbone
 
Miami Dolphins Starting Lineup Changes from the Flip Card
None
 
Miami Dolphins Roster Changes from the Flip Card

None
 

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Sep 25 / 2:27pm

Chargers Injury Report for 9/25

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2009 Injury report.xls (349 KB)
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Sep 24 / 4:05pm

Chargers Participation Report for 9/24

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Sep 24 / 1:08pm

Local blackout lifted for Chargers-Dolphins game

Local blackout lifted;
Southern California to see Chargers-Dolphins

Enough tickets have been sold to lift the local television blackout and allow Southern California to see the CBS Sports telecast of the Chargers-Dolphins game on Sunday, Sept. 27 at Qualcomm Stadium.  Kickoff is 1:15 p.m. PT.  The game will be televised in San Diego on KFMB-TV, Channel 8 and in Los Angeles on KCBS-TV, Channel 2.  Dick Enberg and Dan Fouts will call the play-by-play action.

A limited number of tickets, including Club Level tickets, are still available at the Chargers' ticket office at Gate C at Qualcomm Stadium, at www.Chargers.com and through TicketMaster at 800-745-3000.

The Chargers' next home game is Monday night, Oct. 19 versus the Denver Broncos.  The NFL has designated the game a "Legacy Game" in honor of the 50th Anniversary Season of the American Football League.  The team expects to honor former Chargers greats Lance Alworth, John Hadl, Keith Lincoln and Ron Mix at the game.  The Chargers, Broncos and Charger Girls will be wearing their Throwback uniforms from the 1960s as will the game officials.  The field and music also will be reminiscent of the earlier era of Chargers football.

There are approximately 5,000 tickets still available for the game on Oct. 19.

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Sep 23 / 3:46pm

Chargers Participation Report for 9/23

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Sep 22 / 1:44pm

2,500 general tickets remain to lift NFL TV blackout

Nearly 2,500 tickets need to be sold by 1:15 pm Thursday, Sept. 24 to
lift the local television blackout of Sunday's Chargers-Dolphins game.

Tickets are available now at the Chargers' ticket office at Gate C at
Qualcomm Stadium, at www.Chargers.com and through TicketMaster at
800-745-3000.

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Sep 21 / 6:56pm

Chargers Game Release - Week 3 vs. Miami

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