SAN DIEGO CHARGERS vs. WASHINGTON REDSKINS
Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) – San Diego, California
Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 – 1:15 pm PST

• Malcom Floyd had a career-high 140 yards receiving today. His previous high was 109 yards, set in Cincinnati in 2006. Floyd led the team with nine catches.
• Antonio Gates caught his 59th career touchdown pass today, taking over sole possession of No. 2 all-time on the franchise’s career touchdown receptions list. He also takes over sole possession of third place for total touchdowns (59). He previously was tied with Gary Garrison.
• Gates finishes the season with a career-high 1,157 yards. Wide receiver Vincent Jackson also had a career-high with 1,167. Their 2,324 combined yards is the most by a Chargers duo since Kellen Winslow and John Jefferson totaled 2,630 in 1980.
• Philip Rivers passed for 99 yards today and finishes the season with a career-high 4,254 yards, third-most for a season in team history. Rivers threw his 28th touchdown pass of the season today to Gates for the fourth-most single season TD passes in team history.
• Kicker Nate Kaeding was a perfect 3-for-3 today on field goals and he finishes the season 32-of-35 (.914), a new franchise single-season high for field goal percentage. Kaeding hit a 24-yarder today in addition to kicks of 45 and 47 yards to extend his NFL-record streak of field goals 40-yards-or-less to 69.
• Kaeding also finished the season with 146 points, a new franchise kick-scoring record. He has made a personal-best 20 field goals in a row.
• The Chargers reported only two injuries today: linebacker James Holt (shoulder) and defensive tackle Antonio Garay (hamstring).

TODAY’S INACTIVES
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS vs. WASHINGTON REDSKINS
Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) – San Diego, California
Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 – 1:15 pm PST

San Diego Chargers Inactives
6                  QB               Charlie Whitehurst (3rd Quarterback)
11               WR              Legedu Naanee
22               FB                Jacob Hester
32               FS                Eric Weddle
56               LB                Shawne Merriman
74               DE               Jacques Cesaire
77               C                  Eric Ghiaciuc
83               WR              Vincent Jackson
                                                  
Chargers Starting Lineup Changes from the Flip Card
#84 Buster Davis will start at WR for #83 Vincent Jackson
#70 Alfonso Boone will start at DE for #74 Jacques Cesaire
#52 Larry English will start at OLB for #56 Shawne Merriman
#28 Steve Gregory will start at FS for #32 Eric Weddle
 
San Diego Chargers Roster Changes from the Flip Card
None
 
Washington Redskins Inactives
10               QB               Richard Bartel (third quarterback)
11               WR              Devin Thomas
24               RB               P.J. Hill
30               S                  LaRon Landry
40               CB               Marcus McCauley
55               LB                Alvin Bowen
56               LB                Curtis Gatewood
92               DT               Albert Haynesworth
 
Washington Redskins Starting Lineup Changes from the Flip Card
#64 Kedric Golston starts at DT for #92 Albert Haynesworth
#27 Fred Smooth starts at SS for #30 LaRon Landry
#50 Edwin Williams starts at RG for #63 Will Montgomery
#12 Malcolm Kelly starts at WR for #11 Devin Thomas
 
Washington Redskins Roster Changes from the Flip Card
None

Enough tickets have been sold to lift the local television blackout and allow San Diego to see the Fox Sports telecast of the Chargers-Redskins game on Sunday, Jan. 3 at Qualcomm Stadium.  Kickoff is 1:15 p.m. PT.  The game will be televised in San Diego on Fox 5.  Ron Pitts and John Lynch will call the play-by-play action and Nischelle Turner will report from the sidelines.

The game also will be seen live in the Southern California communities of Palm Springs (Fox 11) and Santa Barbara (Fox 11).

A limited number of tickets, including many Club Level tickets and tickets returned by the visiting team, 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 ticket office is open Saturday (10-4 pm) and Sunday (9-5 pm).

This weekend’s game is the 47th consecutive regular season or postseason Chargers home game to be televised live locally, the longest streak in team history.  

Fans are urged to use mass transit or carpool, and arrive EARLY.  To avoid heavy traffic around the stadium on Interstates 8 and 15, fans can reach the stadium via the Friars Rd. East exit off of Highway 163.  The parking lot at Qualcomm Stadium will open at 9:00 am for general parking and 8:00 am for those with pre-purchased permits. The lot is expected to fill and close early. 

Tickets to the upcoming San Diego Chargers’ AFC Divisional Playoff game are on sale now only with the purchase of 2010 season tickets.  Fans may purchase playoff tickets by making a non-refundable $200 deposit per season seat.  Purchases can be made online at Chargers.com, by calling 877-Chargers, or visiting the Chargers Ticket Office at Gate C at Qualcomm Stadium.

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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