Philip Rivers

Philip Rivers

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 228 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: December 8, 1981 in Decatur, AL
College: North Carolina St.   (school history)    (Rivers college stats)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 94 (212th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 5/21 FFLockerRoom: The Chargers Sign OT Max Starks To One-Year Deal: In a move that will make Philip Rivers happy, the San Diego Chargers have reached an agreement with offensive tackle Max Starks...
• 5/20 Bolt Beat: Would you trade Jeromey Clary….. ?: There is come love coming out of Chargers training camp and from the fans about Jeromey Clary moving over to right guard and how...
• 5/20 Bolt Beat: How will the Chargers use their deep WR core, how will they split snaps?: With an offense that has continuously had Antonio Gates as its number 1 option, the realistic expectation has to be this team...
• 5/17 NFL Jerks: Quarterback Contract Wars: Who Should Be Paid the Most?: This offseason has been a bonanza for quarterback contracts. Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco both received NFL-record contracts...
• 5/15 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterbacks Were Healthier Than Ever in 2012: Twenty quarterbacks started all sixteen games last season: Eli Manning Tony Romo Andrew Luck Russell Wilson Peyton Manning Matthew...
• 5/14 CW Sports Blog: HOF Worthy: The Importance of Super Bowls for Quarterbacks: Throughout the realm of football media, an inordinate amount of time is spent discussing whether a quarterback has reached “elite”...
• 5/13 Bolt Beat: Former Chargers LG Tyronne Green Signs With The New England Patriots: Tyronne Green found a new home today, signing a deal with the New England Patriots. Good luck Tom Brady! Green likely won’t...
• 5/13 FootballPerspective.com: Tempo in the NFL: It’s no secret that Bill Belichick’s Patriots ran an up-tempo offense last year: Tom Brady and crew ran 1,191 offensive...
• 5/12 EDSFootball: Fantasy Football Dynasty Mock Draft: Round 4 Complete: 4.01 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Aaron Hernandez, TE, New England Patriots Through three seasons, Hernandez, who turns 24 in...
• 5/8 NFL Mocks: 2013 NFL Draft: San Diego Chargers Draft Grade: 1st Round 11th Overall — D.J. Fluker OT/OG, Alabama — B+ The Chargers had to help their offensive line and Fluker...
• 5/7 Sports Out West: Did San Diego Chargers do enough in 2013 NFL draft?: The San Diego Chargers are coming off a draft in which many experts are picking them as the biggest winners in 2013.  They made...
• 5/6 Bolt Beat: Will Malcom Floyd Be A Starter?: What is going to happen with Malcom Floyd now? How will the new coaching staff choose to use M80. Malcom was a favorite for Norv...
• 5/1 Bolt Beat: Big Lazy 2.0 In San Diego 2013?: Well, the NFL draft 2013 is in the books. The Chargers upgraded the right tackle position by selecting D.J. Fluker from Alabama...
• 5/1 NFL Spin Zone: San Diego Chargers have high chance of signing Bryant McKinnie?: The San Diego Chargers are actively looking to add more help on the offensive line, and it sounds like they really want to pick...

• 4/26 Sports Out West: NFL draft results 2013: Chargers take chance on Keenan Allen: The San Diego Chargers made waves when they took Manti Te’O in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft, and they made another...
• 4/26 KC Kingdom: 2013 NFL Draft 1st Round: AFC West – Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers: The Kansas City Chiefs got their left tackle with their first overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday when they selected...
• 4/25 EDSFootball: San Diego Chargers select Alabama OT D.J. Fluker with 11th overall pick: The San Diego Chargers have selected Alabama offensive tackle D.J. Fluker with the 11th overall pick. Fluker makes it six offensive...
• 4/25 Sports Out West: NFL draft 2013: Chargers take D.J. Fluker to protect Philip Rivers: If San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is going to take the next step forward in his career, he’s going to need...
• 4/25 NFL Mocks: 2013 NFL Draft: Final Mock Draft 5.0: 1. Kansas City Chiefs — Eric Fisher OT, Central Michigan With the trade for Alex Smith and putting Branden Albert on the...
• 4/25 Bolt Beat: 2013 NFL Draft: The Fullback Position: An effective fullback should be capable of doing several things well: power running, blocking for the quarterback, and especially...
• 4/25 Bolt Beat: Chargers Depth Chart: Right before the start of the NFL Draft, we might as well take one more look at the Chargers depth chart. All kinds of players...
• 4/25 FootballPerspective.com: Football Perspective Mock Draft: Before we get to my mock draft, here’s a recap of some of my previous articles on the NFL draft: The numbers behind Football...
• 4/23 Bolt Beat: Taking The Next Step:   This is going to be a long article, but I have been uber-busy over the last four days, and the draft is coming quickly....
• 4/23 Sports Out West: NFL draft 2013: Chargers trade appears likely, left tackle still obvious choice: First-year San Diego Chargers general manager Tom Telesco hasn’t minced words about his willingness to trade up or down...
• 4/22 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football: Top 30 ADP in 2-QB Leagues: In the poker community, when debating who is the best poker player, the debate tends to gravitate towards recent tournament/event...
• 4/22 KC Kingdom: Chargers Have Interest In Branden Albert: After seeming like it was a forgone conclusion that Branden Albert would be traded to the Miami Dolphins, a new suitor and unexpected...
• 4/22 FootballPerspective.com: Are certain teams better at drafting than others?: On the surface, this seems like an obvious question. Yes, certain teams are good at drafting and certain teams are bad at drafting....
• 4/19 Bolt Beat: Last Chance For Teams To Make An Offer On Danario Alexander: At 9pm tonight, it will be last call for Danario Alexander for the rest of the league. If another team wants to make an offer...
• 4/18 KC Kingdom: AFC West Overview: Denver, Chargers, Raiders Breakdowns: We’ve taken brief looks at how the Kansas City Chiefs schedule breaks down, now lets see how that compares to the rest of...
• 4/18 NFL Mocks: 2013 NFL Draft: Mock Draft 4.0: 1. Kansas City Chiefs — Eric Fisher OT, Central Michigan With the trade for Alex Smith and putting Branden Albert on the...
• 4/16 FootballPerspective.com: Do NFL teams properly value age when drafting quarterbacks?: For the most part, age is rarely discussed when talking about college quarterbacks. Outside of the Brandon Weedens and Chris Weinkes...
• 4/15 Bolt Beat: What if Danario Alexander Leaves?: There is a lot of assumptions that the Chargers will keep Danario Alexander even if someone offers him a contract. Seems to me...
• 4/15 FootballPerspective.com: How to determine the appropriate salary cap values for veterans: Part II: In Part I, I derived a formula to translate the number of marginal wins a veteran player was worth into marginal salary cap dollars...
• 4/13 FootballPerspective.com: Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns: Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do...
• 4/12 Bolt Beat: Chance Warmack Visited San Diego Chargers: The San Diego Chargers invited Alabama OG Chance Warmack out to town. He went out with a few Chargers players and had some In-N-Out...
• 4/11 Bolt Beat: A Fortress of Standitude: When I used to play league organized football and occasionally an offensive lineman didn’t show up to practice, we would often...
• 4/11 NFL Mocks: 2013 NFL Draft: Mock Draft 3.0: 1. Kansas City Chiefs — Eric Fisher OT, Central Michigan With the trade for Alex Smith and putting Branden Albert on the...
• 4/9 Bolt Beat: Should the Chargers Trade for a Left Tackle?: With the NFL Draft a few days away, the generalized logic seems to be the chargers want and need a Left Tackle from this draft....
• 4/9 NFL Spin Zone: San Diego Chargers, Eric Winston talks fell apart: Former Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Eric Winston could have stayed in the AFC West and signed with the San Diego Chargers,...
• 4/7 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on AFC teams: Yesterday, I talked about how optimistic I was about nearly every team in the NFC. On the other hand, most of the teams in the...
• 4/5 Bolt Beat: Teams Have Till April 19th to Offer Danario Alexander a Contract: There are teams that are interested in making an offer to San Diego Chargers WR Danario Alexander, but they are getting scared...

• 3/30 NFL Jerks: A Quarterback Test: Pass Happy, Efficient and Reasonable ADP: Relying on a glut of pass attempts is by no means a rock solid strategy in selecting your fantasy signal caller. It’s an unstable...
• 3/29 StoopSports.com: NFL Power Rankings: Alex Ward- NFL Power Rankings based on last season and off season moves. As of the week of March 25th. 1. Broncos – Offseason...
• 3/28 NFL Mocks: 2013 NFL Draft: Mock Draft 1.0: 1. Kansas City Chiefs — Luke Joeckel OT, Texas A&M With the trade for Alex Smith and putting Branden Albert on the trade...
• 3/28 Money in the Banana Stand: Colin Kaepernick, Tactlenecks, and QB Predictiveness:                                    ...
• 3/27 NFL Jerks: Will Marc Trestman make Jay Cutler Fantasy Relevant Again?: What’s the opposite of Rich Gannon, the borderline journeyman signal caller with an adequate arm and a penchant for reading...
• 3/26 FootballPerspective.com: The best drafting teams from 2000 to 2007: In this post I derived the expected value of the contribution of each draft slot based on Pro-Football-Reference.com’s Approximate...
• 3/25 Bolt Beat: Paying Him the Danario: It’s unfortunate but it’s safe to say that Danario Alexander wasn’t offered a big time contract due to lame-duck signings...
• 3/24 NFL Mocks: San Diego Chargers 1st Round Options: 2013 NFL Draft: The Chargers have really underachieved the last 3 seasons. They have gotten worse every season, from 9-7 to 8-8 to 7-9 last year....
• 3/19 FootballPerspective.com: The youngest and oldest NFL teams in 2012: Last August, I looked at the 2011 age-adjusted team rosters. I have reproduced the intro to that post below: Measuring team age...
• 3/15 Bolt Beat: Chargers Re-Sign RB Ronnie Brown to 1-Year Deal: This is a little head scratcher for me. The San Diego Chargers re-signed Ronnie Brown for another year after signing Danny Woodhead...
• 3/15 Bolt Beat: Chargers Sign RB Danny Woodhead to 2-Year Deal: The San Diego Chargers have signed a backup runningback today by picking up New England Patriots RB Danny Woodhead. We picked...
• 3/14 Bolt Beat: Next Steps in Free Agency For the San Diego Chargers: The San Diego Chargers have been busy for the first couple of days in free agency. There hasn’t been Denver Broncos type...
• 3/12 Sports Out West: NFL free agency: Chargers sign OL King Dunlap: The San Diego Chargers signed unrestricted free agent King Dunlap to a two-year deal on Tuesday, according to Adam Caplan of PhiladelphiaEagles.com. ...
• 3/12 Bolt Beat: Denver Broncos Sign OG Louis Vasquez: So far this looks like a bad day for the San Diego Chargers and free agency is only 45 minutes in. The Chargers lost the Andy...
• 3/11 Bolt Beat: San Diego Chargers Should Trade TE Antonio Gates: This won’t rub a lot of San Diego Chargers fans the right way. Some people will even look at it as a lost season, but…...
• 3/8 Bolt Beat: Chargers Louis Vasquez Is Going To Test The Free Agency Market: The San Diego Chargers biggest need this offseason is offensive linemen. We need all the biggest and baddest offensive linemen...
• 3/7 NFL Jerks: Early Fantasy Football 2013 Tiered Rankings: Specificity will come later. For now, I’ve pieced together tiered rankings for each of the four fantasy skill positions. The...
• 3/6 The Pewter Plank: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Should Not Wait, and Sign Josh Freeman Now: Joe Flacco is the highest paid player in NFL history. Let that sink in for a second. Now think of one year ago when Joe Flacco...
• 3/4 FootballPerspective.com: 2013 RSP Football Writers Project: My Picks in Rounds 1 and 2: Matt Waldman and Sigmund Bloom are once again running the RSP Football Writers Project this off-season. Last year, a salary cap...
• 3/4 Bolt Beat: ESPN: NFL Most Overvalued Players – Philip Rivers: It is obvious that Philip Rivers has had a tough time the last couple of seasons. His protection has been crap and his performance...

• 2/26 Bolt Beat: The San Diego Chargers Need To Get Philip Rivers To Restructure His Deal: Tom Brady restructured his contract and now there is talk that the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to restructure the contract for...
• 2/20 Bolt Beat: Peyton Manning Recruiting Dwight Freeney to Denver Broncos: All the old school Indianapolis Colts players seem to be working their way over to Denver. Peyton Manning gave his buddy Dwight...
• 2/20 Bolt Beat: Position Groups the San Diego Chargers Should Watch at NFL Combine: The Underwear Olympics starts this weekend, so we will all get a sneak peek at the upcoming talent in the league. For the San...
• 2/18 Bolt Beat: San Diego Chargers Draft Watch: Michigan State RB Le’Veon Bell: The backup position to RB Ryan Mathews needs a little extra more love in the offseason. Ronnie Brown was a good veteran to have...
• 2/15 Bolt Beat: San Diego Chargers Team Needs: Just a little under a month till free agency hits and we need to look at the team needs for our San Diego Chargers. Here is a...
• 2/15 Bolt Beat: Denver Broncos Will Franchise Tag LT Ryan Clady: The Denver Broncos will put a franchise tag on LT Ryan Clady. They have to protect their chances at a Super Bowl run and that...
• 2/15 Bolt Beat: San Diego Chargers DR Corey Liuget Voted Onto All-Joe Team: The All-Joe team – a team of hard-working, tough football players that don’t get the recognition that they should....
• 2/14 Bolt Beat: Thank Goodness DE Jadeveon Clowney Is Not Eligible For The NFL Draft This Year: Jadeveon Clowney is a defensive beast. He is athletic, huge. quick, and has a mean streak. Everyone saw when Clowney dang near...
• 2/13 FootballPerspective.com: Happy Valentine’s Day to The Quarterback in Your Life: There have been 35 quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for at least 30,000 yards. Given enough time, you could probably guess...
• 2/13 Bolt Beat: The Legacy of AJ Smith: The Gaither Experience: During the 2012 offseason, Jared Gaither signed a hefty 4-year, $24.6 million dollar contract with $13.5 million guaranteed. Here’s...
• 2/12 Bolt Beat: San Diego Chargers Draft Watch: Alabama OL Barrett Jones: Alabama, O-lineman 6-foot-4, 305 pounds Barrett Jones could be a possibility in the 2nd round for the San Diego Chargers. He may...
• 2/11 Bolt Beat: Time to end the Joe Flacco ‘elite’ discussion: Every year at this time the same debate begins. Is whoever the winning quarterback of the Super Bowl now elite? This year, that...
• 2/11 Bolt Beat: Follow The Leader: My sentiment is the same as everyone else, I miss the old Philip Rivers who passed for over 4,000 yards and had a 100+ passer...
• 2/9 FootballPerspective.com: Trivia: Single-season Leaders in Yards per Target: San Diego’s Danario Alexander caught 37 passes for 658 yards and 7 touchdowns in 10 games last year. Those might not look...
• 2/7 Bolt Beat: San Diego Chargers 2013 NFL Mock Draft Challenge: I am stealing this idea from our fellow FanSided Blog Arrowhead Addict. This will be the San Diego Chargers 2013 Mock Draft Challenge....
• 2/5 Bolt Beat: Joe Flacco A Better Quarterback Than Philip Rivers?: Here we go. Here is that talk of Joe Flacco and elite coming up. That talk that we were worried about hearing with a Baltimore...
• 2/4 Bolt Beat: Detroit Lions Release WR Titus Young: The Detroit Lions have released troubled WR Titus Young. Young has had a butt-ton of disciplinary problems with the team and finally...

• 1/29 Bolt Beat: Super Bowl 2013 Predictions: Time for some Predictions for Super Bowl 2013.. Prediction: Har-Bow, Bro-Bowl and whatever stupid name that they have called this...
• 1/27 FootballPerspective.com: Is good luck driving the low interception rates of Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick?: In September, I started a post by asking you to make this assumption: Assume that it is within a quarterback’s control as to...
• 1/22 FootballPerspective.com: The Manning Index (and The Brady Effect): Eight years ago — almost to the day — our old PFR colleague Doug Drinen wrote a Sabernomics post about “The...
• 1/21 FootballPerspective.com: Is Joe Flacco elite?: Just a guess, but I think that question will be asked quite a few times over the next couple of weeks. While the inanity of the...
• 1/16 NFL Jerks: San Diego Chargers Tab Mike McCoy as Next Coach: The NFL coaching carousel continued to turn on Tuesday when the San Diego Chargers announced the hiring of Mike McCoy as their...
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers a fan of Mike McCoy : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers said during a radio interview Tuesday, Jan. 15, head coach Mike McCoy was the man he was hoping...[+] the team would hire all along. 'Of the potential candidates, I can honestly say this is the guy I was hoping for. I feel great about it,' Rivers said. 'We have direction now. We’ll all go again. I think Chargers fans should be excited.'
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Mike McCoy eager to work with Philip Rivers : San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy said Tuesday, Jan. 15, he is looking forward to working with QB Philip Rivers, calling...[+] him a 'great guy to have a face of your franchise.' McCoy could not explain why Rivers' production has declined in the last two seasons; however, he promised he would ask the quarterback 'some tough questions.'
• 1/14 Steel Curtain Rising: The Pittsburgh Steelers 2012 Season Review: Inconsistency, Injury, Inopportunity, and Irony: The Conference Championships are at hand and the Pittsburgh Steelers are where they’ve been throughout the playoffs – at home....
• 1/11 NFL Jerks: Creating The Fantasy Quarterback Frankenstein: We don’t own Drew Brees, we don’t own Tom Brady or Robert Griffin III or Peyton Manning. No elite fake football signal caller...
• 1/11 NFL Jerks: Jacksonville Jaguars Not Interested In Tim Tebow: It was only a few weeks ago that Chris Mortensen reported that Tim Tebow was on his way to becoming a member of the Jacksonville...
• 1/9 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing Matt Ryan to the previous Mayors of Chokesville: For the second time in three years, the Atlanta Falcons are the NFC’s number one seed. Just like in 2010, the Falcons started...
• 1/8 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC West: AFC East and NFC East Season in review AFC North and NFC North Season in review AFC North and NFC South Season in review In the...
• 1/4 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losses: Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at...
• 1/4 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football Keeper Watch: Quarterbacks to Consider for 2013 and Beyond: When keeping a fantasy quarterback, the decision can be easier at some times than others. The four most consistent players are...
• 1/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: NFL Pro Bowl Snubs: There are so many dynamics to evaluating an NFL defense, that debating who deserves their Pro Bowl selection and who got the short...
• 1/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Worst Matchups for Fantasy Football Playoffs Week 16: If you are playing in Week 16, you are playing for all the marbles, so congratulations to you!  After drafting...

• 12/28 NFL Jerks: Ridiculous FanDuel Values for Week 17: Let’s cut through coachspeak and sift through a few FanDuel plays at ludicrously rock-bottom prices. No matter the bluster head...
• 12/22 The Jet Press: Jets vs. Chargers: Last Meeting: This morning, we take a look back at the last time these two teams met. It was October 23, 2011, from MetLife stadium. Plaxico...
• 12/22 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt “FIP” for Quarterbacks: I’ve been on a major QB kick lately, and there’s no reason to stop now. Today, I want to look at a method that might...
• 12/20 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Quarterback Yards Above Bench (QBYAB): After posting about SRS-style quarterback ratings on Monday, I was thinking about other things we can do with game-by-game data...
• 12/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: SRS-Style Quarterback Ratings: Here’s a quick set of quarterback ratings I was messing around with, based on Doug’s Simple Rating System. The basic...
• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers does very little: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 16 of his 23 pass attempts for 121 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in...[+] the Week 15 game against the Carolina Panthers. Rivers also had three carries for four yards, and he fumbled a whopping four times, losing two of them.
• 12/16 FootballPerspective.com: Adjusting team sack rates in the NFL for SOS: I’ve got sacks on the mind today. A few hours ago, I looked at the single-season sack records by various players in both...
• 12/14 NFL Jerks: FanDuel Week 15 Daily Fantasy Football Picks: Here at Sports Jerks, we’re always on the lookout for the best ways to help you out with fantasy football. Today, we’ll...
• 12/12 Steel Curtain Rising: San Diego Pone en el Congelador a los Steelers en su Camino a la Postemporada: Durante la jornada de ayer, en Heinz Field, por la 14° semana de la temporada, los Pittsburgh Steelers sufrieron una costosa...
• 12/11 FootballPerspective.com: Matt Schaub’s Primtime Problem Is In the Eye of the Beholder: You’re probably hearing a lot right now about how Matt Schaub is not a primetime player — literally. Schaub and the...
• 12/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Blitzed plenty in Week 14: The Pittsburgh Steelers blitzed San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers 22 times in their Week 14 defeat. Rivers completed only 3...[+] of 11 passes for 24 yards when he was pressured. When he wasn't, he threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns.
• 12/11 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Chargers @ Heinz Field: Taken from the grade book who, as a second semester junior, decided to blow off studying for his open book open note final in...
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers effective on third down : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 11-of-18 passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns on third down in Week 18. All...[+] 11 completions led to first downs.
• 12/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers has three TD strikes in win: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 21 of his 41 pass attempts for 200 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions...[+] in the Week 14 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also ran three times for three yards.
• 12/9 Steel Curtain Rising: Chargers Shock Steelers 34-24: The Pittsburgh Steelers entered NFL week 14 riding high. The Steelers weren’t “supposed” to beat Ravens, and that victory...
• 12/6 NFL Jerks: AJ Smith, Norv Turner To Be Fired By Chargers: On Thursday, the San Diego Chargers finally announced that they would be doing what they probably should have done years ago....
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | No TD throws for Philip Rivers: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 26 of his 48 pass attempts for 280 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in...[+] the Week 13 loss against the Cincinnati Bengals. He also added two rushes for 20 yards, and he fumbled twice, losing one.

• 11/30 Bolt Beat: Chargers Should Just Keep Vincent Brown Out For the Rest of the Year: Vincent Brown is getting closer to returning, but is there any benefit in bringing him back this season. He would improve the...
• 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers getting roughed up San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers is on pace to be sacked 47 times this season, which would be a career high....[+] San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers is on pace to be sacked 47 times this season, which would be a career high.
• 11/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers tosses TD pass: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 23 of his 36 pass attempts for 228 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in...[+] the Week 12 game against the Baltimore Ravens.
• 11/21 FootballPerspective.com: Week 11 Power Rankings – Happy Thanksgiving from Football Perspective: The majority of power rankings out there have the Broncos, Texans, Patriots, Falcons, Packers, and 49ers in their top six. Each...
• 11/20 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 11: This week at the Fifth Down, I look at the remarkable turnaround in Tampa Bay.  I argue that the success Tampa Bay is having...
• 11/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers tosses pair of TDs: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 24 of his 40 pass attempts for 258 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in...[+] the Week 11 loss against the Denver Broncos. Rivers fumbled three times, losing one, and he was sacked four times.
• 11/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: QB Playoff Wins by College: Watching Matt Barkley today against UCLA, I tweeted that Mark Sanchez is responsible for 4 of the 9 playoff wins by USC quarterbacks....
• 11/17 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Bengals Season Previews and Predictions:   The Bengals have renewed pride after blowing out the defending Super Bowl Giants, and will look to continue playing at...
• 11/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers can't seem to solve turnover issuesSan Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers has committed 40 turnovers since the start of the 2011 season, most in the NFL....[+] San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers has committed 40 turnovers since the start of the 2011 season, most in the NFL.
• 11/14 Stripe Hype: Bengals Season: Previews and Predictions:   The Bengals have renewed pride after blowing out the defending Super Bowl Giants, and will look to continue playing at...
• 11/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Norv Turner believes in Philip Rivers: San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner said QB Philip Rivers 'gave us a chance to win' in Week 10 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....[+] Turner thinks Rivers tries to do too much at times.
• 11/13 FootballPerspective.com: Creating a NFL draft value chart, Part I: Nearly five years ago, I came out with my own draft value chart to replace the “Jimmy Johnson” draft chart commonly...
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers throws three TDs: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 29 of his 37 pass attempts for 337 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions...[+] in Week 10 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rivers also had an interception returned 83 yards by CB Leonard Johnson for a touchdown.
• 11/9 Bolt Beat: Chargers Need to Attack Tampa’s Terrible Pass Defense: First down, try to fool the defense with a run up the middle with Ryan Mathews. Second down, I swear this will work, let’s...
• 11/9 Bolt Beat: Chargers Injury Report: Liuget and Gaither Not Practicing AGAIN: DANG IT!!!!!!! Jared Gaither can’t get off this stupid injury report! He is not practicing again today and that means he...
• 11/8 FootballPerspective.com: Ranking NFL quarterbacks by how much ‘it’ they have: 2) Tom Brady, New England Patriots. Until further notice, nobody has more ‘it’ than Tom Brady, who has been overflowing...
• 11/7 Bolt Beat: Chargers 2012 Third Quarter of The Season Preview: Part 2- Denver: I hate to start an article off this way but here it goes. With a final score of 35-24, the Denver Broncos score 35 unaswered second...
• 11/6 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterback performance on third and fourth downs: So far this season, teams have converted on 37.2% of all pass plays on third or fourth downs. Looking at success rates on these...
• 11/6 Bolt Beat: Philip Rivers Nominated For FedEx Air Player of the Week: Philip Rivers was nominated for the FedEx Air and Ground Player of the Week for his performance against the Kansas City Chiefs....
• 11/5 Bolt Beat: How Long Has Vincent Jackson Been Waiting For This Day?: How long has Vincent Jackson been waiting for this day? He probably will act like he is not excited about facing his former team,...
• 11/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Danario Alexander says there is more to come: San Diego Chargers WR Danario Alexander said he is still learning the team's playbook and working at getting on the same page...[+] as QB Philip Rivers. Rivers and Alexander worked together closely the past two weeks to build chemistry. Alexander caught three passes for a team-high 61 yards against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9, which he said is just the beginning. Rivers was impressed with Alexander's performance. 'Danario was big and he was great. He had a third down slant way down in there inside the ten, then a couple more end routes, an out route that got us going. He was good, he was comfortable. It's just amazing,' Rivers said of his new weapon.

• 10/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Robert Meachem wants to do more: San Diego Chargers WR Robert Meachem said that he wants to be more consistent for his head coach Norv Turner and QB Philip Rivers....[+] He said he has been far too inconsistent to help his team to this point.
• 10/30 Bolt Beat: Chargers Injury Report: Meachem Limited: Eddie Royal was not praticing today and Robert Meachem was limited in practice with a hamstring injury. Norv Turner said that...
• 10/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Concern over Phillip Rivers’ health: There is a belief among some NFL executives that there is something wrong with San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers' throwing arm....[+] Rivers went 18-for-34 with 154 yards in the team’s Week 8 game, and has averaged only 6.8 yards per attempt, which is a career worst for him. Rivers has also turned the ball over 12 times through the first half of the season.
• 10/29 FootballPerspective.com: How much does Philip Rivers’ decline have to do with Philip Rivers?: For years, I was an unabashed Philip Rivers supporter. I had no preexisting affinity for the Chargers or Rivers, but in all the...
• 10/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers quiet in soggy Cleveland: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 18 of his 34 pass attempts for 154 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions in...[+] Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns.
• 10/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Less passing for Philip Rivers?: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers faces difficult weather conditions for the Week 8 game against the Cleveland Browns, as a...[+] steady rain is falling with gusty winds and chilly temperatures.
• 10/28 Bolt Beat: Chargers at Browns: Answering Dawg Pound Daily: The Dawg Pound Daily sent over some questions and here are the responses I gave back to them: 1. The Chargers are notorious underachievers....
• 10/27 FootballPerspective.com: Wins with quarterbacks drafted by that team: Good stat today by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who notes that Kansas City has gone 25 years without winning a game with a quarterback...
• 10/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers| Philip Rivers needs turnaround game: The average per attempt for San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers has dipped below 8.0 over the past two years, while his interception...[+] percentage has skyrocketed. He already has nine interceptions this season, and is on past to duplicate his 20 interceptions from a year ago. He needs to a turnaround game in Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns. He is just 2-for-10 on passes thrown beyond 30 yards this season.
• 10/26 Bolt Beat: Chargers at Browns: Bolt Predictions: Is there a little seed of doubt in everyone’s mind about the Chargers going up against the crappy Browns? Of course there...
• 10/26 FootballPerspective.com: Cam Newton is having an interesting year: I don’t care about any of the nonsense with Cam Newton. Instead, take a look at his 2011 and 2012 stat lines: Year GS QBrec...
• 10/25 Bolt Beat: Flip the Calendar to November for Philip Rivers: The calendar can’t flip soon enough for Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers. The team has been notorious for starting...
• 10/25 Bolt Beat: Chargers vs Browns: Graphing It Out: Sound this awesome program to make some charts and graphs to preview the upcoming game. Put some stats together and created a...
• 10/25 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Josh Freeman is three parts Steve Grogan, one part Eli Manning: Have you taken a look at a passing leaderboard lately? Here’s the PFR passing leaderboard sorted by ANY/A; as always, all...
• 10/24 Bolt Beat: Chargers at Browns: Browns Concerns: Finally back to football. The BYE week has been a mess for the PR staff, but the players on the field were able to get a rest...
• 10/22 Bolt Beat: Around the AFC West: Brady Quinn Named Starter In Kansas City: The Chiefs have finally moved on from the disaster of Matt Cassel and named Brady Quinn the new starter. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!...
• 10/19 Bolt Beat: When is Vincent Brown Returning?: Vincent Brown will be eligible to practice next week, but is his ankle injury healed up enough to practice? Here is the latest...
• 10/19 Spreadsheet Sports: Week 7 Replacement Quarterbacks: Week 7 is the heaviest bye week in the NFL with 6 teams on bye. Unfortunately, for some fantasy owners those 6 teams have some...
• 10/19 FootballPerspective.com: Want to get fired? Spend a first round pick on a quarterback: In yesterday’s post, I argued that teams were overly hesitant to move on from bad investments. There’s a reason for...
• 10/18 Bolt Beat: Chargers Need To Figure Out How To Trade For Jake Long: The San Diego Chargers have issues at tackle. Jeromey Clary keeps giving up BIG plays. Mike Harris shouldn’t be starting...
• 10/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers will continue to be aggressive : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers said he will continue to play aggressive despite talk from head coach Norv Turner that the...[+] offense could take less risks. 'There's a fine line between being careful and careless,' Rivers said. 'You don't want to play the whole game careful, but you certainly don't want to play careless. We've always been aggressive, and I'm going to continue being aggressive. I'll throw another interception this season. But I need to make sure it's not like it was the other night.'
• 10/18 FootballPerspective.com: When should the Jaguars give up on Blaine Gabbert?: One of the most difficult decisions an organization has to make is when to admit its mistakes. The Jaguars drafted Blaine Gabbert...
• 10/18 FootballPerspective.com: Week 6 Power Rankings: Jason Lisk and the wisdom of crowds say the Giants are the best team in the league; Aaron Schatz’ DVOA numbers agree. The...
• 10/17 Bolt Beat: Chargers Offensive Tackles Rank At Bottom In Pass Protection: The Chargers offensive line has to step their game up, especially over at tackle. Jeromey Clary and Mike Harris have been turnstiles...
• 10/17 Bolt Beat: The Wonderful World of Charlie Whitehurst: What a wonderful job Charlie Whitehurst has. The only time that Charlie will see playing time is if Philip Rivers‘ arm falls...
• 10/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Passing offense to be scaled back?: San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner is determined to reduce the number of turnovers for QB Philip Rivers, even if that means...[+] scaling back the passing game. Rivers fumbled twice and threw a career-high four interceptions in their Week 6 loss to the Denver Broncos Monday, Oct. 15. Turner said he may get more conservative due to Rivers' struggles in the aggressive passing game. Rivers needs to improve his throwing mechanics, as many of his turnovers have been while throwing off his back foot.
• 10/16 Bolt Beat: Chargers Plan To Be More Conservative on Offense: The San Diego Chargers are going to take a more conservative approach on offense. Norv Turner had his presser today and addressed...
• 10/16 Bolt Beat: Chargers Cannot Rely On Philip Rivers Anymore: I still am speechless over the loss and everything that I try to write comes out spewing of bitterness and frustration. Let’s...
• 10/16 Bolt Beat: Norv Turner: “If you want to make this about somebody, it’s not about one of the guys. Make it about me.”: Norv Turner is really opening himself up to take all the blame again! Check out his statement from after the game trying to protect...
• 10/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers turns it over six times: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers fumbled twice and threw four interceptions in the Week 6 game against the Denver Broncos Monday,...[+] Oct. 15. It was just the second time in Rivers' career that he has been picked off at least three times in a game, and the first time he has had four picks in a game. His fourth INT was returned for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal Denver's miraculous comeback.
• 10/15 Bolt Beat: Malcom Floyd and Eddie Royal Expected to Play Tonight: Malcom Floyd and Eddie Royal are both expected to play tonight according to Albert Breer. Both were listed as questionable on...
• 10/15 Bolt Beat: Chargers vs Broncos: Llaves: Llaves time! On offense, the Chargers need to run the football and run it well. Ryan Mathews would be the best option to gain...
• 10/12 Bolt Beat: Chargers vs Broncos: Areas of Confidence: The biggest area of confidence going into the Denver Broncos game is in the Chargers running attack WITH Ryan Mathews. Not with...
• 10/12 FootballPerspective.com: Extreme Outliers: Rookie Edition: Both Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III have been very successful this year. Griffin ranks 2nd in Y/A, 2nd in AY/A, 4th in NY/A,...
• 10/11 Bolt Beat: Chargers vs Broncos: Bronco Concerns: The Chargers couldn’t close out the Saints on Sunday night and now have to face a hungry Denver Broncos team. The Broncos...
• 10/11 Bolt Beat: Take The Handcuffs Off Of Ryan Mathews: Are we ready to take the handcuffs off of Ryan Mathews? Since fumbling the football in Atlanta, Ryan has taken a backseat in snap...
• 10/9 Bolt Beat: “You Gotta Punt The Ball! Norv!”: All Chargers want to yell at Norv Turner for his decisions. We all yell at him through the TV screen or our seats in the stands....
• 10/9 Bolt Beat: New AFC West Low: Written By Keenan Rickless The Chiefs hit a new low this week. Not looking at their record, not looking at the statistics, not...
• 10/8 Bolt Beat: Chargers Lost To Saints: Earning Their Lightning Bolts: Despite the disappointment, there were some good performances from the guys on the field. Here were some of the bright spots in...
• 10/8 Bolt Beat: Chargers Lose to Saints: Questioning Norv Turner: Maybe this should be a weekly post. Whether we win or lose, there always seems to be some instance in which we question what the...
• 10/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers loses QB battle: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 27 of his 42 pass attempts for 354 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in...[+] a Week 5 showdown against the New Orleans Saints and former teammate QB Drew Brees. Rivers also lost a fumble.
• 10/6 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 5: QB Rankings: The top quarterbacks finally lit up the fantasy score boards last week as Newton, Brees, Brady and Rodgers were all top 5 QB plays...
• 10/5 Bolt Beat: Chargers at Saints: The Llaves: Time for the keys to keeping the New Orleans Saints winless. We have to head out to their city and keep that sleeping giant in...
• 10/5 Bolt Beat: Chargers at Saints Preview: Well, here we are.  Rolling into week five number one in the AFC West.  The San Diego Chargers (3-1) are headed to New Orleans...
• 10/4 Bolt Beat: Chargers at Saints: Areas of Confidence: The New Orleans Saints are dangerous, but there is a reason why they don’t have a win this season. Their offense is at the...
• 10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Added: A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team’s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given...
• 10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Week 4 Power Rankings: Just like last week, my #1 and #32 teams remain in the same slots. The Houston Texans continue to dominate, while the Browns are...
• 10/2 Bolt Beat: The Chargers Dink and Dunk Offense: Have you noticed the shift in the Chargers offense this year? Where is that offense that used to stretch the field? We have now...
• 10/1 Bolt Beat: Chargers Beat Chiefs: Dishonorable Dis-Charge: We put a beating on the Chiefs, but that doesn’t hide the performances from a few players on the team. Here are some guys...
• 10/1 Bolt Beat: Chargers Beat Chiefs: Earning Their Lightning Bolts: The San Diego Chargers put a whoopin on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The defense dominated the performance, forcing 6 turnovers...
• 10/1 FootballPerspective.com: The definitive analysis of offensive fumbles: This post is intended to be more exhaustive than groundbreaking, more like an encyclopedia than a fiction novel. If you’re...

• 9/29 Bolt Beat: Chargers at Chiefs: Sharing Info w/ the Enemy: Here are the questions that Patrick Allen, editor of Arrrowhead Addict, sent my direction for the week: 1. The Chargers were cruising...
• 9/28 Bolt Beat: Bold Predictions: Week 4 Chargers at Chiefs: Despite the fact that the Chargers are coming off a complete butt whooping last week, I must admit that I feel confident going...
• 9/27 Bolt Beat: Chargers at Chiefs: Chief Concerns: Decided to change the title of the post that was once called “why the Chargers will LOSE!” The post will still have...
• 9/27 Bolt Beat: Who Should The San Diego Chargers Offer An Extension to Next?: The San Diego Chargers and AJ Smith made a smart move by extending Malcom Floyd for another 3 seasons. He is one of the most humble...
• 9/27 FootballPerspective.com: Week 3 Power Rankings: Some additions to the weekly power rankings table. After the team name, I have listed each team’s record in column two and...
• 9/26 Bolt Beat: Letter To Chargers Fans That Want Jackie Battle to Start: Jackie Battle is a load to bring down. He runs hard and carries defenders with him and he doesn’t FUMBLE! He destroyed a...
• 9/25 Bolt Beat: Falcons Beat Chargers: Team Grades With Gifs: Time for grades again… SIGH! Wish that we could have more happiness on this grading with gifs post, but what game was all...
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers horrendous in Week 3 loss: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 21 of 38 passes for 173 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions in the Week 3...[+] loss against the Atlanta Falcons. He has not thrown for more than 300 yards in any of his three games so far this season.
• 9/24 FootballPerspective.com: Interceptions per Incompletion (or POPIP): I leave the baseball analysis to my brothers at baseball-reference.com, but I know enough to be dangerous. There’s a stat...
• 9/21 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 3: Start/Sit: Well last week we went 50/50 on our picks. Andrew Luck had a fantastic performance as we predicted, but BenJarvis Green Ellis...
• 9/21 Money in the Banana Stand: Matt Cassel versus Zombies versus Unicorns: Although the Chiefs makeover as the Patriots of the Midwest hasn’t always been smooth, Kansas City has steadily stockpiled...
• 9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Can Philip Rivers take better care of football? : After throwing 20 interceptions last season, San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers threw four picks in the preseason. He will also...[+] be playing without OT Jared Gaither (back) in Week 1.
• 9/5 FootballPerspective.com: Giants-Cowboys is another referendum on Manning and Romo: There are few nights as precious as tonight, the official start of the 2012 regular season. Even after tonight, 255 regular season...

• 8/29 FootballPerspective.com: The Greatest QB of All-Time IV, Part I (Methodology): In 2006, I took a stab at ranking every quarterback in NFL history. Two years later, I acquired more data and made enough improvements...
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers to play Friday : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers will play in the team's preseason game Friday, Aug. 24, despite the team missing three starters...[+] from the offensive line. 'This is a group we could be playing opening day with,' head coach Norv Turner said. 'We’re going to prepare. They are guys who certainly will be dressed on opening day the way we’re at now. I’ve got a lot of confidence in the guys we’re going to line up on the offensive line.'
• 8/20 Bolt Beat: Did Brandon Carr ‘Bait’ Philip Rivers Into Throwing The Interception?: Isn’t it funny to see how the story changes in different locker rooms. In San Diego, Robert Meachem had Brandon Carr beat...
• 8/19 Bolt Beat: Chargers vs Cowboys: Ups and Downs: UPS Shareece Wright – He did nothing last season, but he is making NOISE this preseason. He was a big time playmaker on...
• 8/19 Bolt Beat: Everyone Else Needs to Step Up With Vincent Brown Down: Losing Vincent Brown will be a tough blow for the San Diego Chargers. Brown was injured tonight in the preseason game against...
• 8/19 Bolt Beat: Chargers 28 – Cowboys 20: Shareece Wright Stars on Defense: Sitting in my truck in the Q parking lot and gonna give some quick thoughts on the game. I definitely will tell you all about...
• 8/18 Bolt Beat: Chargers vs Cowboys: What to Watch: The San Diego Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys collide today in a preseason showdown. We won’t get to see Ryan Mathews and...
• 8/17 Bolt Beat: Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware Will Not Play On Saturday: I hate preseason for things like this, but at least I know that DeMarcus Ware will not be terrorizing Philip Rivers in the backfield...
• 8/13 FootballPerspective.com: Analyzing Drew Brees’ pursuit of Johnny Unitas’ legendary streak: Last year, I noted that Drew Brees had thrown a touchdown in 37 consecutive games and examined his chances of breaking the NFL...
• 8/7 Bolt Beat: Rookies Will Be Catching Our Eyes on Thursday: Can you believe it, we actually are moving into articles that are previewing the upcoming matchup and things to watch? Packers...
• 8/3 Bolt Beat: Predicting The Chargers 53 Man Roster: Predicting the Chargers 53 man roster is impossible this far out from the opener, but here is my best effort for what the roster...

• 7/31 Spreadsheet Sports: Fantasy Football Consistency Rankings – QB: If you play fantasy football there's a good chance you've looked through your favorite site's weekly rankings at some point in...
• 7/31 Bolt Beat: Questions on Philip Rivers’ Arm Could Continue: What was wrong with Philip Rivers last year? Who cares, that is last years news? It would feel a little more comforting to hear...
• 7/30 Bolt Beat: Undrafted Free Agent Getting First Team Reps at Left Tackle: It was a priority to build up the depth all over the roster, but one of the most important positions on a team has an undrafted...
• 7/23 Bolt Beat: First Day of Chargers Training Camp: Philip Rivers Already in Attendance: Chargers Training Camp opened up today for the rookies and a few of the veterans showed up to get some early work. Philip Rivers,...
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers excited about receiving corps : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers said he will miss WR Vincent Jackson, who signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the offseason;...[+] however, he is excited about the receivers on the roster. 'You miss Vincent Jackson, I wish we never had to lose any of the big free agents that we lost,' Rivers said. 'But at the same time, I'm excited about who we gained in return. And getting Eddie Royal, getting Robert Meachem, those are guys that can make plays and do some different things.'
• 7/16 Bolt Beat: Happy 30th Birthday to Chargers WR/PR Roscoe Parrish: Happy birthday to Roscoe Parrish who turned 30 today. Parrish finds himself fighting for a job during Chargers training camp....
• 7/13 FootballPerspective.com: Random Perspective On: The 2012 Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford threw for 5,038 passing yards last year, making him just the 4th man to ever throw for 5,000 yards in a season....

• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Robert Meachem comfortable in new system: San Diego Chargers WR Robert Meachem spent the past four season working with the New Orleans Saints and QB Drew Brees. He notes...[+] significant similarity between Brees and QB Philip Rivers, and he likes the style of head coach Norv Turner. 'As far as approach, you have two coaches on the field who tell everybody where to go, put people in the right spots,' Meachem said. 'And you enjoy that, being a wide receiver.'
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip River brimming with confidence: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers drew criticism last season due to his career-high 20 interceptions, but he was able to extend...[+] his streak to 103 consecutive starts and he hit 4,000 passing yards for the fourth straight season. 'It will be five weeks before we roll,' Rivers said Friday, June 22, 'and (I) can't wait for it to get here.'
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Coach impressed with minicamp results: San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner said QB Philip Rivers and TE Antonio Gates have had their best minicamp he has seen....[+] 'I told our guys, I don't have to, but if I listed 10 guys who have been outstanding,' Turner said, 'and probably have had their best camp that I'm aware of, (Antonio) Gates falls in that category. Ryan is in that category. Philip Rivers is in that category. He's still been here (at the team facility) more days probably more than any other guy on the team.'
• 6/21 Bolt Beat: Eric Weddle is not a Top 100 player: The NFL Network is wrapping up the Top 100 players for the coming season and it looks like the only Chargers player that will...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Working with Wildcat offense: The San Diego Chargers spent time during OTAs working on the Wild Cat offense. RBs Ryan Mathews and Ronnie Brown split reps, taking...[+] direct snaps out of the shotgun formation with QB Philip Rivers lined up out wide. Chargers head coach Norv Turner said it is good for the team's defense to practice against it and also allows the opportunity for the offense to use it themselves if the opportunity presents itself. 'It's something that if we feel it gives an advantage, we're going to use it,' Turner said, but made it clear the team will probably only use the formation two or three times a year to surprise a defense.

• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers would like LaDainian Tomlinson to return : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers said he would have no issue if free-agent RB LaDainian Tomlinson (Jets) were to return to...[+] the team as a third-down back. 'I love LT and all that he brought and meant to us when he was here. I don’t know if that is being considered or that’s even an option, but I wouldn’t have any objection to it whatsoever,' Rivers said. The Chargers, however, are unlikely to bring Tomlinson back.
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers working on building rapport with new WRs: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers said he has been working on building a rapport with WRs Robert Meachem, Eddie Royal, Micheal...[+] Spurlock and Roscoe Parrish because it will be easier to him to communicate with them and understand their tendencies. Rivers said creating chemistry and timing with the receivers on the field is something they can work on during offseason workouts.
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers looking to eliminate turnovers : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers said he will be looking to improve his ball security in 2012. 'That was obviously the thing...[+] that stood out last year,' Rivers said of the turnovers. 'It's one thing if we couldn't get a first down or convert third downs or couldn't run the ball or couldn't have any big plays. We had all of those.' Rivers threw 20 interceptions last season.

• 4/24 Money in the Banana Stand: It Takes All Kinds: Bunky: Well, it takes all kinds. Spud: That’s what it takes? I always wondered what it took. David Mamet – State and...
• 4/17 FanSided: The Sean 2012 NFL Mock Draft:   Now it's my turn to bring my first round mock draft to Stripehype.com. As a disclaimer, I want to let everyone know that...

• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers wants to face Peyton Manning : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers said he would welcome the competition in the AFC West if free-agent QB Peyton Manning (Colts)...[+] joined the Denver Broncos. 'I have to admit, and maybe people think I'm crazy, but I really hope it's Denver,' Rivers said. 'It would immediately make it that much tougher to win the West. Gosh, to play him twice a year, the AFC West would become a division that's not lost in the shuffle. I'm kind of hoping that's the case. It's always fun to play a Peyton-led football team.'

• 2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | HC expresses confidence in Philip Rivers: San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner expressed his confidence in QB Philip Rivers in a recent interview. 'He'll just us back...[+] and give us an opportunity,' Turner said. 'We just need to continue to get better around him.'

• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers thinks team can get back into playoffs: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers said the team needs to cut down on the mistakes and play a little better but are not far off...[+] from a trip to the playoffs again. 'A lot of times, you look at 8-8 or 9-7 and you get too caught up in what’s wrong instead of, 'Let’s just play a little better and fine-tune some things,' ' Rivers said. 'Because the difference in an 8-8 or a 9-7 team to that 11-5, 12-4 team is not a whole lot.'
• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Andy Dalton to play second half of Pro Bowl : Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton will be slated as the AFC's third quarterback and is expected to enter sometime in the second...[+] half of the Pro Bowl. Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is scheduled to start, and San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers will be second.
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers says he was never hurt : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers struggled for much of the season, particularly during his team’s six-game losing streak,...[+] but he said he was healthy during that span. 'I was never hurt. This is probably the healthiest I’ve been throughout a season, consistently,' Rivers said. 'I had some bumps and things. I was never hurt. I made some poor throws and a couple poor decisions and dropped a snap.'
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers passes for 310 yards, three TDs in finale: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 19 of 26 passes for 310 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in Week 17...[+] against the Oakland Raiders. The Pro Bowler finished the season with 4,624 passing yards, including six 300-yard games. Rivers also ended up with 20 interceptions, but he had just three picks in his final six games.

• 12/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers won't turn down Pro Bowl honor: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers said Wednesday, Dec. 28, that he won't turn down the invitation to play in the Pro Bowl. 'It's...[+] always an honor,' Rivers said. 'It's always humbling anytime you're selected. I hadn't had the year I wanted to have individually, and certainly it's a disappointing year for our team. But I think anytime your fellow competitors and coaches think enough about you to vote you in, you certainly appreciate it.'
• 12/23 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 16 QB Rankings: This is the championship week for most of us this week in fantasy football. Congratulations for those of you who made the big...
• 12/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Vertical offense thriving : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 75 percent of his passes and compiled 201 of his 270 passing yards on throws more...[+] than 10 yards downfield in Week 15.
• 12/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers goes over 4,000 yards again: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 17 of 23 passes for 270 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in Week 15 against...[+] the Baltimore Ravens. Rivers went over 4,000 passing yards in the game for a franchise-record fourth straight season. Only New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees and Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning have accomplished the feat.
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers rarely loses in December: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers is 22-2 as a starter in the month of December in his career, which is the best mark among...[+] quarterbacks who began their careers in the Super Bowl era with a minimum of 15 starts.
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Remain hopeful of reaching postseason : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers believes the team still has a chance of making the playoffs. The Chargers (5-7) currently...[+] sit two games behind the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos in the AFC West. 'We’ve been down (three) with four to go,' Rivers said. 'Now we’re down two with four to go.'
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers excelled from the shotgun : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 14 of 15 passes from the shotgun in Week 13, with two touchdowns and zero interceptions....[+]
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers goes over 3,500 yards: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers is over 3,500 passing yards for the fourth consecutive year after throwing for 294 yards in...[+] the Week 13 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers tosses three TDs in win: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 22 of 28 passes for 294 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the Week...[+] 13 game Monday, Dec. 5, against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Rivers has two or more TD passes in four of his past five games.

• 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers denies playing injured : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers and head coach Norv Turner both continue to deny that Rivers is playing with an injury. In...[+] Week 12, Rivers again didn't show his customary zip on several passes. He pushed several passes.
• 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers throws for 188 yards, TD: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 19 of 36 passes for 188 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in Week 12 against...[+] the Denver Broncos. He had just nine more passing yards than his season-low of 179 yards in Week 7 against the New York Jets. Both performances resulted in losses.
• 11/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers moves over 3,000 passing yards: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers has 3,023 passing yards after his Week 11 game against the Chicago Bears. He had a 90.8 passer...[+] rating against the Bears, his highest in the past six games.
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers passes for 280 yards, two TDs: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 21 of 31 passes for 280 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in Week 11 against...[+] the Chicago Bears. Rivers has two or more TD strikes in three consecutive games.
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Protecting Philip Rivers is key: The San Diego Chargers are working hard to prepare for the Chicago Bears in Week 11, a team which has 87 quarterback knockdowns...[+] and hurries, third-most in the NFL. 'I mean, this week, we know what we've got,' C Nick Hardwick said Thursday, Nov. 17. 'We know who we're dealing with, and we just have to make it happen.' The key to the game is protecting QB Philip Rivers, who was sacked six times in Week 10, second-most in his career. He was knocked down six more times, and hurried in some way on 30 of his 47 passes.
• 11/12 Money in the Banana Stand: It Takes All Kinds: Bunky: Well, it takes all kinds. Spud: That’s what it takes? I always wondered what it took. David Mamet – State and...
• 11/11 SpreadStumpers: NFL Season Props Update: Below are the updated season NFL props and a sweeeeeet prop about Nickelback! (sorry…) Good luck! Odds to win the Super...
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Abandon run game in Week 10 : The San Diego Chargers rushed for only 75 yards on 15 attempts in Week 10 against an Oakland Raiders squad that gave up 299 rushing...[+] yards in Week 9. 'You are at a disadvantage already when you know you have to throw it almost every play,' QB Philip Rivers said.
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Another INT for Philip Rivers : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers threw his league-leading 15th interception of the season in the fourth quarter of Week 10....[+]
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers productive Week 10: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers went 23-for-47 for 274 yards, two touchdowns and one interception against the Oakland Raiders...[+] in Week 10.
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers looking to avoid turnovers: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers leads the NFL in interceptions (14) and has also lost three fumbles for a league-leading 17...[+] turnovers. He has thrown at least two interceptions in each of the team's four losses.
• 11/9 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 10: Pick Up Artist: Quarterbacks - Matt Whitefield Carson Palmer (Raiders)                                                     ...
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers says he is fine : San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers reiterated after Week 9 that there is nothing wrong with him. Rivers threw three interceptions...[+] in the game. 'I appreciate everybody trying to come up with a theory,' Rivers said. 'I’m not hurt. I’ve thrown a handful of picks that I normally don’t throw and I’ll probably throw some more. There won’t always be a reason why.'
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers reiterates he is not injured: Following the team's Week 9 loss to the Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers once again shot down speculation...[+] that he is injured and that is what is causing some bad throws during games. Rivers joked that he appreciates everyone coming up with reasons why he has struggled with turnovers, but said he simply has made some bad throws and there is not any explanation for them. He said he is going to have more throws like that during his career. Rivers went on to say that he is not frustrated about his season so far, noting he is excited for their next challenge against the Oakland Raiders during Week 10.
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers has big stat line in Week 9: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 26 of 46 pases for a season-high 385 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions...[+] in Week 9 against the Green Bay Packers. Two of the interceptions thrown by Rivers were returned for touchdowns. While Rivers says he is having a 'down year', he has 369 or more yards in back-to-back games, and he has five 300-yard performances in eight starts.
• 11/4 The Hazean: Start & Sit, Week 9: Ahmad Bradshaw’s Surprise Injury: Someone forgot to tell Ahmad Bradshaw Halloween was Monday, not Thursday. In trick-or-treat fashion. Bradshaw’s fantasy...
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | GM fires back at LaDainian Tomlinson : San Diego Chargers general manager A.J. Smith was critical of comments made by New York Jets RB LaDainian Tomlinson regarding...[+] QB Philip Rivers. Tomlinson said Rivers may be struggling with the idea of being the leader of the team. Smith fired back by alluding to Tomlinson’s final season-plus in San Diego, in which the running back struggled with a diminished role. 'I agree with what LT said about it’s hard being the guy,' Smith said. 'But I think it’s a lot harder when it’s no longer your team, and you’re not the guy.'
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers distracted? : New York Jets RB LaDainian Tomlinson said he thinks San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers 'seems distracted,' which could help explain...[+] why he has struggled this season. Tomlinson would not speculate Thursday, Nov. 3, when asked if Rivers is struggling because he's not healthy. He said it could be the result of the pressure of being a leader. 'On the sideline, he seems like he's just distracted. And I've always said this: 'It's hard to be The Guy,'' Tomlinson said.
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Injured WRs affecting Philip Rivers : San Diego Chargers injured WRs Malcom Floyd (hip) and Vincent Jackson (hamstring) missed practice Wednesday, Nov. 2. More times...[+] than not this season at least one of QB Philip Rivers’ key receivers has missed practice and their absences have impacted Rivers’ timing in games. '(Rivers) handles it the best that he can,' head coach Norv Turner said. 'At some point it does have an effect.'

• 10/29 Bolt Beat: Chargers vs Chiefs: What to Watch: Philip Rivers Of course you will be watching him, BUT this time you will be seeing if he is wincing in pain OR limping around....
• 10/24 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 7 Good, Bad, and Ugly: Week seven brought a few pleasent surprises and a lot of frustration to fantasy owners.  From the 97 yard Mike Wallace touchdown...
• 10/24 Bolt Beat: Lingering Questions: What is wrong with Philip Rivers? Is he Hurt? Does Travis LaBoy do ANYTHING? Why does Malcom Floyd get hurt every time he makes...

• 9/28 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Five Temporary Tight End Replacements for Antonio Gates: If you are an Antonio Gates owner, your worst fear on draft day came to fruition this weekend. Gates was a scratch for Sunday’s...
• 9/26 Bolt Beat: What in the World is Wrong with Philip Rivers?: What in the world has gone wrong with our quarterback Philip Rivers?! Sure he is a slow starter, but he usually doesn’t...
• 9/26 Bolt Beat: Chargers 20 – Chiefs 17: WHEW!: It was supposed to be a blowout and the Chargers came out and played down to the level of the Kansas City Chiefs. We played TERRIBLE!!!...
• 9/22 The Hazean: AccuScore Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 3: Quarterbacks AccuScore is an expert betting system that highlights weekly Expert Picks with the best chance for success. AccuScore...
• 9/22 Bolt Beat: Chargers DT Antonio Garay Fined $15K For Hit on Brady: NO BLOOD NO FOUL Antonio Garay has been fined by the league for the hit that he put on Tom Brady in Sunday’s game. The tackle...
• 9/21 Bolt Beat: Dear Chargers, Please Open Up the Pocket Book and Pay Vincent Jackson!: With Antonio Gates deteriorating right in front of our eyes and fragile Malcom Floyd going down with an injury AGAIN, we need...
• 9/18 The Hazean: AccuScore Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 2: Top 5 Fantasy Quarterbacks for Week 2: AccuScore AccuScore is an expert betting system that highlights weekly NFL picks with the...
• 9/17 FantasyDaddy.com: Week Two Fantasy Football Fanduel Entry: I hope everyone enjoyed our free roll on fanduel in week one.  As expected, fantasy football was full of surprises...
• 9/14 FantasyDaddy.com: Free Fantasy Football Contest is Ready. See if you Can Beat Fantasy Daddy: Our friends at FanDuel are offering FantasyDaddy.com users the opportunity to try out FanDuel for free with the chance to win...
• 9/14 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Buy Low Candidates after Week 1: This week’s top waiver wire targets were processed in most fantasy football leagues this morning. If you were unable to...

• 8/26 Sunday Morning Legend: Which Players could be Bargains in the 2011 Fantasy Football Draft?: First, I greatly prefer not to get too carried away in finding sleepers, values, breakout players, etc. Its too risky to build...
• 8/25 Bolt Beat: Chargers vs Cardinals: What To Watch: It is week 3 of the pre-season and this is the game where the starters will see the most action. We should see Philip Rivers and...
• 8/23 Bolt Beat: Chargers Game 2 is a Success, Ajaay’s Thoughts: Game 2 was an absolute success as the Chargers beat the Cowboys 20-7 Philip Rivers was 8/11 with 92 yards and 1 TD. That makes...
• 8/16 Sunday Morning Legend: When Should You Draft a Fantasy Quarterback? A Simple Quantitative Analysis: The appropriate timing of drafting a quarterback has been long debated in fantasy football.  Draft a QB too early and you risk...
• 8/15 Sunday Morning Legend: Which QB is best in December?: A quick/crude analysis of the end of season performance of some of the top fantasy QB’s is provided below.  We derived this...
• 8/12 Bolt Beat: Chargers Starters Strike Quick, Reserves Lose Game: Seahawks 24 – Chargers 17 The first team offense only played a series, but they showed their quick strike abilities and...
• 8/10 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Top 10 Fantasy Football Quarterbacks: Time to start busting out some rankings. My first draft of the summer is less than two weeks away and I have not even started...

• 2/22 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Four Days into Labor Negotiations, Optimism Springs: There just might be football next year after all. Call me crazy, but I am starting to feel a little more optimistic about labor...
• 2/17 The Hazean: Daily Haze: The Top Five Quarterbacks Heading into 2011: Football is King. I turned on SportsCenter the other day during lunch and the crew was tackling offseason needs per team per division....

• 1/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chargers | Philip Rivers expected to play in Pro Bowl: San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers is expected to participate in the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career, reports Christopher...[+] Smith, of Chargers.com. Rivers has been selected twice previously, but did not participate in either game.
• 1/18 WSJ Daily Fix: Aaron Rodgers, Instant Playoff Legend: The Count: Brett Favre's successor in Green Bay has started three playoff games on the road, and each has been one of the best...

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