San Diego sports bars brace for Chargers exit

Lionel James
21:43, Jan 3, 2016

A capacity crowd roared when Miami's Pete Stoyanovich pushed a field goal attempt wide right, extending the magical 1994 season by sending the Chargers to the AFC championship game.

The San Diego Chargers (3-10) battle the Miami Dolphins (5-8) this week in a game that will feature the NFL's third-leading passer, Philip Rivers (3,976 yards, 23 TDs). Gordon, the team's first-round pick, finished with 641 rushing yards on 184 carries with zero touchdowns....

"There was a group of tailgaters right when you pull up at the front gate that I always honk my horn at and they always holler at me", Rivers said.

When it comes to passing this season, San Diego is rated higher on both sides of the ball. "We have to find a way".

Following an emotional win on what could be the final game at Qualcomm Stadium, the San Diego Chargers travel to Northern California looking to keep the good times rolling, this time hoping to upset the rival Oakland Raiders in Week 16. It has only 231 yards of offense.

"We have two [games] to go", Campbell said. "We can't be discouraged by anything".

When the final whistle blew the fans gave the team a standing ovation, and in a genuine spontaneous moment the players and coaches went into the stands where they hugged their loyal fans and signed autographs.

Woodhead caught touchdown passes of 20, 9 and 9 yards and scored on a 2-yard run to lead the Chargers to a 30-14 victory against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

Today's Miami Dolphins vs San Diego Chargers NFL football game has a start time schedule of 4:25pm eastern time and airs on TV channel CBS in some markets along with DirecTV Sunday Ticket nationwide. I think I'll soak in the drive over there probably a little more than the past 100-something times I've done it for a game. They swept their series with the Raiders a year ago; the Raiders were winless going into each of the games against the Chargers. According to NBC Sports, the league could potentially see the San Diego Chargers move to St. Louis and the St. Louis Rams moving back to Los Angeles.

This is going to be a rough match-up for the Bolts, so let's focus on a trio of guys who have won more than they've lost in what might be their last games as Chargers regardless of where the team is playing in 2016.

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Rivers, Gates and Floyd have spent more than a decade giving San Diego fans plenty of reasons to cheer. "But it's clear the Chargers mean more to this community and these fans than just wins and losses". Josh Lambo is averaging five fantasy points a game in his last five.

"It hurt my heart to be honest because I know how much work I put into this, how much work our team puts into this", said Carr, who has thrown six touchdowns and seven interceptions in the last three home contests. Malcom is a fan favorite who caught the first TD pass of Rivers' career.

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