The Chargers were coming off an
emotional
Youth Rayshawn Jenkins Jerseys , come-from-behind victory against Pittsburgh last Sunday and a key AFC West showdown at Kansas City was fast approaching.Sunday's
26-21 victory over the Bengals was not one of Los Angeles' best-played games of
the season, but it does improve the record to 10-3 going into Thursday night's
game against the 11-2 Chiefs for the division lead."Everyone wanted to talk
about Pittsburgh and if it wasn't Pittsburgh then it was Kansas City. This team
was dangerous and we got out of there with a win," Chargers coach Anthony Lynn
said.The Chargers scored touchdowns on their first two drives and then got four
field goals from Michael Badgley ??including a team-record 59-yarder ??to deal
the Bengals (5-8) their fifth straight loss."We did enough to win. Shoot, they
all count the same. We found a way to win, in a different way," said Philip
Rivers, who was 19 of 29 for 220 yards and a touchdown.The Chargers had 160
yards of offense on their first two drives ??which ended in a Keenan Allen
14-yard TD catch and 5-yard score by Austin Ekeler ??but had 128 the remainder
of the game. Three of the last eight drives started at or inside the Chargers
7.Ekeler rushed for 66 yards on 15 carries with Melvin Gordon missing his second
straight game due to a knee injury. Allen had five receptions for 78 yards and
has a touchdown in five straight games."Sometimes you just have to play
complementary football. Defensively we stopped them when we needed to," Lynn
said. "Offensively we started out, but then slowed down and kicked field goals
the rest of the day."Cincinnati had good field position for most of the day with
an average drive start of its 35. Joe Mixon had 111 yards on 26 carries and a
touchdown. Jeff Driskel, who was making his second straight start since Andy
Dalton's season-ending thumb injury, was 18 of 27 for 170 yards and a
touchdown."The decisions I made today didn't work out. We didn't get to make the
break. This or that decision put us in situations, whether it's fourth down and
we've got to make the stop, the 2-point (conversion) and so forth, those things
today, we didn't get to make the breaks," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis
said.Cincinnati got within two points at 14-12 late in the first half on a pair
of field goal by Bullock ??one came after an apparent TD run by Driskel was
overturned by replay ??and Driskel's 5-yard TD pass to John Ross (the 2-point
attempt was no good). The Chargers, though
Youth Craig Mager Jerseys , would take a 17-12 lead when Badgley made his 59-yard field goal on the final play of the first half.The Chargers led 23-15 late in
the fourth quarter when Mixon scored from a yard out. The 2-point attempt, which
would have tied the game, failed when Driskel was sacked by Darius Philon.BIG
OVERTURNDriskel appeared to score a touchdown with about five minutes remaining
in the second quarter on a 1-yard scramble that would have brought the Bengals
within four, but replay overturned it saying he was short of the goal line.In
the past, quarterbacks were safe to go head-first and not be considered to be
giving himself up, but that was changed this season."He dove forward to the goal
line and as soon as his knee hit the ground, he was ruled to have given himself
up. The ball was short of the goal line," referee John Hussey said after the
game.The overturn meant the ball was spotted inches short of the goal line and
brought up fourth-and-goal. Bengals guard Alex Redmond was then called for a
false start and Cincinnati had to settle for a Bullock 23-yard field goal that
cut the Chargers' margin to 14-6.BIG LEG BADGLEYBadgley, who had the winning
field goal last Sunday at Pittsburgh, now has the longest field goal in Chargers
history.The Chargers attempted a Hail Mary with a second remaining, which
resulted in Rivers being sacked, but Bengals defensive end Jordan Willis was
called for a false start, which brought out Badgley, who said he was very
confident about making it."You got to go out there with that kind of confidence.
If you're going out there thinking you're going to miss it you probably
shouldn't be kicking it," said Badgley, who is 14 of 15 on field goals since
joining the Chargers last month. "But going out there, it was a way for us to
steal momentum from them at the end of the half
Youth Derek Watt Jerseys , go into the second half with more points. It was definitely good for us to get those points at the end of the half."The former
team record was a 57-yarder by Nate Kaeding at Tampa Bay on Dec. 21, 2008.UP
NEXTBengals: Host Oakland next Sunday before concluding the season with two
straight road games.Chargers: Travel to Kansas City on Thursday night in a
matchup of two of the top teams in the AFC.Follow Joe Reedy at joereedy Start
your Friday with a sweet treat"Here it is, guys. Peak offseason writing.In the
wake of the recent holiday, I decided to have a little fun and try my hand at
comparing current Chargers players to the popular Valentine’s Day candy that the
masses will purchase in bulk to take advantage of the day after-discount.
Whether to fill a nagging sweet-tooth or to fill the void left by a recent love
lost, chocolate is always the answer.Philip Rivers: Hershey’s Chocolate BarA
true classic. As timeless as anything in the candy and sweets world. Like
Rivers, the original Hershey bar will never get old. Just when you think you’re
over the traditional candy wrapped in that shimmering silver casing, you take
one out of the bowl at your grandparent’s house and take a bite, just be to
reminded of how it stills stands with the best of them all these years
later.Antonio Gates: Hershey’s KissThe Hersey’s Kiss is almost as timeless as
its’ chocolate bar counterpart. Over the years, the delicate morsel has changed
in several ways from it’s original form. It’s definitely not the same candy as
it was back in the day when it garnered all of its’ respect and loyalty,
however. Within the last few years, we have seen the chocolate and vanilla swirl
version, the caramel swirl version, and the recent Pumpkin Spice abomination,
among others.Like Gates, we’ve gotten a few different versions of the future
hall-of-fame tight end over the last couple seasons. It’s obvious that he isn’t
the same old Gates from ten years ago, but he can still get the job done. And if
you’re anything like me, you can eat a good amount of these bad boys and still
find yourself reaching for another
Nasir Adderley Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys , and another. Similar to the team, just when they think they’ve had enough of #85, they just keep going back
into the bowl for more.Melvin Ingram: Heart Shaped Box of ChocolatesIn the same
way that a box full of chocolate is full of potential and various flavors, so is
Ingram but substitute “flavors” for natural athletic abilities.You can open up
one of these boxes and see a plethora of treats before you. You can also grab
the very first piece and bite into it, only to retreat in distaste as the morsel
in your mouth wound up being a maple syrup chunk instead of the velvety
raspberry truffle you had your heart set out on from the very beginning.This
past season, Ingram was a tad more inconsistent than the fans would have liked.
There were several games where Ingram didn’t have the impact the team needed,
especially through the first half of the season when Joey Bosa was sidelined. He
had six total games where he only had a single tackle, four of those came during
the eight-game stretch without the Big Bear.Just like Forrest Gump used to say,
“(Melvin Ingram) is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna
get.”Or something like that.Keenan Allen: Bag of Valentine’s M&MsAllen is
one of the best receivers in the NFL. It’s only right that his candy pairing is
also one of the best treats in the entire candy world. People eat them by the
bag-full, big or small.One could say that, in the same way that people gobble up
dozens and dozens of M&Ms in a single sitting, Allen gobbles up targets and
catches like a depressed single on the night of February 13th. Over 199 catches
over the last two seasons isn’t too shabby, huh?And for what it’s worth, Peanut
M&Ms are the best kind of M&Ms and I will hear nothing else about the
matter.Derwin James: A hilarious and cheesy Valentine’s Day MemeYeah, yeah, it’s
not a candy but it’s a Valentine’s Day tradition that every single person can
enjoy and
Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys 2019 , quite frankly, they can’t get enough of. I mean, come on, look at this:It was more than evident this past season that the
fans and the entire nation couldn’t get enough of the versatile rookie safety
out of Florida State.Oh yeah, that word “versatile” should be emphasized quite a
bit. James played all but the interior defensive line during his rookie season,
making him one of the most dangerous Swiss Army knife-type players in the
league. When it comes to the hilarious meme, there is no end in sight with what
you can do. You can relate it to anybody, anything, and any situation. Sounds
awfully familiar to James’ usage in 2018...Jahleel Addae: The Disgusting Chalky
Valentine’s Day HeartsI don’t think there is a match more made in heaven than
this one right here.I’m not going to delve into Addae’s 2018 season because that
would just ruin everyone’s Friday and I don’t want to be that guy.This one is
self-explanatory. No one likes it. No one knows why they keep them
around.However, I just recently learned that this year was supposedly the first
year in almost a century that they decided to NOT make these little conversation
hearts. Well, if that’s any sort of sign, maybe the Chargers will take a hint
and dispose of a presence that only makes the team worse, in the same vein that
the hearts add nothing to the holiday and only bum out the people unfortunate
enough to receive this treat on February 14th.
