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Chargers Defeat the Titans in Playoffs 1st Round

Written by Pedro Serrano

Sunday, 06 January 2008

San Diego, California - The San Diego Chargers defeated the Tennessee Titans in the 1^st round of the NFL - AFC playoffs 17-6 for the Charger’s first playoff win since 1995.

The Chargers offense was lead by Quarterback Phillip Rivers 19-30-292 yards and a touchdown pass; LaDainian Tomlinson had 21 carries 42 yards scoring a touchdown.

The Chargers had two players with more than 100 yards receiving today, Chris Chambers (121) and Vincent Jackson (114)…Chambers was playing in his first-career playoff game today and Jackson had his first-career playoff touchdown today…it’s the third time the Chargers had two or more players go over 100 yards receiving in a playoff game…on Jan. 2, 1982, Wes Chandler (106), Charlie Joiner (108) and Kellen Winslow (166) did it in a Divisional Playoff Game at Miami and on Jan. 9, 1983, Winslow (102) and Chandler (124) did it in a Wild Card Playoff Game against Pittsburgh.

Jackson went over the 100-yard mark on his 25-yard touchdown catch with 2:35 remaining in the third quarter to put the Bolts up 10-6…Chambers went over 100 yards on the Bolts next drive, catching a 39-yard pass on a third-and-10 play that helped set up San Diego’s final touchdown of the game.

Philip Rivers had a solid day passing today, completing 19 of 30 for 292 yards with one touchdown and one interception for a 92.6 passer rating on the day…his second-quarter interception was his first in his last 104 pass attempts…coincidentally, he hadn’t thrown a pick since Dec. 9 against the Titans at LP Field, where he was picked off twice.

This was Jackson’s first-career 100-yard game.

The Chargers won their first playoff game since the 1994 AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh on Jan. 15, 1995.

The Bolts have now won seven games in a row, the NFL’s second-longest winning streak behind New England (16).

This was the Chargers’ sixth-straight win over Tennessee.

The Chargers still have not allowed a rushing touchdown at Qualcomm Stadium this season.

The Chargers scored a field goal today on their opening possession of the third quarter…during the regular season, the Chargers scored an NFL-leading 11 times (in 16 games) on their first possession of the third quarter.

The Chargers will travel to Indianapolis next Sunday to take on the Colts in the American Football Conference semi-final. Listen to the game live on KXO Radio AM1230 the game January 13 at the RCA Dome at 10:00 a.m PST.