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Gary Horton and Field Yates take a look at the team philosophy, offseason needs and a key free-agent move for the San Diego Chargers.

Story | Conversation | March 07, 2013

It was the first day of the NFL combine in Indianapolis and if A.J. Smith had been nervous, it would have been understandable. He was entering the most critical offseason of his career. Already fired in the court of public opinion, Smith and Norv ...

Here are a few more thoughts I have on Tuesday's Pro Bowl selections: I've heard a lot in the past several hours since the AFC Pro Bowl team was announced that Philip Rivers was an undeserving selection on the team and Tim Tebow may have been snu...

CHICAGO -- Chicago appeared to come out flat for Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers, and the result was a 3-3 tie at the end of the first quarter. Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers completed his first two passes of the game, including ...

Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers developed a rivalry from their days playing against each other in the AFC West with Cutler leading the Broncos and Rivers the Chargers. They meet again Sunday, this time with Cutler leading the Bears, winners of four stra...

Hey degenerates — remember me? I'm the guy who last week told you to bet the Ravens over 28.5 points and to wager on the Philip Rivers interception machine to keep rolling. Unfortunately — those were my only winners. A net of -15,000 jerm...

The AFC West was represented by one player in the top 10 Power Rankings for best overall players in the NFL, regardless of position. Not surprisingly, that player is San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. He is ranked ninth. I ranked Rivers...

The Pro Bowl teams will be announced Tuesday. Here's a look at candidates for each team in the division: Denver: Players: Champ Bailey (cornerback), Ryan Clady (tackle), Brandon Lloyd (receiver), D.J. Williams (linebacker) Best bets: Lloyd,...

Football Outsiders takes a look at two teams through the lens of Week 16. For the Bengals, a star-heavy approach has cost them in the passing game, and for the Chargers, even Antonio Gates can be dropped from the passing game.

Story | Conversation | December 28, 2010

IRVING, Texas - The Dallas defense just got done facing a couple of quarterbacks who have own Super Bowl rings and have put up passing numbers that rank among the greatest in NFL history. This might be the Cowboys' most difficult defensive challen...

Our weekly look at quarterbacks who are under the center of attention. CENTER OF ATTENTION: CHASING MARINO Notable QB Through 1st 5 Games of Season Through 5 Games Season Total 1984 Dan Marino 1,527 5,084 2010 Philip...

SAN DIEGO -- Antonio Gates and Shaun Phillips are having big days as the San Diego Chargers are routing Arizona 28-7 at halftime. Gates had two touchdown receptions from quarterback Philip Rivers. He scored on plays of 33 yards and 26 yards. Gates...

SAN DIEGO - All Barry Church had to do to get in the end zone was make the quarterback miss. But Phillip Rivers made the tackle. "Everybody on our team has given me a little grief on that," Church said. "Even Coach Phillips gave me a little grief....

Darren Urban of azcardinals.com points to one indicator suggesting Matt Leinart should succeed as the Cardinals' starting quarterback. Urban: "The idea? If a guy scored at least a 26 on the infamous Wonderlic exam at the combine, had at least 27 c...

Getty Images Both Manning and Brees have thrown 122 TD's over the last 4 seasons. THE COMEBACK MVP: The Colts have certainly made it interesting this year - of their 16 regular season games - 8 were decided in the 4th quarter. Including twice agains...

Today in Adam Schefter's Extra Points, the NFL Insider details the list of signal callers who are in the process of getting new deals from their teams - including Pro Bowl MVP Matt Schaub , NFL MVP Peyton Manning and Saints QB Drew Brees....