Rivers is in the midst of all-time great season. To his credit counts 2,9944 passing yards in 9 games. This performance has put him on tract to throw for 5,234 yards and he has broken single-season record of Dan Marino. Rivers has a 19-8 touchdown-interception ratio.

The Chargers’ quarterback has posted 102.9 passer rating and 8.9-yard average and has five 300-yard games with 7 multi-score outings.

Norv Turner, head coach said, “”I’ve been with some guys that wouldn’t be handling this situation the way he’s handled it… There’s some guys that play that position that would have a tough time when they’re down to their seventh or eighth receiver. They’re throwing to guys that they haven’t had many reps with, and all he does is make it work.”

Philip Rivers has also been ranked in the two seasons as top 2 in adjusted net yards per attempt, including the sack data. Even the game is declining, he has made his club’s offense elite with Vincent Jackson, Malcom Floyd and Antonio Gates in many plays.

Last year, the passing attack of Chargers were good in yards per attempt, net yards per attempt, adjusted yards per attempt and adjusted net yards per attempt. The team also had topped the charts in 2009 in yards per completion. Floyd and Jackson averaged more than seventeen yards per catch. Seemed like Philip Rivers, Gates, Jackson and Floyd were too dangerous in any of the leagues then.

Now, what happened? Philiv Rivers does ranks top in adjusted net yards per attempt this season, but this is the only one for the club. Jackson did not play this season. Floyd, in his place, gained 498 receiving yards in the first 5 weeks this season, but got injured after this and dropped from the matches till now. Even Gates got injured and need to stay out this Sunday.

So, Rivers minus these players this weekend.

Need to also consider the changes that have taken place. There has been a spate of injuries in the Chargers. Only two days are left for the game at Qualcomm Stadium. In the practice only Patrick Crayton and Seyi Ajirotutu were seen fully. The others, Malcom Floyd, Buster Davis, Legedu Naanee and Richard Goodman either did limited practice or did not practice at all.

Philip Rivers said, “I think we’ve handled it well, to be honest with you.. The thing we need to get squared away is protecting the ball. That’s the most important factor. From a pass game standpoint, from a confidence with each other, I don’t see any hesitation or any problem.”

Norv Turner, the head coach of Chargers said that he would like all the players to be healthy and able to hand-pick reliable players to get the ball. He also wants Philip Rivers to utilize all the eligible, open targets.

Throughout the first half of the game, the Patriots were outgained. They dominated second half’s early part and took the advantage of sloppy play. With the mistakes by the Chargers, the Patriots secured a 23-20 victory on Sunday afternoon at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium.

Chargers, on the other side, struggled. They faces a false start penalty also that forced Kris Brown’s tying try with 23 seconds. The ball bounced off the right post.

The last three games of the Patriots were victories and now they are no more overlooked as it was the case before the season. They led by ten points at halftime. Some of the mistakes of the Chargers were unforced. Those were just silly ones.

First, the San Diego Chargers could have tackled Leon Washington. Failure to it resulted in two touchdowns on kickoff returns.

Quarterback Philip Rivers failed to time his last throw, which he could easily do it. Rivers was sending the ball to Legedu Naanee, but Earl Thomas of Seattle cut in front of him. The Seattle Seahawks had to run only one play in order to get the 2nd win in the 3 tries.

The Chargers failed to maintain all these, but still they lost only by 7 points.

Philip Rivers said, “It’s hard to say (we) should have (won)… I mean, yeah, I think we should have, but should-have, would-have and could-have. We got down in there and had a penalty here and there.”

Pro Bowlers TE Antonio Gates and QB Philip Rivers told that the departure of Tomlinson had removed a near-toxic atmosphere in the locker room.

Tomlinson became the leading rusher of NFL in 2000 and he was cut by the Chargers in February.

He said, “Honestly, I really have no reaction to it. I don’t spend any of my time thinking about what’s going on there because I’m so focused in this football team and job at hand. I’ve moved on. It doesn’t hurt me, but nothing surprises me because guys want to speak their opinion on things. Junior Seau went through the same thing with guys when he was the big star and he left the team and guys said how they felt about him. It’s the same situation. Good luck to those guys.”

Without Tomlinson, in the Union-Tribune of the first camp of Chargers, Philip Rivers said, “I don’t know how everyone feels or if they felt it. Maybe it was a little bit of a relief. Maybe it’s a feeling of, ‘I can do a little more without wondering what he thinks.”

On Friday, the Tigers picked up their 17th commitment.

According to ESPN, Stephen Rivers is the 55th best QB prospect of the country. Allen Creasy, the Athens, Ala., high shool coach of his, says younger brother was further along than the elder one at this point in the career.

He said further that Stephen Rivers is bigger, faster and also the throws the ball better.

The coach mentioned that this is just the truth but he thinks that the young Rivers’ potential and future are unlimited.

Stephen plays in the same prep football program which had produced Philip Rivers and he wears his brother’s jersey number i.e. 17.

The senior Rivers, father of the two was a former Athens head coach and is now the Golden Eagles’ QBs coach.

Rivers said to the media recently, “Those are two key guys on our offense. I don’t think there’s any way you can say we’re not better with them. We want to have them. But at the same time, can you still get it done without them? The answer is ‘Yes.”

In the absence of Jackson, Malcom Floyd and Legedu Naanee may start. Now receiver has 100 career receptions in the NFL and Rivers remains somewhat upbeat about the lack of experience of the two.

He said, “People say we don’t know if these guys can do it. You’re right. We don’t know, but we’ve never asked them to do it.”

We all know that the high-powered offenses of the Chargers were not able to a get a Super Bowl title, but it seems that the modern version of the prolific attack of the team has the look of a champion.

Philip Rivers is leading the quarterback and with him the Chargers have ranked in the top 5 in scoring since 2006.

Chargers also had finished among the top passing offenses of the league in 2008 and 2009.

Philip Rivers has earned two Pro Bowl nods and he has also emerged as the main driving force on offense. With over 4,000 yards passing he is now coming off his second straight season.

The high completion percentage of Rivers would suggest that he operates an efficient dink-and-dunk offense. Philip Rivers has averaged a league-leading 8.6 yards per attempt and this is something indicative of the vertical nature of the offense.

There has been great debate to this and some believe that the main culprit weasels are the agents.

Not only about Vincent’s agent Neil Schwartz or McNeill’s agent Alvin Keels, but this is perfect for all the pro sports agents.

Now it seems as if organizations and players are such a vehicle that drove away years ago from their fan bases and now it is only the moving thing is the agents.