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The last time the Chargers played the Patriots was in the 2007 AFC Championship Game, and they were in New England. This time the Patriots are coming to sunny San Diego. Philip Rivers played that game with a knee brace and showed a lot of courage going out there on the field. He made some good plays, and made some bad ones.

Every week players spend time watching game film, but this week, Rivers is spending a little extra time on the Patriots game film from 2007. “It certainly brings back memories, and some tough ones just watching the tape,” he said. “… Watching the AFC Championship Game is tough to watch. It brings back a lot of thoughts, of plays you wish you would have made, how you felt and all the different kind of scenarios that (were) going on at the time.”

The Chargers desperately need a win this week at home against the Patriots. If they can get their defense back to form and put pressure on the QB it should help their cause.

Check back tomorrow for a game preview.

Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers got embarrassed by the Miami Dolphins yesterday afternoon. The Dolphins got up to an early 17-3 and the Chargers just couldn’t climb their way out of the whole. The team played terrible. “Individually, all of us have got to step it up and play better,” said quarterback Philip Rivers. “Collectively, we’ve got to go out there and get it done.”

Rivers finished the game 13-28 for 159 yards plus a touchdown. Boy was I off on my predictions…”I’m not sure if it was just with the receivers (either),” said Rivers. “It was just off in general. The flow, the way some of the things developed. The passing game just didn’t have a flow to it. I don’t know that there’s a certain reason for that. The Dolphins played a part in it. I missed throws that I could’ve made. We just didn’t execute.” And it’s not like the Chargers did anything on the ground either, getting just over 60 yards as a team.

The Chargers are now 2-3 on the year and have an uphill climb if they want to win a division in 2008.

Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers are headed across country to play the Miami Dolphins. Normally I don’t like teams that have to travel this far, but when you’re playing the Dolphins it evens itself out. Rivers is off to a hot start and should continue his streak against Miami. Even though he got banged up some last week, I still think they’ll throw the ball a lot more then they’ll run it.

“I took a couple big ones,” said Rivers. “It happens. Our guys fought hard. It’s easy to magnify a couple times they got loose and wreaked havoc. Our guys did a good job. … But you feel a couple of those.”

look for Rivers to go 20-28 for 275 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Here’s a fantasy outlook for Philip Rivers this week (provided by the sportingnews.com)

Rivers is sixth in the league in passing yards (1,024) and second in TDs (10) through four weeks. Rivers also leads the league with 9.3 yards per pass attempt. With Tomlinson at full throttle, however, Rivers passing numbers went down (180) in Week 4. Owners actually like Rivers more when Tomlinson is gimpy, but that doesn’t mean Rivers isn’t starting material in Week 5. Miami ranks 26th in the league in pass defense, and they’ve allowed six passing TDs. Rivers is a sure starter.

Philip Rivers had his first bad game of the 2008 season, but it was still good enough for the Chargers to win over the Raiders with a final score of 28-18. Rivers finished the game 14-25 for 180 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Stats don’t matter to him though. “It feels better than playing pretty good and losing,” Rivers said. “It’s all about winning.”

To Rivers credit though, he was getting rushed all day. He had mad respect for the Raiders Defense. “They’re the best of the four we’ve played,” Rivers said. “… Man for man and playing their scheme, they’re playing hard. Some of it was us, a lack of execution, and sometimes they just outplayed us on a play.”

The Chargers are now 2-2 on the season and showing that they’re still one of the premier teams in the league.

The San Diego Chargers are traveling up the coast this Sunday to play their division rivals, the Oakland Raiders. Philip Rivers and the Chargers are coming off a big win over the New York Jets last week and will look to improve their record to 2-2. I like the Chargers chances this week to destroy the Raiders. Did you know Philip has a 10-3 career record against the AFC West?

Rivers is putting up monster stats so far this season. Only Jay Cutler is rivaling what Rivers is doing from the QB position. But that’s not that he’s all about… “I’m not a stat guy; I don’t get caught up in that stuff,” Rivers said. “My purpose and our team’s purpose to go win, and all of that stuff takes care of itself.”

Rivers best WR, Chris Chambers, only had 1 reception last week. Look for him to get more involved in the offensive plan, especially with LT banged up. The Chargers will continue to rely on the pass… afterall, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Chargers win 28-13.