11. 2000 OAKLAND RAIDERS at 6. 2006 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
6. 2006 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
Record: 14-2
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 1st
Def: 7th
1st AFC West
lost Div Rnd 24-21 Patriots
HC Marty Schottenheimer OC Cam Cameron DC Wade Phillips
Qualcomm Stadium: 65 degrees
Josh Lewin/Hank Bauer
Offense
QB Philip Rivers 25 NC St
RB LaDainian Tomlinson 27 All Pro TCU
FB Lorenzo Neal 36 All Pro Fresno St
WR Keenan McCardell 36 UNLV
WR Vincent Jackson 23 N Colorado
TE Antonio Gates All Pro 26 Kent St
LT Marcus McNeill 23 R Auburn
LG Kris Dielman Indiana
C Nick Hardwick Purdue
RG Mike Goff 30 Iowa
RT Shane Olivea 25 Ohio St
Defense
LDE Luis Castillo 23 NWestern
NT Jamal Williams 30 All Pro Oklahoma St
RDE Igor Olshansky 24 Oregon
LOLB Shawne Merriman 22 All Pro Maryland
LILB Randall Godfrey 33 UGA
RILB Donnie Edwards 33 UCLA
ROLB Shaun Phillips 25 Purdue
LCB Quentin Jammer 27 Texas
RCB Drayton Florence 26 Tuskegee
SS Terrence Kiel 26 A&M
FS Marlon McCree 29 Kentucky
K Nate Kaeding 24 Iowa
P Mike Scifres 26 W Illinois
KR Michael Turner 24 N Illinois
PR Eric Parker 27 Tennessee
2 Chargers teams have safely moved forward, the Chargers are the 6th seed in the region. This 2006 team had the best record in football. Phil Rivers is 25, 22 scores and 9 picks. The engine is 27 year old All Pro LaDainian Tomlinson who had over 2300 yards from scrimmage. Lorenzo Neal, at 36 is also an All Pro as is 26 year old Antonio Gates with 9 TDs. On defense there's 22 year old Lights Out Merriman, All Pro with 17 sacks. And another 18.5 combined from 23 year old Luis Castillo and 25 year old Shaun Phillips. This is a defense who will get after you.
11. 2000 OAKLAND RAIDERS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 3rd
Def: 9th
1st AFC West
d. Dolphins Div Rnd 27-0
lost AFC Title Ravens 16-3
HC Jon Gruden OC Bill Callahan DC Chuck Bresnahan
Offense
QB Rich Gannon 35 All Pro Delaware
RB Tyrone Wheatley 28 Michigan
FB Jon Ritchie 26 Stanford
WR Tim Brown 34 N Dame
WR James Jett 30 W Virginia
TE Rickey Dudley 28 Ohio St
LT Matt Stinchcomb 23 R UGA
LG Steve Wisniewski 33 Penn St
C Barret Robbins 27 TCU
RG Mo Collins 24 Florida
RT Lincoln Kennedy 29 Wash
Defense
LDE Tony Bryant 24 Florida St
LDT Grady Jackson 27 Knoxville
RDT Darrell Russell 24 USC
RDE Regan Upshaw 25 Cal
LLB William Thomas 32 A&M
MLB Greg Biekert 31 Colorado
RLB Elijah Alexander 30 K St
LCB Charles Woodson 24 Michigan
RCB Eric Allen 35 Ariz St
SS Marquez Pope 30 Fresno St
FS Anthony Dorsett 27 Pitt
K Sebastian Janikowski 22 Florida St
P Shane Lechler 24 All Pro A&M
KR David Dunn 28 Fresno
PR Darrien Gordon 30 Stanford
5 Raiders teams have advanced; the 11th seed in the region is the 2000 Oakland group with the 3rd best offense in football. 35 year old Rich Gannon is an All Pro, 32 scores and 11 picks. 28 year old Tyrone Wheatley rushed for over a thousand yards in 13 starts with 10 scores. 1100 yards+ receiving for 34 year old Tim Brown. Shane Lechler, the 24 year old punter, is the team's other All Pro. On defense, 28 year old Grady Jackson had 8 sacks.
The '87 Niners will host the winners of this game in round 2 - battle of AFC West rivals - let's go to San Diego for the kick.
1st Qtr
Chargers at the 27.
1/10 - LaDainian Tomlinson takes the first carry 66 yards - all the way to the 7 - Tomlinson just exploding through the Raider defense, it's a first and goal.
1/goal - Michael Turner --- goes into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN CHARGERS - it takes just 2 plays and San Diego is up 7-0.
Raiders at the 31, they get a first down, Rich Gannon 11 yards to Andre Rison, but the drive ends in a punt. Chargers at the 17.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Philip Rivers to Tomlinson, 9 yards.
3/1 - Tomlinson busts a 20 yard run.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Good god - 28 yards for Tomlinson, he is over a hundred yards already - already!
1/10 - 6 more for Tomlinson.
2/4 - Lorenzo Neal gets 2.
3/4 - Rivers to Neal - he picks it up and it's a first and goal at the 10 yard line.
1/goal - Tomlinson for 2.
2/goal - Rivers. End Zone. Antonio Gates. TOUCHDOWN CHARGERS - 8 yards from Rivers to Gates, there are still 5 minutes left in the quarter and the Chargers lead 14-0.
Raiders at the 28. 3 and out.
Chargers at the 25.
1/10 12 yard gain for Lorenzo Neal.
1/10 - End around to Keenan McCardell gets a yard
2/9 - Rivers to Vincent Jackson, 4 yards.
3/5 - Rivers to Tomlinson, 11 yards across midfield - the Chargers are killing the Raiders today.
1/10 - Tomlinson for 5 - that's the last play of the qtr.
2nd Qtr: Chargers 14 Raiders 0
San Diego is just all over Oakland, no answer at all for La Dainian Tomlinson who is storming toward an all time effort today. 2nd and 5 at the Raider 42.
2/5 - Rivers goes 14 yards to McCardell - Chargers at the 28.
The drive ends here - a FG makes it 17-0.
Raiders at the 32 - another 3 and out.
Chargers at the 22. 9 left in the half.
1/10 - Rivers downfield to McCardell, that's an 18 yard pickup.
1/10 - a yard for Tomlinson
2/9 - Rivers 7 yards to Gates.
3/2 - Turner picks it up, Chargers at midfield.
1/10 - A yard for Tomlinson
2/9 - Rivers to Jackson, 12 yards to the 37 and an offsides takes it 5 more on the next play.
1/5 - Rivers - Tomlinson, 16 yards to the Raider 16.
1/10 - Another yard for Tomlinson
2/9 - Here goes Michael Turner -- Turner goes 15 yards - 15 yards for Michael Turner --- Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHARGERS - San Diego is mauling the Raiders, it is 24-0 with less than 4 to play in the first half.
Raiders at the 40.
3 and out. Chargers at the 30. 3 and out.
Raiders at the 32 with 80 seconds left.
1/10 - Tyrone Wheatley busts a 50 yard run - the drive dies after that - Janikowski FG to end the half.
Third Qtr: Chargers 24 Raiders 3
This looks over; San Diego just way too much in this one.
Raiders at the 37.
1/10 - Rich Gannon finds Tim Brown, 13 yards.
1/10 - Napoleon Kaufman goes for 6.
2/4 - Zack Crockett for 1
3/3 - Gannon to Jon Ritchie - 19 yards, Raiders at the San Diego 24.
That's it - Oakland FG makes it 24-6.
Chargers at the 36.
1/10 - Tomlinson, again -- 18 yards.
1/10 - 1 for Tomlinson
2/9 - Incomplete
3/9 - Rivers finds Eric Parker, 14 to the Raider 31.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Turner goes for 11
1/10 - 8 for Tomlinson
2/2 - Tomlinson picks it up and there's a first and goal at the 10.
1/goal - Lorenzo Neal bulldozes his way -- Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHARGERS -the Raiders had scored the last 6 points -- but the Chargers have salted this away, it is 31-6 with less than 5 to go in the third.
Raiders at the 21, 3 and out including a Shawne Merriman sack.
Chargers at the 39. 3 and out.
Raiders at the 20 - on the second play, the Chargers force a fumble by Crockett, the Chargers have a first down at the Oakland 10 as the qtr ends
4th Qtr: Chargers 31 Raiders 6
San Diego will head to round 2 to face the 1987 49ers.
They run the ball 3 times and kick the FG. 34-6.
Raiders at the 35 - Shaun Phillips strip sacks Gannon on the first play and rumbles all the way to the 12 yard line. The Chargers with a dominant performance on both sides of the ball today.
Two plays later, Rivers finds Antonio Gates in the back of the end zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHARGERS - with 10 left to go, it is 41-6 San Diego.
Raiders at the 36, they'll get a couple first downs, the biggest play Gannon 21 yards to Brown - but Merriman's second sack will end the drive, the Chargers taking over on downs at their own 30.
3 plays later, Michael Turner blows through the line, 35 yards, just running downhill - into thje endzone -- TOUCHDOWN CHARGERS - with 5 minutes left San Diego is up 48-6.
Oakland takes the rest of the game to dunk their way downfield, Gannon 21 yards to Brown, again, the biggest play - Tyrone Wheatley caps the drive with a touchdown - TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS
After the onside kick fails, its victory formation and the Chargers advance.
Final: Chargers 48 Raiders 13
Easy, easy, easy money for San Diego - a dominant win for the Chargers.
Rivers: 15 for 24 180 yds 2 TD
Gannon: 10 for 18 115 yds
Tomlinson: 26 carries, 207 yds, 4 catches, 43 yds
Turner: 9 carries, 95 yds, 3 TDs
Wheatley: 15 carries, 115 yds, TD
Gates: 5 catches 62 yds TD
Brown: 6 catches, 68 yds
Merriman: 2 sacks
Player of the Game: LaDainian Tomlinson
