With the USC Trojans still sanctioned and the Galaxy their best "football team" by default, Los Angeles looked for the San Diego Chargers to fill the void. With 2004-draft-snub Eli Manning threatening to sit at the elite table in the cafeteria (and we triple-dog dared him...), fans turned to Philip Rivers to throw his teammates through detention's open window. A regular-season juggernaut in an inferior AFC West, constantly handcuffed by slow starts and short-changing talent, this team was hoping for a meal with more longer-lasting satisfaction than peanut butter and jelly.
What the lunch ladies ended up serving was an 0-6 sandwich on 4-1 bread. They savored atypical early success, rebounding from opposing Percy Harvin's opening kick return touchdown despite the effort to avenge 2010's special teams woes. No matter, as a patient Rivers found endzone-machine Mike Tolbert for the go-ahead 19-yard score with 5:01 remaining to secure a Week 1 24-17 conquering of...
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PLAYERS:
Eli Manning,
Philip Rivers,
Percy Harvin,
Mike Tolbert,
Norv Turner,
Corey Liuget,
Marcus Gilchrist,
Laurent Robinson,
Vincent Brown,
Ryan Mathews,
Drew Brees,
Darren Sproles,
Nate Kaeding,
Luis Castillo,
Kris Dielman,
Marcus McNeill,
Bob Sanders,
Matt Prater,
Nick Novak,
Antonio Gates,
Vincent Jackson,
Jay Cutler,
Antwan Barnes,
Takeo Spikes,
Eric Weddle,
Ryan Fitzpatrick,
Charlie Peprah
TEAMS: New York Giants, San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, USC Trojans
TEAMS: New York Giants, San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, USC Trojans
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