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Turner Shows Confidence in Team's Ability to Bounce Back

Ricky Henne, chargers.com

No matter how demoralizing Sunday’s loss was – and it certainly was a disheartening defeat – head coach Norv Turner refuses to let the game get him down.  Instead, during his weekly Monday press c...

signonsandiego.com

Team has not converted any of their past nine chances to win or tie on a game-ending drive.

signonsandiego.com

Jared Gaither, Corey Liuget and Vaughn Martin were all reported Sunday to have suffered injuries against the Saints.

Ricky Henne, chargers.com

Week 5’s loss to the New Orleans Saints was filled with plenty of positives and negatives for the Bolts.  Here is what we learned from Sunday night’s 31-24 defeat. Photo Gallery: Saints vs. Charge...

Ricky Henne, chargers.com

Week 5’s loss to the New Orleans Saints was filled with plenty of positives and negatives for the Bolts.  Here is what we learned from Sunday night’s 31-24 defeat. Photo Gallery: Saints vs. Charge...

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

It doesn’t sound like we’re going to have another week of speculation about the identity of the Chargers’ starting running back. Ryan Mathews ran for 80 yards on 12 carries Sunday night and added 59 receiving yards for the kind of performance that l…

Ricky Henne, chargers.com

There’s no denying that Sunday night’s defeat to the New Orleans Saints was a deflating loss.  It’s always tough to win on the road, especially in a primetime affair in an environment like the Sup...

Ricky Henne, chargers.com

There’s no denying that Sunday night’s defeat to the New Orleans Saints was a deflating loss.  It’s always tough to win on the road, especially in a primetime affair in an environment like the Sup...

ESPN.com

Here are some areas the San Diego Chargers need to focus on after a 31-24 loss at New Orleans on Sunday: Recap: The loss has to sting the Chargers, who had a tremendous opportunity to move away in the AFC West. Instead, the Chargers fell to 3-2. Yes, th…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Yes, Saints coach Sean Payton was allowed to attend Sunday night’s game between the Chargers and the Saints. No, the Saints weren’t allowed to acknowledge it via their in-house camera system. Jay Glazer of FOX noted during the game that the league pro…

Remembering a legend

Oct 8, 2012

ESPN.com

On Oct. 8, 2011, I woke up at about 7 a.m. PT to prepare for an early flight to Denver to cover a Broncos-Chargers game. Then my phone rang. It was ESPN’s John Clayton. He told me word was spreading that Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis had died at the ag…

Ryan Schuler, chargers.com

It was starting to look like perhaps 2012 could be one of “those” seasons for running back Ryan Mathews; the kind where nothing seems to come easy or go right. After breaking his collarbone on the...

Ryan Schuler, chargers.com

Robert Meachem made a name for himself as the recipient of many of Drew Brees’ passes between 2007-11 as a member of the Saints. Photo Gallery: Saints vs. Chargers | More Photos Yet, so far this s...

Ryan Schuler, chargers.com

Robert Meachem made a name for himself as the recipient of many of Drew Brees’ passes between 2007-11 as a member of the Saints. Yet, so far this season, the production had not translated to San D...

Ricky Henne, chargers.com

  All it took was one play. Photo Gallery: Saints vs. Chargers | More Photos Just as it appeared the Chargers were building an insurmountable 31-14 lead late in the third quarter, Demorrio William...

Ricky Henne, chargers.com

  All it took was one play. Just as it appeared the Chargers were building an insurmountable 31-14 lead late in the third quarter, Demorrio Williams’ interception return for a touchdown was nullif...

Ricky Henne, chargers.com

Sunday night’s showdown in the Superdome was the shootout everyone expected it to be.  Unfortunately, in a game of momentum swings, the Saints got hot down the stretch and pulled out a 31-24 victo...

Ricky Henne, chargers.com

Sunday night’s showdown in the Superdome was the shootout everyone expected it to be.  Unfortunately, in a game of momentum swings, the Saints got hot down the stretch and pulled out a 31-24 victo...

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Quarter-by-quarter analysis of Chargers vs. Saints

That Winning Feeling

Oct 8, 2012

CNNSI.com

The Saints' 31-24 win over the Chargers was more than the first success of their season, writes Chris Burke. Amid a year of turmoil, New Orleans found its magic formula once again.

ESPN.com

A look at the San Diego Chargers' heart-breaking 31-24 loss to the New Orleans Saints: What it means: The Chargers blew a golden opportunity to take control of the AFC West. The Chargers fell to 3-2 on a day the other two teams in the AFC West that play…

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Defense seemed to have led way to win, then Melvin Ingram penalty gave Saints momentum.

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

When Ryan Mathews made a magnificent dive into the end zone, San Diego led 24-14 in the third quarter against an 0-4 Saints team. A Chargers team that has a laughable reputation for starting slow seemingly every season seemed poised to move to 4-1. The …

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

Cris Collinsworth predicted exactly how this game would end after noticing Jared Gaither lumbering before the final play, noting "Gaither looks lame, he's gonna have to get some help here or Wilson's gonna get a sack to end this game." And wou…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Drew Brees broke a half-century-old NFL record by throwing a touchdown pass in his 48th straight game, and the New Orleans Saints won for the first time this season, 31-24 over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday night.