The drive washes out there however, forcing another punt. Pinned down on their own 12 yardline, Austin Ekeler takes the handoff for 12 yards to give the Chargers offense some quick breathing room out to the 24. The defense is able to tighten things up and forces a punt when Joey Bosa is able to chase down Matt Stafford and lay a big hit for no gain on 3rd and 4. Stafford then goes back and picks on Brandon Facyson to get an easy 1st down to Kenny Galladay. Thomas Davis starts the 2nd quarter off with a great read and reaction to stop a screen for no gain. They get the 1st down with a 4 yard run on the next play, then Joey Bosa is able to make a big stop for no gain. The awful offensive tackle play kills the drive as both Sam Tevi and Trent Scott get beat as their guys meet at Rivers for the sack.ĭetroit comes out and continues to ride Kerryon Johnson, who gets a 9 yard run right up the middle on 1st down. Rivers starts the next drive out by escaping a closing pass rush and getting out to find Keenan Allen who worked his way back towards Rivers to work himself open for a 6 yard gain on what could have been a sack. The Chargers’ voodoo against kickers continues as Matt Prater misses the extra point. Rayshawn Jenkins couldn’t get off a block, and Thomas Davis was too slow to catch Johnson as well. Matt Stafford finds Kerryon Johnson on a screen, which is mishandled initially but eventually corralled by Johnson who is able to outrun everyone for the 36 yard score. With a good mix of passes and some nifty runs from Kerryon Johnson, they quickly drive into Chargers territory. The Lions get the ball back and come out swinging as well. Ty Long continues to be a reliable kicker and makes the extra point. Austin Ekeler uses those hops that he showed off during training camp when he cleared 5 agility pads stacked on top of barrels to get in for the touchdown. Rivers has to call a time out after the team couldn’t get the right personnel on the field. Rivers tries the back shoulder fade to Mike Dub again and he can’t get it under control. Ekeler takes an inside handoff and drives down to the 1. 3rd and 4 from the 13 yard line, again good blocking from the line gives Rivers time to shuffle and find Keenan Allen at the 3 yard line. Rivers takes a shot to Mike Williams who went up for it but couldn’t quite bring it in. Justin Jackson gets his first carry and takes it 6 yards up the middle. Rivers immediately follows that up with a 12 yard pass to Keenan Allen getting the Chargers inside the 20 on 3 plays. The pass blocking continues to be good so far this game giving Rivers time to find Austin Ekeler for a 35 yard pass down the sideline. On 3rd and 7, Gus Bradley dials up a safety blitz from Jaylen Watkins which forced a bad throw and a 3 & out for the Lions.Īfter a 45 yard punt, the Chargers have the ball from their own 31. The Lions, after seeing the Chargers give up 200+ on the ground last week test the run early, but only wind up with 3 yards total on their first 2 carries. The offensive line gave Rivers good time but a pass that was slightly behind Allen gives Darius Slay the chance to break it up forcing a punt, which is a good one at 55 yards from Ty Long. Mike Williams out there on the field as well after missing practice most of the week with an injury.Ĭhargers quickly behind the sticks with a 3rd and 7 after a Keenan Allen incompletion and 3 yard run by Austin Ekeler. With Hunter Henry out, Sean Culkin in there early. Desmond King returns the opening kickoff 28 yards to give the Chargers the ball to start the game on the 26 yard line. John, Mateus P., Shysta, Kevin Candra, Chuck Safetyguy Ryan, Jason, Wahrman, Voyager, ClawedToast, Dan Skrezyna, Adria Petrick, Heather Collins, Doug Schuring, Mr Baseball, Gerry Long, Hoghead, Marc Noland, Dschuri, Kim, dakota lock, Jaewon Choi, Huskermike, Dan Cromar, Henry, LR, No Idea What I Am Doing, HoHo929, Marquarius Wright, Eric Killian, Agi Togil, Bruce Cox, Robert Cox, Chris Henderson, F.O.E.The Chargers lose the toss again, the Detroit Lions choosing to defer, giving Philip Rivers and the offense the ball to start the game.
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