unofficial weblog of the S.D. Chargers

Each week, we will feature here on the Chargerweblog the most interesting posts from our group members. This week, yahoo group member Steve De La Cruz sounds off on the Charger's performace against Minesotta.



These guys should be able to put something good together.
Despite the final outcome against the Vikings - I thought that Brees moved the ball very well. The O-line looked pretty good with the exception of one play when Brees got drilled. Our line was really opening up some holes for
Turner - and also providing pretty solid protection. The Defense looked verygood at times, yet stilled struggled a bit with pass coverage.

I like our chances - let's just keep everbody healthy for week 1 and the rest of the season.

Steve DLC

Here's a breakdown summary of the Charger's preseason game vs. Minesotta
  

         

Source: S.D. UNION-TRIBUNE

August 27, 2005

Vikings 19, Chargers 16

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San Diego 7  0  3  6 – 16
Minnesota 3 13  3  0 – 19

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First Quarter
  SD–McCardell 16 pass from Brees (Kaeding kick), 5:34.
  Min–FG Edinger 25, :15.

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Second Quarter
  Min–FG Edinger 30, 6:50.
  Min–FG Edinger 50, 3:01.
  Min–Echemandu 1 run (Edinger kick), :04.

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Third Quarter
  Min–FG Edinger 20, 4:50.
  SD–FG Kaeding 46, :18.

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Fourth Quarter
  SD–Morris 13 pass from Lemon (run failed), 3:48.
A–64,172.

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SD		Min
First downs	16	26
Total Net Yards	292	409
Rushes-yards	16-82	31-122
Passing	210	287
Punt Returns	2-9	1-5
Kickoff Returns	6-142	4-79
Interceptions Ret.	0-0	0-0
Comp-Att-Int	22-36-0	22-32-0
Sacked-Yards Lost	2-9	3-22
Punts	5-43.6	3-35.3
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	1-0
Penalties-Yards	13-122	5-39
Time of Possession	27:05	32:55

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
  RUSHING–San Diego, Farmer 2-31, Turner 3-21, Perkins 5-17, Sproles 4-6, Rivers 1-4, Neal 1-3; Minnesota, Echemandu 14-55, Moore 6-21, M.Williams 2-18, Wallace 4-15, Culpepper 2-12, Hill 2-1, B.Johnson 1-0.
  PASSING–San Diego, Brees 4-6-0-68, Rivers 4-11-0-15, Lemon 14-19-0-136; Minnesota, Culpepper 12-14-0-197, B.Johnson 8-14-0-76, Hill 2-4-0-36.
  RECEIVING–San Diego, Milanese 4-17, Reid 3-51, McCardell 3-42, Morris 2-28, Sproles 2-(minus 2), Peelle 1-26, Galloway 1-16, Trusty 1-9, Osgood 1-8, Farmer 1-7, Martin 1-6, Young 1-6, Quinnie 1-5; Minnesota, Burleson 5-97, Taylor 4-51, Howry 3-33, Echemandu 2-28, Robinson 2-19, Williamson 1-36, Angulo 1-15, Moore 1-11, Owens 1-10, Wiggins 1-6, M.Williams 1-3.
  MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.

Welcome to the new Chargers weblog for our group. Usually our members can be found on our yahoo group, but I am starting this weblog to give you all the Chargers news and my unique perspective (I have been a SD Chargers fan all my life after all) so enjoy!