TCU's Joseph Turner dived into the end zone for the winning touchdown, and LaDainian Tomlinson went nuts on the sideline. ...more

December 24, 2008

PLAYER OF THE GAME Philip Rivers is in rare company. But not just because he leads all NFL quarterbacks in passer rating. Rivers, who completed 21 of 31 throws for 287 yards and a career-best four touchdowns Sunday, is one of only two quarterbacks to leave a game against the Bucs at Raymond James Stadium this year with a better passer rating than he had going in. Rivers came into the game with a 101.4 mark. In beating the Bucs he posted a mark of 136.7 and he did so rather effortlessly. Aided by a rushing attack that kept the Bucs off-balance and perhaps by a defense that played a little soft in coverage, Rivers moved the ball around to a variety of receivers and quickly drove the Chargers downfield in drive after drive. Scouts will tell you Rivers has a tendency to run hot and cold and that he sometimes tightens up in big games. Maybe they're right. But Rivers was as hot as could be and there was nothing tight about him. ...more

December 22, 2008

The NFL did the Bucs no favors by switching Sunday's matchup against San Diego to an afternoon starting time. ...more

December 19, 2008

TAMPA Their heads may be hanging a bit today, but the Bucs have their eyes fixed straight ahead. ...more

December 16, 2008

A thick blanket of gray clouds cast a pall over One Buc Place on Monday morning. If you looked hard enough, though, the cloud cover was lined in silver. ...more

December 16, 2008

Dear Jeff Garcia, Get well. Soon. Get well by Sunday, please. That's when San Diego comes to Ray-Jay to face the Buccaneers, and Tampa Bay simply has to win. The Bucs are the sixth seed in the NFC playoff picture and continue to control their destiny. If they win their final two games, they're in as no worse than the second wild card. ...more

December 15, 2008

The San Diego Chargers finally looked like world-beaters. It's probably too late. ...more

December 5, 2008

CHARGERS-SAINTS AT LONDON, 1 p.m. TV/CREW: WTSP, Channel 10 (Jim Nantz, Phil Simms) ...more

October 26, 2008

Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers solved their Patriots problem and perhaps saved their season. ...more

October 13, 2008

Ronnie Brown scored the decisive touchdown from the single-wing formation the Dolphins revived two weeks ago, their smothering defense rose to the occasion at the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter, and Miami pulled off its second successive upset by beating San Diego on Sunday. ...more

October 6, 2008