The Chargers left it all out on the field and stomped the Miami Dolphins 30-7. Perhaps with that in mind or maybe because it was the Chargers’ last home game of the season, coach Mike McCoy took out Rivers and long-time teammates Antonio Gates and Malcolm Floyd in the final minute of the game, giving the team’s fans perhaps a final chance to salute the trio.
The Chargers are one of three teams that are in talks with the National Football League about a potential move to a new Los Angeles facility, joining the Oakland Raiders and the St. Louis Rams as potential stadium partners in one of the countries biggest markets. “To come out and play like this on both sides of the ball is unacceptable in every sense of the word”.
Rivers, Gates and Floyd have spent more than a decade giving San Diego fans plenty of reasons to cheer. Punching in the score from two yards out in the first quarter, Woodhead ended a streak of 289 rushing attempts without a touchdown.
San Diego Chargers fans express their frustration about a possible move out of San Diego after the 2015 season ends. It was the lack of discipline and details, which is one of the things we talked about. Some of his work can be found on CBS-Miami (Dolphins), CBS-LosAngeles (Chargers), CBS-BayArea (Raiders), CBS-NewYork (NY Jets), CBS-TampaBay (Buccaneers), AXS.com, Examiner.com and other online publications.
The Chargers Cannon went off when Danny Woodhead caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers, the first of four scores for the mighty mite running back. San Diego’s inability to run the football and put up points has been well documented, evidenced by the fact that they rank 25 in points per game (20) and penultimate in the NFL in rushing yards per contest (84).
“It’s clear the Chargers means more to this community than just wins and losses”, Rivers said after the game. Over their last five games, the Dolphins have a SU record of 2-3 and a 1-4 record ATS.
Grimes was credited with two passes defenses and had one of the Dolphins’ two interceptions. He was sacked three times, with linebacker Melvin Ingram collecting a pair for the Chargers, and the Dolphins lost for the fourth time in five games to clinch a losing season for the first time since 2012. Kroenke has proposed a stadium in Inglewood. Miami has underperformed this season, entering the week with a 5-8 record and having been eliminated from the Playoffs with last week’s loss to the New York Giants.
The Chargers have had only 12 winning seasons since the Spanos family bought the team in 1984. Malcom is a fan favorite who caught the first TD pass of Rivers’ career.