The Chargers and the Broncos Are on Collision Course for Mediocrity Bowl

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If you didn't catch the Chiefs-Chargers game yesterday, here is what you missed.

With 1:13 left in the game, the Chargers were down 21-10. Game over, right? Well, Philip Rivers hit Malcom Floyd over the middle to score a four-yard touchdown and tighten the gap. 21-16, gotta go for two. The Chargers failed on the two-point conversation and set up an onside kick.

Ball bounds towards Dwayne Bowe, he looks like he should wrap that thing up like Jesus in swaddling clothes, but Bowe can't hold it ("I think sometimes he takes his eye off the ball," said Chiefs coach Herm Edwards) and the Chargers recovered. With 1:11 to go, Rivers drove the team down the field, hooking up with Vincent Jackson for the touchdown. 22-21, gotta go for two again. The Chargers failed to score on the two-pointer and with no time left on the clock, Connor Barth missed a 50-yarder for the win to keep the Chargers playoff hopes alive.

Whew. Okay, enough of the recap. Here is the big mystery.

At 6-8, San Diego still has a chance to make the f-ing playoffs. No, seriously. Denver had a chance to clinch on Sunday but forgot that they were playing the best team in the NFL (no prob, Brinson), losing 30-10 against the DeAngelo Williamses, setting up the possibility of a Mediocrity Bowl if Denver losses next week and San Diego wins.
Is it crazy to see this happening? Well, the Bills hung with the Jets for most of the game on Sunday, failing at the end because J.P. Losman's idol is Sage Rosenfels. That aside, the Broncos defense is giving up rushing yards to opposing running backs like they are the Salvation Army bell ringers and Marshawn Lynch had one of those coming out games.

So, lets say the Broncos lose. Boo hoo, lost at home, go Bills, Denver stinks.

Now, here is San Diego, having to travel over to Tampa Bay and beat the Bucs, a team that has lost two straight and is in danger of missing the playoffs with two more meltdowns. For argument's sake, we will call this a Chargers victory. Nice game, Philip. Thanks for showing up one game too late, Antonio Gates.

The showdown will be in San Diego to see who goes to the playoffs ... with an 8-8 record. I still say that the Chargers are a scary playoff team. Sure, they looked lost most of the time but they still make big plays at times and Rivers is still the highest rated quarterback in the league.

Also, if Denver tanks, is Mike Shanahan, the Genius by some, in danger of losing his job? I guess he'd have to go next door to his neighbor's house and ask him that question.

There you have it, your AFC West!

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

12-15-2008 @ 12:55PM

Super Charger said...

I like the writers shine of talent when he injects the term "f-ing" to validate his scope of vocabulary. Additionally he also makes the mistake of having the location wrong. The final game will be in San Diego not Denver.

12-15-2008 @ 2:03PM

tphil88809 said...

Super Charger, I appreciate your fantasies. TB is gonna finish you off, we're gonna slap Buffalo at home and this deal is gonna be signed, sealed and delivered! The only thing that make me laugh more then Philip River's football playing is the media still saying San Diego is in the "chase" for the playoffs! LOL! You and the Raiders....GO BRONCOS!

12-16-2008 @ 3:31PM

nick said...

Chargers are a joke. Denver will smash the buffs and chargers will get stomped by the bucks. So LT will have plenty of time during the playoffs to make more lame soup and tv comercials....what a loser!!! Go Broncos AFC West Champs!!!

12-15-2008 @ 3:22PM

Phillie, phillie phillie. You missed the entire point of my response to the authors writing skills. But since you brought it up, it now appears that the donkeys missed the point as well, as in still on the ropes for a huge choke by not taking care of business in Carolina. It appears things are slim and grim for the stable of donkies. And YES laugh all you want but we are in the chase and we are in the Orange Crash's rear view mirror preparing to take the AFC West that Ed H tried to hand over week 2. Don't let it come the 619 with meaning next week because if does the only game being played in January for Denver will be Mello Ball. Bounce

12-15-2008 @ 4:07PM

Ok, Super, I'll give you a point on the author of this so-called article. The dude is tool material, and not paying attention to the nfl. Neither the Chargers or the Broncos (who stand at 8-6 just like alot of teams) are as terrible as he says, and right in line with other teams that are playoff bound. And his language is ridiculous. Still, Chargers are done, my friend. And there are some positives, just like Nick says, LT will have plenty of time to smile for commercials and endorsements...lol...GO BRONCOS!

12-15-2008 @ 5:56PM

PacoGerte said...

I love my Chargers, but San Diego and Denver fans talking smack to each other is like Horshack talking smack to Erkel. Bad officiating aside, neither of these two teams deserve to make the playoffs.
Oh yeah, Norv is a clueless buffoon, and Cutler is a punk.

12-16-2008 @ 10:41AM

JFCJR said...

Hey........I'm a huge Bronco fan but if Denver cannot beat Buffalo or San Diego, they don't deserve to go to the playoffs. And I agree with Paco, Charger & Bronco fans talking smack is a joke! We both suck! At least Denver is trying to stay in the fight with unprecedented injuries. Half the defense has been missing and all the running backs are on IR. However, Paco is wrong about the punk. Everybody in the NFL knows that Rivers is the "punk".......

12-16-2008 @ 6:47PM

Alex said...

I'm a chargers fan and holding my breath if they lose that okay but I tell one thing for sure, Broncos will be riding their donkey home after the first round in the play off they don't have a chance, But if the chargers win and it come down to broncos and chargers, broncos won't be so lucky this time when they got away from a fumble in the first games they played. Chargers are going to kick broncos $**%*(&^^^ all the way back to denver.

12-17-2008 @ 8:42PM

Boltzdude said...

As a long time Boltz fan, I can remeber the days when both the Chargers and the Donkeys sucked. But these days, the Chargers are definitely ahead in player status. Cutler is just a lucky guy. Rivers according to JFCJR is a punk. HAHA... funny you say that when he is still the No 1 rated quarterback in the league. Cutler isn't even close bonehead. And the Broncos winning against the Bills? Are you crazy to think that? The Bills are gonna be riding you backside and slapping it like a whore with bad news. HAHAHA! Donkey fans are on a high and too bad they'll be let down when Cutler gets intercepted so much he'll be cleaning out his shorts in the locker room after their Defense kicks his Donkey A$$. Chargers have a very tough game ahead and I really hope they win so the last game of the season between Donkeys and Boltz really has meaning. Lightning will strike on their A$$ and burn them back to the mile high POS hellhole it is. Donkeys are just a bunch of HEEHAW HEEHAW anyway. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

GO BOLTZ!!!!

12-17-2008 @ 9:50PM

Thanks for bringing up Rivers again Boltzdude! The brat didn't even make the pro bowl......HA! Forget what I think of him. It just shows you what the players and fans think of him. He needs to quit running his mouth and just play football. I guess his parents didn't do too good a job of raising him. Your real problem is Norv. What a moron! He totally destroyed Marty's team. He is a failure everywhere as a head coach and certainly a great example of "the Peter Principle" in action. Denver may win the AFC West with a lousy 9-7 or 8-8......but they will win it with a patched up offense and defense.

By the way, I am also a Falcons season ticket holder. Thanks for Michael Turner........he's great.........and kicked your Charger's ass a few weeks ago!