The Green Bay Packers survived a career day for San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers, sealing a 27-20 win on Sunday with a Damarious Randall defection on fourth and 3 with time winding down. Here's 3 things we learned from both teams.
San Diego Chargers (2-4)
Philip Rivers was the Chargers offense on Sunday. He set career highs with 43 completions, 65 attempts and 503 yards passing. However, it was the one throw he couldn't make at the end of the game which will resonate as the most important of his 65 throws.
How exactly did San Diego lose this game with a 86-to-46 advantage in plays ran? Well, the running game let them down when they called on it, rushing for just 2.9 yards per carry on 21 attempts. Tere were missed opportunties all over the field, both on offense and defense, but the lack of a running game stands out.
San Diego's playoff hopes could already be on life support. Their defense has been awful in the clutch all year long, and we can't see things getting much easier with their schedule going forward.
Green Bay Packers (6-0)
Eddie Lacy has been banged up as of late, which made James Starks' day on Sunday that much more important. Starks led the Packers with 10 carries for 112 yards, including a 65-yard TD run which pushed the Green Bay lead to 14-3 early.
Even Aaron Rodgers' bad games are effective. Rodgers completed just 16 of 29 passes, but his 16 completions went for 255 yards and 2 TDs. That's a robust average of 15.3 yards per completion.
Green Bay remains undefeated, but there's plenty of question to address in the secondary after getting torched for 503 yards. It didn't help that the offense couldn't stay on the field at times, but still.
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