Hollywood Blvd. News – San Diego Chargers Edition
- Updated: December 10, 2014
Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the San Diego Chargers.
The San Diego Chargers recruit new punter:
“In the midst of the Sunday night match up between the San Diego Chargers and the New England Patriots, there was a punt that was easily blocked by the Patriots. It was a big play for the Patriots as they would score a touchdown just two plays afterwards.
On the blocked punt, though, Chargers’ punter, Mike Scifres, was injured on the play. It was bad enough where the cart had to come out and take Scifres away for the game leaving placekicker, Nick Novak, in charge of punting duty for the rest of the night. Novak struggled at first but got some better punts as the night went on. His average would be 40 yards per punt.
Still, the Chargers needed to make a roster signing soon after the Chargers’ game knowing Scifres was surely to be out for some time. As a result, the Chargers, as of today, signed veteran punter Matt McBriar.
McBriar has been around the NFL for a long time and has had great success as a punter, especially with the Dallas Cowboys. McBriar is 35 years old and played his first 8 seasons with the Cowboys before playing for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012 and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013.”
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Find out who the SuperCharger MVP of the week is:
“The San Diego Chargers played at prime time on Sunday against the New England Patriots. It would be a pretty close game as the first half would end at 13-14 with the Chargers in the lead.
The 2nd half, though, would feature Tom Brady and his Patriots getting back on track and taking over the game on, both, offense and defense. The Patriots would win 23-14 holding the Chargers to 0 points in the 2nd half.
Philip Rivers would not look like himself as he would miss some throws and make some unwisely decisions throughout the night. The protection did not help him, however, as Rivers would be sacked 4 times and hit 7 times in the game. Rivers would have a QBR of just 12.2 for the game.
Running back, Ryan Mathews, would have a decent game having 11 carries for 44 yards. The Chargers just would not feed Mathews the ball too much during the game.
Malcom Floyd would be the leading receiver for the Chargers recording 3 receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown.”
To find out more about who made the SuperCharger MVP of the week, click here.
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