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By stunning Peyton Manning and the defending champion Colts 28-24 on Sunday, undermanned San Diego removed New England’s biggest road block to the Super Bowl. [1]
INDIANAPOLIS - The San Diego Chargers were so thin at one point Sunday in their AFC divisional playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts that coach Norv Turner almost thought about calling on the breadmaker, the shoemaker and the candlestick maker. [2]
Not that the Chargers are intimidated by facing the 17-0 Patriots in the AFC title game next weekend. [1]
The Bolts defeat the Colts in overtime with a 22-yard run by Darren Sproles as the Chargers win 23-17. [3]
Otherwise, San Diego’s Mike Scifres might be the best punter in the game, and returner Darren Sproles torched Indianapolis in the first meeting. [4]
Two of the NFL’s most successful franchises of the past four years will meet when the Indianapolis Colts visit San Diego to take on the Chargers on NBC’s Sunday Night Football on Nov. 23. [5]
Do not duplicate in any form without prior receipt of written permission from the San Diego Chargers. [3]
Led by those subs, San Diego went 78 yards on eight plays, with Volek sneaking in from the 1 with 4:50 remaining for the lead. [1]
With LaDainian Tomlinson and Philip Rivers watching from the sidelines, the Chargers rallied for a 28-24 victory over the Colts. [6]
And somehow, some way, the backups stepped up and helped shut down Peyton Manning and the defending Super Bowl champions, scoring a 28-24 upset over the Colts before a stunned crowd of 56,950 in the final game at the RCA Dome. [2]
AccuScore has powered more than 10,000 simulations for every NFL game for ESPN.com, each simulated one play at a time and minimum of 10,000 times. [7]
For the Colts (13-4), it was a bitterly quick elimination from the postseason. [1]
Darren Sproles finished with 328 all-purpose yards and the game-winning TD to lead San Diego over Indy in OT. [7]
Despite having LaDainaian Tomlinson and Philip Rivers on the sideline, the Chargers won their eighth straight game. [1]
AFC South blog: The Colts have been in playoff mode since Week 8, when they dropped to 3-4. [7]
Sources:
[1] Undermanned Chargers stun Colts 28-24 - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
[2] Hurting Chargers oust Colts
[3] San Diego Chargers
[4] Chargers vs. Colts preview - USATODAY.com
[5] Chargers.com - Gameday ” 2008 ” Gameday: Chargers vs Colts
[6] ESPN - NFL Playoffs - 2007 Divisional Playoffs - Indianapolis Colts vs …
[7] ESPN - NFL Playoffs - 2008 Wild Card - San Diego Chargers vs …