In a night where the offense had a tough time scoring touchdowns, the Chargers' defense stepped up and played awesome. Getting four interceptions in which two were returned for touchdowns which helped give the Colts it's worst home loss of the Manning era, 36-14.
Peyton Manning blamed himself for the Colts' mistakes. The Chargers took credit for forcing him into them. Either way, it was the same bad result for Indy's suddenly struggling quarterback.
Kevin Burnett made a leaping catch and sprinted 29 yards to give the Chargers a 10-7 lead. Stephen Cooper picked off Manning again early in the second quarter, setting up a 33-yard field goal that made it 13-7.
Manning got the Colts back into it when he connected with Blair White on a 6-yard TD pass to make it 16-14 with 22 seconds left in the half. But after that, nothing went right for the Colts.
Kaeding opened the second half with a 30-yard field goal, and Eric Weddle picked off Manning and returned it 41 yards for a TD to make it 26-14. Mike Tolbert scored on a 3-yard run with 11:26 to go, sealing the victory, and Kaeding added his fourth field goal of the night to close it out.
Tolbert carried 26 times for 103 yards with one TD and Rivers was 19 of 23 for 185 yards with no touchdowns and, unlike Manning, no interceptions.
"I think all of our guys understand now that you've got to protect the ball," Norv said. "You've got to be sound in the kicking game and we can't give up big plays on defense."
All together, a great TEAM win...
The Chargers has beaten the Colts five times in six games, including twice in the playoffs. Three years ago, the Chargers picked off Manning six times -- the most in his career. Colts fans were so disgusted at the poor play that they headed for the exits with about 10 minutes left.
Kevin Burnett made a leaping catch and sprinted 29 yards to give the Chargers a 10-7 lead. Stephen Cooper picked off Manning again early in the second quarter, setting up a 33-yard field goal that made it 13-7.
Manning got the Colts back into it when he connected with Blair White on a 6-yard TD pass to make it 16-14 with 22 seconds left in the half. But after that, nothing went right for the Colts.
Kaeding opened the second half with a 30-yard field goal, and Eric Weddle picked off Manning and returned it 41 yards for a TD to make it 26-14. Mike Tolbert scored on a 3-yard run with 11:26 to go, sealing the victory, and Kaeding added his fourth field goal of the night to close it out.
Tolbert carried 26 times for 103 yards with one TD and Rivers was 19 of 23 for 185 yards with no touchdowns and, unlike Manning, no interceptions.
"I think all of our guys understand now that you've got to protect the ball," Norv said. "You've got to be sound in the kicking game and we can't give up big plays on defense."
All together, a great TEAM win...
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