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Week 7 - In a League of Their Own? Pats handily defeat Chargers

Posted on September 25, 2010 at 02:25 PM.

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Facing their toughest challenge yet, the Patriots went to "San Diago" to take on the 5-1 Chargers. Even though Chargers veteran WR Patrick Crayton was out with a dislocated hip, the Chargers still had the best record of the teams the Pats had faced thus far, and perhaps also is the most talented. San Diego QB Phillip Rivers leads the league in touchdown passes, with 15. However, New England had a clear strategy going into this one - contain/pressure Rivers, double-cover WR VJax, otherwise focus on TE Antonio Gates, and force WR Malcolm Floyd, an under-performing RB Ryan Mathews, and RB Darren Sproles to keep pace with Brady's high-octane offense and win the game. The strategy worked, as even though Rivers, VJax, and Gates all had good outings, the Pats' offensive firepower proved to be excessive.

PLAY OF THE GAME:
After reading blitz pre-snap, Patriots QB Tom Brady shifted protection accordingly, hot-routed WR Randy Moss (positioned in the slot) on a streak, and threw a deep bomb for a touchdown.