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SportsThe Chicago Bears’ first-year head coach, Matt Nagy, ran away with Coach
of the Year award, but the Los Angeles Chargers’ own Anthony Lynn came in second
in the voting. Around the NFL reported the voting results via TwitterThere was
little surprise in the results with the Indianapolis Colts’ Frank Reich, Kansas
City Chiefs’ Andy Reid
Cheap Jerry Tillery Jersey , Seattle Seahawks’ Pete Carroll, and New Orleans Saints’ Sean Payton also receiving votes. It was perhaps somewhat interesting
that neither of the coaches competing in tomorrow’s Super Bowl, Sean McVay and
Bill Belichick, received any votes.Anthony Lynn had an amazing season in his
second year as head coach of the Chargers, tying the Chiefs for the best record
in the AFC and overseeing both a top-10 offense and top-10 defense. He also
appears to have made inroads into changing the losing culture of the franchise
with incredible comeback victories on the road against Pittsburgh Steelers and
Kansas City Chiefs along the way.There is an argument to be made that Lynn
deserved the award over Nagy, but coming in second in the voting is still nice
to see as a fan of Lynn and the Chargers. The Chargers' Philip Rivers and
Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger are playing some of the best football of their
15-year careers.On Sunday, the two meet at Heinz Field in a prime-time game that
could serve as a playoff preview.If the postseason began this week, the Chargers
would be facing the Steelers in a first-round game. Los Angeles (8-3) has a
two-game lead for the AFC's first wild-card spot while Pittsburgh (7-3-1) leads
the AFC North and would be the fourth seed.It is the sixth time the two members
of the 2004 draft class have met but the first time since 2012
Youth Jerry Tillery Jersey , when the Chargers defeated the Steelers 34-24 in Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger though has the 3-2 edge in the series."We're probably
similar in a lot of ways," Rivers said. "We both like to stand in there, don't
mind holding on till the last second to make a throw, take a hit, all those
things. It's always awesome going against those teams led by those types of
guys."Both have been in the league for 15 seasons, but Rivers acknowledged that
he doesn't know Roethlisberger very well. However, there is a mutual admiration
between the two."He's an MVP-caliber player, and he's playing at a MVP level
right now
Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys 2019 ," said Roethlisberger of Rivers.Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt was Roethlisberger's offensive coordinator
when he was drafted in 2004 and spent three seasons with him.Whisenhunt has been
Rivers' coach for four seasons in two different stints and said he has been
fortunate to see both at different stages of their careers."Got two different
guys that have managed to be successful. The one trait they both have is how
competitive they are," Whisenhunt said."They are both great leaders. I remember
in Pittsburgh telling (then defensive coordinator) Dick Lebeau how special Ben
could be. With Philip it is hard for opposing defenses to fool him because he
sees so much and has great anticipation for what is coming."Rivers comes into
this game after having the most accurate passing performance in league history
last week against Arizona, going 28 of 29 for 239 yards and three touchdowns in
three quarters. He completed his first 25, which tied the league mark for
consecutive completions and broke the record for the most to start a game.The
performance drew plenty of plaudits from throughout the league, including
Roethlisberger."What he did last week was pretty spectacular ??25 in a row. It's
hard to follow all of the games on the west, so much but it's easy because he's
a quarterback to kind of keep track of how he's doing," he said.Rivers is third
in the league with a 115.7 passer rating and is averaging 9.1 yards per
completion, which is fourth. He has thrown for two or more touchdowns in every
game this season
Jerry Tillery Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys , becoming just the fourth in league history to do that in the first 11 games in a season.His biggest improvement
though is in not taking risks. He has 26 touchdowns against six interceptions,
and his 69.5 percent completion rate ties a career best. Rivers has said often
this year it has been one of his goals to have a completion rate of 70 percent
or more in a season.Roethlisberger though is also getting better with age. He
has thrown for 3,664 yards, which is his most of his career through the Steelers
first 11 games, and the 24 touchdowns are tied with his 2014 season."Obviously
he does a great job extending plays and is hard to bring down. He probably has
made a lot more plays on the move than I have over the years," Rivers said.A
late-season matchup between Rivers and Roethlisberger is also appropriate
considering they are in the top three since 2006 in regular-season wins once the
calendar turns to December. Rivers is 39-19 to Roethlisberger's 38-14. Only Tom
Brady has more wins in that span with 44.Both feel fortunate to be linked to a
2004 quarterback draft class where all three, including Eli Manning, have
remained with the same team. Roethlisberger has said it is even cooler when
their group is compared with the 1983 class of Dan Marino
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there isn't a rivalry."You know you're going to be linked to guys. It's a heck
of a group to be a part of. I think it's something we can look back and be proud
of, that draft class. But I don't check to see where we all stack up, all that
stuff. I know we all three have sustained pretty long, good careers."
