If a quarterback is on pace to throw 38 touchdown passes and six interceptions
Youth Forrest Lamp Jerseys , finish the season with a 116.5 passer rating and lead his team to a 12-4 record, then he has to be the MVP favorite, right? who is having the best year of his career with the
Chargers but isn’t really a factor in the MVP discussions. According to
OddsShark, the overwhelming favorite to win the Most Valuable Player award is
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who is at -150 odds, followed by Drew Brees
at +300 and Todd Gurley at +400. Rivers is way down there at +2000, making him
an extreme long shot.The biggest problem for Rivers is that he plays in the same
division as Mahomes, who has set the world on fire this season. But Rivers has
been close to Mahomes this season: Mahomes is on pace to throw more touchdown
passes (52) than Rivers, but Mahomes is also on pace to throw more interceptions
(12) than Rivers. Their passer ratings are virtually identical, with Mahomes at
116.7
Forrest Lamp Jerseys Stitched , less than one ratings point ahead of Rivers.Mahomes and the Chiefs beat Rivers and the Chargers in Week One, and ever since then, Rivers
and the Chargers have been playing catch-up. But as long as the Chargers can
stay within one game in the loss column of the Chiefs, they’ll get a huge
opportunity when the teams meet at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday, December 13.
That game could be for the AFC West title, and it could be Rivers’ opportunity
to state his case for the first MVP award of his career. The Seahawks came out
of the gate looking to exploit a habitual weak Chargers run defense. The Hawks’
Chris Carson converted on a trio of 3rd-and-1’s as Russell Wilson put together a
well-orchestrated drive that found it’s way into the red zone without much
retaliation from the defense. In fact, the Bolt’s have never stopped a team on a
3rd or 4th-and-1 the entire season. After the opening drive, opposing teams are
15/15 in those situations.On a 1st-and-10, Russell Wilson sat for far too long
in the pocket before firing a pass into the back of the end zone for WR Jaron
Brown. Through traffic, Brown somehow snagged the pass over the head of CB Casey
Hayward. After a lenthy first drive, it was 7-0 Seahawks.RIvers came off the
sideline in full retaliaton-mode as he marched the team down for a score prior
to the first-quarter clock hitting all zeroes. Aided by a few penalties on
Seattle’s part
Youth Derwin James Jerseys , Rivers found WR Tyrell Williams in the front-left corner of the endzone for a short score. After another....*long sigh*......missed extra
point, the Chargers still trailed the Seahawks 7-6 heading into the second
quarter.Aided by a well-timed sack by S Jahleel Addae, the Chargers were able
keep the Seahawks to a three-and-out on their ensuing drive. After the volume in
the stadium caused a delay of game penalty on Rivers, he threw a beautiful ball
to a wide-open Keenan Allen for a huge chunk of yardage. On the very next play,
RB Melvin Gordon put the team on his back as he strode 34 yards before forcing
his way into the end zone. After a failed 2-point try, the Chargers led 12-7
with 11:36 left in the half.Another quick three-and-out by the Seahawks left the
Chargers with all the momentum as the clock crept up to 10 minutes left on the
clock. Unfotunately, after a stuffed run and an errant throw by Rivers on third
down, the Chargers collected their first three-and-out of the evening.The
following Seattle drive started off with a deep pass completion to Doug Baldwin
on a perfectly-placed pass over the the head of CB Michael Davis. To Seattle’s
dismay, the drive ended up stalling en route to a Sebastian Janikowski field
goal that ricocheted off the right upright from 51 yards. The game stood at
12-7.It seemed like neither team wanted to seize the momentum left up in the air
as both teams traded a pair three-and-outs during the second quarter.The
Chargers eventually became the first of the two teams to stake some claim in the
second quarter as Rivers kicked the short slump he was suffering from in order
to throw a short hitch route to WR Mike Williams that the second-year wide
receiver turned into a 30-yard touchdown as the second half winded-down. With
the successful extra point, the game sat at 19-7 with one minute and ten seconds
left in the first half.The scarcity of time wound-up being just enough for the
Seahawks to travel into Chargers territory before kicking a 44-yard field goal
as time expired. At the break, the Chargers maintained an ideal nine-point lead
with the scoreboard reading 19-10.To start off the second half
Derwin James Jerseys Stitched , the Bolts couldn’t find their footing as they were forced to punt following a three-and-out. Not to be out-done, the Seahawks
pitched their own three-and-out so they could feel apart of the party.So, I just
can’t stay as professional as I need to at this point of the game. The Chargers
were able to move the ball fairly easily into Seattle territory on their second
possession of the second half. After stalling just outside the red zone, Sturgis
missed his second kick of the game, leaving the Bolts empty-handed. At this
point, it’s looking more and more like they made the wrong decision, once again,
involving the kicker situation after they cut Michael Badgley prior to this
contest. That makes 16 total points that have been left on the field by the
kicker for those of you keeping score.DE Isaac Rochell chose a good time to make
a play on the ensuing drive with a big sack of Russell Wilson that turned a
2nd-and-9 into a 3rd-and-22, forcing the Seahawks to inevitably punt.As the
third quarter finished ticking off, the Chargers attempted to convert a
3rd-and-8 with a intermediate pass to Keenan Allen. Where it looked like Allen
was wrestled to the ground for a blatant pass interference penalty, the refs
chose to throw a flag on RT Sam Tevi for holding. Unsurprisingly
Youth Kyzir White Jerseys , the Chargers kicked off the final quarter by punting possession back to the waiting Seahawks.With a bleeding forearm, Wilson was
unable to buckle-down and collect any momentum for the Seahawks. A sack by DE
Melvin Ingram did him no favors, as well. With time continuing to tick down in
the fourth, the ‘Hawk punted the ball back to the Chargers as they hoped to take
off a good chunk of time off the clock.Gordon, knowing just how important this
drive could be in deciding the outcome of this match-up, put on his big boy
pants and started the drive with a few grown man runs. His second tote of the
game went for a first down and sent him over the century-mark.Unfortunately,
just a few plays later, including a jet sweep by WR Travis Benjamin (WHY?!), the
team’s momentum was shattered before they were forced to punt with just under
eight minutes left in the quarter.Just when the team needed a big play the most,
CB Desmond King stepped in front of an ill-advised pass by Wilson and took it
all the way home for his third interception of the year. The score stood at
25-10 after another missed extra point by Sturgis.Just cut him. Don’t let him on
the bus.In a suspenseful drive, one that included several big defensive
plays
Kyzir White Jerseys Stitched , the Seahawks gritted their way through to a short touchdown pass from Wilson to TE Nick Vannett. Props to Wilson as he somehow fit
that pass between two linebackers that couldn’t have been more on top of that
zone.. After the extra point, it was 25-17 Chargers with just under two minutes
left to go.The Seahawks, desperate for more time with the ball, attempted an
onside kick. Luckily, the kick came out as a perfect rainbow into the arms of
Austin Ekeler just inside Chargers’ territory.Sticking with the theme of the
night, the Chargers found themselves staring at another three-and-out.Victory
was still within their grasp as the Seahawks took over. A soft defense coupled
with a couple of unforced errors from Melvin Ingram and Michael Davis gave the
Seahawks an untimed down from the 1-yard line with a chance to win pull within
two points. Wilson’s pass fell incomplete and the Chargers escaped with a
win.
