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August 28 - 10:00PM,
San Diego Stadium,
San Diego, CAL
With their last game of the Preseason finally here, the Chargers wanted to finish with a bang, or at least at .500!
The Cardinals lost their last game against the Bengals, not that that means much, but they'll also be looking to beat the Bolts to stay above .500 and give them some momentum going into the Regular Season.
The Cardinals started with the football, at which point we should note, they would be without speedy RB Andre Ellington this week, due to injury. He was replaced by third year man Stepfan Taylor, who looked to fill his teammate's shoes, he did so with aplomb!
The Cards looked dominant through the air and on the ground, with Taylor ripping off gain after gain against this 'soft' defensive front. It wasn't long before rookie RB David Johnson would run it in from a 3yd toss.
The Chargers response to this? Very little. Once again Melvin Gordon could find nothing on the ground and they looked stagnant through the air. Soon it would lead to a 3 and out.
Luckily, the defense was able to crank down before the end of the Qtr. Even despite a 29yd pass to WR John Brown, the Bolts managed to hold this offense from storming all the way to the endzone, and instead just a FG.
End of the 1st, Cards up 10-0.
Despite their best efforts, the Chargers 2nd team couldn't muster anything either, and were too forced to punt.
The Cardinals second teamers, on the other hand, had clearly been watching lots of football of old! In a drive that only consisted of two passing plays, RB Johnson and even FB Robert Hughes, powered downhill all the way to the redzone. Ending in a 1yd run by Hughes for the TD.
With the game quickly getting out of hand, the Chargers needed some spark from somewhere! This came in the form of a 24yd pass to WR Dontrelle Inman. But, as the Bolts approached the endzone, three plays weren't enough, bringing up 4th & 2. Down by 17, the Bolts decide to go for it, which would be great, but an interception by OLB Alex Okafor, (credited with a sack two plays earlier), dashes that plan and the Chargers first points.
Whoops!: Whoops indeed. Clemens turns the ball over and the Chargers still have no points with just over a minute in the half!
Thanks to a sack by rookie OLB Kyle Emanuel however, the Cards would not be able to turn their last drive into points. Thus ending the madness!
With a pitiful amount of offensive yardage, it's no surprise the Cards dominated the game thus far!
It seemed the Chargers would go on as they had all day, with seemingly no success on the ground. However, a couple of nice long pass plays soon put TE Antonio Gates in the endzone from 13yds out. Chargers get their first points of the game.
Unfortunately, veteran QB Drew Stanton was undeterred by the Chargers sudden momentum. A beautiful 13yd pass to WR J.J. Nelson put the Cards on the board again. Young CB Shaquille Richardson was caught just out of position and was unable to make a play.
Stanton was perfect 5/5 on the drive, adding to his already perfect game.
The Chargers' struggles on Offense continued, as Clemens overthrows some passes, leading to another quick 3 & out.
Stanton continued to look like Peyton Manning, until a few nice plays by the defense finally forced a few incompletions. The Cards would settle for the field goal, going ahead 27-7.
The Cardinals kept bringing the pressure, forcing Clemens to run around like a mad man to make plays. Luckily, he did. Ending the drive with a 2yd TD to TE Ladarius Green. Clemens has continued to show some real guts under adversity.
But, as has been the story thus far, the Cardinals continued to shred the defense for the TD. They even went as far as to go for two! At least on this drive the Bolts showed a bit of aggression, laying some decent hits in.
With the game entirely out of reach, the Bolts decided not to just lie down and take it. Going no-huddle, Clemens stormed the offense down the field, for pride's sake. Their tenacity paid off, with a 9yd catch and run by Green, able barrel over defenders for his second TD of the night.
Unable to recover the onside kick, the Cardinals tacked on another FG to put the game totally out of reach. With such a defecit, the Chargers decide to play it safe, and kneel the ball, running out the clock.
Final Score: ARI - 38 SD - 21
| Arizona Cardinals at San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Aug 28, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Arizona Cardinals (2-1) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| San Diego Chargers (1-2) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| ARI | SDG | |
| Total Offense | 443 | 342 |
| Rushing Yards | 92 | 11 |
| Passing Yards | 351 | 331 |
| First Downs | 21 | 16 |
| Punt Return Yards | 14 | 0 |
| Kick Return Yards | 40 | 198 |
| Total Yards | 497 | 540 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 4 | 5 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0 | 1 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 1 | 0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 4/1 | 3/0 |
| Penalties | 1 | 2 |
| Posession Time | 23:03 | 16:57 |
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Another loss for the Chargers takes their final Preseason record to 1-3, ironically, their only win coming against the Superbowl Champs.
Today however, the Chargers just seemed to lack passion, or drive, or something!
The defense was a mess, again, recently they had been kept in the game by a big play offense. Alas, this was not the case today. Although Clemens tried as much as he could to keep the game competitive, a complete lack of a running game and some good pressure, made that a tough proposition.
While we all know that Preseason is pretty pointless from a spectators perspective, it is a chance for the young guys to get their reps and help the coaching staff see who their good depth players might be. So whilst the final record might not be important, a win here might have built some confidence going into the Regular Season, especially since Arizona is their first opponent!
Offensive Gameball: TE Ladarius Green; Ok, so we could all argue that Kellen Clemens deserves this award three time in-a-row. But he did miss some easy throws because of pressure. But he did complete 2 TD passes, 2 of which, were to Mr. Green.
Considered the successor to Antonio Gates, Green already has huge pressure to fill Hall of Fame sized shoes. Eventually though, he will get his shot, and we are excited to see what may come. Until then, building a repor with your QB can't hurt, and being able to score when your number is called, helps too!
Two on the Day: Many fans have been waiting for Green to get in the starting lineup, perhaps that day is coming shortly.
Defensive Gameball: OLB Kyle Emanuel; It was really hard to pick anyone from the defense this week, but as a late-round rookie, Kyle Emanuel is quietly having a good Preseason. At least he kept up the tempo with a two sack performance, when everyone else seemed asleep.
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