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A grounds crew member clears snow from yard lines before a 2004 Chargers game in Cleveland. Despite a game-time wind-chill of minus-10, the Chargers prevailed 21-0.
SEAN M. HAFFEY / Union-Tribune

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TIM SULLIVAN: Forget the Southern California stereotype. The Chargers aren't strangers to playing games in winter weather, and they've had their share of success in the cold.
– CHART: Chargers' coldest games
– Kevin Acee chat transcript (1/8)
Posted Thu, Jan. 08 2009 2 a.m.
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Like Indy, Pittsburgh has strong pass-rushers, but Harrison and Woodley present a different style than the Colts' Freeney and Mathis.
– Harrison's impact is huge
Posted Wed, Jan. 07 2009 7:53 p.m.
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CHARGERS NOTES: "I can't do anything about it, I can't play," says Tomlinson, frustrated by being injured for a second straight post-season.
DAILY REPORT: LT is out, Gates still slowed
Posted Wed, Jan. 07 2009 5:43 p.m.
120 Comments
VIEW FROM PITTSBURGH: John Madden remembers the ice, Dan Pastorini the insufferable rain. Fred Taylor almost called a lawyer over it. Doug Brien lost a job because of it.
Posted Thu, Jan. 08 2009 3:03 p.m.
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The Chargers receiver was on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor DUI charge in 2006. "We're behind him," Tomlinson says.
– Jackson arrested on DUI charge
Posted Wed, Jan. 07 2009 6:02 p.m.
59 Comments
BOLTS BLOG: And if you get a text from Pittsburgh, it's time for earplugs.
Posted Thu, Jan. 08 2009 11:23 a.m.
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Steelers breaking out Styx
BOLTS BLOG: And if you get a text from Pittsburgh, it's time for earplugs.
Posted Thu, Jan. 08 2009 11:23 a.m.
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Bring the 'brellas, fellas
BOLTS BLOG: The weather conditions are about what you'd expect of the Steel City, which is to say, the perfect climate for football.
Posted Wed, Jan. 07 2009 2:27 p.m.
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Sproles' biggest challenge
BOLTS BLOG: Talking to a large group was perhaps the most difficult thing the running back did Saturday, and it will be among his challenges going forward.
Posted Wed, Jan. 07 2009 1:12 p.m.
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Kevin Acee's Mailbag

Posted Wed, Jan. 07 2009 12:35 p.m..
Q:
Why is it I hear that everyone seems to know for a fact that Sproles can NOT be a feature back in the NFL?? Do you and every other EXPERT have factual EVIDENCE outside of your OPINION?
- -- John Goodbey, San Diego

A:
When did I say he can't be? I said I think he is a 200-250-touch guy. I base that on conversations with people in the league ... And please don't call me an expert. I consider that a derogatory term ... Also, just about the last guy I would put limitations on is Darren Sproles. I'd love to see him carry the ball 10 -12 times a game and catch five or six passes a game.
- -- Kevin Acee


Interactives
Recent stories
Last laugh belongs to Chargers' overlooked sparkplug
When Darren Sproles walked up to the wall to get measured at the Senior Bowl week, there were plenty of chuckles among the NFL scouts.
Posted Tue, Jan. 06 2009 9:11 p.m.
96 Comments


Scouting report: Steelers
Seems like only yesterday the Chargers last played in the biting cold and snow of Pittsburgh, yet it seems like an entirely different team this time.
Union-Tribune Chargers video archive
Posted Tue, Jan. 06 2009 4:20 p.m.
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Chargers walk a fine line
Philip Rivers spent about 15 minutes at a lectern in front of a room full of media on Saturday night. Not one question about his decision and throw on an interception in the end zone.
Kevin Acee's Chargers Report (1/5)
Posted Mon, Jan. 05 2009 8 p.m.
87 Comments


Columns
Sproles' Saturday is a throwback to another classic performance
NICK CANEPA: On that day, Jan. 5, 1964, Keith Lincoln was a man of another dimension, something no other mortal had been. He couldn't have parted the Red Sea, but with a football in his hands, he may have been able to walk on it.
Posted Tue, Jan. 06 2009 9:57 p.m.
23 Comments


Bolts, Colts clash in Mission Valley's greatest NFL game
NICK CANEPA: Chargers-Colts was the best professional football game that has been played in Mission Valley, and that merely goes back to 1966 – or 17 years before Darren Sproles weighed 10 pounds at birth.
Posted Sat, Jan. 03 2009 11:12 p.m.
43 Comments


Chargers' smallest player comes up with biggest game
TIM SULLIVAN: Taking over for an injured Tomlinson, Sproles is at his elusive best, racking up 328 combined yards in frustrating the Colts and sparking the Chargers.
GUEST COLUMN: Underachieving Colts at it again
Posted Sat, Jan. 03 2009 11:13 p.m.
56 Comments


Sproles' Saturday is a throwback to another classic performance
NICK CANEPA: On that day, Jan. 5, 1964, Keith Lincoln was a man of another dimension, something no other mortal had been. He couldn't have parted the Red Sea, but with a football in his hands, he may have been able to walk on it.
Posted Tue, Jan. 06 2009 9:57 p.m.
23 Comments


Stadium issues
Terminal deck rejected
The proposition to explore construction of a platform over the terminal loses by a wide margin.
Posted Wed, Nov. 05 2008 11:03 a.m.


Chargers stadium hopes could hang with Prop B
TIM SULLIVAN: The initiative for the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal faces powerful opposition and ponderous obstacles.
Posted Sat, Oct. 11 2008 7:27 p.m.


Chargers' site search entering terminal stage
TIM SULLIVAN: A new home for the Chargers or an unpublished excerpt from Sam Coleridge's opium dream?
Posted Wed, Sept. 10 2008 10:35 p.m.


Standings
Leaders
Schedule
 Date  Time  Opponent  W/L  Score
 Sept. 7  1:15 p.m. CAROLINA PANTHERS L 24 - 26
 Sept. 14  1:15 p.m. @ Denver Broncos L 38 - 39
 Sept. 22  5:30 p.m. NEW YORK JETS W 48 - 29
 Sept. 28  1:05 p.m. @ Oakland Raiders W 28 - 18
 Oct. 5  10 a.m. @ Miami Dolphins L 10 - 17
 Oct. 12  5:15 p.m. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS W 30 - 10
 Oct. 19  10 a.m. @ Buffalo Bills L 14 - 23
 Oct. 26  10 a.m. @ New Orleans Saints L 32 - 37
 Nov. 9  1:15 p.m. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS W 20 - 19
 Nov. 16  1:15 p.m. @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 10 - 11
 Nov. 23  5:15 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS L 20 - 23
 Nov. 30  1:05 p.m. ATLANTA FALCONS L 16 - 22
 Dec. 4  5:15 p.m. OAKLAND RAIDERS W 34 - 7
 Dec. 14  10 a.m. @ Kansas City Chiefs W 22 - 21
 Dec. 21  10 a.m. @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 41 - 24
 Dec. 28  5:15 p.m. DENVER BRONCOS W 52 - 21
 Jan. 3  5 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS W 23 - 17
 Jan. 11  1:45 p.m. @ Pittsburgh Steelers -- --
 Jan. 18  4:30 p.m. TBD -- --
* Times subject to change due to flexible scheduling
NFL News
Other stories
Powder blue déjà vu
For the second season in a row, the Chargers are making the playoffs about as dramatic and difficult for themselves as possible as they battle injuries and distractions.
-- Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 1/8/09
Posted Thu, Jan. 08 2009 10:06 a.m.


Chargers punter: It helps to be lucky
"Honestly, when it leaves my foot, I don't know which way it's going to bounce when it hits the ground," says punter Mike Scifres. "I'd like to say I can control it, but there's no way."
-- The (Riverside) Press-Enterprise, 1/8/09
Posted Thu, Jan. 08 2009 8:19 a.m.


Steelers need to stick to their strengths
Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has taken heat for tilting the team's game plan too heavily toward the pass, as he did when the Steelers and Chargers met in November.
-- Mike Florio, The Sporting News, 1/7/09
Posted Wed, Jan. 07 2009 12:11 p.m.


Chargers can’t let elusive Sproles get away in free agency
Running backs, I realize, are a dime a dozen, and spending millions on one is foolhardy in most cases. But the Chargers can’t afford to let Darren Sproles go.
-- Charean Williams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1/6/09
Posted Wed, Jan. 07 2009 9:36 a.m.


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