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The Patriots and Chargers are looking to have a hotly contested playoff battle this Sunday. This prediction analyzes all the factors in the game and predicts who should win this tough to call game.

Can the San Diego Chargers mustard up enough to hold off the New England Patriots? Will the injures play a factor? We will find out this Sunday, but the Chargers will need to give everything they got to beat the Patriots.

The surprising San Diego Chargers knocked off Peyton and the defending Super Bowl Champion Colts. Can they take out the 17-0 Patriots next?

The San Diego Chargers and LaDainian Tomlinson head into the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots injured and beaten up at almost every single skilled offensive position.

The pressure of being undefeated has not gotten to the Patriots. Two games remain in Patriots quest to be the first team to go undefeated since the 1972 Miami Dolphins. This first game is Sunday.

The San Diego Chargers visit The New England Patriots Sunday, January 20, 2008 to play for the right to advance to Super Bowl XLII. Here's a look at the two teams.

Possible Outcome for Sundays AFC Championship Game!

Two rounds down, one final stop remains before the contestants for the 42nd Super Bowl are chosen. Who wins? Packers or Giants; Patriots or Chargers?

Patriots and Chargers square off Sunday for the AFC Championship Game. Patriots are going to face their first defeat of the season and their second year in a row loss at the AFC Championship.

A preview of the 2006 NFL season for the San Diego Chargers.

As expected, the AFC is poised to once again be the power conference of the NFL. Led by the re-tooled New England Patriots, the fantastic San Diego Chargers, and defending champion Indianapolis Colts the conference doesn't appear to lack talent in any of its four divisions.

An indepth look, position by position, of this weekend's AFC Championship game.

The Colts are seeking their first Super Bowl appereance in franchise history - and, as has been the case for the past few seasons - the Patriots stand directly in their path.

High school freshman Anna Grant of Stratham, New Hampshire will accompany Patriots owner Robert Kraft and quarterback Tom Brady onto the field at Gillette Stadium for the toin-coss to celebrate her and the New England fans

The Chargers franchise was founded in 1959.

The Chargers are headed to New England to face the undefeated Patriots. Zac's Backs brings to you my prediction for the AFC Championship Game.

Chicago Bears to host New Orleans Saints in NFC Championship. Indianapolis Colts to host New England Patriots in AFC Championship. Winners of both games will go on to Super Bowl XLI to be played on February 4, 2007.

A preview of the 2006 NFL playoffs, providing insight into why the New England Patriots will steal the thunder of the top teams in the league and capture their 4th title in 6 years.

The New England Patriots advanced to Super Bowl XLII on the strength of a 21-12 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship game. Synopsizes the Pats season, and history in the Super Bowl.

The Chargers quarterback is Philip Rivers. The Chargers will win Sunday against the Patriots 28-21.

I know the Patriots have lost some key players to free agency this past offseason, but until both, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are no longer part of the Patriots organization, I'm not prepared to count them out of anything.

Preview of the 2006 NFL season for the New England Patriots.

Patriots beat Chargers winning AFC while Giants upset Green Bay to win the NFC. Super Bowl 42 will be between New England Patriots and New York Giants on Feb. 3rd

The Patriots have ruled the AFC--next up, Super Bowl

Will the Pats go all the way once again or will the Chargers make their second appearance at the Super Bowl in franchise history?

The Patriots should handle the Chargers on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

It's time for a rematch of last year's playoff match-up between the Chargers and the Patriots. Will the Pats continue their march to perfection or will the Chargers exact their revenge?

A preview of the 2006 NFL season throughout the league, including divisional leaders and a prediction on the AFC, NFC, and Super Bowl championship games.

These two teams hate each other but which will come out on top?

If opportunity keeps knocking on your door, and you continually don't take advantage of it, sooner or later, it will come back to bite you in the- "rear end."

Every Year, the AFC conference seems to be the strongest conference in the NFL. From the regular season to the Super Bowl, the AFC games are more competitive and as a result, an AFC team usually comes out on top in the Super Bowl.

It's over, put your tailgates up and throw away your foam fingers. Football season is long gone and there is nothing you can do about it. Sure the Arena Football League has started play, but who actually watches that crap.

A team-by-team preview of the AFC West, and how it looks to shake out over the 2006 NFL season.

I firmly believe that the AFC West is a division that is the Denver Broncos' to lose. The San Diego Chargers have a major question mark at quarterback with the untested Philip Rivers. The Kansas City Chiefs have a new head as do the Los Angeles Raiders.

As you impatiently wait for the new NFL season to begin, there are some games that you should mark on your calendar. I compiled a list of some of the games that I feel will be all the hype and more the action.

The New England Patriots, originally identified as the Boston Patriots, was founded by William H. Sullivan, and became a charter member of the American Football League in 1960.

The 2007 Super Bowl is in the books, and the NFL can put it down as one of the best in recent history. In a match up between the overwhelming favorites, the New England Patriots, and the fifth-seeded underdog New York Giants, the NFL had the stage set.

The San Diego Chargers only played one playoff game last season, and have only been rewarded with one Monday Night Football appearance

Did you absolutely, positively HAVE to throw another five touchdowns IN THE FIRST HALF against the hapless Dolphins? No, but it's a good thing you threw one more in the second half so the Patriots could narrowly squeak by 49-28.

Philip Rivers' dad was a high school football coach, and he made him watch the team practice rather than participate in the local youth pigskin leagues. Apparently he knew what he was doing.

The New England Patriots must have figured superstar quarterback Tom Brady didn't have enough toys to play with and went out and got him some brand new top of the line models.

The 2005 season didn't go as planned for the New England Patriots. This finished the season with a 10-6 record, barely edging the Miami Dolphins for the AFC East division title.

Tom Brady and the Patriots escaped from Baltimore with a win. With close wins against Philadelphia and Baltimore, is there now a blue print for stopping the Patriots?

The New England Patriots head to Giants stadium in New York to face the long time rival Jets in a week one AFC East showdown, and the Jets have to feel like they are facing a modern day Goliath.

Despite being faced with daunting odds, as long as the Giants do not try to beat the odds by playing the odds, they have a shot. With just a few uncalculated risks, the Giants could pull off the ultimate upset and beat the seemingly unbeatable New England Patriots.

Maybe Philip Rivers turns out to be the next Johnny Unitas and maybe he doesn't. All I know is that the San Diego Chargers pulled off one of the dumbest moves in all of football in at least the last decade.

The San Diego Chargers faced big questions heading into the 2006 NFL season. Read about the Chargers early season start and their chances to make it to Miami for the Super Bowl.

New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri has signed with the Indianapolis Colts. He is the biggest of many roster changes for the Patriots this offseason and could signal the end of the dynasty.

San Diego Chargers general manager AJ Smith appears to have become a clone of the man who replaced his predecessor in Buffalo.

This article provides a descriptive preview of the 2008 season for the San Diego Chargers including predictions, and analysis on key additions/losses

What makes the NE Patriots team different from others in the NFL, in terms of their culture and how they are managed?
The New England Pat

Jacksonville has a puncher's chance against an all-time team....

Since 1978, 4 teams have clinched their division in Week 12 - the 2007 Patriots the most recent. What happened to the other 3?

The San Diego (Super) Chargers have faced years of turmoil in the NFL realm but may have finally put together a squad to make the Super Bowl run.

With the Chargers on a roll toward a battle royale with the Pats on Sunday, what are the best reads to get the nitty gritty from America's Finest City? Newspapers, internet and a blogroll of places you might not have thought of.

Review of Sunday's NFC and AFC Championship Games

A review of the coverage provided by Boston media outlets on the Patriots-Chargers game.

The Patriots beat the Chargers, a team with nine Pro Bowlers, in the Divisional Playoff. The secret to their success lies in their ability to do the little things that win games. They have shown that in order to win you don't need the most talent, just the better team.

Are you really proud when you get the label of "best team in the league not to make the playoffs?" The Chargers had to deal with that in 2005. But will 2006 be different? They start with a new leader under center and a new outlook. Can they rebound?

Picking all the winners in the 2008 NFL Playoffs

If CBS analyst Boomer Esiason said after the game that it seemed like everything was going against San Diego. Thats because it was.

The Chargers take on the undefeated Patriots. Will this be a surprise finish or just an everyday blowout?

Zac went 10-6 in his NFL picks last week. Here are his picks for Week 14.

The Chargers are ready to show the Patriots what they are made of but with some of they stars at suboptimal levels, can they pull it off? Probably not.

In the first week of the NFL playoffs it was good. Lo I went 4-0 in my Wildcard predictions, thus making certain that I remain a football prognosticator to the nth degree. Watch out, Jimmy The Greek! The Crockinator cometh!!

So what holes does an 11-5, AFC Runner-up have to fill as they prepare for the 2008 NFL season?

Tom Brady and his crew has proven to be nearly unstoppable throughout the season. And although the Patriots have had a couple rough games (like Philadelphia), the offense has done what was necessary to win every game.

When it comes to equality, the upcoming 2006 NFL season, may be the ultimate showcase in NFL history. At no time in recent memory can I recall there being so many legitimate contenders in each of the respective conferences.

The AFC playoff picture is now wide open after Indianapolis and New England used stifling defenses and potent offenses.

Which team will represent the AFC in Miami on February 4th in SuperBowl XLI? Here are my predictions.

The NFL playoffs are here, and that means one thing: It's time to for gamblers to study the lines and place some bets to make the football games a little more interesting and to win a little cash along the way.

A preview of the wildcard matchup of the Titans and Chargers.

The 2006 NFL season has already reached it's mid-point, and the preeminent quarterbacks have already surfaced.

Peyton packs up for off-season

One fan's take on the Chargers vs Patriots matchup...

Indianapolis, Baltimore and Kansas City are most likely playoff teams, but watch out for surging Tennessee and Jacksonville

If you listened to me last week, you won big. Here are my gambling picks for round two of the NFL playoffs.

How the Patriots do it year in and year out

The AFC Championship game between the Patriots and Chargers will be much closer than many expect. As a matter of fact, the Chargers will have a chance to pull off the upset this time.

The banged up Chargers destroyed the "inevitable" Patriots/Colts AFC title showdown- but the Patriots are a different matter.

If Rivers puts together a solid campaign, the Chargers should edge out the Denver Broncos for the AFC West title. There's no rebuffing the Broncos capable roster, but there is a few minor question marks surrounding their offense.

One question has arisen this offseason in terms of fantasy running backs: Larry Johnson, LaDainian Tomlinson, or Shaun Alexander? I'll answer this question and give you my top 10 running backs for the 2006 Fantasy Football season.

The National Football League has always been an organization that generally stays out of the spotlight from scandals and other negative publicity (with the exception of the Terrell Owens coverage

Last season it was the Chargers division to take and they did just that. Kansas City surprised people by making the playoffs last season while Denver and Oakland failed to do so.

With an inaccurate Tom Brady, a contained Randy Moss, and a gutsy Philip Rivers- it was still not even close enough for the Chargers to defeat the Patriots.

An overview of the 2006 NFL Draft in the AFC West.

I have gathered up stats and facts about several of the NFL's elite quarterback throughout football history. Basically, the quarterbacks were ranked by stats and efficiency.

From Tom Brady to Alex Smith, I examined all 32 quarterbacks and ranked them as to who I believe will be the most beneficial to you for your upcoming fantasy football league seasons and their projected rounds of selection.

Here is my list of the top quarterbacks in the NFL heading into 2006 that will be high in the pre-draft rankings for your fantasy football team.

Joe Montana and John Elway had the ability. Barry Sanders would give the opposing team headaches a week before the actual game. There are many great players in the NFL today, but only five players come to mind when I think of best-of-the-best.

Unlike some of the other positions I have recently written about, naming the five best tight ends in NFL history wasn't nearly as complicated - or as time consuming.

The top contenders for the NFL playoffs comprise a baker's dozen, including eight teams that played in post season last year.

The Miami Dolphins signed Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron as their new head coach.

With the NFL daft quickly approaching, I figured this would be a perfect time to write a column focusing on the best draft selections of all-time. The only criteria I have for this column is that the player selected can't be a first round pick

Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs or Raiders? This division has always been close, and this year is no exception. Will the revolving door of quarterbacks and head coaches hurt or help these teams?

With the release of the NFL regular season schedule yesterday, it is time to look at the upcoming season for the New England Patriots and breakdown the match-ups.