Chargers Losing Skid Continues

The San Diego Chargers may have avoided their typical slow start this season by jumping out to a 4-1 record...unfortunately it also might be their high water point of the season as well as the Chargers lost to the unbeaten Packers this past Sunday.

Its not really a surprise to anyone that the Chargers would lose to the Packers.  The Chargers are barely a mediocre team and at home, they were able to at least not be totally embarrassed, as has been the trend of the Chargers in high profile games.  Of course, though, the Chargers did have to display their incompetence to reassure everyone that they will certainly not be a team that will be a factor at any point this season.

We'll start with quarterback Phillip Rivers.  Many think that Rivers might have turned the corner after this past Sunday's game...I don't think so.  Rivers through back-to-back interceptions that were ran back for touchdowns and with the game tied at 7, the game was 21-7 in a blink of an eye.  Then to complete his league leading interception mark, Rivers threw the game ending interception to seal the Packers victory.

The defense, many think the Chargers defense is beginning to get better because the Charger d forced the Packers to punt, twice, in the fourth quarter.  The only problem with that, the Packers didn't punt once in the entire game prior to that and had scored a touchdown on every possession.  At no point was the Packer offense ever in jeopardy of stalling due to the Charger defense.

Penalities, the Chargers continue to get flagged for a ton of penalties, many of them pre-snap...totally correctable but never is.

The AFC West is such an awful division that which ever team claims the title will likely just be fodder for some vastly better wild card team.  I thought the Raiders would easily crush the Chargers but it looks like they may have some problems of their own...losing to the Broncos?  That can't be good.  I still think the Raiders should be able to beat the Chargers because they have the better offensive and defensive lines.  If the Raiders do indeed beat the Chargers it would make 4 straight losses for the Chargers and who were once 4 and 1 will move to 4 and 5 on the year with the possibility no playoffs looking them square in the face much earlier than usual.