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    Keenan Allen listed as questionable for Sunday

    Getty Images The Chargers may not have wide receiver Keenan Allen in the lineup against the Bears on Sunday. Allen popped up on the injury report Thursday with a hamstring injury that kept him from practicing. He sat out Friday’s practice as well and head coach Anthony Lynn said that he’s...
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    Week Eight injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Eight of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Vikings and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t...
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    Hamstring injury keeps Keenan Allen out of practice

    Getty Images The Chargers made a big addition to their injury report on Thursday. Wide receiver Keenan Allen was not on the report at all on Wednesday, but he was out of practice entirely on Thursday because of a hamstring injury. Midweek additions to the injury report often lead to players...
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    Adrian Peterson moves up to sixth on NFL’s all-time rushing list

    Getty Images Adrian Peterson started the night with 13,625 rushing yards. The Washington running back has added 67 yards on 11 carries midway through the third quarter. That gives Peterson 13,692 yards in his career, moving him from eighth on the all-time rushing list to sixth. Peterson...
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    Melvin Gordon: I could be a lot better

    Getty Images The Chargers appeared to be on the brink of beating the Titans when they got the ball to the 1-yard-line late in last Sunday’s game, but they never got into the end zone. Running back Melvin Gordon was stuffed on his first try and he fumbled on his second carry, which allowed the...
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    Russell Okung to play this week

    Getty Images Chargers left tackle Russell Okung is ready to get back to work, but not a full shift. Via Daniel Popper of TheAthletic.com, Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said that Okung would make his 2019 debut this week against the Bears. Okung has missed the first seven games after suffering a...
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    If Tom Brady leaves the Patriots, where would he go?

    Getty Images Ever since the Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady agreed to a contract extension that isn’t really a contract extension and Brady put his house in Boston up for sale, some have been speculating that Brady won’t be back in New England next year. On Monday night, ESPN’s Adam Schefter...
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    Forrest Lamp out for season with broken fibula for Chargers

    Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers lost left guard Forrest Lamp for the rest of the season due to a broken fibula sustained in the second quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Tennessee Titans. Lamp was helping to block Harold Landry when Titans linebacker Reggie Gilbert fell into the back of...
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    Philip Rivers: Losing streak won’t tear us apart

    Getty Images The Chargers have lost three straight games to fall to 2-5 on the season, which doesn’t leave them much time to get on track for a run at a return to the playoffs this season. It also leaves them at a spot where things could go even further off the rails as the season completely...
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    Mike Vrabel: Everyone was better on offense this week

    Getty Images The Titans’ decision to change quarterbacks looked like a wise one on Sunday. Ryan Tannehill threw for 312 yards and two touchdowns as the Titans edged the Chargers 23-20 a week after getting shut out by the Broncos. That offensive performance led head coach Mike Vrabel to bench...
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    Joey Bosa: We’ll find out who really wants it after a game like this

    Getty Images After Melvin Gordon‘s fumble at the goalline sealed the Chargers’ loss to the Titans on Sunday, head coach Anthony Lynn said that it was the kind of loss that “could bring us together or tear us apart.” Defensive end Joey Bosa is voting for the former, but said it remains to be...
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    Melvin Ingram, Michael Badgley inactive for Chargers

    Getty Images The Chargers will be without defensive end Melvin Ingram for the third straight game. Ingram was listed as doubtful to face the Titans due to a knee injury and the team made him inactive 90 minutes ahead of kickoff in Nashville. Kicker Michael Badgley is out with a groin injury...
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    Jack Conklin, Casey Hayward leave with injuries in first half

    Getty Images Both the Titans and Chargers have seen a starter leave with an injury during the first half of Sunday’s game in Nashville. Titans right tackle Jack Conklin did not join the team on the field for their second offensive drive. The team says he is questionable because of a thigh...
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    Chargers, Titans tied at 10 after first half

    Getty Images The Chargers didn’t score in the first half of their last two games and wound up losing both of them. They’re trying a different approach against the Titans this Sunday. They got on the board with a field goal in the first quarter and added a touchdown in the second quarter when...
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    Melvin Gordon’s fumble allows Titans to hold on for 23-20 win

    Getty Images Ryan Tannehill‘s first start for the Titans was a winning one, but the team had to endure some chaos to get there. The Chargers were down 23-13 in the fourth quarter, but drew within three points on an Austin Ekeler touchdown. Officials ruled they scored twice in the final seconds...
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    Anthony Lynn: You don’t deserve to win if you can’t get one yard

    Getty Images The Chargers nearly pulled off a big comeback in Tennessee on Sunday, but they fell one yard short. Replays showed Austin Ekeler and Melvin Gordon were stopped short of touchdowns on plays late in the fourth quarter and a second Gordon attempt to get in the end zone ended when he...
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    Next two weekends will go a long way toward determining trades

    Getty Images The window for making trades closes in nine days. Most teams will play two games between now and then. And the outcomes of those games will help determine who does, and who doesn’t, get active in the trade market, as sellers or as buyers. For potential sellers, the next two games...
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    Week Seven injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Seven of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Chiefs and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Chiefs think Mahomes can return before their Week 12 bye

    Getty Images The Chiefs have four games to play before their Week 12 bye week, and an optimistic assessment of Patrick Mahomes‘ knee injury would be that Mahomes could return after the bye, having missed only those four games. But a more optimistic assessment would be that Mahomes can actually...
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    NFL has no concerns with Chargers’ L.A. viability

    Getty Images The Steelers beat the Chargers on Sunday in Heinz Field West. In a few weeks, the Packers will play the Chargers at Lambeau Field West. Two weeks after that, the Chiefs return to Arrowhead West. You get the picture. And it’s an ugly one for the Chargers, who have no home-field...
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