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Getty Images Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was drafted in the same first round of the 2004 NFL draft as Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger. But because Rivers sat on the bench behind Drew Brees for two years, his career numbers always lagged behind his two fellow 2004...

Getty Images If the Steelers will be slowing down the Chargers’ passing game, they’ll be doing it without cornerback Steven Nelson. Nelson has been downgraded to out for Pittsburgh, and he won’t be making the trip to L.A. for Sunday night’s game between the two teams. The starting cornerback...

Getty Images Melvin Gordon didn’t play at all in his return to the active roster in Week Four. He played 32 offensive snaps in Week Five. The Chargers running back will play more this week. “You could see Melvin’s rep count going up,” Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said Friday. “I mean, I think...

Getty Images The Steelers are down to their third-string quarterback. Mason Rudolph has been ruled out after suffering a concussion last week, and that leaves Devlin Hodges to start on Sunday night against the Chargers. Former Broncos first-round pick Paxton Lynch will back Hodges up. Ben...

Getty Images Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram is questionable for Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh. He has a hamstring injury. Ingram had a limited practice Friday, which was the same as last week when he sat out the Week Five game against the Broncos. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said...

Getty Images Week Six of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Patriots and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images This week has been different for Devlin Hodges. Primarily, because he’s throwing passes. The Steelers backup quarterback, who could be pressed into service depending on the condition of Mason Rudolph, is getting all the first team reps in practice this week, after not really...

Getty Images Five weeks in to the 2019 season, one thing is clear: The running backs who entered the league in 2017 have taken over. As to rushing yardage, four of the top five leaders entered the league in 2017. And the list of quality running backs is so long that it’s difficult to list them...

Getty Images Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen was held to a season-low output last week, and his team lost. But he couldn’t resist taking more shots at the Broncos, and specifically cornerback Chris Harris. Via Eric Williams of ESPN.com, Allen got the ball rolling by replying to a Harris...

Getty Images The Steelers aren’t happy. For now, they’re taking out their frustrations on each other. Via Mark Kaboly of TheAthletic.com, Wednesday’s practice featured multiple skirmishes among teammates. The defense, per Kaboly, took liberties during a padded practice that wasn’t supposed to...

Getty Images Quarterback Mason Rudolph was able to return to limited participation in practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday just days after sustaining a concussion against the Baltimore Ravens. While Rudolph has more hurdles to clear in the concussion protocol before he would be...

Getty Images The Chargers suffered another injury hit Wednesday. The team announced that center Mike Pouncey was placed on injured reserve, and that they signed offensive lineman Ryan Groy to take his roster spot. Pouncey suffered a neck injury last week, and it was apparently serious enough...

Getty Images Chargers coach Anthony Lynn told reporters that center Mike Pouncey was definitely out the rest of this year, and that anything beyond this year was unknown. According to Daniel Popper of TheAthletic.com, Lynn said Pouncey was having season-ending surgery to repair a neck problem...

Getty Images Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was at the team’s facility on Monday and reports from media members on hand said that he looked to be in good spirits while visiting with his teammates a day after he was knocked unconscious during an overtime loss to the Ravens. Steelers head...

Getty Images Steelers strong safety Terrell Edmunds left the field after the first two plays Sunday, replaced by Vince Williams. It ended a streak of 542 consecutive snaps for Edmunds. “Say what?” Edmunds said Monday when told of the now-defunct streak, via Mark Kaboly of TheAthletic.com...

Getty Images The Broncos defense did not force a turnover in the first four weeks of the regular season, but they finally came through in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Chargers. Safety Justin Simmons stepped in front of a Philip Rivers pass that sailed away from its intended...

Getty Images The Chargers offense hasn’t found a way into the end zone on Sunday, but the team has been able to get on the scoreboard thanks to the special teams. Desmond King took a Colby Wadman punt 68 yards for a touchdown with less than a minute to play in the third quarter. The extra...

Getty Images The Broncos blew a lead in the second half of last Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars, so there was a familiar feeling creeping in during the second half of this Sunday’s game against the Chargers. Denver led 17-0 at halftime, but didn’t get a first down in the third quarter and the...

Getty Images Broncos cornerback De’Vante Bausby was carted off the field during Sunday’s win after colliding with a teammate and Bausby was taken to a hospital near the Chargers stadium for further evaluation of a neck injury. The initial word on Bausby’s condition is positive. Broncos head...

Getty Images Keeping reporters happy is obviously the most important thing, so when Chargers coach Anthony Lynn took to the podium after a 20-13 loss to the Broncos, he apologized. For a number of things. And perhaps not just to the members of the media who witnessed it. “Sorry for keeping...