Bolting toward the AFC championship Game

When it was all said and done, lightning struck twice. The San Diego Chargers pulled off the upset and knocked the Indianapolis Colts right out of the playoffs. The Chargers, not once but twice, stopped the Colts from gaining a pivitol first down in the final minutes of the game. Its absurd to think that sending a backup quarterback and tailbacks in the game was going to get the job done. Thats exactly what happened. Phillip Rivers goes down at the end of the third quarter while throwing a touchdown pass runningback Darren Sproles. They put the ball in the hands of Billy Volek who goes 3 of 4 for 48 yards. Volek marches San Diego down field and scores the winning touchdown with a with a quarterback sneak. Earlier in the game Ladainian Tomlinson injures his knee and has to leave the game. What do the Chargers do then? They put in Darren Sproles and Micheal Turner who do their job and keep Peyton Manning on the sideline. Come to think of it, San Diego had so many backups in the game that it was reminisent of a team they might field for a preseason game. Regardless of who was in the game, they all did thier jobs and KOed the the defending superbowl champs. So now the Chargers earn the right to play the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game in Foxborough Massachusetts. A direct rematch from last years divisional game. The only way the Chargers will have a chance of winning that game is if they play mistake free football. Rest assured they are going to not only have double Randy Moss, but the key here is to slow down or stop Wes Welker. Hes the driving force to keeps Tom Brady on the field during key third down situations. Its up to the San Diego linebackers to limit his yards after the catch. If they can do that they will force the patriots to rely heavily on their tight end Ben Watson. In not saying its going to totally stop the Patriots offensive machine but that will definitely throw a wrench in their plans. Its a daunting task but after the win in Indianapolis they know they can go toe to toe with anyone.