Belichick Sells Team on Chargersâ Strengths
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Patriots Coach Bill Belichick set the tone for the week Tuesday when he delivered a blistering accounting to his players of the Chargersâ strengths.
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The San Diego Chargers didn&#39;t expect to be leading the AFC West at this point in the season. And the Denver Broncos probably didn&#39;t expect to be trailing the Chargers in the standings.
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FOXBOROUGH -- Bill Belichick is a pretty good salesman. He was able to pitch to his team for weeks that setting an NFL record by winning 19 straight games, including postseason, was not important. Yet after his team set the mark in yesterday's 24-10 win over the Miami Dolphins, Belichick acknowleged the achievement and complimented his players.
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With two reputations on the lineâhis teamâs and his ownâChad got the best of Champ and turned the Bengals into a prime-time success.
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The San Diego Chargers are slowly getting back their injured players ahead of the AFC championship game Sunday against the undefeated New England Patriots.
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Each week Bill Belichick begins his preparation for the New England Patriots&#39; next opponent by comparing that opponent to the greatest teams in NFL history.
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The San Diego Chargers earned a trip to New England and the A.F.C. championship after upsetting the Indianapolis Colts, the reigning champions, Sunday afternoon.
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PITTSBURGH -- One goal of a Bill Belichick-coached team is to take away one thing the opponent likes to do best. Not everything they like to do. One thing.
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They spent the summer marveling over their lineup changes and their improvement, the big-name veterans they signed and the strategic concepts they imported from the champion New England Patriots.
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Randy Moss and Adalius Thomas showed why the Patriots are even more powerful with them on their team. Moss caught his second scoring pass of the season and Thomas returned an interception 65 yards for a touchdown, helping New England take a 24-7 lead over the San Diego Chargers in the third quarter on Sunday night.
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From where they sit, amid 70-degree warmth and gentle Pacific breezes, there is no fear of growing cold. Instead, the Chargers have sounded reveille in advance of their 3,000-mile, coast-to-coast trip to take on the Patriots in Sunday's AFC Championship game.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots have raised the bar. Before the team's run of three Super Bowl championships in the last five years, simply winning the AFC East was considered by many a significant accomplishment. The shift has been reflected at the cash register of the team's pro shop; there was a time when fans would covet ``AFC East championship" gear, ...
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FOXBORO, Mass., Jan. 17 - As a blissful night turned into a cold, dark morning, several deep creases had already returned to Bill Belichick's forehead. He was back in the coaches' office hours after his New England Patriots broke free of the Indianapolis Colts in an American Football Conference semifinal. He was working on a new game plan and a new message.
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According to sources, the San Diego Chargers finally reached a contract agreement last night with quarterback Philip Rivers on a six-year deal worth about $40 million, including $14.75 million in bonus money.
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Coach Bill Belichick has formed the bedrock of a New England Patriots team that will try to win its third Super Bowl title in four seasons.
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After watching two division rivals lose their starting quarterbacks to injuries, the San Diego Chargers obtained Billy Volek from Tennessee on Tuesday to give them a veteran behind first-year starter Philip Rivers.
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Kris Dielman agreed to terms with the San Diego Chargers on Saturday, taking one of the most sought-after offensive linemen available off the free-agent market.