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SAN DIEGO (AP) — When a team starts talking about playing for pride and respect,Wholesale Jerseys China, it's pretty much over.
The loss of Floyd came eight days after Keenan Allen,Cheap Jerseys From China, one of the NFL's leading receivers, suffered a season-ending lacerated kidney when he landed hard at the end of a spectacular touchdown catch at Baltimore.
In the AFC West, the Chargers still have to play Denver and Kansas City twice,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, and at Oakland. The Raiders embarrassed the Chargers in San Diego two weeks ago. The Broncos and Chiefs swept the Chargers last year.
This is the longest losing streak in Mike McCoy's three seasons as coach.
"At this point, I think you play for respect ... of the other guys in the locker room," Rivers said. "I really think there's nothing worth past it than that. That's why I'm going to show up and continue to go because we have 16 of them and because I want to make sure that I continue to earn and have that from those other guys in there. So, I hope the rest of us will do the same."
The Chargers (2-7) are last in the AFC West thanks to their longest losing streak since 2011. They've been in close games but haven't been able to seal the deal. On Monday night, they were done in by Jay Cutler and costly penalties.
Tight end Antonio Gates also is trying to grasp the reality of being all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs with seven games to go.
"This is a very uncommon situation for us to be sitting at 2-7. It's one of those things where you learn from it," Gates said Tuesday. "I think your character normally shows up when you're in a situation like this. It shows a lot about what you stand for, what you're about. We'll get a chance to see who we can depend on and who we can't."
Wide receiver Malcom Floyd, who is playing his last season, left Monday night's game with a shoulder injury after making a diving attempt at a pass. McCoy declined to provide an update.
Rivers said he plans to take more of a break from football than normal during the bye.
Nobody seems to have any answers.
"When you've lost five in a row, it's pretty sickening,NFL Jerseys From China," Rivers said. "It's usually kind of fun to watch football if you have a winning record and you're rolling. You want to watch as much of it as you can because you're feeling pretty good about yourself. When it's like this,Cheap Jerseys, you kind of want to just dig a hole and hide for a little while."
That's where Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers are after their fifth straight loss,Discount NFL Jerseys, 22-19 to the Chicago Bears on Monday night. |
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