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"The fact of the matter is,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, we didn't play well," Lions coach Jim Caldwell said.
Chargers rookie Melvin Gordon appeared to score on a powerful 21-yard run with a great second effort, but it was ruled that he was down by contact. San Diego started its comeback when Danny Woodhead scored on a 9-yard run late in the second quarter.
Said Quin: "I don't think they attacked us any different. I just don't feel like we made the same plays in the second half as we did in the first half. I don't know exactly what happened."
The Lions dominated the first half. Rookie Ameer Abdullah scored easily on his second run, a 24-yarder. Quin's interception return on a poor decision by Rivers and Ebron's touchdown catch made it look as if it was going to be a blowout.
The second half was all San Diego. Rivers threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Stevie Johnson and rookie Josh Lambo kicked a 25-yard field goal to close to one point,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale. The go-ahead TD pass to Green came with 11:49 to play.
For a while Sunday,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, it looked as if the Lions were going to embarrass San Diego in what could be their final home opener in San Diego.
Rivers overcame two interceptions, including a 31-yard return for a touchdown by Glover Quin, to complete 35 of 42 passes for 404 yards and two scores.
Rivers was picked off by Darius Slay in the end zone just before halftime to keep the score at 21-10.
Green was subbing for Antonio Gates, who's suspended without pay for four games for testing positive for PEDs.
The Chargers looked to close the gap more, but Rivers was picked off in the end zone just before halftime.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Detroit Lions usually struggle on the road against good teams.
"When you come out in the third quarter, you can't turn the ball over twice and not score any points," said Stafford, who was 19 of 30 for 246 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions. "That's tough."
The go-ahead, 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ladarius Green early in the fourth quarter was Rivers' 254th TD toss, tying him with Hall of Famer Dan Fouts for the franchise record.
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The Lions were up 21-3 less than halfway through the second quarter.
"We had some pressure on him the first half quite a few times," Caldwell said. "The second half we didn't get to him much. There were a lot of quick screens on the outside that we didn't run down."
Chargers rookie Kyle Emanuel, a fifth-round draft pick,China NFL Jerseys, had a sack and an interception.
Then Philip Rivers got the Chargers going and it was the Lions who were embarrassed, allowing 30 straight points in losing 33-28.
The Chargers' future in San Diego is uncertain, with ownership looking to move to Los Angeles.
Keenan Allen had 15 catches — tying the club record set by Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow in 1984 — for 166 yards. The Chargers trailed 21-3 after Matthew Stafford threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Eric Ebron midway through the second quarter. |
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