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Gordon upended Phillips, and the back of the coach's head slammed against the ground. Medical personnel surrounded Phillips, and after about five minutes, he was secured to a backboard, then carted off the field.
Head coach Mike McCoy's explanation for why Gordon didn't touch the ball really wasn't one: "We called the plays we did. We didn't finish them. We didn't score. It didn't work."
"After the fact, you obviously go, 'Shoot, maybe we should've run once or twice down there?'" said Rivers, who threw for 267 yards and two TDs along with three interceptions. "But when you're going and you're in the heat of it, you feel like you've got a chance for us to score with what we called."
And while the Chargers gained possession again, they couldn't do much against Denver's defense.
— Incomplete pass to Antonio Gates.
Turns out, it was the Chargers who came up with that plan at the end of a 27-19 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
— Incomplete pass over the middle.
Quarterback Philip Rivers felt the same way. He said he didn't audible out of any running plays when they had first-and-goal at the 2 with 2:54 remaining.
Gordon didn't let the incident derail him, and got stronger as the game went along. San Diego's 2015 first-round draft pick averaged 4.8 yards on 20 carries. His longest run was 20 yards in the fourth quarter.
"I'm really sorry about that," Gordon said.
"They trust those other guys as well," Gordon explained.
— Incomplete pass short left to Hunter Henry.
"I have all the faith in our quarterback and receivers, the rest of the line,NFL Jerseys Outlet, the play calling. Sometimes, it doesn't go our way," San Diego offensive lineman Joe Barksdale said. "But no one gave up. And I think that speaks more volumes than anything."
This is how San Diego's play calling went on that game-changing drive:
"I didn't even know I hurt him,NFL Jerseys Authentic China," Gordon said. "I didn't know it was me. I hope he's OK. ... I couldn't stop. I was going too fast."
DENVER (AP) — The only way to stop San Diego running back Melvin Gordon was by not letting him touch the ball.
And Gordon took the high road.
Ball back to Denver with 2:36 left.
Gordon finished with 111 yards — the first runner to crack the 100-yard mark against Denver's stingy defense since Kansas City's Jamaal Charles on Sept. 17, 2015. But because the Chargers lost,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Gordon might be remembered as the player who sent Wade Phillips to the hospital when he collided with the defensive coordinator on the sideline in the second quarter.
Midway through the second quarter,Cheap Jerseys, Gordon was trying to chase down Broncos cornerback Bradley Roby during Roby's 49-yard interception return for a score when he said he was blocked into Phillips by Broncos linebacker Von Miller.
— Incomplete pass short right.
He wanted the ball at the end against Denver (6-2) — every player does in that situation, Gordon said.
On four straight snaps at the Denver 2,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, the Chargers (3-5) called passing plays, leaving Gordon out of the mix in the quest for a touchdown that, combined with a 2-point conversion, could have sent the game to overtime.
"You know, whatever they call is what they call. I'm OK with whatever they call," said Gordon, who rushed for 94 yards in a 21-13 win over Denver on Oct. 13. "If someone makes a touchdown, then no one is talking to me about that right now. It's the call that was made. We've got to live with it." |
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