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San Diego Chargers at New York Jets Game Capsule

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SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (4-1) AT NEW YORK JETS (3-3)
SERIES
CHARGERSJETS
SERIES LEADER19-11-1
STREAKS3 of past 5
COACHES VS. OPP.Turner: 3-2Ryan: 1-0
LAST WEEKBye (Wk. 5: W 29-24 at Broncos) W 24-6 vs. Dolphins
LAST GAME9/22/08: Jets 29 at Chargers 48. Chargers QB Philip Rivers throws for 250 yards & 3 TDs, 1 each to RB Mike Tolbert (1 yd.), TE Antonio Gates (6 yds.) & WR Chris Chambers (27 yds.).
LAST GAME AT SITE11/6/05: Chargers 31, Jets 26. Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson rushes for 107 yards & 3 TDs while QB Drew Brees completes 20 of 27 passes for 102.4 passer rating.
BROADCASTCBS (1:00 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms.  SIRIUS: 112 (SD), 93 (NYJ). XM: 226
(NYJ).

 
STATS
PASSINGRivers: 125-186-1,536-6-7-87.6Sanchez: 111-198-1,372-9-5-82.3
RUSHINGMathews: 85-413-4.9-3Greene: 93-314-3.4-2
RECEIVINGTolbert (RB): 28-231-8.3-2Keller (TE): 21-319-15.2-2
OFFENSE416.2 (2C)297.2
TAKE/GIVE-5+3
DEFENSE293.2332.8
SACKSBarnes, English: 2Pace: 3
INTsWeddle: 2Cromartie, Revis: 3 (T2L)
PUNTINGScifres: 46.3Conley: 44.0
KICKINGNovak: 42 (9/9 PAT; 11/11 FG)Folk: 41 (17/17 PAT; 8/8 FG)

NOTES
CHARGERS:  Club has won 3 of past 4 at NYJ…SD seeks 4th straight win…Offense leads NFL in  time of poss. (35:17) in ’11…In only reg. sea meeting vs. NYJ (9/22/08), QB PHILIP RIVERS completed 19 of 25 passes (76 pct.) for 250 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 130 passer rating. Since ’10, Rivers leads AFC with 6,246 passing yards. Aims for 60th win as starting QB (59-26)…RB RYAN MATHEWS had career-best 125 rush yards last game. In past 3, Mathews is averaging 101.3 rush yards per game (304 total)…TE ANTONIO GATES had 8 rec. for 132 yards (16.5 avg.) in last game at NYJ. Gates (537) needs 5 rec. to surpass HOFer KELLEN WINSLOW (541) for 2nd-most rec. in team history (CHARLIE JOINER, 586)…WR VINCENT JACKSON had 7 rec. for 111 yards (15.9) vs. NYJ in Div. Playoffs (1/17/10)…Defense allows 179.6 passing yards per game, 2nd-best in NFL (STEELERS, 157.7)…Incl. postseason, LB SHAUN PHILLIPS has 3.5 sacks in past 4 vs. NYJ…JETS: Dating back to 1/2/11, NYJ seeks 5th consecutive win at home…At home in ’11, QB MARK SANCHEZ has completed 57 of 93 passes (61.3 pct.) for 718 yards with 5 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 89.8 passer rating…RB SHONN GREENE had 128 rush yards on 23 att. (5.6 avg.) with TD in Divisional Playoff Game vs. SD (1/17/10). RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON spent 9 seasons (2001-09) with SD & rushed for 12,490 yards with 138 TDs. Tomlinson (599) needs 1 catch to become the 4th RB in NFL history with 600 rec. (LARRY CENTERS, 827; MARSHALL FAULK, 767; KEITH BYARS, 610)…WR SANTONIO HOLMES aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD…Incl. playoffs, TE DUSTIN KELLER aims for 3rd straight game with TD catch vs. SD…CB DARRELLE REVIS tied career-high with 2 INTs last game, incl. 100-yard INT-return TD. Selected No. 19 overall in ’06 NFL Draft by SD, CB ANTONIO CROMARTIE spent 4 seasons with Chargers (2006-09)…KR-RB JOE MC KNIGHT leads NFL with 44.1 KR avg.