Is that the best you've ever seen of Rivers?

[Millionaire Wussy]

I'm in awe of his play today considering all he was up against. It might be one of the best QB games of all time.

[Lightningwill_420]

I'm in awe of his play today considering all he was up against. It might be one of the best QB games of all time.

He played well, but he always does. If the line can consistently give him at least 3 seconds to throw the ball and at least one dude is getting open, good things usually happen.

[Boltjolt]

Really odd how Rivers gets little respect outside of SD. I think he is easily top five but some still rank Wilson and Luck ahead of him and he frequently gets left out of the conversation when they talk about QBs.

[TTK]

He played out of his mind but the bottom line is winning. Missing Woodhead for the game tying touchdown cost the game.

[Lightningwill_420]

Really odd how Rivers gets little respect outside of SD. I think he is easily top five but some still rank Wilson and Luck ahead of him and he frequently gets left out of the conversation when they talk about QBs.

It's because Rivers plays for a small-market team that doesn't win Super Bowls. I guess, if he ends up in L.A., he'll get a lot of pub - I just won't know about it.

[homeless simpson]

All that yardage, completions and pass attempts don't mean squat if it only yields 2 TDs. Even Rivers will tell you that moving the ball hasn't been as much of a problem, it's the lack of scoring while racking up all that yardage is

[richpjr]

The problem with the Chargers right now is that with the mess we have due to injuries, Rivers has to play nearly flawlessly for us to win. He has no margin for error. The defense never bails him out and he is always trying to mount a comeback. Our return games are horrible (31st in the league) and we are always in really bad field position. We can't run. It's all on his shoulders.

[WindsorUK]

He played out of his mind but the bottom line is winning. Missing Woodhead for the game tying touchdown cost the game.

That was bad execution.
The 2nd down play as well, where he chose a double covered Gates as opposed to a wide open Woodhead.
There always seems to be one or two plays a game where Philip DOESN'T make a play that could make the difference. Obviously, without all the other plays he makes, we'd never be in a position to win anyways.
Tough loss.

[homeless simpson]

The problem with the Chargers right now is that with the mess we have due to injuries, Rivers has to play nearly flawlessly for us to win. He has no margin for error. The defense never bails him out and he is always trying to mount a comeback. Our return games are horrible (31st in the league) and we are always in really bad field position. We can't run. It's all on his shoulders.

so he should be used to it by now since that's been the teams condition in 4 of the last 5 years.

[richpjr]

so he should be used to it by now since that's been the teams condition in 4 of the last 5 years.

Unfortunately, it has turned out that way, especially the past 2 seasons.

[6025]

The Woodhead play at the goal line. I just watched that thing over and over and it's hard to tell if it's Rivers fault. The DB appears not to commit until Rivers starts his throwing motion. It's probably safe to assume the DB was reading Philip all the way and probably would've broke for Woodhead if the throw went over there.

[TTK]

That was bad execution.
The 2nd down play as well, where he chose a double covered Gates as opposed to a wide open Woodhead.
There always seems to be one or two plays a game where Philip DOESN'T make a play that could make the difference. Obviously, without all the other plays he makes, we'd never be in a position to win anyways.
Tough loss.

It shouldn't have even come down to that though. It was first and goal from the 3 with two timeouts. You can bring in the heavy personnel and try to pound it in or go off of play-action. Often times, a QB has to move around and buy some time for a guy to get open in such a confined space but that's not Rivers' strength. I don't understand why this team never wants to pound the ball in to win the game. Reminds me of the Washington game a couple of years ago.