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Union-Tribune columnist Nick Canepa grades the Chargers after they held on for a 23-17 wild-card playoff victory Sunday at Baltimore.
Quarterbacks: B
Philip RiversLamar JacksonRunning backs: C+Wide receivers: C
Virgil GreenKeenan Allen had big 17-yard catch, dropped an easy one. WRs got little separation all day. Antonio Gates had three third-down catches, Nos. 10,000-1-2. Tyrell Williams had a drop. Mike Williams had an important 28-yard catch.
Offensive line: B-Russell OkungDefensive line: A+Linebackers: ASecondary: C+
If there were 11 DBs on the roster, 11 might have started. Casey HaywardSpecial teams: B+
Had a punt and FG blocked. Kicking in unpredictable winds, Michael Badgley hit five FGs, including a 53-yarder. Desmond King, an All-Pro athlete, had a 73-yard kickoff return to open second half (resulting in nothing), and a 33-yard punt return. Punter Donnie Jones got some lucky bounces (and double-clutched holding the blocked FG). Jeff Richards held (hair) on a punt return.
Coaching: A
Kudos to Anthony Lynn, for playing it cool. Some of Ken WhisenhuntNext opportunity (at Patriots, divisional round): B
Quarterbacks: B
Philip RiversLamar JacksonRunning backs: C+Wide receivers: C
Virgil GreenKeenan Allen had big 17-yard catch, dropped an easy one. WRs got little separation all day. Antonio Gates had three third-down catches, Nos. 10,000-1-2. Tyrell Williams had a drop. Mike Williams had an important 28-yard catch.
Offensive line: B-Russell OkungDefensive line: A+Linebackers: ASecondary: C+
If there were 11 DBs on the roster, 11 might have started. Casey HaywardSpecial teams: B+
Had a punt and FG blocked. Kicking in unpredictable winds, Michael Badgley hit five FGs, including a 53-yarder. Desmond King, an All-Pro athlete, had a 73-yard kickoff return to open second half (resulting in nothing), and a 33-yard punt return. Punter Donnie Jones got some lucky bounces (and double-clutched holding the blocked FG). Jeff Richards held (hair) on a punt return.
Coaching: A
Kudos to Anthony Lynn, for playing it cool. Some of Ken WhisenhuntNext opportunity (at Patriots, divisional round): B
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