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you can look at the teams that san digeo has faced this year and all of them have better CB's then the pats and Philip Rivers, is averageing over 316 yerds a game.
the rams defense played great sunday sacking Rivers, 7 times and still gave up 250 yerds and only won by a FG at home... Rivers, could have he's 3rd 400 yerd passing game this season vs the pats on sunday it will not be a easy win the pats will have to play very good on both sides of the ball to come out with a win,
First, the other teams faced Malcolm Floyd and Antonio Gates and the Pats may not face either (definitely not Floyd).
Second, with Gates being the Chargers number one option, it isn't about CB play as much as safeties and LBs. In fact, two of the four leading receivers in the Chargers' offense are not WRs (Darren Sproles is fourth with 15 catches for 155 yards). The Chargers don't test the CBs outside as much as they test the middle part of the field.
Third, Philip Rivers has thrown for 12 TDs this season, ten of them were thrown to Gates and Floyd again both of whom may not play this weekend.
Fourth, the likely starting WRs for the Chargers are Patrick Crayton (who was traded from the Cowboys because he couldn't crack the top 3 WRs in that offense) and Buster Davis. Not exactly elite WRs even in the Chargers' offense.