Another Day, Another Chargers Loss

Let's make this brief. No need to prolong the pain and discomfort.

In front of a large, largely orange-clad crowd at Qualcomm Stadium the Chargers lost to the Broncos 17-3. The Bolts offense was once again almost non-existent at home.

Going back to the second half of the Monday Night loss to the Bears, the Chargers have scored nine points in 10 quarters at home.

This time they were bit by turnovers. Quarterback Philip Rivers tried to find tight end Antonio Gates but threw it at linebacker Danny Trevathan instead. Trevathan returned it 25 yards for a touchdown, the fifth time Rivers had had a pick returned for a score this season (one shy of the NFL record set by Peyton Manning in 2001).

Melvin Gordon and Malcom Floyd both lost fumbles, both coming in Denver territory to end drives that had looked promising.

Considering all of that San Diego's defense was solid. The Bolts allowed young quarterback Brock Osweiler to go 76 yards for a score on the opening drive but after that only gave up three points.

Even more dismaying than the loss was an injury suffered by Chargers wide receiver Dontrelle Inman, who caught a pass for a first down and was hit awkwardly. He was immobilized and carted off the field on a backboard. As if this writing, head coach Mike McCoy said initial tests on Inman were encouraging and that he was moving his hands and feet, a positive sign on a bad day.