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Chargers Bounce Back with 29-27 Win Over the 49ers

The Chargers improved to 2-2 on the season with a 29-27 victory over the 49ers at StubHub Center on Sunday, Sept. 30. This is the first time since 2015 that the Chargers are .500 after the first quarter of the season, much improved from their 0-4 start last season.

L.A. Chargers Fall to Kansas City Chiefs, 38-28 in Season Opener

The Los Angeles Chargers opened the regular season with a 38-28 loss at the hands of  AFC West Divisional rivals Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 9 at StubHub Center.  “They outplayed us,” Chargers second year head coach Anthony Lynn said matter-of-factly.  With four dropped passes, a muffed punt return, and an interception, the Chargers fell into a deficit that the team could not overcome. “It’s one of those games that you’re sick that you let it get away because you didn’t make all the plays,” added Philip Rivers, Chargers quarterback.  In the first quarter alone, Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill scored two

LAFC Back to Winning Ways, Break Five Game Winless Streak

On Wednesday, LAFC played Real Salt Lake, a team far too close for comfort in the standings for LAFC, sitting just a point behind at the start of the game. The biggest question surrounding this game was whether the spectators could expect the LAFC of old, prone to dominate their opponents in the midfield and finishing games off with clinical precision, or the LAFC of recent weeks: a team that starts games out strong but folds somewhere in the middle and concedes goals late in the match. Luckily for LAFC fans, the former showed up ready to play, beating Real Salt Lake 2-0 with a brace from recent LAFC signee and hometown hero Christian Ramirez in his full LAFC debut.

LAFC Fail to Hold on Against the Galaxy Yet Again

  There seems to be a recurring theme developing in the late stages of LAFC matches. A team that regularly dominates possession, shots on target, corners and other important statistics of the game has trouble finishing off games. Last Thursday evening, LAFC hosted their crosstown rivals the LA Galaxy for the first time at Banc of California Stadium. The two team’s previous engagement was their first ever matchup, a game that has become known as “El Tráfico,” a play on the phrase “El Clásico,” which is ascribed to many a fierce soccer rivalries (derbies) around the world (most notably Real

Keenan Allen Named PFWA Comeback Player of the Year

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen, who rebounded from an ACL injury that sidelined him during the 2016 season opener to finish third in the league in receiving yards in 2017, was selected as the 2017 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, chosen in voting conducted by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).