Game info: 8:15 pm EST Sun Nov 23, 2008 TV: NBC
Two of the NFL’s most successful franchises of the past four years will meet when the Indianapolis Colts visit San Diego to take on the Chargers on NBC’s Sunday Night Football on Nov. 23. Kickoff is at 5:15 p.m. PST. Al Michaels, John Madden and Andrea Kremer will call the game for a national TV audience.
Since 2004, the Chargers and Colts rank among the NFL’s winningest franchises. Indianapolis’ 57 wins and the Chargers’ 50 wins in that span rank two and three, respectively, behind only New England (58) for the most in the NFL.
Heading into Sunday’s games against Indianapolis, the Chargers are two games behind the Denver Broncos for top billing in the AFC West. With six games left to play, the season is far from over for San Diego, which will play four of its last six games at home.
The Chargers have played four division leaders, including Denver, Carolina, Pittsburgh and the New York Jets, while the Broncos haven’t played any.
Manning will look to put one of his worst performances further in the rearview mirror Sunday as the Indianapolis Colts try for their fourth straight win in a matchup with the Chargers - the team that also knocked the Colts out of last season’s playoffs.
While the Colts have snapped out of their early season funk, San Diego (6-4) is still stuck in one. The Chargers are 4-4 since losing their first two contests, leaving them two games behind first-place Denver in the AFC West.
Tomlinson, who struggled with a toe injury early in the season, is 35th in the NFL with 3.8 yards per carry, his lowest average since his rookie year of 2001. After the loss to the Steelers, he said he feels like his team’s playoff hopes are slipping away.
LT may find more room to run against the Colts, particularly if safety Bob Sanders can’t go for the second straight week. Indianapolis is allowing 138.5 rushing yards per game - 25th in the league - and Sanders, the reigning NFL defensive player of the year, plays a big part in run support.
The Chargers own the league’s worst pass defense at 267.0 yards allowed per game.
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