My Dear San Diego Charger Fans...

Dear San Diego,

Congratulations on your big victory last week over the Colts. It was very impressive to see your depleted offense take it to one of the best teams in the NFL this year and for your defense to hold one of the greatest *statistically* quarterbacks of all time, in check.

Now it is time for a reality check. Welcome to Foxboro, home of the 17-0 New England Patriots. Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Junior Seau, Rodney Harrison and the list goes on and on. The greatest *statistically* offense of all time, at home, in January. San Diego, the run was nice while it lasted!

In the playoffs, Laurence Maroney is actually out-rushing Tomlinson on both a per carry and total rushing yards basis (Maroney 4.3 yards per carry vs. Tomlinson's 4.1). For San Diego to pull off the upset, it needs Rivers (if he plays) to pass for at least 2-3 touchdown's and he has to throw no interceptions.

The Chargers defense will have to play the greatest game they have ever played. Tom Brady will have to be rushed, sacked and intercepted, something that has not happened most of this season.

On September 16, the Chargers go their rematch from the upset by the Patriots last January. But the Chargers weren't even competitive in this game and were totally outplayed by a superior team. They were made to look like a Pop Warner team by Tom Brady and Randy Moss as they made a even more mistakes and were routed 38-14 by a team who was just coming off the infamous Spygate scandal.

How can this weekend be any different? It won't. Granted, the game updates say that Rivers, Tomlinson and Gates are all questionable. But they'll play. You don't go this far into the season and sit out the championship game. Injured or not, they will play, and they still will lose. I'm sitting on my prediction of 37-27 Patriots. The Patriots defense has looked vulnerable lately, but they know how to win. It will be close at halftime, but the score will be no indication of the dominance the Patriots will have in this game.

The 37-27 score will be much closer than the game actually is and the Patriots will have been in no danger of losing.

I expect to hear from all the Charger fans out there the rest of the week, and especially if San Diego does win the game. Hey, that's why they play the game! Anyone can win on ANY GIVEN SUNDAY...just not this one :)

Go Pats!