Buffa Losman

 Who says SD can't play in the cold? Put that myth to rest already. Another tough test, another test passed. The Bills made a game of it but fell short. LT, what more to say? Had 100 yds rushing...by halfime! Merriman returned with a prescence, and utmost ferocity. Jammer had an INT. We dropped like 3 other sure thing INT's and fumbled one back, I think. Oh, and that 9 game streak or whatever of losing all games decided by 3 or less, that's over.

  Right out of the gate it started for us. #23 Jammer picked off a Losman duck in Buffalo's opening drive. And we were on the move. We settled for 3 points and Nate's kick was true, in high winds. The ill winds would get us later when Nate lined up for one and the Lord Jesus of Buffalo placed a perfectly timed wind gust as the ball approached the crossbar and the ball fluttered left and blew to the ground. Looked like someone in the stands shot the ball with a twelve guage. And Vanilla with a nine! Couldn't pass up the Vanilla Ice reference. Like Vanilla's one hit the Chargers were rolling, in they're 5 point oh with the rag top down so their hair could blow!

  We started out mowing over the Bills courtesy of LT and company. LT is our focal point. Our heart. The "Hound Dog" in the red zone. He sniffs it in the air and goes to it. Carly Simon would sing lamely, "Nobody Does It Better" LT sprinted 51 yards in the 1st quarter for a TD so he finds it from the oh! zone too! SNAP! 10-0.

   Dominating. Buffalo winds and a frothy swirl of light snowflakes had other plans for the boys in blue...our blue and Buffalo's blues. Buffalo had an old school Van Halen encore in store for us in the 2nd half. A metal attack, but they blew the amps at the end of the show. I mean this. For me and the 20 or so Bolt die hards assembled at Claudia's, it never seemed totally out of hand. A few nerve racking moments. I freakin' knew it would have to be a dramatic ending, it's the Chargers after all, isn't it? But a six game winning streak is drama enough for me. And 3 of our last 4 at home. And I hopefully will be at the away game in Seattle 12/24 in person. To watch the Chargers clinch home field through out the playoffs? It could happen there. Indy lost to the powder blue clad reborn again Titans. Thanks TN! I feel the home field advantage would be a big feather in the cap for a shot at the Super Bowl. Regardless, we can win anywhere with this team.

 May I offer up one piece of news from another game in the NFL nobody cared about? Our rival Raiders, the hated Raiders got beat by the Texans at home. The Browns beat the Chiefs and the Sea Chickens beat Denver. We are getting help too. Oh and TN in satin blue beat Indy. Gotta like our chances at home field throughout the playoffs.

  Yes, Buffalo came back, but we held them off. Onside kicks with long Vegas odds at recovery used to be the position we'd be in. Not anymore. Bring the Donks on next week. We'll make Jay Cutler feel like plastic cutlery at the Royal wedding!