For the Tennessee Titans, the mission was pretty simple. They needed to win their final two games and get help to make the playoffs.
It wasn’t meant to be. An 0-6 start proved too deep a hole, as did a buzzsaw of an opponent Friday night at LP Field in Nashville. The San Diego Chargers (12-3) cruised past Tennessee (7-8), 42-17, to clinch a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs. It marks San Diego’s 10th straight win, while the Titans are officially eliminated from playoff contention in the AFC.
The night started with some promise for Tennessee. They got a stop on the Chargers’ opening drive, allowing Vince Young to lead his team into range for a Rod Bironas field goal to open the scoring.
Unfortunately for Tennessee, the only time the Philip Rivers-led Chargers would fail to score after that was when Rivers took a knee in the final seconds of the first half. San Diego scored touchdowns on three straight possessions to take a 21-3 lead, added touchdowns on their first three possessions of the second half to go up 42-10, then promptly allowed Rivers …
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