Billy Volek News

Herea TMs a scary thought for Halloween : the San Diego Chargers might be just an injury away from becoming the Tennessee Titans.

Philip Rivers threw three touchdowns passes and LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for a season-high 71 yards while helping the San Diego Chargers trounce the hapless Kansas City Chiefs 37-7 on Sunday.

Charlie Whitehurst is on deck, in a manner of speaking, with a chance to end a 30-year drought for Clemson University quarterbacks.

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Billy Volek tossed for 103 yards and a touchdown on 8-of-13 passes to lead San Diego's reserves to a 26-7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the league's final preseason game.

Quarterback Philip Rivers was sacked four times in the first quarter of Saturday's exhibition.

The Chargers yesterday signed seventh-round pick Demetrius Byrd, who is almost certainly headed to injured reserve.

It was deja-vu all over again, as they say. The San Diego Chargers found themselves in a similar position: defending a fourth-and-goal up by more than a field goal in the closing seconds of the game.

Darren Sproles celebrates with Vincent Jackson The Chargers went to Hotlanta for their third preseason game.

The Chargers led 21-10 as the first-team offense ran smoothly even with LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates watching from the sideline.

"He's going to be a big player for us," quarterback Philip Rivers said. Naanee sped past the corner and caught a 49-yard pass from Rivers on the offense's first play.

If the San Diego Chargers have designs on winning a fourth straight AFC West crown, they must avoid another lousy start, and can't rely on another monumental collapse from a division foe.

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San Diego's defense got the best of Kurt Warner and Arizona's first-team offense Saturday night.

Philip Rivers was sharp in completing 5-of-7 passes for 116 yards and engineered the first of two San Diego scoring drives, as the Chargers topped Arizona, 17-6.Billy Volek took over in the second quarter for Rivers and produced a quick 95-yard romp in 12 plays, hitting Legedu Naanee for a five-yard score and a 14-3 halftime lead.

Chargers fullback Jacob Hester rushed onto the field for Saturday night's opening exhibition game and threw the lead block for return man Buster Davis, as the Chargers offense started its first drive on the 31-yard line.

LaDainian Tomlinson got his wish - a handful of carries in August. The San Diego Chargers' star running back played in an exhibition game for the first time since 2005, carrying four times for 10 yards and catching one pass from Philip Rivers for 8 yards in the Chargers' 20-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night.

In their preseason a year ago, the Chargers essentially packed Antonio Gates, who was coming off toe surgery, in bubble wrap and never let him step into harm's way.

San Diego's Michael Bennett scored on a two-yard run to give the Chargers the lead.