Brandon Siler News

The bye week earned by the San Diego Chargers is perfect for players such as Shawne Merriman.

Earning a first-round bye with the second seed, San Diego will be sitting out the first round of the playoffs.

The accolades for Mr. December keep rolling in for Philip Rivers. Now, can he keep it going into January and beyond? Rivers, fresh off being named to the Pro Bowl squad, was named the Chargers' most valuable player this week by his teammates.

Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 12:55 a.m. John R. McCutchen / Union-Tribune The Chargers' Eric Weddle intercepts a Vince Young pass intended for Kenny Britt.

The San Diego Chargers earned the first-round bye they wanted and Philip Rivers remained perfect in December.

Right now the Chargers' MVP candidate quarterback is the difference in this game.

When I got back to the press box from the press conference and locker room celebration following the Chargers' 27-24 win over the Bengals , my first instinct was to write about Nate Kaeding.

Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 1:48 a.m. Nelvin C. Cepeda / Union-Tribune Linebacker Brandon Siler knocks the Raiders' Justin Fargas out of bounds.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPN.com AFC West blogger Bill Williamson will stop by to talk about the NFL.

Continuing to build upon their impressive streak of wins, the San Diego Chargers beat the Dallas Cowboys in an exciting back-and-forth battle of wills, and now sit at 10 wins, 3 losses.

San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers passed for 272 yards and one touchdown. And the Chargers put together a clock-guzzling late drive to secure victory.

LaDainian Tomlinson scores against Dallas - Not that there was any big secret, but word is getting out about the Chargers.

Not only are the Chargers white-hot; they're the one club that matches up with the Colts.

2. Indianapolis Colts : Getting the idea they don't mind trailing by double digits.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. John R. McCutchen / UNION-TRIBUNE Chargers head coach Norv Turner has his many critics, but all he does is win games.

With the legends in the house, the pressure was on the current Chargers to impress them.

Antonio Gates compared the feel for Sundaya s Chiefs-Chargers game to a college homecoming.

A week of practice wasn't enough to get offensive tackle Jon Runyan ready for his debut with the San Diego Chargers.

Brian Westbrook News: Brian Westbrook will be involved in 12-15 plays this afternoon at San Diego, according to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio.

" Center Nick Hardwick suffered a setback with his surgically repaired right ankle and will not play Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.