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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Short week. Cross-country flight. Early start. Bye week looming. The San Diego Chargers had plenty of reasons to come out flat in Jacksonville. They avoided all of them. It surely helped that they faced what is shaping up as one of the worst teams in NFL history. Philip Rivers threw for 285 yards and a touchdown, Ryan Mathews ran for 110 yards and a score, and the surging Chargers beat the inept Jaguars 24-6 Sunday. "It all starts with the quarterback, and hes one of the best in the business," Chargers coach Mike McCoy said. "Were very fortunate." The Chargers (4-3) played nothing like a tired team or one looking ahead. Then again, the Jaguars have made everyone look good. Jacksonville (0-7) has lost every game this season by double digits, becoming the first team since the 1984 Houston Oilers to garner that dubious distinction. The Oilers lost their first 10 games that year by at least 10 points. "We didnt have any enthusiasm," Jaguars receiver Cecil Shorts III said. "Its a bad day. Nobodys going to feel sorry for us. We cant feel sorry for us." Jaguars coach Gus Bradley shouldered the blame for not having his team ready, a feeling he got in pregame warm-ups and in the locker room. Jacksonville was praised for covering a 27-point spread at Denver last week and spent part of this past week preparing for a week-long stay in London. Unlike the Chargers, the Jaguars failed to handle all the distractions. "We talk about getting better and we completely missed an opportunity," Bradley said. "Thats what not getting better looks like. Penalties, missed tackles, missed assignments, spirit, effort. We talk about playing with toughness, playing with effort, playing with enthusiasm and playing smart. Thats our style. I dont think we did any one of those four today." Everyone whos watched Jacksonville play this season knows its a talent-based issue. The Chargers dominated every aspect of the game. Rivers completed his first 14 passes, picking apart Jacksonvilles defence with short throws and clock-eating drives. He finished 22 of 26. Mathews topped the century mark for the second consecutive week. About the only thing that went wrong for San Diego was a failed chance to score just before halftime. Rivers tried to run for the end zone with 7 seconds left on third down, but he was stopped short. That gave Jacksonville some momentum and a sliver of hope heading into the locker room. It was short-lived. The Chargers scored on their first two drives of the second half. Rivers, whose TD pass was a 27-yarder to Eddie Royal, made huge plays on both. "Philip is the wheels on our tank," tight end Antonio Gates said. "As long as he can continue to play the way he plays and the line continues to protect him like that, were going to be just fine." Even more impressive: San Diego overcame the loss of two offensive linemen. Left tackle King Dunlap left in the first quarter with a concussion. Mike Remmers replaced him, but went down four plays later with an injury. The Chargers flopped right tackle D.J. Fluker to the left side, moved right guard Jeromey Clary to right tackle and inserted Rich Ohrnberger in at right guard. And they didnt miss a beat. Mathews 3-yard run with 14:08 remaining sent many of the Jacksonville faithful scrambling for the exits early -- again. The Jaguars have been outscored 89-11 in three home games. "We can say we keep doing good things, but if we dont get a win or get more points on the board, its really not doing good things," Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne said. "Were really disappointed right now as an offence. ... Its tough to swallow." Jacksonville was its own worst enemy. Defensive tackle SenDerrick Marks was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct following a 1-yard run on a second-and-34 play, giving San Diego an automatic first down. The Jaguars also self-destructed with several sacks in the red zone. Henne completed 23 of 36 passes for 318 yards, with an interception. He was sacked six times. Maurice Jones-Drew ran nine times for 37 yards and declined to talk afterward. Shorts had eight receptions for 80 yards, but also dropped two slant passes in the end zone. Justin Blackmon caught six passes for 58 yards. The Jaguars had Jones-Drew, Shorts, Blackmon and tight Marcedes Lewis -- the teams top four playmakers -- in the lineup together for the first time this season. It hardly changed the outcome. San Diego, meanwhile, has consecutive wins for the first time this season. "Were starting to build somewhat of an identity, a little bit of an attitude," Rivers said. Notes: Rivers, whose wife hasnt gone into labour with their seventh child, became the second quarterback in franchise history to throw for 30,000 yards. ... Jaguars C Brad Meester made his 200th career start. ... 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With general manager Alex Anthopoulos uncomfortable, at least for the time being, with the market price for mid-range starting pitching and with no acquisition, either through free agency or via trade, apparently imminent, Morrows return to health is crucial to the Jays becoming the contender many thought they would be a year ago. wholesale jerseys . Mario Mandzukic all but killed off the tie in the 64th minute, heading in a rebound to leave Juventus needing to score four goals in 26 minutes. Claudio Pizarro added Bayerns second in stoppage time, while Arjen Robben hit the post for the German champions. cheap jerseys . The bounce in his step after every birdie. His name at the top of the leaderboard. DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The sun was nowhere to be seen Thursday and eavestroughs carved puddles into the gravel at rainy Florida Auto Exchange Stadium by early afternoon. Of course, most Blue Jays players had left by then. While there is a spring plan to build for the regular season, a newcomer might be forgiven for thinking the early days of baseball pre-season are like daycare for pro athletes. Where else can you go to work and have your choice of two kinds of bubble gum (Double Bubble and Bazooka) plus an array of sunflower seeds -- including a dill pickle variety? Still, it was a good days work for pitchers Casey Janssen and Ricky Romero. Both threw from the practice mound, taking another step in their comeback from off-season surgery. For rehabbing pitchers, making it to the mound only comes after seemingly endless tossing sessions on level ground. "It was fun to be on a mound and throwing downhill again," said Janssen, a reliever who had shoulder surgery in November. "Any time you get a chance to get up on that mound and see a catcher, it feels good," said Romero, a left-handed starter who had his elbow cleaned out in October and had platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in both knees. The 31-year-old Janssen, who took over as closer after Sergio Santos had shoulder surgery in July, converted 22 of 25 save opportunities and finished a fine season with a 1-1 record and 2.54 earned-run average. He is being monitored closely to ensure he does not come back from surgery too fast. He estimated Thursday he was throwing at 70 to 80 per cent of what he is capable of. Janssen threw about 20 pitches. Hell take the mound again Sunday. But previously he had, in essence, just been tossing the ball -- lengthening the distance and pace over time. "Today the catcher kind of felt close," he said. "And Im not saying I was popping the glove but I definitely could see a light at the end of the tunnel." Manager John Gibbons and other coaches watched from behind the mound at the Jays training complex. "Looked good," he said of Janssen. "He wasnt cutting it loose but there were no limitations. ... Thats a big step, thats good for his confidence. Janssen expects to see game action in the first or second week of March (the first pre-season game is Feb. 23) "if all goes well." "Were going to take it slow and make sure its right," he said. Janssen had been working through shoulder issues for most of last season. He had hoped rest might take care of things but eventually opted for surgery, to avoid the issue dragging on into the season. "I think my body told me this was the right move," he said. Santos, meanwhile, threw Wednesday and had some pop in his arm judging from the thud with which the ball landed in the catchers mitt.dddddddddddd Romero had a roller-coaster year in 2012. Named opening day pitcher for the second consecutive season, he raced out to an 8-1 record but eventually tied a franchise record with 13 straight losses. He finished with a 9-14 record and 5.77 ERA in 33 starts. With the surgery, he had plenty of time in the off-season to ponder a rotten year. Asked how that felt, he replied "Like crap," and laughed. The 28-year-old Romero looked crisp Thursday, however. He had thrown off a high school mound a few times before camp. "I really liked what Ricky was doing," said Gibbons. "Looked like the old (Ricky). "I didnt see him last year when he had his struggles. But Ive seen him when hes really good when I was in Kansas City. You know what? Hes a pretty good pitcher. Hes done a lot of good things at this level. Its going to be a good bounceback year for him Romero, suggesting that the inability to fix the issues last season caused his problems to snowball mentally, says he is entering this season with "a clean mind." But he is not blaming last years problems on his health, saying he was able to pitch. "Im not going to put (out) any excuses," he said. "I had a bad year and thats all there is to it. At one point, everybody has to get over it. Im not going to be the last pitcher to struggle. Im sure theres going to be plenty more. You just move on." But he said he noticed he was not recovering as well between starts in 2012. And he said he decided to get it checked out at the end of season when he couldnt rotate it because it was so sore. His knees have also hurt, been wracked by tendinitis. He continues to rehab those daily, in the wake of some painful off-season PRP injections. The Jays pitching staff was plagued by injuries last season. But it has been revamped with the addition of marquee starters R.A Dickey, Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson. Combined with Brandon Morrow and Romero, it looks to be a formidable starting rotation able to eat up innings. That means leaving the arms in the bullpen fresh and ready. "Its nice to be in the pen, knowing that these guys are going to give us quality starts often. And theyre going to keep us in games," said Janssen. "And keeping us in games probably is going to lead to a lot of wins." As Gibbons notes, "Good teams are thick." And a talented rotation means fewer losing streaks, since someone will step up to end the rut. "With our offence and some other parts of our game, weve got a chance to have some long winning streaks too. Depth is huge." Romero also is psyched at what lies ahead. "Its going to be fun to watch," he said. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
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