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Third quarter: Ravens-Chargers

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How they scored

Chargers 29, Ravens 14 -- Kyle Boller found Le'Ron McClain for a 13-yard touchdown to cut San Diego's lead to 29-14 with 5:39 left in the quarter. The Ravens put together a nice 11-play, 69-yard drive that lasted 5:51.

Chargers 29, Ravens 7 -- This one has gotten ugly. Philip Rivers found Antonio Gates for a 25-yard touchdown with 11:30 left in the third quarter to give the Chargers a 29-7 lead. San Diego took the opening possession of the second half 72 yards on six plays.

Game log

13:38 -- LaDainian Tomlinson didn't have much room in the first half, but he just had a 35-yard carry that puts him over 10,000 career yards on the ground. The Chargers are just pounding the ball on the ground to start this half, and the Ravens' defense looks worn out.

11:30 -- Rivers finds Gates for a 25-yard touchdown, giving the Chargers a 29-7 lead. I'm not sure what the Ravens' game plan was for Gates going into the game, but it hasn't worked. This time, he beat Ray Lewis for the score. Gates has six catches for 105 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

8:54 -- Willis McGahee has had a couple nice runs but is moving slowly on the sideline as Musa Smith enters the game.

7:26 -- Well, Brian Billick always gets ripped for his play-calling so let's at least give him credit here. The Ravens converted a third-and-eight with a nice screen to M. Smith.

6:49 -- McGahee gets back into the game.

5:39 -- Boller finds rookie Le'Ron McClain for a 13-yard touchdown, cutting the Chargers' lead to 29-14. And yes, McClain is actually dancing to celebrate the score even though the Ravens are losing by 15 points. Unbelievable. I know it's the first touchdown of his career, but some perspective would be nice. Anyway, the Ravens put together a nice 11-play, 69-yard drive.

3:25 -- The Ravens' offense gets the ball back and Boller fumbles, but Mike Flynn is there to recover. That would have been devastating.

2:45 -- Boller hits Derrick Mason for a first down on third-and-15. Great job by the offensive line on the play.

0:56 -- The Ravens come up with 8 yards on a third-and-nine. They set up to go for it on fourth-and-one, but Billick calls a timeout. He really wanted to get the ref's attention on that one, inadvertently bumping the official.

0:12 -- The Ravens choose to pass on a long fourth-and-one. I'm sure that call won't be too popular. Boller looks for Quinn Sypniewski, the pass is deflected and Mark Clayton comes up with it for an apparent first down. But wait. Sypniewski is called for offensive pass interference, and the Ravens are forced to punt.

Comments

And that's the season. How does Gates get that wide open? Goodnight mr offensive guru Billick. It was nice while it lasted

Couple comments:
1. You get the money for Suggs by letting Scott go. Terrible half speed effort. We have hungrier LBs.
2. I'm a Boller fan, but coming to the conclusion that he just doesn't have it. He is still making the same mistakes and shows little to no touch.
3. The Ravens are now officially the football version of the Os. Both management teams care nothing about the fans, but will continue to rake in the $$$.
4. Billick cannot coach a team on the road. Their preparation and execution is terrible. That is all the head coach.
5. Of course the players want Billick to stay - that way the can continue to play sloppy, unmotivated football. Without Billick, many would be out of football.

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Moving the Chains: Sheil Kapadia is a sports producer for baltimoresun.com. He realizes the NFL dominates America's sports scene 365 days a year, and he's OK with that. He will use this blog as a forum to discuss the latest happenings from around the league, including the latest Ravens news.

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