Historic Performance by Opie

The Chargers made history Sunday, as Philip Rivers became the first quarterback to ever throw for more than 400 yards against the Baltimore Ravens in the 16-year history of the defensive-minded franchise.
Rivers' 436 yards passing also was a career high, as Opie completed 25-of-45 attempts. He threw two touchdowns, along with two interceptions.
Opie's big day also tied Dan Fouts for the third-most single-game passing yards in franchise history.
Great job, Opie!
Oh, by the way, the Chargers lost 31-26.

Helping A.J.'s Kids

Amid the hysteria over the Chula Vista Little Leaguers, everything else kind of got lost in the shuffle over the weekend.
But we did watch some of the Chargers exhibition game Saturday night, and for a few moments we thought maybe Labor Day weekend was off to an early start.
On Channel 8's telecast of the preseason thriller at Atlanta, viewers were subjected to numerous -- almost constant -- scrolling on the bottom of the screen, reminding fans that tickets are still available for the Bolts' home opener against Baltimore. The scroll included the Chargers' ticket order hotline, and it also directed viewers to the team's web site to buy tix.
It gave the whole telecast a distinct telethon flavor.
At any moment, we expected Tony Orlando to make an appearance.
But compared to three hours of exhibition football, that wouldn't be such a bad thing.