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VETERANS &RETURNING PLAYERSPhilip Rivers, continuedstraight AFC West title in 52-21 win over Denver Dec.28…rallied Chargers from 17-14 deficit in fourth quarter ofWild Card vs. Indy for 23-17 overtime win...directed gametyingfield goal drive late in fourth quarter and game-winningtouchdown drive on first series of overtime… 308 yards andthree touchdowns in Jan. 11 Divisional Playoffs at Pittsburgh.2007: Chargers co-Most Inspirational Player…completedfirst 15 passes Sept. 23 at Green Bay, tying Fouts’ teamrecord…16th pass was intentionally thrown away thru backof end zone…AFC Offensive Player of Week and FedEx AirNFL Player of Week after season-best 151.4 passer ratingOct. 7 at Denver…first-career rushing touchdown and perfect8-of-8 for 160 yards and two touchdowns (158.3) in thirdquarter vs. Broncos…Game Ball after three touchdowns Nov.25 vs. Baltimore…injured (knee) in second quarter at TennesseeDec. 9, but returned in third quarter and threw twofourth quarter touchdown passes to lead overtime comefrom-behindvictory…brought team back from 17-3 deficit infourth quarter, capping 80-yard game-tying drive withtouchdown to Gates with 0:09 remaining... Game Ball after292 yards in Jan. 6 Wild Card win vs. Tennessee…25-yardtouchdown to Vincent Jackson in third quarter gave Chargersfirst lead of game…4-of-4 for 55 yards on touchdown driveand 9-of-10 for 137 yards and touchdown (152.1) in thirdquarter…left Jan. 13 Divisional Playoff win at Indy on last playof third quarter after hurting knee while throwing screenpass to Sproles for 56-yard touchdown catch-and-run,putting Bolts up, 21-17…started and played entire AFCChampionship Game Jan. 20 at New England with torn ACLin right knee. 2006: Pro Bowl...Chargers Offensive Playerof Year...first-career start Sept. 11 at Oakland on ESPN’sMonday Night Football...led Chargers to 27-0 win... went 8-of-11 (.727) for 133.0 passerrating, second-highest completion percentageand third-highest rating for NFLquarterback making first career start in seasonopener (since 1995)... Chargers AlumniPlayer of Week after 40-7 win over Tennessee Sept.17…Sports Illustrated’s “Who’s Hot” after 23-13 win overdefending Super Bowl Champion Steelers Oct. 8… AFCOffensive Player of Week and FedEx Air NFL Player ofWeek after 334 yards and two touchdowns at San FranciscoOct. 15…first-career 300-yard game...13 straight completionsin first half equaled third-most in team history…duringstreak, racked up 195 yards and two touchdowns, including57-yarder to Gates and 33-yarder to Jackson…completed 14of first 15...lone incompletion intentionally thrown away…ledfour scoring drives in game without incompletion, includingthree touchdown drives…9-of-10 for 142 yards and touchdownon third down plays…NBC Football Night in AmericaPlayer of Day and SportsIllustrated.com Offensive Playerof Week after 337 yards and three touchdowns in 49-41come-from-behind win at Cincinnati Nov. 12, including firsthalfdeficits of 21-0 and 28-7...led squad to team-record 42points in second half… three touchdown passes in secondhalf…19-of-25 for 291 yards and three touchdowns afterfalling behind 21-0 and three incompletions were throwaways…6-of-6on touchdowns inside red zone...8-of-8 for 93yards and touchdown (154.7) on 3rd downs in secondhalf…led Chargers from 17-point deficit in 35-27 win at DenverNov. 19...battled back after interception returned 31 yardsfor touchdown to give Broncos 24-7 lead…led early 99-yarddrive, Bolts’ longest since Nov. 25, 2001…fourth pass of gamewas picked, ending streak of 125 consecutive passes withoutinterception, then longest-active streak in NFL…was firstinterception since Oct. 22…picture-perfect 37-yard gamewinningtouchdown pass to Jackson in rain with 0:29 left infourth quarter Dec. 24 at Seattle… despite foot sprain, season-high79.2 pct. vs. Arizona Dec. 31 ...9 of 10 for 135 yardsand two touchdowns (158.3) in second quarter…played thrufoot sprain in Jan. 14 playoffs vs. New England…did not play inPro Bowl (foot). 2005: Took over for Drew Brees (injured) insecond quarter of Dec. 31 season finale vs. Denver...led teamon 10-play, 69-yard touchdown drive on first series. 2004:Played second half vs. Kansas City Jan. 2 and threw firstcareertouchdown pass to Malcom Floyd.COLLEGE: Second all-time in NCAA with 13,484 yards andtied for fifth with 95 touchdowns…five-time bowl MVP, including’04 Senior Bowl…seventh in Heisman voting as senior…34-17 as starter with NCAA-record 51 career starts… school andAtlantic Coast Conference records for attempts (1,710), completions(1,147), touchdowns responsible for (112), 300-yardgames (18) and 400-yard games (7)…seventh quarterback inNCAA and first in ACC with three 3,000-yard seasons…2003ACC Player of Year and first-team All-ACC after leading NCAAwith 72.0% completions and 170.5 rating, while second inyards (4,491) and total offense (353.9 ypg)…MVP of ’03 TangerineBowl...career-high 475 yards and school-record tyingfive touchdowns in 56-26 win over Kansas…second-team All-ACC as junior…“Award of Distinction” from Columbus touchdownClub…co-Governor’s Award as team MVP…MVP of ’02Gator Bowl win vs. Notre Dame… CNN/SportsIllustratedNational Player of Week after five-TDs vs. Navy in ’02…honorablemention All-ACC as soph. and MVP of Citrus Bowl…ACCRookie of Year and Academic All-ACC in ’00…Newcomer ofYear by ABC Sports...Freshman of Year by Football News andColumbus touchdown Club…MVP of ’00 Micron PC Bowl…ACCPlayer of Week once, ACC Offensive Back of Week twice andleague-record ACC Rookie of Week eight times…played atNorth Carolina State from 2000-03…degree in business.PERSONAL: Born in Decatur, Ala.…Alabama Player of Year assenior at Athens (Ala.) High.Regular Season Passing Sacks- Pass RushYear Team G-S Att.-Comp. Yards Pct. TD Int. Long Lost Rating Att.-Yds Long TD2004 San Diego 2-0 8-5 33 .625 1 0 13t 1-10 110.9 4-(-5) 0 02005 San Diego 2-0 22-12 115 .545 0 1 22 3-16 50.4 1-(-1) -1 02006 San Diego 16-16 460-284 3,388 .617 22 9 57t 27-144 92.0 48-49 15 02007 San Diego 16-16 460-277 3,152 .602 21 15 49t 22-163 82.4 29-33 10 12008 San Diego 16-16 478-312 4,009 .653 34 11 67 25-151 105.5 31-84 11 02009 San Diego 16-16 486-317 4,254 .652 28 9 81t 25-167 104.4 26-50 15 12010 San Diego 16-16 541-357 4,710 .660 30 13 59t 38-227 101.8 29-52 14 02011 San Diego 16-16 582-366 4,624 .629 27 20 58 30-198 88.7 26-36 15 1Totals 100-96 3,037-1,930 24,285 .635 163 78 81t 171-1,076 95.5 194-298 15 3Postseason Passing Sacks- Pass RushYear Team G-S Att.-Comp. Yards Pct. TD Int. Long Lost Rating Att.-Yds Long TD2006 San Diego 1-1 32-14 230 438 0 1 58 3-26 55.5 3-3 2 02007 San Diego 3-3 86-52 767 .605 4 4 56t 2-14 85.8 4-(-2) 1 02008 San Diego 2-2 71-41 525 .577 3 2 62t 8-60 83.4 2-13 12 02009 San Diego 1-1 40-27 298 .675 1 2 37 2-15 76.9 3-4 3 1Totals 7-7 229-134 1,820 .585 8 9 62t 15-115 79.2 12-18 12 1MEDIA GUIDE | 98