Cowboys vs Chargers: Breaking Down San Diego’s 28-20 Win

August 21, 2012   ·   Christopher Hansen   ·   Jump to comments

The Chargers may have defeated the Cowboys, but it's the preseason and the score doesn't matter. Tony Romo only played one quarter, and the Cowboys were up 10-0 when Philip Rivers and the other starters were done playing. 
What's important are the little things like blocking, tackling and avoiding mental errors. After two preseason games, it is safe to say the Chargers desperately need Jared Gaither healthy, and they made a mistake not hedging their bet on the talented left tackle. 
Rivers simply didn't have the protection to throw a deep pass and had to check the ball down to Ronnie Brown frequently. Rivers was efficient and completed 13 of 15 passes, but the two incomplete passes were intercepted by Brandon Carr.
Perhaps more concerning was that Rivers had only one completed pass fly further than 10 yards in the air, and it came with 10 seconds remaining in the first half.
On defense, the Chargers did a good job limiting the ground game. There'...

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