Monday, May 21st, 2012
Phillip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers will make the cross country trip for an NFL pro Monday night football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
They kick off Monday night football from Jacksonville at 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The point spread opened up in this NFL game with the road team San Diego Chargers favored by –3 points with an over under of 41 points.
Early money from the NFL wagering public has come in on the side of the home underdog as the San Diego Chargers have been bet down to a -1 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under has seen movement shaded towards the under as the game is now hung at 38 ½ points.
Those backing the favored San Diego Chargers on the money line will lay –145 odds with the underdog Jacksonville Jaguars returning +125 odds to win outright with no need for points on their side.
These two AFC conference teams met in 2010 and it was the San Diego Chargers with the blowout win against the Jacksonville Jaguars by the score of 38-13 as a -7 point home favorite.
The over under went over the closing line of 45 points.
San Diego was led to victory by quarterback Phillip Rivers who had three passing touchdowns.
The Chargers got good production in the running game as Mike Tolbert had 82 yards rushing.
The San Diego Chargers offense crushed the Jacksonville defense to the tune of 477 yards of offense gained for the game.
Jaguars quarterback David Garrard had 173 yards passing in a losing cause.
The Jacksonville run game stalled as Rashard Jennings had 38 yards on the ground and Maurice Jones Drew just 31 yards rushing.
For the game the Jaguars were able to post up 350 offensive yards against the San Diego defense.
The San Diego Chargers head to Jacksonville with a mark of 4-7 on the season. The team is 1-4 on the road.
The Chargers average 22 points and 386 yards per game with 109 yards rushing for 4.1 yards a carry.
On defense the club surrenders 25 points and 337 yards per game. Opponents rush for 131 yards against them for 4.3 yards per rush against average.
San Diego has spoiled as the club has lost six straight games.
They are coming off the 16-13 home overtime loss to the Denver Broncos a week ago as a -4 ½ point betting favorite.
The total landed under the number of 41 ½ points.
San Diego gained 344 offensive yards with 185 yards rushing on 36 carries.
The team allowed three sacks and scored two touchdowns in four red zone tries.
The club had no turnovers and took none from Denver.
Quarterback Phillip Rivers completed 19 of 36 passes for 188 yards with an interception.
Ryan Mathews ran for 137 yards on 22 carries.
Michael Tolbert on 11 rushes ran for 44 yards.
Vincent Brown had three receptions for 50 yards.
Antonio Gates caught six passes for 49 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Vincent Jackson grabbed two balls for 25 yards.
San Diego allowed Denver 349 offensive yards with 208 yards coming on the ground on 51 rushes.
The Chargers had one sack and allowed one red zone touchdown in the Broncos three trips in the red zone.
The Jaguars host San Diego with a mark of 3-8 on the 2011 season. The club is 2-3 at home.
Jacksonville puts up just 12 points and 250 yards per game with 118 yards from their run game for 3.8 yards a carry.
On defense the Jaguars allow 18 points and 292 yards per game. Teams rush for 109 yards against them for 4 yards per rush against average.
The team has dropped two straight games.
They are coming off the 20-13 home defeat to the Houston Texans a week ago as a +6 point underdog.
The total came in at under the total of 37 points.
The Jaguars fired head coach Jack Del Rio early in the week and replaced him with defensive coordinator Mel Tucker.
Jacksonville put up 255 offensive yards in the loss with 105 yards rushing on 24 carries.
The team allowed seven sacks and had no touchdowns in their two trips inside the red zone.
The Jaguars had one turnover and got one away from Houston that went for a touchdown.
Quarterback Blaine Gabbert hit on 13 of 29 passes for 136 yards and an interception.
Luke McCown saw work and connected on 7 of 11 passes for 62 yards.
Maurice Jones Drew had 18 receptions for 99 yards rushing. Jones led the Jags with four receptions for 67 yards.
Marcedes Lewis had four catches for 47 yards.
Jarett Dillard grabbed three passes for 30 yards.
Jacksonville allowed just 215 yards to the Houston offense with 88 rushing yards on 31 runs from scrimmage.
The Jaguars had no sacks and gave up one touchdown in the Texans two drives in the red zone.
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