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If not for Nate Kaeding (K) and Marlon McCree (S) the Chargers have at LEAST three more playoff wins. The franchise is historically mismanaged, but is still cursed.
3:30 is the epitome of how cursed the Chargers truly are. A jump ball that goes out of Jackson’s hands, onto his thigh, bounces off of his foot, bouncing onto his ass that then lands into Revis’ lap. HOW?!
This game would mark (as many others have said) -The second road playoff win for the Jets against the Chargers in the 21st century -The first divisional round playoff win for the Jets since 1998 -The last home playoff game for the Chargers in San Diego -The last home playoff game for the Chargers in franchise history -The last playoff game for Norv Turner as head coach -The last game for LaDainian Tomlinson as a Chargers player
The Jets offensive line was man handling the Chargers defense in this one. Opening up gaping holes. The Jets had a really good offensive line that season.
So sad been a chargers fan from 2008 8-8 season, thought this was the year they would win it all and they laid an egg. I miss rooting for that team with Rivers and Gates. Future looks bright with Hebert hopefully he can take us to the promise land ⚡️
Can't believe this is the final playoff game for Qualcomm Stadium. I still can't believe they tore down the stadium that John Elway won his first Super Bowl in. Always wanted to visit that stadium but can't anymore!
2006 and 2009 Chargers arguably the most stacked team in the NFL those seasons and definitely set up to beat Indianapolis (The AFC champ those seasons) and they choke. 1 and done.
Arch Hades How doesn an all pro kicker miss 3 kicks including a 36 and 40 yarder in one game? Had he made even one this game goes to overtime. If he plays like he had all season or even like an average kicker, they win the game. My team is so fucking cursed
Not a chargers fan but I do agree that if they had won those games they would've beaten Indianapolis both times. They had Peyton's number pretty well and knocked them out of the playoffs twice.
@@starman1004 They choked against weak playoff teams. The 2006 Pats were not even remotely in the same league as the 2007 Pats. And in 2009 they lost to a rookie Marc Sanchez at home and only put up 14 points. It's just pathetic really. There have been some ugly 1 and dones by high caliber teams over the last 15 years (2011 Packers, 2012 Broncos, 2017 Steelers, 2019 Ravens) but unlike those franchises the Chargers don't have multiple Lombari trophies. The 2006 team really missed a chance as this was a real down time for the NFC and they definitely had Indianapolis' #. The 2009 team has the more pitiful loss but they would have still had their work cut out for them had they gotten past the legendary Sanchez led Jets. Lol.
Arch Hades In 06, Tomlinson was unstoppable until his OC stopped calling run plays in the 4th quarter when the Chargers were still leading. Allowed the Pats to comeback
This was the first season of football I ever watched as a fan, after watching the first game of the season chargers vs raiders I instantly fell in love. I was watching the best team go week in and week out winning games leading San Diego to a nice comfortable 13-3 record. All to be torn down with this one game. It was here on out where I knew it was gonna be tough being a charger fan...
I really believed that 2006 Season was their year when LT21 had 31 total Touchdowns and they had A Good Defense with Shawn Merriman terrorizing the opposing O-Line and QB
You guys ran into a Jets team that was really built for playoff football. They had a great offensive line and a great defense. The Jets were controlling the line of scrimmage. I mean look at some of the holes they created for Shonn Greene. You could drive an 18 wheeler through some of those holes.
Jesse Gordon in 2010 it wasn’t entirely Kaeding’s fault considering their special teams allowed 4 out of 12 punt blocks in the 2010 season and their special teams gunners on punts allowed like nearly 20 average yards per punt return
This game is even more frustrating for the Chargers considering who their next playoff opponent would have been: the Indianapolis Colts, a team they have owned at the time.
This was the most painful game to relive as a chargers fan…. This was a magical season that ended with a cursed game that this team of promise never recovered from. We were loaded with some of the best chargers of all time with Rivers, Gates, LT, Vincent Jackson (RIP), Antonio Cromartie, Quienton Jammer, Shawn Merriman, Shaun Philips, Malcolm Floyd, Luis Castillo, Stephan Cooper, Antoine Cason, Eric Weddle, Osgood, Scifres, McNeal, Harding and it feels like up until today when we get Jim Harbaugh, the curse is finally broken somehow.⚡️⚡️⚡️I hope we can get back to these teams and beyond now that we have a great coach and a great qb
Loved watching these Jets teams at the time. Too bad they couldn't bring home the chip, I was rooting for them for a couple years and they were a fun team to watch
This was the day that people from Iowa City, IA were both *very* proud and *very* disappointed! University of Iowa's Shonn Greene put on a *second* stellar performance in the playoffs and had improbably lead this seemingly second-tier (when compared to the heavy hitters like the Patriots, the 14-2 Colts, and the 13-3 Chargers) Jets team to the AFC Championship to gain legendary status, but had to *also* watch as both their college team's (still to this day, just two days shy of October 2020) all-time leading scorer *and* hometown boy, Nate Kaeding, went from one of the most celebrated kickers in the NFL (because, just to recap, before this game, Kaeding was headed to that year's *Pro Bowl* and was considered the *top kicker* in the NFL that season due to nearly leading the league in total accuracy and tying for the lead in number of kicks made, and was being talked about as having the potential to become one of the greatest of all-time because of his steady improvement from season-to-season) to arguably the biggest laughingstock of a kicker in playoff history! I'll admit, even though I'm from Ames, IA (home of the Iowa State Cyclones, University of Iowa's biggest rival), it still felt truly bizarre to me watching that and I felt both elated and terrible at the same time. Because, for the record, I *want* people coming from Iowa schools to do well on the national stage (because for anyone who hasn't lived outside the state of Iowa, we get *endlessly praised* when people from our state/our universities do well, and *endlessly mocked* when they don't. They don't care if it's not your home town or your home town school, if they hear your state attached to a person on the big stage, that person now represents *you,* whether you like it or not)! And I can only imagine how my friends in Iowa City felt (they explained it to me, but I can't say I fully understand their feelings without being in their exact shoes)!
I hear ya man been a fan since I'm 7 ill be 48 this year . Wow when life and times were better and the jets were exciting to watch .was at my uncle's house in Asbury Park New Jersey drank a whole bottle of jw green basically. When shonn green scored ill never forget I jumped on my uncle's back great memories great times maybe one day we be back.i think we got a great coach now but I'll always love rex
@@dominiceugenio3694 Dom - I'm 57, born in 1963. Which in Jets speak means I am totally f--ked LOL !! Means I was 5 in January of 1969 when they won the Super Bowl so have no memory of it. For my lifetime of fandom I have exactly 4 AFC Championship games (82, 98, 09, 10) and a perfect 0-4 to show for it. That tale of misery aside, 2009 and 2010 the window was really open for a Super Bowl. they took all by surprise in 2009 with a run to the AFC title game but loaded up that off season adding Santonio Holmes, Ladanian Tomlinson, Jason Taylor, Cromartie and others. The 2010 team was absolutely good enough to win a Super Bowl. Sanchez takes a lot of grief but he played outstanding throughout 2010, made some big throws to win them games in the regular season and post season. They just missed in Pittsburgh as you remember. Haven't sniffed it since. The life of a Jets fan...........
@@justinuptonn261 Yes Justin they popped for a decent season in 2015 but you knew that team wasn't built to last. Old Fitzie at QB. Had some nice wins with guys like Eric Decker contributing big time. Missed the playoffs with 10 wins which is unusual. Came up small week 17 in Buffalo as we all remember. Their only winning season past 10 years.
They looked like the real deal after beating an 11-0 Titans team in Tennessee. Then went 2-5 the rest of the way with embarrassing losses to Broncos, Raiders and 49ers.
@@IanMalcolm-rw5pn I think he's referring to the fact that the next season (2009) the Chargers had the NFL's first ranked offense and defense but still didn't make the playoffs due to a historically bad special teams
@@tzvigross4519 bored and watching some old highlights again and I come across this old comment lol. I think I was referring to this season and 2006. Two amazing Chargers seasons ended in a one and done
Chargers are the most cursed team in history. They should’ve beat the jets in this game. Sanchez had 100 yards, they weren’t doing shit with the exception of Greene. What did beat them? Nate Kaeding misses 3 field goals including two chip shots after being one of the best kickers all year. A BS call on Jammer for Pass Interference. A fucking deep pass going through Jackson’s hands bouncing off his foot, and then bouncing off his ass that lands in Revis’ hands? WHAT. THE. FUCK. Phillips fucking headbutts a player that leads to Jets scoring a TD instead of a field goal. Something that didn’t hurt us that much, but Jackson kicks the flag like a dumbass. I just don’t understand. HOW THE FUCK DO YOU LOSE ON MISSED FIELD GOALS, DUMB LUCK, AND BAD DISCIPLINE? ITS THE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Ugh it’s so frustrating. This game and the rest of the extraordinary misfortunes that have happened during Rivers time with the Chargers proves he is Hall of Fame caliber. It’s almost never been his fault. He consistently plays at a top level and is fucked over by things like coaching, special teams mishaps, and personal fouls among many other things
So were the Jets that season. They had a very good offensive line. That line was ripping open some big holes.Chargers had the wide receivers. Jackson and Gates were awesome.
Chargers could not run the ball to save their life’s back in these days... after LT ; it wasn’t until Melvin Gordon cane around and even so he did the most he could.. ima charger fan . Excited for this season!
The old chargers defense of 2004-2007 would of allowed that Shawn Greene TD run. The year before they let Willie Parker in playoff game at Pittsburgh run for almost 200 yards after the regular season game on the same field I don’t think he came close to 100. Williams, Castillo, Merriman, and ishanseky really let them down. The offense okay had a bad day against a great Defense, but the defense let them down in 2008-2009.
Actually just go look at 7min if u seen the game live when Shawn green breaks open the lead 14 to 7 on that run cromartie #31 didn’t even attempt to touch him. Just check it out then next year he goes to the jets lol
6:16-6:41 Rich Eisen: "It's okay, they need 2 scores, might as well bring out your Pro Bowl-kicker he's missed 2, he can't miss 3, I mean he's not gonna miss 3!!!!!!! HE MISSED 3RD ONE! The hat-trick for Nate Kaeding! No points for the Chargers, less than 5 minutes to go in the game, and an 11-game win streak, and a dream season slipping away!"
Phillips Rivers best shots at winning a ring are frozen in the past. He was a good QB but he wasn’t humble way too cocky!! He talked too much smack and it always cost him.
The chargers need to lose every remaining game for a great draft pick and for getting new coaches. This is my wish. Also, Spanos can only afford Pep as interim, so give him a try. Cheers
It seems like Kaeding has way more misses than makes in his career. Comic relief kicker. And they still ended up bringing him back after that??? They could have found a better kicker but didn't. All it did was make the team suffer in the long run regardless of who was QB. All those empty possessions by the chargers after successfully moving the ball.......Talk about deflating.
Gabriel Camarillo When your all pro kicker can’t hit a 36 and 40 yarder and your linebacker headbutts a player on the jets that turns a field goal into a touchdown and you lose by three fucking points meaning had only one of these actions not being committed you would’ve not lost the game... I like to boil it down to the universe and karma gods striking us down for who knows what. Whatever the reason, it’s truly painful to be a Charger fan
I'm with you Gabriel, Chargers have had some great regular seasons but always find a way to fall on their faces in playoffs. For God sakes how many teams have lost TWICE to my Jets in the post season LOL !!?? (Chargers did it in2004 and 2009). The short answer is San Diego, Cincy, Oakland and the Baltimore/Indy franchise have lost 2 or more times to the Jets in the post season (Baltimore/Indy amazingly 3X !!).
I am surprised that the Chargers and Jets never made to the Super Bowl.I was very disappointed in both those teams.They had plenty of chances to go to the super bowl.Instead it was always Manning and the Colts,Brady and the Patriots,and Roethlisberger and the Steelers making it to Suoer Bowls in that era.Those 3 QB's and thier teams were always winning. 🤦♂️ I don't know if the Chargers and the Jets will ever have a chance to make it to the super bowl.Its 2023 now and Patriots,Steelers,Colts,and Jets all suck now.The only team that is good in this era is the Jumpstart Los Angeles Chargers.All they have to do is beat Mahomes and the Chiefs and the Chargers will have a Super Bowl birth since the 1994 season when they played super bowl 29 and if they win that will be the Chargers 1st championship since the early 1960's when they won the AFL title.
People blame Kaeding but I blame Rivers. Super inexcusable interception throw in our end zone. And I feel like he was outplayed by dare I say it...Mark Sanchez. He choked in my opinion. Had plenty of opportunities.
An INT that I don't think was converted into 6 wasn't more impactful than leaving 9pts on the board and the momentum that came with it. A kicker only has one job.
