| Game information |
| Date: Sun., Jan. 6, 2008 | Time: 4:30 p.m. EST | TV: CBS |
| Venue: Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA) |
| Recap |
| Thirteen long years after their last postseason victory, the San Diego Chargers finally came to life late in the second half Sunday to beat the Tennessee Titans 17-6 in an AFC wild-card game.
A gloomy, rainy afternoon never looked so good in normally sunny San Diego. Running back LaDainian Tomlinson was held to 42 yards, but got to celebrate the first playoff victory in three tries in his brilliant career. More... |
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CBSSports.com Exclusive: The Chargers 17-6 victory over the Titans Sunday was the team's first playoff win in over a decade. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms recap all the action from Qualcomm Stadium.  Play |
| Titans' offense vs. Chargers' defense |
V. Young | Titans: QB Vince Young managed the game well, but the offense couldn't find the endzone.
Chargers: LB Shaun Phillips and the defense limited the Titans offense and didn't give up big plays. | 
S. Phillips |
| Chargers' offense vs. Titans' defense |
V. Jackson | Chargers: WR Vincent Jackson stepped up after Anotnio Gates left the game with an injury. Jackson caught 5 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown.
Titans: CB Cortland Finnegan helped shut down the Chargers' offense in the first half with a key interception in the endzone. | 
C. Finnegan |
| Judgements |
| Norv Turner can downplay the significance of Sunday's playoff win all he wants, but "He was brought here in an odd situation," said running back LaDainian Tomlinson. "It was: Either get us back to the playoffs and win a game, or you're a failure. Anyway, the victory was big for Turner and bigger for general manager A.J. Smith. Smith is the guy who stood to suffer the most after replacing Marty Schottenheimer with Turner. More... |
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| Photo Gallery |
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Running back LaDainian Tomlinson was held to 42 rushing yards, but finally got to celebrate his first playoff victory. (Getty Images)
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Expert Picks (against the spread)
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| Expert | Pick | Reason |
 |  | Titans RB LenDale White will test a Chargers defense that gave up 122 rushing yards while playing without DT Jamal Williams, who was resting for the playoffs. |
 |  | The Titans are a physcial team that can stop the run. They'll keep it close. |
 | | Because the Chargers should win, but not by this much. |
 | | In the Dec. 9 matchup, the Chargers picked off Vince Young twice and held him to two yards on two carries. San Diego should have similar success this weekend. |
 | | I think the Chargers will win, but not by nine or more points. |
| Complete Expert Picks |
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