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Chargers vs. Patriots defensive and special teams players
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Defense
Chargers:
Shawne Merriman: 12 sacks, 2 forced fumbles
Luis Castillo: 2 sacks
Jacques Cesaire: 2 sacks, forced fumble
Stephen Cooper: 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions, 23 yards
Clinton Hart: sack
Shaun Phillips: 8 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions, 36 yards, touchdown
Marlon McCree: forced fumble, 3 interceptions, 20 yards
Eric Weddle: sack
Igor Olshansky: 4 sacks, 3 forced fumbles
Jamal Williams: forced fumble
Ryon Bingham: 2 sacks
Carlos Polk: sack, 2 forced fumbles
Jyles Tucker: 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles
Antonio Cromartie: 10 interceptions, 144 yards, touchdown
Clinton Hart: 5 interceptions, 73 yards
Matt Wilhelm: sack, 3 interceptions, 11 yards
Drayton Florence: 2 interceptions
Eric Weddle: 1 interception
Quentin Jammer: 1 interception
Igor Olshansky: 1 interception
Patriots:
Tedy Bruschi: 2 sacks
Junior Seau: 4 sacks, 3 interceptions, 28 yards
Adalius Thomas: 6 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, interception, 65 yards, touchdown
Mike Vrabel: 12 sacks, 5 forced fumbles
Rodney Harrison: 2 sacks, forced fumble, interception, 2 yards
James Sanders: forced fumble, 2 interceptions, 43 yards
Vince Wilfork: 2 sacks
Ty Warren: 4 sacks
Randall Gay: 3 interceptions, 52 yards
Jarvis Green: 6 sacks, 2 forced fumbles
Brandon Meriweather: forced fumble
Rosevelt Colvin: (out for season with injury) 4 sacks, 3 forced fumble, interceptions, 4 yards
Richard Seymour: 2 sacks
Asante Samuel: 6 interceptions, 89 yards, touchdown
Eugene Wilson: interception, 54 yards, touchdown
Ellis Hobbs: interception
Edge:
Front four: Patriots
Linebackers: Chargers
Secondary: Too close to decide
Special Teams
Kicking:
Chargers:
Kicking: Nate Kaeding: 24 field goals of 27 attempts
Punting: Mike Scifres: 81 punts, 46.1 average, 9 touchbacks, 36 inside 20, long of 70
Patriots:
Kicking: Stephen Gostkowski: 21 field goals of 24 attempts
Punting: Chris Hanson: 44 punts, 41.4 average, 6 touchback, 13 inside of the 20, long of 64
Edge: Both have good kicking games, however Kaeding turns ice cold in the playoffs, I am giving this one to the Patriots.
Return game:
Chargers:
Punt Returns: Darren Sproles: 24 Returns, 9.5 yards per return, long of 45, touchdown
Craig Davis: 6 returns, 8.7 yards per return, long of 24
Kick Returns: Darren Sproles: 37 returns, 1008 yards, 27.2 yards per return, 89 long, touchdown
Michael Turner: 6 returns, 139 yards, 23.2 yards per return, long of 28
Antonio Cromartie: 3 returns, 67 yards, 22.3 yards per return, long of 26
Patriots:
Punt returns: Wes Welker: 25 returns, 10 yards per return, long of 35
Troy Brown: 6 returns, 9.2 yards per return, long of 28
Chad Jackson: 2 returns, 3.5 yards per return, long of 6
Kick returns: Ellis Hobbs: 35 returns, 911 yards, 26 yards per return, long of 108, touchdown
Wes Welker: 7 returns, 176 yards, 25.1 yards per return, long of 33
Chad Jackson: 5 returns, 85 yards, 17 yards per return, long of 39
Willie Andrew: 4 returns, 149 yards, 37.3 yards per return, long of 77, touchdown
Kevin Faulk: 2 returns, 47 yards, 23.5 yards per return, long of 27
Heath Evans: return, 13 yards, 13 yards per return, long of 13
Mike Vrabel: return, 3 yards, 3 yards per return, long of 3
Edge: I am going to give this one to the Chargers because Darren Sproles scares me. Ellis Hobbs is also banged up and not returning as well as he was at the begging of the year.
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