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[The Journal News] - Giants assign must-win weight to Chargers game

Tom Canavan — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:34:20 GMT

... e category. Forget that the contest will mark the first time Eli Manning and Philip Rivers face each other since the draft-day trade in which the Giants obtained the N ...

[The Charlotte Observer] - Monday misery lingers

Posted: Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:48:45 GMT

... t underdog). Speaking of the Chargers and Giants, who would you rather have: Philip Rivers or Eli Manning? You remember the 2004 draft-day trade the Giants made with S ...

[The Cincinnati Enquirer] - Bengals insider: There are only so many trick plays to get a sellout

Joe Reedy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:32:28 GMT

... t year." RIVERS-MANNING MEETING: This will be the first time Eli Manning and Philip Rivers face one another as starters. Manning lost to the Chargers 45-23 in 2005, bu ...

[The Free Lance-Star] - NFL GAME CAPSULES

checking this box — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:32:07 GMT

... 16; Giants lost to Eagles 40-17 Chargers: In past five games against NFC, QB Philip Rivers has 11 TDs vs. one interception. WR Vincent Jackson has career-high four 100 ...

[SDBoltReport.com] - Five Players to Watch: Chargers vs. Giants

Michael Lombardo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:05:05 GMT

... d or a personal protector, he must make sure neither LaDainian Tomlinson nor Philip Rivers gets dropped in the backfield. LT has been hit for a loss seven times in the ...

[The Buffalo News] - Sunday Playbook: Cowboys, Eagles play for lead

Milt Northrop — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:44:50 GMT

... d and Philadelphia. ... QB matchup finds Eli Manning of Giants going against Philip Rivers of Giants, two players involved in trade after 2004 draft. Outlook: Aren't C ...

[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] - Gerry Dulac's NFL Forecast: Week 9

Gerry Dulac — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:31:04 GMT

... at New York Giants (5-3) 4:15 p.m. • This is the first time Eli Manning and Philip Rivers, two of the three QBs from the Class of '04, will meet on the football field ...

[Winston-Salem Journal] - NFL TODAY

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:19:31 GMT

... d Eli Manning at the top of the proceedings and the Giants took N.C. State's Philip Rivers fourth. They have yet to face each other. Right now, Rivers is outplaying Ma ...

[North Jersey] - Rivers isn't blue over Giants trade

VINNY DITRANI — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:35:11 GMT

... Stengel used to say, “You can look it up.” AP San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was drafted in the first round by the Giants in the 2004 draft. The Giants t ...

[North Country Times] - CHARGERS: Eli gets long-awaited chance for payback

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:14:43 GMT

... Manning No. 1 overall against his wishes, trading him a few picks later for Philip Rivers and a bounty of draft picks that eventually produced Shawne Merriman, Nate K ...

[North Country Times] - CHARGERS MATCHUPS: at New York Giants

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:14:28 GMT

... rent three-game losing streak. That plays right into the Chargers' hands. QB Philip Rivers is at the top of his game, and has a potent cast of receivers. WR Vincent Ja ...

[Giants Gab] - Giants-Chargers Preview: Roundtable

Jesse Bartolis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:38:18 GMT

... ll find some weakness this weekend. Who would you rather have Eli manning or Philip Rivers? For stats, Rivers. For wins, Manning. Rivers is probably a better QB, bu ...

[New York Times] - Manning and Rivers Share a Past, and Now the Present

JOE LAPOINTE — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:33:16 GMT

... .” Manning will see plenty of Chargers jerseys Sunday, including one worn by Philip Rivers, the quarterback who was selected by the Giants in the first round of the sa ...

[Dawgs By Nature] - Games to Watch on the Browns Bye Week

ChrisPokorny — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:19:19 GMT

... This is the first time these two teams will face off since the Eli Manning / Philip Rivers situation in 2004. That's when Manning did not want to play for the Chargers ...

[The News-Herald] - Fantasy football blog: Start-and-sit advice, injury updates, expanded playlist and more for Week 9

Kevin Kleps KKleps@News-Herald.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:10:48 GMT

... vens, at Bengals (No. 30) 6. Donovan McNabb, Eagles, vs. Cowboys (No. 22) 7. Philip Rivers, Chargers, at Giants (No. 3) 8. Matt Schaub, Texans, at Colts (No. 7) 9. Mat ...