Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Philip Rivers (born December 8, 1981) is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
Read More at Wikipedia ›The first time Philip Rivers got the San Diego Chargers close to scoring Sunday night, he took a sack, then had a potential touchdown pass swatted by a backup safety.
The next time, Rivers saw a blown coverage in the secondary and took advantage by throwing a 7-yard touchdown pass.Hey, working out the kinks is what the preseason is all about.Rivers played only three series, but got better on each drive, then hit the bench and watched his backups do the rest in San Diego's 20-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.The reigning NFL leader in passing yards is quickly rounding into regular-season form. After going 5 of 6 on an 87-yard touchdown drive in his lone series during the preseason opener, Rivers was 8 of 11 for 92 yards against a Dallas defense he practiced against Thursday and Friday."It was good to get out there and get more of a game feeling," Rivers said. "I thought we did a lot of good things and there's certainly room to keep improving and building. That's what we're trying to do ...Up and down the sideline, the Kansas City Chiefs were telling each other the game wasn't over. Didn't matter that Philip Rivers was under center with less than a min...
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Philip Rivers put his hands under center and called for the snap, one that would have moved the San Diego Chargers to the brink of victory.They had trailed Kansas Ci...