Second Half Collapse Dooms The Chargers

A blown officiating call and 24 unanswered points by the Texans cost the Chargers a win in week 1.  A misinterpretation of the hitting a defenseless player rule on a Texans field goal attempt led to a touchdown that was critical in keeping their comeback hopes alive and provided a palpable momentum change.  For most of the Charger fans in attendance, a loss was inconceivable with a 24 point lead in the third quarter and Philip Rivers performing like his old non-interception throwing self.  But as the second half evolved, the Texans surged back on the exceptional play by quarterback Matt Schaub and an interception returned for a touchdown by linebacker Brian Cushing.  It was a disappointing end to a promising start for the Chargers.

Final Score: Texans – 31  Chargers – 28.

Well at least the Charger Girls were entertaining.

Last game, I mentioned how difficult it was to get some good shots of the Charger Girls in first half of that game because of a stage that was placed in front of my section.  It was a challenge and that stage really did obscure our site lines to the field.  It was an absurdity, in my opinion, to do this to so many seated ticket holders for one song at half time.

So this week, what do I see when I get to my seats before game time?  An even larger stage.

That’s my seat on the left with the bottle of water and the Oggi’s pizza box.  Well at least the band, Lonestar, played two songs.  So my apologies to the first two lines of the Charger Girls…I couldn’t get many decent photos of them, as you can well understand.  I sure hope that this doesn’t become a regular occurrence because this really negatively impacts about 50 or so people in two sections who have their view of the game blocked for a half for essentially three minutes of entertainment.

Okay let’s get back to our regular programming and begin with our coverage with the Line Captains: Ariel, Kara, Katelyn and Natalie.

This week’s Charger Girl of the Day is a former Anaheim Bolts Dance Team Member and a rookie Charger Girl…introducing Jessica.

Let’s begin our regular coverage of the Hottest Dance Team in the NFL with Ariel’s line: Tina, Angela, Andrea, Alexis, Lindsay and Tawnie.

We continue with Kara’s line: Tinaiya, Katie, Paige, Alexis Lauren, Kylie and Anjelica.

Our next group of AB FAB Charger Girls come from Katelyn’s line: Nicole, Kayla, Courtney, Brianna, Clarisse, and Jennifer.

We conclude this week’s stage obscured coverage of the Charger Girls with Natalie’s line: CGOTD Jessica, Shelbi, Karissa, Meridith, Hope and Alexa.

I must say this week was a disappointment.  I knew going into this Monday Night Football contest that the Houston Texans would probably win because they are a playoff caliber team and the Chargers, at least on paper, were not.  So I was prepared for the probability of a loss, but the way in which the Charger surrendered 24 unanswered points was disappointing in that when they had the chance to put the game away, the Chargers could not.  Give credit to the Texans.  They persevered and won the game in the waning moments, a sign of a championship caliber team.