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Jokingly known as "The Farm Team," the 3-1 Chargers travel to the suddenly tame Mercedes-Benz Superdome to take on the seemingly hapless 0-4 Saints.
Coming off a close loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Aaron Kromer and company look to right the ship this week, with help from ex-Chargers Drew Brees and Darren Sproles. While neither player has quite performed to the standards they set last year, both Brees and Sproles have the ability to take a game over with their incredible talent.
Sproles, who set the NFL record for all-purpose yards in a season last year, will try to find his trademark explosiveness against a tough San Diego defense, while all-world quarterback Drew Brees will desperately hope that he doesn't have to run for his life again this week.
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CHARGERS
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SAINTS
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SERIES LEADER
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7-3
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STREAKS
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4 of past 6
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2 of past 3
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COACHES VS. OPP.
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Turner: 1-2
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Kromer: 0-0
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LAST WEEK
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W 37-20 at Chiefs
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L 28-27 at Packers
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LAST GAME
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10/26/08: Chargers 32 at Saints 37. New Orleans QB Drew Brees passes for 339 yards & 3 TDs against former team as Saints defeat San Diego in London.
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LAST GAME AT SITE
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9/7/97: Chargers 20, Saints 6. San Diego S Rodney Harrison records FR-TD & TE Freddie Jones adds 21-yard TD reception in Chargers victory.
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BROADCAST
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NBC (7:20 PM CT): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya. Dial Global Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 94 (DGR), 92 (SD), 93 (NO). XM: 227 (DGR), 225 (SD), 226 (NO).
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