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1. Of sound mind and body. QB Trent Edwards used the bye week to recover from a concussion and is ready to get back into the game. He was sharp in the first four games, completing more than 66 percent of his passes. He’s also taken some big hits because of leaky protection. That must change if Edwards is going to stay healthy. The good news for the Bills is they won’t have to deal with pass-rushing phenom Shawne Merriman, who had season-ending knee surgery. The Chargers’ defense is not the same without Merriman, but OLB Shaun Phillips leads a pass rush that has 17 sacks, fifth-best in the NFL.
2. Rivers runs deep. Few quarterbacks are playing better than San Diego’s Philip Rivers, the NFL’s leader in passer rating. His success is due in part to his offensive line, which has allowed just eight sacks.
Rivers has used the good protection to hit on some big plays. He has 23 completions of 20-plus yards, including an NFLhigh nine pass plays over 40 yards. Even if WR Chris Chambers does not play, the Chargers have a deep receiving corps headed by TE Antonio Gates and WR Vincent Jackson, who at 6-foot-5 can be a matchup problem. Rivers’ weapons should be disconcerting for a Bills secondary that won’t have CB Terrence McGee (sprained knee) for a second straight game.
2. Rivers runs deep. Few quarterbacks are playing better than San Diego’s Philip Rivers, the NFL’s leader in passer rating. His success is due in part to his offensive line, which has allowed just eight sacks.
Rivers has used the good protection to hit on some big plays. He has 23 completions of 20-plus yards, including an NFLhigh nine pass plays over 40 yards. Even if WR Chris Chambers does not play, the Chargers have a deep receiving corps headed by TE Antonio Gates and WR Vincent Jackson, who at 6-foot-5 can be a matchup problem. Rivers’ weapons should be disconcerting for a Bills secondary that won’t have CB Terrence McGee (sprained knee) for a second straight game.
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