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2014 SCHEDULE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Week Day Time Opponent 1 September 8 10:20PM ET @ Arizona Cardinals 2 September 14 4:05PM ET Seattle Seahawks 3 September 21 1:00PM ET @ Buffalo Bills 4 September 28 4:05PM ET Jacksonville Jaguars 5 October 5 4:25PM ET New York Jets 6 October 12 4:05PM ET @ Oakland Raiders 7 October 19 4:05PM ET Kansas City Chiefs 8 October 23 8:25PM ET @ Denver Broncos 9 November 2 1:00PM ET @ Miami Dolphins 10 Bye Week 11 November 16 4:05PM ET Oakland Raiders 12 November 23 4:05PM ET St. Louis Rams 13 November 30 1:00PM ET @ Baltimore Ravens 14 December 7 8:30PM ET New England Patriots 15 December 14 4:05PM ET Denver Broncos 16 December 20 4:30PM ET @ San Francisco 49ers 17 December 28 1:00PM ET @ Kansas City Chiefs Antonio Gates Chargers Special Teams Mike Scifres was good as a punter and Nick Novak was fine as a kicker, but there was never really anything special about the 2013 Chargers special teams. Yes, the punt squad limited opponents on Scifres’ 56 punts for a 43.2 yard average, with only 19 returned for 158 yards. But outside of that, there was nothing to write home about, which is why San Diego ranked 15th in special teams, according to Football Outsiders. Novak was inconsistent, making only 13 of 16 30-thru-39 yarders, while nailing a perfect 11-for-11 on anything over 40. By that same token, Novak was subpar on his kickoffs, as his fellow specialists were on their returns, with the kickoff return committee putting up subpar numbers as well (32 kickoff returns for 22.1 yard average; 22 punt returns for 7.5 yard average). Prediction You’ve got to like a team that went 9-7, had many of their standouts establish fine comeback (Rivers, Mathews, Gates, Woodhead, Royal) or breakout seasons (Allen, Green) and really lose nobody of consequence on offense or defense. Consensus everywhere has double-digit win predictions for San Diego. CHRISTIAN PETERSEN/GETTY IMAGES SPORT


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