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Philip Rivers and Corey Liuget impressive in loss to the 49ers

ByJoel Burdeos|

San Diego, CA- The San Diego Chargers fell to the San Francisco 49ers this afternoon 21-7.

Of course as always in the pre-season the final score is not indicative of the game, asPhilip Rivers,Corey Liugetand the rest of the Chargers starters dominated the 49ers in the first half.

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Corey Liuget looked like an All-Pro defensive tackle on the field today as he set the tone early, blasting 49ers running backFrank Gorefor a two-yard loss to begin the game.

On the 49ers second drive, Liuget would get toColin Kaepernickfor a strip sack andKendall Reyeswould recover the ball to give Rivers and the offense the ball in the 49ers red zone. Unfortunalty the Chargers wouldn’t score, as on 4th-and-1 Mathews stopped behind the line to end the drive.

The Chargers would make up for it on their next drive, as Rivers would connect withAntonio Gatesfor a 10 yard touchdown to give the Chargers a 7-0 lead to end the first quarter.

Despite driving into the Chargers red zone to begin the 2nd quarter, the Chargers defense behind Liuget andDonald Butlerwould hold the 49ers to only a field goal to maintain a 7-3 lead.

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    • That would be it for the Chargers starters, as their backups would enter the game midway through the 2nd quarter.

    The Chargers backup defense would allow a five-yard touchdown byBlaine Gabbertto give the 49ers a 10-7 lead at the half.

    Kellen ClemensandBrad Sorensenwere unable to move the ball on offense for the Chargers, as the 49ers outscored the Chargers 11-0 for the 21-7 win. Sorensen struggled mightily for the Chargers and with the teams needs at other positions this may have been his last game as a Charger.

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