Keenan Allen: Richard Sherman’s not a “Shutdown Corner”

San Diego, CA- The San Diego Chargers knocked off the defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks 30-21 yesterday and did so by converting 3rd down’s over and over again on the “Legion of Boom” throughout the game.

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Last week heading into the game the question everyone was asking was “Will the Chargers go after Richard Sherman ?”

Well unlike Aaron Rodgers in Week One, the Chargers according to ESPN.com Philip Rivers completed five passes in Richard Sherman’s direction for a total of 60 yards.

After the game Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen told ESPN.com that Sherman’s not a “shutdown corner”.

"“He’s just a normal guy,” Keenan Allen said of Sherman. “We can go at him. We took some shots at him. We are not going to shy away from him. He’s not really a shutdown corner. We definitely wanted to come out and show we could go any way we wanted to and that we were in control of the game.” Via-ESPN.com"

Keenan Allen who was matched one-on-one with Sherman throughout the game and had five catches for 55 yards, many of them coming on 3rd downs that kept the Chargers offense on the field.

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Richard Sherman refused to talk to the media after the game, but decided to respond to the Keenan Allen and the Chargers comments on Twitter after the game.

Keenan Allen had the last word though, as he responded to Sherman’s comments with a highlight video on Instagram.