Philip Rivers Takes on the Legion of Boom (Seahawks vs. Chargers, 2014) | NFL Vault Highlights
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- The defending Super Bowl Champs, the Seattle Seahawks, took on a red hot Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates combination during Week two of the 2014 season.
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What made this game sweeter as a charger fan was that NOBODY gave us a chance. Seahawks had just won the superbowl by blowing out the broncos who had the "greatest offense of all time". Then before this game week 1, they shutdown aaron rodgers and arod didnt throw to shermans side all game. Everyone thinks the L.O.B. is making the case for goat defense, and the old school HOF connection of philip rivers to antonio gates just picks them apart and exposes them! I was at this game too!!!
Exactly. I remember going into the game & everyone was super high on Seattle giving SD no chance. This was also the game where Gates let everyone know he's not done. People were calling saying he was finished but then he went on to have 12tds that year
One game doesn’t define a team...their stats over the course of 2012-15 make it very hard to debate them being less than one of the greatest defensive units ever assembled. Rivers beat them here, but so did a few other teams that season
You were at this game is was crazy hot that day, I'm from San Diego, I remember how hot it was.
@@Cmackie311 Teams may have beaten Seattle, but no qb picked apart the legion of boom like rivers. Those TD passes though! Pinpoint accuracy, while being smothered in the pocket, especially the second one. Rivers pocket awareness is only rivaled by brady. Hes so smart, how does he not get strip sacked!!!!!!!!!? Not only avoids it, but then just throws an absolute perfect dime that drops right into gates hands between two defenders. People don't realize how good rivers is
He didn’t expose us, the weather did tho
Antonio Gates is a baller.
Was*
I fucking hate Spanos
Well he did play basketball in college if you didn’t know
Joker Yeah not like every commentator mentions it whenever he makes a great catch or anything...
Haven Todd I know it’s a joke
Seattle was pretty much unbeatable at this time. Just shows how impressive the win was.
Rivers had best performance of any qb versus prime legion of boom
We dont have heat like that in Seattle. Players were cramping up and getting hurt and dehydrated. Chargers had an amazing home field advantage that day. They had Richard Sherman's number too. I remember the rest of that Sunday just being a really bad day.
@@benjaminfarias9169 they still got beat. that's all that matters
@@benjaminfarias9169 it was good football
@@benjaminfarias9169 heat like that in SD isnt common either
2:57 Beautiful lockdown coverage by Sherman
Collin Telesz always was nice to see him get exposed. He always struggled against elite athletes at wide receiver. Keenan Allen was no exception when they faced off.
So week 4 should be lit
O-Ver-Ra-Ted
Anyone but Allen buddy is playing basketball out there crossing them up⚡️⚡️
Collin Telesz Allen has the best release in football, no surprise
Gates beat Chancellor like a rented mule lol
Ryan Schneider all game he owned the Seahawks secondary save Sherman. But he beat them bad.
Nah Gates beat Chancellor like he stole something
Really love this channel. Wish you started this a few years ago, but no time is better than the present.
Better late than never!
One of the greatest upsets I've watched as a Charger fan. Through all the ups and downs, they always manage to surprise me.
Watching this makes me kinda sad. Such an electrifying atmosphere back then in SD
Yeah. I don't understand what happened with the fanbase
antonio gates was unreal that game
Before the threat of leaving San Diego the Chargers had a real fan base.
Unfortunately most nfl fans and the media don’t know that and act like they never had fans
I know man look at that packed house and hearing all those fans roar for them! Fuck. Makes me so sad when I see old footage like this of not too long ago
Antoni Guzman seriously so true, it sickens me when I hear that still
Philip rivers retiring today ! Had to come back and watch this remarkable performance
Glad my childhood was LaDainian Tomlinson and the Legion of Boom. What a good time to grow up.
I remember watching this game live wearing my powder blue Antonio Gates jersey, I was so relieved that the Chargers beat the Seahawks because the Chargers were (and still are) my favorite team and at the time I hated the Seahawks. One of the best games I've watched live personally
Bro I was at this white hot Sunday game. I really want The bolts to return back to SD
Rivers was a surgeon this game!....dudes a legend, and should be a hof.
So glad u did this game I do rember Allen torching Sherman this game hahaha
Bring Chargers back to San Diego!
CampInACorner I know man look at that packed house and hearing all those fans roar for them! Fuck. Makes me so sad when I see old footage like this of not too long ago
Brendan M it’s really sad their entire fan base is in San Diego they really should think about moving back if the chance arrives
Agreed
One of my favorite memories as a charger fan. No one gave us a chance and yet rivers showed his unrecognized greatness. And keenan allen showed he was of the elite, or as good as any receiver around this time, and he TORCHED sherman all game. Even tho he didnt get throw too as much as he should have, every time sherman tried man covereage, he skewered him
And lets not forget about GATES
Antonio Gates and Rivers owned the Seahawks that game. Sherman didn’t get beat a lot however it didn’t matter because they were beat as a team. The chargers offense owned the daylights out of Seattle that day.
5:30 - 5:40 GATES WITH THE GLORIOUS 1 HAND HAT TRICK?! give it up for the G.O.A.T man, hes the best while being extremely humble
Such an awesome game. Gates just waddling out there catching dimes. Just amazing.
I love your uploads! Thank you for being diverse with your videos :)
We do what we can!
NFL REPLIED. I don't believe it lol
Joshua Escribano They do a lot tho
on this channel or the main channel?
It’s games like this that show how good of a QB the chargers are wasting
Rivers is criminally underrated. 9th all-time in career passing yards, 6th in TDs, 11th in TD/INT ratio, 10th in completion %, 8th in passer rating, etc.
Doesn't help that Rivers has plenty of chokes on his record as well.
Ethan Matz A majority of them were the shitty O-Line and other factors he couldn’t control.
Ethan Matz The Chargers barely lost to the undefeated patriots 21-12.
Had Rivers Not been injured (played through a torn ACL) hed most likely have a superbowl appearance and maybe a win.
Rivers put up the best performance of any qb versus prime legion of boom. 3 tds/ 0ints and a 120 rating and the W. People don't realize the incompetence of the chargers org. Rivers is in the Brady,brees, rodgers class...those guys have just had completely better organizations(brees was a sub 80 passer rating guy with the chargers...then becomes the greatest passer in history on the saints) shows just how bad rivers has had it. Rivers play style isn't "sexy" to watch like Rodgers running around slinging it. But only Brady can match rivers pre-snap, control of line of scrimmage, defense reading and pure competitiveness. Virgil green says that rivers reminds him of Peyton Manning. Field general. Masters of the game from a mental standpoint. Those are the traits that don't show on the camera and why guys like Rodgers and Wilson, both respectively great players, get all the love because they can run all over the field throwing pretty balls on the run. Rosgers may have the prettiest #s, but he's nowhere near rivers level from a mental standpoint. Brady, Peyton and rivers represent pure football IQ and will pick defenses apart with perfected execution. Rodgers and Wilson represent god given physical superiorities. They're like improv masters. If a play breaks down, no one can make something out of nothing better than them. But if you want your offense ran to perfect execution....give me Brady or rivers all day.
I remember it like it was yesterday. We punched the champs in the mouth. Skip Bayless said before the season started that the Seahawks would go 14-2 but they would lose at SD and everyone roasted him
Jason Verrett was such a good corner, too bad he was injury prone
I was at this game and it was unbelievably hot. They actually ran out of water and beer at the stadium, the only thing available was ice cream that would instantly melt anyway
I remember being at this game and at like 9:00 in the morning it was already 100 degrees, I knew it was gonna be a rough one. Probably the most memorable game ever! My shirt was so nasty, I just left it under my seat.
Hands down the HOTTEST game I’ve ever been to
Gates was an image of his old greatness. i hated that guy for how good he had been and what he did that day. He was their whole offense. Cam was hurt or something that day. still was a great game! thanks for sharing this.
You have to give Keenan Allen credit. He beat the best CB in the league on quite a few routes this game. No Chancellor was huge though.
Rivers is fire.
Darbizzle Darbizzle sad he’s gone now. Makes me mad they didn’t wanna resign him. Hope he kills it on the colts!
Some signature Rivers --> Gates. Couldnt navigate those pockets much better than phil
Antonio not being a first ballet HOFer is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. Those ppl should be ashamed and embarrassed of themselves.
3 TD’s against prime LOB!! That defense is legendary and he made them look like toddlers.
Before the legion of boom was doomed
:(
Rivers put up the best performance of any qb versus prime legion of boom.
Slim Vickins Andrew Luck tore them apart the year before too
Keep em coming
5:13 ARE YOU SURE THAT WASN'T MICHEAL VICK RIGHT THERE?
Nzte LMFAOOOOO
Philip Rivers is such a great combination of football intelligence & backyard instinct. It's sad he can't beat the Patriots. Never forget tho he played a game with no ACL
Bob Fole well said man
Brendan M :)
Great game... ty for the upload.
All I know about Ryan Matthews was that he was always injured every season despite showing some promise from time to time.
I remember before the game Richard Sherman was talking smack about the chargers and how we were no match for them and rivers purposely targeted Sherman multiple times during the game and he couldn't stop us! And after the game when they tried to interview him he had nothing to say! No respect no nothing!
I remember that! He hid after the game like a lil selfish baby
Kam Chancellor's worst nightmare come true lol
You should do that Saints vs Giants game that had like 100 combined points
5:32 Antonio Gates is unstoppable!
The Chargers should still be in San Diego
Sapphire Star I know man looked at that packed house and hearing all those fans roar for them! Fuck. Makes me so sad when I see old footage like this of not too long ago
This was a clutch upload. Should have been the Super Bowl match of this year but Chargers finished 9-7 no playoffs.
how should it have been the super bowl matchup, the Chargers weren't even the favorites to win their own division
stealthiscool considering the blow out that happen to the Broncos this match up was better.
Blaze the Chargers lost in the playoffs to the team that Seattle beat 43-8. The Chargers haven’t been a genuine contender since 2009
1:33 that poor ref got ignored
During September home games in San Diego the Chargers usually wore White and forced the visiting team to wear their dark jerseys. The 'Hawks wilted in this one.
Vivid memory of this game 1st time I saw the white hot themed jersey.
That man Gates was something else.
I miss Philip
Full stadiums, SAN DIEGO chargers
Feels like so long ago
Exactly. Always was full
Chargers gave the pats the blueprint how to beat the Seahawks that year expose the middle with TEs and run drag routes against cover 3
Lol BB has said plenty of times he’s used chargers game plan for the different teams both have faced.
It was soooooooooo hot that the stadium ran out of water.
Danny Woodhead suffered a season-ending injury a week later in Buffalo and the Chargers never really recovered. From what could've been an 11 or 12 win season saw them go 9-7 and miss the playoffs.
Bro made chancellor his son 😭🙌🏻
Open the Gates and let the River Flow. Super Chargers 💙⚡💙⚡
2:57 - 3:03
Keenan COOKED sherman like this all game, until after halftime pete carol gave sherman his binky back and let him hide 10 yards deep and play deep 1/3
Antonio Gates was a BadAss
He don't get enough props!!
I wish it still was the san diego chargers.
Sad 😔
Oh I remember this game well. Seahawks got an out of bound TD. I have to deal with fans that whined about how hot it was down on the field.
Coming into this game the Seahawks was billed as an invincible defense. Rodgers and the Packers were too afraid to throw against them. Then they came to San Diego and got lit up Rivers and Gates.
People forget how good Gates was in his prime. This is Old Man Gates schooling Kam in Kam's prime.
Kam really wasn't much of a cover safety, Earl Thomas picked up on coverage a lot of times, Kam was the enforcer a lot of the time
2:58 Sherman got turned around so hard
Crazy, how they were able to beat the Legion of boom, but not the Super Bowl/playoffs. I’m so sad I couldn’t witness SD get that super bowl, but so proud of them
Man I remember this like it was yesterday... memes for days.. sadly this wouldn’t be the low point of that season ☹️
Man Gates, Rivers, Floyd, Ingram, Matthew’s, Weddle, Allen, even though chargers didn’t do too well at this time, still miss all of those guys. Hopefully Keenan retires a bolt!
Yeah about keenan.....
This Chargers team was nice, how they didn't make it to the SB is insane..
Philip rivers 17!!!
"Welcome back to San Diego." Wish they were still here. Goddamn Spanos.
San Diego crowd was diff go Padres !
Nobody in the north west was ready for that ungodly heat
I was at that game. It was so hot at that game you could see the Seahawks fans melting.
Seahawks @ Chargers week 17 2002. Hasselbeck 449yds/Brees 300+. Overtime great game.
To everyone saying Sherman was the only one covering in this game, watch the bottom of the screen at 2:56
This was the game were the Chargers i believe completed every pass they threw at Sherman and exposed him
If I remember right... San Diego would reel off 4 more wins and go 5 - 1... then they had a bye week... at some point they would play Miami and get totally crushed... and they would finish the season 9 - 7, missing out on the playoffs in a win-and-in situation and losing the last game to a Chase Daniels-led Kansas City.
I think that's how it went down...
Because, the Chargers were down to 3rd and 4th stringers playing on the OL. the last remaining 2 OL starters were playing injured too
I cannot deny it.....I miss you SAN DIEGO CHARGERS......56 YRS in SAN DIEGO ....OH and F--Y Dean Spanos
Gates Beat Chancellor like he owed him money. lol.
They had no answer for Gates and Rivers
Antonio Gates made Chancellor his bitch that day. Holy shit he OWNED him.
Took me a second...to realise...they aren't in San Diego anymore
Garrett Racine 😢
I love how the packers have beat the seahawks 3 times In A row
Yeah then following it Aaron beat himself three times in a row
The last great San Diego chargers moment imo
There will soon be more. But what about beating the Chiefs week 17, or Ravens in the wild card
@@coreywilson3508 there won't be soon more if they're in Los Angeles
Jermaine Kearse is one of the most disrespected, underappreciated WRs in the league. He'll ball out this year with whomever the Jets start at QB.
Emmy Quiades Will He now? 😆
Can you upload any cowboys games
Today you announced your retirement.
Sleep well old prince.
Thank you.
😞
Great performance
i remember this game after the seahawks winning the superbowl last season. lmao
How about the Rivers vs Brees game in London several years back?
Stay Tuned!
Was that in 07?
@@GT1Zero I just checked, it was October of '08
2:58 Keenan vs Sherman⚡️⚡️⚡️
wow look at all the chargers fans
Una dinastía de mantequilla la famosa legión 🤔
Do a Brady Manning duel
Rivers was a demon
This game showed the blueprint to beat Seattle, later used by Brady and Belichick at the Superbowl
Seattle fans are telling me that, Rivers can’t drive on their defense this week! Rivers destroyed their their legion of boom defense but he can’t destroy this one?! There’s logic for you! Chargers 27-17
San Diego super chargers!!!
Legion of whom?
I remember that game . Speed freakin' seattle (half the team was on adderal- adhd horseshit )couldn't take the SD heat .
I think this game should've happened in 2015 because the NFL should've redid the interconference rotation like this:
2002,2006,2010,2014,2018,2022
AFC East vs NFC East (Patriots,Dolphins,Jets,Bills vs Eagles,Redskins,Giants,Cowboys)
AFC North vs NFC West (Steelers,Ravens,Browns,Bengals vs Rams,49ers,Seahawks,Cardinals)
AFC South vs NFC South (Titans,Colts,Jaguars,Texans vs Buccaneers,Saints,Falcons,Panthers)
AFC West vs NFC North (Raiders,Broncos,Chiefs,Chargers vs Bears,Packers,Vikings,Lions)
2003,2007,2011,2015,2019,2023
AFC East vs NFC North (Jets,Patriots,Dolphins,Bills vs Packers,Vikings,Bears,Lions)
AFC North vs NFC South (Steelers,Browns,Ravens,Bengals vs Buccaneers,Falcons,Saints,Panthers)
AFC South vs NFC East (Titans,Colts,Jaguars,Texans vs Eagles,Giants,Redskins,Cowboys)
AFC West vs NFC West (Raiders,Broncos,Chargers,Chiefs vs 49ers,Rams,Seahawks,Cardinals)
2004,2008,2012,2016,2020,2024
AFC East vs NFC South (Patriots,Dolphins,Bills,Jets vs Panthers,Saints,Buccaneers,Falcons)
AFC North vs NFC North (Ravens,Bengals,Steelers,Browns vs Packers,Vikings,Bears,Lions)
AFC South vs NFC West (Colts,Titans,Jaguars,Texans vs Rams,Seahawks,49ers,Cardinals)
AFC West vs NFC East (Chiefs,Broncos,Raiders,Chargers vs Eagles,Cowboys,Redskins,Giants)
2005,2009,2013,2017,2021,2025
AFC East vs NFC West (Patriots,Jets,Bills,Dolphins vs Seahawks,Rams,Cardinals,49ers)
AFC North vs NFC East (Steelers,Ravens,Bengals,Browns vs Eagles,Giants,Cowboys,Redskins)
AFC South vs NFC North (Colts,Jaguars,Texans,Titans vs Packers,Vikings,Lions,Bears)
AFC West vs NFC South (Chargers,Broncos,Chiefs,Raiders vs Falcons,Saints,Panthers,Buccaneers)
HOF moment
Gates is the GOAT