Falcons Dominate Chargers In San Diego, Win 27-3

Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Diego Chargers was billed as a battle of the unbeatens but the visitor’s were the only ones who seemed like they planned on remaining flawless. The Chargers were absolutely embarrassed in front of their home crowd and the fine gentlemen over at Bolts From the Blue were clearly upset with their team’s performance.

If you need an example of how so, look no further than the first paragraph of John Gennaro’s game recap:

Mathews has been sitting out with an injured clavicle, which he suffered roughly six weeks ago. He was initially listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against Atlanta, but it appears that his condition has improved enough to allow him to play.

Last year, Mathews rushed for 1,091 yards on 222 carries while playing in 14 games. Now in his third season since being drafted in the first round in 2010, he’s still waiting to play a full 16-game schedule.

The Chargers opened as 1.5-point home favorites, according to the Week 3 NFL odds menu at OddsShark.com, against a team they have not beaten in five tries since 1991. But that number had been bet up to -3 by Friday.

The Falcons play on a short week after defeating Denver Monday night, and they have struggled in the role as road underdog, failing to cover in four of their past five games in this situation.