Remember that Game When Philip Rivers Played on a Torn ACL? | NFL Highlights

In the 2007 AFC Championship game San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers played vs. the New England Patriots with a partially torn ACL.
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[@erikmunoz55]

The moment Rivers gained the league's respect! He nearly pulled it off, too! Rivers is a freaking competitor!

[@TyliteTonyGamingandTutorials18]

sadly some people dont bieleve hes a HOFer

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

Week from now we have that shot for revenge. 2019 SB Champs LA Chargers?

[@domkilluminati1036]

I remember watching that game...Patriots was undefeated I was for them but seeing Rivers almost beat us with that injuring, he gain my respect for life and I knew we going to lose to the Giants

[@Unidentified4]

I'm a New England fan but Philip Rivers needs a ring before he retires. He's done far too much to not deserve one. Update: Welp, that's too bad.

[@Unidentified4]

SwaggerLikeMe2009 Rivers, Gates, and Tomlinson did their fair share to earn it. Spanos and the Chargers front office is a different story. I imagine being a Chargers fan is worse than being a Browns fan. Because at least the Browns had somewhat of a dynasty in the 1950s.

[@iceintheair]

SwaggerLikeMe2009 👈🏻👌🏼

[@joshjaneiro6660]

SwaggerLikeMe2009 exactly.... doing good will only get you so far. You have to want that championship more than the other teams. You earn it by winning the damn SB not doing good in the regular season and then limp dicking it in the playoffs.

[@pinkjesuspk4244]

He needs to be traded

[@CDUB-wz5fu]

Yea he do he right up there with brady. But it's alot of qb's that ain't nerver got a ring. But yea he deserves one tho

[@TheMhassan]

Nothing but respect for MY quarterback

[@teem1653]

My quarterback too and no joke I'd take a non life threatening bullet for rivers

[@JuJu-ci5cv]

I miss Phil but Herberts pretty good I’m exited for the future

[@bostonoverstreet5386]

You mean MY QUARTERBACK colts fan btw

[@Rizzo304]

@@bostonoverstreet5386 rip

[@lornu6090]

Y’all can’t lie if Phillip rivers and LT doesn’t get hurt the chargers are winning this game and possibly the Super Bowl

[@aaronfantasia4189]

Gates also didn’t play

[@user-nj5pd4ms6x]

Probably honestly. The patriots team at the end of the year was worn down and struggled with the pressure of being undefeated.

[@tasiwilsonmusic]

@@user-nj5pd4ms6x facts they were u notice they didn't score much points last few games...it's like they burt out

[@yasinrahim7766]

Exactly bro

[@jakepetersen9193]

With a torn ACL and without LT and Gates.

[@clannon2410]

This is why I root for the chargers when I see them on prime time games 👍 good luck in LA

[@Tigerloco70]

Clannon celebrate loosing?

[@roughmonte246]

Antoine Sannfilipo wiinning

[@briananicole7970]

I feel bad for Rivers. He's a good guy who really deserves a ring before he retires

[@lunhing5308]

Miss Cheesehead yeah so what's up babe

[@joshjaneiro6660]

Nobody deserves a ring. You earn it. Clearly Rivers has not done enough to earn his.

[@ernestogastelum9123]

shoeking77 lol your stupid to think it takes only a QB to win. Rivers did his part playing with a torn ACL its up to the team to put their part in

[@joshjaneiro6660]

Ernesto Gastelum not my problem. Again, if he deserves it why doesn’t he have one?

[@kingofgrim4761]

shoeking77 there are other factors. One player can’t win the Super Bowl in a team game. Some people get them but don’t earn it, so your point is invalid.

[@jovanirojas6590]

Thats our quarterback :'(

[@sumwonkool]

California Mike how bout that thanksgiving feast huh? Take that L

[@chava9900]

Chargers are one of the hottest teams in the afc rn stfu

[@somedude5002]

The most underrated QB of all time

[@MelloWyatt]

If Chargers had a healthy LT and Rivers they probably win this game and the Super Bowl that year

[@meld1817]

Mello Wyatt LT was healthy lol he was getting shut down

[@hurfdurfy8167]

Not healthy. He had an MCL sprain. Tried to play on it, was ineffective. Wasn't able to play like he usually would.

[@hurfdurfy8167]

Here's a reference: www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/profootballdoc/sd-sp-pfd-lt-afc-championship-chargers-0810-story.html

[@erikmunoz55]

Mello Wyatt Gates had a foot injury, too!

[@GizmoTheMonkey]

SwaggerLikeMe2009 Brady threw 2-3 picks in the game, chargers would have won...

[@obitosenpai942]

Remember this game like it was yesterday, the Chargers were in this game but could never get into the end zone & settling for field goals was the demise of them, can’t settle for 3’s versus New England, you’ll lose every time, he did fight valiantly tho, gotta give him his props.

[@ernestogastelum9123]

Nate Kaeding was pure crap in the Playoffs but one of the best in the regular season

[@pokerus9164]

Thank you for the memories Rivers.

[@tombradyshadycheatsquadspy5590]

I’m pretty sure nobody can forget that game. Stronger than super man that Philip rivers

[@KeeperOfProphecies]

Why did McCree have to fumble it? WHY, DAMNIT!

[@JINSEN1]

KeeperOfProphecies lol pictured Jim Ross saying that

[@KeeperOfProphecies]

Even so. Why did he have to fumble it? All he had to do was go down.

[@jaccpot]

Was that the year earlier?

[@beastmode218]

Troy Brown and Julian Edelman are my favorite receivers

[@andreslopez3568]

In all my years of watching sports I've never cried so cried but when marlon Mccree fumbled that interception I lost my mind ! Man that was the chargers year!!!

[@cashmoney7823]

Literally cannot watch this it just hurts my knees to watch you know he feels every single step

[@bobjeffgaming4936]

This is why rivers is the GOAT

[@bobjeffgaming4936]

Nope or else i would be dead soooo

[@bobjeffgaming4936]

Ok he isnt the goat but he is one of the greatest

[@majintv24]

whats crazy watching these highlights and why i fell in love with the chargers over 10 years ago is not just he was hurt but you see him scrambling and moving around a ton something that must have been excruciatingly painful. even now with eli getting benched that means rivers will be the current iron man qb

[@CoDWiiPS3Gameplay]

As a Pats fan, if San Diego had been healthy, the Chargers win that game, and win it rather easily I think. The Pats were hanging on by a thread at that point, and it showed.

[@tylerdunn5935]

CoDWiiPS3Gameplay sadly it’s true, I’d rather the pats lose a few games that season then lose the super bowl, while winning those 18 straight games it drained them massively and they almost lost against the colts and giants in week 17

[@serenawilliamslovesbigwhit5029]

Going 16-0 really drained the Pats, you could tell by the end of the reg season. And The Pats where getting shredded by The Jags in the divisional round. If it wasn’t for Brady playing out of his mind, The Jags would of won

[@tylerdunn5935]

SwaggerLikeMe2009 besides the giants in the super bowl sadly, and I’m a pats fan but it’s the truth, they barely beat the colts then later on in the season they barely beat the giants in week 17, also almost lost a game to a really shitty ravens team

[@thehooblah1053]

As a Charger fan, in 07 the pats just had advantages over SD in every way, shape, form that year. I really wanted to see an upset that year though.

[@beastmode218]

CoDWiiPS3Gameplay I feel what you mean but U can't say that with Brady on tht field

[@thegoat7923]

Give this man a ring

[@thesphinx3843]

Lmaoo Phillip Rivers played with a torn ACL, and odeLL cried like his career was over after an ankle sprain

[@julioguerrero2296]

The Sphinx He broke his ankle idiot, you cant exactly play on that

[@thesphinx3843]

Julio Guerrero if he broke his ankle he wouldn't have been playing a couple weeks later

[@randomman9231]

The Sphinx he hasn't played since

[@julioguerrero2296]

The Sphinx tf ru u talking about hes on injured reserve right now idk what u thinking off but when he was crying it waa because of his broken ankle

[@thesphinx3843]

Julio Guerrero actually in in the pre season match up vs the Browns Bobby Calhoun hit him low, he suffered an ankle sprain, walked into the tunnel then began bawling like his career was over

[@erikdelgado1245]

My god it makes a lot of us upset that Rivers never won atleast 1 ring even after all he's done to deserve one. I really hopes he gets one to make his career worth it

[@rock1724]

Sad to see him retire, what a great career.

[@stevenwhite7330]

If you ask me I’ll say that he’s a hall of famer

[@lilmoe334]

As a chargers fan. Our team may not have won this game but we weren't going without a fight even it meant battling against a 16-0 team like the Patriots.

[@TryPuttingItInRice]

Rivers belongs in the HOF.

[@dachietripleshitswhatthefu2549]

Marcus Mariota #MariGOATa #ProBowl2016 neither did dan marino

[@rocky4376]

Marcus Mariota #MariGOATa #ProBowl2016 correction Ben has 2 Superbowls rings* but yeah rivers has put up numbers countless times year after year and people don't recognize because his team has been so bad since the LT days

[@dachietripleshitswhatthefu2549]

Marcus Mariota #MariGOATa #ProBowl2016 Ben doesn't have 3 rings

[@Wazza_R34]

Marcus Mariota #MariGOATa #ProBowl2016 Jim Kelly doesn’t have a ring and he is

[@Jason-to5cs]

He will for sure. He'll likely have close to 60,000 yards passing by retirement, 370-380 tds to maybe 185-195 ints. A few more pro bowls. He may not be a first rounder, but he's one of the greats of the last 20 years.

[@blakeschmitz972]

Just imagine, if him and LT were healthy. Rivers, LT, and Gates would've won rings, they would've crushed the Giants

[@charlesbuckley5615]

Six Inches Deep Wrong

[@KS-jn7bs]

I hate the Chargers but I respect them guys. They caught a bad break that year. Had they beaten New England, I would've probably taken them to beat New York, too. Their offense was absolutely dynamic + I'm a big fan of LT and Gates, lol.

[@aspen7887]

6'1 Tyrion Lannister the Chargers hate you too

[@hsbfbsndbebfbdns1399]

Both chargers and patriots fans are triggered by this comment, but the comment offended neither. Why are you guys offended? I’m actually confused right now

[@hsbfbsndbebfbdns1399]

SwaggerLikeMe2009 He didn’t say they were more dynamic than patriots offense, he just said they were dynamic

[@joffyjoffa9934]

SwaggerLikeMe2009 They were clearly more dynamic than the patriots on offense. L. T. gates in his prime sproles, Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd, They lost because of a fumbled punt and Marlon mcree not meaning down after the interception. They had better numbers offensively than the pats ALL YEAR. we all know the pats have always been well coached. Troy brown was their best receiver that year. Not dynamic at all.

[@berserk4672]

Chargers had gates,LT, Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd, Darren sproles.....

[@bars_____]

It’s so crazy the chargers never even got to a Super Bowl with any of these teams thru the 2000s. The talent was unbelievable. Simply a cursed franchise. Sad to call myself a chargers fan. I’ll never switch up tho. Now we got Harbaugh. Really just hope we don’t squander Herbert’s career the way we did rivers. Not that it matters tho. The glory days of the league are over, games being softened and every year the game seems more and more fixed. 2000s football will forever be the 🐐ed time, and we all watched it pass on as if we’d never lose it. It would be real nice to go back and relive this nfl without ever knowing what had happened. Sad sad sad

[@daytona4406]

But Cam Newton wont jump on a ball....

[@basedpan5281]

daytona4406 lmaaooo

[@germanatemybelgianwaffles3264]

Drew Brees jumped on the ball when he was playing for the Chargers which he injured his shoulder. At least the Saints took him in and won a Super Bowl

[@BryanCastro-lm2tr]

daytona4406 hahahhah

[@llsoka3689]

@@germanatemybelgianwaffles3264 brees is more of a g than cam newton

[@kingjy42issait85]

he did last week haha

[@Manny_619]

Even if we go 0-16 I still love my team! Boltup⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@jasona9]

No one can question the toughness or grit of Philip Rivers. He has had a HOF worthy career, but unlucky. No QB in league history has thrown for more yards or TD's yet never played on Super Bowl Sunday.

[@TheMhassan]

This was the game where I knew it’d be virtually impossible to root for anyone else.

[@lunhing5308]

Hopefully rivers wins a ring once

[@vadoom3353]

Lun Hing he wont he lacks the weapons to get to the super bowl and hes getting old

[@chrise76776]

Looking pretty good. And btw rivers has another few years left. He's looked the best he has in years.

[@sergmurkin6551]

Nope

[@darksharxz]

One of my favorite Quarterbacks

[@maaad8204]

😭😭 man. This takes me back

[@NaturalPugilist]

Has been ny favorite charger AND favorite player of all time!

[@SatisfiedLyric8]

One of the all-time greatest QBs to play this game. He's a first ballot HOFer, real talk. And one tough son of a gun. Glad to say he's my favorite QB!!!

[@charlesbuckley5615]

SatisfiedLyric8 He's not a HOFER period

[@bars_____]

@@charlesbuckley5615how tf is he not a hall of famer

[@senli8911]

He just earned my respect

[@df6148]

2:16 is a genuine display of respect from one underdog to another. Brady to Rivers

[@supremesanchez1868]

lets go chargers ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

[@ihatethenflfans987]

Lol chagers

[@andrewpearson4753]

Correct your username please.

[@speedythunder1995]

chagers I like the team better when they was base in San Diego

[@mcdonaldswarfare3]

chagers lol they suck

[@Manny_619]

mcdonaldswarfare3 0-4 to 9-7? That’s what I Thought

[@sargondp69]

At NC State he stayed in a game after tearing his rotator cuff on his throwing arm. Philip is tough and a real football player.

[@BigCheeto43]

As a Chiefs fan I gave so much respect from this game to Phillip Rivers battling through injury and what a great job his offensive line did protecting him from further injury

[@kingweezy5869]

how could I forget this game!!! this was our year 😧

[@hazlett2100]

Phillip Rivers wanted to go to the superbowl so of course he's going to play. If he didn't play because of an injury they would have replaced him like they did to Drew Brees

[@itssmock1881]

Jacob Hazlett false.

[@danegrippo2637]

Who's here watching the LEGEND after he retired

[@ethan9than]

🙋‍♂️

[@tenmangaming]

Who's here cause of the rematch divisional game in 2019!

[@dlosuniverse279]

t rob me brother

[@tenmangaming]

@@dlosuniverse279 let's get it!

[@miguelmagana4146]

That's my quarterback Philip rivers a true warrior☇☇☇☇

[@jeremiahmalsack4718]

This was the game when Merriman was held around the neck 3 plays in a row in the red zone which led to the Patriots go-ahead score. He got off the ball so quick I would seriously doubt Brady makes those throws

[@abdimajidmohamed6523]

Phillip rivers top 20 qb of all time

[@DillonMurway]

I love my Broncos, but Philip Rivers is a badass

[@ReeseTheComedian]

HOF

[@dachietripleshitswhatthefu2549]

SwaggerLikeMe2009 why not?

[@MrAtlfan21]

Statistically he is HOF

[@sumwonkool]

No doubt about it

[@Cesar-Aguilar]

I hope he gets a ring. He deserves it.

[@andysodhi2559]

but jay cutler leaves the game with a sprained mcl in the nfc championship against their biggest rival

[@stllbreathnbut_y1844]

Andy Sodhi it’s a crying shame. A sprained mcl is nothing a quarterback can’t handle.

[@xbacongrizzler6994]

Jay Cutler leaves games with broken fingernails

[@andysodhi2559]

jay cutler is that teammate everyone has who always fakes injuries so they don’t have to play

[@XSourStarX]

Philip rivers deserves a ring 💍

[@skylarmason573]

This along with his stats are why he deserves to be in the HOF. There will never be another player like Phil

[@sakit1235]

Patriot love you

[@SpaceAce1993]

Rivers ⚡️⚡️

[@manoftheyear6197]

Here we go Again!!!! #ASAP #Boltup⚡️

[@bouji_]

"You figure a lacerated pancreas wouldn't have kept Rivers off this field this afternoon." LMFAO

[@zubiplays9498]

Kinda like joe Thomas he really good but stuck with a shitty tem deserves a ring, but im not a browns fan

[@UmairGamingutube]

Zubi Plays dang zubi fax

[@andrewbranson5590]

You're dumb, from 2006 to 2010 they had one of the best teams in the NFL. If it wasn't for a couple missed FGs and some bad play calls the Chargers would have been the Patriots of the time.

[@zubiplays9498]

andrew Branson Im taking about Browns not Chargers

[@acatl33]

That's my QB

[@potatotomato729]

Chargers had no LT, no Gates, and a banged up Rivers vs the 17-0 Pats at the time.

[@koaburke8415]

The worst part was LT and Antonio Gates were both injured in weren't in the game which really made Philip Rivers carry the team

[@atsukoshimomura4487]

- This is why he is a beast-

[@tombrady7039]

This man doesn't get the recognition he deserves. One of the best QBs ever from a pats fan

[@legendofthefall7082]

Appreciate the love man. I dont even have to say it, we all know Tom is one of the greatest ever if not THE greatest.

[@gamer6654]

Vincent Jackson the real mvp that game, look at the those clutch catches!!!

[@Peter-fi6ws]

Remember that time Phillip Rivers threw a pick to Vince Wilfork who put the patriots in field goal range before half?

[@masterfluff8937]

Judge Judy that was a different game but yes I remember btw we lost that game by like 7 points I think

[@stevenrangel.4]

Different game that game was in 2011 this is the playoffs of the 2007 season

[@jimijakjones99]

Unfortunately I do remember that play , it is what it is . Remember as great as Brees and Rodgers are they still only have one ring apiece. Rivers only needs one to tie . Everybody marvels at Brees and Sean Payton but those two geniuses only won it once .

[@_senju_9221]

people clown rivers but honeslty he was a great player

[@saintsforever3751]

He was good could lead a team to the playoffs just couldn’t get it done

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

That's what you call heart and toughness

[@martonmiko6465]

I remember that game quiet well. It was maybe the only time when Nate Keading was perfect in the playoffs. Too bad everyone else had a torn ACL or a notable injury that basically killed the game before it even started. Talking about the Chargers and their luck.....

[@ernestogastelum9123]

Chargers always seem to have key players like the QB, RB or WR injured when the playoffs come

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

@@ernestogastelum9123 yet the qb comes out and plays. Who knows. Maybe Rivers plays long enough to beat Farve's consecutive start record.

[@samsplayz4000]

Pure toughness

[@marvinnewbill6470]

This game broke my heart. Chargers should have won!

[@martinez5694]

3 more wins.. 🙏🏻⚡

[@marvinnewbill6470]

@@martinez5694 I hope so

[@jordansmith500]

Wild part is if they won it would have been chargers vs Giants battle of the Traded draft picks

[@justinim9389]

That's my QB!!!! Bolt up son!

[@ayelmao1231]

Give this man a ring, and I think everyone no matter what team they root for will agree with me.

[@MikeyDaTruth]

Chargers 4 life ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@OfficialJoeKingOne]

Rivers didn’t get a Super Bowl ring but he had better get an HOF Ring. He earned it.

[@tygrr5tripes]

Even if he doesn’t win a ring. I think He will retire happy bc he gave his all to the game he loves

[@bren389]

That's my qb 🙂😁

[@MoneyMaye]

Let's go pats let's go!!!!

[@OddKermit1]

Forgot they made the AFC Championship Game

[@timcal2136]

14-2 that year

[@tragedyproductions4165]

@@timcal2136 12-4. They were 14-2 the previous season

[@stevenrangel.4]

@@tragedyproductions4165 no they were 11-5 that season which is the 07 season and 14-2 in the 06 season

[@MyTeamOnly_]

This was the pinnacle of my life as a charger fan

[@mooiemooface1550]

Phillip Rivers: Lacerated kidney, fully torn ACL, broken spine and neck, listed as questionable.

[@edwardthegreat1382]

Guns and Rivers.

[@richyblue6820]

LA Chargers SB 54 winner new LA stadium 💪😎

[@t-gotitanup9386]

A man who played with a ACL Tear and MCL Sprain and had one of the 3 surgery in preparation for New England the dude has guts he deserves a ring

[@xilencered7788]

Can't forget that LT had leg injuries too that game. He had to sit out tho, cuz RBs depend on their legs even more than QBs.

[@Urinetrouble96]

Miss when the chargers were in SD instead of LA. I was like the only SD fan from east side connecticut lol. Them Antonio gates, Darren Sproles, Eric Weddle days

[@Thatmanwebby]

Phillip Rivers first and only AFC Championship appearance.

[@weloveaquariums8088]

my boi ⚡⚡⚡

[@christopherpooler5398]

My Colts gave him a shot and he played lights out in Buffalo but our defense couldn’t stop the big plays during that time and the play calling was pretty bad. Colts dominated Buffalo but just not on the scoreboard

[@antoni.guzman]

The game in which LT sat on the bench while his QB played on a torn acl making the Chargers Philip’s team ever since

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

Rivers was way to loyal to the Chargers god he could have been more somewhere else

[@timcal2136]

why would you say "was"?

[@jimijakjones99]

First , how dare you suggest that Rivers shouldn't have played for the Chargers ? Second , if Brees and A Rodgers are so great then why do they only have one ring apiece? If Rivers wins one Super Bowl then he ties Rodgers, Brees instantly . For crying out loud the AFC had Belichek and Brady, Roethlesburger, Peyton Manning to beat every year . No shame whatsoever in Philip Rivers career . Rodgers and Brees get the headlines but they don't play in multiple Super Bowls. What team is Rivers gonna play for besides the Chargers to get a ring ? Baltimore ? Your statement is basically blaspheming the Chargers and as a Chargers fan I say .........My God what a great quarterback Philip Rivers turned out to be .

[@antoni.guzman]

And now they’re getting rid off him after a bad year that’s why players should put themselves first

[@kwane1358]

So where is the game preview for Steelers vs. Lions?

[@souls6918]

Back when the Chargers had a better team but there coach called some horrible plays and basically gave New England the game

[@souls6918]

Terio Booker yes and no I mean he definitely had bad luck for sure but at the same time his play calling was terrible. Going for it on 4th down when he didn't need too. Passing the ball when they would usually run on certain situations during the regular season. The pats always play there game even in the playoffs it's why they always win while other teams do and try different things that don't work. Had he stuck with his normal play calls plus the bad luck with the fumble they would have won ya know

[@souls6918]

Terio Booker I agree

[@ernestogastelum9123]

Marty wasnt the coach then. this was Norv Turner first year as HC you can tell because Marty wasnt the coach when the Chargers changed their helmets from blue to white

[@souls6918]

Ernesto Gastelum he was the coach because he was fired after this season because of the loss

[@sugareecereviews]

Can't believe this was 10 years ago

[@juneflight2879]

I ain't gonna lie.....that's tough

[@elijahmatthews2781]

Can we get the whole game please?

[@Ironmurs]

That’s my quarterback 😢 That’s my quarterback 😭

[@joelsuttor1324]

whats the song

[@poundcakegreatest4178]

Go colts i always like rivers