Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 11:59 a.m.
Antonio Gates will at least give Philip Rivers his favorite target to work with today against the New England Patriots. How healthy (effective) Gates will be isn't known, but he looked good in pregame warmups, testing his injured left toe extensively.
Gates injured his toe in the first quarter last week at St. Louis. He did not practice all week.
The two previous times Gates has played in a game without practicing, he wasn't very effective. This injury does not appear to be as severe as the toe injury that bothered him during the 2007 postseason.
Rivers is short on receivers. The Chargers will be without Malcom Floyd and Legedu Naanee today. Floyd is second on the team with 24 receptions (behind Gates' 31) and leads the Chargers with 513 yards.
Also inactive are kicker Nate Kaeding, linebackers Larry English and Cyril Obiozor, nose tackle Cam Thomas, offensive tackle Adam Terry and safety Darrell Stuckey.
Naanee is listed as the third quarterback. The Chargers released quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan this week to make room for kicker Kris Brown.
If there is a surprise today, it is that defensive end Vaughn Martin is active for the first time this season. Thomas had been active the past two weeks but struggled last week. The Chargers will give Martin a chance to show what he's learned.
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