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(STATS) -- Richmond begins another playoff voyage with history squarely on its side. Momentum is another matter.The 12th-ranked Spiders return to Robins Stadium for Saturdays first-round matchup with No. 17 North Carolina A&T reeling from two giant blows -- an upset loss to their main rival and a season-ending injury to their nearly irreplaceable quarterback.Two-time All-CAA Football selection Kyle Lauletta wont be leading the Spiders third straight postseason trip after tearing his right ACL in last weeks 34-13 defeat at William & Mary, a result that cost Richmond (8-3) far more than a likely national seed and opening-round bye. With senior backup David Broadus also unavailable for reasons coach Danny Rocco hasnt disclosed, the Spiders will turn to either junior Jake Clise, a former walk-on at LSU, or true freshman Reid Chenault.In one sudden spell, the Spiders go from having a player with the third-highest passing yardage in the FCS over the past two seasons to having their season rest on two with a combined five pass attempts -- all of which came last week.Thats kind of the story of the football season, senior linebacker Omar Howard remarked.Richmond has indeed dealt with its share of adversity during a season it began ranked fourth in the STATS FCS Top 25 and with national title aspirations coming off a 2015 semifinals appearance. All-America safety David Jones broke his left arm in the sixth game and leading rusher Deontez Thompson began the year third on the depth chart before being elevated due to season-ending injuries to Gordon Collins and Xavier Goodall.North Carolina A&T (9-2) can certainly relate to the Spiders unenviable circumstances. Third-string quarterback Oluwafemi Bamiro will make a third consecutive start with Lamar Reynard still sidelined with a chest injury and backup Kylil Carter (knee) out for the season.Were more concerned about our situation than Richmonds situation, coach Rod Broadway said.Broadways greatest worry, though, is his teams mindset for a game that may be viewed as a bittersweet consolation prize after the Aggies failed to achieve their No. 1 goal of a third straight MEAC championship and a second consecutive spot in next months Celebration Bowl. Both were dashed with last weeks 42-21 loss at archrival North Carolina Central.Were trying everything we can to get these guys back mentally, because it was such a crushing blow for us to go play like we did, he said.The Aggies could use respect as a motivating factor in their first FCS playoff game since 2003. The MEAC has lost 18 straight times in the tournament, the last seven each by double digits, and conference members are 0-5 all-time against Richmond.Its a great honor to have been chosen to play in the playoffs, and hopefully we can go represent our conference and do a good job this weekend, Broadway said.North Carolina A&T hardly qualifies as a pushover. The Aggies boast a road victory over FBS-level Kent State and sport one of the FCS premier running backs in Tarik Cohen (1,518 yards, 19 total TDs), the MEACs all-time rushing leader who works behind an experienced offensive line that averages 310 pounds.They play a physical brand of football, Rocco said during Mondays CAA teleconference. Theres a mental toughness that they bring and weve got to recognize that here early in the week. (Cohen) is as good as any back in (our) league, and that says an awful lot.In a matchup where controlling the line of scrimmage will be essential, Thompson (761 yards, 10 total TDs) figures to be a central part of the Spiders game plan as well. The redshirt freshman has ripped off four straight 100-yard efforts while averaging 7.4 yards per carry over that stretch.Neither team stopped the run well a week ago. Richmond surrendered 219 yards and two touchdowns to William & Mary standout Kendell Anderson and the Aggies were gashed for a season-high 270 yards on the ground by N.C. Central, which had both quarterback Malcolm Bell and running back Dorrel McClain eclipse the century mark and combine for five TDs.The schools share one common opponent in Norfolk State, which lost 34-0 at Richmond on Sept. 10 and 35-0 at N.C. A&T four weeks later. Those mirror-image outcomes, coupled with the similar strengths and injury issues of both teams, suggest a tightly contested game to determine which advances to next weeks second-round clash at North Dakota.Richmond does believe it holds two key variables that could work to its advantage, however, in playing at home and its vast playoff experience. The Spiders have won 14 straight nonconference games at Robins Stadium since falling to Appalachian State in the 2009 quarterfinals and have won 12 of their last 13 there overall. 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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The future has gone from bleak to bleaker for the San Diego Chargers.The Chargers (5-8) came into Carolina looking to keep alive their slim playoff hopes, but instead their franchise quarterback Philip Rivers committed five turnovers and was sacked five times in a 28-16 loss to a Carolina Panthers team that had just been thoroughly whipped 40-7 by the Seattle Seahawks the week before.Coach Mike McCoy called it a poor performance by our team.But the bad news doesnt end there.The Chargers lost perhaps their best players on both sides of the ball as running back Melvin Gordon was carted off with a hip injury and budding young star pass rusher Joey Bosa injured his neck on a collision with Panthers QB Cam Newton. Neither Gordon nor Bosa returned.The Chargers overall future in San Diego remains in doubt as well, with the team considering relocating to Los Angeles if they cant reach a deal on a new stadium.And then theres McCoy, who has found a place on the hot seat after what will almost certainly be the Chargers third straight season without making the playoffs. The Chargers are 26-34 under McCoy, including a combined 9-20 the last two seasons.Theres even growing questions about Rivers, their normally reliable quarterback who suddenly seems to be aimlessly slinging the ball around the yard with reckless abandon, turning it over 12 times in the last four weeks.Were going to keep on fighting, McCoy said after the game. Thats what we do in this business. We have the Raiders coming to town, so if that doesnt say enough to everybody, then you have the wrong people in your building.The rest of the season wont be easy if Gordon and Bosa are out.Gordon was averaging 117.5 yards per game from scrimmage and had scored 12 touchdowns this season. If Gordon is done for the year, hell finish 3 yards shy of 1,000 rrushing for the season.ddddddddddddHes a huge reason why we were in every game and had a chance to win, linebacker Kyle Emanuel said of Gordon.Bosa had 6 + sacks in nine games despite sitting out the first four games of the season.Gordon and Bosa join a growing list of Chargers who have found their way to the training room.Its just another guy you add to the list of impact players, and players who are going to help us, Rivers said. Obviously hes had a heck of a year.McCoy offered no update on either player after the game, but Rivers indicated he doesnt believe Gordons injury to be too serious, saying Im glad that is OK, in the sense of its nothing too, too bad, I dont think.If nothing else, perhaps it was less painful that the Chargers didnt have to endure another heartbreaking defeat by virtue of a fourth-quarter meltdown. The Chargers entered the game having surrendered five fourth-quarter leads and have now lost three of their last four.Before Sunday, the Chargers had led at some point in every game and never lost by more than eight points. But they were dominated by a Panthers team that was without 2013 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly and playing behind a makeshift offensive line ravaged by injuries.Winning games on a consistent basis has eluded the Chargers -- particularly on the road, where they have lost 13 of their last 16.Where the Chargers go from here remains to be seen.At least one fan in Los Angeles said on social media he prefers that not be in Los Angeles.David Crocker took to Twitter to write: Hey (at)Chargers, please stay in San Diego. One bad football team in L.A. is enough (at)RamsNFL---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '