Chargers to wear Powder Blues @ Oakland Week 1

[Tailback U]

I like the idea of wearing throwbacks but why not wear the right throwbacks, I don't like the Raiders in white at home...just seems wrong.

http://www.chargers.com/news/articl...n-opener/9135f304-3e03-46c6-8d34-8be1c955fd86

Chargers to wear powder blue Throwbacks in opener

Casey Pearce

Posted Jul 22, 2009



The Chargers will wear their 1963 powder blue jerseys in Week 1 at Oakland and Week 6 against Denver. Norv Turner’s club will don their 1963 road white Throwbacks in Week 7 at Kansas City.

Sept. 14


at Oakland


1963 Powder Blue Throwbacks

Sept. 20


BALTIMORE


White jerseys

Sept. 27


MIAMI


White jerseys

Oct. 4


at Pittsburgh


White jerseys

Oct. 11


BYE




Oct. 19


DENVER


1963 Powder Blue Throwbacks

Oct. 25


at Kansas City


1963 White Throwbacks

Nov. 1


OAKLAND


Alternate Powder Blue jerseys

Nov. 8


at New York Giants


White jerseys

Nov. 15


PHILADELPHIA


Navy jerseys

Nov. 22


at Denver


White jerseys

Nov. 29


KANSAS CITY


Alternate Powder Blue jerseys

Dec. 6


at Cleveland


White jerseys

Dec. 13


at Dallas


Navy jerseys

Dec. 20


CINCINNATI


Navy jerseys

Dec. 25


at Tennessee


White jerseys

Jan. 3


WASHINGTON


Navy jerseys

As part of the celebration of the American Football League’s 50th Anniversary, the Week 1, 6 and 7 contests will be the Chargers’ AFL legacy games. Their opponents will also be in their AFL Throwback uniforms.

In the NFL, the home team receives the opportunity to choose which jersey it will wear. The Raiders chose their white Throwbacks for the Monday Night Football opener, which means the Chargers will be in their 1963 Throwbacks. The Chargers chose the 1963 version to commemorate the team’s AFL Championship season.

The Chargers’ Week 4 win in Oakland last September marked the first time the Raiders had ever worn white uniforms at home.

In addition to their three games in Throwback uniforms, the Chargers will wear their alternate powder blue jerseys twice, the ones introduced in 2007. They’ll be in the new-look powder blues when the Raiders visit San Diego in Week 8, and they’ll celebrate the team’s 50th Anniversary in the current powder blue jerseys when the Chiefs come to town in Week 12.

Early in the season, the team often chooses to wear white at home to force the opponent to sweat it out in a dark color in the early fall heat. The Chargers did just that in their last two home openers against Chicago and Carolina respectively, and they’ll do so twice this season. San Diego will wear their white jerseys for their first two home games while Baltimore (Week 2) will be in black uniforms and Miami (Week 3) aqua tops.

The Chargers will be in their current navy jerseys for both of their home preseason games, and they’ll wear their current dark look against the Eagles, Bengals and Redskins. Dallas has a longstanding tradition of wearing white at home, so the Chargers will be in their navy jerseys when they visit the new Cowboys Stadium in December.

 

[Goober]

Why would the Raiders agree to wear their away jerseys at home, so the gay ass chargers can do what they want?

 

[Tailback U]

Why would the Raiders agree to wear their away jerseys at home, so the gay ass chargers can do what they want?

I don't know. Article mentions the weather being a factor in home teams wanting to wearing white jerseys but it's a night game in September in the bay area, it won't be hot at all.

 

[seaplus]

because the chargers own the raiders. more specifically, philip owns the raiders ... and the rest of the afc west

 

[FlawLeSs]

watch the chargers lose lol

 

[Herm]

as long as madden gives me the option ill rock these in the Turducken week 1

 

[Rayman]

Geez, they wear their actual home navy unis what, 4 times?

 

[Tengo Juego]

Did the NFL do the same thing the NCAA did? Allowing both teams to wear their dark uniforms as long as the teams agreed? Black and blue aren't too hard to distinguish from one another so.

 

[Aso]

White's a lighter color so therefore it won't attract the sun as opposed to wearing black jerseys. In a week 1 game in september in California avoiding the heat is essential. If the Raiders wore there black jerseys then the Chargers would have the upper hand in the fatigue department.

 

[The Messenger]

White's a lighter color so therefore it won't attract the sun as opposed to wearing black jerseys. In a week 1 game in september in California avoiding the heat is essential. If the Raiders wore there black jerseys then the Chargers would have the upper hand in the fatigue department.

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I don't know. Article mentions the weather being a factor in home teams wanting to wearing white jerseys but it's a night game in September in the bay area, it won't be hot at all.

 

[Aso]

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lol.. The White jerseys look sexy. I guess it clear i didn't read the thread in it's entirety.


EDIT: Well it'll start 7:15 in september in Oakland. I'm sure there'll be some sun

 

[T.Dot]

Sick, I bought me a sexy LT powered blue jersey last week

 

[Hasselbeck]

Sick, I bought me a sexy LT powered blue jersey last week

Powered blue? Did Intel design it?

 

[Tailback U]

lol.. The White jerseys look sexy. I guess it clear i didn't read the thread in it's entirety.


EDIT: Well it'll start 7:15 in september in Oakland. I'm sure there'll be some sun

It'll be like 60 degrees dude, not hot at all. Perfect conditions really.

 

[Raidersabc123]

I know all the Raider fans are bummed about it but im all for it the last three openings we wore our black uni's and got blown out

 

[Woy]

Did the NFL do the same thing the NCAA did? Allowing both teams to wear their dark uniforms as long as the teams agreed? Black and blue aren't too hard to distinguish from one another so.

I believe that only happened in the USC/UCLA game, and that's because both coaches wanted to honor the tradition of games past.

 

[Fox1994]

eh w'eves i just want the season to start, and wont we be wearing out throwback black jerseys on a road game?

Like it matters. We ought to wear the old silver alternates. Cool sig, btw. Wonder if I've mentioned that before...

I know all the Raider fans are bummed about it but im all for it the last three openings we wore our black uni's and got blown out

Good point.

I believe that only happened in the USC/UCLA game, and that's because both coaches wanted to honor the tradition of games past.

And Mr. Carroll lost a timeout for it. We still won, though.

 

[Woy]

And Mr. Carroll lost a timeout for it. We still won, though.

Neuheisel took a timeout too, didn't he?