Sunday Morning Football, Week 7. The London madness shifts football to the morning hours on the east coast, and the early morning on the west coast. Pity the Los Angeles Chargers, who not only have to travel through 8 hours of time zones to get to the game but have to play the game at an ungodly 6:30 a.m. California time. In what has become an annual tradition we have reached the week where we have wall to wall, nearly continuous NFL football from 9:30 in the morning to nearly midnight. That’s football overload for all but the most die hard football fans. Nonetheless, for you brave souls who are up and raring to go with morning football from London, we bring you the Los Angeles Chargers, fighting some serious jet lag, taking on the Tennessee Titans. The Chargers come into this game hot, riding a three game winning streak. Veteran quarterback Philip Rivers is having a great year, sporting a passer rating of 115+, and leading a Chargers offense ranked 7th in the NFL in yards and 5th in points scored. Rivers has some serious weapons at his disposal in running back Melvin Gordon, having a Pro Bowl caliber year, and receiver Keenan Allen, on pace for nearly 100 receptions and over 1100 yards receiving. The Titans answer with a terrible offense, currently ranked 30th in the NFL in both yards and points scored, but a terrific defense, ranked 3rd in the NFL in points allowed. The Titans defense has forced six fumbles, intercepted five passes and features nine different players with at least one sack. This one shapes up as a struggle for supremacy between one of the league’s best offenses and one of the league’s best defenses. It’s the Chargers and the Titans in the morning from London. Enjoy the game everybody.<doc-sep>In his short time as an NFL head coach, Tennessee’s Mike Vrabel has shown that he’s not afraid to gamble, bucking the long-held traditions of league coaches of generally playing it safe. On Sunday, with the Titans playing the Los Angeles Chargers in London, the first time Tennessee has played overseas, Vrabel showed faith in his team again, but unlike a few weeks ago, it didn’t pay off. Titans go for 2 to prevent overtime The Titans grinded out a 13-play, 89-yard touchdown drive in the closing moments of the game, scoring on fourth down with a Marcus Mariota pass to Luke Stocker. Los Angeles Chargers defensive backs Adrian Phillips and Derwin James celebrate after the Chargers prevented the Tennessee Titans from converting the potentially game-winning two-point play. (AP) While it was questionable to some that the Titans didn’t hand the ball to Derrick Henry with less than a yard to go on fourth down, Stocker made the catch in traffic for the touchdown. Now down a point, 20-19, Vrabel and the Titans opted to go for two and the win instead of kick the extra point and likely go to overtime (there were 35 seconds left and the Chargers had two timeouts to try to get into field-goal position). They had two shots at it, thanks to a holding call on defensive back Casey Hayward Jr. on the first try. On the second, snapped from the 1 because of the penalty, the Titans again didn’t hand off to Henry – and indeed had an empty backfield – instead going for a back-of-the-end-zone pass. The Chargers’ Adrian Phillips was credited with a tipped pass on the play. Vrabel defends decision Vrabel, not surprisingly, stood by the decision. “I told the team that we made a decision that we’re going to be aggressive,” Vrabel said. “If we scored, when we scored, if there was less than 40 seconds we were going to go for two to win the game. If there was [over a minute], we’re gonna kick the extra point and go play defense. “I’ve got a lot of faith in our players – they’ve been converting third downs, converting in their situations, Marcus was doing everything we need him to do to keep plays alive. Not going to second-guess the call; it just didn’t work out.” Story continues The panel on CBS’ “The NFL Today” was critical of Vrabel, with Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms in particular saying they would have gone for the extra point and played for overtime. Former coach Bill Cowher seemed more understanding. Our two cents: it wasn’t the decision, but the execution. You have a 240-pound running back in Henry and the ball at the 1, how do you not give it to him? Just ask Pete Carroll. More from Yahoo Sports: • NBA, NBPA at odds over one-and-done rule • Exclusive: Mike Leach called out Pac-12 officiating via texts • Odell Beckham Jr. explains why he doesn’t like water • Astros’ Altuve reportedly undergoes knee surgery<doc-sep>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up fornow and never miss the top F1 stories again The Los Angeles Chargers could be without standout running back Melvin Gordon when they face the Tennessee Titans later this afternoon. The team downgraded Gordon's status to questionable yesterday due to a hamstring injury. They also promoted rookie running back Detrez Newsome from the practice squad and released linebacker Emmanuel Ellerbee. Gordon was listed on Friday's injury report as a limited practice participant, but he wasn't given a status for today’s game.<doc-sep>
NFL: Shaquem Griffin 'I'm not just a feel-good story' The Los Angeles Chargers could be without standout running back Melvin Gordon when they face the Tennessee Titans later this afternoon. The team downgraded Gordon's status to questionable yesterday due to a hamstring injury. They also promoted rookie running back Detrez Newsome from the practice squad and released linebacker Emmanuel Ellerbee. Gordon was listed on Friday's injury report as a limited practice participant, but he wasn't given a status for today’s game. "I think it was just sore," Chargers coach Anthony Lynn told reporters. "We had a long plane ride. He probably didn't drink enough water. "We were just being extra cautious with him and we just held him out." Last week saw the Seattle Seahawks storm to victory over the Oakland Raiders with a convincing 27-3 win in London. Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles will be in town next Sunday to face the Jacksonville Jaguars. NFL London LIVE - Latest updates from Chargers vs Titans NFL London games: Find out why Chargers vs Titans is being staged in London Why is the NFL in London? Since 2007, the NFL has run the ‘International Series’ which involves usually three to four games being staged in London each year. The Chargers and the Titans battle it out at Wembley today in the second of three games in the 2018 series. The purpose of holding games in London is to grow the sport, however, there are also hopes of eventually having a franchise based in the city. In 2017, NFL executive vice-president Mark Waller said it was "realistic" for an NFL team to make a permanent move to England's capital in the next five years. And last week he confirmed that those plans were still on track for 2022. NFL London games: Chargers vs Titans takes place at Wembley