KOO DE GRACE

Elliott disappears vs. Denver ‘D’

Minnesota (1-1) played without quarterback Sam Bradford, who sat out with a left-knee injury. Case Keenum struggled to get anything going in Bradford’s absence, throwing for just 167 yards on 20 of 35 passing.

The Chargers came oh so close to a victory in their first game in Los Angeles.

But Younghoe Koo missed a 44yard field goal attempt with 5 seconds left after Philip Rivers maneuvered the Chargers (0-2) into scoring range in the final minute before a crowd of 25,381 in their first home game since relocating to the Los Angeles area after 56 seasons in San Diego. The Dolphins escaped with a 19-17 victory, a Cody Parkey field goal with 1:05 left to play making the difference. he has a fracture in his right foot and is expected to be out for a while. Olsen has never missed a game due to injury.

“I haven’t missed a game in a long time, so on one hand it sucks, but on one hand I am very thankful that I have been as lucky as I have been,” said Olsen, who was in a boot after the game.