NFL Monday Night Football Preview San Diego Chargers (1-1) vs Seattle Seahawks (2-0): Thank God it¡¯s Monday? Yes, even if it's still just preseason. ESPN¡¯s Monday Night Football returns with a very interesting match up, as the Seattle Seahawks renew their rivalry with the San Diego Chargers from Qualcomm Stadium starting at 8 PM ET. With both teams making their final preparations for the start of the 2008-2009 NFL regular season, the starters should start seeing some more playing time. In this NFL Monday Night Football Preview, the San Diego Chargers are -5½ (-240) betting odds favorites against the visiting Seattle Seahawks +5½ (+200)
The Chargers and the Seahawks will meet for just the 9th time in preseason play. Currently, the Seahawks lead their head-to-head series 5-3. 
The Seattle Seahawks are coming off an exciting overtime (29-26) win over the Chicago Bears. The bright spot in the game for the Seahawks was the play of rookie running back Justin Forsett.
Forsett recorded 261 all-purpose yards, including 136 rushing, and 52 in the overtime session. The Seahawks were able to win on a 36-yard field goal by kicker Brandon Coutu.
For the Chargers, all the attention leading up to opening day seems to be on LB Shawne Merriman¡¯s injured knee. After sitting out practice earlier in the week, Merriman announced that his surgically repaired knee didn¡¯t feel right at all.
Merriman told a local newspaper that, the ongoing knee problems were a result of torn ligaments in his (left) knee. As of right now, Merriman¡¯s season is a huge question mark for the Chargers. The OVER/UNDER in this NFL Monday Night Football Preview: San Diego Chargers vs Seattle Seahawks has been set at a total of 37 points
In last week's preseason game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chargers fell 6-7 in a very low scoring affair. Backup QB, Charlie Whitehurst, went 6-14 for 67 yards, with 0 TDs and 0 INTs. HB Jacob Hester led the way in rushing yards, as he ran for 59 yards in 12 carries, with his longest gain being a 22-yard run. WR Craig Davis caught 2 passes for 40 yards, with a 23-yarder as his longest reception.
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