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Woodhead's injury needs further evaluation

BUFFALO -- A few takeaways from the San Diego Chargers' locker room after the team’s 22-10 win over the Buffalo Bills:

• Chargers coach Mike McCoy provided few specifics on the right ankle injury of running back Danny Woodhead and said the team would run more tests on the injury in San Diego tonight, and he would have an update on Monday.

ESPN Insider Adam Schefter reported Woodhead suffered a severe high-ankle sprain with a fractured fibula. The team has not confirmed this report.

If Woodhead and Ryan Mathews are both out for an extended period, San Diego’s running back depth will be tested. The Chargers have just two healthy backs in Donald Brown and Branden Oliver on the active roster, along with rookie Marion Grice on the practice squad.

“Hey, we’re going to keep rolling,” McCoy said when asked about running back depth. “We have to keep going, and we’re not going to make any excuses.”

• The Chargers held talented Buffalo rookie receiver Sammy Watkins to two receptions for 19 yards, a week after he finished with eight catches for 117 yards and a touchdown against Miami. Watkins was targeted eight times. Chargers cornerback Brandon Flowers finished with four tackles and two pass breakups, along with a dropped potential interception in the third quarter. Flowers said he believes the Chargers have three No. 1 corners in himself, Shareece Wright and rookie Jason Verrett. All three spent time on Watkins. San Diego’s secondary did not allow a wide receiver to catch a pass longer than 18 yards.

“Whoever lines up over you, our job is to not let them catch the ball,” Flowers said. “That’s what we get paid to do as cornerbacks, and we try to do it to the best of our ability when we’re out there."

• Eric Weddle's bone-crushing hit on Buffalo receiver Marquise Goodwin exemplifies the type of toughness San Diego wants to play with each week. So far, defensive coordinator John Pagano's unit has been effective and held teams to 18.3 points per contest.

“I asked if he was all right, and he said he was good,” Weddle said. “But any time you get a hit like that, it’s not only good for the game, but it pumps the team up. And they know when you're going to run a crosser, we'll get you.”

• Philip Rivers had on his trademark bolo tie for his interview with reporters after the game. The bolo tie was a cowboy and a cross, which you can see here.

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