Source: North County Times
<blockquote><img width="263" height="185" alt="San Diego Chargers' quarterbacks Philip Rivers (17) and Charlie Whitehurst (6) joke during the fourth quarter of their NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders on Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 in Oakland, Calif. The Chargers won 27-0. (AP Photo/Benjamin Sklar)" title="San Diego Chargers' quarterbacks Philip Rivers (17) and Charlie Whitehurst (6) joke during the fourth quarter of their NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders on Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 in Oakland, Calif. The Chargers won 27-0. (AP Photo/Benjamin Sklar)" src="http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/8a7e87e8-251b-42e2-b3e0-5daa5687cdda.jpg" />

By Steve Scholfield

OAKLAND ---- Philip Rivers, with plenty of help from his friends, had a gentle baptism under fire Monday night in his first NFL start.

Much will be said and written about Rivers' performance in the Chargers' rather easy 27-0 victory over the Raiders.

But it was the total team effort that made Rivers' coming out party so successful.</blockquote>
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