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It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers didnt score an offensive touchdown and it didnt matter against the Arizona Cardinals on Friday night.The Chargers forged ahead early and cruised past the Cardinals, 19-3.With Carson Palmer limited to three series and Philip Rivers not playing, the first half was mostly a competition between veteran backup quarterbacks Kellen Clemens and Drew Stanton.Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was on the sideline for the game.Arians was released from the hospital on Wednesday after an overnight stay. The 63-year-old coach was taken to the hospital Tuesday night after complaining of stomach pain as the Cardinals prepared for a joint practice.Im fine, Arians said after the game.On their way to a 16-0 halftime lead, the Chargers (1-1) took advantage of two turnovers for 10 first-quarter points.Brandon Flowers intercepted Palmers pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown.The defense started fast and thats what we wanted to do, Flowers said.You dont let it frustrate you, Palmer said. You just continue to find ways to get better and look at all the areas that are good, look at all the areas that are bad and evaluate then and move forward.Stanton was then picked off in his first series by Jahleel Addae. He brought it back 61 yards to the Arizona 9. The Chargers settled for a 20-yard field goal and a 10-0 lead.Kicker Josh Lambo was the games key offensive player. He made four field goals to pace the Chargers.One week after allowing a league-high 288 rushing yards, the Chargers limited the Cardinals to 63.Chandler Catanzaro made a 52-yard field goal for Arizona (0-2).ROOKIE WATCHCardinals: CB Brandon Williams needed to rebound after struggling in the preseason opener against the Oakland Raiders. Williams, who is being counted on to start, was active and broke up a pass.Chargers: P Drew Kasey, a sixth-round pick, showed off his distance with his four punts going at least 50 yards.QB COMPARISONCardinals: Palmer finished 4 of 8 for 37 yards, with one interception.Chargers: Clemens was 11 of 20 for 134 yards.POSITION BATTLESCardinals: WR Jaron Brown is in the mix at wide receiver, and had a chance too shine with Larry Fitzgerald not playing.dddddddddddd Brown continued his strong summer with a key third-down catch with the Cards backed up near their end zone.Chargers: Flowers is trying to hold off Casey Hayward for a starting job. Flowers helped his cause by bringing back Palmers interception 25 yards for a touchdown.FANTASY WATCHCardinals: David Johnson had 5 yards on three carries. Chris Johnson added 7 yards on four carries. Jaron Brown had two receptions for 40 yards.Chargers: Melvin Gordon finished with 18 yards on six carries; he had a long of 12. Keenan Allen caught two passes for 41 yards. Tyrell Williams had four receptions for 47 yards.QUOTEABLECardinals: Im very disappointed in the performance, especially offensively. Arians said.Chargers: It was a decision that Philip wasnt going to play and it was made a long time ago, coach Mike McCoy said of not playing Rivers.INJURY UPDATECardinals: Fitzgerald didnt play with a slight keen sprain, according to Arians.Chargers: WR Dontrelle Inman was separated from the ball on a big hit by LB Deone Bucannon. Inman went to the locker room and didnt return. TE Jeff Cumberland suffered an Achilles injury. G Donald Clark left with a knee injury. Cumberland and Clark both left the field on carts; no updates were available.3-POINTER LIKE CURRYLambo was busy. He converted all four of his field-goal attempts, including one from 50 yards.NO RIVERS, NO GATESOne of the top QB-tight end combinations in league history didnt play. Rivers, who leads the franchise with 92 wins, watched the game while wearing a baseball cap. Gates, a 14-year pro, needs seven TD catches to catch Tony Gonzalez (111) for the most by a tight end.PERFECT START ON DMcCoy was ecstatic with how the Chargers responded to the Cardinals first four series. It produced two interceptions and two punts.CLEAN PLAYThe Cardinals werent called for a penalty until the 7:26 mark of the third quarter.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '