Antonio Gates popped the plantar fascia in his right foot in Sunday's game. Plantar fasciitis is the ailment for which Gates sought a medical opinion in May, but it had not bothered him this season until he attempted to compensate for the injuries around his left foot in the Chargers? Oct. 24 loss to New England. ?My (right) foot was on fire,? Gates said of the aftermath of the Patriots game. ?It was so bad, it was like my toe and ankle didn?t bother me anymore.?