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AP: Chargers stomp Chiefs
Published 11/30/2009 in Sports
By The Associated Press
It was a play that seemed to sum up the afternoon.
San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver suddenly found the ball in his hands after Matt Cassel of the Kansas City Chiefs had it slip out of his. Oliver bobbled it a few times, held on, then ran 40 yards into the end zone.
"It bounced right to me," Oliver said. "It was about as easy of a play as you can make."
The Chargers converted four turnovers into scores in a 43-14 win over Kansas City on Sunday in San Diego to run their winning streak to six games.
LaDainian Tomlinson scored two touchdowns and moved into 10th on the NFL's all-time rushing list. Philip Rivers threw two touchdown passes to Antonio Gates as the AFC West-leading Chargers improved to 8-3.
The Chiefs (3-8) lost a week after stunning the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime.
The Chargers' win came courtesy of a defense that dominated despite losing outside linebacker Shawne Merriman to a foot injury in the second quarter. Cornerback Quentin Jammer had an interception and forced a fumble, and Brandon Siler and rookie Larry English also recovered fumbles.
Titans 20, Cardinals 17
At Nashville, Steve Breaston walked over to Cardinals teammate Matt Leinart on the sideline early in the Tennessee Titans' final drive and called it deja vu.
Vince Young's opponents -- college and pro -- have seen this before.
Young outdueled Leinart again with yet another spectacular winning drive Sunday. He hit a leaping Kenny Britt for a 10-yard touchdown as time expired, and the Titans rallied to beat Arizona 20-17 for their fifth straight victory.
Colts 35, Texans 27
At Houston, Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns and the Colts rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit against the Texans to clinch the AFC South.
Ravens 20, Steelers 17 (OT)
At Baltimore, Pittsburgh third-string quarterback Dennis Dixon was picked off by rookie Paul Kruger, setting up a 29-yard field goal by Billy Cundiff with 6:42 left in overtime.
Vikings 36, Bears 10
At Minneapolis, Brett Favre passed for a season-high 392 yards and three touchdowns, and the Vikings intercepted Jay Cutler twice.
49ers 20, Jaguars 3
At San Francisco, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith threw short touchdown passes to Frank Gore and Vernon Davis in the kind of mistake-free day San Francisco coach Mike Singletary has sought for weeks.
Bengals 16, Browns 7
At Cincinnati, newcomer Larry Johnson rushed for 107 yards in Cincinnati's conservative approach, and the Bengals completed their first division sweep.
Eagles 27, Redskins 24
At Philadelphia, David Akers kicked a 32-yard field goal with 1:48 remaining. A week ago, Donovan McNabb led the Eagles (7-4) to a late touchdown in a 24-20 win at Chicago.
Falcons 20, Bucs 17
At Atlanta, Chris Redman threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Roddy White with 23 seconds remaining, and the Falcons pulled out a victory after losing offensive stars Matt Ryan and Michael Turner to injuries.
The Falcons (6-5) were in deep trouble after Jason Elam missed another field goal try, from 43 yards, and the Bucs (1-10) drove into Atlanta territory.
But Connor Barth just missed on a 51-yard try with 2:30 left, giving the Falcons one more chance. Redman, who took over after Ryan injured his right big toe on Atlanta's first series, calmly directed a 59-yard drive.
On fourth-and-goal at the 5, Redman hit White on a slant while cornerback Derrick Roberson swiped at the ball.
Bills 31, Dolphins 14
At Orchard Park, N.Y., a 56-yard field goal by Rian Lindell and a 51-yard touchdown catch by Terrell Owens in the final minutes finished off the Bills' first win for interim coach Perry Fewell.
Lindell's career-longest field goal with 3:35 left put the Bills (4-7) ahead for the first time at 17-14. Just 72 seconds later, Ryan Fitzpatrick teamed up with Owens on their scoring play and Fred Jackson's second TD of the game, a 7-yard run with 1:20 left, closed out the scoring as the Bills ended a three-game losing streak.
Ricky Williams had 115 yards rushing and a touchdown, but the Dolphins (5-6) couldn't overcome Chad Henne's three interceptions -- on Miami's final three possessions.
Porter had two of the Dolphins' six sacks.
Jets 17, Panthers 6
At East Rutherford, N.J., Darrelle Revis got the Jets' defense in the end zone for the first time this season, returning one of New York's four interceptions 67 yards for a touchdown.
Thomas Jones had a 3-yard touchdown run as the Jets (5-6) won at home for the first time since beating Tennessee in Week 3.
Carolina (4-7) had a chance late to make it a one-score game, but Dwayne Jarrett's 28-yard touchdown catch was wiped off the scoreboard when he was called for offensive pass interference. Kerry Rhodes, demoted in favor of Eric Smith, picked off Jake Delhomme on the next play for his second interception of the game.
Seahawks 27, Rams 17
At St. Louis, Justin Forsett set career highs with 130 yards and two touchdowns and the go-ahead score came on the Seahawks' third defensive touchdown of the season.
Seattle (4-7) had been 0-5 on the road but ended the drought against the Rams (1-10), who have lost 11 in a row at home.
Olindo Mare added field goals of 29 and 38 yards, tying the franchise record of 16 straight shared by Josh Brown, now with the Rams. The Seahawks intercepted Kyle Boller twice and sacked him four times.
The announced attendance of 47,475 was the Rams' worst in 15 seasons in St. Louis.
Steven Jackson had 89 yards rushing on 23 carries and a late score.
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