Chargers 21, Giants 20

CHARGERS ...21 GIANTS ...20

Philip Rivers capped an 80-yard drive with an 18-yard pass to Vincent Jackson with 21 seconds to play and San Diego handed New York its fourth straight loss. Rivers was 24 of 36 for 209 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Jackson, in helping the Chargers win their third straight. The Giants are 5-4 heading into a bye week and not looking very much like a playoff team. In the first meeting between Rivers and Giants quarterback Eli Manning since they were dealt for each other on draft day 2004, Terrell Thomas intercepted Rivers' pass late in the fourth quarter and returned it 33 yards to the San Diego 4. A holding penalty on first down pushed New York back 10 yards, and it had to settle for a short field goal and a six-point lead that Rivers and Jackson erased. Rivers hit Kris Wilson on a 2-yarder in the third to give San Diego a 14-7 lead in a game in which the Giants defense rebounded from miserable efforts the previous three weeks.

San Diego0777-21N.Y. Giants07013-20 Second Quarter

SD-Jackson 10 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), 14:55.

NYG-Smith 6 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), 4:20.

Third Quarter

SD-Wilson 2 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), 3:51.

Fourth Quarter

NYG-FG Tynes 38, 14:09.

NYG-Boss 8 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), 8:58.

NYG-FG Tynes 22, 2:07.

SD-Jackson 18 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), :21.

A-78,774.

SDNYGFirst downs1819Total Net Yards226304Rushes-yards15-3429-116Passing192188Punt Returns0-01-13Kickoff Returns3-514-72Interceptions Ret.0-02-33Comp-Att-Int24-36-225-33-0Sacked-Yards Lost2-175-27Punts5-36.85-35.2Fumbles-Lost1-02-1Penalties-Yards3-209-104Time of Possession22:1337:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-San Diego, Tomlinson 12-22, Rivers 1-15, Sproles 1-1, Jackson 1-(minus 4). N.Y. Giants, Jacobs 11-67, Bradshaw 14-39, Ware 2-9, Nicks 1-9, Feagles 1-(minus 8).

PASSING-San Diego, Rivers 24-36-2-209. N.Y. Giants, Manning 25-33-0-215.

RECEIVING-San Diego, Gates 5-67, Jackson 5-58, Sproles 5-22, Naanee 3-20, Floyd 2-29, Tomlinson 2-8, Hester 1-3, Wilson 1-2. N.Y. Giants, Smith 8-57, Manningham 6-52, Nicks 3-39, Bradshaw 3-27, Boss 2-17, D.Johnson 1-14, Hixon 1-8, Jacobs 1-1.