The San Diego Chargers earned the first-round bye they wanted and Philip Rivers remained perfect in December. ...more

December 26, 2009

Dwight Dasher ran for 201 yards — the most by a quarterback in a bowl game — and two touchdowns and threw two scoring passes to lead Middle Tennessee to a 42-32 victory over Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl on Sunday night. ...more

December 21, 2009

CHARGERS ...30 BROWNS ...23 LaDainian Tomlinson scored his 150th career touchdown and passed Hall of Famer Jim Brown for eighth place on the career rushing list as San Diego won its seventh straight and 15th in a row in December. Antonio Gates set a career high with 167 yards receiving for the Chargers, who dragged their cleats early and only led 13-7 at halftime. But Philip Rivers led San Diego on TD drives of 85 and 83 yards in just over nine minutes in the third quarter to open a 27-7 lead. Tomlinson's 4-yard TD run with 5:58 left in the third put the Chargers up by 20, and placed the running back in elite company among NFL greats. Tomlinson reached 150 TDs in 137 games, fastest in league history. The Browns have lost seven straight games. ...more

December 7, 2009

CHARGERS ...31 EAGLES ...23 LaDainian Tomlinson scored twice to continue his climb up the career rushing and scoring lists, and San Diego won its fourth straight to pull into a tie atop the AFC West with slumping Denver. The Chargers and Broncos, both 6-3, play next Sunday in Denver. Four weeks ago, the Chargers appeared dead in the water, 3 1/2 games back after losing 34-23 to the then-undefeated Broncos. Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb threw for a season-high 450 yards, completing 35 of 55, and two late touchdowns. He was intercepted in the end zone by Antonio Cromartie on the game's last play. ...more

November 16, 2009

CHARGERS ...24 RAIDERS ...16 Some things never change in San Diego, such as the great weather and LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers beating hapless Oakland. Tomlinson scored twice, the first in the wildcat, and the Chargers earned their 13th straight victory against the Raiders. It's the longest active NFL winning streak by one team over another. The Chargers swept the series for the sixth straight season. Many Chargers, including quarterback Philip Rivers, have never lost to the Raiders. It was San Diego's seventh straight home win against the Raiders. The Chargers sacked JaMarcus Russell five times. ...more

November 2, 2009

CHARGERS ...37 CHIEFS ...7 Philip Rivers threw three touchdowns passes and LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 71 yards. Rivers was 18 of 30 for 268 yards and three TDs as the Chargers won their third in a row in Kansas City for the first time since 1981. The Chiefs were unable to build on last week's sloppy win against Washington. They fell behind 20-0 in the first half, Matt Cassel threw three interceptions and the Chargers scored their final touchdown when Jacob Hester blocked a punt at the 20, chased the ball into the end zone and fell on it. ...more

October 26, 2009

Ben Roethlisberger threw touchdown passes on fast-starting Pittsburgh's first two drives, Rashard Mendenhall surpassed his previous career total with 165 yards rushing and two scores, and the Steelers opened a 28-point lead, then held on to beat the San Diego Chargers 38-28 on Sunday night. ...more

October 5, 2009

Chargers president Dean Spanos seemed to have the best perspective on the LaDainian Tomlinson saga. ...more

March 12, 2009

A return to the Bucs seems unlikely, but remaining in the NFL is becoming more of a possibility for former Bucs linebacker Derrick Brooks. ...more

March 10, 2009

Running back Fred Taylor wanted to end his career in Jacksonville, hoping to join the small list of standout players who spent an entire career with the same team. ...more

February 16, 2009