Filed under: Broncos, Chargers, AFC West
The Chargers are mounting another big second-half run.Behind a career-high tying four touchdown passes by Philip Rivers and a successful special teams trick play that gave San Diego a spark, the Chargers beat the Denver Broncos 35-14 Monday night.
It was their third consecutive win, evening their record at 5-5 and pulling the Chargers to within a game of front-running Kansas City in the AFC West. The Chargers, who have made a habit in recent seasons of putting together a strong finishing kick, also won their seventh consecutive regular season game in the month of November.
But it was their beleaguered special teams that kick-started the Chargers' run-away victory. Bedeviled by blocked punts and poor kick coverage for much of the season, San Diego took off offensively after using a fake punt to convert a fourth down and extend the team's first touchdown drive.
Denver got off to a good start, scoring on its first possession but then fell flat in the face of intense defensive pressure by San Diego, highlighted by linebacker Shaun Phillips, who had two key sacks of quarterback Kyle Orton. He also put the heat on him when he threw an interception in the first half. Just about the only thing working for the Broncos was the connection between Orton and receiver Brandon Lloyd, who teamed up late for Denver's second TD.
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