Rivers' late drive lifts Chargers over reeling Giants

Last update: November 8, 2009 - 10:25 PM

• SAN DIEGO 21, N.Y. GIANTS 20: Philip Rivers capped an 80-yard drive with an 18-yard pass to Vincent Jackson with 21 seconds to play as the Chargers handed the Giants their fourth consecutive loss. Rivers was 24-for-36 for 209 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Jackson, in helping San Diego (5-3) win its third in a row. 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. It was the first meeting between Rivers and Giants quarterback Eli Manning since they were dealt for each other on draft day 2004.

• TENNESSEE 34, SAN FRANCISCO 27: Six plays after his 81-yard touchdown run was overturned, Chris Johnson took a pitch from Vince Young and ran 2 yards for a go-ahead score. Young showed his comeback is legitimate, outplaying fellow first-round draft pick Alex Smith down the stretch. Johnson converted on fourth-and-inches for his TD, making up for the six points negated only a few minutes earlier after video replay determined he stepped out of bounds on the long run. Johnson ran for 135 yards. Stunned San Francisco (3-5) has lost four in a row following a 3-1 start.

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