National Football League
San Diego 33, Tennessee 25
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, October 31, 2010
Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Temperature: 65°
Head Official: Bill Leavy
Attendance: 59260

Philip Rivers tossed scoring strikes to tight end Antonio Gates and running back Darren Sproles as the San Diego Chargers held on for a 33-25 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

Rivers completed 27 of 36 passes for 305 yards with the two touchdowns and one interception. His 48-yard scoring pass to Gates in the third quarter brought the Chargers to within 24-19 and his toss to Sproles capped the scoring at 6:51 of the fourth quarter.

Rookie Ryan Mathews rushed for a 7-yard touchdown and Mike Tolbert scored from 1 yard out for San Diego (3-5), which thwarted a late rally to snap a three-game losing skid.

Vince Young completed 10 of 21 passes for 253 yards with a pair of touchdowns, but he exited the contest in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury. Young found backup tight end Craig Stevens for a 1-yard touchdown in the second quarter and wide receiver Nate Washington for a 71-yard scoring strike in the fourth.

The Titans (5-3) also lost second-year wide receiver Kenny Britt to a right hamstring injury in the first quarter. Britt, who did not have a catch on Sunday, reeled in seven receptions for 225 yards and three touchdowns last week against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Chris Johnson rushed for 59 yards - 29 of which came on a touchdown run in the second quarter - for Tennessee, which saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.

Tennessee's Gerald McGrath blocked punter Mike Scifres' attempt and the ball went out of the end zone for a safety just 1:29 into the contest.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Tennessee   San Diego
Chris Johnson Player Michael Tolbert
15 Attempts 11
59 Yards 63
3.9 Avg Yards 5.7
1 Touchdowns 1
29 Long 36
Receiving
Tennessee   San Diego
Nate Washington Player Antonio Gates
4 Receptions 5
117 Yards 123
29.2 Avg Yards 24.6
1 Touchdowns 1
71 Long 48
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Tennessee 370 65 305 3 1 1 1.0 0
San Diego 456 156 300 4 2 0 0.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • San Diego will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Chargers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Tennessee will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Titans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.