Denver,  CO  (SportsNetwork.com) -  Ryan  Mathews  ran  for  127 yards  and  a
 touchdown and Phi...

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 Denver,  CO  (SportsNetwork.com) -  Ryan  Mathews  ran  for  127 yards  and  a
 touchdown and Philip Rivers tossed a pair of scores to Keenan Allen as the San
 Diego Chargers shocked the Denver Broncos 27-20 on Thursday night.
 
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 Rivers was 12-of-20 for 166 yards for San Diego (7-7), which moved a half game
 behind  the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins for the AFC's second wild-card
 spot.
 
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 Peyton Manning completed 27-of-41 passes for 289 yards with two touchdowns and
 an  interception  for the  Broncos (11-3),  who are tied  with the Kansas City
 Chiefs  in  the loss column  atop the AFC  West. Denver holds the head-to-head
 tiebreaker because they beat the Chiefs twice.
 
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NFL Game Summary - San Diego at Denver

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Chargers

Andre Caldwell 15 yd pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick)

Keenan Allen 19 yd pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick)

Keenan Allen 10 yd pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick)

Andre Caldwell 5 yd pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick)

Broncos

NFL Preview - San Diego (6-7) at Denver (11-2) (ET)

Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Peyton Manning sat and waited on the sideline
 as San Diego kept moving the chains and churning the clock.

NFL Game Summary - San Diego at Denver

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