Chargers' streak continues
By Bob Chan
As Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers remains perfect in Decembers. Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys remain perfectly miserable in the most important month of the regular season. San Diego won its eighth straight and is on the verge of a playoff berth. The Chargers also won their 16th straight in December, all with Rivers— and the last 11 under coach Norv Turner, whom Cowboys owner Jerry Jones decided not to hire last time his head coaching job was available. He hired Wade Phillips instead, and hasn’t gotten his money’s worth in December: 3-8 after this loss, which is Dallas’ second straight. Players talked all week about wanting to win to boost his job security, but the Cowboys have now dropped consecutive games for the first time this season. They’ll carry that skid and sinking playoff hopes into a game at undefeated New Orleans on Saturday night.
Rivers bailed the Chargers out of trouble with several third-down throws and hit Antonio Gates for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, lifting San Diego to a 20-17 victory over the Cowboys that continues December trends for both clubs. hey also may not have pass-rushing star DeMarcus Ware, who sprained his neck and was taken off the field on a cart early in the fourth quarter. Rivers then hit Vincent Jackson for 39 yards and followed with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Gates.
Tomlinson’s touchdown was his 10th this season, his NFL-record-extending ninth straight year he’s hit that plateau. This one was special because it came in only the second game played in Dallas; he grew up in nearby Waco and went to college at TCU in Fort Worth. Dallas had won five straight at its new $1.2 billion stadium since losing the first-ever game here.thegame also featured the NFL debut of a 3D, in-house video, with fans given 3D glasses as they entered
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