Jacob Hester

(Reuters) - Recently acquired Oakland quarterback Carson Palmer propelled the Raiders to a 24-17 victory over the slumping San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday.

(Reuters) - Recently acquired Oakland quarterback Carson Palmer propelled the Raiders to a 24-17 victory over the slumping San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday.

National Football League passing leader Philip Rivers threw for four touchdowns on Monday to lead San Diego past Denver 35-14, moving the Chargers within a game of the AFC West division lead.

Rivers' 4 TD passes carry Chargers to 3rd straight win, 35-14 over Denver Broncos. Take away all those special teams blunders and turnovers, and this is how the San Diego Chargers were supposed to look all along.

Rivers' 4 TD passes carry Chargers to 3rd straight win, 35-14 over Denver Broncos. It took the San Diego Chargers 10 games to play the way they were supposed to all along.

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers continued their mid-season revival with a third successive win as they outclassed the struggling Denver Broncos 35-14 on Monday.

Southeastern Conference's most successful teams have some of the nation's best running games. There's a reason guys like Auburn's Cam Newton, Alabama's Mark Ingram and LSU's Stevan Ridley want to play in the SEC. It's all about the league's emphasis on the ground game.

Patriots hang on for 23-20 win over blundering Bolts as FG try misses. The San Diego Chargers blundered right down to the bitter end against Tom Brady the New England Patriots.

Ivory makes impression with 76-yard TD in Saints' 36-21 preseason win over Chargers. The New Orleans Saints may have plucked another exciting young running back from the ranks of the undrafted.

Prado homers, Heyward doubles twice to back Hudson as Braves beat Padres 6-2. Jason Heyward drove in two runs on a pair of doubles and Martin Prado homered to help the Atlanta Braves win 6-2 Thursday and take two of three from the San Diego Padres.

Volek rallies Bolts over Redskins 23-20 in Zorn's final game as Washington's coach. The Washington Redskins couldn't even hold off San Diego's backups in Jim Zorn's last game as coach.

Philip Rivers throws 3 touchdown passes and Chargers rout hapless KC 37-7. Philip Rivers threw three touchdowns passes and LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for a season-high 71 yards while helping the San Diego Chargers trounce the hapless Kansas City Chiefs 37-7 on Sunday.

Last-minute Bengals convert late 4th down to slip past Browns for 23-20 victory in overtime. The Cincinnati Bengals were involved in yet another nail-biter ? and it's a trend quarterback Carson Palmer would like to see end soon.

Steelers build 28-point lead behind Roethlisberger, Mendenhall, hold on to beat Chargers 38-28. Ben Roethlisberger's throwing got fast-starting Pittsburgh going on its first two drives, Rashard Mendenhall surpassed his previous career total with 165 yards rushing and two scores and the Steelers opened a 28-point lead, then held on to beat the San Diego Chargers 38-28 on Sunday night.

NFL DRAFT: Lots of draft options for Chargers, who have 'a lot to fix' after 8-8 finish. A.J. Smith could use a draft-day rebound.