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				<title><![CDATA[Tomlinson continues rushing title march; Chargers rout Broncos]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By Tim Powers 
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- LaDainian Tomlinson moved up the NFL
rushing rankings and the San Diego Chargers continued to
dominate a division rival.

Tomlinson rushed for 107 yards and one touchdown - giving him
the NFL lead in both categories - as the Chargers won their
fifth straight, a 23-3 triumph over the reeling Denver Broncos
on Monday.

San Diego (10-5) moved one step closer to clinching the third
seed in the AFC playoff rankings, as the AFC West champions are
tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5).  The Chargers visit
the Oakland Raiders in their regular-season finale.

"I think it's pretty important to be the third seed," Tomlinson
said.  "We would play the last team in, either Tennessee or
Cleveland.  We're familiar with Tennessee, because we played
them this year.  Cleveland, we're kind of familiar with them a
little bit because we've played them in the past."

The reigning league MVP has rushed for 1,418 yards on the
season, moving him past Pittsburgh's Willie Parker, and has an
NFL-best 15 touchdowns for the campaign.

"It's something that we're going to see how it goes next week
and play it by ear," Tomlinson said of seeking his second
rushing title.  "I'm expecting that we'll at least start off the
game playing next week.  If that's the case, I'm not going to
ease up or slide down running the football."

The Broncos became the latest visiting opponent to fall behind
early to San Diego.  After building a 10-0 in the first quarter
thanks to a 17-yard rushing touchdown by Tomlinson, the Chargers
have outscored their visiting opponents, 81-0, in the opening
session.

"I liked what we did in terms of balance offensively," Chargers
coach Norv Turner said.  "Defensively, I think we just keep
getting better.  We're still a real young team and we can keep
improving.  That's what we need to do to get ready for a run."

Philip Rivers went 17-for-25 with 189 yards and a touchdown,
improving to 30-for-43 with three touchdowns and no
interceptions against Denver (6-9) on the season.

"For the most part, we executed well on both sides of the ball,"
Rivers said.  "It was a good win against a division opponent.
The division is locked up, but we knew the importance of this
game and Denver always plays us tough."

The win also marks San Diego's fourth straight over the Broncos,
with the two wins coming by a combined score of 64-6.

"If you don't run the football and make some tough yards,
they're going to do it to you," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan
said.  "You're going to get embarrassed like we did twice this
year, including when they beat us up at home."

The contest was never close, as Denver was hurt by two turnovers
and a forgettable debut by punter Paul Ernster, who replaced
the recently released Todd Sauerbrun and averaged just 35.6
yards on five punts - with a 59-yarder at the beginning of the
second quarter bringing some respectability to an awful
performance.

Ernster managed just 17 yards on a punt in the first quarter to
set San Diego up with the advantageous field position that led
to Tomlinson's touchdown.

Jason Elam, who passed John Elway for most games played with the
Broncos with 235 in his career, scored Denver's only points
when he kicked a 23-yard field goal with 2:47 in the third.

Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler completed 14 of 32 passes for 155
yards and two interception.  Selvin Young rushed 10 times for
39 yards for the Broncos, who have lost four of five.

"We had high expectations coming into this year, and it's been
extremely frustrating," Broncos safety John Lynch said.  "To get
whooped a couple of times by a division opponent is no fun."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:39:42 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Chargers seek fifth straight win]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Denver (6-8) at San Diego (9-5)                       8:00 pm EST

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - The San Diego Chargers could make their
playoff road a bit easier with wins in their last two games.

Looking to hold on to the AFC's third seed, the Chargers host
the Denver Broncos on Monday.

A major disappointment earlier this season, the Chargers have
rebounded to win their second straight AFC West title.

Sparked by a four-game winning streak, the Chargers also have
moved into a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the third seed
in the playoffs.  Pittsburgh visits St. Louis on Thursday
night.

If the Chargers, who own the tiebreaker over the Steelers based
on better conference record, finish third, they likely would
avoid a wild card game against the physical Jacksonville
Jaguars.

San Diego visits the Oakland Raiders next week.

Under the much-maligned Norv Turner, the Chargers got off to a
1-3 start this season.  But they have won eight of their last 10
games since the rough beginning.

"(Adversity) builds character," Chargers running back LaDainian
Tomlinson said.  "You find out who you are."

Tomlinson rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns last week,
lifting the Chargers to a 51-14 rout of the Detroit Lions.
Darren Sproles rushed for 112 yards and two scores for the
Chargers, who rolled up 416 total yards in one of their most
impressive wins of the season.

After falling to 1-3 with a home loss to Kansas City on
September 30, the Chargers followed that game up with a 41-3
thrashing of the Broncos. Michael Turner rushed for 147 yards
and Tomlinson amassed 140 total yards.

While the Chargers headed back to the playoffs, the Broncos will
miss the postseason for a second straight campaign.

Denver, which has lost three of its last four games, is coming
off a disappointing 31-13 setback against the Houston Texans
last Thursday.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:34:21 GMT</pubDate>
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