Aug 10, 2008 - 1:39 AM
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SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Even without LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates, the San Diego Chargers made short work of the Dallas Cowboys.
After spotting Dallas an early touchdown lead, San Diego scored 24 unanswered points en route to a 31-17 victory on Saturday.
The Chargers (1-0) scored four times on the ground, including two touchdowns by rookie fullback Jacob Hester. Darren Sproles and Mike Tolbert added touchdowns for San Diego, which seemed to be in midseason form.
The Chargers committed one penalty - late in the fourth quarter - while the Cowboys had seven for 96 yards, including two pass-interference calls in the first half that put San Diego inside the Dallas 5-yard line.
Philip Rivers completed 5-of-6 passes for 54 yards in four series, leading the Chargers to two scores.
Tony Romo was effective in his only drive for Dallas, completing 3-of-3 passes for 33 yards. Romo drove the Cowboys 54 yards on eight plays, culminating in a 2-yard rushing TD by Deon Anderson.
From the Bleachers
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DALLAS: 17
SAN DIEGO: 31
Final
Aug 10 12:49 AM -
DALLAS: 17
SAN DIEGO: 31
End of 3rd
Aug 10 12:15 AM -
NFL
TD DAL
TASHARD CHOICE 19 YD RUN
(NICHOLAS FOLK KICK)
DALLAS 17
SAN DIEGO 31 4:32 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Aug 10 12:04 AM -
NFL
TD SDG
JACOB HESTER 2 YD RUN
(NATE KAEDING KICK)
DALLAS 10
SAN DIEGO 31 8:32 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Aug 9 11:52 PM -
DALLAS: 10
SAN DIEGO: 24
Halftime
Aug 9 11:25 PM -
NFL
FG DAL
NICHOLAS FOLK 35 YD
DALLAS 10
SAN DIEGO 24 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 9 11:25 PM -
NFL
TD SDG
MIKE TOLBERT 1 YD RUN
(NATE KAEDING KICK)
DALLAS 7
SAN DIEGO 24 3:57 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 9 11:13 PM -
NFL
FG SDG
NATE KAEDING 53 YD
DALLAS 7
SAN DIEGO 17 9:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 9 10:58 PM -
NFL
TD SDG
DARREN SPROLES 2 YD RUN
(NATE KAEDING KICK)
DALLAS 7
SAN DIEGO 14 12:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 9 10:45 PM -
DALLAS: 7
SAN DIEGO: 7
End of 1st
Aug 9 10:37 PM -
NFL
TD SDG
JACOB HESTER 2 YD RUN
(NATE KAEDING KICK)
DALLAS 7
SAN DIEGO 7 3:32 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 9 10:30 PM -
NFL
TD DAL
DEON ANDERSON 2 YD RUN
(NICHOLAS FOLK KICK)
DALLAS 7
SAN DIEGO 0 8:14 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 9 10:18 PM
