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San Diego Chargers 37, Buffalo Bills 10Sunday, December 11, 2011Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA)The Chargers won their second in a row and the 400th game all-time in franchise history,returning home on a short week and rolling to a 37-10 win over the Buffalo Bills.The Chargers scored first and led 16-10 at the half, but early in the third quarter theBills kicked a field goal and then 92 seconds later recovered a ball in the end zone thathad slipped out of Philip Rivers’ hands and suddenly they trailed just 16-10. The Billsstopped the Chargers in three plays, but facing a 4th-and-2 from their own 30, NorvTurner called for a fake punt and up-back Eric Weddle sprinted 10 yards for a firstdown. Seven plays later, Rivers threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Gatesand the Chargers pulled away for the win.Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBuffalo Bills 0 0 10 0 10San Diego Chargers 7 9 14 7 37Tm Qtr Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) BUF SDSD 1 7:52 Gates 9 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (12-80, 7:08) 0 7SD 2 14:16 Tolbert 1 yd run (kick blocked) (10-55, 5:33) 0 13SD 2 6:41 Novak 47 yd Field Goal (6-46, 2:29) 0 16BUF 3 11:43 Rayner 37 yd Field Goal (8-60, 3:17) 3 16BUF 3 10:11 Scott fumble recovery in end zone (Rayner kick) 10 16SD 3 4:11 Gates 2 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (11-78, 6:00) 10 23SD 3 4:02 Gregory 26 yd interception return (Novak kick) 10 30SD 4 9:01 Crayton 26 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (11-77, 7:05) 10 37Attendance — 62,494San Diego Chargers 34, Baltimore Ravens 14Sunday, December 18, 2011Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA)The Chargers played perhaps their best game of the season, dominating the 10-3 BaltimoreRavens en route to a 34-14 victory before a national-television audience onNBC’s Sunday Night Football. The Chargers scored on six of their eight offensive possessionsand didn’t punt a single time against a Ravens defense that came into thegame ranked third in the NFL. The Chargers scored on their first five offensive possessions,the first time an opponent had ever done that to Baltimore (254 totalgames). The Chargers blew open a 17-7 game at the half with 14 unanswered pointsin the third quarter en route to the victory which evened the team’s record at 7-7 andkept them alive in the AFC playoff race. San Diego’s defense recorded a season-highseven sacks.Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBaltimore Ravens 0 7 0 7 14San Diego Chargers 7 10 14 3 34Tm Qtr Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) BAL SDSD 1 4:47 Tolbert 2 yd run (Novak kick) (12-74, 7:04) 0 7BAL 2 13:27 Dickson 15 yd pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick) (13-75, 6:20) 7 7SD 2 7:44 Novak 45 yd Field Goal (9-53, 5:43) 7 10SD 2 0:19 Mathews 1 yd run (Novak kick) (7-80, 2:52) 7 17SD 3 10:38 Floyd 28 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (8-80, 4:22) 7 24SD 3 4:05 Mathews 3 yd run (Novak kick) (5-42, 2:16) 7 31SD 4 4:28 Novak 28 yd Field Goal (14-89, 9:14) 7 34BAL 4 1:55 Smith 36 yd pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick) (8-55, 2:33) 14 34Attendance — 67,2422011 IN REVIEWMEDIA GUIDE | 144