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career scoring strikes...also went over 3,000 yards for seasonin game, marking sixth-straight year...posted season-high146.1 passer rating in 38-14 win at Jacksonville Dec. 5 onESPN’s Monday Night Football...completed 22 of 28 (.786)for 294 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions...52-yardtouchdown pass to Malcom Floyd was Chargers’longest since Week 4 vs. Miami...finished game with1,842 career completions to pass John Hadl (1,824) for secondin team history...three touchdown passes Dec. 11 vs.Buffalo increased season total to 22 marking at least 21touchdown passes in all six seasons as starter...went over4,000 yards for team-record fourth-consecutive season duringNBC Sunday Night Football game vs. Baltimore Dec.18...interception late in fourth quarter Dec. 24 at Detroit wasfirst since Nov. 20 at Chicago and ended career-best string of170-straight passes without one...was second-longeststretch in team history (Drew Brees, 194). 2010: Pro Bowl...NFL Alumni Association quarterbackof Year...Chargers MVP...USA TodayChargers MVP...334 yards vs. JacksonvilleSept. 19 for 16th-career 300-yard game, tying John Hadl for second inteam history...team-record 455 yardsSept. 26 at Seattle, including career-high 53 attempts....wascareer-best 17th-consecutive game with touchdownpass...vs. Seahawks, increased career yardage to 16,279,passing Stan Humphries (16,085) for third in team history...AFCOffensive Player of Month (October) after completing125 of 185 (.676) for NFL-leading 1,562 yards witheight touchdowns and 101.2 quarterback rating...passingyards were NFL record for October — Dan Marino (1,555 in1988)...team-record third AFC Player of Month honor forRivers...148.1 passer rating Oct. 3 vs. Arizona was secondhighestof career...431 yards Oct. 10 at Oakland was ninth inteam history, including career-high 290 in first half...22 completionsOct. 17 at St. Louis to move past Humphries (1,335)for third in team history...team-record 21st-straight gamewith touchdown pass Oct. 31 vs. Tennessee...305 yards vs.Titans, raising season total to 2,649, most ever in NFL forfirst eight games of season (Fouts—2,580 in 1982)...tiedcareer-high with four touchdowns Nov. 7 at Houston...137.2passer rating was best of season on road...passed SteveYoung (96.8) as NFL’s all-time career passer rating (96.9)leader...second-straight four-touchdown game Nov. 22 vs.Denver...third quarterback in team history (Drew Brees, 2004and Dan Fouts, 1985) with consecutive four-touchdowngames...career-high (.826) completion percentage Nov. 28 atIndianapolis...23-game streak with touchdown pass endedvs. Colts...was team record and longest-active in NFL...25thtouchdown Dec. 12 vs. Kansas City to become first Chargersquarterback with 25-plus touchdowns three straight seasons...threw88th touchdown since ’08 for most by Chargers’quarterback in three-year stretch (Fouts—87, 1979-81)... 24attempts vs. Kansas City to pass Humphries (2,350) for thirdin team history...went over 4,000 yards Dec. 16 vs. San Franciscofor third straight year, matching Fouts’ team record(1979-81)...threw 1,500th career completion vs. 49ers...posted 150.5 rating, second-highest of career...started ProBowl Jan. 30 at Aloha Stadium...was 17 of 26 for 192 yardswith two touchdowns and two interceptions for AFC. 2009:Pro Bowl, Dallas Morning News’ NFL MVP, ChargersMVP...Game Ball Sept. 14 at Oaklandafter engineering game-winning touchdowndrive of 89 yards in nine plays overfinal 2:30 of fourth quarter...completed 6-of-7 for 79 yards for 10th-career fourthquartercome-from-behind victory...wasone of two fourth-quarter touchdown drives...finished quarterwith 144.4 rating...career-high 436 yards vs. BaltimoreSept. 20, tying Fouts, who was at stadium working as analystMEDIA GUIDE | 97for CBS, for fourth-best passing game in teamhistory...included career-long 81-yard first-quarter touchdownpass to Darren Sproles for ninth-longest pass play inteam history...Oct. 25 at Kansas City, throws career touchdownpasses 86-88 for third on team’s all-time touchdownpasses list...included 58-yarder to Sproles...Nov. 1 vs. Oakland,streak of 143 passes without interception halted offtipped pass...first interception since Sept. 20, four-plusgames...Game Ball after game-winning 18-yard touchdownto Vincent Jackson with 0:21 left in fourth quarter for 21-20win at New York Giants Nov. 8... 11th-career fourth-quartergame-winning touchdown drive... drive went eight plays, 80yards and 1:46...Game Ball Nov. 15 vs. Philadelphia aftercompleting career-high 80.0% and posting 131.8 rating...December AFC Offensive Player of Month...Game Ballafter season-high 140.8 passer rating Dec. 6 at Cleveland...373 yards and two touchdowns vs. Browns...Game Ball Dec.13 at Dallas...100th career touchdown pass (14 yards toAntonio Gates) to tie as NFL’s eighth-fastest to 100 (65games)...Game Ball after leading game-winning 46-yard fieldgoal drive in 0:51 left in fourth quarter Dec. 20 vs Cincinnati...game-winningkick was 52 yards...308 yards passingand three touchdowns vs. Bengals...Oakland win at Denverminutes later clinches fourth-straight AFC West title...GameBall Dec. 25 at Tennessee after clinching No. 2 seed in playoffsand surpassing 4,000 yards for season...132.1 rating vs.Titans for fourth 130-plus game of season...did not play inPro Bowl (injury). 2008: Pro Bowl first-alternate…ChargersOffensive Player of Year and co-MVP…Chargers AlumniOffensive Player of Month (September)…season-high 377yards Sept. 14 at Denver… Fed Ex Air NFL Player of Weekafter 48-29 victory vs. New York Jets on ESPN’s MondayNight Football Sept. 22…first pass intercepted and returnedfor touchdown, but completed next 19 of 24 for 250 yardsand three touchdowns…Fed Ex Air NFL Player of Week vs.New England on NBC’s Sunday Night Football Oct. 12...firstcareer300-yard game (306) at Qualcomm Stadium and season-highpasser rating (141.9)… two second-half touchdownpasses in 20-19 win over Kansas City Nov. 9… 316 yards vs.Chiefs for first back-to-back 300-yard games by Chargersince John Friesz (1991)…led game-winning 14-play, 94-yarddrive in 8:28, going 8-of-8 for 75 yards…no touchdowns Nov.16 at Pittsburgh, ending 16-game streak, tied with John Hadlfor third-longest in team history…AFC Offensive Player ofMonth (December)…Offensive Player of Week by AFCand SportsIllustrated.com after 22-21 win Dec. 14 atKansas City...rallied team from 21-10 deficit in final 4:55 offourth quarter, going 19 of 25 for 199 yards with two touchdownsand no interceptions while directing touchdown drivesof 89 and 61 yards…game-winning touchdown pass toJackson (10 yards) with 0:36 left…ESPN.com Game Ballafter career-high four touchdowns in 41-24 win at TampaBay Dec. 21…rallied team from 24-20 fourth-quarter deficitwith touchdown passes of five and 32 yards...clinched third-The Comeback KidPhilip Rivers has led 12 fourth-quarter comeback victories.Date Opp. Deficit Final Score11/12/06 at Cincinnati Trailed, 38-28 Won, 49-4111/19/06 at Denver Trailed, 27-21 Won, 35-2711/26/06 vs. Oakland Trailed, 14-7 Won, 21-1412/24/06 at Seattle Trailed, 14-13 Won, 20-1712/09/07 at Tennessee Trailed, 17-3 Won, 23-17 (OT)09/28/08 at Oakland Trailed, 15-3 Won, 28-1812/14/08 at Kansas City Trailed, 21-10 Won, 22-2112/21/08 at Tampa Bay Trailed, 24-20 Won, 41-2401/03/09 Indianapolis^ Trailed, 17-14 Won, 23-17 (OT)09/14/09 at Oakland Trailed, 20-17 Won, 24-2011/08/09 at NY Giants Trailed, 20-14 Won, 21-2011/07/10 at Houston Trailed, 21-23 Won, 29-2309/11/11 Minnesota Trailed, 17-14 Won, 24-17^AFC Wild Card PlayoffsContinued next pageVETERANS &RETURNING PLAYERS