Cincinnati 34, L.A. Chargers 20
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, December 26, 2010
Where: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
29°
Head Official:
Gene Steratore
Attendance:
54194
By SportsDirect Inc.
Carson Palmer passed for 269 yards and four touchdowns – two to Jerome Simpson - as the host Cincinnati Bengals ended the San Diego Chargers’ playoff hopes with a 34-20 victory on Sunday.
Jermaine Gresham and Jordan Shipley each caught scoring passes for the Bengals (4-11), who have won two in a row following a 10-game slide.
With the Chargers (8-7) needing a win to keep pace with the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West, Cincinnati dashed their hopes quickly when Palmer and Gresham hooked up for a 3-yard score early in the first quarter. Simpson’s first touchdown in the second made it 13-0.
The Chiefs clinched the division title with the Chargers’ loss.
San Diego cut it to 13-10 when rookie Ryan Mathews broke for a 23-yard touchdown in the third quarter, but Palmer threw two more touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and Bernard Scott added a 10-yard rushing score to put it away.
Philip Rivers finished 27 of 40 with a touchdown and an interception for the Chargers, who turned the ball over twice.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| L.A. Chargers |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Ryan Mathews |
Player |
Cedric Benson |
|
12 |
Attempts |
24 |
|
55 |
Yards |
52 |
|
4.6 |
Avg Yards |
2.2 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
23 |
Long |
11 |
Receiving
| L.A. Chargers |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Legedu Naanee |
Player |
Jerome Simpson |
|
4 |
Receptions |
6 |
|
59 |
Yards |
124 |
|
14.8 |
Avg Yards |
20.7 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
|
19 |
Long |
59 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| L.A. Chargers
|
313 |
64 |
249 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
| Cincinnati
|
371 |
102 |
269 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Cincinnati will play their next game on the road against Baltimore. The Bengals have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Chargers will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Chargers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
