Cincinnati Bengals defeat Chargers 20-13
Chargers lose fourth straight game
Antonio Gates #85 of the San Diego Chargers catches the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 2, 2012 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
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Posted: 12/03/2012
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SAN DIEGO - Andy Dalton scrambled up the middle for a 6-yard touchdown with 4:11 left for the go-ahead score and the Cincinnati Bengals won their fourth straight game, 20-13 over the staggering San Diego Chargers on Sunday.
On second-and-goal, Dalton pump-faked right and then ran up the middle, dived for the end zone and got the ball across.
The Bengals (7-5) remained tied with Pittsburgh in the race for the AFC's second wild-card berth.
The Chargers (4-8) lost their fourth straight game and for the seventh time in eight games, and remain only mathematically alive in the wild-card chase.
Denver won the AFC West with a 31-23 victory against Tampa Bay.
Philip Rivers had two turnovers in the final 3:54.
Defensive end Carlos Dunlap sacked Rivers, forced a fumble and recovered at the 13 to set up Mike Nugent's 24-yard field goal for a 20-13 lead.
Rivers was then intercepted in the end zone by Reggie Nelson on fourth-and-10 from the Bengals 17 with 49 seconds left.
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