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With a flurry of passes, Philip Rivers beat Big Ben, wiped away the memories of "Martyball" and helped the San Diego Chargers make a pretty big statement. Rivers threw two touchdown passes, including a 22-yarder to All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates midway through the third quarter that boosted the San Diego Chargers to a 23-13 victory over the slumping Super Bowl champions Sunday night.

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This is one week the Pittsburgh Steelers' biggest worry might not be defending against a player on offense, but one on defense. The Steelers' offensive line must try to contain 270-pound San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman, a disruptive big hitter whose game is similar to that of Baltimore's Ray Lewis.

Chargers safety Terrence Kiel, facing five felony drug charges, went through his first full-scale practice since being arrested last week at team headquarters. Free on a $160,000 bond, Kiel practiced Wednesday and could return to the starting lineup on Sunday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer said.

After dismantling the Seahawks on Sunday, the undefeated Bears are atop the rankings for the first time.

Indianapolis and Baltimore needed last-minute scores to keep their unbeaten seasons going. Chicago had a much easier time staying undefeated. Peyton Manning scored from a yard out with 50 seconds left in leading the Colts to a wild 31-28 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday, boosting Indianapolis to 4-0 and putting it two games ahead in the AFC South.

BALTIMORE – Steve McNair's game-winning rally came at the expense of more conservative play-calling by Marty Schottenheimer.

The Baltimore Ravens have a new formula for success: Keep the game close enough for Steve McNair to win it at the end. McNair rallied the unbeaten Ravens for a second straight week Sunday, throwing a 10-yard pass to Todd Heap with 34 seconds left to defeat the San Diego Chargers 16-13. In years past, the Ravens depended on their defense to squash the opposition, leaving the offense to do little...

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Seattle's running game faces a major roadblock as RB Shaun Alexander is expected to miss at least two weeks.

It turns out that the San Diego Chargers lost two safeties on Tuesday. While fielding questions Wednesday about strong safety Terrence Kiel's arrest on five felony drug counts, coach Marty Schottenheimer let on that backup free safety Bhawoh Jue would miss this weekend's game because he had arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday.

BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - San Diego Chargers safety Terrence Kiel was arrested Tuesday on multiple drug-related charges, according to an ESPN.com report.

Chargers safety Terrence Kiel pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges he shipped bottles of codeine-based cough syrup to Texas. Kiel, 25, a starter with the Chargers, faces a maximum of seven years and four months in state prison if convicted of all five felony drug counts against him, according to Deputy District Attorney James Fontaine.

The surprising thrashing of the Falcons on Monday night has catapulted the Saints into the rankings' top 12.

Chargers tight end Aaron Shea was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a back injury and will miss the rest of the season. He was replaced on the active roster by safety Andre Lott, who returns after being released during the final cutdown to reach the 53-man roster limit. The Chargers also released quarterback Brett Elliott from the practice squad and replaced him with tight end Kelly Griffeth,...

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - The San Diego Chargers on Monday signed kicker Nate Kaeding to a six-year contract extension.

Kicker Nate Kaeding signed a six-year contract on Monday that will keep him with the San Diego Chargers through 2012. Kaeding's current deal expires at the end of the season. Without the new deal in place, Kaeding could have become a restricted free agent. In his third season, Kaeding has made all six of his field-goal attempts and all seven of his PAT attempts for the Chargers (2-0), who were off...

SCOREBOARD Monday, Sept. 25 Atlanta (2-0) at New Orleans (2-0), 8:30 p.m. EDT. The first game back at the Louisiana Superdome features two surprisingly unbeaten NFC South leaders. STARS Passing -- Brett Favre, Packers, was 25-of-36 for 340 yards with three touchdowns, joining Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks with 400 TDs, as Green Bay beat Detroit 31-24.

QB Philip Rivers got tired of biding his time, but now appreciates his slow ascension to the starting job.