San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson became the first player since 2001 to run, catch and throw for a touchdown as the San Diego Chargers won their fourth straight NFL match against the Oakland Raiders 27-14 on Sunday.
Tomlinson also tied an NFL record by scoring a touchdown in his 18th straight game.
Tomlinson's feat was only the seventh in NFL history.
The Chargers (3-3) hadn't won four straight in a rivalry dominated by the Raiders (1-4) since taking the first six meetings from 1960-62, when Raiders owner Al Davis was their defensive ends coach.
Tomlinson showed off his all-around skills as never before in his career, with his three first-half touchdowns, 140 yards rushing and 39 yards receiving.
Oakland's Kerry Collins was just 24-for-48 for 292 yards and threw his first interception of the season, and the Raiders had only 39 yards rushing.
Tomlinson came out of the backfield to catch a pass from Drew Brees on the Chargers' second drive of the game against the Oakland Raiders. Tomlinson, who was not covered by any defenders, caught the ball around the 20 and jogged into the end zone, tying the record set by Baltimore's Lenny Moore from 1963-1965.
Tomlinson added a rushing touchdown later in the first quarter, extending his record for consecutive games with a running touchdown to 18, five more than the mark previously held by John Riggins and George Rogers.
Late in the second quarter, Tomlinson took a handoff from Brees, ran to his right, stopped and threw to Justin Peelle for a 4-yard score and his second TD pass of the season.
Tomlinson joined David Patten (October 2001) as the only players to pull off that trifecta since Walter Payton did it in October 1979. The only other players to do it are John Henry Johnson for Pittsburgh in 1960, Keith Lincoln for San Diego in 1965, Dan Reeves for Dallas in 1967, and Harmon Wages for Atlanta in 1969.
Cowboys 16, Giants 13, OT
At Irving, Texas, a 45-yard field goal by Jose Cortez on the opening drive of overtime helped Dallas beat New York despite four turnovers and two missed field goals.
Eli Manning, who struggled all game, led the Giants on two long fourth-quarter drives. The first was killed when rookie Brandon Jacobs fumbled at the Dallas 1. But New York (3-2) got the ball back and drove 52 yards to a tying TD on a 24-yard pass to Jeremy Shockey with 19 seconds left in regulation.
The Cowboys (4-2) gave the ball away on three of their first four drives, while the Giants got only two long field goals and also blocked a field goal right before halftime to go into the break trailing 7-6.
Broncos 28, Patriots 20
At Denver, Jake Plummer hit on throws of 72 and 55 yards to give the Denver passing game big-play power for the first time this season in a victory over the two-time defending champions.
Tatum Bell had a 68-yard run and finished with 114 yards to surpass 100 yards for the second straight week, as the Broncos (5-1) won their fifth straight.
New England (3-3) fell behind by 25 early in the third quarter. With Tom Brady picking on the young Denver secondary, the Patriots pulled within eight and had the ball late. But Brady threw three straight incompletions.
Brady went 24-for-46 for 299 yards and a touchdown in a comeback effort befitting the two-time Super Bowl MVP. Plummer finished with 262 yards and two touchdowns.
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