With chants of "L.T! L.T!" pouring from the stands, LaDainian Tomlinson delivered a record and a division title for San Diego.
Tomlinson scored three touchdowns on Sunday, including the final two in a span of 47 seconds late in the game, to break the NFL single-season record with 29 TDs and lead the Chargers to a 48-20 win over the Denver Broncos.
The victory, coupled with Kansas City's 20-10 loss to Baltimore, gave the Chargers (11-2) their second division title in three seasons.
The Chargers also grabbed the inside track to home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs because Indianapolis lost 44-17 at Jacksonville to fall into a tie with Baltimore at 10-3.
Tomlinson tied Shaun Alexander's record of 28, set in 2005, when he scored on a 6-yard run with 3:57 left. He got hit at the 3, but spun right and scored.
Saints 42, Cowboys 17
At Irving, Texas, Sean Payton outsmarted his old boss early, then had some fun at his expense with an onside kick later, once the New Orleans Saints were well on their way to victory.
Jaguars 44, Colts 17
At Jacksonville, Florida, rookie Maurice Drew ran for a career-high 166 yards and two touchdowns, returned a kickoff 93 yards for a score to help the Jaguars run the Colts out of town and maybe out of contention for home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs.
Fred Taylor added 131 yards on nine carries before leaving with a sore right hamstring.
Dolphins 21, Patriots 0
At Miami, New England's best play was an illegal forward pass.
Miami (6-7) sacked Tom Brady four times, forced him to fumble twice, held him to 78 yards passing and shut out the Patriots (9-4) for the first time since the perfect-season Dolphins of 1972.
Titans 26, Texans 20, OT
At Houston, Vince Young and the Titans (6-7) did it again.
Young ran for a 39-yard touchdown in overtime for a third straight comeback victory and fourth win in a row. The Texans fell to 4-9.
Bengals 27, Raiders 10
At Cincinnati, Carson Palmer threw for a pair of touchdowns and Rudi Johnson ran for two more to strengthen Cincinnati's playoff chances.
The Bengals (8-5) have won four in a row, moving to the forefront of the AFC wild card race.
In other games, it was: Eagles 21, Redskins 19; Ravens 20, Chiefs 10; Vikings 30, Lions 20; Falcons 17, Buccaneers 6; Giants 27, Panthers 13; Cardinals 27, Seahawks 21; Bills 31, Jets 13; Packers 30, 49ers 19.
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