SAN DIEGO (8-6) At CINCINNATI (3-11)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – Chargers by 7
RECORD VS. SPREAD – San Diego 8-6; Cincinnati 5-8-1
SERIES RECORD – Chargers lead 19-11
LAST MEETING – Chargers beat Bengals 27-24, Dec. 20, 2009
LAST WEEK – Chargers beat 49ers 34-7; Bengals beat Browns 19-17
CHARGERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (14), PASS (2)
CHARGERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (2), PASS (1)
BENGALS OFFENSE – OVERALL (21), RUSH (27), PASS (13)
BENGALS DEFENSE – OVERALL (18), RUSH (22), PASS (17)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Chargers have won eight of last 10 in series, including three straight in Cincinnati. … It’ll be San Diego’s farthest trip East this season. They played at Indianapolis – which has a dome – on Nov. 28 and had New England at home. … Chargers have won 20 of last 21 games in December. … Philip Rivers’ career passer rating in December is 100.0, best in league history. He has thrown 39 touchdowns and only 13 interceptions in the month. … Rivers is 21-1 as a starter in regular-season games played in December and January. Loss came Dec. 5, 28-13 against Oakland. … Rivers needs one more TD pass for second 30-TD season of career. … Rivers and Antonio Gates have combined on 42 TDs, fourth-most in NFL history. Duo of Sonny Jurgensen and Jerry Smith ranks third with 43. … San Diego has allowed only seven points in last two games, its best showing since 2006. Kansas City and San Francisco converted only two third-down plays combined, the Chargers’ best such showing since 1986. … Likely the final home game for Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, who turned down extension last season and finishing his contract. … Bengals coming off 19-17 win over Cleveland that snapped 10-game losing streak, which matched longest in franchise history during one season. … Rookie DE Carlos Dunlap, a second-round pick, has six sacks in last four games.
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