[4] Means lost a fumble at his own 33-yard line on the first play of the second half; the Chargers' defense allowed only four yards, and Oakland kicked a field goal.
Following an exchange of punts, Humphries completed all five of his passes and accounted for 52 out of 80 yards on the go-ahead drive, capped by Harmon's touchdown catch with 13:41 to play.
Humphries fumbled when sacked on 3rd down, but center Courtney Hall recovered and John Carney kicked a field goal to further narrow the gap.
On the first play of the following drive, Calvin Williams fumbled and Junior Seau returned the loose ball 29 yards up the sideline before diving over a tackle for a touchdown and a 17–14 halftime lead.
After two punts each, the Chargers had another touchdown drive sustained by four 3rd down conversions; the first three of these were on Humphries passes, then Means again scored on 3rd and goal from the Denver 2-yard line.
John Elway led the Broncos to the San Diego 31, but threw four consecutive incompletions to end the final series Denver threat.
San Diego reached a 2nd and 7 from the Steelers 43 in response, but a Humphries pass was deflected, intercepted by Willie Williams and run back 63 yards for a touchdown.
After an exchange of punts, another deflected pass was run back 32 yards by Alvoid Mays for a score; a field goal extended their lead to twenty-four points.
San Diego had a chance to get closer midway through the final quarter, but Martin dropped a potential 47-yard touchdown and Humphries threw his fourth interception three plays later.
The Chiefs were in position to add to that advantage shortly before halftime, but on 1st and 10 from the Chargers 18-yard line Steve Bono was sacked by Raylee Johnson and fumbled.
Shawn Lee recovered the loose ball with 43 seconds remaining in the half, and Humphries managed to drive the Chargers into range for Carney to tie the score at 13–13 going into halftime.
The Chargers ran the clock down to 1:12 before extending their lead with a field goal, but Bono led a rapid 79-yard drive and found Derrick Walker to tie the game at 23–23 with 15 seconds remaining.
Another Smith sack forced the Chargers to go three-and-out; Tamarick Vanover fielded the ensuing punt at his own 14, cut back to the left sideline, broke Bennett's tackle and completed the game-winning return.
San Diego faced 4th and 2 from their own 41-yard line on the next series, Fletcher took a direct snap on a fake punt for 46 yards; Humphries found Harmon for a touchdown three plays later.
Humphries and Martin combined for 24 yards two plays into the Chargers' response, then connected again for a 50-yard touchdown on 3rd and 8, with Seay's two point conversion catch tying the score.
Two plays later, an off-target Humphries pass was tipped by Martin and intercepted by Chris Singleton, setting up a quick Dolphins touchdown drive and a ten-point lead.
After the Chiefs added a field goal, the final serious Charger threat ended when Humphries threw four consecutive incompletions from the Kansas City 45-yard line.
Rookie running back Terrell Davis carried the ball on six consecutive plays for 53 yards, setting up the game-winning field goal with two seconds remaining.
San Diego failed to gain a first down, but Carney hit the final field goal of the day with four minutes left.
[34] The Browns halved their deficit the first time they had the ball in the second half; Vinny Testaverde converted a 4th and 1 at his own 41 with a quarterback sneak and finished the drive with a touchdown to Michael Jackson.
The next time San Diego had the ball, Humphries converted 3rd downs with passes to Martin and Harmon and Fletcher ran 16 yards for the final Chargers touchdown.
Culver was stopped on a 4th and 1 near midfield in the opening quarter, but the Cardinals missed a field goal and San Diego scored on their next drive; Seay caught a 15-yard touchdown on 3rd and 9.
San Diego gained one first down, then were pushed back by a pair of penalties and faced 3rd and 20 from their own 49; Humphries found Martin behind the defense for a 51-yard touchdown.
Indianapolis also missed a field goal, before Jim Harbaugh converted a trio of 3rd downs and put them ahead 10–7 with a touchdown pass.
[38] Coleman's 29-yard punt return set his offense up at the Colts 29-yard midway through the 3rd quarter; Humphries converted a 3rd and 7 with an 8-yard pass to Martin and scored himself with a quarterback sneak on 3rd and goal from the 1.
The Colts reached the San Diego 33-yard line before Harbaugh threw three incompletions and they had to settle for a game-tying field goal with 48 seconds left.
Humphries was knocked out of the game with a neck injury on the Chargers' second offensive series, by which time they were already trailing to a field goal.
The Chargers also benefitted from a fumbled punt later in the quarter, with Fletcher recovering at the New York 16-yard line to set up Carney's 30-yard field goal.
Humphries returned from his injury and ran 10 yards to convert a 3rd and 6 on the Chargers' first possession; that drive ended with Carney's 54-yard field goal.
Humphries led San Diego from their own 10-yard line to the Colts 17, but his pass to the end zone was deflected and intercepted with 17 seconds left, and Indianapolis remained 14–10 up at the break.