Southern mounted a late charge to beat Abilene Christian 66-65 on Tuesday night.Trailing 65-61 with 42 seconds left, Potter made a trey and then hit the winner. ACUs Jaylen Franklin missed from lo

SAN DIEGO -- Music blared louder than normal in the San Diego Chargers locker room, and there was a sense of relief Thursday night after a victory over the Denver Broncos.The Chargers had actually finished.Philip Rivers threw for 178 yards and one touchdown, passing Hall of Famer Dan Fouts to become San Diegos career passing leader, and the Chargers held off the Broncos 21-13.The victory may have saved embattled coach Mike McCoys job .The Chargers (2-4) were coming off a mistake-filled loss at Oakland, and earlier in the season lost three games in which they led at the 2-minute warning. There has been increasing fan discontent with the conservative McCoy, and the Chargers are trying to convince voters to approve a $1.1 billion public handout for a new downtown stadium in the form of an increase in the hotel occupancy tax.There is nothing like winning, a misty-eyed McCoy said. Especially beating a good football team in front of are home fans. It was great.The victory meant a ton for Mike, Rivers said. It wasnt talked about a lot on the team but veteran players ... I felt it. Not that I expected it if it didnt go well. I had no idea but you also you are not playing dumb. We knew we had to get this thing going in a hurry.The Broncos had the ball in the final seconds, but the Chargers -- who had two turnovers on special teams -held.You cant take winning for granted in this league, defensive end Corey Liuget said. When I saw it said 0:00 and that guy didnt catch that ball, I was happy as hell. I got on my damn knee and said, `Thank you Lord. Its over now.What changed from those brutal losses, when the Chargers blew late leads?It was a mindset for us to go out there and finish, and everyone knew we were going to finish this game, LiThe defending Super Bowl champion Broncos were coached by special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis after Gary Kubiak was ordered by doctors to sit this one out because of a migraine condition that mimics strokes.You have to give them credit, DeCamillis said. We know it would be a tough game because they have played a lot of close games and not won.The five-time defending AFC West champion Broncos (4-2) were mostly sluggish behind Trevor Siemian, who was back at quarterback after rookie Paxton Lynch struggled in a loss to Atlanta. They lost their second straight game and had their NFL-record 15 straight divisional road victories snapped.The Chargers snapped their streak of 10 straight divisional losses dating to 2014.Rivers, in his 13th season with the Chargers and 11th as starter, has 43,094 career yards passing. Fouts threw for 43,040 yards in 15 seasons with the Bolts.Rivers threw a 5-yard scoring pass to rookie tight end Hunter Henry to cap the games first possession. Rivers finished 18 of 29.Otherwise, the Chargers had to settle for Lambos career-high four field goals, of 37, 21, 31 and 32 yards.LATE-FIRING BRONCOS: Denver didnt get across the 50 on its own accord until there were just 2 minutes left in the third quarter. Denvers first score came after a punt bounced off San Diegos Travis Benjamin and the Broncos recovered at the San Diego 11. The refs initially ruled that the Broncos downed the punt, but Denver challenged and got the ball. Brandon McManus kicked a 29-yard field goal.Siemian was 30 of 50 for 230 yards, with a 5-yard scoring pass to Bennie Fowler midway through the fourth quarter.McManus kicked a 46-yard field goal with 27 seconds left, and Denver recovered the onside kick at its 46. It got to the San Diego 45 with eight seconds to go before Siemians desperation pass was batted down by Dexter McCoil.DEFENSIVE STAND: The Broncos were threatening at the San Diego 20 with less than 5 minutes to go. But on consecutive plays they were whistled for holding, Siemian was sacked by rookie Jatavis Brown and San Diegos Craig Mager recovered a fumble by Demaryius Thomas.RIVERBOAT MIKE: McCoy went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Denver 20 early in the second half, with Melvin Gordon going over the top for a 1-yard gain. Rivers misfired on two straight passes and was flushed on third down, forcing the Chargers to settle for Lambos 37-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead. McCoy improved to 25-31 overall in four seasons.NEW HOLDER: Veteran backup quarterback Kellen Clemens took over as holder for the Chargers after rookie Drew Kasers misadventure at Oakland on Sunday. Kaser mishandled the snap on a potential tying field goal with 2:07 left in the 34-31 loss. Kaser, who also shanked a punt, kept his job as punter but lost his job as holder.ANTHEM WATCH: Chargers players Joe Barksdale, D.J. Fluker, Chris Hairston, Joshua Perry and Tyreek Burwell held up their right fists during the national anthem.INJURIES: The Broncos said T Russell Okung was taken to a hospital with concussion-like symptoms. ... Chargers rookie DE Joey Bosa was having his right hand worked on by the trainers after Denvers first drive. He was back in for the next Broncos possession. ... Broncos WR Cody Latimer left with a concussion in the second quarter. ... Gordon limped off the field early in the fourth quarter. 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Didier Drogba gave away the penalty that put Senegal one goal away from a major upset, but the veteran striker will get another chance -- probably his last -- at the World Cup after Salomon Kalous injury-time strike sealed the Ivorians place in Brazil next year.ABILENE, Texas -- Armel Potter hit a 3-point shot and then nailed a jumper with four seconds left as Charleston Southern mounted a late charge to beat Abilene Christian 66-65 on Tuesday night.Trailing 65-61 with 42 seconds left, Potter made a trey and then hit the winner. ACUs Jaylen Franklin missed from long range as time expired.Abilene Christian led throughout until the last score of the game. The Wildcats were up 54-42 midway through the second half and were leading 62-57 with 2:51 left.Potteer made 10 of 17 field goals for 26 points and Christian Keeling added 20, making 8 of 11 from the floor for Charleston Southern (2-2).ddddddddddddACU got 46 points in the paint, compared to Charleston Southerns 28 but the Buccaneers were 6 of 19 from long range while the Wildcats made just two.Jaren Lewis was 7 of 8 from the floor for 18 points for the Wildcats (2-1). ' ' '