San Diego ? 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 Sunday, including the final two in a span of 47 seconds late, to break the NFL single-season record with 29 TDs. He led the Chargers to a 48-20 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

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 when Indianapolis lost, 44-17, at Jacksonville to fall into a tie with Baltimore at 10-3.

But this game was all about Tomlinson, who has become the MVP frontrunner by scoring 26 touchdowns in the last nine games.

Tomlinson tied Shaun Alexander’s record of 28, set in 2005, when he scored on a six-yard run with 3:57 left. He got hit at the three, but spun right and scored.

The Chargers got the ball back when Shawne Merriman recovered a fumble at the Denver seven. On the next play, with the crowd at full throat, Tomlinson ran to his left and scored.

He was mobbed in the end zone by his teammates, who hoisted him on their shoulders. He held up the ball and waved the index finger of his other hand.

“Once I got over the pylon, my initial thought process was to bring every guy on the offensive unit over to share that moment,” Tomlinson said. “When we’re old and can’t play this game anymore, them are the moments we are going to remember, that we’ll be able to tell our kids, tell our grandchildren. We can talk about something special that we did. We made history today.

San Diego chargers running back ladainian tomlinson is carried by teammates after scoring his 29th touchdown of the season, breaking the NFL single-season record, in the fourth quarter against Denver. Tomlinson had three scores in the Chargers' 48-20 victory Sunday in San Diego. Tomlinson had 103 yards on 28 carries.

“There’s no better feeling than to share it with the group of guys that’s in that locker room.”

Denver (7-6) lost its fourth straight game.

Tomlinson, who also has thrown for two TDs that don’t count toward his record, also tied former Kansas University standout John Riggins’ 1983 record of seven straight multi-touchdown games. He finished with 103 yards on 28 carries, his seventh straight 100-yard game.

Tomlinson scored his first touchdown of the day early in the second quarter, helping the Chargers take a 28-3 halftime lead. Antonio Gates caught two touchdown passes from Philip Rivers, and fullback Lorenzo Neal scored on a four-yard trick play, perhaps a reward for all the blocking he does for Tomlinson.

But Denver rookie Jay Cutler made it a game, directing the Broncos to 17 third-quarter points to pull to 28-20.

Looking more poised than in his debut a week earlier, Cutler threw touchdown passes of 28 and 11 yards to rookie tight end Tony Scheffler in a span of 48 seconds. The second TD came three plays after Chargers rookie Antonio Cromartie fumbled on a kickoff return after being hit by Patrick Chukwurah, with Denver’s Louis Green recovering at the San Diego 27.

Then Jason Elam kicked a 33-yard field goal to make it 28-20.

But the Chargers’ defense came up big, with Luis Castillo sacking Cutler and Merriman batting down a pass by Cutler on fourth down.

Dolphins 21, Patriots 0

Miami – New England’s best play was an illegal forward pass. It was that kind of day for Tom Brady and his offense.

Miami sacked Brady four times, forced him to fumble twice, held him to 78 yards passing and shut out the Patriots for the first time since the perfect-season Dolphins of 1972.

The Patriots (9-4) still lead the AFC East, but the loss hurt their chances of earning a first-round bye in the playoffs. They lost on the road for the first time in six games this season.

Jaguars 44, Colts 17

Jacksonville, Fla. – There was nothing Peyton Manning could do to prevent this outcome – unless he decided to play defense or special teams.

Rookie Maurice Jones-Drew ran for a career-high 166 yards and two touchdowns, had a 93-yard kickoff return for a score, and the Jaguars literally ran the Colts out of town and maybe out of contention for home-field advantage in the AFC.

Fred Taylor was equally effective against the league’s worst run defense, gaining 131 yards on nine carries before leaving due to a sore right hamstring.

By then, the Jaguars (8-5) were ahead 34-10 and coasting to their first victory against Indianapolis since 2004.

The Colts (10-3) were looking to clinch their fourth consecutive AFC East title. Now, they will try to regroup from a third loss in four games and wonder whether they’ve gone from the leading candidate to secure the conference’s No. 1 seed to a possible wild-card team.

The Colts allowed a franchise record 375 yards rushing. Indy’s Marvin Harrison became the fourth player in NFL history with 1,000 receptions Sunday, joining Jerry Rice, Tim Brown and Cris Carter. Harrison had six catches for 101 yards.

Manning finished 25-of-50 for 313 yards.

Titans 26, Texans 20, OT

Houston – Vince Young and the Titans did it again – spectacularly.

Young ran for a 39-yard touchdown in overtime for a third straight comeback victory and fourth victory in a row.

Young ran into the end zone virtually untouched and then jumped into the stands to the open arms of a throng of burnt-orange-clad fans. He then blew kisses and waved to a crowd that had cheered the Texans most of the game, but went wild when the former University of Texas star scored.

Two weeks ago, the Titans (6-7) rallied from a 21-0 deficit in the final 91â2 minutes to beat the Giants. Last week, Rob Bironas’ 60-yard field goal in the final seconds beat Indianapolis.

The Texans fell to 4-9.

Bengals 27, Raiders 10

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. At the moment, Cincinnati is positioned for one of the two spots, with pivotal games coming up the next two weeks at Indianapolis and Denver.

Eagles 21, Redskins 19

Landover, Md. – The Eagles intercepted two passes – one was returned 84 yards for a TD by Michael Lewis – and Jeff Garcia threw two TD passes.

Garcia threw for 164 yards in another solid outing to improve to 2-1 as the starter since Donovan McNabb’s season-ending injury. Brian Westbrook had 88 yards rushing and 38 receiving for the Eagles.

Washington has lost four of five. Ladell Betts led the Redskins with 171 yards on 33 carries.

Vikings 30, Lions 20

Detroit – Minnesota stayed in the playoff picture with an unlikely boost from a player haunting his former team.

Artose Pinner had career highs with 125 yards rushing and three touchdowns to lift the Vikings (6-7).

Despite losing five of the previous six games and being under .500, the Vikings still have a shot at playing in January.

Falcons 17, Buccaneers 6

Tampa, Fla. – The NFL’s top rushing team lost Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood within a span of five plays of the third quarter, but Justin Griffith came in to finish a 71-yard drive with a 21-yard touchdown burst to lead Atlanta (7-6).

Dunn injured his calf after gaining nine yards to boost his season total to 997. Norwood hurt his right knee four plays later. Griffith had carried just six times for 34 yards before Sunday.

Atlanta’s defense forced two turnovers to set up 10 points, including Demorrio Williams’ 54-yard fumble return for a TD that wiped out a 6-0 deficit.

Cardinals 27, Seahawks 21

Glendale, Ariz. – Edgerrin James topped 100 yards rushing for the second game in a row, and Matt Leinart threw touchdown passes of 56 and five yards to lead the Cardinals to their third victory in four games.

Seattle lost three fumbles resulting in 14 Arizona points, including Leinart’s five-yard scoring pass to Larry Fitzgerald for the go-ahead score on the first play of the fourth quarter.

After Neil Rackers’ 40-yard field goal with 31â2 minutes to go to put Arizona (4-9) up by six points, Seattle (8-5) drove from its 17 to the Cardinals’ 15. But on third-and-12 from the 17, ex-Seahawk Chike Okeafor sacked Matt Hasselbeck for an eight-yard loss. On fourth down, Hasselbeck threw to Deion Branch but the receiver was tackled by Adrian Wilson at the Arizona six, a yard shy of the first down.

Giants 27, Panthers 13

Charlotte, N.C. – Chris Weinke couldn’t turn around Carolina’s disappointing season. Tiki Barber and Eli Manning helped revive the Giants’ playoff hopes.

Barber rushed for 112 yards, Manning threw three touchdown passes, and the Giants snapped a four-game losing streak.

Weinke, making his first start in more than four years in place of the injured Jake Delhomme, threw for a team-record 423 yards, but had three second-half interceptions for the Panthers (6-7), losers of three straight.

The Giants (7-6) remained in the top spot in the NFC wild-card race. Barber went over 10,000 career yards rushing in the second quarter on the way to his fifth 100-yard game of the season.

Bills 31, Jets 13

East Rutherford, N.J. – Willis McGahee scored on a 57-yard run, Lee Evans had a 77-yard TD catch, and Nate Clements returned an interception 58 yards for a score.

Buffalo (6-7) looked more like the playoff contender than the Jets (7-6), winning for the third time in four games. It was the third time in Bills history, and first since Sept. 24, 1989, at Houston, that they had three plays of over 50 yards in a game. It was also the first time since Dec. 5, 1965, also at Houston, the Bills had TDs rushing and passing of over 50 yards in a game.

Packers 30, 49ers 19

San Francisco – Brett Favre can still carve up Candlestick Park. Favre passed for 293 yards and hit Donald Driver for a 68-yard touchdown, and Green Bay snapped a three-game losing streak.

Playing in the waterfront stadium that hosted some of his greatest playoff performances, Favre was steady and fearless while breathing life back into the Packers (5-8), who had been floundering on offense since early November.

Saints 42, Cowboys 17

Irving, Texas – Bill Parcells used to refer teasingly to Sean Payton as “Dennis the Menace.” There’s no telling what Parcells might call his former assistant now.

Payton outsmarted his old boss early, then had some fun at his expense with an onside kick later, once the Saints were well on their way to the victory over the Cowboys on Sunday night.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees finished 26-of-38 for 384 yards, all without throwing a pass in the fourth quarter.

Terry Glenn had 150 yards receiving on eight catches to lead the Cowboys.