San Diego ? San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers tried Wednesday to downplay his animated exchange with Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler on Monday night, which was caught by ESPN’s cameras.

Rivers jawed from the sideline toward Cutler, who had just thrown an incomplete pass on fourth down midway through the fourth quarter of the Chargers’ 23-3 victory.

Asked what he was saying to Cutler, Rivers said, “Nothing. There was really nothing said to him, to be honest with you.”

Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey said there was no excuse for what Rivers did.

“And I don’t really care for the guy, first of all,” Bailey said in a story posted on The Rocky Mountain News’ Web site. “He’s not a respectable guy right now, because you talk too much trash and do this and that, but you’re really not a great player in this league right now.”