San Diego running back LaDainian Tomlinson (21) follows the block of guard Brandyn Dombrowski (62) while scoring on one-yard run during the second quarter. The Chargers beat the Chiefs, 43-14, Sunday in San Diego.

San Diego ? The hardest part for Paul Oliver was simply staying on his feet for 40 yards.

In a play that seemed to sum up the afternoon, the San Diego Chargers safety suddenly found the ball in his hands after the Chiefs’ Matt Cassel had it slip out of his, and Oliver turned the fumble recovery into a touchdown.

“It bounced right to me,” Oliver said. “It was about as easy of a play as you can make.”

The Chargers converted four turnovers into scores in a 43-14 victory over Kansas City on Sunday to run their winning streak to six games.

LaDainian Tomlinson scored two touchdowns and moved into 10th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list. Philip Rivers threw two touchdown passes to Antonio Gates as the Chargers improved to 8-3.

The Chiefs (3-8) lost a week after stunning the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime.

This win came courtesy of a defense that dominated despite losing outside linebacker Shawne Merriman to a foot injury in the second quarter. Cornerback Quentin Jammer had an interception and forced a fumble, and Brandon Siler and rookie Larry English also recovered fumbles.

The most spectacular play was Oliver’s. Cassel dropped back and cocked his arm to throw late in the second quarter and the ball slipped out of his hand. Oliver grabbed it out of the air, bobbled it, gained control, turned and ran 40 yards into the end zone to give the Bolts a 28-7 lead.

“I came around the corner, saw he was about to throw, then the ball popped up, bounced right to me,” Oliver said. “All I had to do was run it in. It felt like I was going to fall when I turned around, then I was in the end zone.”

It was San Diego’s second TD in a span of 20 seconds. Rivers had just thrown a 15-yard scoring pass to Gates to cap a drive set up when Jammer forced a fumble by Jamaal Charles, which Siler recovered.

After winning two straight, the Chiefs were knocked back.

Rookie coach Todd Haley said they were looking to take “another baby step.”

“But if you turn the ball over it’s going to get out of hand quick, which is exactly what happened,” he said.

“You can’t give a good team that’s playing really well right now 28 points off turnovers,” Cassel said.