Rivers throws for 3 TDs as Chargers rally to beat 49ers

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — After all they've been through, a two-touchdown deficit wasn't going to faze the Los Angeles Chargers.

"We've been rock-bottom, so it's only up," running back Melvin Gordon said after the Chargers rallied for a 29-27 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

"We know how to respond when we go down. We always feel like we got the players to be in the game, regardless of how much someone goes up."

Gordon played a significant part in the comeback, rushing for 104 yards on 15 carries to go with his seven receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown. It is the sixth 100-yard rushing game of Gordon's career and his first since last Oct. 29 against New England.

"He ran outstanding.