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Philip Rivers has been struggling lately, but he knows how to come through in the clutch. He found Vincent Jackson behind the Seattle secondary for a 37-yard touchdown with 29 seconds left to give San Diego a stunning 20-17 victory. "Quarterbacks are judged on one thing -- finding a way to win, and he's done that," Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer said of Rivers, who completed only 10 of 30 passes for 181 yards, and who has achieved a passer rating of at least 85 only once in his past five games. LaDainian Tomlinson did not score for the first time in 11 games, but he rushed for 123 yards, including a 62-yard sprint down the right sideline that set up the game's first score -- a 9-yard touchdown pass to Jackson. Nate Kaeding kicked two field goals in the second half, but Shaun Alexander scored two touchdowns to help build a 17-13 lead for Seattle. After Vincent's second touchdown, Shawne Merriman's third sack of the game helped seal the victory. San Diego's defense had six sacks and forced the game's only two turnovers. San Diego clinched a first-round bye in the playoffs, and will clinch the top seed in the AFC playoffs if it gets a home victory against Arizona on New Year's Eve.