Darren Sproles rushed for 105 yards collected 45 yards receiving, totaled 178 yards on kick and punt returns and scored a pair of touchdowns including the game-winner in overtime to lift the San Diego Chargers past the Indianapolis Colts 23-17 in the wildcard round of the AFC playoffs.
It was the colts who struck first as Joseph Addai scored on a one-yard run in the opening quarter but the Chargers bounced back in the second frame to even the score at 7-7 when LaDainian Tomlinson found the endzone on a 3-yard run. Indy grabbed the lead back on an Adam Vinatieri 43-yard field goal with 6:51 left in the half but San Diego answered with 47 seconds left before the break when Sproles scored on a 9-yard touchdown run to take the lead at 14-10.
Indianapolis came out it the third quarter and reclaimed the lead when Peyton Manning found Reggie Wayne on a 72-yard touchdown pass and their 17-14 lead would hold until the final minute of the fourth quarter. With 33 seconds left in the game Nate Kaeding sent the game into overtime when he kicked a 26-yard field goal.
After winning the toss the Chargers took the ball and Philip Rivers led San Diego down the field and was aided by a few costly penalties on the Colts. Sproles then found space along the sideline and went 22-yards for a touchdown to end the game.
San Diego will now face either the Pittsburgh Steelers or Tennessee Titans depending on who wins the Baltimore Ravens Miami Dolphins game on Sunday.
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