American Football:The Philadelphia Eagles claimed the outright lead in the NFC East after a record-equalling performance from DeSean Jackson helped them to a 45-38 victory over the New York Giants last night.
The Giants (7-6), who could have forged a three-way tie at the top of the NFC with a win, came back from a 30-17 halftime deficit to lead 31-30 with five minutes left in the third quarter.
On Philadelphia's next play from scrimmage, big-play weapon Jackson caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Donovan McNabb, backpedalling untouched into the end zone to put the Eagles into a lead which they never relinquished.
Wide receiver and return man Jackson, who had earlier scored on a 72-yard punt return, tied an NFL record with his eighth touchdown of the season of 50 yards or more.
The San Diego Chargers streaked to their eighth successive win, holding off the Dallas Cowboys 20-17 behind 10 fourth-quarter points.
Philip Rivers fired his 100th career touchdown pass for San Diego (10-3) to break a 10-10 tie and Nate Kaeding added a 34-yard field goal before the Cowboys (8-5) scored on a Tony Romo pass with two seconds remaining.
The win, a league-best 16th in a row in December games, gave the Chargers a two-game lead over the Denver Broncos (8-5) in the AFC West with three games remaining in the regular season.
Dallas, 3-8 in its last 11 December games, had shared the NFC East lead with Philadelphia before the loss.