The Tampa Bay Buccaneers improved to 5-4 with a 34-24 win over the San Diego Chargers.

The Buccaneers had a +1.5 advantage in The Trench Counter, forcing two turnovers that were returned for touchdowns and matching the Chargers on a yards per play basis. San Diego had a +19 edge in Total Rushes/Completions.

Josh Freeman went 14-for-20 for 210 yards and two touchdowns.

Doug Martin had 119 total yards from scrimmage one week after his monster performance against the Raiders.

Philip Rivers went 29-for37 for 337 yards and three touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions.

Ryan Mathews continued his relatively disappointing third season, rushing 17 times for just 54 yards.