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SEATTLE (AP) -- With the game on the line in the fourth quarter,
John Carney and Todd Peterson were a contrast in kickers: Carney
couldn't miss and Peterson couldn't make one.
Carney kicked two of his four field goals in the fourth quarter,
including a 41-yarder with 3:19 left that lifted San Diego over
slumping Seattle 19-16 Sunday.
|  | | Chargers quarterback Jim Harbaugh completed 20 of 39 passes for 229 yards. |
Peterson, meanwhile, missed three field-goal attempts in the
fourth quarter after making three in the first half to extend his
streak of successful kicks to 16.
"I learned a long time ago as a placekicker that you're going
to miss," Peterson said. "It's very frustrating."
Carney was sympathetic.
"Everybody has one of those days if you're in this game long
enough," he said.
The Seahawks (8-5), who had a three-game lead in the AFC West
three weeks ago, lost their third straight and are now tied with the Chiefs for first place. Kansas City beat Minnesota 31-28 on Sunday night.
"It's very painful for us right now," said Seahawks coach Mike
Holmgren, who was hired by billionaire owner Paul Allen to get
Seattle into the playoffs for the first time since 1988. "We're
fighting for our lives."
The Chargers (6-7) won their second straight after a six-game
losing streak. They still think they can make the playoffs.
"We wanted to win out. We've won two. Like the Bee Gees said,
we're staying alive," San Diego quarterback Jim Harbaugh said.
After Ricky Watters fumbled and Jason Perry recovered for San
Diego at the Seattle 27 with 5:24 left, the Chargers took a 19-16
lead on Carney's fourth field goal of the game.
The Seahawks had a chance to tie, but Peterson hit the left
upright with a 38-yard attempt with 1:10 left.
"I get paid to make that kick," said Peterson, who is in his
seventh season in the NFL.
Said Holmgren: "He usually makes that last one, but those
things happen."
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The Chargers beat the Seahawks for the second time this
season by three points. They won 13-10 Oct. 13 in San Diego.
Jim Harbaugh suffered a thumb contusion in the first quarter, but
stayed in the game after it was taped.
Jeff Graham of the
Chargers tied his career high with nine receptions.
Seahawks rookie Charlie Rogers ran back five kicks for 154 yards, including a 49-yarder in the fourth quarter.
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Peterson also was short on a 48-yard attempt with the score tied
at 16 with 9:52 left. After Darryl Williams intercepted a pass from
Harbaugh, Peterson missed a 52-yarder with 8:41 remaining.
Receiver Mike Pritchard said the Seahawks had no excuses for the way they've played the past three weeks against Tampa Bay, Oakland
and San Diego.
"When you make a run for the playoffs, you can't play bad,"
Pritchard said. "The pressure is on, but there's no way that team
should beat us. They're not better than us. If you're a playoff
team, you shouldn't come down to a field goal hoping to get you
into overtime."
The Seahawks, who trailed 13-9 at halftime, took their first
lead of the game when they opened the second half with a 67-yard
scoring drive. Jon Kitna threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Derrick
Mayes with 3:40 gone in the third quarter.
The Seahawks won an instant-replay challenge late in the third
quarter. Junior Seau hit Kitna, causing him to fumble, and Al
Fontenot recovered the ball at the Seattle 15 with 38 seconds left
in the period. But Holmgren challenged the play and the officials
ruled Kitna's arm was going forward on the play so it was an
incomplete pass.
With 2:56 gone in the fourth quarter, Carney tied the score at
16 with a 28-yard field goal.
The Chargers took the game's opening kickoff and drove 72 yards
for the only touchdown of the first half, a 1-yard run by Natrone
Means.
Means played for the first time since having arthroscopic
surgery on his left knee Oct. 25.
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