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OAKLAND, Calif. – San Diego figured its rematch with the Raiders would be much closer than the Chargers’ rout of their division rival last month.

It was, but with the same result.

Antonio Gates had eight receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown, LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 164 yards and a score on 37 carries, and the Chargers won their fourth straight game, 23-17 over the Raiders on Sunday.

Drew Brees passed for 226 yards and also ran for a touchdown to help the Chargers (7-3) beat the Raiders for the second time in three weeks after their 42-14 win on Halloween.

San Diego maintained a tie for first place in the AFC West with Denver, which won 34-13 at New Orleans. The Chargers play at Kansas City next week before hosting the Broncos the following Sunday.

Seahawks 24, Dolphins 17

SEATTLE – Rookie Michael Boulware saved the game for the Seattle Seahawks. Maybe the season, too.

Boulware intercepted a pass by A.J. Feeley and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown with 56 seconds remaining, lifting the Seahawks to a 24-17 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

It was the fourth time this season Feeley has had an interception returned for a TD, and his mistake spoiled the debut of interim coach Jim Bates.

Feeley, who hobbled for most of the game with an injured right hip, had just led the Dolphins (1-9) on a 48-yard drive in nine plays, and Olindo Mare’s 39-yard field goal made it 17-all with 2:20 remaining.

Eagles 28, Redskins 6

PHILADELPHIA – Donovan McNabb spent the first 2 quarters scrambling for his life and the final minutes resting on the sideline. In between, he sat in the pocket and picked apart Washington’s secondary.

McNabb tied a career high with four touchdown passes, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 28-6 victory over the Redskins on Sunday.

The Eagles are 9-1 for the first time since the 1980 season, when they opened 11-1 and went to the Super Bowl.

McNabb threw two TD passes to Brian Westbrook and one each to Terrell Owens and Chad Lewis. It was his second straight four-TD performance, fourth of the season and sixth in his six-year career.

Patrick Ramsey, making his first start of the season after replacing the ineffective Mark Brunell last week, couldn’t revive Washington’s sputtering offense.

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