Philip Rivers is breaking records and playing like an MVP for Chargers

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers finished the game completing 22 of 34 passes for 313-yards and those three scores.  For his career, he now has thrown 236 touchdowns, surpassing Donovan McNabb to tie George Blanda for 21^st in NFL history. He now is one TD shy of Jim Kelly for 20^th and two of Len Dawson for 19^th.

Yesterday’s game was the fifth consecutive match-up where Rivers has thrown multiple touchdowns.  This tied a personal best for San Diego’s signal caller who first achieved this feat during the first five games of the 2010 season.

While Rivers tied a personal record in Sunday’s win, he also set an NFL record.  He became the first quarterback in NFL history to have five straight games posting a passer rating of 120.0 or better after inking a 123.8 rating against the Raiders.  This milestone surpassed two of the league’s top quarterbacks in Johnny Unitas and Kurt Warner, who held the record with four games.