After their first two losses, the San Diego Chargers felt frustrated, disheartened and cheated. They knew that they needed to win on Monday night to keep up with the unbeaten Denver Broncos in the AFC West. There would be no comeback victories by the opposition in Week 3, even though Brett Favre, a nemesis to the Chargers, is a master at that sort of thing. And there wouldn’t be any quick whistles that would snatch victory away in the final minute. This time, the Chargers were in charge, running away with a 48-29 win at home to gain their first win of the season. “It didn’t matter how any of us felt. We were going to do what we had to do to win this game,” running back LaDainian Tomlinson said. “We needed this bad. If we had lost, we go 0-3 and I don’t know what’s going to happen.” Philip Rivers went 19-for-25 for 250 yards and three touchdowns, increasing his league-leading total to nine this season. Tomlinson ran 26 times for 67 yards and two TDs, and Antonio Cromartie ran back an interception 52 yards for another score. The Bolts defense sacked Favre four times and picked him off twice. It was Favre’s first loss to San Diego in six games. “I think you saw what this team can do and the big plays we can make,” Rivers said. San Diego allowed its fewest yards of the season so far with 308. The Chargers have scored 110 points in their first three games, the second-most in team history since scoring 114 in 1981. Brown demolishes Pats: Miami running back Ronnie Brown had a career day in the Dolphins 38-13 upset over New England on Sunday. He ran for a franchise-record four touchdowns and threw a TD pass as the Patriots fell for the first time in the regular season since Dec. 10, 2006, also against the Dolphins. The Patriots loss snapped their 21-game regular season winning streak. They allowed the most points in a regular season game since a 40-21 setback to Indianapolis in 2005. Miami matched its win total from last season, when the Dolphins went 1-15. Miami’s key to winning was a little trickery. The Dolphins used six direct snaps to fool the usually stingy Patriots defense. “When they get settled, they’re pretty fundamentally sound as a defense,” Brown said. “So we wanted to give them something to adjust to.” Brown had 17 carries for 113 yards and TD runs of 2, 15, 5 and 62 yards. New England played without quarterback Tom Brady, who is out for the season with a knee injury. But it’s doubtful that even Brady would have been able to mount a comeback from a 35-13 deficit just 11 seconds into the fourth quarter. Griese fires away in comeback win: Down 24-14 in the fourth quarter, former Chicago quarterback Brian Griese led Tampa Bay to a comeback 27-24 overtime road win over the Bears. Griese overcame three interceptions to guide drives of 63 and 79 yards (TD pass to Jerramy Stevens) to tie the game, then one of 90 yards in overtime that ended with a 21-yard field goal from Matt Bryant for the game winner. Griese was 38 of 67 for 402 yards and two touchdowns in the game. His 67 pass attempts set a franchise record and are fifth-most all-time in the NFL. “I had no idea how many passes I threw until after the game,” Griese said. “I know it’s not a recipe for success in the long run. But today, it was a necessity for the style of defense that the Bears have. In the NFL today, you have to be able to adapt and find ways to win, and that’s what we did.”