CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolinas defense forced five turnovers by Philip Rivers, recorded five sacks and a safety, and the Panthers defeated the San Diego Chargers 28-16 on Sunday.Cam Newton was a pedestrian 10 of 27 for 160 yards with one touchdown pass and one interception for Carolina (5-8), which snapped a two-game losing streak and kept its slim playoff hopes alive. Jonathan Stewart ran for 66 yards and a touchdown and Graham Gano had four field goals.But it was Carolinas defense that set the tone early -- and later put the game away.Despite playing without middle linebacker Luke Kuechly and defensive end Charles Johnson, the Panthers had four sacks on Rivers and forced three turnovers in the first half to build a 23-7 lead.One of those turnovers, a strip-sack by Kawann Short, proved extra costly for the Chargers (5-8). Running back Melvin Gordon, who came in averaging 117.5 yards from scrimmage and had scored 12 touchdowns, was carted off with a hip injury after his left leg twisted under a pile while attempting to recover the loose ball. He did not return.The Chargers later lost defensive end Joey Bosa to a neck injury.Rivers, who played at North Carolina State, finished 21 of 39 for 236 yards with three interceptions and two touchdown passes in his return to the Carolinas. He also fumbled twice on sacks.Despite trailing 26-16, the Chargers seemed to seize momentum briefly with 11 minutes left in the game when Trovon Reed intercepted Newton in the end zone and appeared to take it back 99 yards for a touchdown. But instead of it being a three-point game, officials ruled Reed was down by contact at the 3-yard line before ever got going.Three plays later, Mario Addison sacked Rivers in the end zone for a safety and the Chargers never threatened again.BOSA INURES NECKBosa, the No. 3 pick in the draft, left in the second quarter with a neck injury after a sack on Newton. Bosa didnt appear to have his head up as he collided with the 6-foot-5, 245-pound Newton in the pocket and his neck snapped back.Cornerback Craig Mager also left in the first half with an elbow injury and did not return.NEWTON SCAREThe home crowd held its breath when Newton left the game late in the third quarter after taking a hit to the side of the head from defensive end Corey Liuget. But Newton returned to the game one play later.HE DID WHAT?Stewart had a highlight reel 20-yard run when he somersaulted over Chargers defender Jahleel Addae, landed on Addaes ankle with his helmet and somehow kept his balance to pick up another 5 yards.FINALLY, A WIN VS. WESTThe Panthers got their first win against an AFC West team after losing to Denver, Kansas City and Oakland earlier this season.GANO PERFECTGano was perfect on the day, converting all four field-goal attempts from 23, 41, 44 and 45 yards.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFLYeezy 350 Bianche Italia . Coach Mike Munchak says Fokou stretched ligaments in his left knee Oct. 13 against Seattle, which could keep out up to five weeks even though the linebacker didnt need surgery. Nmd Uomo Ingrosso . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. 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Schenn scored the game-winning goal and added two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Boise State expected its receivers to have a big day against New Mexico, and they did.Brett Rypien threw five touchdown passes -- three to Cedrick Wilson and two to Thomas Sperbeck -- and No. 19 Boise State overwhelmed New Mexico 49-21 on Friday night.We expected a lot of cover zero, man, so we knew if we had the time to throw, we would get open, he said. It getting a lot easier for us to see the coverages and whats coming and the blitzes. And I think our o-line did a great job picking it up.The Broncos (5-0, 2-0 Mountain West) scored touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions. New Mexico (2-3, 1-1) scored on its second possession, and didnt reach the end zone again until the midway through the fourth quarter.Rypien was 21 of 28 for 391 yards. Sperbeck had nine receptions for 198 yards and Wilson had nine catches for 167 yards.Rypien said it was gratifying to have the two receivers complementing each other.We got into a rhythm, Rypien said. The game plan called for us to make plays. The first four games we relied on Jeremy (McNichols), but we had to step up and we did.In the last two seasons, Sperbeck has totaled 29 catches and 479 yards receiving against New Mexico. His performance last season wasnt enough to prevent the Lobos upset, but it was a conference record for yards.The unexpected loss last season wasnt much of a motivating factor, but it did make the victory feel a little sweeter, according to Sperbeck.It is a little bit of factor, he said. It does feel good to get a win against anybody, obviously. But it feels little better since they beat us last year, but you cant think too much into that. I think we did a great of preparation all week and it showed (Friday).It helped that Boise State was stifling New Mexico early.When the defense stands its ground like it did (Friday), it takes lot of pressure off the offense, Sperbeck said. It allows us to operate more smoothly. Theres not as much pressure to move the ball down the field. We can take the shots we want.THE TAKEAWAYS:Although Boise State downplayed last years loss to the Lobos was any kind of motivation, the Broncos certainly played like they meant to put New Mexico in its place.A lot of guys didnt really like how the Lobos celeebrated last year so I think it was kind of a chip on our shoulder for last year, Wilson said.dddddddddddd We played pretty hard.This was the first game this season that New Mexico did not have a double-digit lead at some point in the game.The Lobos came into the game having allowed nine scoring plays of 40 or more yards and Boise State added two more to that total.UP NEXTBoise State: Hosts Colorado State on Oct. 15. The Broncos have readily handled the Rams in all five meetings since joining the conference. The closest game was 42-30 in 2013. Coming up, Boise State faces BYU at home Oct. 20 in a nationally televised game that could be the Broncos best chance to make a lasting impression against a name opponent -- at least until the regular-season finale Nov. 25 against Air Force.New Mexico: The Lobos travel to Dallas to face Air Force in the Cotton Bowl. For New Mexico, a loss to the Falcons would effectively end its chances at winning the Mountain Division.KEY NUMBERSBoise State had 391 yards passing, 368 of those coming in the first half.We could have had more if we cut them loose, said Broncos coach Bryan Harsin. This show could have gone on all night.New Mexico became the first team this season to top the century mark rushing against the Broncos, totaling 382. Lobos quarterback Lamar Jordan became the first player to rush for 100 yards against Boise State, finishing with 139, but he completed just four passes for 39 yards.INJURY REPORTBoise State suffered no injures of note.New Mexico played the game without leading rusher Teryion Gipson, who injured his hamstring last week against San Jose State. Cornerback Isaiah Brown was lost to a foot injury in the first half. He was replaced by true freshman Elijah Lilly, who Lobos coaches had hoped to redshirt.LAST WORDI tried to just block it out as much as I could and focus on the game, Rypien said, speaking of losing his grandmother Terry Rypien this week. Now I can go home and focus on family stuff that I need to focus on. It was hard the first part of the week, but having the team around me and the coaches around me made it lot better. ' ' '