SAN DIEGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Rian Lindell kicked a 24-yard field goal with 5:02 remaining in overtime Sunday as the Seattle Seahawks overcame a late 14-point deficit to down the San Diego Chargers, 31-28.
Eliminated from playoff contention before they took the field, the Chargers (8-8) failed to seal their first winning season since 1995. Instead, they fell into last place in the AFC West for the fifth time in six seasons.
Matt Hasselbeck scored on a one-yard touchdown run with one second left in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime. Seattle outscored San Diego in the fourth period, 21-8, after having not scored since its opening drive of the game.
Hasselbeck threw an interception on Seattle's first possession in overtime but redeemed himself on the winning drive with a 21-yard scramble on third and 12 that got the Seahawks into field goal range at the Chargers' 33.
Hasselbeck completed 36 of 53 passes for a career-high 449 yards along with two touchdowns and the interception. San Diego's Drew Brees threw for 323 yards, three touchdowns and an interception while completing 27 of 49.
But he could not move the Chargers in overtime, throwing a pair of incompletions before getting sacked on third down.
San Diego won just twice in its final nine games after a 6-1 start and closed with a four-game losing streak.
