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ATLANTA -- Josh Lambo said kicking his game-winning field goal -- his fourth of the game -- was no more difficult than an extra point.The hard work, according to the kicker, was handled by Denzel Perryman and San Diegos defense.Lambos 42-yard field goal in overtime gave San Diego its first road victory of the year, as the Chargers rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 33-30 on Sunday.Perryman, the linebacker still obviously affected by a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the Chargers Oct. 9 loss to Oakland, delivered two key plays late in the game. His interception of Matt Ryans pass for Julio Jones set up Lambos tying 33-yard field goal with 18 seconds remaining in regulation.Perrymans fourth-and-1 stop on running back Devonta Freeman gave San Diego the ball at Atlantas 43 for the Chargers winning drive.Credit the defense, Lambo said. Everyone on the team is making my job easy.Perryman grabbed Freemans legs behind the line for the key tackle on the Falcons gamble.It was just instincts, Perryman said. On fourth-and-1, it was a no-brainer that they were going to run the ball. ... I just got Freemans leg and hung on.Falcons coach Dan Quinn stood by the play call even though Freeman lost two yards on a run three plays earlier.Just a gut feeling I had, Quinn said of the fourth-down decision. Go be aggressive and get that half yard that we needed and when we didnt get it that was (the loss).The Chargers (3-4) trailed 27-10 in the second quarter after the Falcons scored three straight touchdowns.There was no panic, said Chargers coach Mike McCoy. There was nothing. It was just, `Hey, youve got to believe in what were doing. Its just one play at a time.Melvin Gordon ran for 68 yards and two touchdowns and added a 5-yard scoring catch early in the fourth quarter, cutting Atlantas lead to 30-27.Atlantas Matt Bryant missed his attempt for a 58-yard field goal on the final play of regulation.The Falcons (4-3) have lost two straight.Its frustrating, said offensive tackle Jake Matthews. We were up big and let it get away.Jones had nine catches for 174 yards.PROTEST: Five San Diego players raised their clenched right fists as their protest during the national anthem. Standing together on the San Diego sideline, offensive linemen D.J. Fluker, Chris Hairston and Joe Barksdale and linebacker Joshua Perry held up their fists as they stood. Offensive tackle Tyreek Burwell, inactive and not in uniform, also raised his fist as part of the protest.There were no demonstrations from Falcons players.LONG ROAD: The Chargers had lost 10 of 11 road games. The stretch that began with the final road game in 2014 included losses in San Diegos first three road games this season.200 AGAIN: Ryan passed for 273 yards for his NFL-record 46th consecutive game with more than 200 yards passing. He threw a 17-yard scoring pass to tight end Jacob Tamme in the second quarter.THROWBACK: The Falcons wore black jerseys in what they called a modern interpretation of their 1966 uniforms. Due to NFL safety rules which require teams to use only one helmet, they wore their normal black helmets, though they switched to the original Falcons logo. They wore red helmets in 1966.INJURIES: Chargers defensive tackle Caraun Reid was carted off with a left knee injury in the first quarter and did not return. Reid had a teammate fall on his leg on a Falcons completion to tight end Levine Toilolo.Tevin Coleman led Atlanta with 64 yards rushing, including a 30-yard touchdown run, before leaving with a hamstring injury. 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With each pushing for every last point, it was Hamlin who advanced into the round of eight on a tiebreaker over Dillon.Joey Logano won at Talladega Superspeedway, and Hamlin edged Kurt Busch by .006 seconds for third place and the one point he needed to tie Dillon in the standings.Dillon was ninth, but lost the right to move into the next round based on average finish over the last three races.Hamlin had told his Joe Gibbs Racing team not to give him points updates, and that lack of knowledge forced him to scramble through the final turn as he was undecided on how aggressive he needed to be.I wasnt sure whether I needed to finish third, he said. I told them I didnt want points updates. But thats almost when I probably should have got one to figure out what I was going to do. (Dillon) is in the middle of the pack. Hes fighting and getting positions. He could change two positions in the last hundred yards.So you cant really predict it. I knew I just had to try to finish as good as I could.With Truex and Keselowski out of the playoffs before the checkered flag, the suspense came down to final finishing order. Logano was not in a must-win situation, but the victory sure didnt hurt.Dillon, on a frantic dash over two overtime laps to gain as many spots as possible, called the outcome heartbreaking.It sure stinks to lose it on a tiebreaker, Dillon said.Also eliminated Sunday was Chase Elliott. Advancing are: Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Logano and Hamlin. There are four Toyotas remaining in the field, all from Joe Gibbs Racing. Stewart-Haas Racing has Kurt Busch and Harvick -- but the two had a heated exchange after the race over alleged contact on the last lap -- while Hendrick Motorsports has Johnson for three Chevrolets in the field. Logano is the only Ford driver.Feels good to win on a clutch moment like that with the pressure on, Logano said. I think we ran like a champ.The race was stark difference from the spring stop in Alabama, when 35 cars were involved in at least one accident and two cars went airborne . And last year, it appeared that Kevin Harvick intentionally caused an accident on an overtime restart to help his championship chances.But for mile after mile Sunday, the drivers behaved.The only glitches came in a harried sequence early in the race in which three championship contenders had uncharacteristic gaffes within minutes of each other. First Logano left pit road with a jack wedged under his Ford, and he had to return to pit road to have it removed. Then Hamlin was flagged for speeding, then Truex lost an engine .Keselowskis engine went with 43 laps remaining affter hed battled climbing temperatures on his car because of debris on his front grille.ddddddddddddIt is unfortunate for Brad, Logano said. It happens as a leader picking some (debris up). We picked it up just not as much.Keselowski was dominant for a huge chunk of the race, even as he battled climbing temperatures on his Ford. Then, with 43 laps remaining, his engine blew and Keselowski was sent to the garage.Kasey Kahne spun with six laps remaining to bring out the caution for a heart-pounding final restart.The caution had terrible timing for Hamlin, and was a gift for Dillon. Hamlin was trying to hold off Dillon for the last transfer position and the Kahne spin gave Dillon another chance to gain points that would keep him in contention and bump Hamlin from the playoffs.The restart was with three laps remaining.The push was intense for a lap, then a spin by Alex Bowman brought out the caution for an overtime finish.Over the team radio, Dillon was told to concentrate.Focus forward, man. Focus forward on what weve gotta do. Thats what matters, OK? Dillon was told by a team member.Dillon gained two spots in overtime, but it wasnt enough to pass Hamlin in the standings.TREUX MAKES EARLY EXIT: His engine failure ended his title chances -- one round after hed moved to the top of the list of favorites.Truex won a pair of races in the opening round of the Chase, and was above the elimination line Sunday and only needed a decent day to advance into the third round. He appeared to be in good shape after winning the pole -- overcoming a qualifying day distraction when his team had trouble in inspection -- but the engine blowing on his Toyota sent him to a last-place finish.We had a team capable of competing for the championship, and unfortunately were not going to be able to show that, he said.KESELOWSKI ELIMINATED: Faced with a must-win situation at Talladega two years ago, Keselowski stepped up and grabbed a monumental victory.He was certain he could do the same on Sunday and after leading 90 laps, Keselowski was definitely in play for the win.When his engine failed, his championship chances were done .A lot of fun to be leading at Talladega, he said. We were doing the best we could to have some fun and lead some laps.OH WHAT A FEELING: Toyota celebrated its 1,000th race at the Cup level by advancing a manufacturer-high four cars into the round of eight.All four Joe Gibbs Racing entries moved into the third round, with Truexs blown engine the only hiccup on the day.Having four drivers, from the same team, still in the playoffs led winning car owner Roger Penske to poke the Toyota camp on the stakes.Theyve got more to lose than I do, I guess, Penske said. Theyve got four.UP NEXT: The opening race of the third round of the Chase on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. Logano swept the second round last year and seemed headed to the win at Martinsville until he was intentionally wrecked as payback by Matt Kenseth. The feud between the two ultimately cost Logano a spot in the championship round. ' ' '