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San Diego • Jay Cutler and company are used to close games. This time, Zach Miller went up and grabbed a win for the Chicago Bears.

Miller made a one-handed catch on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Cutler with 3:19 to go, and the Bears beat the staggering San Diego Chargers 22-19 on Monday.

Miller's TD reception and a 2-point conversion run by rookie Jeremy Langford, subbing for the injured Matt Forte, gave the Bears (3-5) their first lead of the night. Chicago's last five games have been decided by three points or less, including consecutive losses to Minnesota and Detroit before the trip to San Diego.

Cutler, who had an interception returned for a touchdown and lost a fumble, kept attacking San Diego's depleted secondary, completing 27 of 40 passes for 345 yards.

He calmly led the Bears on the winning 10-play, 80-yard drive after the Chargers opened a 19-14 lead on rookie Josh Lambo's 22-yard field goal. Two plays before the TD throw to Miller, Cutler was hit and still completed a 12-yard pass to Alshon Jeffery on third-and-6.

The Bears scored 15 points in the fourth quarter.

Cutler's two TD passes broke the franchise record, giving him 139 with the Bears. He had been tied with Hall of Famer Sid Luckman.

San Diego (2-7) lost its fifth straight game for its longest skid since dropping six straight in 2011. It's the longest losing streak in coach Mike McCoy's three seasons.

San Diego's Philip Rivers was 26 of 42 for 280 yards. It was the first time in six games that he didn't throw for more than 300.

The Bears had a rough first half, but the Chargers couldn't put them away.

Cutler lost a fumble on a sack and then made an off-the-mark throw to Jeffery, which second-year cornerback Jason Verrett intercepted and returned 68 yards for a 13-0 lead.

The Chargers suffered even more injuries.

Verrett hurt his groin one play after his pick-six and came out, but remained on the sideline. Cornerback Patrick Robinson left with a neck injury.

Wide receiver Malcom Floyd, who is playing his last season, injured his left shoulder while diving trying to make a catch. Eight days earlier, San Diego's Keenan Allen, one of the NFL's leading receivers, suffered a season-ending lacerated kidney when he landed hard at the end of a spectacular touchdown catch in a loss at Baltimore.

Cutler broke the franchise record for touchdown passes when he found Martellus Bennett for a 1-yard score midway through the second quarter.

Cutler had been tied with Hall of Famer Sid Luckman with 137 with the Bears. Cutler began his career with the Broncos. Luckman threw his final touchdown pass as a member of the Bears on Sept. 17, 1950.

Langford scored on a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter to start Chicago's comeback. Bears 22, Chargers 19

Chicago 0 7 0 15 — 22

San Diego 7 9 0 3 — 19

First Quarter

SD • Woodhead 14 pass from Rivers (Lambo kick), 6:50.

Second Quarter

SD • Verrett 68 interception return (kick failed), 9:58.

Chi • Bennett 1 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 6:53.

SD • FG Lambo 31, :03.

Fourth Quarter

Chi • Langford 1 run (Gould kick), 14:02.

SD • FG Lambo 22, 7:53.

Chi • Miller 25 pass from Cutler (Langford run), 3:19.

Attendance • 68,033.

Chi SD

First downs 25 19

Total Net Yards 446 339

Rushes-yards 29-109 19-77

Passing 337 262

Punt Returns 2-22 0-0

Kickoff Returns 2-46 1-24

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-68

Comp-Att-Int 27-40-1 26-42-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 2-18

Punts 2-42.5 4-39.8

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1

Penalties-yards 6-55 8-54

Time of Possession 33:35 26:25

Individual Statistics

Rushing • Chicago, Langford 18-72, Carey 7-28, Smith 1-11, Cutler 3-(minus 2). San Diego, Woodhead 6-33, Gordon 11-31, Brown 2-13.

Passing • Chicago, Cutler 27-40-1-345. San Diego, Rivers 26-42-0-280.

Receiving • Chicago, Jeffery 10-151, Bennett 8-57, Langford 3-70, Mariani 2-23, Miller 2-23, Wilson 1-15, Bellamy 1-6. San Diego, S.Johnson 7-68, Woodhead 6-78, Gates 6-69, Inman 3-28, Gordon 3-25, Herndon 1-12.

Missed Field Goals • Chicago, Gould 47 (WL), 34 (WL).