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When last we saw Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, he was completing passes while leading the Chargers to a comeback win over the Lions.

The last 20 of those passes that Rivers completed came in a row as he got into a groove late in the game that leaves him with a shot at a line in the record book if the week off didn’t cool him down too much. The NFL record for consecutive completions is held by Donovan McNabb, who completed 24 in a row for the Eagles over two games in the 2004 season.

Rivers can match that total with four straight connections and a fifth consecutive completion to open the game would leave him with sole possession of the record.

If that fifth straight completion is a touchdown, it will be a double record for Rivers. Michael Gehlken of U-T San Diego points out that Rivers enters Sunday’s game with 254 touchdown passes, which ties him with Dan Fouts for the most in Chargers history. It’s a good bet that the 255th score will come at some point against the Bengals, even if Rivers mixes in an incompletion or two before he gets it.