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SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Chargers got off to a dynamite start under new coach Mike McCoy. The Houston Texans showed them how to finish. Randy Bullock kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired, and the Texans rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second half for a 31-28 victory over the Chargers on Monday night. Brian Cushing returned an interception 18 yards for the tying touchdown with 9:30 to play for the Texans, who roared back from a 28-7 deficit late in the third quarter to spoil the debut of McCoy, the offensive guru hired to revitalize a stagnant franchise. Matt Schaub threw a tipped interception on Houstons first play of the season, but recovered to pass for 346 yards and three TDs. He calmly engineered the final 36-yard drive to set up Bullock, who coolly nailed his NFL field goal. Philip Rivers threw four touchdown passes as the Chargers gave their fans a tantalizing start under McCoy. They also got an agonizing reminder of last season under fired coach Norv Turner, when San Diego blew five halftime leads. Owen Daniels caught two TD passes and Garrett Graham had another for the Texans in the final game of the NFLs opening weekend. While the Chargers showed promise, the Texans began a season of Super Bowl aspirations with a gritty comeback befitting a defending two-time AFC South champion club that got off to an 11-1 start last season. Ryan Mathews caught a 14-yard TD pass on San Diegos first snap, while Eddie Royal made two TD catches and Vincent Brown had another for the Chargers during an auspicious start in the first three quarters for McCoy. He was hired away from division rival Denver to jump-start a team that has missed the playoffs for three straight years. San Diego led 7-0 just 15 seconds into the season, thanks to an interception on Houstons first play and Rivers TD pass on the Chargers first snap. San Diego had a 14-point halftime lead and stretched it to 28-7 early in the third quarter, but Houstons offence finally clicked decisively. San Diego managed just 90 yards in the second half, and the turnover-prone Rivers made yet another big mistake late in an otherwise solid game. Cushing came up big in his first game since missing most of last season with a knee injury and then signing a six-year, $55.6 million extension last week. Rivers under-pressure throw was snagged by Cushing, who got up from his diving catch and rumbled into the end zone. After both teams punted, Schaub got the Texans in position for Bullock, a fifth-round draft pick last year who missed all of his first season with a groin injury. The Chargers fired Turner and general manager A.J. Smith after their first losing season since 2003. In the seasons lowlight, San Diego blew a 24-0 halftime lead in its last Monday night game against McCoys Broncos last October. In front of a Qualcomm Stadium crowd that bought just enough tickets to avoid a local television blackout, McCoys tenure got off to a spectacular start on the first two snaps from scrimmage. Schaubs first pass was tipped into the air by Jarret Johnson, and 330-pound defensive tackle Cam Thomas gathered it in. The San Diego crowd was still cheering when Rivers threw down the Houston sideline to Mathews, who dived in for a score. Although Houston tied it later in the first quarter on Daniels first TD catch, San Diegos defence mostly corralled Schaub and running back Arian Foster. Rivers hit Royal from 6 yards early in the second quarter, and he set up Brown to make an outstanding play with 26 seconds left in the half. Brown, who missed last season with an ankle injury, dived at the corner of the end zone with the ball in both arms, barely clipping the pylon as Johnathan Joseph pushed him out of bounds. Rivers went right back to work after halftime, moving the Chargers 80 yards for a short scoring pass to Royal. Houston responded with a long drive capped by Grahams TD catch. Houston got another boost early in the fourth quarter when Thomas got a 10-yard penalty during a field-goal attempt for unnecessary roughness against Houstons centre, giving a first down to the Texans on a new rule for this season. Daniels caught his second TD pass on the next play from 9 yards on the next snap, cutting San Diegos lead to seven points with 14:44 to play. The Texans then successfully faked a punt with 12 minutes left, converting a fourth-and-1. Although Houston had to punt three plays later, Cushing made his tying interception on San Diegos next offensive snap. Air Max Outlet España . Not that he was complaining. 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According to TSN Edmonton reporter Ryan Rishaug, agent Rick Valette met with Oilers senior VP of hockey operations Scott Howson and general manager Craig MacTavish on Monday to kick off the talks.New York City FCs Stiven Mendoza is good enough to play for a top-flight club in Europe, according to his former employer. New York will be hoping the 24-year-old Colombian will be in top form when they look to overturn a 2-0 aggregate deficit to Toronto FC in their Eastern Conference semi-final second leg at Yankee Stadium, live on Sky Sports 3 on Sunday night.Mendoza, who is on a season-long loan from Brazilian side Corinthians, lit up the 2015 Indian Super League, with two goals in the last three minutes of the final, handing Chennaiyin the title with a thrilling 3-2 win over FC Goa. New York City vs Toronto FC November 6, 2016, 11:40pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass And Chennaiyin co-owner, Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan, revealed he was thwarted in his efforts to re-sign Mendoza for this season due to City boss Patrick Vieiras faith in the Colombian forward.Stiven was a game-changer for us and will always be part of the Chennaiyin family, he told Sky Sports. Chennaiyins co-owner says Mendoza is benefitting from playing with Andrea Pirlo and David Villa He was an integral part of our title-winning campaign last season and was the leagues highest goalscorer. His pace and control are very hard to defend against and we were very keen to bring him baack to Chennaiyin this season.ddddddddddddBut Patrick Vieira was very keen to hold on to him because he needed him and Stiven is having a great season and has scored some important goals. Frank Lampard has 12 goals in 15 starts this season Hes a very talented young footballer and to have team-mates like Andrea Pirlo, Frank Lampard and David Villa - for a 23-year-old like him - is absolutely brilliant. I dont think the day is very far away when he is playing for a top-flight club in Europe.Chennaiyin, managed by World Cup winner Marco Materazzi, were crowned ISL champions against all odds last season, rising from bottom after eight matches to qualify for the end-of-season semi-finals. Chennaiyin co-owner Abhishek Bachchan urges his team forward Their journey was made harder by the floods that swept through Southern India last year, forcing them to play out the season in Pune, more than 700 miles from Chennai.I am hugely proud of what we did last season, Bachchan said. We climbed the table and qualified for the semis after the floods hit, and we couldnt play at home, but the boys played with so much emotion, especially as underdogs in the final against Goa, in Goa.And the reception the boys got back in Chennai was magnificent. It was an amazing journey and thats what football is all about. Also See: Wright-Phillips in MVP running Drogba to return after snub LA Galaxy warned off Rooney Ridgewell arrested in US ' ' '