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Peyton Manning threw three second-half touchdown passes as the Denver Broncos rallied from a 24-point halftime deficit to beat the San Diego Chargers, 35-24, in San Diego on Monday night.

With one game to go, it’s time to start figuring out which teams still have a chance to make the post-season, and what needs to happen.

This was another exciting week in college football, including monster upsets, big rivalry games, close finishes and even a little controversy that could play into the national title mix. Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25.

New York Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter was helped off the field after fracturing his left ankle in the top of 12th inning of his team’s 6-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Saturday’s Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.

Two of baseball’s final four teams are set after one division series in each league reached its conclusion on Thursday. The two remaining division series have their fifth and deciding games scheduled for Friday.

Rob Bironas kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-23, on Thursday night in Nashville.

It seems like every postseason, some previously unknown or under-appreciated player plays a major role in his team playoff victory. This year’s winner so far is Raul Ibanez, who helped propel the Yankees to a stunning win on Wednesday after he pinch hit for Alex Rodriguez in the ninth inning and homered to tie the game against Baltimore. Then it was Ibanez again in the 12th, this time homering to win the game for New York. Here’s a look back at some of the most unlikely star company Ibanez now keeps in the annals of baseball history:

Sam Bradford threw two touchdown passes and the Rams’ defense sacked Kevin Kolb nine times, as St. Louis beat the Arizona Cardinals, 17-3, on Thursday night.