SAN DIEGO -- There appears to be no stopping and the rest of the .And Rivers wants to be clear -- while the have been called San Diego soft in past seasons, there's none of that with this group.Rivers threw two touchdown pa ses to and rookie running back 's big day included his first two NFL touchdowns as the earned the league's first shutout this season in beating the haple s 31-0 Sunday for their fourth straight win.The (4-1) heaped more pain on the (1-4), who lost their fourth straight game and turned to . Vick replaced on New York's first po se sion of the second half, but wasn't any more Reynaldo Lopez Jersey effective.The lost their third center and third running back in five games, yet kept playing hard. Oliver started the season as the No. 4 running back, and on Sunday, he became No. 1 after went out with a concu sion.Rivers said the Bolts' biggest trait after five games is toughne s."For whatever reason, whether it's Southern California, or the vibe that you get out here of just a fine se group of guys that like to throw it around in 75-degree weather, I think we've shown our toughne s," Rivers said "We talk about Yasmani Grandal Jersey it all the time. Not just being tough, but who's going to be the toughest the longest, through four quarters, through 16 games, through a tough stretch, they aren't all going to be like this. We might hit a bump in the road going forward, but I think our toughne s has been shown the last five weeks."We've dealt with injuries and just played tough on both sides and that's just awesome to see."Other than being sacked three times, Rivers had his way with the . He was 20 of 28 for 288 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception.The ' last shutout victory was 31-0 against Kansas City on Dec. 12, 2010. The were blanked for the first time since losing 34-0 against San Francisco on Sept. 30, 2012.New York didn't make it acro Brandon Guyer Jersey s the 50-yard line until 7:35 left in the fourth quarter, thanks to a 33-yard gain on a pa s interference call against . The had only four first downs through three quarters."First off, I apologize to our fans -- those that are left," coach said. "This is on one person and that's it. It's certainly not on a quarterback and one individual that way. It's on me. Clearly got outcoached. I thought we had a good plan going in and obviously that wasn't the case."Smith said he didn't like getting benched "but I had to change my mindset to support these guys. I understand these days will happen."He said it was "a pathetic show on my part. I didn't help at any point during the game, so I'm going to look myself in the mirror."Vick was sacked on his second play. In the fourth quarter, Vick was called for intentional grounding on one drive and later was whistled for throwing a pa s while beyond the line of scrimmage, negating a touchdown catch by . That left the with fourth-and-goal from the 16 and Vick's completion was short.Rivers threw scoring pa ses of 8 and 12 yards to Gates in the first half. They've combined for 65 touchdowns, the most in NFL history between a quarterback and a tight end. They were Gates' first scores since he caught three touchdown pa ses in a 30-21 upset victory against Seattle in Week 2.Gates has 92 career TD catches, moving him into 10th Kelvin Herrera Jersey place all-time.On third-and-17 from the San Diego 27 late in the second quarter, Rivers avoided a sack and threw a short pa s to Oliver, who made two defenders mi s before he was finally brought down by at the 23. Branden scored on a 15-yard run up the middle three plays later.Oliver had a 9-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter on a drive he kept going Jim Abbott Jersey with a 52-yard run.Oliver, a free agent from Buffalo, helped jumpstart San Diego's weak running game with 19 carries for 114 yards. He caught four pa ses for 68 yards.Oliver came up big on a day when the lost yet another running back. was knocked out of the game with a concu sion in the first half. The already have lost for the season with a broken lower right leg and indefinitely with a sprained right knee.Smith completed only four of 12 pa ses for 27 yards with one interception for a rating of 7.6. Vick was 9 of 20 for 47 yards.NOTES: Rivers' pa ser rating was 125, giving him a career-best four straight games of 120.0 or higher. ... C Doug Legurksy left the locker room on crutches after injuring his left knee. RT had an ankle injury and WR a calf injury. ... The ' top-ranked run defense allowed 162 yards rushing.Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre s