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San Diego at New Orleans

8:20 pm EDT Sun Oct 7, 2012

  • TV: NBC
  • Fair New Orleans, LA 77°F

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San Diego 24 at New Orleans 31

24
San Diego Chargers
3-2 (Lost last 1)
Final
San Diego Chargers @ New Orleans Saints
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
San Diego Chargers 7 10 7 0 24
New Orleans Saints 7 7 7 10 31
31
New Orleans Saints
1-4 (Won last 1)

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter SD - NO
Scoring Summary: San Diego Chargers @ New Orleans Saints, 1st Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
6:56 San Diego Chargers SD TD

Philip Rivers passed to Robert Meachem to the left for 15 yard gain (Nick Novak made PAT)

 7 - 0
2:58 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Drew Brees passed to Devery Henderson to the right for 40 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 7 - 7
2nd Quarter SD - NO
Scoring Summary: San Diego Chargers @ New Orleans Saints, 2nd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
9:58 San Diego Chargers SD FG

Nick Novak kicked a 20-yard field goal

 10 - 7
7:19 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Drew Brees passed to Marques Colston to the right for 19 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 10 - 14
0:36 San Diego Chargers SD TD

Philip Rivers passed to Robert Meachem down the middle for 44 yard gain (Nick Novak made PAT)

 17 - 14
3rd Quarter SD - NO
Scoring Summary: San Diego Chargers @ New Orleans Saints, 3rd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
12:27 San Diego Chargers SD TD

Ryan Mathews rushed to the left for 13 yard gain (Nick Novak made PAT)

 24 - 14
0:11 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Drew Brees passed to Marques Colston down the middle for 16 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 24 - 21
4th Quarter SD - NO
Scoring Summary: San Diego Chargers @ New Orleans Saints, 4th Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
8:50 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Drew Brees passed to Marques Colston to the left for 5 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 24 - 28
2:56 New Orleans Saints NO FG

Garrett Hartley kicked a 26-yard field goal

 24 - 31

Passing

Team Statistics: Passing for San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Philip Rivers(notes) 27 42 354 64.3 8.4 5 44 2 1 96.7
Team Statistics: Passing for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Drew Brees(notes) 29 45 370 64.4 8.2 3 19 4 1 110.4

Rushing

Team Statistics: Rushing for San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Ryan Mathews(notes) 12 80 6.7 18 1 0
Ronnie Brown(notes) 2 27 13.5 21 0 0
Jackie Battle(notes) 4 10 2.5 4 0 0
Team Statistics: Rushing for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Pierre Thomas(notes) 9 30 3.3 8 0 0
Mark Ingram(notes) 5 16 3.2 6 0 0
Darren Sproles(notes) 5 9 1.8 5 0 0
Drew Brees(notes) 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0 0

Receiving

Team Statistics: Receiving for San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Malcom Floyd(notes) 5 108 21.6 39 0 0
Robert Meachem(notes) 3 67 22.3 44 2 0
Ryan Mathews(notes) 6 59 9.8 14 0 0
Ronnie Brown(notes) 5 47 9.4 11 0 0
Eddie Royal(notes) 2 31 15.5 20 0 0
Antonio Gates(notes) 3 19 6.3 13 0 0
Dante Rosario(notes) 1 16 16.0 16 0 0
Jackie Battle(notes) 2 7 3.5 4 0 0
Team Statistics: Receiving for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Marques Colston(notes) 9 131 14.6 40 3 0
Devery Henderson(notes) 8 123 15.4 41 1 0
Greg Camarillo(notes) 4 44 11.0 13 0 0
Pierre Thomas(notes) 2 40 20.0 36 0 0
Darren Sproles(notes) 5 28 5.6 14 0 0
Jimmy Graham(notes) 1 4 4.0 4 0 0

Kicking

Team Statistics: Kicking for San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Nick Novak(notes) 3 3 1 2 20 50.0 6
Team Statistics: Kicking for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Garrett Hartley(notes) 4 4 1 1 26 100.0 7

Punting

Team Statistics: Punting for San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Mike Scifres(notes) 4 45.5 61 0 3 0
Team Statistics: Punting for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Thomas Morstead(notes) 4 51.8 61 0 2 0

Kick/Punt Returns

Team Statistics: Returns for San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Richard Goodman(notes) 5 127 25.4 38 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Eddie Royal(notes) 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 16 8.0 11 0
Team Statistics: Returns for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Darren Sproles(notes) 2 49 24.5 25 0 2 2 1.0 2 0

Defense

Team Statistics: Defensive for San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD
Antoine Cason(notes) 7 1 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Weddle(notes) 6 1 1.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Quentin Jammer(notes) 4 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 1 9 0
Marcus Gilchrist(notes) 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corey Lynch(notes) 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shaun Phillips(notes) 3 1 1.0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Takeo Spikes(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jarret Johnson(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atari Bigby(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Demorrio Williams(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aubrayo Franklin(notes) 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corey Liuget(notes) 1 1 1.0 13.0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Donald Butler(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dante Rosario(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darrell Stuckey(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Louis Vasquez(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kendall Reyes(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philip Rivers(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Windt(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vaughn Martin(notes) 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larry English(notes) 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Statistics: Defensive for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD
Curtis Lofton(notes) 9 1 1.0 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patrick Robinson(notes) 6 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roman Harper(notes) 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 1 41 0
Scott Shanle(notes) 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ramon Humber(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameron Jordan(notes) 2 1 1.0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corey White(notes) 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Johnny Patrick(notes) 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Junior Galette(notes) 2 0 1.0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sedrick Ellis(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Roby(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malcolm Jenkins(notes) 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Will Smith(notes) 1 1 1.0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Johnson(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brodrick Bunkley(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martez Wilson(notes) 1 0 1.0 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Devery Henderson(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akiem Hicks(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jed Collins(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rafael Bush(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isa Abdul-Quddus(notes) 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jabari Greer(notes) 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Last Updated

Updated on Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 7:00 am ET

Top Performers

San Diego
R. Meachem
Robert Meachem(notes) WR

3 Rec, 67 yds
2 TDs

New Orleans
D. Brees
Drew Brees(notes) QB

29-45, 370 yds
4 TDs, 1 INT

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Comparison: San Diego Chargers / New Orleans Saints
Team Statistics San Diego Chargers New Orleans Saints
First Downs 27 21
Total Yards 427 404
Turnovers 2 1
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26
First Downs 27 21
Passing 18 19
Rushing 6 1
Penalty 3 1
Third Down Efficiency 4-12 9-16
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 0-1
Total Net Yards 427 404
Total Plays 65 69
Average Gain Per Play 6.6 5.9
Net Yards Rushing 117 53
Rushes 18 21
Average Per Rush 6.5 2.5
Net Yards Passing 310 351
Completions-Attempts 27-42 29-45
Yards Per Pass Play 6.6 7.3
Times Sacked 5 3
Yards Lost to Sacks 44 19
Had Intercepted 1 1
Punts 4 4
Average Punt 45.5 51.8
Penalties 7 10
Penalty Yards 56 99
Fumbles 1 2
Fumbles Lost 1 0
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26

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