Exhibition Week 5, 1998

played in Detroit, MI

66 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

San Diego Chargers010314-27
Detroit Lions170321-41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 DET - Chad Stephenson 25 field goal
1Q: 09:16 DET - Ray Farmer 36 interception return (Chad Stephenson extra point)
1Q: 03:00 DET - Raymond Priester 3 run (Chad Stephenson extra point)
2Q: 06:10 SDO - Patrick Jeffers 40 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Tommy Pickles 29 field goal
3Q: 07:43 DET - Chad Stephenson 37 field goal
3Q: 02:24 SDO - Tommy Pickles 35 field goal
4Q: 09:26 DET - Nigea Carter 22 pass from Charlie Batch (Chad Stephenson extra point)
4Q: 08:01 DET - Eddie Kennison 68 punt return (Chad Stephenson extra point)
4Q: 06:21 SDO - Michael Irvin 53 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 05:18 SDO - Kenny Lofton 5 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 04:23 DET - Raymond Priester 46 run (Chad Stephenson extra point)

Team StatisticsSDODET
Record2-22-2
First Downs1622
- by Rushing211
- by Passing1411
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards348496
- Offensive Plays6469
- Yards per Play5.447.19
Net Rushing Yards47232
- Rushing Attempts1940
- Yards per Rush2.475.80
Net Passing Yards301264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt44 - 28 - 129 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards305264
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/40/0
- Yards per Pass Play6.699.10
Fumbles/Lost2/11/1
3rd Down Conversions6/148/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.96.3
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards3/282/20
Punt Returns/Yards2/126/77
Kick Returns/Yards3/662/39
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/36
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 28
Time of Possession25:2234:38

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:251:18OWN 20311Interception
19:071:19OWN 2030Punt
12:542:01OWN 1230Punt
213:281:21OWN 2439Punt
28:202:41OWN 24876Touchdown
21:281:28OWN 47641Field Goal
315:002:55OWN 9518Punt
37:385:22OWN 201062Field Goal
412:411:16OWN 835Punt
49:121:20OWN 203-7Punt
47:522:01OWN 34466Touchdown
45:450:37OPP 10310Touchdown
44:081:30OWN 24523Downs
42:040:59OWN 20514Fumble
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:35OWN 201072Field Goal
17:484:54OWN 211279Touchdown
10:532:25OWN 9530Punt
212:073:47OWN 16625Punt
25:394:11OWN 22641Missed FG
312:054:27OWN 27953Field Goal
32:164:35OWN 24834Punt
411:252:13OWN 42558Touchdown
45:510:06OWN 2010Fumble
45:081:00OWN 20280Touchdown
42:380:34OPP 4735Punt
41:051:05OPP 342-1Game

Game MVP: Charlie Batch, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

San DiegoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ralph Story7334.71900
Garrison Hearst530.60600
Chad Levitt482.00500
Reggie Cobb122.00200
Heath Shuler144.00400
Ki-Jana Carter1-3-3.00-300
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sedrick Shaw20964.803220
Raymond Priester141017.214632
Charlie Batch5102.00600
Eddie Kennison12525.002510

Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ralph Story34222521/43530116.3
Heath Shuler106530/0031134.6
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Charlie Batch29262640/01370116.1

Receiving Statistics

San DiegoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kenny Lofton68437.170111
RB Garrison Hearst66477.838160
TE Tony McGee44256.250110
WR Michael Irvin366923.0041531
WR Robert Brooks36206.673170
WR Patrick Jeffers376321.004401
WR Jerry Rice133131.000310
FB Reggie Cobb1122.00020
TE Andrew Jordan1355.00050
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Nigea Carter910879.6730221
WR Michael Jackson44328.0010220
RB Sedrick Shaw44174.252110
TE Damien Deyo22199.509160
TE Thurman Alston2252.50060
WR Logan Hardy224221.0014370
WR Willie Mays Hayes1233.00330
TE Eric Green112525.0023250
WR Eddie Kennison113434.0024340
FB Kimble Anders0100.00000

Interception Statistics

San DiegoIntsYardsAvgTD
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Ray Farmer13636.001

Fumble Statistics

San DiegoFumbRecovForceTD
Ralph Story2000
Roberto Fabrizio0100
Ephraim Salaam0100
Bill Romanowski0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Sedrick Shaw1000
Grant Wistrom0110
Omar Stoutmire0010

Punting Statistics

San DiegoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joe Prokop634457.346.7743
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Gardocki416040.032.0442

Kicking Statistics

San DiegoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Tommy Pickles2/20/00/0353/3
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chad Stephenson2/30/10/1375/5

Punt Return Statistics

San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Pat Tillman2126.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Eddie Kennison67712.81

Kick Return Statistics

San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Kenny Lofton36622.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Newman23919.50

Defensive Statistics

San DiegoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Ramon Gatson620.02622
DE Melvin Donnalley610.03125
S Sam Garnes610.02923
CB Corey Fuller600.01914
ILB Ed Brown440.02122
OLB Marvcus Patton400.01111
ILB Ronnie Booty320.0197
S David Terrell320.02517
OLB Branden Pritchett310.01816
DE Derrick Alexander300.0219
CB Willie Williams210.02319
DT Larry Chester210.01613
S Pat Tillman210.01915
OLB Bill Romanowski200.0219
DT Dan Footman200.02010
OLB Roberto Fabrizio200.0104
S Torrian Gray200.01313
DE Vera De Milo130.02824
DT Ed Jasper120.02019
CB Darryl Henley110.03116
DT Jeff Wright100.01911
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ivan Bullock600.01026
CB Denard Walker500.01641
S Danny Copeland410.01133
CB Eric Warfield400.01433
DE Grant Wistrom300.51739
S Omar Stoutmire320.01118
CB Terry McDaniel310.0721
S Anthony Newman310.01333
OLB Peter Boulware300.01027
CB Clarence Love300.0828
OLB Bryan Cox220.01021
DE Fernando Smith200.01432
ILB Al Smith120.0817
DT Brenston Buckner110.01416
OLB Ray Farmer100.053
RB Sedrick Shaw10---------
DE Billy Ray Cyrus020.51038
DT Bryant Yerger020.01433

Pass Rush Statistics

San DiegoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Melvin Donnalley0.001125
DT Jeff Wright0.000111
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Billy Ray Cyrus0.501138
DE Grant Wistrom0.501039
DE Fernando Smith0.011032
OLB Bryan Cox0.010021
S Danny Copeland0.001033
DT Bryant Yerger0.001033
OLB Peter Boulware0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

San DiegoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Sam Garnes40023
OLB Branden Pritchett40016
CB Ramon Gatson40022
OLB Marvcus Patton20011
CB Corey Fuller20014
OLB Roberto Fabrizio2004
S Pat Tillman11015
OLB Bill Romanowski1009
CB Willie Williams10019
DE Melvin Donnalley10025
ILB Ronnie Booty1007
ILB Ed Brown10022
S Torrian Gray10013
S David Terrell10017
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Terry McDaniel30021
S Anthony Newman30033
S Danny Copeland30033
CB Denard Walker30041
ILB Ivan Bullock30026
CB Clarence Love30028
ILB Al Smith20017
OLB Peter Boulware20027
S Omar Stoutmire20018
CB Eric Warfield20033
OLB Bryan Cox10021
DE Grant Wistrom10039
OLB Ray Farmer0013

Blocking Statistics

San DiegoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ed King24016029
Ephraim Salaam12015043
Pete Kendall02019045
Matt Lepsis02016035
Jeff Saturday01016033
Bruce Armstrong0007118
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kirk Scrafford510034027
Hector Mathis23028019
Teddy Berlat16030017
Mark Fischer15025017
Nathan Parks12034018
Ickey Woods1101508
Kimble Anders11016012
Marcos Webb11016015
Morris Jamison04020016
Eric Green0202809
Chester Karinen01013016
Thurman Alston010906

Special Teams Tackles

San DiegoTacklesSTPlays
Ki-Jana Carter324
Kenny Lofton121
Andrew Jordan119
Reggie Cobb115
Ed King17
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Raymond Priester125
Ickey Woods118
Logan Hardy118
Eric Green115
Eddie Kennison17

Participation

San DiegoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Pete Kendall1945------872
Melvin Donnalley------3125359
Vera De Milo------2824658
Ephraim Salaam1543---------58
Kenny Lofton728------2156
Ramon Gatson------2622856
Sam Garnes------2923355
Ed King1629------752
Matt Lepsis1635------152
Darryl Henley------3116350
Robert Brooks1323------1349
Jeff Saturday1633---------49
Ralph Story1135------248
Ed Brown------2122447
Corey Fuller------19141346
David Terrell------2517345
Willie Williams------2319244
Andrew Jordan1015------1944
Ki-Jana Carter416------2444
Branden Pritchett------18161044
Reggie Cobb1315------1543
Tony McGee1023------1043
Michael Irvin1028------442
Ed Jasper------2019241
Pat Tillman------1915741
Chad Levitt1219------940
Torrian Gray------13131440
Patrick Jeffers019------1837
Bill Romanowski------219535
Marvcus Patton------11111335
Ronnie Booty------197834
Larry Chester------1613534
Bruce Armstrong718------833
Jerry Rice1120------132
Jeff Wright------1911232
Dan Footman------2010232
Derrick Alexander------219131
Garrison Hearst519------226
Brent Van Pelt310------821
Heath Shuler810---------18
Roberto Fabrizio------104317
Jerry Fontenot312---------15
Butch Rolle00------88
Tommy Pickles00------77
Joe Prokop00------66
Scott Mitchell00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Denard Walker------16411673
Charlie Batch4029---------69
Grant Wistrom------1739864
Kirk Scrafford3427------162
Danny Copeland------11331660
Eric Warfield------14331360
Nigea Carter2020------1858
Bryant Yerger------1433855
Peter Boulware------10271855
Anthony Newman------1333854
Nathan Parks3418------153
Eric Green289------1552
Hector Mathis2819------552
Billy Ray Cyrus------1038149
Fernando Smith------1432248
Raymond Priester158------2548
Teddy Berlat3017---------47
Damien Deyo2016------844
Morris Jamison2016------743
Mark Fischer2517---------42
Clarence Love------828642
Ickey Woods158------1841
Eddie Kennison1716------740
Sedrick Shaw2413------138
Marcos Webb1615------738
Ivan Bullock------1026238
Logan Hardy136------1837
Chester Karinen1316------736
Bryan Cox------1021435
Thurman Alston96------2035
Terrell Buckley------1220---32
Kimble Anders1612------331
Michael Jackson1516---------31
Brenston Buckner------1416131
Omar Stoutmire------1118231
Al Smith------817328
Terry McDaniel------721---28
Tim Dennis------516---21
Ray Farmer------531321
Willie Mays Hayes77------115
Chad Stephenson00------1111
Rodney Hampton18---------9
Chris Gardocki00------77
Matt Landry00------77
Bill Musgrave00---------0
Leroy Wickert00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3-1-0.3
Middle14433.1
Right252.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1518312.2
Middle17372.2
Right7142.0
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ralph Story34222510410
Heath Shuler1061010201
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Charlie Batch29265011120

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2273.5
Short (0-8 Yds)2014603.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)121016713.9
Long (19+ Yds)102717.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55244.8
Short (0-8 Yds)16141207.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)768311.9
Long (19+ Yds)113737.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kenny Lofton86043028
WR Patrick Jeffers73063119
WR Michael Irvin63169128
WR Robert Brooks63120023
RB Garrison Hearst66047019
TE Tony McGee44025023
WR Jerry Rice31031120
TE Andrew Jordan3105015
FB Reggie Cobb1102015
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Nigea Carter109187120
WR Michael Jackson44032116
RB Sedrick Shaw44017013
WR Willie Mays Hayes210307
TE Damien Deyo22019016
TE Thurman Alston220506
WR Logan Hardy2204216
TE Eric Green1102519
FB Kimble Anders1000012
WR Eddie Kennison11034116

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San DiegoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ralph Story155.004.71
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Sedrick Shaw382.674.80
Raymond Priester133.007.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ralph Story2152.507.41
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Charlie Batch3200.009.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Michael Irvin1000.0011.50
WR Kenny Lofton1155.005.38
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Sedrick Shaw1111.004.25
WR Nigea Carter1000.008.70
TE Thurman Alston11-1-1.002.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San DiegoRushesConversions
Heath Shuler10
DetroitRushesConversions
Raymond Priester43
Sedrick Shaw21
Charlie Batch10

Third Down Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompConversions
Ralph Story874
Heath Shuler432
DetroitAttCompConversions
Charlie Batch874

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargCatchConversions
WR Kenny Lofton442
RB Garrison Hearst331
WR Patrick Jeffers211
WR Jerry Rice111
WR Robert Brooks111
TE Andrew Jordan100
DetroitTargCatchConversions
RB Sedrick Shaw331
WR Nigea Carter322
TE Thurman Alston110
WR Logan Hardy111

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,900 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)