Week 8, 2005

played in Buffalo, NY

31 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	3	0	0	-	3
Buffalo Bills	0	17	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:40 SDO - Lamar Patton 38 field goal
2Q: 03:59 BUF - Nick Novak 48 field goal
2Q: 02:39 BUF - Jarret Johnson 12 fumble return (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 01:51 BUF - Eric Moore 17 interception return (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 04:13 BUF - Nick Novak 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:40 SDO - Lamar Patton 38 field goal
2Q: 03:59 BUF - Nick Novak 48 field goal
2Q: 02:39 BUF - Jarret Johnson 12 fumble return (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 01:51 BUF - Eric Moore 17 interception return (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 04:13 BUF - Nick Novak 36 field goal

Team Statistics SDO BUF
Record 4-3 5-2
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 342 249
- Offensive Plays 75 61
- Yards per Play 4.56 4.08
Net Rushing Yards 54 55
- Rushing Attempts 16 20
- Yards per Rush 3.38 2.75
Net Passing Yards 288 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 30 - 2 38 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 327 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 9/39 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 4.73
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 10.2
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/76 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/18 2/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:49 29:11

Team Statistics	SDO	BUF
Record	4-3	5-2
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	342	249
- Offensive Plays	75	61
- Yards per Play	4.56	4.08
Net Rushing Yards	54	55
- Rushing Attempts	16	20
- Yards per Rush	3.38	2.75
Net Passing Yards	288	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 30 - 2	38 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	327	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	9/39	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	4.73
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	10.2
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/76	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/18	2/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:49	29:11

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:08	OWN 14	10	49	Missed FG
1	7:58	2:17	OWN 11	5	28	Punt
1	3:17	5:44	OWN 12	11	67	Field Goal
2	9:29	2:01	OWN 16	4	30	Punt
2	6:03	0:15	OWN 22	1	-1	Fumble
2	3:54	1:25	OWN 14	3	-2	Fumble
2	2:29	0:51	OWN 25	2	-9	Interception
2	1:38	1:13	OWN 25	6	-1	Punt
2	0:06	0:05	OPP 35	0	0	Missed FG
3	11:55	1:23	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	5:54	3:22	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
4	13:19	1:24	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
4	10:50	2:03	OWN 12	4	12	Punt
4	4:07	2:07	OWN 25	8	31	Interception
4	1:23	1:23	OWN 7	8	48	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:52	0:54	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
1	5:41	2:24	OWN 14	5	23	Punt
2	12:33	3:04	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
2	7:28	1:25	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
2	5:48	1:54	OPP 21	3	-10	Field Goal
2	0:25	0:19	OWN 38	2	0	Interception
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 42	1	0	Half
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
3	10:32	4:38	OWN 30	10	45	Interception
3	2:32	4:13	OWN 20	9	47	Interception
4	11:55	1:05	OWN 27	4	12	Punt
4	8:47	4:40	OWN 42	8	39	Field Goal
4	2:00	0:37	OWN 38	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Julian Peterson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	7	20	2.86	7	0
RB Michael Turner	4	6	1.50	8	0
QB Marc Bulger	3	17	5.67	10	1
QB Tony Romo	1	10	10.00	10	1
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	1	1.00	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alexis Shepherd	12	58	4.83	10	1
RB Willis McGahee	7	-5	-0.71	3	0
QB Eli Manning	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	47	28	300	9/39	0	39	2	60.6
Tony Romo	3	2	27	0/0	0	17	0	95.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	38	22	210	3/16	0	26	3	40.4

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marty Booker	6	11	90	15.00	32	22
WR Larry Fitzgerald	6	11	59	9.83	17	14
TE Jon Huffman	5	7	60	12.00	16	33
WR Ike Watson	4	6	67	16.75	16	39
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	3	6	8	2.67	9	7
TE Alex Smith	2	3	9	4.50	0	6
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	2	8	8.00	2	8
WR Damon Wayans Jr	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Michael Turner	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Sammie Copeland	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jason McAddley	6	8	59	9.83	24	17
WR Brian Finneran	4	6	32	8.00	7	20
TE Mark Campbell	3	4	21	7.00	3	11
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	3	3	36	12.00	16	14
FB Sebastian Meeker	2	2	16	8.00	9	11
TE Eric Johnson	2	5	17	8.50	2	10
WR Joe Jurevicius	1	2	26	26.00	0	26
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	2	3	3.00	3	3
RB Willis McGahee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Courtney Anderson	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kevin Burnett	2	18	9.00	0
S Troy Polamalu	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Julian Peterson	1	3	3.00	0
DE Eric Moore	1	17	17.00	1

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Marc Bulger	2	0	0	0
DE Larry Chester	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Eli Manning	1	0	0	0
DE Jarret Johnson	0	1	0	1
DT John Thornton	0	1	0	0
G Wes Sims	0	1	0	0
DE Eric Chandler	0	0	1	0
DT Delbert Cowsette	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Greene	7	327	46.7	40.6	65	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	7	330	47.1	44.4	57	5

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Patton	1/3	0/2	0/2	38	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Copeland	1	-1	-1.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Lewis	7	1	0.0	18	36
ILB Kevin Burnett	6	2	0.0	20	41
OLB Joey Porter	5	2	0.0	20	41
DE Larry Chester	4	1	2.5	20	41
OLB Randall Godfrey	4	2	0.5	11	24
DE Byron Frisch	4	0	0.0	14	20
CB Derrick Johnson	3	1	0.0	20	41
DT Johnathan Sullivan	2	1	0.0	18	35
CB Walt Harris	2	0	0.0	14	28
DT Alan Harper	2	0	0.0	9	18
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	0.0	11	32
DT Jared Clauss	1	2	0.0	14	25
OLB Peter Boulware	1	1	0.0	4	4
CB Brian Williams	1	0	0.0	16	33
TE Jon Huffman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sione Pouha	1	0	0.0	5	12

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	7	1	1.5	16	56
S Zach Bronson	7	1	0.0	15	49
DT John Thornton	5	1	0.5	15	57
CB Fabian Washington	5	1	0.0	15	56
CB Karl Paymah	4	1	1.0	7	45
S Benny Sapp	4	3	0.0	13	46
ILB James Darling	4	1	0.0	16	59
DE Chris Clemons	3	1	2.0	12	43
DT Delbert Cowsette	3	0	2.0	12	47
OLB Charlie Anderson	3	1	0.0	8	23
CB Terrence McGee	3	0	0.0	5	28
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	2	0.0	13	37
DE Eric Moore	2	2	0.0	13	40
DT Graham Newsome	1	0	1.0	7	20
DE Eric Chandler	1	0	0.5	3	14
WR Brian Finneran	1	0	---	---	---
QB Eli Manning	1	0	---	---	---
TE Courtney Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Will Allen	1	0	0.0	2	10
DE Jarret Johnson	0	1	0.5	2	10

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Chester	2.5	1	1	0	41
OLB Randall Godfrey	0.5	0	1	0	24
DT Johnathan Sullivan	0.0	1	0	0	35
ILB Kevin Burnett	0.0	0	1	1	41
OLB Joey Porter	0.0	0	1	0	41

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Clemons	2.0	1	1	0	43
DT Delbert Cowsette	2.0	0	1	1	47
OLB Julian Peterson	1.5	0	0	0	56
DT Graham Newsome	1.0	0	0	0	20
CB Karl Paymah	1.0	0	0	0	45
DT John Thornton	0.5	0	1	0	57
DE Jarret Johnson	0.5	0	1	0	10
DE Eric Chandler	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Eric Moore	0.0	0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Keith Lewis	4	2	0	36
ILB Kevin Burnett	4	0	2	41
OLB Joey Porter	3	1	0	41
CB Derrick Johnson	2	2	0	41
CB Walt Harris	2	1	0	28
OLB Randall Godfrey	2	0	0	24
S Troy Polamalu	1	0	1	32
DE Larry Chester	1	0	0	41
DE Byron Frisch	1	0	0	20
CB Brian Williams	1	0	0	33
DT Sione Pouha	1	0	0	12

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Benny Sapp	4	3	0	46
OLB Julian Peterson	4	1	1	56
S Zach Bronson	4	0	0	49
ILB James Darling	3	3	0	59
CB Terrence McGee	3	1	0	28
CB Fabian Washington	3	0	0	56
CB Karl Paymah	3	0	0	45
OLB Charlie Anderson	2	0	0	23
DE Eric Moore	1	0	1	40
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	0	0	47
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	0	0	37
CB Will Allen	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Max Lane	2	3	16	5	59
G Pete Campion	1	3	16	0	59
T Brent Van Pelt	1	2	16	1	59
C Jeff Saturday	0	2	16	0	59
G Geoff Perkins	0	1	16	3	59
FB Dixon Donaldson	0	1	7	0	13

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T John Tait	3	6	20	0	41
T Michael Roos	2	5	20	1	41
G Wes Sims	1	5	20	1	41
C Marco Rivera	1	1	20	1	41
TE Eric Johnson	1	1	10	0	19
FB Sebastian Meeker	0	2	6	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Smith	1	23
LaDainian Tomlinson	1	17
Joaquin Gonzalez	1	9
Willie Parker	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Fabian Washington	1	15

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Max Lane	16	59	---	---	10	85
T Brent Van Pelt	16	59	---	---	10	85
G Geoff Perkins	16	59	---	---	10	85
G Pete Campion	16	59	---	---	10	85
OLB Joey Porter	---	---	20	41	23	84
C Jeff Saturday	16	59	---	---	---	75
QB Marc Bulger	15	56	---	---	---	71
TE Jon Huffman	15	55	---	---	1	71
DE Larry Chester	---	---	20	41	9	70
WR Larry Fitzgerald	15	55	---	---	---	70
WR Marty Booker	14	53	---	---	1	68
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	11	35	---	---	17	63
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	20	41	2	63
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	20	41	2	63
CB Brian Williams	---	---	16	33	13	62
DT Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	18	35	9	62
S Keith Lewis	---	---	18	36	1	55
WR Ike Watson	8	37	---	---	---	45
CB Walt Harris	---	---	14	28	2	44
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	11	32	1	44
TE Alex Smith	4	14	---	---	23	41
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	14	25	1	40
OLB Randall Godfrey	---	---	11	24	2	37
FB Dixon Donaldson	7	13	---	---	17	37
DE Byron Frisch	---	---	14	20	---	34
S Charles Tillman	---	---	3	13	16	32
RB Michael Turner	4	22	---	---	5	31
DT Alan Harper	---	---	9	18	2	29
WR Damon Wayans Jr	1	6	---	---	17	24
OLB Caleb Miller	---	---	3	7	12	22
WR Sammie Copeland	1	4	---	---	13	18
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	5	12	---	17
CB Glenn McHugh	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Willie Parker	0	1	---	---	9	10
C Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Joel Greene	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Joaquin Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Peter Boulware	---	---	4	4	---	8
K Lamar Patton	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Tony Romo	1	3	---	---	---	4
QB Kyle Boller	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Junius Coston	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Doug Neinhuis	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dana Spencer	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Peyton Ayodele	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	15	56	15	86
S Zach Bronson	---	---	15	49	16	80
ILB James Darling	---	---	16	59	3	78
T John Tait	20	41	---	---	14	75
DT John Thornton	---	---	15	57	3	75
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	16	56	3	75
G Reggie Nelson	20	41	---	---	9	70
G Wes Sims	20	41	---	---	9	70
T Michael Roos	20	41	---	---	9	70
WR Joe Jurevicius	15	32	---	---	16	63
QB Eli Manning	20	41	---	---	2	63
S Benny Sapp	---	---	13	46	3	62
C Marco Rivera	20	41	---	---	---	61
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	12	47	2	61
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	12	43	2	57
DE Eric Moore	---	---	13	40	2	55
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	7	45	2	54
WR Brian Finneran	17	31	---	---	3	51
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	13	37	1	51
TE Eric Johnson	10	19	---	---	22	51
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	5	28	16	49
WR Jason McAddley	13	24	---	---	6	43
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	6	18	---	---	9	33
OLB Charlie Anderson	---	---	8	23	2	33
TE Mark Campbell	9	22	---	---	1	32
RB Willis McGahee	7	24	---	---	---	31
RB Alexis Shepherd	13	16	---	---	---	29
DT Graham Newsome	---	---	7	20	1	28
FB Sebastian Meeker	6	4	---	---	16	26
DE Eric Chandler	---	---	3	14	8	25
ILB Chaun Thompson	---	---	1	0	21	22
CB Will Allen	---	---	2	10	7	19
RB T.J. Duckett	0	2	---	---	16	18
DT Charles Hill	---	---	1	9	7	17
TE Courtney Anderson	4	13	---	---	---	17
DE Jarret Johnson	---	---	2	10	1	13
ILB Antony Jordan	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Mike Pearson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Trent Dilfer	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Larry Ned	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Pashos	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Justin Smiley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	10	30	3.0
Right	6	2	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	47	28	4	2	1	8	5	1	2
Tony Romo	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	38	22	2	0	1	6	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	18	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	79	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	125	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	105	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	112	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	36	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	26	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marty Booker	11	6	0	90	1	53
WR Larry Fitzgerald	11	6	0	59	0	55
TE Jon Huffman	7	5	0	60	2	55
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	6	3	1	8	0	35
WR Ike Watson	6	4	0	67	1	37
TE Alex Smith	3	2	0	9	0	14
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	1	0	8	0	13
RB Michael Turner	2	1	0	11	0	22
WR Damon Wayans Jr	1	1	0	7	0	6
WR Sammie Copeland	1	1	0	8	0	4

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jason McAddley	8	6	0	59	0	24
WR Brian Finneran	6	4	0	32	1	31
TE Eric Johnson	5	2	1	17	0	19
TE Courtney Anderson	5	0	0	0	0	13
TE Mark Campbell	4	3	0	21	0	22
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	3	3	0	36	0	18
FB Sebastian Meeker	2	2	0	16	0	4
WR Joe Jurevicius	2	1	0	26	1	32
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	1	0	3	0	16
RB Willis McGahee	1	0	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	-2	-2.00	4.83
RB Willis McGahee	1	1	1.00	-0.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	1	1	3	3.00	6.38

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alex Smith	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
QB Marc Bulger	2	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willis McGahee	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	11	5	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	8	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Fitzgerald	5	2	1
WR Marty Booker	2	1	0
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	0	0
TE Jon Huffman	1	0	0
TE Alex Smith	1	1	0
WR Ike Watson	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Finneran	2	1	0
WR Joe Jurevicius	1	0	0
TE Mark Campbell	1	1	0
TE Eric Johnson	1	1	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	0
WR Jason McAddley	1	1	0
TE Courtney Anderson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)