Exhibition Week 5, 1992

played in Atlanta, GA

65 degrees, fair, calm

San Diego Chargers	3	3	3	6	-	15
Atlanta Falcons	14	3	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 ATL - Robb Thomas 31 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 08:09 SDO - Tommy Pickles 26 field goal
1Q: 04:37 ATL - Richard Newbill 64 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 13:23 SDO - Tommy Pickles 39 field goal
2Q: 08:53 ATL - John Kasay 21 field goal
3Q: 12:05 SDO - Tommy Pickles 48 field goal
4Q: 10:19 SDO - Tommy Pickles 43 field goal
4Q: 04:34 SDO - Tommy Pickles 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 ATL - Robb Thomas 31 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 08:09 SDO - Tommy Pickles 26 field goal
1Q: 04:37 ATL - Richard Newbill 64 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 13:23 SDO - Tommy Pickles 39 field goal
2Q: 08:53 ATL - John Kasay 21 field goal
3Q: 12:05 SDO - Tommy Pickles 48 field goal
4Q: 10:19 SDO - Tommy Pickles 43 field goal
4Q: 04:34 SDO - Tommy Pickles 46 field goal

Team Statistics SDO ATL
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 289 261
- Offensive Plays 73 58
- Yards per Play 3.96 4.50
Net Rushing Yards 135 82
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 6.14 2.93
Net Passing Yards 154 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 20 - 2 29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 168 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.02 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/42 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/37 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/65
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:19 27:41

Team Statistics	SDO	ATL
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	289	261
- Offensive Plays	73	58
- Yards per Play	3.96	4.50
Net Rushing Yards	135	82
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	6.14	2.93
Net Passing Yards	154	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 20 - 2	29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	168	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.02	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/42	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/37	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/65
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:19	27:41

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	4:04	OWN 20	7	71	Field Goal
1	5:17	0:51	50	2	6	Interception
1	4:26	6:08	OWN 20	12	58	Field Goal
2	8:46	3:19	OWN 22	6	18	Punt
2	3:47	0:33	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
2	1:09	0:08	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	7	49	Field Goal
3	6:52	1:55	OWN 24	5	19	Punt
3	3:08	1:09	OPP 42	3	-13	Punt
4	15:00	2:13	OWN 36	6	12	Punt
4	12:32	2:20	OPP 42	5	16	Field Goal
4	8:14	3:46	OWN 38	8	33	Field Goal
4	2:43	1:45	OWN 33	7	8	Downs
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	2	7	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	8:02	2:45	OWN 20	5	3	Punt
2	13:18	4:32	OWN 20	9	76	Field Goal
2	5:27	1:40	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	3:14	2:05	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 36	4	13	Half
3	12:00	5:08	OWN 43	9	40	Missed FG
3	4:57	1:49	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
3	1:59	1:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:47	0:15	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	10:12	1:58	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:28	1:45	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	0:58	0:37	OPP 41	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Tommy Pickles, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gaston Green	9	59	6.56	14	2
Tony Smith	7	27	3.86	8	0
Barry Sanders	5	41	8.20	36	1
Frank Reich	1	8	8.00	8	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Jones	11	14	1.27	9	0
Ostell Miles	8	20	2.50	7	0
Thurman Thomas	6	34	5.67	13	3
Chris Chandler	1	6	6.00	6	0
Scott Mitchell	1	4	4.00	4	0
Nick Bell	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Friesz	25	13	123	0/0	0	22	2	32.6
Frank Reich	23	7	45	3/14	0	15	0	39.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	21	12	100	0/0	0	30	1	49.7
Chris Chandler	8	4	85	1/6	1	31	0	127.6

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Peebles	7	11	60	8.57	4	16
FB Anthony Toney	3	7	29	9.67	27	22
TE Steve Jordan	2	3	8	4.00	0	5
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	8	23	11.50	3	17
WR Anthony Miller	2	4	15	7.50	10	8
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	9	4.50	2	8
TE Tim Wrightman	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
WR Robert Brooks	1	3	20	20.00	10	20
WR Mike Young	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
RB Gaston Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephone Paige	3	7	17	5.67	0	11	0
TE Ken Whisenhunt	3	3	29	9.67	10	17	0
WR Robb Thomas	3	4	73	24.33	15	31	1
WR Ernie Mills	3	4	15	5.00	4	8	0
WR Rob Moore	2	6	41	20.50	10	30	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Ostell Miles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chuck Cecil	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bubba McDowell	1	1	1.00	0
ILB Richard Newbill	1	64	64.00	1

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Jerue	1	0	0	0
Pat Swilling	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bill Jones	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	5	271	54.2	40.8	62	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	8	330	41.3	34.1	55	0

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	5/5	3/3	0/0	48	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Jerue	5	37	7.4	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	1	26	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harlon Barnett	5	1	0.0	16	19
S Mark Jerue	5	0	0.0	9	21
S Devon Mitchell	4	1	0.0	22	19
CB Ken Gant	4	1	0.0	16	25
ILB Pat Swilling	3	1	0.0	11	14
CB Maurice Hurst	3	1	0.0	14	11
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	1	0.0	22	21
DE Howie Long	2	1	1.0	9	10
DT Marc Boutte	2	2	0.0	18	22
DT Joe Nash	2	1	0.0	16	19
CB Ricky Reynolds	2	1	0.0	23	23
DE Chris Mims	2	1	0.0	19	20
OLB Todd Shell	2	0	0.0	14	6
OLB Vinson Smith	2	0	0.0	17	18
DE Matt LaBounty	1	1	0.0	21	17
S Chuck Cecil	1	0	0.0	12	15
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	0	0.0	9	9
WR Danny Peebles	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dan Ralph	0	1	0.0	10	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	7	4	0.0	17	30
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	6	1	0.0	16	20
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	1	1.0	16	37
CB Quintin Jones	4	0	0.0	13	40
S Dave Whitmore	3	2	0.0	11	34
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	1	1.0	10	23
DT Israel Miller	2	0	0.5	19	39
S Bubba McDowell	2	3	0.0	6	22
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	1	0.0	3	12
ILB Richard Newbill	2	1	0.0	18	31
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	0.0	17	41
S Marcus Robertson	2	0	0.0	12	35
DE Ray Agnew	1	2	0.5	14	39
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	---	---	---
S John Booty	1	0	0.0	13	32
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.0	3	13
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.0	19	41
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0.0	19	38

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Howie Long	1.0	1	10
DT Joe Nash	0.0	1	19
OLB Marvcus Patton	0.0	1	21
DE Chris Mims	0.0	1	20

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Wilber Marshall	1.0	3	23
OLB Derrick Thomas	1.0	3	37
DE Ray Agnew	0.5	2	39
DT Israel Miller	0.5	1	39
ILB Walter Johnson	0.0	1	11
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	1	13
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mark Jerue	3	0	0	21
CB Ken Gant	3	0	0	25
S Harlon Barnett	2	1	0	19
OLB Vinson Smith	2	0	0	18
CB Maurice Hurst	1	1	0	11
S Chuck Cecil	1	0	1	15
DT Joe Nash	1	0	0	19
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	0	19
ILB Pat Swilling	1	0	0	14
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	0	21
OLB Bill Romanowski	0	1	0	9
DE Chris Mims	0	1	0	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	4	1	0	20
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	1	0	37
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	0	0	30
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	0	40
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	2	0	41
S Bubba McDowell	1	1	1	22
S John Booty	1	0	0	32
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	0	12
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	0	35
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0	38
CB Duane Galloway	0	1	0	41
ILB Richard Newbill	0	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed King	3	5	0	17	1	43
Jeff Walker	1	4	0	21	0	45
Rich Umphrey	1	3	0	16	1	36
Brett Miller	1	3	0	16	0	31
Anthony Toney	1	2	0	8	0	22
Steve Jordan	1	1	1	15	0	19
James Fitzpatrick	1	1	0	18	1	46
Jesse Sapolu	1	1	0	8	0	22
Reggie Cobb	1	1	0	5	0	9

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	2	4	26	0	23
Richard Cooper	1	5	21	0	23
Ellis Gardner	1	3	23	0	24
Dermontti Dawson	1	3	16	0	14
Derrick Fenner	1	3	21	0	10
Dave Cullity	1	1	19	1	22
Doug Widell	0	4	19	0	29
Mark Stepnoski	0	3	16	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Langhorne	1	21
Gaston Green	1	20
Steve Jordan	1	18

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
John Booty	2	22
Bill Jones	2	19
Brian Kinchen	1	20
Derrick Fenner	1	17

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Walker	21	45	---	---	10	76
James Fitzpatrick	18	46	---	---	10	74
Reggie Langhorne	13	39	---	---	21	73
Ken Gant	---	---	16	25	25	66
Ed King	17	43	---	---	3	63
Danny Peebles	13	34	---	---	15	62
Brett Miller	16	31	---	---	10	57
Vinson Smith	---	---	17	18	22	57
Kani Kauahi	14	32	---	---	7	53
Steve Jordan	15	19	---	---	18	52
Rich Umphrey	16	36	---	---	---	52
Gaston Green	10	21	---	---	20	51
Mark Jerue	---	---	9	21	19	49
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	23	23	2	48
Devon Mitchell	---	---	22	19	4	45
Marvcus Patton	---	---	22	21	1	44
Anthony Toney	8	22	---	---	13	43
Frank Reich	11	26	---	---	5	42
Chris Mims	---	---	19	20	3	42
Anthony Miller	5	28	---	---	8	41
Tony Smith	7	21	---	---	13	41
Matt LaBounty	---	---	21	17	3	41
Marc Boutte	---	---	18	22	1	41
Harlon Barnett	---	---	16	19	4	39
Tim Wrightman	11	17	---	---	10	38
Joe Nash	---	---	16	19	2	37
John Friesz	11	25	---	---	---	36
Robert Brooks	11	21	---	---	4	36
Todd Shell	---	---	14	6	11	31
Jesse Sapolu	8	22	---	---	---	30
Reggie Sutton	---	---	12	15	2	29
Reggie Cobb	5	9	---	---	15	29
Pat Swilling	---	---	11	14	2	27
Chuck Cecil	---	---	12	15	---	27
Maurice Hurst	---	---	14	11	2	27
Greg Kragen	---	---	11	5	8	24
Mike Young	7	17	---	---	---	24
Dan Ralph	---	---	10	8	4	22
Tony Bennett	---	---	7	13	2	22
Bill Romanowski	---	---	9	9	3	21
Howie Long	---	---	9	10	1	20
Barry Sanders	5	7	---	---	1	13
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	11	11
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Duane Galloway	---	---	17	41	14	72
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	19	41	11	71
John Booty	---	---	13	32	22	67
Israel Miller	---	---	19	39	4	62
Keith Hamilton	---	---	19	38	5	62
Quintin Jones	---	---	13	40	8	61
Ray Agnew	---	---	14	39	8	61
Marcus Robertson	---	---	12	35	13	60
Ellis Gardner	23	24	---	---	10	57
Brian Kinchen	19	18	---	---	20	57
Derrick Thomas	---	---	16	37	4	57
Tony Mayberry	26	23	---	---	7	56
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	16	20	17	53
Richard Newbill	---	---	18	31	4	53
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	17	30	5	52
Stephone Paige	16	23	---	---	12	51
Doug Widell	19	29	---	---	3	51
Dave Cullity	19	22	---	---	7	48
Derrick Fenner	21	10	---	---	17	48
Dave Whitmore	---	---	11	34	3	48
Scott Mitchell	24	21	---	---	---	45
Richard Cooper	21	23	---	---	---	44
Bill Jones	12	10	---	---	19	41
Mark Stepnoski	16	15	---	---	10	41
Ernie Mills	14	12	---	---	14	40
Wilber Marshall	---	---	10	23	2	35
Dermontti Dawson	16	14	---	---	3	33
Robb Thomas	11	20	---	---	1	32
Dave Groh	8	8	---	---	15	31
Bubba McDowell	---	---	6	22	2	30
Ostell Miles	9	12	---	---	8	29
Rob Moore	10	15	---	---	1	26
Ken Whisenhunt	9	10	---	---	5	24
Walter Johnson	---	---	2	11	10	23
Curtis Maxie	---	---	8	12	3	23
Rob McGovern	---	---	6	11	4	21
Dennis Byrd	---	---	3	13	3	19
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	3	12	2	17
Thurman Thomas	7	8	---	---	1	16
Nick Bell	4	4	---	---	7	15
Chris Chandler	4	9	---	---	---	13
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tim Wilmont	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	14	99	7.1
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	28	2.3
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Friesz	25	13	2	2	0	2	6	0	2
Frank Reich	23	7	0	3	3	4	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	21	12	1	0	3	4	1	0	1
Chris Chandler	8	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	92	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	68	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	18	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	89	11.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Peebles	11	7	0	60	0	34
WR Reggie Langhorne	8	2	2	23	0	39
FB Anthony Toney	7	3	0	29	1	22
WR Mike Young	5	0	1	0	0	17
TE Tim Wrightman	4	1	0	4	0	17
WR Anthony Miller	4	2	0	15	0	28
TE Steve Jordan	3	2	0	8	0	19
WR Robert Brooks	3	1	0	20	1	21
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	0	9	0	9
RB Gaston Green	1	0	0	0	0	21

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	7	3	0	17	0	23
WR Rob Moore	6	2	2	41	1	15
WR Robb Thomas	4	3	0	73	2	20
WR Ernie Mills	4	3	0	15	0	12
TE Ken Whisenhunt	3	3	0	29	0	10
FB Derrick Fenner	3	1	1	3	0	10
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0	7	0	8
RB Ostell Miles	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Sanders	1	-1	-1.00	8.20

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Jones	2	-3	-1.50	1.27
Ostell Miles	2	6	3.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Friesz	2	1	8	4.00	4.92

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	2	0	0	0.00	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Anthony Toney	2	1	8	4.00	4.14

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0.00	2.43
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Gaston Green	2	2
Barry Sanders	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ostell Miles	2	0
Scott Mitchell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frank Reich	9	4	2
John Friesz	5	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	8	4	0
Chris Chandler	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Peebles	4	3	3
WR Mike Young	3	0	0
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	1
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	1	0
RB Gaston Green	1	0	0
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
WR Ernie Mills	3	2
WR Stephone Paige	1	0
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	1
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1
WR Robb Thomas	1	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0
WR Rob Moore	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (17,100)
End Zone 9,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (10,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,700 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (17,100)
End Zone	9,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (10,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,700 (7,500)