Week 2, 1996

played in Atlanta, GA

88 degrees, fair, calm

San Diego Chargers	0	7	14	3	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:02 ATL - Rob Moore 1 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:11 SDO - Robert Brooks 12 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 00:29 ATL - Dale Dawson 36 field goal
3Q: 13:19 SDO - Garrison Hearst 28 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 08:31 SDO - Anthony Miller 32 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 05:23 SDO - Tommy Pickles 40 field goal
4Q: 01:43 ATL - Ramon Shonta 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:02 ATL - Rob Moore 1 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:11 SDO - Robert Brooks 12 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 00:29 ATL - Dale Dawson 36 field goal
3Q: 13:19 SDO - Garrison Hearst 28 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 08:31 SDO - Anthony Miller 32 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 05:23 SDO - Tommy Pickles 40 field goal
4Q: 01:43 ATL - Ramon Shonta 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics SDO ATL
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 358 361
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards per Play 6.51 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 85 44
- Rushing Attempts 27 18
- Yards per Rush 3.15 2.44
Net Passing Yards 273 317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 22 - 1 45 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 287 324
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 9.75 6.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 8/65 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/32 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:21 30:39

Team Statistics	SDO	ATL
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	358	361
- Offensive Plays	55	64
- Yards per Play	6.51	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	85	44
- Rushing Attempts	27	18
- Yards per Rush	3.15	2.44
Net Passing Yards	273	317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 22 - 1	45 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	287	324
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	9.75	6.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	8/65	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/32	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:21	30:39

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	2:22	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
1	7:56	3:07	OWN 31	4	12	Punt
2	13:51	3:46	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	8:47	1:43	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	5:35	1:43	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 33	2	22	Interception
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 45	3	55	Touchdown
3	10:16	1:57	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
3	5:06	6:42	OWN 24	12	36	Punt
4	9:10	3:54	OWN 31	7	46	Field Goal
4	1:34	1:34	OWN 21	5	8	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 13	6	45	Punt
1	9:37	1:41	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
1	4:49	5:58	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	10:05	1:18	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	7:04	1:29	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	3:52	3:30	OWN 14	9	67	Field Goal
3	13:09	2:53	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
3	8:19	3:13	OWN 26	4	21	Punt
4	13:24	4:14	OWN 20	10	56	Missed FG
4	5:16	3:42	OWN 23	13	77	Touchdown

Game MVP: Scott Mitchell, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Garrison Hearst	20	54	2.70	27	2
Scott Mitchell	6	27	4.50	8	0
Ki-Jana Carter	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Broussard	12	40	3.33	16	2	0
Ramon Shonta	3	12	4.00	7	0	1
Ken Liggett	3	-8	-2.67	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	26	22	287	2/14	3	32	1	135.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	45	29	324	1/7	1	52	0	93.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Brooks	8	8	101	12.63	42	22	1
WR Jerry Rice	5	6	76	15.20	29	23	0
WR Anthony Miller	3	4	37	12.33	3	32	1
RB Garrison Hearst	3	4	49	16.33	36	28	1
RB Jon Vaughn	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Larry Bowie	1	1	15	15.00	11	15	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	7	7.00	7	7	0
TE Andrew Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rob Moore	9	15	95	10.56	28	25	1
WR Willie Gault	6	10	51	8.50	1	15	0
TE Brian Kinchen	5	8	44	8.80	15	25	0
WR Scott Schwedes	2	3	23	11.50	15	23	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	56	28.00	50	52	0
WR Tom Waddle	2	3	40	20.00	25	24	0
RB Ken Liggett	2	2	19	9.50	7	13	0
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Titus Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Woods	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Garrison Hearst	1	0	0	0
Kip Vickers	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerome Woods	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	5	203	40.6	32.6	46	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	256	42.7	34.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Cecil	2	32	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	2	41	20.5	0
Robert Brooks	2	42	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	3	63	21.0	0
Willie Gault	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	7	0	1.0	13	31
ILB Rick Vaughn	6	3	0.0	18	45
CB Maurice Hurst	6	0	0.0	18	46
CB Willie Williams	4	1	0.0	18	46
CB Corey Fuller	4	1	0.0	10	33
OLB Marvcus Patton	4	0	0.0	7	22
DT Dan Footman	3	2	0.0	13	34
S Chuck Cecil	3	1	0.0	18	46
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	3	1	0.0	18	45
CB Tory James	2	0	0.0	1	12
DE Derrick Alexander	1	2	0.0	9	26
QB Scott Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chris Mims	1	0	0.0	10	33
DT Leonard Renfro	1	0	0.0	12	21
DE Eric England	0	1	0.0	8	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	8	2	1.0	27	28
S Garth Algar	7	4	0.0	27	28
DT Cortez Kennedy	5	2	1.0	23	25
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	0	0.0	20	21
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	0	0.0	25	27
OLB Howard Dinkins	3	4	0.0	21	17
ILB Trevor Wilmont	3	2	0.0	6	6
DE Michael Strahan	3	0	0.0	27	28
S Jerome Woods	3	0	0.0	25	28
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0.0	24	26
DE Greg Jefferson	1	0	0.0	17	12
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0.0	24	24
CB Bob Knight	1	0	0.0	5	10
S Shaft Covington	0	1	0.0	0	6
DT Chuck Osborne	0	1	0.0	19	17

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	1.0	0	0	31
DE Chris Mims	0.0	1	1	33
ILB Rick Vaughn	0.0	1	0	45
DT Alfred Oglesby	0.0	0	1	14
DE Melvin Donnalley	0.0	0	1	20

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	1	25
ILB Yev Kassem	1.0	0	1	28
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Maurice Hurst	6	2	46
OLB Bill Romanowski	4	1	31
ILB Rick Vaughn	4	1	45
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	1	22
CB Corey Fuller	3	1	33
S Chuck Cecil	2	1	46
CB Willie Williams	2	1	46
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	2	0	45
DE Chris Mims	1	0	33
DT Dan Footman	1	0	34
CB Tory James	1	0	12

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Howard Dinkins	5	0	0	17
ILB Yev Kassem	4	2	0	28
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	0	21
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	0	0	27
ILB Trevor Wilmont	2	0	0	6
S Jerome Woods	1	0	1	28
S Garth Algar	1	0	0	28
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	0	28
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0	26
CB Bob Knight	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Barney Gumble	2	4	27	0	28
Ed King	1	2	9	0	9
Fred Lamson	0	5	18	0	19
Kip Vickers	0	4	27	1	28
Jeff Walker	0	2	27	1	28
Jerry Fontenot	0	2	27	0	28
Tony McGee	0	1	22	0	20
Larry Bowie	0	1	19	0	17

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gregg Gamble	1	5	18	0	46
Melvin Hayes	1	5	18	0	46
Randy Shughart	1	1	18	0	46
Joe Panos	0	3	18	1	46
Brian Kinchen	0	1	18	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Lofton	3	16
Larry Bowie	2	15
Maurice Hurst	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Kattus	2	17
Titus Dixon	2	17
Maurice Douglass	1	15
Tom Waddle	1	4

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chuck Cecil	---	---	18	46	24	88
Maurice Hurst	---	---	18	46	11	75
Willie Williams	---	---	18	46	2	66
Rick Vaughn	---	---	18	45	2	65
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	18	45	2	65
Barney Gumble	27	28	---	---	6	61
Jeff Walker	27	28	---	---	---	55
Bill Romanowski	---	---	13	31	11	55
Jerry Fontenot	27	28	---	---	---	55
Scott Mitchell	27	28	---	---	---	55
Kip Vickers	27	28	---	---	---	55
Larry Bowie	19	17	---	---	15	51
Robert Brooks	21	24	---	---	4	49
Dan Footman	---	---	13	34	2	49
Chris Mims	---	---	10	33	4	47
Tony McGee	22	20	---	---	5	47
Corey Fuller	---	---	10	33	2	45
Jerry Rice	21	21	---	---	1	43
Fred Lamson	18	19	---	---	6	43
Garrison Hearst	23	16	---	---	---	39
Leonard Renfro	---	---	12	21	5	38
Kenny Lofton	10	11	---	---	16	37
Derrick Alexander	---	---	9	26	2	37
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	9	20	5	34
Anthony Miller	7	11	---	---	15	33
Jon Vaughn	4	7	---	---	20	31
Marvcus Patton	---	---	7	22	---	29
Tory James	---	---	1	12	12	25
Eric England	---	---	8	13	1	22
John Parrella	---	---	5	12	4	21
Andrew Jordan	4	2	---	---	15	21
Ki-Jana Carter	4	9	---	---	8	21
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	5	14	1	20
Vinson Smith	---	---	4	5	9	18
Ed King	9	9	---	---	---	18
Patrick Jeffers	0	2	---	---	10	12
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pete Kendall	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jamie Fields	---	---	2	1	---	3
Mark Campbell	---	---	0	0	3	3
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ronnie Booty	---	---	0	1	---	1
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Shughart	18	46	---	---	8	72
Hessley Hempstead	18	46	---	---	8	72
Willie Gault	16	39	---	---	10	65
Gregg Gamble	18	46	---	---	---	64
Ramon Shonta	18	46	---	---	---	64
Joe Panos	18	46	---	---	---	64
Melvin Hayes	18	46	---	---	---	64
Michael Strahan	---	---	27	28	6	61
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	25	27	6	58
Brian Kinchen	18	33	---	---	5	56
Garth Algar	---	---	27	28	1	56
Yev Kassem	---	---	27	28	1	56
Jerome Woods	---	---	25	28	2	55
Rob Moore	13	40	---	---	---	53
Greg Jeffries	---	---	24	26	3	53
Ken Liggett	4	27	---	---	21	52
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	23	25	1	49
Orpheus Roye	---	---	24	24	1	49
Howard Dinkins	---	---	21	17	8	46
Derrick Thomas	---	---	20	21	2	43
Derrick Fenner	7	27	---	---	8	42
Tom Waddle	9	25	---	---	4	38
Chuck Osborne	---	---	19	17	1	37
Steve Broussard	14	19	---	---	1	34
Greg Jefferson	---	---	17	12	4	33
Eric Kattus	4	3	---	---	17	24
Scott Schwedes	2	8	---	---	14	24
Bob Knight	---	---	5	10	8	23
Titus Dixon	3	1	---	---	17	21
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	6	6	6	18
Frank Wainright	0	8	---	---	9	17
Maurice Douglass	---	---	0	0	15	15
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	3	2	9	14
Todd Jones	---	---	4	3	3	10
Shaft Covington	---	---	0	6	3	9
Drayton Swinton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Montreuil	---	---	0	0	5	5
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	0	0	4	4
Patrise Alexander	---	---	0	0	4	4
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	2	2
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Freddie Bradley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	3	5	1.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-2	-0.4
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	8	30	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	26	22	6	0	0	2	0	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	45	29	6	1	2	8	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	107	13.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	46	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	84	16.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	50	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	154	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	100	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	20	2.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Brooks	8	8	101	2	24
WR Jerry Rice	6	5	76	2	21
WR Anthony Miller	4	3	37	1	11
RB Garrison Hearst	4	3	49	1	16
RB Jon Vaughn	1	1	2	0	7
TE Andrew Jordan	1	0	0	0	2
FB Larry Bowie	1	1	15	0	17
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	7	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	15	9	1	95	2	40
WR Willie Gault	10	6	1	51	0	39
TE Brian Kinchen	8	5	0	44	1	33
WR Scott Schwedes	3	2	0	23	1	8
WR Tom Waddle	3	2	0	40	1	25
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	0	56	1	27
RB Ken Liggett	2	2	0	19	0	27
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	0	-4	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	1	1	1.00	2.70

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Broussard	2	19	9.50	3.33
Ramon Shonta	2	5	2.50	4.00
Ken Liggett	1	-3	-3.00	-2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	2	2	15	7.50	11.04

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	2	1	1	0.50	7.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	3	3.00	9.25
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	12	12.00	12.63

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Rob Moore	1	1	1	1.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Broussard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	9	9	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	14	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Brooks	4	4	3
WR Jerry Rice	2	2	2
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	0
RB Jon Vaughn	1	1	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Moore	6	4	3
TE Brian Kinchen	3	1	0
WR Scott Schwedes	2	1	0
WR Willie Gault	1	0	0
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (17,100)
End Zone 10,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,600 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,000 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (17,100)
End Zone	10,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,600 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,000 (7,500)