Week 6, 1996

played in San Diego, CA

81 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	3	0	7	14	0	-	24
San Diego Chargers	3	3	7	11	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:50 SDO - Tommy Pickles 23 field goal
1Q: 01:24 NJY - Michele Akers 21 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Tommy Pickles 43 field goal
3Q: 12:03 SDO - Tory James 38 fumble return (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 05:08 NJY - Rod Smith 6 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 14:55 SDO - Tommy Pickles 33 field goal
4Q: 08:55 NJY - Derrick Alexander 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 01:04 SDO - Garrison Hearst 7 run (Scott Mitchell pass to Robert Brooks for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 NJY - Rudy Koncar 28 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
OT: 02:01 SDO - Tommy Pickles 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:50 SDO - Tommy Pickles 23 field goal
1Q: 01:24 NJY - Michele Akers 21 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Tommy Pickles 43 field goal
3Q: 12:03 SDO - Tory James 38 fumble return (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 05:08 NJY - Rod Smith 6 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 14:55 SDO - Tommy Pickles 33 field goal
4Q: 08:55 NJY - Derrick Alexander 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 01:04 SDO - Garrison Hearst 7 run (Scott Mitchell pass to Robert Brooks for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 NJY - Rudy Koncar 28 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
OT: 02:01 SDO - Tommy Pickles 26 field goal

Team Statistics NJY SDO
Record 3-2-1 5-0
First Downs 25 16
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 19 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 475 333
- Offensive Plays 79 70
- Yards per Play 6.01 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 140 109
- Rushing Attempts 32 25
- Yards per Rush 4.38 4.36
Net Passing Yards 335 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 34 - 0 40 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 350 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 7.13 4.98
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/21 12/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 6/79
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 35
Time of Possession 39:08 33:56

Team Statistics	NJY	SDO
Record	3-2-1	5-0
First Downs	25	16
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	19	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	475	333
- Offensive Plays	79	70
- Yards per Play	6.01	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	140	109
- Rushing Attempts	32	25
- Yards per Rush	4.38	4.36
Net Passing Yards	335	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 34 - 0	40 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	350	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	7.13	4.98
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/21	12/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	6/79
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 35
Time of Possession	39:08	33:56

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:45	0:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	5:14	3:57	OWN 20	6	76	Field Goal
2	14:53	3:16	OWN 6	7	32	Punt
2	10:38	3:22	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	5:09	2:58	OWN 6	7	43	Punt
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 20	6	18	Fumble
3	11:52	6:55	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
4	14:48	6:00	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
4	5:15	3:25	OWN 2	6	13	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	2:08	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
OT1	9:14	2:46	OWN 38	5	14	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:15	OWN 33	11	61	Field Goal
1	8:20	3:06	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
1	1:17	1:24	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	11:37	0:59	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
2	7:16	2:07	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	2:11	2:11	OWN 35	8	39	Field Goal
3	4:57	5:09	OWN 26	11	58	Field Goal
4	8:48	3:33	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
4	1:50	0:56	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown
OT1	12:52	3:38	OWN 6	6	9	Punt
OT1	6:28	4:32	OWN 20	10	71	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vaughn Hebron	15	74	4.93	15	4
Rudy Koncar	14	13	0.93	6	0
Matt Groening	2	50	25.00	46	1
Moe Williams	1	3	3.00	3	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	19	68	3.58	12	2	1
Ki-Jana Carter	6	41	6.83	16	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	45	34	350	2/15	3	32	0	119.6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	40	31	252	5/28	0	30	0	92.9

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Alexander	11	13	119	10.82	38	24	1
WR Rod Smith	6	12	22	3.67	5	8	1
WR Wendell Davis	5	6	54	10.80	12	25	0
WR Robert Clark	3	3	57	19.00	5	29	0
RB Rudy Koncar	3	3	64	21.33	34	32	1
TE Brian Kozlowski	3	5	31	10.33	7	14	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	2	4	2.00	2	2	0
FB Matt Groening	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerry Rice	7	11	68	9.71	11	22
RB Garrison Hearst	6	7	14	2.33	5	4
TE Tony McGee	5	5	46	9.20	15	23
WR Robert Brooks	4	6	26	6.50	1	8
WR Kenny Lofton	3	3	39	13.00	9	30
FB Pete Russell	3	3	29	9.67	15	24
RB Jon Vaughn	2	2	17	8.50	0	14
WR Anthony Miller	1	2	13	13.00	5	13
TE Andrew Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov
Ken O'Brien	1	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	0
Rod Smith	0	1

San Diego	Recov	Force	TD
Tory James	1	0	1
Bill Romanowski	0	1	0
Maurice Hurst	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	323	46.1	32.0	65	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	329	54.8	48.2	69	3

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Cecil	4	61	15.3	0
Anthony Miller	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	3	78	26.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	1	25	25.0	0
Robert Brooks	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Antonio Langham	8	2	0.0	22	45
CB David Pool	8	0	0.0	22	34
ILB Damon Jordan	7	2	0.0	25	45
CB Tyrone Poole	6	2	0.0	15	34
OLB Eddie Robinson	5	2	0.0	18	34
DE Darrell Davis	4	0	3.0	16	29
DT Tim Dennis	4	0	1.0	18	33
S Patrick Hunter	4	3	0.0	25	45
S Joey Tribbiani	3	5	0.0	25	45
DE Regan Upshaw	2	0	1.0	4	13
DT John Kirksey	2	1	0.0	11	17
DT William Perry	2	0	0.0	17	32
DE David Grant	2	0	0.0	21	32
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0.0	9	16
S Darrell Fullington	1	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Matt Groenig	0	2	0.0	4	8
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0	1	0.0	13	12

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	9	5	0.0	29	43
CB Tory James	6	4	0.0	32	45
CB Corey Fuller	6	3	0.0	24	44
DT Dan Footman	5	1	1.0	23	33
ILB Rick Vaughn	5	1	0.0	31	46
DT Leonard Renfro	4	3	0.0	20	26
OLB Vinson Smith	4	0	0.0	11	31
DT Alfred Oglesby	4	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Marvcus Patton	4	0	0.0	12	15
CB Willie Williams	4	0	0.0	32	47
CB Maurice Hurst	3	1	1.0	32	47
DE Chris Mims	3	1	0.0	25	34
DT John Parrella	2	1	0.0	9	14
S Chuck Cecil	2	0	0.0	16	16
OLB Jamie Fields	1	0	0.0	4	3
DE Eric England	1	0	0.0	7	13
DE Melvin Donnalley	1	0	0.0	7	19
DE Derrick Alexander	1	0	0.0	25	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darrell Davis	3.0	0	1	29
DT Tim Dennis	1.0	0	0	33
DE Regan Upshaw	1.0	0	0	13
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Eddie Robinson	0.0	1	0	34
S Joey Tribbiani	0.0	1	0	45

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Footman	1.0	1	0	33
CB Maurice Hurst	1.0	0	0	47
DE Chris Mims	0.0	2	3	34
DT Leonard Renfro	0.0	1	0	26
DE Derrick Alexander	0.0	1	0	28
ILB Rick Vaughn	0.0	0	1	46

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB David Pool	7	0	34
CB Antonio Langham	6	0	45
CB Tyrone Poole	5	0	34
OLB Eddie Robinson	4	1	34
ILB Damon Jordan	3	1	45
S Patrick Hunter	3	0	45
S Joey Tribbiani	1	1	45
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	33
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	5

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	0	43
CB Willie Williams	5	0	47
CB Corey Fuller	5	0	44
OLB Vinson Smith	4	1	31
CB Tory James	3	0	45
ILB Rick Vaughn	2	1	46
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	1	15
S Chuck Cecil	2	0	16
CB Maurice Hurst	2	0	47
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	0	11
DT John Parrella	1	0	14
OLB Jamie Fields	1	0	3
DE Derrick Alexander	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian De Marco	2	9	32	0	47
Tim Ruddy	2	8	32	1	47
Max Lane	2	4	32	0	47
Norm Fowler	1	5	32	1	47
Brian Kozlowski	1	2	23	0	30
Dermontti Dawson	0	2	32	0	47
Matt Groening	0	1	20	0	22
James Jenkins	0	1	4	0	6

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed King	3	7	25	2	45
Kip Vickers	1	5	25	2	45
Jeff Walker	1	4	25	0	45
Barney Gumble	1	3	24	0	37
Jerry Fontenot	1	2	25	1	45
Tony McGee	1	1	15	0	32
Andrew Jordan	1	1	5	0	9
Pete Kendall	1	1	1	0	8
Pete Russell	0	1	16	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Mitch Donahue	2	29
Vaughn Hebron	2	24
Robert Clark	2	15
Matt Groening	1	8
Charles McRae	1	8

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Russell	1	21
Ki-Jana Carter	1	12
Maurice Hurst	1	11

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dermontti Dawson	32	47	---	---	8	87
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	25	45	16	86
Ken O'Brien	32	47	---	---	---	79
Norm Fowler	32	47	---	---	---	79
Tim Ruddy	32	47	---	---	---	79
Max Lane	32	47	---	---	---	79
Brian De Marco	32	47	---	---	---	79
Rod Smith	31	45	---	---	---	76
Damon Jordan	---	---	25	45	5	75
Patrick Hunter	---	---	25	45	3	73
Derrick Alexander	26	40	---	---	6	72
Antonio Langham	---	---	22	45	4	71
David Pool	---	---	22	34	14	70
Vaughn Hebron	17	27	---	---	24	68
Brian Kozlowski	23	30	---	---	6	59
David Grant	---	---	21	32	5	58
Eddie Robinson	---	---	18	34	5	57
Tim Dennis	---	---	18	33	4	55
William Perry	---	---	17	32	2	51
Tyrone Poole	---	---	15	34	2	51
Wendell Davis	12	22	---	---	16	50
Darrell Davis	---	---	16	29	5	50
Matt Groening	20	22	---	---	8	50
Rudy Koncar	15	20	---	---	7	42
Mitch Donahue	---	---	3	4	29	36
John Kirksey	---	---	11	17	3	31
Moe Williams	6	10	---	---	12	28
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	13	12	2	27
Regan Upshaw	---	---	4	13	10	27
Darrell Fullington	---	---	5	12	9	26
Joe Campbell	---	---	9	16	---	25
Robert Clark	1	6	---	---	15	22
James Jenkins	4	6	---	---	10	20
Antone Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	18	18
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	2	5	9	16
Matt Groenig	---	---	4	8	2	14
Leroy Thompson	5	7	---	---	---	12
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	8	8
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Blackshear	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Percy Snow	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jerry Diamond	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tory James	---	---	32	45	24	101
Maurice Hurst	---	---	32	47	11	90
Willie Williams	---	---	32	47	1	80
Rick Vaughn	---	---	31	46	1	78
Bill Romanowski	---	---	29	43	3	75
Jeff Walker	25	45	---	---	---	70
Jerry Fontenot	25	45	---	---	---	70
Scott Mitchell	25	45	---	---	---	70
Barney Gumble	24	37	---	---	9	70
Ed King	25	45	---	---	---	70
Kip Vickers	25	45	---	---	---	70
Corey Fuller	---	---	24	44	1	69
Pete Russell	16	30	---	---	21	67
Vinson Smith	---	---	11	31	21	63
Robert Brooks	21	38	---	---	4	63
Jerry Rice	22	39	---	---	---	61
Chris Mims	---	---	25	34	1	60
Dan Footman	---	---	23	33	1	57
Derrick Alexander	---	---	25	28	2	55
Garrison Hearst	19	33	---	---	1	53
Tony McGee	15	32	---	---	5	52
Leonard Renfro	---	---	20	26	4	50
Kenny Lofton	10	19	---	---	18	47
Chuck Cecil	---	---	16	16	14	46
Jon Vaughn	4	9	---	---	27	40
Andrew Jordan	5	9	---	---	19	33
Anthony Miller	7	6	---	---	17	30
Marvcus Patton	---	---	12	15	3	30
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	7	19	3	29
John Parrella	---	---	9	14	3	26
Ki-Jana Carter	6	8	---	---	12	26
Eric England	---	---	7	13	5	25
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	12	11	1	24
Patrick Jeffers	0	2	---	---	15	17
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Peter Blahak	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	10	10
Fred Lamson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pete Kendall	1	8	---	---	1	10
Jamie Fields	---	---	4	3	---	7
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	0	2	---	2
Ronnie Booty	---	---	1	0	---	1
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	15	48	3.2
Right	8	54	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	49	4.9
Middle	10	61	6.1
Right	5	-1	-0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	45	34	5	2	1	3	5	4	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	40	31	4	1	2	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	49	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	81	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	163	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	57	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	114	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	55	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	75	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Alexander	13	11	0	119	1	40
WR Rod Smith	12	6	0	22	0	45
WR Wendell Davis	6	5	1	54	1	22
TE Brian Kozlowski	5	3	0	31	0	30
WR Robert Clark	3	3	0	57	1	6
RB Rudy Koncar	3	3	0	64	2	20
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	2	0	4	0	27
FB Matt Groening	1	1	0	-1	0	22

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	11	7	0	68	1	39
RB Garrison Hearst	7	6	0	14	0	33
WR Robert Brooks	6	4	2	26	0	38
TE Tony McGee	5	5	0	46	1	32
WR Kenny Lofton	3	3	0	39	1	19
FB Pete Russell	3	3	0	29	1	30
WR Anthony Miller	2	1	0	13	0	6
RB Jon Vaughn	2	2	0	17	0	9
TE Andrew Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudy Koncar	6	7	1.17	0.93
Vaughn Hebron	1	-2	-2.00	4.93

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	5	17	3.40	3.58
Ki-Jana Carter	1	13	13.00	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	6	6	37	6.17	7.78

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	3	2	2	0.67	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Smith	3	3	14	4.67	1.83
WR Derrick Alexander	2	2	19	9.50	9.15
RB Rudy Koncar	1	1	4	4.00	21.33

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Garrison Hearst	2	2	2	1.00	2.00
WR Jerry Rice	1	0	0	0.00	6.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	2	2
Matt Groening	1	0
Rudy Koncar	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	2	2
Ki-Jana Carter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	15	14	10

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	16	14	10

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Alexander	5	5	4
WR Rod Smith	4	3	2
WR Wendell Davis	3	3	2
WR Robert Clark	1	1	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	4	3	3
TE Tony McGee	4	4	2
WR Anthony Miller	2	1	1
FB Pete Russell	2	2	2
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	1
RB Jon Vaughn	1	1	1
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	0
RB Garrison Hearst	1	1	0

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

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