Week 3, 1998

played in New England, MA

51 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	14	7	0	-	21
New England Patriots	14	7	14	10	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 NED - Antonio Freeman 35 pass from Don Majkowski (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 01:10 NED - Eric Moulds 90 punt return (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 09:43 SDO - Garrison Hearst 3 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 03:22 NED - Jamie Asher 20 pass from Don Majkowski (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 01:01 SDO - Robert Brooks 32 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 11:33 SDO - Jerry Rice 9 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 06:52 NED - Mike Alstott 9 run (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 01:17 NED - Don Majkowski 3 run (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 10:53 NED - Charles Davenport 2 pass from Don Majkowski (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 04:06 NED - David Beckham 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 NED - Antonio Freeman 35 pass from Don Majkowski (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 01:10 NED - Eric Moulds 90 punt return (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 09:43 SDO - Garrison Hearst 3 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 03:22 NED - Jamie Asher 20 pass from Don Majkowski (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 01:01 SDO - Robert Brooks 32 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 11:33 SDO - Jerry Rice 9 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 06:52 NED - Mike Alstott 9 run (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 01:17 NED - Don Majkowski 3 run (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 10:53 NED - Charles Davenport 2 pass from Don Majkowski (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 04:06 NED - David Beckham 39 field goal

Team Statistics SDO NED
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 371 445
- Offensive Plays 74 59
- Yards per Play 5.01 7.54
Net Rushing Yards 66 79
- Rushing Attempts 17 28
- Yards per Rush 3.88 2.82
Net Passing Yards 305 366
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 27 - 0 31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 317 366
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.35 11.81
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/104
Kick Returns/Yards 5/120 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:23 31:37

Team Statistics	SDO	NED
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	371	445
- Offensive Plays	74	59
- Yards per Play	5.01	7.54
Net Rushing Yards	66	79
- Rushing Attempts	17	28
- Yards per Rush	3.88	2.82
Net Passing Yards	305	366
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 27 - 0	31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	317	366
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.35	11.81
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/104
Kick Returns/Yards	5/120	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:23	31:37

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	3:19	OWN 27	6	16	Punt
1	2:37	1:37	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
1	1:00	6:24	OWN 39	13	61	Touchdown
2	7:27	2:04	OWN 24	4	16	Punt
2	3:07	2:18	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
3	6:46	2:55	OWN 33	6	28	Punt
3	1:05	1:16	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
4	10:44	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	8:40	2:19	OWN 6	7	20	Fumble
4	4:01	2:01	OWN 20	9	52	Downs
4	1:23	0:37	OWN 31	4	0	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:53	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	7:48	5:11	OWN 20	11	47	Missed FG
2	9:36	2:09	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
2	5:23	2:16	OWN 24	4	76	Touchdown
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 26	2	2	Half
3	11:24	4:38	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
3	3:51	2:46	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	14:49	4:05	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	10:13	1:33	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	6:21	2:20	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal
4	2:00	0:37	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 31	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	12	47	3.92	11	1	1
Chad Levitt	3	10	3.33	5	0	0
Kenny Lofton	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Heath Shuler	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Robert Holcombe	21	56	2.67	9	0
Mike Alstott	4	22	5.50	9	1
Don Majkowski	2	2	1.00	3	1
John Miller	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Shuler	42	26	267	2/9	2	37	0	96.0
Scott Mitchell	12	1	50	1/3	0	50	0	44.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	31	25	366	0/0	3	54	0	148.1

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Garrison Hearst	6	8	68	11.33	44	37	0
WR Robert Brooks	5	10	79	15.80	19	32	1
WR Jerry Rice	4	8	25	6.25	0	9	1
TE Tony McGee	3	4	35	11.67	2	25	0
WR Michael Irvin	2	5	21	10.50	6	17	0
WR Kenny Lofton	2	8	17	8.50	9	9	0
RB Chad Levitt	2	4	7	3.50	0	6	0
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0
TE Andrew Jordan	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	3	50	50.00	32	50	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	7	7	123	17.57	60	35	1
WR Charles Davenport	5	7	43	8.60	9	16	1
TE Jamie Asher	4	6	65	16.25	5	22	1
WR Eric Moulds	4	4	98	24.50	68	54	0
RB Robert Holcombe	3	4	33	11.00	29	22	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov
Robert Brooks	1	0
Heath Shuler	1	0
David Terrell	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ben Karpinski	0	1	1	0
Ed McCaffrey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	286	47.7	31.3	57	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	3	150	50.0	46.3	71	2

Kicking Statistics

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

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Tillman	2	11	5.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	104	34.7	1

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	4	93	23.3	0
Kenny Lofton	1	27	27.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	83	27.7	0
Evan Toomer	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Brian Washington	6	2	22	28
ILB Ed Brown	6	1	23	29
S Sam Garnes	5	2	25	27
CB Willie Williams	4	3	21	31
CB Darryl Henley	4	0	20	28
OLB Bill Romanowski	3	2	15	24
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	1	5	2
DE Melvin Donnalley	3	0	18	27
DT Dan Footman	2	0	12	11
CB Tory James	2	0	8	2
DT Ed Jasper	2	0	17	21
DT Larry Chester	2	0	13	21
S Pat Tillman	2	0	8	6
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	13	10
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	16	15
OLB Roberto Fabrizio	1	0	11	4
CB Corey Fuller	0	1	18	24

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	7	1	0.0	17	43
ILB Ted Johnson	6	2	0.0	17	45
CB Tom Carter	4	2	0.0	17	55
S Greg Myers	4	2	0.0	13	51
S Rodney Harrison	4	1	0.0	17	57
OLB Nickolas Fox	4	1	0.0	14	44
DE Ben Karpinski	3	1	1.0	16	39
CB Allen Rossum	3	2	0.0	15	52
CB Steve Isreal	3	1	0.0	6	32
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	0.5	11	49
OLB Larry Izzo	2	0	0.0	3	15
DT Tony Siragusa	1	0	0.5	10	23
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	0	0.0	0	10
DT John Randle	0	1	0.5	10	43
DE Shawn Sawyda	0	1	0.5	10	26

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Alexander	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Melvin Donnalley	0.0	0	0	1	27

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Karpinski	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Jeff Lageman	0.5	1	3	2	49
DT John Randle	0.5	1	1	0	43
DT Tony Siragusa	0.5	0	0	0	23
DE Shawn Sawyda	0.5	0	0	0	26
DT Chuck Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Larry Izzo	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Nickolas Fox	0.0	0	1	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Willie Williams	4	1	31
S Sam Garnes	4	1	27
CB Darryl Henley	4	0	28
S Brian Washington	3	1	28
ILB Ed Brown	3	0	29
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	0	24
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	10
DE Melvin Donnalley	1	0	27
CB Tory James	1	0	2
DT Ed Jasper	1	0	21
S Pat Tillman	1	0	6

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	6	0	43
CB Tom Carter	4	0	55
CB Allen Rossum	3	3	52
CB Steve Isreal	3	0	32
OLB Nickolas Fox	3	0	44
OLB Larry Izzo	2	2	15
S Rodney Harrison	2	1	57
S Greg Myers	2	0	51
ILB Ted Johnson	1	1	45
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	0	10
ILB Ron Johnson	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Armstrong	2	4	17	1	57
Jeff Saturday	1	3	17	0	48
Pete Kendall	1	2	17	0	57
Ephraim Salaam	1	2	17	0	46
Kip Vickers	0	4	17	1	51
Tony McGee	0	1	17	0	36
Brent Van Pelt	0	0	0	1	11

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brendan Stai	4	6	26	31
Tony Mandarich	3	6	27	31
Mike Alstott	1	2	20	26
Richmond Webb	0	4	26	31
Daquan Peterman	0	3	23	31
Fred Miller	0	2	24	31
Bob Christian	0	1	4	2
Jamie Asher	0	1	22	20
Tony Ramirez	0	1	4	0

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Cobb	2	16
Chad Levitt	2	9
Ki-Jana Carter	1	20
Brian Washington	1	2

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Holcombe	2	23
Larry Izzo	1	27
Steve Isreal	1	20
Ed McCaffrey	1	18
Damian Vaughn	1	17
Bob Christian	1	11

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Armstrong	17	57	---	---	6	80
Pete Kendall	17	57	---	---	6	80
Kip Vickers	17	51	---	---	---	68
Robert Brooks	15	42	---	---	8	65
Tony McGee	17	36	---	---	12	65
Jeff Saturday	17	48	---	---	---	65
Ephraim Salaam	17	46	---	---	---	63
Heath Shuler	17	44	---	---	---	61
Willie Williams	---	---	21	31	3	55
Corey Fuller	---	---	18	24	13	55
Ed Brown	---	---	23	29	2	54
Sam Garnes	---	---	25	27	1	53
Brian Washington	---	---	22	28	2	52
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	18	27	5	50
Kenny Lofton	4	30	---	---	15	49
Darryl Henley	---	---	20	28	1	49
Garrison Hearst	12	31	---	---	2	45
Jerry Rice	11	32	---	---	1	44
Derrick Alexander	---	---	22	20	1	43
Ki-Jana Carter	8	15	---	---	20	43
Bill Romanowski	---	---	15	24	3	42
Reggie Cobb	6	19	---	---	16	41
Ed Jasper	---	---	17	21	2	40
Michael Irvin	5	32	---	---	---	37
Larry Chester	---	---	13	21	2	36
Chad Levitt	5	20	---	---	9	34
Andrew Jordan	2	15	---	---	16	33
Vera De Milo	---	---	16	15	1	32
Roberto Fabrizio	---	---	11	4	17	32
Patrick Jeffers	0	13	---	---	14	27
Rick Vaughn	---	---	5	2	19	26
Marvcus Patton	---	---	13	10	2	25
Dan Footman	---	---	12	11	1	24
Jeff Wright	---	---	13	7	2	22
David Terrell	---	---	3	3	12	18
Pat Tillman	---	---	8	6	4	18
Tory James	---	---	8	2	7	17
Brent Van Pelt	0	11	---	---	6	17
Scott Mitchell	0	13	---	---	---	13
Matt Lepsis	0	6	---	---	6	12
Jerry Fontenot	0	9	---	---	---	9
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Branden Pritchett	---	---	5	1	---	6
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Holcombe	26	28	---	---	23	77
Allen Rossum	---	---	15	52	10	77
Rodney Harrison	---	---	17	57	2	76
Tom Carter	---	---	17	55	---	72
Greg Myers	---	---	13	51	---	64
Ted Johnson	---	---	17	45	---	62
Jeff Lageman	---	---	11	49	---	60
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	17	43	---	60
Brendan Stai	26	31	---	---	3	60
Don Majkowski	28	31	---	---	---	59
Tony Mandarich	27	31	---	---	1	59
Richmond Webb	26	31	---	---	1	58
Steve Isreal	---	---	6	32	20	58
Nickolas Fox	---	---	14	44	---	58
Ben Karpinski	---	---	16	39	---	55
Fred Miller	24	31	---	---	---	55
Daquan Peterman	23	31	---	---	---	54
John Randle	---	---	10	43	---	53
Antonio Freeman	22	31	---	---	---	53
Jamie Asher	22	20	---	---	9	51
Mike Alstott	20	26	---	---	1	47
Larry Izzo	---	---	3	15	27	45
Eric Moulds	13	19	---	---	10	42
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	10	26	6	42
Keith Jackson	13	10	---	---	13	36
Chuck Johnson	---	---	7	24	5	36
Tony Siragusa	---	---	10	23	1	34
Ed McCaffrey	3	3	---	---	18	24
Damian Vaughn	6	1	---	---	17	24
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	0	10	12	22
Charles Davenport	6	12	---	---	1	19
Evan Toomer	3	0	---	---	16	19
Bob Christian	4	2	---	---	11	17
Ron Johnson	---	---	4	5	6	15
Kevin Abrams	---	---	0	13	---	13
Jeff Dellenbach	5	0	---	---	5	10
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	10	10
Glenn Rountree	5	0	---	---	5	10
Tony Ramirez	4	0	---	---	5	9
John Miller	2	3	---	---	---	5
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Desmond Grasso	---	---	0	0	5	5
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ron Rogers	---	---	0	1	---	1
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	20	54	2.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Shuler	42	26	4	4	3	4	4	1	0
Scott Mitchell	12	1	1	1	2	4	3	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	31	25	9	0	2	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	107	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	6	117	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	57	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	82	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	59	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	163	27.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Brooks	10	5	2	79	2	42
WR Jerry Rice	8	4	1	25	0	32
WR Kenny Lofton	8	2	1	17	0	30
RB Garrison Hearst	8	6	0	68	1	31
WR Michael Irvin	5	2	1	21	0	32
TE Tony McGee	4	3	0	35	1	36
RB Chad Levitt	4	2	0	7	0	20
TE Andrew Jordan	3	1	0	7	0	15
WR Patrick Jeffers	3	1	0	50	1	13
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	0	8	0	19

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Davenport	7	5	1	43	0	12
WR Antonio Freeman	7	7	0	123	4	31
TE Jamie Asher	6	4	1	65	2	20
WR Eric Moulds	4	4	0	98	2	19
RB Robert Holcombe	4	3	0	33	1	28
TE Keith Jackson	2	1	0	5	0	10
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	-1	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	1	3	3.00	3.92
Heath Shuler	1	2	2.00	2.00
Chad Levitt	1	5	5.00	3.33

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	1	3	3.00	1.00
Mike Alstott	1	9	9.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Shuler	4	3	19	4.75	6.36

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	2	2	22	11.00	11.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	2	2	12	6.00	3.13
WR Robert Brooks	1	0	0	0.00	7.90
RB Garrison Hearst	1	1	7	7.00	8.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Davenport	1	1	2	2.00	6.14
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	20	20.00	10.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Kenny Lofton	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	3	0
Mike Alstott	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Shuler	15	11	8
Scott Mitchell	3	0	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	8	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Garrison Hearst	5	5	3
WR Jerry Rice	2	0	0
WR Michael Irvin	2	2	2
WR Kenny Lofton	2	0	0
WR Robert Brooks	2	2	2
WR Patrick Jeffers	2	0	0
RB Chad Levitt	2	1	0
TE Andrew Jordan	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Davenport	3	2	2
WR Eric Moulds	2	2	2
RB Robert Holcombe	2	1	1
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)