Week 9, 2002

played in San Diego, CA

60 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	10	0	0	-	10
San Diego Chargers	0	3	0	14	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:24 NED - Antonio Freeman 3 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 06:39 SDO - Tommy Pickles 36 field goal
2Q: 02:46 NED - Jeff Chandler 46 field goal
4Q: 10:16 SDO - Bobby Shaw 6 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 02:11 SDO - Tiki Barber 5 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:24 NED - Antonio Freeman 3 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 06:39 SDO - Tommy Pickles 36 field goal
2Q: 02:46 NED - Jeff Chandler 46 field goal
4Q: 10:16 SDO - Bobby Shaw 6 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 02:11 SDO - Tiki Barber 5 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Team Statistics NED SDO
Record 5-3 4-4
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 285 353
- Offensive Plays 60 70
- Yards per Play 4.75 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 52 121
- Rushing Attempts 24 25
- Yards per Rush 2.17 4.84
Net Passing Yards 233 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 0 41 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/11 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.47 5.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 20
Time of Possession 25:33 34:27

Team Statistics	NED	SDO
Record	5-3	4-4
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	285	353
- Offensive Plays	60	70
- Yards per Play	4.75	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	52	121
- Rushing Attempts	24	25
- Yards per Rush	2.17	4.84
Net Passing Yards	233	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 0	41 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/11	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.47	5.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 20
Time of Possession	25:33	34:27

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	4:17	OWN 7	7	47	Punt
1	5:23	1:50	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
1	1:13	2:55	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	6:34	3:55	OWN 21	7	50	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 21	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:58	OWN 18	9	30	Punt
3	8:38	2:32	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	3:26	3:01	OWN 7	6	14	Punt
4	10:09	1:22	OWN 40	3	-3	Punt
4	2:05	1:58	OWN 20	12	47	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 28	9	31	Punt
1	6:20	0:57	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
1	3:33	2:20	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	13:18	6:44	OWN 28	12	53	Field Goal
2	2:39	2:16	OWN 20	9	33	Punt
3	11:02	2:24	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
3	6:06	2:40	OWN 3	5	40	Punt
3	0:25	5:16	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
4	8:47	6:42	OWN 16	15	84	Touchdown
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 33	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Marc Bulger, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	10	18	1.80	8	0
Shaun Alexander	8	21	2.63	19	1
Trot Nixon	3	8	2.67	6	0
Antonio Freeman	1	8	8.00	8	0
Mike Alstott	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
Eric Moulds	1	1	1.00	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	18	75	4.17	13	2	1
Marshall Faulk	6	47	7.83	23	1	0
Marc Bulger	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	33	18	244	3/11	1	35	0	88.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	41	27	252	4/20	1	44	0	90.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	4	6	56	14.00	10	22	1
FB Mike Alstott	3	4	25	8.33	18	21	0
WR Eric Moulds	3	8	43	14.33	28	35	0
WR Muneer Moore	3	4	37	12.33	13	16	0
TE Jamie Asher	2	3	48	24.00	27	26	0
WR Dana Prior	2	4	28	14.00	3	15	0
RB Robert Holcombe	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Shaun Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Isaac Bruce	8	10	74	9.25	12	18	0
TE Tony Gonzalez	5	6	45	9.00	16	18	0
WR Bobby Shaw	4	4	21	5.25	0	8	1
WR Marty Booker	3	8	34	11.33	5	15	0
WR Robert Brooks	2	7	26	13.00	0	26	0
RB Marshall Faulk	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
TE Andrew Jordan	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
WR Christopher Rivera	1	1	44	44.00	11	44	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Trot Nixon	1	0	0
Matt Light	0	1	0
Raonall Smith	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marc Bulger	1	0	0
Pete Kendall	0	1	0
Alex Bondy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	6	295	49.2	42.5	60	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	6	263	43.8	39.2	57	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	8	4.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	61	30.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	9	2	1.0	25	42
OLB Raonall Smith	5	0	0.5	25	45
CB Mark Walhberg	5	1	0.0	22	41
ILB Greg Biekert	5	0	0.0	14	24
DE Chad Brown	4	1	1.0	15	33
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	2	0.0	25	44
S Todd Franz	4	2	0.0	12	29
S Brian Dawkins	3	1	1.0	24	45
OLB Ted Johnson	3	2	0.0	25	42
CB Bryant Westbrook	3	0	0.0	20	36
ILB Desmond Grasso	2	2	0.0	6	10
DT Reggie McGrew	2	0	0.0	12	21
DE Rodney Bailey	1	2	0.5	15	28
DT Sam Adams	1	3	0.0	15	26
S Aric Morris	1	0	0.0	1	2

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Kacyvenski	8	1	0.0	22	34
S Donovin Darius	6	0	0.0	23	32
DT Kevin Smith	5	0	1.0	20	25
S Eric Brown	4	1	0.0	24	33
OLB Jeremiah Pharms	4	1	0.0	6	8
OLB Eddie Robinson	4	0	0.0	18	18
CB Brian Williams	4	0	0.0	23	33
OLB Alex Bondy	3	3	1.0	10	14
DT Larry Chester	1	2	1.0	14	14
DE Jon Harris	1	2	0.0	22	28
CB Tory James	1	0	0.0	15	30
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch	1	0	0.0	17	29
CB Ahmed Plummer	0	2	0.0	19	34

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chad Brown	1.0	1	0	33
S Rodney Harrison	1.0	0	0	42
S Brian Dawkins	1.0	0	0	45
OLB Raonall Smith	0.5	2	0	45
DE Rodney Bailey	0.5	0	1	28
DT Sam Adams	0.0	0	1	26
OLB Ted Johnson	0.0	0	1	42
DT Reggie McGrew	0.0	0	1	21

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Smith	1.0	1	1	0	25
DT Larry Chester	1.0	0	1	0	14
OLB Alex Bondy	1.0	0	0	0	14
CB Ahmed Plummer	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch	0.0	0	2	1	29
DT Leon Lett	0.0	0	1	1	19
OLB Eddie Robinson	0.0	0	1	0	18
ILB Isaiah Kacyvenski	0.0	0	1	0	34
DT Alan Harper	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mark Walhberg	5	0	41
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	0	44
ILB Greg Biekert	3	0	24
S Todd Franz	3	0	29
OLB Ted Johnson	2	0	42
S Brian Dawkins	2	0	45
OLB Raonall Smith	2	0	45
CB Bryant Westbrook	1	1	36
DT Sam Adams	1	0	26
S Rodney Harrison	1	0	42
ILB Desmond Grasso	1	0	10
S Aric Morris	1	0	2
DE Rodney Bailey	1	0	28

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Donovin Darius	4	0	32
S Eric Brown	3	0	33
CB Brian Williams	3	0	33
CB Ahmed Plummer	1	1	34
DT Leon Lett	1	0	19
OLB Eddie Robinson	1	0	18
DT Kevin Smith	1	0	25
CB Tory James	1	0	30
OLB Alex Bondy	1	0	14
ILB Isaiah Kacyvenski	1	0	34
OLB Jeremiah Pharms	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Light	2	8	24	0	36
Damien Woody	2	3	24	0	36
Toniu Fonoti	1	2	24	1	36
Brad Hoover	1	1	6	0	4
Kelvin Garmon	0	5	24	0	36
John St. Clair	0	1	24	2	36
Jamie Asher	0	1	16	0	16

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Welbourn	5	7	25	3	45
Matt Lepsis	3	3	25	0	45
Jeff Saturday	2	6	25	0	45
Joaquin Gonzalez	2	5	25	0	45
Andrew Jordan	1	1	5	0	10
Pete Kendall	0	1	25	1	45
Dixon Donaldson	0	1	9	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Holcombe	1	15
Raonall Smith	1	14

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Tory James	1	18
Bobby Shaw	1	17
Andrew Jordan	1	14
Pete Kendall	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Raonall Smith	---	---	25	45	14	84
Ted Johnson	---	---	25	42	13	80
Brian Dawkins	---	---	24	45	10	79
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	25	44	8	77
Rodney Harrison	---	---	25	42	8	75
Bryant Westbrook	---	---	20	36	17	73
Toniu Fonoti	24	36	---	---	7	67
Mark Walhberg	---	---	22	41	1	64
Eric Moulds	21	31	---	---	10	62
Trot Nixon	24	36	---	---	---	60
Damien Woody	24	36	---	---	---	60
Kelvin Garmon	24	36	---	---	---	60
John St. Clair	24	36	---	---	---	60
Matt Light	24	36	---	---	---	60
Rodney Bailey	---	---	15	28	7	50
Chad Brown	---	---	15	33	---	48
Mike Alstott	17	27	---	---	4	48
Robert Holcombe	13	20	---	---	15	48
Todd Franz	---	---	12	29	7	48
Antonio Freeman	18	29	---	---	---	47
Greg Biekert	---	---	14	24	7	45
Erik Flowers	---	---	18	27	---	45
Sam Adams	---	---	15	26	1	42
Reggie McGrew	---	---	12	21	7	40
Muneer Moore	4	21	---	---	13	38
Jamie Asher	16	16	---	---	---	32
Shaun Alexander	12	16	---	---	1	29
Elijah Halford	8	6	---	---	14	28
Desmond Grasso	---	---	6	10	---	16
Brad Hoover	6	4	---	---	3	13
Luke Staley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Omar Espinosa	4	0	---	---	6	10
Dana Prior	1	9	---	---	---	10
Eric Crouch	0	1	---	---	8	9
Leon Searcy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Randall	0	0	---	---	7	7
Byron Slatken	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Aric Morris	---	---	1	2	---	3
Sean Parker	0	0	---	---	1	1
Orlando Huff	---	---	1	0	---	1
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	---	0
Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hannibal Navies	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Kendall	25	45	---	---	7	77
Matt Lepsis	25	45	---	---	---	70
Jeff Saturday	25	45	---	---	---	70
John Welbourn	25	45	---	---	---	70
Marc Bulger	25	45	---	---	---	70
Joaquin Gonzalez	25	45	---	---	---	70
Robert Brooks	18	37	---	---	13	68
Tory James	---	---	15	30	18	63
Brian Williams	---	---	23	33	4	60
Eric Brown	---	---	24	33	2	59
Ahmed Plummer	---	---	19	34	6	59
Marty Booker	21	37	---	---	---	58
Isaiah Kacyvenski	---	---	22	34	1	57
Donovin Darius	---	---	23	32	1	56
Jon Harris	---	---	22	28	1	51
Tony Gonzalez	17	26	---	---	6	49
Kyle Vanden Bosch	---	---	17	29	2	48
Kevin Smith	---	---	20	25	2	47
Isaac Bruce	16	29	---	---	---	45
Bobby Shaw	7	19	---	---	17	43
Tiki Barber	18	22	---	---	1	41
Eddie Robinson	---	---	18	18	2	38
Dixon Donaldson	9	15	---	---	14	38
Larry Chester	---	---	14	14	6	34
Leon Lett	---	---	11	19	---	30
Andrew Jordan	5	10	---	---	14	29
Michael Wiley	5	5	---	---	19	29
Jeremiah Pharms	---	---	6	8	13	27
Corey Fuller	---	---	5	8	13	26
Alex Bondy	---	---	10	14	2	26
Marshall Faulk	6	18	---	---	---	24
Christopher Rivera	3	7	---	---	10	20
Alan Harper	---	---	9	11	---	20
Dennis Johnson	---	---	2	8	6	16
Jason Perry	---	---	1	12	---	13
Rick Hamilton	---	---	2	2	7	11
James Harrison	---	---	1	4	4	9
Brent Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Terry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	7	7
Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	1	1
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Couch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	11	20	1.8
Right	6	16	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	49	12.3
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	10	34	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	33	18	6	3	1	1	8	2	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	41	27	2	0	6	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	85	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	106	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	2	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	103	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	77	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	70	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	8	3	0	43	1	31
WR Antonio Freeman	6	4	0	56	2	29
FB Mike Alstott	4	3	0	25	1	27
WR Muneer Moore	4	3	0	37	0	21
WR Dana Prior	4	2	1	28	0	9
TE Jamie Asher	3	2	0	48	2	16
RB Robert Holcombe	3	1	0	7	0	20
RB Shaun Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	16

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Bruce	10	8	1	74	0	29
WR Marty Booker	8	3	2	34	0	37
WR Robert Brooks	7	2	1	26	1	37
TE Tony Gonzalez	6	5	1	45	0	26
WR Bobby Shaw	4	4	0	21	0	19
RB Marshall Faulk	2	2	0	3	0	18
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	1	1	0	0	15
TE Andrew Jordan	1	1	0	5	0	10
WR Christopher Rivera	1	1	0	44	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	2	10	5.00	4.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trot Nixon	1	1	3	3.00	7.39

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	4	2	6	1.50	6.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	3	3.00	9.33

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marty Booker	2	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	0	0.00	3.71
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	6	6.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	2	1
Shaun Alexander	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	12	6	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	13	11	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dana Prior	3	2	2
FB Mike Alstott	2	2	2
WR Eric Moulds	2	0	0
WR Muneer Moore	2	1	1
TE Jamie Asher	1	0	0
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	1
RB Robert Holcombe	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	6	6	6
WR Marty Booker	4	2	2
RB Marshall Faulk	2	2	0
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (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	68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (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)