Week 2, 2004

played in San Diego, CA

58 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	6	7	11	-	27
San Diego Chargers	3	7	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 SDO - Tommy Pickles 27 field goal
1Q: 04:02 ATL - Derek Whaley 31 field goal
2Q: 12:46 ATL - Derek Whaley 38 field goal
2Q: 02:05 SDO - Marty Booker 4 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 32 field goal
3Q: 10:30 ATL - Quentin Griffin 11 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 01:05 SDO - Marty Booker 14 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 11:10 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
4Q: 03:08 SDO - Tiki Barber 3 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 01:32 ATL - Quentin Griffin 8 pass from Drew Brees (Drew Brees pass to Charles Johnson for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 SDO - Tommy Pickles 27 field goal
1Q: 04:02 ATL - Derek Whaley 31 field goal
2Q: 12:46 ATL - Derek Whaley 38 field goal
2Q: 02:05 SDO - Marty Booker 4 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 32 field goal
3Q: 10:30 ATL - Quentin Griffin 11 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 01:05 SDO - Marty Booker 14 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 11:10 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
4Q: 03:08 SDO - Tiki Barber 3 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 01:32 ATL - Quentin Griffin 8 pass from Drew Brees (Drew Brees pass to Charles Johnson for conversion)

Team Statistics ATL SDO
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 21 23
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 399 349
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 6.54 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 105 76
- Rushing Attempts 27 21
- Yards per Rush 3.89 3.62
Net Passing Yards 294 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 1 40 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 298 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 8.65 6.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/18
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 5/124 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 1/1
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 21
Time of Possession 28:46 31:14

Team Statistics	ATL	SDO
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	21	23
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	399	349
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	6.54	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	105	76
- Rushing Attempts	27	21
- Yards per Rush	3.89	3.62
Net Passing Yards	294	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 1	40 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	298	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	8.65	6.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/18
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	5/124	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	1/1
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 21
Time of Possession	28:46	31:14

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:42	3:48	OWN 17	5	69	Field Goal
1	2:15	4:36	OWN 47	10	32	Field Goal
2	9:34	5:18	OWN 43	10	37	Interception
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 24	5	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:36	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
3	9:15	1:57	OPP 35	3	0	Punt
3	6:15	1:29	OPP 32	3	4	Missed FG
3	0:57	1:08	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	13:56	2:51	OWN 34	5	37	Field Goal
4	3:02	1:38	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 31	1	-1	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:18	OWN 25	14	65	Field Goal
1	3:54	1:39	OWN 15	3	-5	Punt
2	12:39	3:05	OWN 20	6	-1	Punt
2	4:16	2:19	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
3	10:24	1:09	OWN 19	2	-3	Interception
3	7:18	1:03	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
3	4:46	3:49	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	14:49	0:53	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
4	11:05	8:03	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	1:24	1:11	OWN 20	6	56	Missed FG

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quentin Griffin	15	68	4.53	22	3	1
Spencer George	8	24	3.00	7	0	0
Drew Brees	4	13	3.25	7	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Tiki Barber	15	57	3.80	9	1
Michael Turner	2	1	0.50	2	0
Marty Booker	1	8	8.00	8	0
Marc Bulger	1	3	3.00	3	0
Dixon Donaldson	1	7	7.00	7	0
Willie Parker	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	33	22	298	1/4	1	49	1	92.7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	40	28	305	4/32	2	34	2	88.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Nicas	8	11	124	15.50	61	49	0
WR Charles Johnson	4	7	51	12.75	21	21	0
WR Chad Johnson	3	5	43	14.33	27	32	0
RB Quentin Griffin	3	5	19	6.33	5	12	1
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	46	23.00	0	48	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Erron Kinney	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marty Booker	9	13	115	12.78	40	34	2
WR Isaac Bruce	6	10	81	13.50	40	30	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	4	7	55	13.75	24	25	0
TE Tony Gonzalez	3	3	22	7.33	7	11	0
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	22	11.00	18	16	0
WR Damon Wayans Jr	2	2	8	4.00	6	11	0
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.00	0
S Tyrone Carter	1	1	1.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charles Tillman	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brandon Green	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marc Bulger	1	0	0	0
Michael Turner	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	2	73	36.5	19.0	38	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Zastudil	3	136	45.3	39.7	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	4/5	1/2	0/0	46	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	17	8.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	4	101	25.3	0
Kevin Mathis	1	23	23.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	2	39	19.5	0
Tory James	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	7	6	0.0	20	38
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	7	3	0.0	20	43
CB Donnie Abraham	7	0	0.0	21	41
S Matt Bowmen	6	0	0.0	21	44
DT Ryan Pickett	3	0	1.0	12	30
OLB Ty Myers	3	3	0.0	15	27
CB Kevin Mathis	3	0	0.0	4	17
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	19	39
DE Gavin Schneider	2	0	1.0	6	22
DE Brandon Green	2	1	0.5	19	34
DT Trevor Pryce	2	1	0.0	16	34
S Shaunard Harts	2	1	0.0	15	27
DE Lance Perea	1	2	0.5	17	32
DT Chris Cooper	1	0	0.5	3	6
S Tyrone Carter	1	2	0.0	5	17
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Quincy Monk	1	0	0.0	4	8
DT Craig Terrill	0	2	0.5	12	18

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	6	3	0.0	26	29
S Troy Polamalu	6	0	0.0	26	32
CB Brian Williams	5	1	1.0	26	32
CB Walt Harris	4	2	0.0	24	34
OLB Mark Fields	4	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	0.0	8	7
DT Jared Clauss	3	0	0.0	15	18
DE Byron Frisch	2	3	0.0	22	23
CB Tory James	2	2	0.0	19	31
DE Jon Harris	2	0	0.0	21	33
DT Larry Chester	2	0	0.0	16	19
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch	2	0	0.0	11	12
S Charles Tillman	1	3	0.0	25	32
DT Johnathan Sullivan	1	1	0.0	11	15
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Peter Boulware	1	0	0.0	5	7
S Mark Roman	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Alan Harper	1	0	0.0	9	9
OLB James Harrison	1	0	0.0	3	2
WR Damon Wayans Jr	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Gavin Schneider	1.0	1	0	22
DT Ryan Pickett	1.0	0	0	30
DE Lance Perea	0.5	0	0	32
DT Chris Cooper	0.5	0	0	6
DE Brandon Green	0.5	0	0	34
DT Craig Terrill	0.5	0	0	18
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	0	1	34
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	0	1	38

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Brian Williams	1.0	0	0	32
DE Byron Frisch	0.0	5	4	23
DT Larry Chester	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	0	0	43
CB Donnie Abraham	3	2	1	41
OLB Ian Gold	3	1	0	38
CB Kevin Mathis	3	0	0	17
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0	39
OLB Ty Myers	3	0	0	27
S Matt Bowmen	2	1	0	44
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	0	27
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	1	17
DE Lance Perea	1	0	0	32
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	0	30
ILB Quincy Monk	1	0	0	8
DE Brandon Green	1	0	0	34

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	5	0	0	29
CB Walt Harris	4	1	0	34
OLB Mark Fields	3	0	0	21
CB Brian Williams	2	1	0	32
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	0	32
CB Tory James	1	0	0	31
DE Jon Harris	1	0	0	33
OLB Peter Boulware	1	0	0	7
DT Larry Chester	1	0	0	19
DE Byron Frisch	1	0	0	23
DT Jared Clauss	1	0	0	18
S Charles Tillman	0	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Samuels	2	8	0	27	0	34
Cooper Carlisle	2	4	0	27	1	34
Marcus Spriggs	2	3	1	27	0	34
Travis Claridge	1	4	0	27	0	34
Jeff Backus	0	3	0	27	0	34
Damian Vaughn	0	1	0	3	0	4
Erron Kinney	0	1	0	13	0	12

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Saturday	3	5	21	1	44
Brent Van Pelt	2	6	21	1	44
Pete Kendall	1	8	21	2	44
Joaquin Gonzalez	1	1	21	0	44
John Welbourn	0	1	21	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Damian Vaughn	2	18
George Irwin	1	17
Marcus Robinson	1	17

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Lewis	3	16
Tory James	2	22
Deion Porter	1	13
Pete Campion	1	5

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Spriggs	27	34	---	---	7	68
Matt Bowmen	---	---	21	44	2	67
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	20	43	3	66
Donnie Abraham	---	---	21	41	2	64
Charles Woodson	---	---	19	39	6	64
Charles Johnson	22	27	---	---	13	62
Cooper Carlisle	27	34	---	---	---	61
Travis Claridge	27	34	---	---	---	61
Chris Samuels	27	34	---	---	---	61
Drew Brees	27	34	---	---	---	61
Jeff Backus	27	34	---	---	---	61
Ian Gold	---	---	20	38	2	60
Chad Johnson	26	33	---	---	---	59
Ty Myers	---	---	15	27	14	56
Brandon Green	---	---	19	34	2	55
Antonio Nicas	22	31	---	---	1	54
Trevor Pryce	---	---	16	34	2	52
Lance Perea	---	---	17	32	2	51
Quentin Griffin	18	28	---	---	---	46
Ryan Pickett	---	---	12	30	1	43
Shaunard Harts	---	---	15	27	1	43
Kevin Mathis	---	---	4	17	20	41
Spencer George	10	8	---	---	21	39
Erron Kinney	13	12	---	---	10	35
Tyrone Carter	---	---	5	17	13	35
Gavin Schneider	---	---	6	22	4	32
Craig Terrill	---	---	12	18	2	32
George Irwin	4	8	---	---	17	29
Damian Vaughn	3	4	---	---	18	25
Marcus Robinson	4	1	---	---	17	22
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	1	6	12	19
Peter Warrick	7	11	---	---	---	18
Chris Baker	6	7	---	---	1	14
Quincy Monk	---	---	4	8	2	14
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chris Cooper	---	---	3	6	1	10
Andra Davis	---	---	0	0	10	10
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Blackwell	---	---	1	1	1	3
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	2	2
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terrence Kiel	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tory James	---	---	19	31	22	72
Pete Kendall	21	44	---	---	5	70
Brian Williams	---	---	26	32	10	68
Jeff Saturday	21	44	---	---	---	65
Brent Van Pelt	21	44	---	---	---	65
John Welbourn	21	44	---	---	---	65
Marc Bulger	21	44	---	---	---	65
Joaquin Gonzalez	21	44	---	---	---	65
Larry Fitzgerald	19	41	---	---	5	65
Troy Polamalu	---	---	26	32	5	63
Walt Harris	---	---	24	34	4	62
Charles Tillman	---	---	25	32	5	62
Jon Harris	---	---	21	33	7	61
Randall Godfrey	---	---	26	29	3	58
Tony Gonzalez	16	28	---	---	13	57
Marty Booker	14	38	---	---	1	53
Byron Frisch	---	---	22	23	5	50
Tiki Barber	17	29	---	---	---	46
Mark Fields	---	---	20	21	3	44
Larry Chester	---	---	16	19	3	38
Jared Clauss	---	---	15	18	3	36
Keith Lewis	---	---	7	11	16	34
Isaac Bruce	6	27	---	---	---	33
Bobby Shaw	6	14	---	---	12	32
Jessie Armstead	---	---	8	7	15	30
Dixon Donaldson	9	16	---	---	5	30
Michael Turner	3	9	---	---	18	30
Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	11	15	3	29
Deion Porter	8	4	---	---	13	25
Kyle Vanden Bosch	---	---	11	12	---	23
Damon Wayans Jr	2	7	---	---	14	23
Peter Boulware	---	---	5	7	8	20
Willie Parker	5	7	---	---	8	20
Alan Harper	---	---	9	9	---	18
James Harrison	---	---	3	2	9	14
Caleb Miller	---	---	1	5	3	9
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Roman	---	---	2	2	3	7
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	5	5
Geoff Perkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chad Bielby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Zastudil	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tony Romo	0	0	---	---	2	2
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	42	14.0
Middle	19	49	2.6
Right	4	15	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	33	22	4	1	1	2	6	4	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	40	28	5	1	3	4	0	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	149	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	82	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	48	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	18	201	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	76	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	11	8	1	124	1	31
WR Charles Johnson	7	4	0	51	1	27
WR Chad Johnson	5	3	0	43	1	33
RB Quentin Griffin	5	3	0	19	0	28
TE Erron Kinney	2	1	0	3	0	12
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	0	46	1	11
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	0	12	0	1

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marty Booker	13	9	1	115	2	38
WR Isaac Bruce	10	6	1	81	1	27
WR Larry Fitzgerald	7	4	1	55	2	41
TE Tony Gonzalez	3	3	0	22	0	28
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	0	22	0	29
WR Damon Wayans Jr	2	2	0	8	0	7
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	0	3	0	14
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	0	-1	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Griffin	5	16	3.20	4.53
Spencer George	2	0	0.00	3.00
Drew Brees	1	1	1.00	3.25

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	5	17	3.40	3.80
Marc Bulger	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	3	19	3.80	9.03

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	6	4	17	2.83	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Nicas	3	1	8	2.67	11.27
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	8.60
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	8	8.00	3.80

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marty Booker	2	2	18	9.00	8.85
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	1	0	0.00	7.86
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0	0.00	8.10
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	1	0
Quentin Griffin	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	9	5	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	1	1
WR Antonio Nicas	2	0	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	2
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	5	2	2
WR Marty Booker	3	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)