Week 2, 2007

played in Minnesota, MN

44 degrees, fair, calm

San Diego Chargers	7	3	0	3	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	14	3	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 MIN - Harold Burnett 34 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:39 SDO - Marty Booker 4 pass from Tony Romo (Lamar Patton extra point)
1Q: 01:10 MIN - Brandon Jackson 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 08:41 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
2Q: 01:19 SDO - Lamar Patton 43 field goal
3Q: 03:23 MIN - Nick Goings 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:28 SDO - Lamar Patton 45 field goal
4Q: 08:31 MIN - Darnerien McCants 4 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 MIN - Harold Burnett 34 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:39 SDO - Marty Booker 4 pass from Tony Romo (Lamar Patton extra point)
1Q: 01:10 MIN - Brandon Jackson 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 08:41 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
2Q: 01:19 SDO - Lamar Patton 43 field goal
3Q: 03:23 MIN - Nick Goings 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:28 SDO - Lamar Patton 45 field goal
4Q: 08:31 MIN - Darnerien McCants 4 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics SDO MIN
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 176 373
- Offensive Plays 66 71
- Yards per Play 2.67 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 39 145
- Rushing Attempts 13 43
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.37
Net Passing Yards 137 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 20 - 0 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 201 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 10/64 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.58 8.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 1/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 6/170 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time of Possession 22:10 37:50

Team Statistics	SDO	MIN
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	176	373
- Offensive Plays	66	71
- Yards per Play	2.67	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	39	145
- Rushing Attempts	13	43
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.37
Net Passing Yards	137	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 20 - 0	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	201	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	10/64	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.58	8.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	1/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	6/170	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 31
Time of Possession	22:10	37:50

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	1:56	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
1	9:14	1:45	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
1	5:32	1:05	OWN 27	3	-13	Punt
1	1:01	1:16	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	13:07	0:58	OWN 23	3	-5	Punt
2	8:34	2:13	OPP 39	3	-8	Punt
2	4:49	0:59	OWN 44	3	14	Punt
2	2:14	1:03	OWN 41	6	33	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 34	2	13	Half
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	11:25	1:04	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	3:14	3:53	OWN 30	8	42	Field Goal
4	8:20	2:46	OWN 19	10	43	Downs
4	3:41	1:24	OWN 16	6	14	Downs
4	1:39	1:39	OWN 20	6	9	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 14	7	86	Touchdown
1	7:29	1:57	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	4:27	3:26	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	14:45	1:38	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
2	12:09	3:35	OWN 41	8	35	Field Goal
2	6:21	1:32	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
2	3:50	1:36	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	1:11	0:55	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	12:48	1:23	OPP 38	3	11	Fumble
3	10:21	7:07	OWN 18	14	82	Touchdown
4	14:21	6:01	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
4	5:34	1:53	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	2:17	0:38	OPP 30	3	-8	Punt

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	7	26	3.71	16	1
RB Michael Turner	4	-5	-1.25	2	0
QB Tony Romo	2	18	9.00	13	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brandon Jackson	36	88	2.44	20	1	1
RB Frank Gore	4	39	9.75	27	1	0
QB Brian Griese	3	18	6.00	12	2	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Romo	43	20	201	10/64	1	19	0	68.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	28	19	228	0/0	3	34	0	128.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	5	9	46	9.20	18	15	0
WR Marty Booker	3	8	23	7.67	0	18	1
WR Larry Fitzgerald	3	8	27	9.00	1	11	0
TE Jon Huffman	3	7	13	4.33	7	7	0
TE Alex Smith	2	5	34	17.00	11	19	0
WR Ryne Robinson	2	3	29	14.50	3	18	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	19	19.00	18	19	0
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Hayden Phares	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	6	7	58	9.67	21	20	1
WR Harold Burnett	5	7	86	17.20	18	34	1
FB Nick Goings	4	7	45	11.25	8	15	1
WR Troy Williamson	2	4	14	7.00	0	9	0
RB Frank Gore	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	2	19	19.00	8	19	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Recov	Force
S Troy Polamalu	1	1
C Greg Warren	1	0
T James P. Sullivan	0	1
S Keith Lewis	0	1
CB Derrick Johnson	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1
QB Brian Griese	1	0
RB Frank Gore	1	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0
C Chris Dishman	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	8	357	44.6	36.0	50	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	7	312	44.6	38.7	54	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Patton	2/2	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	4	21	5.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Gore	4	49	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Turner	4	95	23.8	0
Brian Williams	2	75	37.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick McKnight	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett	14	2	43	28
OLB Keith Brooking	9	3	38	20
S Troy Polamalu	7	3	43	28
OLB Peyton Ayodele	6	0	26	14
CB Richard Marshall	4	3	40	20
OLB Nate Webster	4	2	37	18
CB Derrick Johnson	3	2	42	27
DT Sione Pouha	3	1	16	7
DT Jared Clauss	2	0	36	16
CB Brandon Meriweather	2	0	4	9
S Keith Lewis	1	4	39	20
DE Larry Chester	1	0	35	19
OLB Leon Williams	1	0	5	8
DE Ethan Kelley	0	1	37	25

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch	9	1	2.0	12	44
CB Ryan Clark	7	2	0.0	13	53
S LaRon Landry	5	0	0.0	13	41
DE Mike Rucker	4	1	2.5	13	53
DE Calvin Pace	4	1	1.0	13	53
DE Cameron Wake	2	0	2.0	13	53
ILB Jay Foreman	2	4	1.0	13	53
CB Travis Daniels	2	3	1.0	13	50
CB Axel Batchelor	2	1	0.0	8	35
DE Gaines Adams	1	0	0.5	0	8
DT Kedrick Golston	1	1	0.0	12	26
CB Greg Blue	1	1	0.0	12	40
CB Ricky Manning	1	0	0.0	1	21
S Samuel Gaylor	1	0	0.0	1	9
ILB Robert Wendorff	0	1	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ethan Kelley	1	0	25
OLB Keith Brooking	0	1	20
CB Brian Williams	0	1	23
DT Manny Lawson	0	1	10

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	2.5	1	2	2	53
DE Cameron Wake	2.0	0	2	2	53
DE Stephen Tulloch	2.0	0	1	0	44
DE Calvin Pace	1.0	0	2	0	53
ILB Jay Foreman	1.0	0	0	0	53
CB Travis Daniels	1.0	0	0	0	50
DE Gaines Adams	0.5	0	0	0	8
DT Kedrick Golston	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	PPlay
S Troy Polamalu	4	28
CB Derrick Johnson	3	27
OLB Keith Brooking	2	20
ILB Kevin Burnett	2	28
CB Richard Marshall	2	20
CB Brandon Meriweather	2	9
OLB Nate Webster	1	18
OLB Peyton Ayodele	1	14
OLB Leon Williams	1	8
CB C.J. Wilson	1	9

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	5	1	53
DE Stephen Tulloch	5	1	44
S LaRon Landry	3	0	41
CB Travis Daniels	2	0	50
CB Axel Batchelor	1	1	35
DE Calvin Pace	1	0	53
CB Ricky Manning	1	0	21
CB Greg Blue	1	0	40
S Samuel Gaylor	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Max Jean-Gilles	2	5	13	1	53
G Junius Coston	1	3	13	2	53
T Matt Light	0	2	13	1	53
C Jeff Saturday	0	1	13	2	53
T James P. Sullivan	0	0	13	4	53

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Terrance Pennington	4	8	43	28
T Adam Snyder	3	10	43	28
G Wilford Brown	3	9	43	28
C Robert Berry	2	5	43	28
C Chris Dishman	1	5	43	28
FB Nick Goings	1	5	41	27

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Turner	1	20
LaDainian Tomlinson	1	13
Troy Polamalu	1	13
James P. Sullivan	1	10
Matt Light	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Williamson	5	17
Joe Klopfenstein	3	26
Frank Gore	1	26
Nick Goings	1	19

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	43	28	13	84
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	42	27	14	83
S Keith Lewis	---	---	39	20	18	77
T James P. Sullivan	13	53	---	---	10	76
T Matt Light	13	53	---	---	10	76
G Junius Coston	13	53	---	---	10	76
G Max Jean-Gilles	13	53	---	---	10	76
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	43	28	1	72
WR Marty Booker	13	45	---	---	10	68
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	40	20	7	67
C Jeff Saturday	13	53	---	---	---	66
QB Tony Romo	13	53	---	---	---	66
WR Larry Fitzgerald	13	51	---	---	2	66
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	8	44	---	---	13	65
DE Ethan Kelley	---	---	37	25	1	63
TE Jon Huffman	11	50	---	---	2	63
DE Larry Chester	---	---	35	19	7	61
CB Brian Williams	---	---	21	23	17	61
OLB Keith Brooking	---	---	38	20	1	59
OLB Nate Webster	---	---	37	18	---	55
OLB Peyton Ayodele	---	---	26	14	14	54
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	36	16	---	52
TE Alex Smith	5	13	---	---	25	43
WR Ryne Robinson	7	33	---	---	---	40
OLB Leon Williams	---	---	5	8	25	38
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	16	7	7	30
RB Michael Turner	5	1	---	---	20	26
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	8	---	---	17	26
FB Brad Hoover	0	0	---	---	19	19
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	14	---	---	---	16
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	4	10	1	15
CB C.J. Wilson	---	---	4	9	1	14
CB Brandon Meriweather	---	---	4	9	1	14
DT Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	3	7	1	11
C Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Hayden Phares	0	4	---	---	5	9
K Lamar Patton	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Walter Biekert	0	2	---	---	---	2
G Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Seth Rogan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Stephen Peterman	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Donte Whitner	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Wayne Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Michael Otto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
FB Nick Goings	41	27	---	---	19	87
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	12	44	27	83
WR Darnerien McCants	43	28	---	---	10	81
C Chris Dishman	43	28	---	---	8	79
G Wilford Brown	43	28	---	---	8	79
T Adam Snyder	43	28	---	---	8	79
T Terrance Pennington	43	28	---	---	8	79
CB Greg Blue	---	---	12	40	25	77
QB Brian Griese	43	28	---	---	1	72
C Robert Berry	43	28	---	---	---	71
WR Harold Burnett	41	28	---	---	1	70
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	13	53	2	68
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	13	53	2	68
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	13	53	2	68
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	13	53	2	68
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	13	53	2	68
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	13	50	2	65
WR Troy Williamson	20	22	---	---	17	59
RB Brandon Jackson	37	19	---	---	---	56
S LaRon Landry	---	---	13	41	---	54
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	8	35	2	45
RB Frank Gore	5	8	---	---	26	39
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	12	26	---	38
CB Ricky Manning	---	---	1	21	10	32
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	0	10	18	28
TE Joe Klopfenstein	0	0	---	---	26	26
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	5	12	8	25
FB Harris Stanton	16	3	---	---	---	19
WR Craig Davis	0	0	---	---	18	18
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	0	8	10	18
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	0	0	18	18
S Brock Williams	---	---	0	13	2	15
TE Patrick Estes	8	4	---	---	---	12
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	1	9	---	10
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	1	9	---	10
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Rick McKnight	2	1	---	---	4	7
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE T.J. Williams	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Greg Eslinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Louie Sherman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tre Holliday	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Caleb Copeland	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	3	-7	-2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	25	102	4.1
Right	14	41	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Romo	43	20	0	5	6	3	8	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	28	19	3	1	4	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	37	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	37	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	109	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	119	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	70	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	34	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	9	5	2	46	44
WR Marty Booker	8	3	1	23	45
WR Larry Fitzgerald	8	3	1	27	51
TE Jon Huffman	7	3	1	13	50
TE Alex Smith	5	2	0	34	13
WR Ryne Robinson	3	2	1	29	33
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	0	19	14
RB Hayden Phares	1	0	0	0	4
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	1	0	10	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Nick Goings	7	4	1	45	0	27
WR Darnerien McCants	7	6	0	58	1	28
WR Harold Burnett	7	5	1	86	2	28
WR Troy Williamson	4	2	2	14	0	22
RB Brandon Jackson	2	1	0	19	0	19
RB Frank Gore	1	1	0	6	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Tony Romo	1	5	5.00	9.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson	6	6	1.00	2.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Romo	2	2	12	6.00	4.67

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	5	4	41	8.20	8.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marty Booker	1	1	4	4.00	2.88
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	1	8	8.00	3.38

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnerien McCants	3	2	13	4.33	8.29
FB Nick Goings	2	2	28	14.00	6.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frank Gore	3	1
QB Brian Griese	2	1
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Romo	11	4	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jon Huffman	3	2	0
WR Marty Booker	2	0	0
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	2	0	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	0	0
TE Alex Smith	1	1	0
WR Ryne Robinson	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Nick Goings	3	2	2
WR Darnerien McCants	3	3	2
WR Harold Burnett	1	0	0
RB Frank Gore	1	1	0
WR Troy Williamson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)