Week 2, 2008

played in Atlanta, GA

55 degrees, fair, calm

San Diego Chargers01730-20
Atlanta Falcons01430-17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:45 SDO - Lamar Patton 36 field goal
2Q: 08:37 ATL - London Fletcher 18 interception return (Elijah Levine extra point)
2Q: 04:09 SDO - LaDainian Tomlinson 18 run (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 01:46 ATL - David Anderson 58 pass from Drew Brees (Elijah Levine extra point)
2Q: 00:36 SDO - Alex Smith 21 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
3Q: 09:55 ATL - Elijah Levine 44 field goal
3Q: 05:36 SDO - Lamar Patton 27 field goal

Team StatisticsSDOATL
Record2-01-1
First Downs1415
- by Rushing57
- by Passing98
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards300347
- Offensive Plays5866
- Yards per Play5.175.26
Net Rushing Yards113153
- Rushing Attempts2626
- Yards per Rush4.355.88
Net Passing Yards187194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 18 - 238 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards197211
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/102/17
- Yards per Pass Play5.844.85
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions4/145/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.99.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards4/2512/87
Punt Returns/Yards3/352/20
Kick Returns/Yards2/481/21
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/30
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits30
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/20/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 24
Time of Possession28:4531:15

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:31OWN 2535Punt
112:451:47OWN 2638Punt
16:192:00OWN 3137Punt
13:001:47OWN 483-3Punt
214:474:08OWN 39742Field Goal
28:370:13OWN 1910Interception
28:240:46OWN 2537Punt
25:572:00OPP 38538Touchdown
22:220:36OWN 40316Interception
21:120:50OWN 37363Touchdown
39:494:21OWN 30860Field Goal
30:431:17OWN 2038Punt
413:222:02OWN 3837Punt
48:486:07OWN 2944Punt
40:310:31OWN 421-2Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:291:44OWN 3532Punt
110:584:39OWN 201047Interception
14:191:19OWN 204-8Punt
11:131:26OWN 2427Punt
210:392:02OWN 2535Punt
27:381:41OWN 537Punt
23:571:35OWN 253-5Punt
21:460:34OWN 42158Touchdown
20:220:22OWN 2511Half
315:005:11OWN 34939Field Goal
35:284:45OWN 25834Punt
414:261:04OWN 323-2Punt
411:202:32OWN 20538Punt
42:412:10OWN 261032Downs

Game MVP: LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San DiegoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB LaDainian Tomlinson15755.001821
RB Johnathan Stewart8263.25700
QB Marc Bulger2-1-0.50100
FB Dixon Donaldson11313.001310
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Quentin Griffin17955.592550
QB Drew Brees4389.501910
RB Rusty Hatcher341.33200
FB Marc Wicher133.00300
WR Artie Brock11313.001310

Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Marc Bulger30181972/10132262.8
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Brees38242112/17158175.6

Receiving Statistics

San DiegoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB LaDainian Tomlinson58367.2018170
WR Domenik Hixon353712.3323190
TE Mikhael Ricks2273.50080
WR Marty Booker233115.506210
WR Larry Fitzgerald22147.00180
TE Alex Smith225326.5014321
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins121212.007120
RB Johnathan Stewart1177.00570
FB Dixon Donaldson0200.00000
TE Jon Huffman0200.00000
WR Ryne Robinson0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Artie Brock511173.4013100
WR Chad Johnson475413.5022230
TE Dominique Byrd4530.75530
TE Dante Rosario44399.7520210
WR David Anderson377725.6761581
RB Quentin Griffin2263.00050
TE Bryant Conway1133.00030
RB Rusty Hatcher111212.004120

Interception Statistics

San DiegoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Brian Williams100.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB London Fletcher11818.001
CB Drew Coleman11212.000

Fumble Statistics

San DiegoFumbRecovForceTD
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

San DiegoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brandon Fields842252.842.8663
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Daniel Sepulveda936540.634.4512

Kicking Statistics

San DiegoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lamar Patton2/20/00/0362/2
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Elijah Levine1/11/10/0442/2

Punt Return Statistics

San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Brian Williams33511.70
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
David Anderson22010.00

Kick Return Statistics

San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Michael Turner24824.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Craig Steltz12121.00

Defensive Statistics

San DiegoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett1030.02338
OLB Nate Webster710.02024
OLB Joey Porter520.52640
S Keith Lewis510.02533
S Troy Polamalu410.02640
DE Ethan Kelley310.5616
DT Sione Pouha340.02123
CB Brian Williams320.02637
OLB Takeo Spikes200.0414
CB Brandon Meriweather200.0618
DE Larry Chester121.01925
S Donte Whitner110.01724
WR Larry Fitzgerald10---------
OLB Peyton Ayodele100.055
CB Derrick Johnson100.0914
DT Manny Lawson100.02120
CB George Nichols100.01729
DT Jason Jones100.0413
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB London Fletcher820.52630
OLB Zeke Moreno830.02530
CB Michael Griffin600.02532
ILB Reggie Hausermann500.01311
S Zachery Bowman300.02323
DE Athyba Rubin221.02123
DE John McCargo210.52026
CB Jason Craft210.0713
S Damien Richardson200.01621
DE Derrick Burgess110.02022
CB Craig Steltz110.01010
DT Brian Young100.0711
S Matt Bowmen100.011
DT Ryan Pickett100.01315
WR Artie Brock10---------
CB Drew Coleman020.02531
DT Will Smith010.01115
S Rich Greer010.026

Pass Rush Statistics

San DiegoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Larry Chester1.001025
DE Ethan Kelley0.501016
OLB Joey Porter0.500040
ILB Kevin Burnett0.010138
DT Sione Pouha0.010023
DT Jason Jones0.010013
DT Jared Clauss0.001013
CB Derrick Johnson0.001014
CB Brandon Meriweather0.001018
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Athyba Rubin1.000023
DE John McCargo0.502126
OLB London Fletcher0.500030
DE Derrick Burgess0.001122
DE Cullen Jenkins0.001112
DT Ryan Pickett0.001015
S Zachery Bowman0.001023

Pass Defense Statistics

San DiegoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett71038
OLB Nate Webster60024
CB Brian Williams20137
S Troy Polamalu20040
S Keith Lewis20033
DE Ethan Kelley10016
CB George Nichols10029
S Donte Whitner10024
CB Brandon Meriweather10018
DT Jason Jones10013
OLB Takeo Spikes01014
OLB Joey Porter01040
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno40030
CB Michael Griffin40032
S Zachery Bowman31023
CB Jason Craft20013
ILB Reggie Hausermann20011
OLB London Fletcher10130
S Damien Richardson10021
CB Craig Steltz10010
CB Drew Coleman00131

Blocking Statistics

San DiegoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Max Jean-Gilles37026032
C Jeff Saturday35026032
G Junius Coston28126032
T Matt Light13026132
FB Dixon Donaldson120707
T James P. Sullivan00026132
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Travis Claridge26026040
G Leander Jordan26026040
T Chris Samuels23126140
G Ben Grubbs04026040
T George Foster03026040
TE Bryant Conway0003110

Special Teams Tackles

San DiegoTacklesSTPlays
LaDainian Tomlinson214
Alex Smith113
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
David Anderson221
Bryant Conway127
Ian Gold126
Artie Brock18

Participation

San DiegoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Brian Williams------26371477
OLB Joey Porter------2640369
T James P. Sullivan2632------1068
T Matt Light2632------1068
S Troy Polamalu------2640268
G Junius Coston2632------1068
G Max Jean-Gilles2632------1068
CB George Nichols------17291763
ILB Kevin Burnett------2338162
WR Marty Booker2632------159
RB LaDainian Tomlinson1827------1459
S Keith Lewis------2533159
S Donte Whitner------17241859
C Jeff Saturday2632---------58
QB Marc Bulger2632---------58
TE Jon Huffman2227---------49
DE Larry Chester------1925145
OLB Nate Webster------2024145
DT Sione Pouha------2123145
WR Larry Fitzgerald2220------143
DT Manny Lawson------2120142
FB Dixon Donaldson77------2034
TE Mikhael Ricks14------2833
DE Ethan Kelley------616931
TE Alex Smith99------1331
WR Domenik Hixon1218---------30
OLB Leon Williams------232429
CB Brandon Meriweather------618529
CB Derrick Johnson------914528
OLB Peyton Ayodele------551424
DT Johnathan Sullivan------311923
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins03------1922
WR Ryne Robinson59------822
RB Michael Turner00------1919
DT Jared Clauss------613---19
OLB Takeo Spikes------414---18
DT Jason Jones------413---17
RB Johnathan Stewart84------315
C Greg Warren00------1010
P Brandon Fields00------1010
K Lamar Patton00------77
G Stephen Peterman00---------0
DE Jared Freeman------00---0
QB Wayne Robinson00---------0
T Michael Otto00---------0
G Johnathan Blundin00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Leander Jordan2640------1076
T Chris Samuels2640------1076
T George Foster2640------1076
G Ben Grubbs2640------1076
WR David Anderson2034------2175
CB Michael Griffin------25321572
C Travis Claridge2640---------66
QB Drew Brees2640---------66
WR Chad Johnson2540---------65
WR Artie Brock1931------858
CB Drew Coleman------2531258
OLB London Fletcher------2630157
OLB Zeke Moreno------2530156
RB Quentin Griffin2034---------54
S Zachery Bowman------2323652
DE John McCargo------2026248
TE Dominique Byrd1828---------46
DE Athyba Rubin------2123246
DE Derrick Burgess------2022143
TE Bryant Conway310------2740
S Damien Richardson------1621239
CB Jason Craft------7131838
DT Ryan Pickett------1315937
FB Marc Wicher51------2733
DE Cullen Jenkins------1012931
OLB Ian Gold------102627
DT Will Smith------1115---26
CB David Jones------1015126
CB Craig Steltz------1010626
ILB Reggie Hausermann------1311125
WR Tai Streets12------1821
RB Rusty Hatcher73------1020
DT Brian Young------711119
S Matt Bowmen------111618
S Rich Greer------26917
ILB Paris Lenon------021416
TE Dante Rosario511---------16
WR Ronald Curry76------114
C Glen Tatum00------1010
P Daniel Sepulveda00------1010
K Elijah Levine00------55
DT Erik Walden------03---3
G Cooper Carlisle00---------0
QB Derek Anderson00---------0
C Chris Morris00---------0
T Tony Moll00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3134.3
Middle18824.6
Right4205.0
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3124.0
Middle161046.5
Right7375.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Marc Bulger30183121632
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Brees38243023511

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44266.5
Short (0-8 Yds)2010874.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)42317.8
Long (19+ Yds)225326.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen149694.9
Short (0-8 Yds)1712623.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)626410.7
Long (19+ Yds)111616.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB LaDainian Tomlinson85036027
WR Domenik Hixon53037018
WR Marty Booker32031132
TE Mikhael Ricks220704
FB Dixon Donaldson201007
WR Larry Fitzgerald22014020
TE Jon Huffman2000027
TE Alex Smith2205329
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins2111203
WR Ryne Robinson100009
RB Johnathan Stewart110704
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Artie Brock115017031
WR Chad Johnson74154140
WR David Anderson73077134
TE Dominique Byrd5413028
TE Dante Rosario44039111
RB Quentin Griffin2206034
TE Bryant Conway1103010
RB Rusty Hatcher1101203

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San DiegoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB LaDainian Tomlinson22512.505.00
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Marc Bulger4100.006.57
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB LaDainian Tomlinson2100.004.50
FB Dixon Donaldson1000.000.00
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins1000.006.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San DiegoRushesConversions
RB LaDainian Tomlinson31
AtlantaRushesConversions
QB Drew Brees11
RB Quentin Griffin10

Third Down Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompConversions
Marc Bulger1073
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Drew Brees1484

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargCatchConversions
RB LaDainian Tomlinson441
TE Jon Huffman200
TE Mikhael Ricks110
WR Marty Booker111
WR Larry Fitzgerald111
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Chad Johnson421
WR Artie Brock420
WR David Anderson200
RB Quentin Griffin111
TE Bryant Conway110
RB Rusty Hatcher111
TE Dante Rosario111

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)