Week 2, 2008

played in Atlanta, GA

55 degrees, fair, calm

San Diego Chargers	0	17	3	0	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	0	14	3	0	-	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

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 Statistics SDO ATL
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 300 347
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 5.17 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 113 153
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 4.35 5.88
Net Passing Yards 187 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 2 38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 197 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 4.85
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 12/87
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:45 31:15

Team Statistics	SDO	ATL
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	300	347
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	5.17	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	113	153
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	4.35	5.88
Net Passing Yards	187	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 2	38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	197	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	4.85
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	12/87
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:45	31:15

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:31	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	12:45	1:47	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
1	6:19	2:00	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
1	3:00	1:47	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
2	14:47	4:08	OWN 39	7	42	Field Goal
2	8:37	0:13	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
2	8:24	0:46	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	5:57	2:00	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
2	2:22	0:36	OWN 40	3	16	Interception
2	1:12	0:50	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
3	9:49	4:21	OWN 30	8	60	Field Goal
3	0:43	1:17	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	13:22	2:02	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
4	8:48	6:07	OWN 2	9	44	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 42	1	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:29	1:44	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
1	10:58	4:39	OWN 20	10	47	Interception
1	4:19	1:19	OWN 20	4	-8	Punt
1	1:13	1:26	OWN 2	4	27	Punt
2	10:39	2:02	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	7:38	1:41	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
2	3:57	1:35	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	1:46	0:34	OWN 42	1	58	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 25	1	1	Half
3	15:00	5:11	OWN 34	9	39	Field Goal
3	5:28	4:45	OWN 25	8	34	Punt
4	14:26	1:04	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
4	11:20	2:32	OWN 20	5	38	Punt
4	2:41	2:10	OWN 26	10	32	Downs

Game MVP: LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	15	75	5.00	18	2	1
RB Johnathan Stewart	8	26	3.25	7	0	0
QB Marc Bulger	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	17	95	5.59	25	5
QB Drew Brees	4	38	9.50	19	1
RB Rusty Hatcher	3	4	1.33	2	0
FB Marc Wicher	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Artie Brock	1	13	13.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	30	18	197	2/10	1	32	2	62.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	38	24	211	2/17	1	58	1	75.6

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	5	8	36	7.20	18	17	0
WR Domenik Hixon	3	5	37	12.33	23	19	0
TE Mikhael Ricks	2	2	7	3.50	0	8	0
WR Marty Booker	2	3	31	15.50	6	21	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	2	14	7.00	1	8	0
TE Alex Smith	2	2	53	26.50	14	32	1
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	2	12	12.00	7	12	0
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jon Huffman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ryne Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Artie Brock	5	11	17	3.40	13	10	0
WR Chad Johnson	4	7	54	13.50	22	23	0
TE Dominique Byrd	4	5	3	0.75	5	3	0
TE Dante Rosario	4	4	39	9.75	20	21	0
WR David Anderson	3	7	77	25.67	61	58	1
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	6	3.00	0	5	0
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brian Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB London Fletcher	1	18	18.00	1
CB Drew Coleman	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	8	422	52.8	42.8	66	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daniel Sepulveda	9	365	40.6	34.4	51	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Patton	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Elijah Levine	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	3	35	11.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Turner	2	48	24.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett	10	3	0.0	23	38
OLB Nate Webster	7	1	0.0	20	24
OLB Joey Porter	5	2	0.5	26	40
S Keith Lewis	5	1	0.0	25	33
S Troy Polamalu	4	1	0.0	26	40
DE Ethan Kelley	3	1	0.5	6	16
DT Sione Pouha	3	4	0.0	21	23
CB Brian Williams	3	2	0.0	26	37
OLB Takeo Spikes	2	0	0.0	4	14
CB Brandon Meriweather	2	0	0.0	6	18
DE Larry Chester	1	2	1.0	19	25
S Donte Whitner	1	1	0.0	17	24
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Peyton Ayodele	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Derrick Johnson	1	0	0.0	9	14
DT Manny Lawson	1	0	0.0	21	20
CB George Nichols	1	0	0.0	17	29
DT Jason Jones	1	0	0.0	4	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	8	2	0.5	26	30
OLB Zeke Moreno	8	3	0.0	25	30
CB Michael Griffin	6	0	0.0	25	32
ILB Reggie Hausermann	5	0	0.0	13	11
S Zachery Bowman	3	0	0.0	23	23
DE Athyba Rubin	2	2	1.0	21	23
DE John McCargo	2	1	0.5	20	26
CB Jason Craft	2	1	0.0	7	13
S Damien Richardson	2	0	0.0	16	21
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	0.0	20	22
CB Craig Steltz	1	1	0.0	10	10
DT Brian Young	1	0	0.0	7	11
S Matt Bowmen	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	0.0	13	15
WR Artie Brock	1	0	---	---	---
CB Drew Coleman	0	2	0.0	25	31
DT Will Smith	0	1	0.0	11	15
S Rich Greer	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Chester	1.0	0	1	0	25
DE Ethan Kelley	0.5	0	1	0	16
OLB Joey Porter	0.5	0	0	0	40
ILB Kevin Burnett	0.0	1	0	1	38
DT Sione Pouha	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Jason Jones	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Jared Clauss	0.0	0	1	0	13
CB Derrick Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	14
CB Brandon Meriweather	0.0	0	1	0	18

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Athyba Rubin	1.0	0	0	23
DE John McCargo	0.5	2	1	26
OLB London Fletcher	0.5	0	0	30
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	1	1	22
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	1	1	12
DT Ryan Pickett	0.0	1	0	15
S Zachery Bowman	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett	7	1	0	38
OLB Nate Webster	6	0	0	24
CB Brian Williams	2	0	1	37
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	0	40
S Keith Lewis	2	0	0	33
DE Ethan Kelley	1	0	0	16
CB George Nichols	1	0	0	29
S Donte Whitner	1	0	0	24
CB Brandon Meriweather	1	0	0	18
DT Jason Jones	1	0	0	13
OLB Takeo Spikes	0	1	0	14
OLB Joey Porter	0	1	0	40

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno	4	0	0	30
CB Michael Griffin	4	0	0	32
S Zachery Bowman	3	1	0	23
CB Jason Craft	2	0	0	13
ILB Reggie Hausermann	2	0	0	11
OLB London Fletcher	1	0	1	30
S Damien Richardson	1	0	0	21
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	0	10
CB Drew Coleman	0	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Max Jean-Gilles	3	7	0	26	0	32
C Jeff Saturday	3	5	0	26	0	32
G Junius Coston	2	8	1	26	0	32
T Matt Light	1	3	0	26	1	32
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	2	0	7	0	7
T James P. Sullivan	0	0	0	26	1	32

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Travis Claridge	2	6	0	26	0	40
G Leander Jordan	2	6	0	26	0	40
T Chris Samuels	2	3	1	26	1	40
G Ben Grubbs	0	4	0	26	0	40
T George Foster	0	3	0	26	0	40
TE Bryant Conway	0	0	0	3	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
LaDainian Tomlinson	2	14
Alex Smith	1	13

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
David Anderson	2	21
Bryant Conway	1	27
Ian Gold	1	26
Artie Brock	1	8

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brian Williams	---	---	26	37	14	77
OLB Joey Porter	---	---	26	40	3	69
T James P. Sullivan	26	32	---	---	10	68
T Matt Light	26	32	---	---	10	68
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	26	40	2	68
G Junius Coston	26	32	---	---	10	68
G Max Jean-Gilles	26	32	---	---	10	68
CB George Nichols	---	---	17	29	17	63
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	23	38	1	62
WR Marty Booker	26	32	---	---	1	59
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	18	27	---	---	14	59
S Keith Lewis	---	---	25	33	1	59
S Donte Whitner	---	---	17	24	18	59
C Jeff Saturday	26	32	---	---	---	58
QB Marc Bulger	26	32	---	---	---	58
TE Jon Huffman	22	27	---	---	---	49
DE Larry Chester	---	---	19	25	1	45
OLB Nate Webster	---	---	20	24	1	45
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	21	23	1	45
WR Larry Fitzgerald	22	20	---	---	1	43
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	21	20	1	42
FB Dixon Donaldson	7	7	---	---	20	34
TE Mikhael Ricks	1	4	---	---	28	33
DE Ethan Kelley	---	---	6	16	9	31
TE Alex Smith	9	9	---	---	13	31
WR Domenik Hixon	12	18	---	---	---	30
OLB Leon Williams	---	---	2	3	24	29
CB Brandon Meriweather	---	---	6	18	5	29
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	9	14	5	28
OLB Peyton Ayodele	---	---	5	5	14	24
DT Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	3	11	9	23
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	0	3	---	---	19	22
WR Ryne Robinson	5	9	---	---	8	22
RB Michael Turner	0	0	---	---	19	19
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	6	13	---	19
OLB Takeo Spikes	---	---	4	14	---	18
DT Jason Jones	---	---	4	13	---	17
RB Johnathan Stewart	8	4	---	---	3	15
C Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Lamar Patton	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Stephen Peterman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jared Freeman	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Wayne Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Michael Otto	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Johnathan Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Leander Jordan	26	40	---	---	10	76
T Chris Samuels	26	40	---	---	10	76
T George Foster	26	40	---	---	10	76
G Ben Grubbs	26	40	---	---	10	76
WR David Anderson	20	34	---	---	21	75
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	25	32	15	72
C Travis Claridge	26	40	---	---	---	66
QB Drew Brees	26	40	---	---	---	66
WR Chad Johnson	25	40	---	---	---	65
WR Artie Brock	19	31	---	---	8	58
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	25	31	2	58
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	26	30	1	57
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	25	30	1	56
RB Quentin Griffin	20	34	---	---	---	54
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	23	23	6	52
DE John McCargo	---	---	20	26	2	48
TE Dominique Byrd	18	28	---	---	---	46
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	21	23	2	46
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	20	22	1	43
TE Bryant Conway	3	10	---	---	27	40
S Damien Richardson	---	---	16	21	2	39
CB Jason Craft	---	---	7	13	18	38
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	13	15	9	37
FB Marc Wicher	5	1	---	---	27	33
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	10	12	9	31
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	1	0	26	27
DT Will Smith	---	---	11	15	---	26
CB David Jones	---	---	10	15	1	26
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	10	10	6	26
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	13	11	1	25
WR Tai Streets	1	2	---	---	18	21
RB Rusty Hatcher	7	3	---	---	10	20
DT Brian Young	---	---	7	11	1	19
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	1	1	16	18
S Rich Greer	---	---	2	6	9	17
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	0	2	14	16
TE Dante Rosario	5	11	---	---	---	16
WR Ronald Curry	7	6	---	---	1	14
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Elijah Levine	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Erik Walden	---	---	0	3	---	3
G Cooper Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	18	82	4.6
Right	4	20	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	16	104	6.5
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	30	18	3	1	2	1	6	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	38	24	3	0	2	3	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	87	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	31	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	53	26.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	9	69	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	62	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	8	5	0	36	0	27
WR Domenik Hixon	5	3	0	37	0	18
WR Marty Booker	3	2	0	31	1	32
TE Mikhael Ricks	2	2	0	7	0	4
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	0	1	0	0	7
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	2	0	14	0	20
TE Jon Huffman	2	0	0	0	0	27
TE Alex Smith	2	2	0	53	2	9
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	2	1	1	12	0	3
WR Ryne Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	1	0	7	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Artie Brock	11	5	0	17	0	31
WR Chad Johnson	7	4	1	54	1	40
WR David Anderson	7	3	0	77	1	34
TE Dominique Byrd	5	4	1	3	0	28
TE Dante Rosario	4	4	0	39	1	11
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	0	6	0	34
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	0	3	0	10
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	0	12	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	2	25	12.50	5.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	4	1	0	0.00	6.57

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Overall Avg
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	2	1	4.50
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	0	0.00
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	0	6.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	10	7	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	4	4	1
TE Jon Huffman	2	0	0
TE Mikhael Ricks	1	1	0
WR Marty Booker	1	1	1
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	1	1
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	4	2	1
WR Artie Brock	4	2	0
WR David Anderson	2	0	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	1
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	1
TE Dante Rosario	1	1	1

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)