Week 6, 2008

played in San Diego, CA

66 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	0	16	6	0	0	-	22
San Diego Chargers	0	7	0	15	6	-	28

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:00 NJY - Ben Roethlisberger 8 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 10:08 SDO - Joey Porter 57 interception return (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 04:08 NJY - Cory Boyd 5 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point failed)
2Q: 00:23 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 39 field goal
3Q: 11:18 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 43 field goal
3Q: 01:48 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 46 field goal
4Q: 11:48 SDO - Domenik Hixon 3 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
4Q: 07:13 SDO - Johnnie Lee Higgins 15 pass from Marc Bulger (Marc Bulger pass to Michael Turner for conversion)
OT: 09:48 SDO - Alex Smith 2 pass from Marc Bulger

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:00 NJY - Ben Roethlisberger 8 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 10:08 SDO - Joey Porter 57 interception return (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 04:08 NJY - Cory Boyd 5 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point failed)
2Q: 00:23 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 39 field goal
3Q: 11:18 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 43 field goal
3Q: 01:48 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 46 field goal
4Q: 11:48 SDO - Domenik Hixon 3 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
4Q: 07:13 SDO - Johnnie Lee Higgins 15 pass from Marc Bulger (Marc Bulger pass to Michael Turner for conversion)
OT: 09:48 SDO - Alex Smith 2 pass from Marc Bulger

Team Statistics NJY SDO
Record 5-1 5-0
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 386 384
- Offensive Plays 70 66
- Yards per Play 5.51 5.82
Net Rushing Yards 101 101
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 3.48 4.39
Net Passing Yards 285 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 1 40 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 299 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.95 6.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 4/105
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 1/57
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 21
Time of Possession 34:44 30:38

Team Statistics	NJY	SDO
Record	5-1	5-0
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	386	384
- Offensive Plays	70	66
- Yards per Play	5.51	5.82
Net Rushing Yards	101	101
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	3.48	4.39
Net Passing Yards	285	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 1	40 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	299	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.95	6.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	4/105
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	1/57
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 21
Time of Possession	34:44	30:38

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	4:20	OWN 1	9	37	Punt
1	2:30	1:52	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
2	14:45	1:56	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
2	10:53	0:55	OWN 42	3	0	Interception
2	9:58	5:59	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:37	OWN 43	7	35	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:48	OWN 25	8	49	Field Goal
3	8:22	6:42	OWN 1	10	70	Field Goal
4	11:38	2:16	OWN 28	3	-10	Punt
4	7:05	3:33	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
4	1:29	1:29	OWN 7	6	23	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 26	6	21	Punt
1	7:25	4:55	OWN 20	9	62	Missed FG
1	0:38	0:53	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
2	12:49	1:56	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
2	3:59	2:07	OWN 25	7	43	Interception
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	11:12	2:50	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
3	1:40	5:02	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
4	9:22	2:17	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
4	3:32	2:03	OWN 7	7	30	Punt
OT1	15:00	5:22	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown

Game MVP: Marc Bulger, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cory Boyd	16	28	1.75	5	0	1
RB Felix Jones	10	51	5.10	31	2	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	3	22	7.33	9	0	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	13	56	4.31	9	0
QB Marc Bulger	3	11	3.67	6	0
RB Johnathan Stewart	3	28	9.33	30	1
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	2	1.00	2	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	2	2.00	2	0
RB Michael Turner	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	39	26	299	2/14	0	30	1	78.9

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	40	30	300	3/17	3	35	1	110.4

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Smith Sr.	8	14	103	12.88	14	23
WR Dez White	6	8	66	11.00	38	30
TE Jacob Tamme	6	7	62	10.33	17	24
WR Brandon Jones	4	8	56	14.00	18	18
RB Cory Boyd	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Mario Urrutia	1	1	7	7.00	0	7

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	6	9	45	7.50	2	15	1
WR Ryne Robinson	6	8	80	13.33	36	31	0
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	4	4	38	9.50	20	23	0
TE Jon Huffman	4	5	46	11.50	31	35	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Domenik Hixon	2	5	23	11.50	2	20	1
RB Johnathan Stewart	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
TE Mikhael Ricks	1	1	19	19.00	15	19	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Michael Turner	1	1	32	32.00	30	32	0
TE Alex Smith	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stanford Routt	1	26	26.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Joey Porter	1	57	57.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	5	264	52.8	48.8	62	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	5	267	53.4	48.8	56	3

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	1/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	2	23	11.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Jackson	2	37	18.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Turner	4	105	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	9	2	1.0	21	39
S Ryan Mundy	9	5	0.0	23	43
OLB Courtney Watson	7	1	0.0	23	43
S Stanford Routt	6	0	0.0	23	39
ILB Rob Meier	3	0	1.5	23	43
DE Ray McDonald	3	1	0.0	23	42
CB Trumaine McBride	3	0	0.0	23	43
DT Paul Soliai	2	3	0.0	16	29
S James Butler	2	1	0.0	21	32
ILB Kroy Biermann	2	1	0.0	12	13
CB Renaldo Hill	2	0	0.0	11	28
DE Monty Pittard	1	1	0.5	14	38
DT Landon Cohen	1	1	0.0	10	12
OLB Philip Schmaltz	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Pat Lee	1	0	0.0	2	4
S Jimmy Williams	0	1	0.0	2	16

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Joey Porter	6	1	1.0	29	41
ILB Kevin Burnett	6	4	0.0	28	30
CB Derrick Johnson	5	2	0.0	11	20
S Troy Polamalu	5	1	0.0	29	41
S Keith Lewis	5	1	0.0	29	41
DT Manny Lawson	4	1	0.0	27	20
CB Richard Marshall	4	0	0.0	27	20
OLB Nate Webster	3	2	0.0	25	18
OLB Peyton Ayodele	3	2	0.0	17	8
CB Brandon Meriweather	3	0	0.0	1	18
CB Brian Williams	2	0	0.0	28	41
DT Jared Clauss	2	0	0.0	19	28
DT Sione Pouha	2	0	0.0	23	17
CB George Nichols	2	0	0.0	1	17
DT Johnathan Sullivan	1	0	1.0	2	20
OLB Leon Williams	1	1	0.0	3	11
DE Larry Chester	1	0	0.0	9	2
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Rob Meier	1.5	0	0	43
OLB Reggie Torbor	1.0	0	0	39
DE Monty Pittard	0.5	1	0	38
DE Ray McDonald	0.0	1	2	42
DT Paul Soliai	0.0	1	0	29

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Johnathan Sullivan	1.0	0	2	20
OLB Joey Porter	1.0	0	0	41
DT Manny Lawson	0.0	1	1	20
DE Ethan Kelley	0.0	1	0	25
DT Sione Pouha	0.0	0	2	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Stanford Routt	5	2	1	39
OLB Courtney Watson	5	0	0	43
S Ryan Mundy	5	0	0	43
CB Renaldo Hill	3	2	0	28
OLB Reggie Torbor	3	0	0	39
CB Trumaine McBride	3	0	0	43
S James Butler	2	0	0	32
DE Ray McDonald	1	0	0	42
DT Paul Soliai	1	0	0	29
ILB Kroy Biermann	1	0	0	13
CB Pat Lee	1	0	0	4

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richard Marshall	4	0	0	20
S Keith Lewis	3	1	0	41
OLB Joey Porter	3	0	1	41
CB Brandon Meriweather	3	0	0	18
ILB Kevin Burnett	2	1	0	30
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	0	41
CB Derrick Johnson	2	0	0	20
DT Manny Lawson	2	0	0	20
CB George Nichols	2	0	0	17
CB Brian Williams	1	0	0	41
OLB Peyton Ayodele	1	0	0	8
OLB Leon Williams	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Willie Colon	1	6	1	29	1	41
FB Jalen Gallier	1	4	0	15	0	5
T Walter Jones	1	3	0	29	0	41
G Erik Pears	1	3	0	29	0	41
C Ryan Pontbraind	0	8	0	29	0	41
T Allen Barbre	0	2	0	29	1	41

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jeff Saturday	5	7	23	0	43
T James P. Sullivan	2	4	23	1	43
T Matt Light	1	4	23	1	43
G Max Jean-Gilles	1	3	23	0	43
G Junius Coston	0	4	23	0	43
RB Johnathan Stewart	0	0	5	1	18

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Lee	1	24
Jalen Gallier	1	24
Philip Schmaltz	1	21
Renaldo Hill	1	18

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
LaDainian Tomlinson	2	10
Alex Smith	1	9
Matt Light	1	6

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Walter Jones	29	41	---	---	8	78
G Erik Pears	29	41	---	---	8	78
G Willie Colon	29	41	---	---	8	78
T Allen Barbre	29	41	---	---	8	78
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	23	43	6	72
C Ryan Pontbraind	29	41	---	---	---	70
QB Ben Roethlisberger	29	41	---	---	---	70
S Stanford Routt	---	---	23	39	8	70
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	23	43	1	67
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	23	43	1	67
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	23	43	1	67
WR Dez White	18	34	---	---	14	66
WR Steve Smith Sr.	26	40	---	---	---	66
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	23	42	1	66
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	21	39	1	61
TE Jacob Tamme	25	34	---	---	---	59
RB Felix Jones	13	31	---	---	14	58
CB Renaldo Hill	---	---	11	28	18	57
S James Butler	---	---	21	32	---	53
DE Monty Pittard	---	---	14	38	1	53
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	16	29	---	45
FB Jalen Gallier	15	5	---	---	24	44
WR Brandon Jones	11	31	---	---	---	42
TE Donald Lee	7	4	---	---	24	35
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	12	13	9	34
TE Miles Myers	13	8	---	---	9	30
RB Cory Boyd	16	6	---	---	7	29
DT Landon Cohen	---	---	10	12	6	28
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	2	4	21	27
CB Pat Lee	---	---	2	4	21	27
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	2	16	1	19
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Mario Urrutia	1	10	---	---	4	15
DE Antoine McGwire	---	---	4	5	5	14
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Dexter Jackson	0	2	---	---	4	6
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Charlie Frye	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Mike Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Glen Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gabriel Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Devin Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brandon Keith	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brian Williams	---	---	28	41	19	88
OLB Joey Porter	---	---	29	41	5	75
S Keith Lewis	---	---	29	41	4	74
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	29	41	3	73
T James P. Sullivan	23	43	---	---	6	72
T Matt Light	23	43	---	---	6	72
G Junius Coston	23	43	---	---	6	72
G Max Jean-Gilles	23	43	---	---	6	72
WR Larry Fitzgerald	16	34	---	---	17	67
C Jeff Saturday	23	43	---	---	---	66
QB Marc Bulger	23	43	---	---	---	66
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	28	30	2	60
TE Jon Huffman	19	36	---	---	---	55
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	27	20	7	54
WR Ryne Robinson	16	37	---	---	---	53
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	15	25	---	---	10	50
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	19	28	3	50
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	27	20	2	49
OLB Nate Webster	---	---	25	18	2	45
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	23	17	1	41
DE Ethan Kelley	---	---	8	25	7	40
OLB Peyton Ayodele	---	---	17	8	14	39
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	10	29	---	---	---	39
OLB Leon Williams	---	---	3	11	20	34
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	11	20	2	33
WR Domenik Hixon	10	12	---	---	11	33
FB Dixon Donaldson	8	7	---	---	17	32
TE Mikhael Ricks	4	3	---	---	22	29
CB George Nichols	---	---	1	17	11	29
RB Johnathan Stewart	5	18	---	---	6	29
TE Alex Smith	9	10	---	---	9	28
DT Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	2	20	5	27
RB Michael Turner	3	4	---	---	17	24
OLB Takeo Spikes	---	---	2	18	1	21
CB Brandon Meriweather	---	---	1	18	1	20
S Donte Whitner	---	---	0	1	15	16
DT Jason Jones	---	---	1	14	1	16
DE Larry Chester	---	---	9	2	---	11
C Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Lamar Patton	0	0	---	---	5	5
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

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	18	54	3.0
Right	5	42	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	13	75	5.8
Right	8	22	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	39	26	3	3	0	2	5	0	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	40	30	5	1	1	4	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	176	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	71	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	106	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	103	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith Sr.	14	8	103	1	40
WR Dez White	8	6	66	1	34
WR Brandon Jones	8	4	56	0	31
TE Jacob Tamme	7	6	62	1	34
RB Cory Boyd	1	1	5	0	6
WR Mario Urrutia	1	1	7	0	10

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	9	6	0	45	0	29
WR Ryne Robinson	8	6	0	80	1	37
TE Jon Huffman	5	4	0	46	1	36
WR Domenik Hixon	5	2	1	23	1	12
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	4	4	0	38	1	25
WR Larry Fitzgerald	3	2	0	9	0	34
RB Johnathan Stewart	2	2	0	3	0	18
TE Mikhael Ricks	1	1	0	19	0	3
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	0	3	0	7
RB Michael Turner	1	1	0	32	1	4
TE Alex Smith	1	1	0	2	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cory Boyd	3	8	2.67	1.75
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	8	8.00	7.33

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Johnathan Stewart	2	-2	-1.00	9.33
QB Marc Bulger	1	6	6.00	3.67
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	4	4.00	4.31
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	0	0.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	9	9.00	7.67

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	9	7	37	4.11	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jacob Tamme	1	1	9	9.00	8.86

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	4	2	29	7.25	5.00
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	1	0	0.00	9.50
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
TE Jon Huffman	1	1	-3	-3.00	9.20
TE Alex Smith	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Domenik Hixon	1	1	3	3.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Felix Jones	2	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	0
RB Cory Boyd	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB Michael Turner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	11	8	8

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Jones	4	1	1
TE Jacob Tamme	3	3	3
WR Dez White	2	2	2
WR Steve Smith Sr.	2	2	2

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	5	3	2
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	3	3	1
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	1	1
TE Mikhael Ricks	1	1	1
WR Domenik Hixon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,300 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,300 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)