Week 8, 2008

played in Buffalo, NY

38 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	3	0	2	-	5
Buffalo Bills	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:40 SDO - Lamar Patton 38 field goal
3Q: 03:38 BUF - Stephen Alexander 8 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 14:27 SDO - Safety: Kevin Burnett tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 08:39 BUF - Jordy Nelson 23 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:40 SDO - Lamar Patton 38 field goal
3Q: 03:38 BUF - Stephen Alexander 8 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 14:27 SDO - Safety: Kevin Burnett tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 08:39 BUF - Jordy Nelson 23 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)

Team Statistics SDO BUF
Record 6-1 2-4-1
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 254 326
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 4.31 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 51 111
- Rushing Attempts 19 31
- Yards per Rush 2.68 3.58
Net Passing Yards 203 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 0 32 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 1/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.08 6.52
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/42 3/21
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:08 32:52

Team Statistics	SDO	BUF
Record	6-1	2-4-1
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	254	326
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	4.31	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	51	111
- Rushing Attempts	19	31
- Yards per Rush	2.68	3.58
Net Passing Yards	203	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 0	32 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	1/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.08	6.52
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/42	3/21
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:08	32:52

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
1	10:12	3:43	OWN 5	7	40	Punt
1	4:02	1:07	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
1	0:56	3:38	OWN 3	7	33	Punt
2	8:26	5:52	OWN 20	11	59	Field Goal
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 34	6	11	Punt
3	9:52	1:44	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
3	3:30	3:30	OWN 35	5	15	Punt
4	14:21	1:54	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
4	8:28	1:44	OWN 30	3	18	Fumble
4	4:20	2:25	OWN 5	8	54	Missed FG

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	3:16	OWN 27	6	25	Punt
1	6:29	2:27	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
1	2:55	1:59	OWN 33	4	15	Punt
2	12:18	3:52	OWN 6	7	43	Punt
2	2:34	0:49	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	5:08	OWN 25	11	52	Interception
3	8:08	4:38	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	15:00	0:39	OWN 1	2	-1	Safety
4	12:27	3:59	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	6:44	2:24	OPP 48	3	3	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 48	7	26	Game

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	11	31	2.82	9
RB Michael Turner	3	1	0.33	4
RB Johnathan Stewart	2	11	5.50	9
QB Marc Bulger	1	0	0.00	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	1.00	1
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	7	7.00	7

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alexis Shepherd	11	24	2.18	9	0
RB Eric Shelton	7	30	4.29	12	1
RB David Kirtman	7	32	4.57	10	1
FB Rob Konrad	2	8	4.00	6	0
QB Eli Manning	2	15	7.50	16	1
WR Steve Smith	2	2	1.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	37	27	227	3/24	0	23	0	88.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	32	23	231	1/16	2	42	1	99.8

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ryne Robinson	10	10	61	6.10	9	16
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	5	10	64	12.80	32	23
TE Jon Huffman	3	5	24	8.00	0	12
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	12	6.00	0	7
TE Alex Smith	2	3	22	11.00	0	22
TE Mikhael Ricks	1	1	16	16.00	11	16
RB Michael Turner	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	2	10	10.00	11	10
WR Domenik Hixon	1	1	13	13.00	3	13
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	1	1	1.00	2	1

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Stephen Alexander	5	5	69	13.80	39	42	1
TE Justin Peelle	3	3	31	10.33	0	14	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	3	8	44	14.67	27	24	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	2	28	14.00	16	22	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
WR Ashley Lelie	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB David Kirtman	2	3	13	6.50	11	14	0
WR Steve Smith	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Jordy Nelson	2	2	26	13.00	23	23	1

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kevin Burnett	1	11	11.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov
QB Marc Bulger	1	0
RB Michael Turner	1	0
TE Jon Huffman	0	1

Buffalo	Recov	Force
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0
S Benny Sapp	0	1
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	8	381	47.6	44.4	54	5

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	6	258	43.0	38.7	51	3

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Patton	1/2	0/1	0/1	38	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	1	6	6.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Turner	4	107	26.8	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett	9	3	0.0	31	33
OLB Joey Porter	7	2	0.0	31	33
S Troy Polamalu	6	2	0.0	31	33
S Keith Lewis	6	2	0.0	29	30
CB Richard Marshall	5	1	0.0	24	26
OLB Nate Webster	3	1	0.0	28	27
CB Derrick Johnson	3	0	0.0	31	33
DT Manny Lawson	3	0	0.0	28	28
OLB Peyton Ayodele	2	1	0.0	14	15
OLB Takeo Spikes	2	0	0.0	2	4
DT Jared Clauss	2	0	0.0	10	9
DT Johnathan Sullivan	1	0	1.0	1	5
DT Sione Pouha	1	3	0.0	24	26
DE Larry Chester	1	1	0.0	24	23
CB Brian Williams	1	0	0.0	20	20
DE Ethan Kelley	0	1	0.0	5	7

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	11	3	0.0	17	29
CB Fabian Washington	9	1	0.0	18	38
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	5	2	0.0	18	29
S Benny Sapp	4	1	1.0	14	27
S Usama Young	4	2	0.0	19	39
S Kenoy Kennedy	4	1	0.0	14	19
S Erik Coleman	3	0	0.0	6	23
DE Chris Clemons	2	1	0.0	15	30
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	1	1.0	12	11
ILB David Hawthorne	1	1	1.0	2	11
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	2	0.0	6	18
DT John Thornton	1	0	0.0	16	25
DT Larry Tripplett	1	0	0.0	6	27
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Kirk Morrison	1	0	0.0	0	7
CB Karl Paymah	1	0	0.0	6	28
WR Steve Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eric Moore	0	1	0.0	16	27

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Johnathan Sullivan	1.0	0	5
DT Jared Clauss	0.0	1	9
DT Sione Pouha	0.0	1	26
DT Manny Lawson	0.0	1	28

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Delbert Cowsette	1.0	0	0	11
S Benny Sapp	1.0	0	0	27
ILB David Hawthorne	1.0	0	0	11
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	2	0	30
DE Eric Moore	0.0	1	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richard Marshall	5	2	0	26
ILB Kevin Burnett	4	0	1	33
S Troy Polamalu	4	0	0	33
OLB Joey Porter	3	2	0	33
OLB Peyton Ayodele	2	0	0	15
DE Larry Chester	1	0	0	23
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	0	0	4
OLB Nate Webster	1	0	0	27
DE Ethan Kelley	1	0	0	7
CB Derrick Johnson	1	0	0	33

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fabian Washington	8	1	38
S Benny Sapp	3	1	27
ILB James Darling	3	0	29
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	3	0	29
S Usama Young	3	0	39
S Erik Coleman	2	0	23
CB Karl Paymah	1	1	28
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	0	19
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	7
OLB Kirk Morrison	1	0	7
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	0	18
DE Chris Clemons	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jeff Saturday	2	7	19	2	40
G Johnathan Blundin	1	5	19	0	40
G Junius Coston	1	2	19	0	40
T Michael Otto	0	2	19	1	40
T Matt Light	0	2	19	0	40
FB Dixon Donaldson	0	1	8	0	8

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T John Tait	3	6	1	31	0	33
C Olin Kreutz	3	6	0	31	0	33
G Arturo Van Anden	2	7	0	31	0	33
T Michael Roos	2	4	0	31	1	33
FB Rob Konrad	1	1	0	9	0	16
G Wes Sims	0	5	0	31	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Smith	2	10
Leon Williams	1	18
LaDainian Tomlinson	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	2	20
Daniel Bullocks	1	15
Eric Shelton	1	12
Stephen Alexander	1	2

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	31	33	7	71
T Matt Light	19	40	---	---	10	69
G Junius Coston	19	40	---	---	10	69
T Michael Otto	19	40	---	---	10	69
G Johnathan Blundin	19	40	---	---	10	69
OLB Joey Porter	---	---	31	33	2	66
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	31	33	1	65
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	31	33	---	64
C Jeff Saturday	19	40	---	---	---	59
QB Marc Bulger	19	40	---	---	---	59
S Keith Lewis	---	---	29	30	---	59
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	28	28	---	56
OLB Nate Webster	---	---	28	27	---	55
CB Brian Williams	---	---	20	20	12	52
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	24	26	---	50
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	24	26	---	50
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	12	25	---	---	11	48
TE Jon Huffman	16	32	---	---	---	48
DE Larry Chester	---	---	24	23	---	47
WR Ryne Robinson	12	33	---	---	---	45
WR Larry Fitzgerald	10	18	---	---	14	42
WR Domenik Hixon	8	27	---	---	6	41
OLB Peyton Ayodele	---	---	14	15	10	39
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	9	25	---	---	---	34
FB Dixon Donaldson	8	8	---	---	14	30
TE Alex Smith	10	9	---	---	10	29
TE Mikhael Ricks	2	3	---	---	22	27
RB Michael Turner	5	5	---	---	16	26
RB Johnathan Stewart	3	15	---	---	3	21
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	10	9	---	19
DE Ethan Kelley	---	---	5	7	6	18
OLB Leon Williams	---	---	0	0	18	18
CB George Nichols	---	---	2	3	9	14
S Donte Whitner	---	---	2	1	11	14
DT Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	1	5	6	12
C Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Takeo Spikes	---	---	2	4	---	6
CB Brandon Meriweather	---	---	2	4	---	6
DT Jason Jones	---	---	2	3	---	5
K Lamar Patton	0	0	---	---	4	4
T James P. Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Stephen Peterman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jared Freeman	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Wayne Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Andrew Carnahan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	31	33	---	---	10	74
G Arturo Van Anden	31	33	---	---	6	70
G Wes Sims	31	33	---	---	6	70
T Michael Roos	31	33	---	---	6	70
C Olin Kreutz	31	33	---	---	---	64
QB Eli Manning	31	33	---	---	---	64
S Usama Young	---	---	19	39	2	60
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	18	38	2	58
TE Stephen Alexander	29	26	---	---	2	57
WR Steve Smith	19	22	---	---	12	53
S Benny Sapp	---	---	14	27	9	50
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	14	19	16	49
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	18	29	1	48
ILB James Darling	---	---	17	29	1	47
WR Ashley Lelie	24	21	---	---	2	47
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	15	30	1	46
FB Rob Konrad	9	16	---	---	20	45
WR Mike Sims-Walker	24	21	---	---	---	45
DE Eric Moore	---	---	16	27	1	44
DT John Thornton	---	---	16	25	1	42
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	12	7	21	40
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	6	18	15	39
RB David Kirtman	10	21	---	---	6	37
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	6	28	1	35
DT Larry Tripplett	---	---	6	27	1	34
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	4	18	9	31
S Erik Coleman	---	---	6	23	---	29
RB Eric Shelton	10	6	---	---	12	28
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	6	6	---	---	14	26
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	12	11	1	24
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	2	11	11	24
TE Eric Johnson	1	2	---	---	18	21
TE Justin Peelle	10	11	---	---	---	21
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	2	10	9	21
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	6	13	1	20
RB Alexis Shepherd	11	6	---	---	---	17
WR Jordy Nelson	2	7	---	---	2	11
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	0	7	1	8
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Sam Baker	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	0	4	---	4
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dan Koppen	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	21	80	3.8
Right	3	-2	-0.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	37	27	2	1	2	4	3	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	32	23	4	1	0	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	107	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	83	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	62	12.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	89	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	10	5	2	64	1	25
WR Ryne Robinson	10	10	0	61	0	33
TE Jon Huffman	5	3	0	24	0	32
TE Alex Smith	3	2	0	22	1	9
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	0	12	0	8
RB Michael Turner	2	1	0	4	0	5
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	1	0	10	0	18
TE Mikhael Ricks	1	1	0	16	0	3
WR Domenik Hixon	1	1	0	13	0	27
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	1	0	1	0	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Sims-Walker	8	3	44	1	21
TE Stephen Alexander	5	5	69	1	26
WR Steve Smith	4	2	9	0	22
TE Justin Peelle	3	3	31	0	11
WR Ashley Lelie	3	2	6	0	21
RB David Kirtman	3	2	13	0	21
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	2	28	1	6
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	2	5	0	6
WR Jordy Nelson	2	2	26	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB David Kirtman	1	6	6.00	4.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	2	1	3	1.50	6.14

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	1	1	8	8.00	7.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
WR Ryne Robinson	1	1	3	3.00	6.10

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	8	8.00	13.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB David Kirtman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	11	6	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	8	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	4	1	1
TE Alex Smith	2	1	1
WR Ryne Robinson	2	2	1
TE Mikhael Ricks	1	1	1
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	0	0
TE Jon Huffman	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Stephen Alexander	2	2	1
RB David Kirtman	2	2	0
WR Steve Smith	2	1	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	0
TE Justin Peelle	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)