Week 16, 2008

played in San Diego, CA

66 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	0	-	10
San Diego Chargers	0	7	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 24 field goal
2Q: 13:02 CAR - Oren O'Neal 9 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 07:34 SDO - Johnathan Stewart 2 run (Lamar Patton extra point)
4Q: 12:23 SDO - Lamar Patton 52 field goal
4Q: 04:30 SDO - Lamar Patton 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 24 field goal
2Q: 13:02 CAR - Oren O'Neal 9 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 07:34 SDO - Johnathan Stewart 2 run (Lamar Patton extra point)
4Q: 12:23 SDO - Lamar Patton 52 field goal
4Q: 04:30 SDO - Lamar Patton 36 field goal

Team Statistics CAR SDO
Record 9-6 9-5-1
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 1 12
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 311 362
- Offensive Plays 58 70
- Yards per Play 5.36 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 50 200
- Rushing Attempts 22 37
- Yards per Rush 2.27 5.41
Net Passing Yards 261 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 285 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.25 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:59 31:01

Team Statistics	CAR	SDO
Record	9-6	9-5-1
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	1	12
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	311	362
- Offensive Plays	58	70
- Yards per Play	5.36	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	50	200
- Rushing Attempts	22	37
- Yards per Rush	2.27	5.41
Net Passing Yards	261	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	285	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.25	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:59	31:01

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	6:12	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
1	3:23	5:27	OWN 11	12	89	Touchdown
2	7:25	2:49	OWN 31	5	34	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 14	2	6	Half
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
3	7:41	3:07	OWN 42	9	33	Missed FG
3	2:14	1:24	OWN 16	3	-4	Punt
4	12:15	2:57	OWN 25	5	35	Punt
4	4:24	2:09	OWN 32	5	40	Fumble

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 31	6	23	Punt
1	6:03	2:40	OWN 25	8	28	Punt
2	12:56	5:31	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
2	4:36	3:36	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
3	11:50	4:09	OWN 20	8	45	Missed FG
3	4:34	2:20	OWN 32	5	25	Punt
3	0:50	3:35	OWN 48	7	17	Field Goal
4	9:18	4:54	OWN 20	12	61	Field Goal
4	2:15	2:15	OWN 28	6	31	Punt

Game MVP: LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Jackie Archambeau	17	40	2.35	7
QB Steve McNair	3	17	5.67	7
RB Anthony Davis	1	-1	-1.00	-1
WR Matt Jones	1	-6	-6.00	-6

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	23	106	4.61	15	3	0
RB Johnathan Stewart	8	72	9.00	22	3	1
QB Marc Bulger	3	13	4.33	8	0	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	3	9	3.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	33	23	285	3/24	1	35	0	106.2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	31	17	174	2/12	0	24	0	71.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Jones	6	8	102	17.00	35	35	0
TE Peyton Hillis	4	6	41	10.25	15	17	0
RB Anthony Davis	3	4	12	4.00	0	8	0
FB Oren O'Neal	3	4	38	12.67	30	23	1
WR Brandon Marshall	2	3	44	22.00	19	25	0
FB Jim Finn	1	2	15	15.00	6	15	0
WR Tim Carter	1	1	18	18.00	3	18	0
WR David Givens	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Mack Minnig	1	2	14	14.00	3	14	0
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	4	6	45	11.25	45	19
WR Ryne Robinson	4	8	47	11.75	7	16
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	5	2.50	3	8
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	4	29	14.50	0	18
WR Courtney Taylor	2	2	27	13.50	18	24
TE Mikhael Ricks	1	1	4	4.00	1	4
TE Jon Huffman	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	2	7	7.00	6	7
TE Alex Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Johnathan Stewart	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
QB Steve McNair	1	0
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	0
C Jerry McEachern	0	1

San Diego	Recov	Force
OLB Joey Porter	1	0
OLB Takeo Spikes	0	1
S Keith Lewis	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	4	173	43.3	26.3	50	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	5	188	37.6	27.8	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Patton	2/3	1/2	1/2	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Alston	2	9	4.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Von Hutchins	2	49	24.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Turner	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Spencer Boone	8	3	0.0	30	26
OLB Stewart Bradley	8	2	0.0	35	30
CB Drayton Florence	6	2	0.0	33	30
S Daryl Jackson	5	3	0.0	33	33
OLB Ty Myers	4	2	1.0	28	24
DT Marcus Spears	4	0	0.0	36	26
ILB Alonzo Harris	3	4	0.0	22	14
DE Mike Montgomery	3	1	0.0	24	21
CB Brannon Condren	2	4	0.0	29	27
CB Andre Dyson	2	0	0.0	7	9
CB Steve Smith	2	0	0.0	15	23
DE Titas Adams	1	2	1.0	23	24
CB Von Hutchins	1	2	0.0	21	14
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	1	0	0.0	9	9
S Cary Whitehorn	1	0	0.0	21	12
OLB Brady Popinga	1	0	0.0	4	0
DT Kendall Langford	1	0	0.0	23	20
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	0.0	2	8
OLB Mario Haggan	0	1	0.0	2	3

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kevin Burnett	7	3	0.0	21	36
CB Brian Williams	7	0	0.0	12	20
S Keith Lewis	6	1	0.0	21	31
OLB Joey Porter	4	3	1.0	22	36
DE Ethan Kelley	4	0	1.0	20	35
CB Derrick Johnson	4	3	0.0	22	36
OLB Nate Webster	3	1	0.5	20	26
CB Richard Marshall	3	1	0.0	20	29
DT Sione Pouha	3	0	0.0	17	23
S Troy Polamalu	2	1	0.0	22	36
DT Jared Clauss	1	1	0.5	3	7
OLB Peyton Ayodele	1	0	0.0	9	16
CB George Nichols	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Manny Lawson	0	3	0.0	18	29
DT Johnathan Sullivan	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Titas Adams	1.0	1	0	0	24
OLB Ty Myers	1.0	0	0	1	24
DE Mike Montgomery	0.0	0	2	0	21
DT Marcus Spears	0.0	0	1	0	26

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Joey Porter	1.0	0	0	36
DE Ethan Kelley	1.0	0	0	35
OLB Nate Webster	0.5	0	0	26
DT Jared Clauss	0.5	0	0	7
DT Sione Pouha	0.0	1	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Stewart Bradley	5	0	30
CB Drayton Florence	4	1	30
ILB Spencer Boone	3	0	26
CB Andre Dyson	2	0	9
CB Steve Smith	1	1	23
CB Brannon Condren	1	1	27
OLB Ty Myers	1	0	24
ILB Alonzo Harris	0	1	14

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brian Williams	5	0	20
OLB Joey Porter	3	2	36
S Keith Lewis	3	2	31
CB Derrick Johnson	3	0	36
CB Richard Marshall	3	0	29
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	36
OLB Nate Webster	1	0	26
DE Ethan Kelley	1	0	35
ILB Kevin Burnett	1	0	36
CB George Nichols	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jerry McEachern	2	4	22	0	36
G Levi Jones	1	5	22	0	36
T Wade Hunter	1	2	22	2	36
G Steve Hutchinson	0	4	22	0	36
G Aaron Sears	0	2	22	1	36
FB Oren O'Neal	0	1	7	0	15
TE Peyton Hillis	0	1	20	0	33

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Junius Coston	5	7	37	1	33
T Michael Otto	4	5	37	0	33
C Jeff Saturday	3	9	37	1	33
T Matt Light	3	5	37	0	33
G Max Jean-Gilles	3	5	37	0	33
TE Jon Huffman	1	2	29	0	27
TE Alex Smith	0	1	16	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Finn	1	18
Brannon Condren	1	17
Steve Hutchinson	1	6

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Turner	1	15
Dixon Donaldson	1	14
LaDainian Tomlinson	1	10
Alex Smith	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	33	33	19	85
CB Brannon Condren	---	---	29	27	17	73
WR Matt Jones	22	36	---	---	12	70
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	35	30	3	68
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	33	30	3	66
TE Peyton Hillis	20	33	---	---	13	66
G Steve Hutchinson	22	36	---	---	6	64
G Aaron Sears	22	36	---	---	6	64
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	36	26	1	63
QB Steve McNair	22	36	---	---	---	58
G Levi Jones	22	36	---	---	---	58
T Wade Hunter	22	36	---	---	---	58
C Jerry McEachern	22	36	---	---	---	58
ILB Spencer Boone	---	---	30	26	1	57
DE Titas Adams	---	---	23	24	7	54
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	28	24	1	53
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	24	21	1	46
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	23	20	3	46
WR Tim Carter	18	24	---	---	---	42
CB Steve Smith	---	---	15	23	2	40
ILB Alonzo Harris	---	---	22	14	3	39
CB Von Hutchins	---	---	21	14	4	39
FB Jim Finn	8	10	---	---	18	36
S Cary Whitehorn	---	---	21	12	3	36
RB Jackie Archambeau	19	17	---	---	---	36
WR Brandon Marshall	11	18	---	---	---	29
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	9	9	10	28
CB Andre Dyson	---	---	7	9	11	27
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	2	8	14	24
RB Anthony Davis	3	17	---	---	3	23
TE Mack Minnig	1	3	---	---	18	22
FB Oren O'Neal	7	15	---	---	---	22
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	6	10	---	16
WR Ezra Alston	1	0	---	---	14	15
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	4	0	9	13
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	6	6
T K.C. Strong	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Frank Omiyale	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR David Givens	0	5	---	---	---	5
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	2	3	---	5
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	4	0	---	4
RB Mike Hart	0	2	---	---	---	2
OLB Andre Summersell	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Lamar Day	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Junius Coston	37	33	---	---	8	78
T Michael Otto	37	33	---	---	8	78
C Jeff Saturday	37	33	---	---	---	70
QB Marc Bulger	37	33	---	---	---	70
T Matt Light	37	33	---	---	---	70
G Max Jean-Gilles	37	33	---	---	---	70
WR Larry Fitzgerald	24	29	---	---	14	67
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	22	36	7	65
WR Ryne Robinson	35	30	---	---	---	65
OLB Joey Porter	---	---	22	36	4	62
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	27	24	---	---	10	61
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	22	36	3	61
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	21	36	2	59
DE Ethan Kelley	---	---	20	35	2	57
TE Jon Huffman	29	27	---	---	---	56
S Keith Lewis	---	---	21	31	1	53
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	20	29	1	50
TE Mikhael Ricks	16	14	---	---	19	49
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	18	29	1	48
OLB Nate Webster	---	---	20	26	1	47
CB Brian Williams	---	---	12	20	8	40
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	17	23	---	40
FB Dixon Donaldson	10	10	---	---	14	34
OLB Peyton Ayodele	---	---	9	16	8	33
TE Alex Smith	16	5	---	---	9	30
WR Courtney Taylor	14	5	---	---	7	26
DE Larry Chester	---	---	6	8	5	19
RB Johnathan Stewart	10	9	---	---	---	19
RB Michael Turner	1	2	---	---	15	18
CB George Nichols	---	---	2	5	11	18
OLB Leon Williams	---	---	1	0	14	15
OLB Takeo Spikes	---	---	2	10	1	13
DT Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	2	6	5	13
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	3	10	---	---	---	13
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	3	7	1	11
S Donte Whitner	---	---	0	0	10	10
CB Brandon Meriweather	---	---	2	7	1	10
G Stephen Peterman	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Andrew Carnahan	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Lamar Patton	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Hayden Phares	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Wayne Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jason Jones	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	7	1.2
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	58	9.7
Middle	22	121	5.5
Right	8	22	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	33	23	4	2	2	4	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	31	17	1	1	5	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	57	11.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	68	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	135	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	46	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	60	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	8	6	0	102	2	36
TE Peyton Hillis	6	4	1	41	0	33
RB Anthony Davis	4	3	0	12	0	17
FB Oren O'Neal	4	3	0	38	1	15
WR Brandon Marshall	3	2	0	44	1	18
FB Jim Finn	2	1	0	15	0	10
WR David Givens	2	1	0	2	0	5
TE Mack Minnig	2	1	1	14	0	3
WR Tim Carter	1	1	0	18	0	24
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	1	0	-1	0	17

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ryne Robinson	8	4	2	47	0	30
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	6	4	0	45	0	24
WR Larry Fitzgerald	4	2	0	29	0	29
TE Jon Huffman	3	1	1	10	0	27
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	0	5	0	10
WR Courtney Taylor	2	2	0	27	1	5
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	2	1	1	7	0	10
RB Johnathan Stewart	2	0	1	0	0	9
TE Mikhael Ricks	1	1	0	4	0	14
TE Alex Smith	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Steve McNair	1	4	4.00	5.67

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	-1	-1.00	4.61
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	2	2.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	4	2	12	3.00	8.64

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	1	0	0	0.00	5.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Anthony Davis	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Matt Jones	1	0	0	0.00	12.75
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	9	9.00	9.50
TE Peyton Hillis	1	1	3	3.00	6.83

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Steve McNair	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	4	4
QB Marc Bulger	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	11	9	7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Jones	4	4	3
TE Peyton Hillis	2	1	0
WR David Givens	1	0	0
TE Mack Minnig	1	1	1
RB Anthony Davis	1	1	1
WR Brandon Marshall	1	1	1
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Fitzgerald	2	1	1
TE Jon Huffman	2	1	0
WR Courtney Taylor	2	2	1
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	0	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	0
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	0	0

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)