Week 16, 2010

played in St. Louis, MO

41 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	0	3	0	-	3
St. Louis Cardinals	10	14	3	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:53 STL - Jeremy Shockey 33 pass from Alex Smith (David Buehler extra point)
1Q: 01:02 STL - David Buehler 19 field goal
2Q: 14:13 STL - Thomas Howard 60 interception return (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 07:45 STL - Donnie Avery 11 pass from Alex Smith (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 10:23 SDO - Lamar Patton 40 field goal
3Q: 00:36 STL - David Buehler 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:53 STL - Jeremy Shockey 33 pass from Alex Smith (David Buehler extra point)
1Q: 01:02 STL - David Buehler 19 field goal
2Q: 14:13 STL - Thomas Howard 60 interception return (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 07:45 STL - Donnie Avery 11 pass from Alex Smith (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 10:23 SDO - Lamar Patton 40 field goal
3Q: 00:36 STL - David Buehler 30 field goal

Team Statistics SDO STL
Record 8-7 6-9
First Downs 10 23
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 174 508
- Offensive Plays 51 69
- Yards per Play 3.41 7.36
Net Rushing Yards 27 193
- Rushing Attempts 12 38
- Yards per Rush 2.25 5.08
Net Passing Yards 147 315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 2 28 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 156 333
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.77 10.16
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/60
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 20
Time of Possession 21:38 38:22

Team Statistics	SDO	STL
Record	8-7	6-9
First Downs	10	23
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	174	508
- Offensive Plays	51	69
- Yards per Play	3.41	7.36
Net Rushing Yards	27	193
- Rushing Attempts	12	38
- Yards per Rush	2.25	5.08
Net Passing Yards	147	315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 2	28 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	156	333
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.77	10.16
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/60
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 20
Time of Possession	21:38	38:22

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	1:53	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
1	7:28	1:41	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
1	0:56	1:56	OWN 31	3	22	Interception
2	14:00	2:03	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
2	7:36	1:58	OWN 31	4	22	Punt
2	1:16	0:54	OWN 43	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	4:45	OWN 24	9	53	Field Goal
3	6:57	1:30	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
3	0:31	1:27	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	11:50	1:10	OWN 35	3	-7	Punt
4	8:54	1:19	OWN 38	5	12	Interception
4	2:42	2:42	OWN 2	8	50	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	9:48	2:20	OWN 3	4	23	Punt
1	5:47	4:51	OWN 21	9	77	Field Goal
2	11:57	4:21	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	5:38	4:22	OWN 3	9	61	Missed FG
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 17	1	11	Half
3	10:15	3:18	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	5:27	4:56	OWN 16	11	71	Field Goal
4	14:04	2:14	OWN 33	4	39	Missed FG
4	10:40	1:46	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	7:35	4:53	OWN 35	6	19	Punt

Game MVP: Alex Smith, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Johnathan Stewart	6	18	3.00	14	1
RB Javon Ringer	3	10	3.33	10	1
QB Josh Freeman	2	5	2.50	4	0
RB Dennis Morris	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Artose Pinner	20	66	3.30	19	1
QB Alex Smith	9	82	9.11	43	2
RB Craig Johnston	9	45	5.00	11	2

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josh Freeman	29	15	121	2/9	0	23	2	33.8
Philip Rivers	8	6	35	0/0	0	13	0	82.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	28	21	333	3/18	2	33	0	137.9

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ryne Robinson	6	12	39	6.50	5	13
TE Jon Huffman	5	5	41	8.20	4	23
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	4	8	18	4.50	0	11
RB Johnathan Stewart	2	4	13	6.50	4	8
WR Kelley Washington	1	4	20	20.00	18	20
TE Chris Cooley	1	1	16	16.00	8	16
RB Dennis Morris	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Don Garrett	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Dez Bryant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jeremy Shockey	4	5	82	20.50	24	33	1
WR Kyle Williams	4	6	35	8.75	27	23	0
WR Michael Clayton	3	4	71	23.67	49	32	0
WR Donnie Avery	3	5	47	15.67	24	21	1
RB Artose Pinner	2	3	10	5.00	9	9	0
TE Jason Witten	2	2	32	16.00	14	28	0
RB Craig Johnston	2	2	31	15.50	26	28	0
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	25	25.00	19	25	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Thomas Howard	1	60	60.00	1
ILB Corey Hall	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	8	391	48.9	45.9	62	5

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cooper Hobgood	4	165	41.3	39.8	46	1

Kicking Statistics

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

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	2/4	0/2	0/1	30	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelley Washington	2	6	3.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Clayton	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin McCourty	4	97	24.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Thomas	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Crocker	10	1	0.0	36	30
S Troy Polamalu	8	1	0.0	34	27
DE Rey Maualuga	6	2	1.0	35	27
OLB Joey Porter	6	2	0.0	34	27
ILB Kevin Burnett	5	3	0.0	37	28
DE Marcus Stroud	4	2	1.5	29	25
CB Richard Marshall	4	1	0.0	29	22
CB Derrick Johnson	3	4	0.0	36	29
DT Jared Clauss	3	3	0.0	24	18
ILB Jamar Chaney	3	2	0.0	20	11
CB Sheldon Brown	3	0	0.0	21	19
DT Jason Jones	2	2	0.5	32	29
DE Larry Chester	2	0	0.0	10	5
WR Kelley Washington	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ethan Kelley	1	0	0.0	5	3
OLB Leon Williams	0	1	0.0	7	8
S Donte Whitner	0	1	0.0	4	5
CB Brandon Meriweather	0	1	0.0	4	7
CB Devin McCourty	0	1	0.0	5	7

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Akeem Jordan	8	3	2.0	11	27
S Bob Sanders	6	1	0.0	11	32
ILB Corey Hall	5	1	0.0	12	39
CB Ed Reed	4	3	0.0	12	39
CB Ashton Youboty	4	0	0.0	12	39
DT Mike Patterson	3	0	0.0	12	35
CB Don Poole	2	0	0.0	2	22
CB Brandon Flowers	1	2	0.0	5	18
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	0	0.0	1	19
OLB Thomas Howard	1	0	0.0	6	17
S Leigh Bodden	0	2	0.0	12	27
OLB Spencer Larson	0	2	0.0	4	10
DE Cory Redding	0	1	0.0	10	29

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Marcus Stroud	1.5	1	0	25
DE Rey Maualuga	1.0	0	1	27
DT Jason Jones	0.5	0	0	29

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Akeem Jordan	2.0	0	0	1	27
DE Cory Redding	0.0	1	2	1	29
DT Mike Patterson	0.0	0	1	1	35
OLB Thomas Howard	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Keith Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Marco Mularkey	0.0	0	1	0	20
OLB Spencer Larson	0.0	0	0	1	10
DT Aaron Maybin	0.0	0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Richard Marshall	5	0	22
S Chris Crocker	4	1	30
OLB Joey Porter	3	0	27
DE Rey Maualuga	3	0	27
S Troy Polamalu	2	1	27
CB Sheldon Brown	2	0	19
CB Derrick Johnson	1	1	29
ILB Kevin Burnett	1	0	28

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	5	1	1	39
CB Ashton Youboty	4	0	0	39
CB Ed Reed	3	1	0	39
OLB Akeem Jordan	3	0	0	27
S Bob Sanders	2	0	0	32
CB Don Poole	2	0	0	22
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	0	0	19
CB Brandon Flowers	1	0	0	18
DT Aaron Maybin	0	1	0	25
OLB Thomas Howard	0	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Chris Samuels	1	4	12	0	39
G Stephen Peterman	1	2	12	2	39
C Damien Woody	1	1	12	0	39
G Chris DeGeare	1	1	12	0	39
T Andrew Carnahan	0	3	12	0	39

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Vince Manuwai	3	6	38	2	31
G Shaun O'Hara	2	6	38	0	31
T Langston Walker	2	6	38	0	31
T Jonathan Scott	2	5	38	0	31
C Max Unger	1	5	36	1	31
FB Mike Goodson	1	2	11	0	3
TE Jeremy Shockey	0	1	36	0	29
T George Bussey	0	1	2	0	0
TE Brody Eldridge	0	1	3	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Johnathan Stewart	2	17
Troy Polamalu	1	13
Ryne Robinson	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Don Poole	2	16
Mike Thomas	1	20
Brandon Flowers	1	19
Craig Johnston	1	13
Vince Manuwai	1	8

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	34	27	13	74
S Chris Crocker	---	---	36	30	4	70
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	37	28	4	69
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	36	29	4	69
OLB Joey Porter	---	---	34	27	4	65
DE Rey Maualuga	---	---	35	27	3	65
DT Jason Jones	---	---	32	29	3	64
G Stephen Peterman	12	39	---	---	9	60
T Andrew Carnahan	12	39	---	---	9	60
DE Marcus Stroud	---	---	29	25	2	56
CB Sheldon Brown	---	---	21	19	13	53
WR Ryne Robinson	10	33	---	---	10	53
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	29	22	1	52
C Damien Woody	12	39	---	---	---	51
T Chris Samuels	12	39	---	---	---	51
G Chris DeGeare	12	39	---	---	---	51
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	24	18	7	49
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	8	28	---	---	8	44
ILB Jamar Chaney	---	---	20	11	13	44
QB Josh Freeman	12	31	---	---	---	43
RB Johnathan Stewart	7	18	---	---	17	42
TE Jon Huffman	9	32	---	---	---	41
OLB Leon Williams	---	---	7	8	21	36
WR Larry Fitzgerald	5	10	---	---	13	28
WR Kelley Washington	2	18	---	---	4	24
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	5	7	12	24
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	13	8	2	23
TE Don Garrett	2	2	---	---	19	23
FB Gabe Majerus	3	6	---	---	13	22
TE Chris Cooley	4	15	---	---	2	21
S Donte Whitner	---	---	4	5	12	21
DE Larry Chester	---	---	10	5	5	20
WR Dez Bryant	5	15	---	---	---	20
RB Javon Ringer	3	10	---	---	6	19
CB Brandon Meriweather	---	---	4	7	1	12
DE Ethan Kelley	---	---	5	3	2	10
RB Dennis Morris	2	8	---	---	---	10
C Norman Bauer	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Travis Johnson	---	---	3	6	---	9
T Michael Otto	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Chester Adams	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Philip Rivers	0	8	---	---	---	8
K Lamar Patton	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Eric Heitmann	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jake Ingram	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Shaun O'Hara	38	31	---	---	8	77
T Langston Walker	38	31	---	---	8	77
G Vince Manuwai	38	31	---	---	8	77
T Jonathan Scott	38	31	---	---	8	77
WR Michael Clayton	32	27	---	---	10	69
QB Alex Smith	38	31	---	---	---	69
C Max Unger	36	31	---	---	---	67
TE Jeremy Shockey	36	29	---	---	1	66
WR Donnie Avery	33	26	---	---	1	60
CB Ed Reed	---	---	12	39	3	54
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	12	39	2	53
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	12	39	1	52
RB Artose Pinner	27	22	---	---	1	50
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	12	35	---	47
S Bob Sanders	---	---	11	32	2	45
WR Kyle Williams	23	21	---	---	---	44
TE Jason Witten	11	9	---	---	23	43
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	5	18	19	42
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	12	27	1	40
CB Don Poole	---	---	2	22	16	40
DE Cory Redding	---	---	10	29	---	39
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	11	27	1	39
DT Marco Mularkey	---	---	7	20	9	36
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	1	19	15	35
FB Mike Goodson	11	3	---	---	20	34
DT Aaron Maybin	---	---	5	25	1	31
WR Mike Thomas	2	7	---	---	20	29
RB Craig Johnston	10	6	---	---	13	29
DE Keith Jackson	---	---	8	19	---	27
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	6	17	3	26
DE O'Brien Schofield	---	---	1	12	9	22
OLB Dustin Farley	---	---	1	0	18	19
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	4	10	---	14
TE Brody Eldridge	3	1	---	---	10	14
WR Dexter McCluster	2	4	---	---	7	13
K David Buehler	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Rod DeLizzio	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Cooper Hobgood	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Cedric Peerman	0	0	---	---	2	2
T George Bussey	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB Glen Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tyler Polumbus	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Andres Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Courtney Greene	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Chris Cook	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-12	-4.0
Middle	6	31	5.2
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	25	132	5.3
Right	5	34	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josh Freeman	29	15	2	2	1	3	5	3	2
Philip Rivers	8	6	0	0	1	0	1	2	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	28	21	9	3	0	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	83	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	45	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	112	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	118	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	45	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ryne Robinson	12	6	2	39	0	33
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	8	4	0	18	0	28
TE Jon Huffman	5	5	0	41	1	32
WR Kelley Washington	4	1	0	20	1	18
RB Johnathan Stewart	4	2	0	13	0	18
TE Chris Cooley	1	1	0	16	0	15
RB Dennis Morris	1	1	0	5	0	8
TE Don Garrett	1	1	0	4	0	2
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	15

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kyle Williams	6	4	35	1	21
TE Jeremy Shockey	5	4	82	2	29
WR Donnie Avery	5	3	47	1	26
WR Michael Clayton	4	3	71	2	27
RB Artose Pinner	3	2	10	0	22
TE Jason Witten	2	2	32	1	9
RB Craig Johnston	2	2	31	1	6
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	25	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Artose Pinner	2	3	1.50	3.30
RB Craig Johnston	2	2	1.00	5.00
QB Alex Smith	1	7	7.00	9.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	4	1	11	2.75	11.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donnie Avery	2	1	11	5.50	9.40
RB Artose Pinner	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Kyle Williams	1	0	0	0.00	5.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	0
QB Josh Freeman	1	0
RB Dennis Morris	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Artose Pinner	3	1
QB Alex Smith	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josh Freeman	7	3	1
Philip Rivers	1	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	3	1	0
WR Ryne Robinson	2	1	0
WR Kelley Washington	1	0	0
TE Jon Huffman	1	1	1
RB Dennis Morris	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jeremy Shockey	3	2	2
RB Artose Pinner	2	1	0
WR Kyle Williams	2	1	0
TE Jason Witten	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)