| Record (2-3) |
| Wk |
Result |
Opponent |
| 1 |
W |
31-27 |
Minnesota |
| 2 |
L |
14-17 |
at Jacksonville |
| 3 |
L |
7-19 |
Philadelphia |
| 5 |
W |
66-49 |
Kansas City |
| 6 |
L |
7-33 |
at Cincinnati |
| Team Statistics |
| Chargers |
Opp. |
Total First Downs |
95 |
93 |
Rushing |
31 |
35 |
Passing |
61 |
53 |
Penalty |
3 |
5 |
Third Down: Made/Att |
22-48 |
33-68 |
Third Down Pct. |
45.8 |
48.5 |
Fourth Down: Made/Att |
1-2 |
2-3 |
Fourth Down Pct. |
50.0 |
66.7 |
Total Net Yards |
1683 |
1643 |
Avg.Per Game |
336.6 |
328.6 |
Total Plays |
283 |
303 |
Avg.Per Play |
5.9 |
5.4 |
Net Yards Rushing |
647 |
630 |
Avg.Per Game |
129.4 |
126.0 |
Total Rushes |
136 |
142 |
Net Yards Passing |
1036 |
1013 |
Avg.Per Game |
207.2 |
202.6 |
Sacked-Yds Lost |
7-54 |
8-59 |
Gross Yards |
1737 |
1702 |
Att-Completions |
140-99 |
153-86 |
Completion Pct. |
70.7 |
56.2 |
Had Intercepted |
9 |
8 |
Punts-Avg. |
19-40.9 |
19-39.1 |
Net Punting Avg. |
34.2 |
33.7 |
Penalties-Yards Lost |
16-140 |
11-115 |
Fumbles-Ball Lost |
9-7 |
7-1 |
Touchdowns |
17 |
17 |
Rushing |
9 |
8 |
Passing |
7 |
7 |
Returns |
1 |
2 |
Total Pts. |
125 |
145 |
Avg. Time of Poss. |
29:43 |
30:17 |
|
| PASSING |
Att |
Cmp |
Pct |
Yds |
Lng |
TD |
Int |
Sk |
SkY |
Rate |
| D.Brees |
136 |
97 |
71.3 |
1,051 |
58 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
44 |
86.4 |
| P.Rivers |
4 |
2 |
50.0 |
39 |
24 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
44.8 |
| Chargers |
140 |
99 |
70.7 |
1,090 |
58 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
54 |
83.3 |
| Opponents |
153 |
86 |
56.2 |
1,072 |
76 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
59 |
71.6 |
|
| SCORING |
R |
P |
Ret |
PAT |
FG |
Saf |
Pts |
| L.Tomlinson |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
54 |
| A.Gates |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
24 |
| N.Kaeding |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17/17 |
2/4 |
0 |
23 |
| E.Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
12 |
| K.McCardell |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| B.Leber |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| Chargers |
9 |
7 |
1 |
17/17 |
2/4 |
0 |
125 |
| Opponents |
8 |
7 |
2 |
16/17 |
9/10 |
0 |
145 |
|
| FIELD GOALS |
1-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50 |
| N.Kaeding |
0/0 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
| Chargers |
0/0 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
| Opponents |
0/0 |
2/2 |
5/5 |
2/3 |
0/0 |
|
| RUSHING |
Att |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| L.Tomlinson |
109 |
537 |
4.9 |
46 |
8 |
| M.Turner |
15 |
68 |
4.5 |
18 |
0 |
| L.Neal |
4 |
23 |
5.8 |
11 |
0 |
| E.Parker |
3 |
22 |
7.3 |
14 |
1 |
| D.Brees |
5 |
-3 |
-0.6 |
0 |
0 |
| Chargers |
136 |
647 |
4.8 |
46 |
9 |
| Opponents |
142 |
630 |
4.4 |
39 |
8 |
|
| RECEIVING |
Rec |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| A.Gates |
29 |
304 |
10.5 |
23 |
4 |
| K.McCardell |
23 |
320 |
13.9 |
58 |
1 |
| E.Parker |
17 |
208 |
12.2 |
26 |
1 |
| L.Tomlinson |
16 |
84 |
5.2 |
12 |
1 |
| R.Caldwell |
6 |
66 |
11.0 |
35 |
0 |
| L.Neal |
5 |
56 |
11.2 |
21 |
0 |
| V.Jackson |
2 |
50 |
25.0 |
26 |
0 |
| J.Peelle |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
| Chargers |
99 |
1,090 |
11.0 |
58 |
7 |
| Opponents |
86 |
1,072 |
12.5 |
76 |
7 |
|
| PUNT RETURNS |
No |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
| D.Sproles |
5 |
0 |
43 |
8.6 |
16 |
0 |
| E.Parker |
7 |
0 |
39 |
5.6 |
19 |
0 |
| Chargers |
12 |
0 |
82 |
6.8 |
19 |
0 |
| Opponents |
6 |
7 |
88 |
14.7 |
53 |
0 |
|
| KO RETURNS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| R.Caldwell |
3 |
81 |
27.0 |
30 |
0 |
| D.Sproles |
16 |
269 |
16.8 |
38 |
0 |
| M.Turner |
4 |
51 |
12.8 |
22 |
0 |
| Chargers |
23 |
401 |
17.4 |
38 |
0 |
| Opponents |
20 |
307 |
15.4 |
37 |
0 |
|
| PUNTING |
Att |
Yds |
GAvg |
In20 |
Long |
| M.Scifres |
19 |
778 |
40.9 |
4 |
50 |
| Chargers |
19 |
778 |
40.9 |
4 |
50 |
| Opponents |
19 |
742 |
39.1 |
4 |
50 |
|
|
| INTERCEPTIONS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| B.Jue |
4 |
32 |
8.0 |
19 |
0 |
| D.Florence |
2 |
-7 |
-3.5 |
0 |
0 |
| D.Edwards |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
17 |
0 |
| M.Wilhelm |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
5 |
0 |
| Chargers |
8 |
47 |
5.9 |
19 |
0 |
| Opponents |
9 |
181 |
20.1 |
79 |
2 |
|
| SACKS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
SAF |
| S.Merriman |
4 |
31 |
7.8 |
0 |
| L.Castillo |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| D.Scott |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| D.Edwards |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| S.Foley |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Chargers |
8 |
59 |
7.4 |
0 |
| Opponents |
7 |
54 |
7.7 |
0 |
|