Week 14, 2016

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

San Diego Chargers	17	10	3	9	0	-	39
New Orleans Saints	10	7	14	8	3	-	42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:52 SDO - Brett Peralta 9 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 11:09 SDO - Nate Kaeding 19 field goal
1Q: 09:03 NOS - Artie Farias 36 field goal
1Q: 06:19 SDO - Hugh Reeves 14 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 01:34 NOS - Kent Austin 13 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 13:55 SDO - Nate Kaeding 39 field goal
2Q: 10:45 NOS - Aaron Giles 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:14 SDO - Hugh Reeves 1 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 11:48 NOS - Irving Robasky 24 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 04:57 NOS - Arnie Pearson 10 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 02:13 SDO - Nate Kaeding 26 field goal
4Q: 08:19 SDO - Monty Spillane 3 run (Monty Spillane run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:51 NOS - Irving Robasky 1 pass from Philip Rivers (Philip Rivers pass to Arnie Pearson for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 SDO - Nate Kaeding 50 field goal
OT: 12:04 NOS - Artie Farias 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:52 SDO - Brett Peralta 9 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 11:09 SDO - Nate Kaeding 19 field goal
1Q: 09:03 NOS - Artie Farias 36 field goal
1Q: 06:19 SDO - Hugh Reeves 14 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 01:34 NOS - Kent Austin 13 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 13:55 SDO - Nate Kaeding 39 field goal
2Q: 10:45 NOS - Aaron Giles 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:14 SDO - Hugh Reeves 1 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 11:48 NOS - Irving Robasky 24 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 04:57 NOS - Arnie Pearson 10 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 02:13 SDO - Nate Kaeding 26 field goal
4Q: 08:19 SDO - Monty Spillane 3 run (Monty Spillane run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:51 NOS - Irving Robasky 1 pass from Philip Rivers (Philip Rivers pass to Arnie Pearson for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 SDO - Nate Kaeding 50 field goal
OT: 12:04 NOS - Artie Farias 33 field goal

Team Statistics SDO NOS
Record 8-5 5-8
First Downs 26 25
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 20 22
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 496 484
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 7.09 8.20
Net Rushing Yards 132 56
- Rushing Attempts 32 15
- Yards per Rush 4.13 3.73
Net Passing Yards 364 428
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 0 43 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 373 433
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 9.58 9.73
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/56 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 5/185 6/121
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 8 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:29 28:34

Team Statistics	SDO	NOS
Record	8-5	5-8
First Downs	26	25
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	20	22
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	496	484
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	7.09	8.20
Net Rushing Yards	132	56
- Rushing Attempts	32	15
- Yards per Rush	4.13	3.73
Net Passing Yards	364	428
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 0	43 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	373	433
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	9.58	9.73
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/56	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	5/185	6/121
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	8	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:29	28:34

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
1	13:37	2:34	OPP 24	4	22	Field Goal
1	8:57	2:46	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
1	1:26	2:37	OWN 49	4	29	Field Goal
2	10:35	3:35	OWN 34	6	60	Fumble
2	5:49	3:59	OWN 37	8	53	Fumble
2	0:26	0:20	OPP 5	2	5	Touchdown
3	11:33	3:29	OWN 13	6	15	Punt
3	4:50	2:42	OWN 20	6	71	Field Goal
4	14:53	6:40	OWN 16	14	84	Touchdown
4	6:08	1:48	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
4	2:43	2:43	OWN 26	9	41	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	2:06	OWN 18	6	63	Field Goal
1	6:11	4:45	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
2	13:49	3:14	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown
2	7:00	1:11	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
2	1:50	1:24	OWN 10	3	0	Fumble
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
3	8:04	3:14	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	2:08	2:15	OWN 37	4	17	Punt
4	8:13	2:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	4:20	1:37	OPP 45	4	45	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	3:03	OWN 38	8	46	Field Goal

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Hugh Reeves	26	106	4.08	14	2	2
Clifton Huffman	3	11	3.67	5	0	0
Monty Spillane	3	15	5.00	7	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	11	43	3.91	10	1	1
Arnold Webster	3	14	4.67	9	0	0
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Huffman	36	28	373	2/9	1	51	0	119.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	43	32	433	1/5	4	63	0	137.0

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Hugh Reeves	7	8	78	11.14	46	45	0
WR Tony Lyons	6	6	135	22.50	31	51	0
WR Brett Peralta	5	5	34	6.80	5	9	1
WR Broderick Lowrey	4	6	50	12.50	18	14	0
TE Mack Prescott	4	6	45	11.25	11	21	0
TE Phillip Goodin	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Warren Segal	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Ronnie Allen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	11	13	237	21.55	40	63	2
FB Tony Brumley	6	6	53	8.83	19	15	0
WR Kent Austin	5	8	48	9.60	3	16	1
RB Arnie Pearson	4	4	42	10.50	26	18	0
WR Curtis Weber	3	4	40	13.33	4	21	0
RB Winfred Niklos	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Aaron Giles	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Graham King	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR C.J. Cook	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clifton Huffman	1	0	0
Hugh Reeves	1	0	0
Desmond Peterson	1	0	0
Spencer Parrish	0	1	0
Wayne Hurt	0	1	0
Monty Spillane	0	1	0
Zach Anderson	0	0	1
Tony Reichard	0	0	1
Dominic MacDonald	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Arnie Pearson	2	0	0
Philip Rivers	1	0	0
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	0
Jared Ballard	0	1	0
Kent Austin	0	1	0
Riddick Becker	0	0	1
Sammie Rutter	0	0	1
Winfred Niklos	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glen Irwin	2	99	49.5	44.0	52	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	161	53.7	50.0	69	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	4/4	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Peralta	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Peterson	4	107	26.8	0
Brett Peralta	1	78	78.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Pearson	5	107	21.4	0
Kendrick Hastings	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zach Anderson	5	3	0.0	15	42
ILB Kyle Lucas	5	0	0.0	15	42
CB Pat Gardocki	5	0	0.0	15	42
CB Dominic MacDonald	5	0	0.0	15	41
DT Tony Reichard	3	0	1.0	15	37
OLB Spencer Parrish	3	2	0.0	15	39
DE Norm Walters	3	1	0.0	15	41
S Gino Shields	3	1	0.0	14	37
CB Desmond Peterson	3	0	0.0	14	29
OLB Nate Kerr	2	0	0.0	0	5
DT Tommie Bernard	1	2	0.0	13	32
S Casey Bullock	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Herb Shaw	1	0	0.0	1	16
OLB Larry Hetrick	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Geoff Umenyiora	0	1	0.0	1	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	9	3	1.0	23	30
ILB Don Blake	8	2	0.0	27	33
CB Mitch Farrell	7	2	0.0	25	30
S Austin Koch	6	2	0.0	32	36
CB Sammie Rutter	5	2	0.0	30	35
S Austin Hitchcock	4	0	0.0	15	11
DE Harris Herron	3	4	0.0	32	38
S Kelvin Arntt	3	1	0.0	23	29
DT Oliver Coffey	3	0	0.0	21	27
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	1	0.0	17	16
CB Terry Peterson	2	0	0.0	30	36
OLB Riddick Becker	1	0	1.0	0	2
DT A.J. Coffey	1	3	0.0	29	35
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	28	32
CB Drew Jordan	1	0	0.0	2	3
T Marlon Prill	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	6	5

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tony Reichard	1.0	0	1	0	37
DE Norm Walters	0.0	1	2	0	41
DE Ethan Brotzman	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT Tommie Bernard	0.0	0	0	1	32

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	1.0	0	0	0	30
OLB Riddick Becker	1.0	0	0	0	2
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	1	1	0	32
DE Harris Herron	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	2	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Desmond Peterson	5	0	29
S Gino Shields	4	1	37
ILB Kyle Lucas	4	0	42
OLB Spencer Parrish	4	0	39
CB Dominic MacDonald	3	2	41
CB Pat Gardocki	3	0	42
S Zach Anderson	2	2	42
OLB Nate Kerr	2	0	5
DT Tony Reichard	1	0	37
S Casey Bullock	1	0	9
DE Norm Walters	1	0	41
DE Herb Shaw	1	0	16
OLB Larry Hetrick	1	0	2

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mitch Farrell	6	0	30
ILB Don Blake	5	0	33
S Austin Koch	4	0	36
OLB Jared Ballard	4	0	30
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	35
S Kelvin Arntt	3	1	29
S Austin Hitchcock	1	0	11
CB Drew Jordan	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Archie Caldwell	3	6	26	0	30
Mario Rayburn	2	6	23	0	30
Reggie Euerle	2	2	29	2	27
Donny Summers	1	5	22	0	32
Zach Stokes	1	3	29	0	32
Xavier Mularkey	1	2	11	0	15
Kris Rivers	1	1	11	0	10
Mack Prescott	1	1	24	0	29
Carl Bridges	1	1	9	0	14
Ronnie Allen	0	2	18	0	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	2	3	1	13	0	37
Travis Tusch	1	2	0	10	0	31
Leon Schroeder	1	2	0	13	0	39
Henry Freeman	1	1	0	5	0	13
Marlon Prill	0	2	0	12	1	33
Tony Brumley	0	2	0	12	0	38
Donald Matthews	0	1	0	11	0	37
Devin Medlock	0	1	0	2	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Hetrick	2	14
T.J. Dusek	2	11
Monty Spillane	1	25
Nate Kerr	1	17
Zach Anderson	1	5
Ronnie Allen	0	20
Phillip Goodin	0	20
Bo Lucas	0	20
Wayne Hurt	0	19
Warren Segal	0	19
Nate Kaeding	0	13
Casey Bullock	0	13
Brett Peralta	0	10
Desmond Peterson	0	8
Xavier Mularkey	0	6
Kris Rivers	0	6
Zach Stokes	0	6
Mack Prescott	0	6
Carl Bridges	0	6
Jon Tyler	0	6
Spencer Parrish	0	5
Broderick Lowrey	0	4
Phil Rabach	0	4
Herb Shaw	0	3
Robbie Arcenaux	0	3
Ty Finneran	0	3
Thomas Lund	0	3
Donny Summers	0	2
Kyle Lucas	0	2
Tony Reichard	0	2
Pat Gardocki	0	2
Tommie Bernard	0	2
Dominic MacDonald	0	2
Norm Walters	0	2
Ethan Brotzman	0	2
Glen Irwin	0	2
Gino Shields	0	2
Hugh Reeves	0	1
Reggie Euerle	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Niklos	3	16
Arnold Webster	2	22
Curtis Weber	1	19
Tony Brumley	1	16
Kelvin Arntt	0	21
Aaron Giles	0	20
Kendrick Hastings	0	19
Mitch Farrell	0	18
Reggie Bailey	0	17
Graham King	0	10
Arnie Pearson	0	9
C.J. Cook	0	9
Artie Farias	0	9
Riddick Becker	0	9
Wesley Hickman	0	5
Drew Jordan	0	5
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	5
Norm Sapia	0	5
Harris Herron	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	4
Austin Koch	0	4
Henry Freeman	0	4
Don Blake	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	4
Devin Medlock	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	3
Irving Robasky	0	3
A.J. Coffey	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Larry Andersen	0	3
Jared Ballard	0	3
Artie Souza	0	3
Terry Peterson	0	3
Brent Compton	0	2
Tracy Homer	0	2
Austin Hitchcock	0	2
Bobby McMichael	0	2
Renaldo Carraway	0	2
Donald Matthews	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	18	77	4.3
Right	12	48	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	5	26	5.2
Right	4	7	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Huffman	36	28	5	1	1	1	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	43	32	7	0	1	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	114	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	138	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	106	21.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	85	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	157	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	163	14.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Hugh Reeves	8	7	0	78	1	30
WR Broderick Lowrey	6	4	0	50	0	31
WR Tony Lyons	6	6	0	135	2	33
TE Mack Prescott	6	4	0	45	1	29
WR Brett Peralta	5	5	0	34	0	24
FB Ronnie Allen	2	0	0	0	0	12
WR Warren Segal	2	1	1	11	0	10
TE Phillip Goodin	1	1	0	20	1	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	13	11	1	237	6	39
WR Kent Austin	8	5	0	48	0	35
FB Tony Brumley	6	6	0	53	0	38
WR Curtis Weber	4	3	0	40	1	23
RB Arnie Pearson	4	4	0	42	0	30
WR C.J. Cook	3	0	0	0	0	10
TE Graham King	2	0	0	0	0	24
RB Winfred Niklos	2	2	0	9	0	6
TE Aaron Giles	1	1	0	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Hugh Reeves	10	54	5.40	4.08
Monty Spillane	2	8	4.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	2	12	6.00	3.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Huffman	6	5	29	4.83	10.36

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	9	4	21	2.33	10.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Hugh Reeves	2	1	-2	-1.00	9.75
WR Tony Lyons	2	2	17	8.50	22.50
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	5	5.00	7.50
WR Brett Peralta	1	1	9	9.00	6.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	1	0.50	18.23
WR C.J. Cook	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kent Austin	2	2	16	8.00	6.00
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Graham King	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Aaron Giles	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Hugh Reeves	4	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Huffman	10	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Peralta	3	3	3
WR Broderick Lowrey	2	1	1
RB Hugh Reeves	2	2	2
FB Ronnie Allen	1	0	0
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	0
WR Warren Segal	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	2
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	2	2	0
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1
TE Graham King	1	0	0
TE Aaron Giles	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)