Coverage: NBC
8:15 PM ET, October 12, 2008
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Top Performers
Passing: P. Rivers (SD) - 306 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: L. Tomlinson (SD) - 20 CAR, 74 YDS
Receiving: V. Jackson (SD) - 5 REC, 134 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NE | SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 10:41 | Nate Kaeding 25 Yd | 0 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 03:58 | Malcom Floyd 49 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 0 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NE | SD | |||
![]() | FG | 07:13 | Stephen Gostkowski 47 Yd | 3 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 01:07 | Vincent Jackson 4 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 3 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NE | SD | |||
![]() | TD | 07:07 | Antonio Gates 1 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 3 | 24 |
![]() | FG | 04:20 | Nate Kaeding 35 Yd | 3 | 27 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NE | SD | |||
![]() | FG | 10:50 | Nate Kaeding 23 Yd | 3 | 30 |
![]() | TD | 05:18 | Sammy Morris 1 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 10 | 30 |
Team Stat Comparison
New England | San Diego | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 3-10 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 299 | 404 |
| Yards per play | 4.4 | 7.3 |
| Total Drives | 2 | 3 |
| Passing | 193 | 306 |
Comp-Att | 22-38 | 18-27 |
Yards per pass | 5.1 | 11.3 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 4-10 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 106 | 98 |
Rushing Attempts | 26 | 28 |
Yards per rush | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Penalties | 6-73 | 3-20 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:34 | 28:26 |
| NE Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| M. Cassel | 22/38 | 203 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 25.2 |
| Team | 22/38 | 193 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | -- |
| SD Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| P. Rivers | 18/27 | 306 | 11.3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 98.2 |
| Team | 18/27 | 306 | 11.3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | -- |
| San Diego Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Tomlinson | 20 | 74 | 3.7 | 0 | 27 |
| M. Tolbert | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Hester | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 98 | 3.5 | 0 | 27 |
| New England Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Welker | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 0 | 15 |
| S. Morris | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 28 |
| K. Faulk | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 17 |
| R. Moss | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Thomas | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| B. Green-Ellis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Gaffney | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 22 | 203 | 9.2 | 0 | 28 |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| V. Jackson | 5 | 134 | 26.8 | 1 | 59 |
| M. Floyd | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 1 | 49 |
| L. Tomlinson | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 28 |
| A. Gates | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | 22 |
| D. Sproles | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| L. Naanee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| B. Manumaleuna | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 18 | 306 | 17.0 | 3 | 59 |
| San Diego Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| J. Hester | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| San Diego Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Q. Jammer | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Mayo | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| V. Wilfork | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| R. Seymour | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| E. Hobbs | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| R. Harrison | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Warren | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Sanders | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| D. O'Neal | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Thomas | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Meriweather | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| P. Woods | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Welker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Izzo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Hanson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Vrabel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Ventrone | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Bruschi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 52 | 0 | 47 |
| San Diego Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| E. Weddle | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| S. Cooper | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| R. Bingham | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| M. Wilhelm | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| L. Castillo | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| A. Cason | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Q. Jammer | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Phillips | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Siler | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Harris | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| I. Olshansky | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Osgood | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Cesaire | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Dobbins | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Applewhite | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Hardwick | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Cromartie | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Naanee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 71 | 4 | 59 |
| San Diego Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 |
| C. Gordon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| Team | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 23 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 |
| Team | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 |
| New England Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Gostkowski | 1/2 | 50.0 | 47 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 47 | 1/1 | 4 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Kaeding | 3/4 | 75.0 | 35 | 3/3 | 12 |
| Team | 3/4 | 75.0 | 35 | 3/3 | 12 |
| New England Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Hanson | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| Team | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Scifres | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Team | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
Attendance: 68,704




