San Diego Chargers vs. New Orleans Saints - Box Score - October 07, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Oct 7, 2012

Final

Chargers 24

(3-2, 2-1 away)

Saints 31

(1-4, 1-2 home)

Alerts

Coverage: NBC

8:20 PM ET, October 7, 2012

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

	1	2	3	4	T
SD	7	10	7	0	24
NO	7	7	7	10	31

Top Performers

Passing: D. Brees (NO) - 370 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: R. Mathews (SD) - 12 CAR, 80 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: M. Colston (NO) - 9 REC, 131 YDS, 3 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				SD	NO
	TD	06:56	Robert Meachem 15 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick)	7	0
	TD	02:58	Devery Henderson 40 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER				SD	NO
	FG	09:58	Nick Novak 20 Yd	10	7
	TD	07:19	Marques Colston 19 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	10	14
	TD	00:36	Robert Meachem 44 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick)	17	14
THIRD QUARTER				SD	NO
	TD	12:27	Ryan Mathews 13 Yd Run (Nick Novak Kick)	24	14
	TD	00:11	Marques Colston 16 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	24	21
FOURTH QUARTER				SD	NO
	TD	08:50	Marques Colston 5 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	24	28
	FG	02:56	Garrett Hartley 26 Yd	24	31

Team Stat Comparison

	SD	NO
1st Downs	27	21
Passing 1st downs	18	19
Rushing 1st downs	6	1
1st downs from Penalties	3	1
3rd down efficiency	4-12	9-16
4th down efficiency	0-0	0-1
Total Plays	65	69
Total Yards	427	404
Yards per play	6.6	5.9
Total Drives	11	12
Passing	310	351
Comp - Att	27-42	29-45
Yards per pass	7.4	7.8
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Sacks - Yards Lost	5-44	3-19
Rushing	117	53
Rushing Attempts	18	21
Yards per rush	6.5	2.5
Red Zone (Made-Att)	2-3	3-4
Penalties	7-56	10-99
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	0
Possession	30:34	29:26

San Diego Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
P. Rivers	27/42	354	8.4	2	1	5-44	47.6	96.7
Team	27/42	310	7.4	2	1	5-44	--	--

New Orleans Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
D. Brees	29/45	370	8.2	4	1	3-19	83.7	110.4
Team	29/45	351	7.8	4	1	3-19	--	--

San Diego Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Mathews	12	80	6.7	1	18
R. Brown	2	27	13.5	0	21
J. Battle	4	10	2.5	0	4
Team	18	117	6.5	1	21

New Orleans Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
P. Thomas	9	30	3.3	0	8
M. Ingram	5	16	3.2	0	6
D. Sproles	5	9	1.8	0	5
D. Brees	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Team	21	53	2.5	0	8

San Diego Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
M. Floyd	5	108	21.6	0	39	8
R. Meachem	3	67	22.3	2	44	4
R. Mathews	6	59	9.8	0	14	8
R. Brown	5	47	9.4	0	11	5
E. Royal	2	31	15.5	0	20	5
A. Gates	3	19	6.3	0	13	7
D. Rosario	1	16	16.0	0	16	1
J. Battle	2	7	3.5	0	4	2
Team	27	354	13.1	2	44	40

New Orleans Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
M. Colston	9	131	14.6	3	40	18
D. Henderson	8	123	15.4	1	41	10
G. Camarillo	4	44	11.0	0	13	5
P. Thomas	2	40	20.0	0	36	2
D. Sproles	5	28	5.6	0	14	7
J. Graham	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
J. Morgan	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	29	370	12.8	4	41	45

San Diego Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
P. Rivers	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

New Orleans Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
D. Henderson	1	0	0
D. Brees	1	0	0
M. Wilson	0	0	1
Team	2	0	1

San Diego Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Q. Jammer	1	9	0
Team	1	9	0

New Orleans Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
R. Harper	1	41	0
Team	1	41	0

San Diego Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
A. Cason	8	7	0	0	0	0	0
E. Weddle	7	6	1	0	0	0	0
Q. Jammer	6	4	0	0	2	0	0
T. Spikes	4	4	0	0	0	1	0
M. Gilchrist	4	4	0	1	1	0	0
C. Lynch	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
S. Phillips	4	3	1	1	0	1	0
J. Johnson	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
A. Franklin	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
V. Martin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Williams	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
A. Bigby	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
C. Liuget	2	1	1	1	2	1	0
D. Butler	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
L. English	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Rosario	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Stuckey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
L. Vasquez	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
P. Rivers	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Windt	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
A. Barnes	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team	61	47	3	5	5	5	0

New Orleans Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
C. Lofton	10	9	1	1	0	1	0
P. Robinson	7	6	0	0	0	0	0
R. Harper	6	5	0	1	3	0	0
S. Shanle	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
M. Jenkins	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
R. Humber	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
C. Jordan	3	2	1	1	0	1	0
J. Patrick	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
C. White	3	2	0	0	1	1	0
J. Galette	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
C. Roby	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
S. Ellis	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
W. Smith	2	1	1	1	0	2	0
B. Bunkley	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
T. Johnson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Wilson	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
D. Henderson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Bush	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Collins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
A. Hicks	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
I. Abdul-Quddus	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Greer	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team	62	48	5	6	6	7	0

San Diego Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
R. Goodman	5	127	25.4	38	0
Team	5	127	25.4	38	0

New Orleans Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	2	49	24.5	25	0
Team	2	49	24.5	25	0

San Diego Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
E. Royal	2	16	8.0	11	0
Team	2	16	8.0	11	0

New Orleans Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	2	2	1.0	2	0
Team	2	2	1.0	2	0

San Diego Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
N. Novak	1/2	50.0	20	3/3	6
Team	1/2	50.0	20	3/3	6

New Orleans Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
G. Hartley	1/1	100.0	26	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	26	4/4	7

San Diego Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
M. Scifres	4	182	45.5	0	3	61
Team	4	182	45.5	0	3	61

New Orleans Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
T. Morstead	4	207	51.8	0	2	61
Team	4	207	51.8	0	2	61

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