San Diego Chargers
New Orleans Saints
Stadium
Capacity: 73,208
Inaugurated: 01/01/1975
Broadcast
Announcers
Marv Albert, Paul Maguire
Summary
LAC and NO combined for 396 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Natrone Means led LAC with 120 rushing yards while Derek Brown paced NO with 81. Through the air, Tony Martin topped LAC with 51 receiving yards while Quinn Early led NO with 58.
Expected Points Summary
SD
Total15.00
Off15.49
Def-4.78
ST8.50
NO
Total-15.00
Off4.78
Def-15.49
ST-8.50
Team Stats
Stat
SD
NO
First Downs
25
24
Rush-Yds-TDs
40-198-3
18-104-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
17-29-186-0-0
24-35-210-2-0
Sacked-Yards
1-6
3-30
Net Pass Yards
180
180
Total Yards
378
284
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
2-2
Turnovers
0
2
Penalties-Yards
8-88
4-77
Third Down Conv.
7-14
1-7
Fourth Down Conv.
0-0
0-1
Time of Possession
34:06
25:54
Expected Points Detail
SD
Offense
Pass: 7.95
Rush: 0.48
TO: 0.00
Defense
Pass: -4.16
Rush: -0.62
TO: 0.00
Returns
KO: 3.49
KR: -2.68
P: 0.97
PR: -1.89
FG/XP: 8.61
NO
Offense
Pass: 4.16
Rush: 0.62
TO: 0.00
Defense
Pass: -7.95
Rush: -0.48
TO: 0.00
Returns
KO: 2.68
KR: -3.49
P: 1.89
PR: -0.97
FG/XP: -8.61
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
SD
NO
First Downs
25
24
Rush-Yds-TDs
40-198-3
18-104-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
17-29-186-0-0
24-35-210-2-0
Sacked-Yards
1-6
3-30
Net Pass Yards
180
180
Total Yards
378
284
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
2-2
Turnovers
0
2
Penalties-Yards
8-88
4-77
Third Down Conv.
7-14
1-7
Fourth Down Conv.
0-0
0-1
Time of Possession
34:06
25:54
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Chargers
Natrone Means 16 yard rush (John Carney kick)
7-0
—
Chargers
Natrone Means 8 yard rush (John Carney kick)
14-0
2
Chargers
John Carney 49 yard field goal
17-0
—
Chargers
Natrone Means 1 yard rush (John Carney kick)
24-0
—
Saints
Quinn Early 18 yard pass from Jim Everett (Morten Andersen kick)
24-7
—
Chargers
John Carney 31 yard field goal
27-7
3
Chargers
John Carney 29 yard field goal
30-7
—
Saints
Irv Smith 1 yard pass from Jim Everett (Morten Andersen kick)
30-14
—
Chargers
John Carney 29 yard field goal
33-14
4
Saints
Lorenzo Neal 1 yard rush (Wesley Walls pass from Jim Everett)
33-22
—
Chargers
John Carney 28 yard field goal
36-22