Saints 35-34 Chargers (2 Oct, 2016) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

1-3, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	7	7	7	14	35
SD	7	17	0	10	34

San Diego Chargers

1-3, 1-1 home

New Orleans Passing


Drew Brees
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
23/36	207	5.8	2	2	2-15	71.8	74.7
23/36	192	5.8	2	2	2-15	--	74.7

San Diego Passing


Philip Rivers
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
28/43	321	7.5	2	1	3-13	50.4	93.3
28/43	308	7.5	2	1	3-13	--	93.3

New Orleans Rushing


Mark Ingram II
Daniel Lasco
Tim Hightower
John Kuhn
Tommylee Lewis
Drew Brees
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
18	56	3.1	1	10
4	12	3.0	0	6
4	11	2.8	0	4
3	5	1.7	2	3
1	3	3.0	0	3
4	-4	-1.0	0	-1
34	83	2.4	3	10

San Diego Rushing


Melvin Gordon III
Dexter McCluster
Philip Rivers
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
19	36	1.9	2	10
1	2	2.0	0	2
1	0	0.0	0	0
21	38	1.8	2	10

New Orleans Receiving


Mark Ingram II
Michael Thomas
Brandin Cooks
Willie Snead IV
Coby Fleener
Brandon Coleman
Tommylee Lewis
John Kuhn
Daniel Lasco
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
6	49	8.2	0	20	7
4	44	11.0	1	15	9
3	31	10.3	0	15	6
1	23	23.0	0	23	1
3	19	6.3	0	9	5
2	17	8.5	0	11	3
1	10	10.0	0	10	1
2	7	3.5	1	4	2
1	7	7.0	0	7	2
23	207	9.0	2	23	36

San Diego Receiving


Dontrelle Inman
Hunter Henry
Travis Benjamin
Melvin Gordon III
Tyrell Williams
Dexter McCluster
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
7	120	17.1	1	57	11
4	61	15.3	1	20	7
4	48	12.0	0	25	7
6	43	7.2	0	12	7
5	40	8.0	0	16	8
2	9	4.5	0	7	3
28	321	11.5	2	57	43

New Orleans Fumbles


Darryl Tapp
Nate Stupar
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1
0	0	2

San Diego Fumbles


Philip Rivers
Travis Benjamin
Melvin Gordon III
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	0	0
1	1	0
1	1	0
4	2	0

New Orleans Defensive



Nate Stupar
Ken Crawley
Craig Robertson
Vonn Bell
Cameron Jordan
Sterling Moore
Kenny Vaccaro
B.W. Webb
Nick Fairley
Michael Thomas
Paul Kruger
John Jenkins
Roman Harper
Darryl Tapp
Thomas Morstead
Kasim Edebali
Tyeler Davison
De'Vante Harris
David Onyemata
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	9	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	1	1	0	0
6	6	0	0	1	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	1	2	0	3	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	1	0
3	3	0	0	3	0	0
3	2	1.5	1.5	0	6	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0.5	0.5	1	2	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	1	0
59	54	3	5	8	14	0

San Diego Defensive



Jatavis Brown
Jason Verrett
Dexter McCoil
Melvin Ingram
Jeremiah Attaochu
Casey Hayward
Denzel Perryman
Corey Liuget
Joshua Perry
Adrian Phillips
Brandon Mebane
Pierre Desir
Darius Philon
Darrell Stuckey
Tenny Palepoi
Craig Mager
Nick Dzubnar
Travis Benjamin
Tourek Williams
Caraun Reid
Kyle Emanuel
Spencer Pulley
Dwight Lowery
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	1	1	0	1	0
4	4	1	1	0	1	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	1	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	1	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	1	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
65	55	2	4	8	3	0

New Orleans Interceptions


B.W. Webb
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	7	0
1	7	0

San Diego Interceptions


Adrian Phillips
Craig Mager
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	22	0
1	8	0
2	30	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Travaris Cadet
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	49	24.5	25	0
2	49	24.5	25	0

San Diego Kick Returns


Dexter McCluster
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	51	25.5	30	0
2	51	25.5	30	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Tommylee Lewis
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	12	6.0	7	0
2	12	6.0	7	0

San Diego Punt Returns


Travis Benjamin
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	30	10.0	18	0
3	30	10.0	18	0

New Orleans Kicking


Wil Lutz
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5
0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

San Diego Kicking


Josh Lambo
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	47	4/4	10
2/2	100.0	47	4/4	10

New Orleans Punting


Thomas Morstead
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	256	51.2	0	1	62
5	256	51.2	0	1	62

San Diego Punting


Drew Kaser
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	176	44.0	0	0	49
4	176	44.0	0	0	49

SDCCU Stadium

9:25 PM, 2 October 2016

San Diego, CA

Attendance: 60,641

Referees:
Derick Bowers
Terry Brown
Terrence Miles
Michael Spanier
Jeff Rice
Walt Coleman
Alan Eck

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Tampa Bay	9	8	.529	348	325
New Orleans	9	8	.529	402	327
Atlanta	7	10	.412	321	373
Carolina	2	15	.118	236	416

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