National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Carolina 26, San Diego 24
When: 4:15 PM ET, Sunday, September 7, 2008
Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Temperature: 81°
Head Official: Walt Anderson
Attendance: 67115
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Carolina 0971026
San Diego 0731424
SCORING
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter - 12:35
Carolina FG San Diego 0 - Carolina 3
John Kasay 44 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:34
San Diego TD San Diego 7 - Carolina 3
Chris Chambers 44 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:23
Carolina FG San Diego 7 - Carolina 6
John Kasay 33 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:08
Carolina FG San Diego 7 - Carolina 9
John Kasay 30 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 5:10
San Diego FG San Diego 10 - Carolina 9
Nate Kaeding 27 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 1:29
Carolina TD San Diego 10 - Carolina 16
Chris Gamble 31 yd. fumble recovery (John Kasay kick)
4th Quarter - 10:09
Carolina FG San Diego 10 - Carolina 19
John Kasay 49 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 6:45
San Diego TD San Diego 17 - Carolina 19
Antonio Gates 24 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick)
4th Quarter - 2:27
San Diego TD San Diego 24 - Carolina 19
Vincent Jackson 5 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick)
4th Quarter - 0:00
Carolina TD San Diego 24 - Carolina 26
Dante Rosario 14 yd. pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Carolina San Diego
1st Downs 20 17
Rushing 7 6
Passing 12 10
Penalty 1 1
3rd Down Conversions 5-15 4-12
4th Down Conversions 1-2 1-1
Punts-Average 3-48.0 5-47.6
Return Yards 115 73
Punts-Returns 3-16 1-12
Kickoffs-Returns 5-99 2-61
Int-Returns 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-29 2-12
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Time of Possession 32:02 27:58
Total Net Yards 388 316
Total Plays 71 55
Average Gain 5.5 5.7
Net Yards Rushing 142 105
Rushes 29 27
Average/Rush 4.9 3.9
Net Yards Passing 246 211
Comp-Att 23-41 17-27
Yards/Pass 5.9 7.5
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-1 1-6
Had Intercepted 0 0
Touchdowns 2 3
Rushing 0 0
Passing 1 3
Other 1 0
Extra Points 2-2 3-3
Field Goals 4-4 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency 1-4-25% 1-2-50%
Goal To Go Efficiency 0-2-0% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Carolina Panthers (0-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Delhomme 23/41 247 1 0
San Diego Chargers (0-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
P. Rivers 17/27 217 3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
D. Williams 18 86 4.8 0 11
J. Stewart 10 53 5.3 0 15
B. Hoover 1 3 3.0 0 3
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
L. Tomlinson 21 97 4.6 0 14
M. Tolbert 3 6 2.0 0 6
D. Sproles 2 3 1.5 0 2
P. Rivers 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
D. Rosario 7 96 13.7 1 24
M. Muhammad 6 56 9.3 0 15
D. Hackett 5 48 9.6 0 37
D. Jarrett 2 36 18.0 0 25
J. King 1 4 4.0 0 4
D. Williams 1 4 4.0 0 4
N. Goings 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
A. Gates 4 61 15.2 1 24
V. Jackson 3 47 15.7 1 25
C. Chambers 1 44 44.0 1 44
M. Tolbert 3 35 11.7 0 16
B. Manumaleuna 3 15 5.0 0 6
L. Tomlinson 3 15 5.0 0 9
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sks
  NO. YDS
N. Diggs 1.0 6.0
Sks
  NO. YDS
I. Olshansky 1.0 1.0
Tackles
  TK AST
C. Harris 9 1
J. Beason 7 0
N. Diggs 6 2
C. Gamble 5 0
T. Brayton 3 0
M. Kemoeatu 3 1
C. Godfrey 3 1
K. Lucas 2 0
T. Davis 2 3
D. Lewis 1 1
Tackles
  TK AST
S. Phillips 8 1
C. Hart 7 3
E. Weddle 7 4
A. Cromartie 5 0
A. Cason 5 1
Q. Jammer 4 2
I. Olshansky 3 0
L. Castillo 3 1
M. Wilhelm 3 3
D. Smith 2 0
J. Tucker 1 0
M. Harris 1 0
J. Williams 1 1
S. Merriman 1 1
R. Bingham 1 3
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Hackett 1
Fumbles
  NO.
A. Gates 1