National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 22, San Diego 16
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, November 30, 2008
Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Temperature: 73°
Head Official: Mike Carey
Attendance: 67200
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Atlanta 690722
San Diego 706316
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 5:56
Atlanta FG San Diego 0 - Atlanta 3
Jason Elam 35 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 1:41
San Diego TD San Diego 7 - Atlanta 3
LaDainian Tomlinson 3 yd. run (Nate Kaeding kick)
1st Quarter - 0:00
Atlanta FG San Diego 7 - Atlanta 6
Jason Elam 40 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:24
Atlanta TD San Diego 7 - Atlanta 13
Justin Peelle 18 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Jason Elam kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:54
Atlanta S San Diego 7 - Atlanta 15
Penalty on Philip Rivers enforced in end zone for a safety
3rd Quarter - 12:08
San Diego TD San Diego 13 - Atlanta 15
Eric Weddle 86 yd. fumble recovery (pass failed)
4th Quarter - 14:56
Atlanta TD San Diego 13 - Atlanta 22
Harry Douglas 5 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Jason Elam kick)
4th Quarter - 5:15
San Diego FG San Diego 16 - Atlanta 22
Nate Kaeding 28 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Atlanta San Diego
1st Downs 20 12
Rushing 9 5
Passing 10 7
Penalty 1 0
3rd Down Conversions 8-16 3-12
4th Down Conversions 1-2 1-2
Punts-Average 2-53.0 4-43.5
Return Yards 119 87
Punts-Returns 2-32 1-12
Kickoffs-Returns 5-87 4-75
Int-Returns 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 2-20 9-84
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-0
Time of Possession 34:58 25:02
Total Net Yards 348 201
Total Plays 66 52
Average Gain 5.3 3.9
Net Yards Rushing 141 70
Rushes 43 19
Average/Rush 3.3 3.7
Net Yards Passing 207 131
Comp-Att 17-23 17-30
Yards/Pass 9.0 4.0
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 3-18
Had Intercepted 0 0
Touchdowns 2 2
Rushing 0 1
Passing 2 0
Other 0 1
Extra Points 2-2 1-2
Field Goals 2-2 1-2
Red Zone Efficiency 2-4-50% 1-2-50%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-2-50% 1-1-100%
Safeties 1 0
PLAYER STATS
Atlanta Falcons (0-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Ryan 17/23 207 2 0
San Diego Chargers (0-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
P. Rivers 17/30 149 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
M. Turner 31 120 3.9 0 15
J. Norwood 4 18 4.5 0 10
O. Mughelli 3 5 1.7 0 3
J. Snelling 1 1 1.0 0 1
M. Ryan 4 -3 -0.8 0 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
J. Hester 1 28 28.0 0 28
L. Tomlinson 14 24 1.7 1 6
P. Rivers 4 18 4.5 0 10
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
R. White 6 112 18.7 0 38
J. Peelle 3 38 12.7 1 18
M. Jenkins 1 22 22.0 0 22
B. Finneran 2 14 7.0 0 7
H. Douglas 3 13 4.3 1 5
J. Norwood 2 8 4.0 0 8
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
M. Floyd 5 59 11.8 0 18
L. Tomlinson 5 42 8.4 0 15
A. Gates 3 27 9.0 0 11
J. Hester 3 19 6.3 0 9
C. Chambers 1 2 2.0 0 2
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sks
  NO. YDS
J. Babineaux 1.5 10.5
K. Biermann 1.0 3.0
J. Abraham 0.5 4.5
Sks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles
  TK AST
C. Houston 7 0
K. Brooking 5 2
C. Lofton 4 2
C. Jackson 3 0
L. Milloy 3 2
K. Moorehead 2 0
K. Biermann 2 0
J. Anderson 2 0
C. Davis 2 0
D. Foxworth 2 1
M. Boley 2 1
J. Jefferson 1 0
T. DeCoud 1 0
J. Abraham 1 0
J. Babineaux 1 1
E. Coleman 1 2
Tackles
  TK AST
Q. Jammer 8 0
E. Weddle 7 3
J. Williams 5 1
S. Cooper 4 2
T. Dobbins 4 5
A. Cason 3 0
L. Castillo 3 0
M. Wilhelm 3 0
S. Gregory 3 0
I. Olshansky 3 0
S. Phillips 3 1
J. Tucker 3 1
C. Hart 2 0
B. Siler 2 1
M. Harris 1 0
J. Cesaire 1 1
Fumbles
  NO.
M. Turner 1
H. Douglas 1
B. Finneran 1
Fumbles
  NO.
P. Rivers 1