San Diego 22, Buffalo 10
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 21, 2014
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature:
72°
Head Official:
John Parry
Attendance:
68611
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Chargers 22, Bills 10: Philip Rivers and Eddie Royal hooked up for a pair of touchdowns as visiting San Diego handed Buffalo its first loss.
Rivers went 18-of-25 for 256 yards and two scores as the Chargers (2-1) earned their first road victory. Malcom Floyd caught two passes for 98 yards and Royal had four receptions for 42 yards and the two TDs as San Diego avoided a letdown after beating reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle last week.
Fred Jackson totaled 112 yards from scrimmage and had a receiving score for the Bills (2-1), who had their last chance to get back into it fail when EJ Manuel was called for a safety with 3:28 to play. Manuel went 23-of-39 for 238 yards and a TD, but rookie wide receiver Sammy Watkins was held to two catches for 19 yards for Buffalo.
Rivers found Royal on the left side of the end zone for a 3-yard TD 5:15 into the game to get the Chargers on the board, and Nick Novak’s second field goal of the first half sent San Diego into the break up 13-3. Rivers and the offense ate up 7:29 on the opening drive of the third quarter, with Royal breaking a tackle at the goal line to bust through for a 5-yard TD.
The Bills marched right back down the field and Manuel hit Jackson with an 11-yard TD pass to cut it to 20-10 with 1:16 left in the third. The Chargers were forced to punt on five straight possessions after Royal’s second score, but Buffalo failed to take advantage.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Chargers RB Danny Woodhead had to be carted off the field in the first half due to an ankle injury. … Rivers matched his own franchise record with his 23rd straight game with at least one TD pass. … Buffalo was penalized 11 times for 110 yards and was stopped twice on fourth down.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
San Diego |
|
Buffalo |
Donald Brown
|
Player |
Fred Jackson
|
31 |
Attempts |
6 |
62 |
Yards |
34 |
2.0 |
Avg Yards |
5.7 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
14 |
Long |
17 |
Receiving
San Diego |
|
Buffalo |
Malcom Floyd
| Player |
Fred Jackson
|
2 |
Receptions |
8 |
98 |
Yards |
78 |
49.0 |
Avg Yards |
9.8 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
49 |
Long |
21 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
San Diego
|
333 |
83 |
250 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3.0 |
1 |
Buffalo
|
292 |
87 |
205 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Bills have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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San Diego will play their next game at home against Jacksonville. The Chargers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.