New Orleans 31,
San Diego 24
When: 8:20 PM ET, Sunday, October 7, 2012
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Carl Cheffers
Attendance:
73109
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
-
6:56 |
San Diego |
TD |
New Orleans 0 - San Diego 7
Robert Meachem 15 yd. pass from
Philip Rivers
(Nick Novak kick)
|
1st Quarter
-
2:58 |
New Orleans |
TD |
New Orleans 7 - San Diego 7
Devery Henderson 40 yd. pass from
Drew Brees
(Garrett Hartley kick)
|
2nd Quarter
-
9:58 |
San Diego |
FG |
New Orleans 7 - San Diego 10
Nick Novak 20 yd. field goal
|
2nd Quarter
-
7:19 |
New Orleans |
TD |
New Orleans 14 - San Diego 10
Marques Colston 19 yd. pass from
Drew Brees
(Garrett Hartley kick)
|
2nd Quarter
-
0:36 |
San Diego |
TD |
New Orleans 14 - San Diego 17
Robert Meachem 44 yd. pass from
Philip Rivers
(Nick Novak kick)
|
3rd Quarter
-
12:27 |
San Diego |
TD |
New Orleans 14 - San Diego 24
Ryan Mathews 13 yd. run
(Nick Novak kick)
|
3rd Quarter
-
0:11 |
New Orleans |
TD |
New Orleans 21 - San Diego 24
Marques Colston 16 yd. pass from
Drew Brees
(Garrett Hartley kick)
|
4th Quarter
-
8:50 |
New Orleans |
TD |
New Orleans 28 - San Diego 24
Marques Colston 5 yd. pass from
Drew Brees
(Garrett Hartley kick)
|
4th Quarter
-
2:56 |
New Orleans |
FG |
New Orleans 31 - San Diego 24
Garrett Hartley 26 yd. field goal
|
TEAMS
Team Stats
|
San Diego |
New Orleans |
1st Downs |
27 |
21 |
Rushing |
6 |
1 |
Passing |
18 |
19 |
Penalty |
3 |
1 |
3rd Down Conversions |
4-12 |
9-16 |
4th Down Conversions |
0-0 |
0-1 |
Punts-Average |
4-45.5 |
4-51.8 |
Return Yards |
152 |
92 |
Punts-Returns |
2-16 |
2-2 |
Kickoffs-Returns |
5-127 |
2-49 |
Int
-
Returns |
1-9 |
1-41 |
Penalties-Yards |
7-56 |
10-99 |
Fumbles-Lost |
1-1 |
2-0 |
Time of Possession |
30:34 |
29:26 |
Total Net Yards |
427 |
404 |
Total Plays |
65 |
69 |
Average Gain |
6.6 |
5.9 |
Net Yards Rushing |
117 |
53 |
Rushes |
18 |
21 |
Average/Rush |
6.5 |
2.5 |
Net Yards Passing |
310 |
351 |
Comp-Att |
27-42 |
29-45 |
Yards/Pass |
6.6 |
7.3 |
Sacked-Yards Lost |
5-44 |
3-19 |
Had Intercepted |
1 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
3 |
4 |
Rushing |
1 |
0 |
Passing |
2 |
4 |
Other |
0 |
0 |
Extra Points |
3-3 |
4-4 |
Field Goals |
1-2 |
1-1 |
Red Zone Efficiency |
2-3-67%
|
3-4-75%
|
Goal To Go Efficiency |
0-1-0%
|
1-2-50%
|
Safeties |
0 |
0 |
PLAYER STATS
Passing |
|
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
P. Rivers
|
27/42 |
354 |
2 |
1 |
Passing |
|
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
D. Brees
|
29/45 |
370 |
4 |
1 |