National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
New Orleans 35,
L.A. Chargers 34
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 2, 2016
Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Temperature: 74°
Head Official: James Coleman
Attendance: 60641
Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Temperature: 74°
Head Official: James Coleman
Attendance: 60641
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| New Orleans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| L.A. Chargers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 10:32 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
L.A. Chargers 0 - New Orleans 7 Mark Ingram 1 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 1:10 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 7 - New Orleans 7 Hunter Henry 20 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:20 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
L.A. Chargers 7 - New Orleans 14 John Kuhn 4 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 7:04 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 14 - New Orleans 14 Dontrelle Inman 57 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 4:50 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | FG |
L.A. Chargers 17 - New Orleans 14 Josh Lambo 30 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:13 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 24 - New Orleans 14 Melvin Gordon 1 yd. run (Josh Lambo kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:00 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
L.A. Chargers 24 - New Orleans 21 John Kuhn 1 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 12:15 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 31 - New Orleans 21 Melvin Gordon 1 yd. run (Josh Lambo kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 8:39 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | FG |
L.A. Chargers 34 - New Orleans 21 Josh Lambo 47 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 4:50 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
L.A. Chargers 34 - New Orleans 28 Michael Thomas 5 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:57 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
L.A. Chargers 34 - New Orleans 35 John Kuhn 1 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| New Orleans | L.A. Chargers | |
| 1st Downs | 21 | 21 |
| Rushing | 6 | 5 |
| Passing | 15 | 15 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 11-18 | 6-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Punts-Average | 5-51.2 | 4-44.0 |
| Return Yards | 68 | 111 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-12 | 3-30 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 2-49 | 2-51 |
| Int - Returns | 1-7 | 2-30 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-34 | 5-46 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| Time of Possession | 32:39 | 27:21 |
| Total Net Yards | 275 | 346 |
| Total Plays | 72 | 67 |
| Average Gain | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 83 | 38 |
| Rushes | 34 | 21 |
| Average/Rush | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Net Yards Passing | 192 | 308 |
| Comp-Att | 23-36 | 28-43 |
| Yards/Pass | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-15 | 3-13 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 4 |
| Rushing | 3 | 2 |
| Passing | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 5-5 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 5-5-100% | 2-4-50% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 3-3-100% | 2-3-67% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
New Orleans Saints
(1-3)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| D. Brees | 23/36 | 207 | 2 | 2 |
Los Angeles Chargers
(1-3)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Rivers | 28/43 | 321 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Gordon | 19 | 36 | 1.9 | 2 | 10 |
| D. McCluster | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| P. Rivers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Ingram | 7 | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 20 |
| M. Thomas | 9 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 15 |
| B. Cooks | 6 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 15 |
| W. Snead IV | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| C. Fleener | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
| B. Coleman | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
| T. Lewis | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Kuhn | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 |
| D. Lasco | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Inman | 11 | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 1 | 57 |
| H. Henry | 7 | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 1 | 20 |
| T. Benjamin | 7 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 25 |
| M. Gordon | 7 | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 12 |
| T. Williams | 8 | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 16 |
| D. McCluster | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| B. Webb | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| A. Phillips | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| C. Mager | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| M. Ingram | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| J. Attaochu | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| N. Stupar | 8 | 0 |
| C. Robertson | 6 | 0 |
| V. Bell | 6 | 0 |
| K. Crawley | 6 | 1 |
| K. Vaccaro | 4 | 0 |
| C. Jordan | 4 | 0 |
| S. Moore | 4 | 0 |
| B. Webb | 3 | 0 |
| N. Fairley | 2 | 1 |
| T. Davison | 1 | 0 |
| D. Tapp | 1 | 0 |
| J. Jenkins | 1 | 1 |
| P. Kruger | 1 | 1 |
| D. Onyemata | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| J. Brown | 7 | 0 |
| J. Verrett | 6 | 0 |
| M. Ingram | 5 | 0 |
| D. McCoil | 5 | 1 |
| C. Hayward | 4 | 0 |
| J. Attaochu | 3 | 0 |
| C. Liuget | 3 | 0 |
| B. Mebane | 2 | 0 |
| J. Perry | 2 | 0 |
| D. Philon | 2 | 0 |
| P. Desir | 2 | 0 |
| A. Phillips | 2 | 1 |
| K. Emanuel | 1 | 0 |
| C. Reid | 1 | 0 |
| N. Dzubnar | 1 | 1 |
| C. Mager | 1 | 1 |
| T. Palepoi | 1 | 1 |
| D. Perryman | 1 | 3 |
| D. Lowery | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| C. Jordan | 2.0 |
| P. Kruger | 1.0 |
| K. Vaccaro | 1.0 |
| N. Fairley | 1.0 |
| K. Crawley | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| B. Mebane | 1.0 |
| J. Attaochu | 1.0 |
| K. Emanuel | 1.0 |
| M. Ingram | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| T. Benjamin | 1 |
| P. Rivers | 2 |
| M. Gordon | 1 |