GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: HOUSTON (3-4) at SAN DIEGO (3-3)

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 35 1:09 LEFT, 2ND QTR

SDG BALL ON SDG 16 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
HOUSTON 0 3 3
SAN DIEGO 14 21 35 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SDG - TD, ANTONIO GATES 49 YD PASS FROM
PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK),
9:11. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards in
2:03. Key plays: Rivers 21-yard
pass to Chambers to San Diego 41.
SAN DIEGO 7-0
SDG - TD, ANTONIO CROMARTIE RECOVERED FUMBLE
IN END ZONE (NATE KAEDING KICK),
11:22. SAN DIEGO 14-0
2ND QUARTER: HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 40 YD, 0:53. Drive: 10
plays, 53 yards in 4:31. Key plays:
Echemandu 20-yard run to midfield.
SAN DIEGO 14-3
SDG - TD, ANTONIO GATES 31 YD PASS FROM
PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK),
3:00. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards in
2:07. Key plays: Tomlinson 20-yard
run to Houston 37. SAN DIEGO 21-3
SDG - TD, ANTONIO CROMARTIE 70 YD
INTERCEPTION RETURN (NATE KAEDING
KICK), 5:08. SAN DIEGO 28-3
SDG - TD, CHRIS CHAMBERS 13 YD PASS FROM
PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK),
12:29. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards in
4:58. Key plays: Cromartie 21-yard
interception return with 15-yard
unnecessary roughness penalty on
Chargers' Cooper to San Diego 49;
Rivers 12-yard pass to Gates on
3rd-and-9 to Houston 38. SAN DIEGO
35-3</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
HOUSTON 0 3 3
SAN DIEGO 14 21 35 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

9:11 SDG - TD, A Gates 49 Yd Pass From P Rivers (N Kaeding Kick).
Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards in 2:03.
Key plays: Rivers 21-yard pass to Chambers to San Diego 41. San
Diego 7-0.
11:22 SDG - TD, A Cromartie Recovered Fumble In End Zone (N Kaeding Kick).
San Diego 14-0.

2ND QUARTER:

0:53 HST - FG, K Brown 40 Yd.
Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards in 4:31.
Key plays: Echemandu 20-yard run to midfield. San Diego 14-3.
3:00 SDG - TD, A Gates 31 Yd Pass From P Rivers (N Kaeding Kick).
Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards in 2:07.
Key plays: Tomlinson 20-yard run to Houston 37. San Diego 21-3.
5:08 SDG - TD, A Cromartie 70 Yd Interception Return (N Kaeding Kick).
San Diego 28-3.
12:29 SDG - TD, C Chambers 13 Yd Pass From P Rivers (N Kaeding Kick).
Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards in 4:58.
Key plays: Cromartie 21-yard interception return with 15-yard
unnecessary roughness penalty on Chargers' Cooper to San Diego 49; Rivers
12-yard pass to Gates on 3rd-and-9 to Houston 38. San Diego 35-3.

Houston - San Diego End 2nd Qtr Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS Houston San Diego

FIRST DOWNS 11 9
Rushing 4 3
Passing 6 5
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-7-29% 2-3-67%
TOTAL NET YARDS 172 196
Total offensive plays 39 21
Average gain per play 4.4 9.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 61 68
Rushing attempts 15 13
Average gain per rush 4.1 5.2
NET YARDS PASSING 111 128
Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0
Gross passing yards 111 128
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 24-15-2 8-6-0
Avg gain per pass play 4.6 16.0
PUNTS: Number and Average 2-35.0 1-63.0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-20 2-41
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 0 5
Rushing 0 0
Passing 0 3
Interceptions 0 1
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 0-0 5-5
Kicking: Made-Attempts 0-0 5-5
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 18:18 11:42


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Houston San Diego

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A ECHEMANDU 6 41 6.8 20 0 L TOMLINSON 11 58 5.3 20 0
R DAYNE 8 20 2.5 5 0 P RIVERS 1 8 8.0 8 0
M TURK 1 0 0.0 0 0 L NEAL 1 2 2.0 2 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M SCHAUB 11-18- 77 2 0 13 P RIVERS 6- 8-128 0 3 49
S ROSENFELS 4- 6- 34 0 0 15

Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J JONES 4 29 7.3 13 0 A GATES 3 92 30.7 49 2
K WALTER 3 34 11.3 15 0 C CHAMBERS 2 35 17.5 21 1
V LEACH 2 16 8.0 9 0 L TOMLINSON 1 1 1.0 1 0
O DANIELS 2 15 7.5 8 0
A ECHEMANDU 1 7 7.0 7 0
D ANDERSON 1 6 6.0 6 0
A DAVIS 1 6 6.0 6 0
R DAYNE 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
K BROWN 0/0 1/1 N KAEDING 5/5 0/0
Dist.: 40</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
HOUSTON 0 3 3
SAN DIEGO 14 21 35 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

9:11 SDG - TD, A Gates 49 Yd Pass From P Rivers (N Kaeding Kick).
Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards in 2:03.
Key plays: Rivers 21-yard pass to Chambers to San Diego 41. San
Diego 7-0.
11:22 SDG - TD, A Cromartie Recovered Fumble In End Zone (N Kaeding Kick).
San Diego 14-0.

2ND QUARTER:

0:53 HST - FG, K Brown 40 Yd.
Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards in 4:31.
Key plays: Echemandu 20-yard run to midfield. San Diego 14-3.
3:00 SDG - TD, A Gates 31 Yd Pass From P Rivers (N Kaeding Kick).
Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards in 2:07.
Key plays: Tomlinson 20-yard run to Houston 37. San Diego 21-3.
5:08 SDG - TD, A Cromartie 70 Yd Interception Return (N Kaeding Kick).
San Diego 28-3.
12:29 SDG - TD, C Chambers 13 Yd Pass From P Rivers (N Kaeding Kick).
Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards in 4:58.
Key plays: Cromartie 21-yard interception return with 15-yard
unnecessary roughness penalty on Chargers' Cooper to San Diego 49; Rivers
12-yard pass to Gates on 3rd-and-9 to Houston 38. San Diego 35-3.

Houston - San Diego End 2nd Qtr Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS Houston San Diego

FIRST DOWNS 11 9
Rushing 4 3
Passing 6 5
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-7-29% 2-3-67%
TOTAL NET YARDS 172 196
Total offensive plays 39 21
Average gain per play 4.4 9.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 61 68
Rushing attempts 15 13
Average gain per rush 4.1 5.2
NET YARDS PASSING 111 128
Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0
Gross passing yards 111 128
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 24-15-2 8-6-0
Avg gain per pass play 4.6 16.0
PUNTS: Number and Average 2-35.0 1-63.0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-20 2-41
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 0 5
Rushing 0 0
Passing 0 3
Interceptions 0 1
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 0-0 5-5
Kicking: Made-Attempts 0-0 5-5
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 18:18 11:42


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Houston San Diego

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A ECHEMANDU 6 41 6.8 20 0 L TOMLINSON 11 58 5.3 20 0
R DAYNE 8 20 2.5 5 0 P RIVERS 1 8 8.0 8 0
M TURK 1 0 0.0 0 0 L NEAL 1 2 2.0 2 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M SCHAUB 11-18- 77 2 0 13 P RIVERS 6- 8-128 0 3 49
S ROSENFELS 4- 6- 34 0 0 15

Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J JONES 4 29 7.3 13 0 A GATES 3 92 30.7 49 2
K WALTER 3 34 11.3 15 0 C CHAMBERS 2 35 17.5 21 1
V LEACH 2 16 8.0 9 0 L TOMLINSON 1 1 1.0 1 0
O DANIELS 2 15 7.5 8 0
A ECHEMANDU 1 7 7.0 7 0
D ANDERSON 1 6 6.0 6 0
A DAVIS 1 6 6.0 6 0
R DAYNE 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
K BROWN 0/0 1/1 N KAEDING 5/5 0/0
Dist.: 40</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 35 14:57 LEFT, 3RD QTR

HST BALL ON HST 16 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 35 12:02 LEFT, 3RD QTR

SDG BALL ON SDG 23 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 35 9:28 LEFT, 3RD QTR

HST BALL ON HST 6 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 35 6:38 LEFT, 3RD QTR

SDG BALL ON SDG 34 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 35 5:33 LEFT, 3RD QTR

HST BALL ON HST 14 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 35 0:18 LEFT, 3RD QTR

SDG BALL ON SDG 15 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
HOUSTON 0 3 0 3
SAN DIEGO 14 21 0 35 END, 3RD QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SDG - TD, ANTONIO GATES 49 YD PASS FROM
PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK),
9:11. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards in
2:03. Key plays: Rivers 21-yard
pass to Chambers to San Diego 41.
SAN DIEGO 7-0
SDG - TD, ANTONIO CROMARTIE RECOVERED FUMBLE
IN END ZONE (NATE KAEDING KICK),
11:22. SAN DIEGO 14-0
2ND QUARTER: HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 40 YD, 0:53. Drive: 10
plays, 53 yards in 4:31. Key plays:
Echemandu 20-yard run to midfield.
SAN DIEGO 14-3
SDG - TD, ANTONIO GATES 31 YD PASS FROM
PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK),
3:00. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards in
2:07. Key plays: Tomlinson 20-yard
run to Houston 37. SAN DIEGO 21-3
SDG - TD, ANTONIO CROMARTIE 70 YD
INTERCEPTION RETURN (NATE KAEDING
KICK), 5:08. SAN DIEGO 28-3
SDG - TD, CHRIS CHAMBERS 13 YD PASS FROM
PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK),
12:29. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards in
4:58. Key plays: Cromartie 21-yard
interception return with 15-yard
unnecessary roughness penalty on
Chargers' Cooper to San Diego 49;
Rivers 12-yard pass to Gates on
3rd-and-9 to Houston 38. SAN DIEGO
35-3
3RD QUARTER: NONE</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 35 12:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 35 11:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR

HST BALL ON HST 6 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 35 4:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL TD HST
JOEL DREESSEN 28 YD PASS FROM SAGE ROSENFELS
(KRIS BROWN KICK)

HOUSTON 10
SAN DIEGO 35 4:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 10
SAN DIEGO 35 4:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR

SDG BALL ON SDG 39 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 10
SAN DIEGO 35 2:10 LEFT, 4TH QTR

HST BALL ON HST 1 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF

HOUSTON 10
SAN DIEGO 35

HST BALL ON HST 1 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL
HOUSTON 10
SAN DIEGO 35 1:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR

SDG BALL ON HST 8 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
HOUSTON 0 3 0 7 10
SAN DIEGO 14 21 0 0 35 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SDG - TD, ANTONIO GATES 49 YD PASS FROM
PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK),
9:11. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards in
2:03. Key plays: Rivers 21-yard
pass to Chambers to San Diego 41.
SAN DIEGO 7-0
SDG - TD, ANTONIO CROMARTIE RECOVERED FUMBLE
IN END ZONE (NATE KAEDING KICK),
11:22. SAN DIEGO 14-0
2ND QUARTER: HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 40 YD, 0:53. Drive: 10
plays, 53 yards in 4:31. Key plays:
Echemandu 20-yard run to midfield.
SAN DIEGO 14-3
SDG - TD, ANTONIO GATES 31 YD PASS FROM
PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK),
3:00. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards in
2:07. Key plays: Tomlinson 20-yard
run to Houston 37. SAN DIEGO 21-3
SDG - TD, ANTONIO CROMARTIE 70 YD
INTERCEPTION RETURN (NATE KAEDING
KICK), 5:08. SAN DIEGO 28-3
SDG - TD, CHRIS CHAMBERS 13 YD PASS FROM
PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK),
12:29. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards in
4:58. Key plays: Cromartie 21-yard
interception return with 15-yard
unnecessary roughness penalty on
Chargers' Cooper to San Diego 49;
Rivers 12-yard pass to Gates on
3rd-and-9 to Houston 38. SAN DIEGO
35-3
3RD QUARTER: NONE
4TH QUARTER: HST - TD, JOEL DREESSEN 28 YD PASS FROM SAGE
ROSENFELS (KRIS BROWN KICK), 10:20.
Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards in 6:53.
Key plays: Rosenfels 11-yard pass
to Daniels to Houston 17; Rosenfels
15-yard pass to Walter on 3rd-and-6
to Houston 36; Echemandu 11-yard
run to San Diego 44; Echemandu
6-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to San
Diego 29. SAN DIEGO 35-10

ATT: 60,439</div>