Supercharged: A San Diego Chargers' M15 Franchise

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2015 Chargers' Season Preview
September 1st, 2015

2014 Record: 9-7, 3rd AFC West
Key additions: WR Cecil Shorts III (Free agency)
Key losses: TE Antonio Gates (Retirement), WR Eddie Royal (Free agency), RB Danny Woodhead (Free agency), CB Shareece Wright (Free agency), S Marcus Gilchrist (Free agency)

Coming off back-to-back 9-7 seasons and disappointing finish in 2014, the San Diego Chargers will look to make the leap into contention in 2015. It will not be easy, however, playing in one of the toughest divisions in football. The Chargers have a very tough schedule, particularly in the middle stretch of the season when they need to go into Denver, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. It will be vital for them to get a good start out of the gate. Here's how the new season looks for the Chargers.

Players to watch:

Philip Rivers
Rivers has thrived under Mike McCoy, throwing for over 8,700 yards, 63 touchdowns and 29 interceptions in two years. However, he tapered off near the end of 2014, is coming off back surgery and is without his favorite target in Antonio Gates. The success of the Chargers hinges on the play of their quarterback, so all eyes will be on Rivers early in 2015 and how he overcomes these challenges.

Jason Verrett
After his rookie season was shortened due to injury, cornerback Jason Verrett was lights out in preseason play and has stepped into a starting role beautifully. The question, however, is crucial to the success of the Chargers' pass defense is whether this play will be sustainable, especially when the 5'9" Verrett has to cover larger receivers.

Schedule:
Week 1: vs. Kansas City
Week 2: @ Minnesota
Week 3: vs. Cleveland
Week 4: Bye
Week 5: vs. Oakland
Week 6: vs. Detroit
Week 7: @ Denver
Week 8: @ Baltimore
Week 9: @ Pittsburgh
Week 10: vs. Cincinnati
Week 11: vs. Green Bay
Week 12: @ Kansas City
Week 13: vs. Indianapolis
Week 14: vs. Denver
Week 15: @ Buffalo
Week 16: @ Oakland
Week 17: @ Chicago

Prediction: 9-7, 3rd AFC West, miss playoffs

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NFL 2015 Season Preview: Preseason Power Rankings
September 2nd, 2015

With the regular season opener only a day away, here's how 32 teams stack up heading into 2015. Obviously, there is very little on which to base preseason power rankings, so these are largely based on last year's success and off-season moves.

As such, it begins with the Patriots, fresh off their fourth Superbowl victory:

NFL Power Rankings: Preseason
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (-)	New England Patriots	0-0	vs. Tennessee
2 (-)	San Francisco 49ers	0-0	vs. Seattle
3 (-)	Kansas City Chiefs	0-0	@ San Diego
4 (-)	Seattle Seahawks	0-0	@ San Francisco
5 (-)	Denver Broncos	0-0	@ Detroit
6 (-)	Washington Redskins	0-0	@ Dallas
7 (-)	Detroit Lions	0-0	vs. Denver
8 (-)	Baltimore Ravens	0-0	vs. Cincinnati
9 (-)	New Orleans Saints	0-0	@ Jacksonville
10 (-)	Cleveland Browns	0-0	vs. Pittsburgh
11 (-)	Pittsburgh Steelers	0-0	@ Cleveland
12 (-)	Philadelphia Eagles	0-0	vs. Atlanta
13 (-)	Cincinnati Bengals	0-0	@ Baltimore
14 (-)	San Diego Chargers	0-0	vs. Kansas City
15 (-)	Dallas Cowboys	0-0	vs. Washington
16 (-)	Chicago Bears	0-0	vs. Oakland
17 (-)	St. Louis Rams	0-0	vs. Tampa Bay
18 (-)	Green Bay Packers	0-0	vs. Minnesota
19 (-)	Buffalo Bills	0-0	@ Houston
20 (-)	Miami Dolphins	0-0	vs. N.Y. Jets
21 (-)	Indianapolis Colts	0-0	@ Carolina
22 (-)	Houston Texans	0-0	vs. Buffalo
23 (-)	Carolina Panthers	0-0	vs. Indianapolis
24 (-)	New York Jets	0-0	@ Miami
25 (-)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0-0	@ St. Louis
26 (-)	Arizona Cardinals	0-0	@ N.Y. Giants
27 (-)	Oakland Raiders	0-0	@ Chicago
28 (-)	Jacksonville Jaguars	0-0	vs. New Orleans
29 (-)	Atlanta Falcons	0-0	@ Philadelphia
30 (-)	Minnesota Vikings	0-0	@ Green Bay
31 (-)	Tennessee Titans	0-0	@ New England
32 (-)	New York Giants	0-0	vs. Arizona

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2015 NFL Season Preview: San Diego Chargers' Depth Chart
September 5th, 2015

Ahead of tomorrow's season opener against the division rival Kansas City Chiefs, the San Diego Chargers have release their opening day depth chart.

San Diego Chargers Depth Chart - 2015
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Malcolm Floyd	Dontrelle Inman	Seyi Ajirotutu
TE	Ladarius Green	John Phillips
LT	King Dunlap	Guy Whimper
LG	Bo Bernard (R)	Chad Rinehart	Johnnie Troutman
C	Nick Hardwick	Nick McDonald
RG	Michael Howard (R)	Chris Watt
RT	D.J. Fluker	Mike Harris
WR	Keenan Allen	Cecil Shorts III	DeAndre Mason
QB	Philip Rivers	Kellen Clemens	Brad Sorensen
FB	David Johnson
HB	Ryan Mathews	Brandon Oliver	Donald Brown
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Kendall Reyes	Lawrence Guy
NT	Sean Lissemore	Kwame Geathers	Ryan Carrethers
RDE	Corey Liuget	Damik Scafe
LOLB	Melvin Ingram	Jarret Johnson
LILB	Donald Butler	Andrew Gachkar
RILB	Mant'i Teo	Andrew Gachkar
ROLB	Dwight Freeney	Jerry Attaochu	Dex Hawkins
CB	Brandon Flowers	Brandon Ghee	Steve Williams
SS	Jahleel Addae	Sanchez Porter (R)	Brandon Taylor
FS	Eric Weddle	Darrell Stuckey
CB	Jason Verrett	LaJarvis Ivory (R)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Nick Novak
P	Mike Scifres
H	Mike Scifres
PR	LaJarvis Ivory (R)
KR	LaJarvis Ivory (R)
LS	Nick Hardwick

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Mathews' career day helps Bolts overcome slow start
September 6th, 2015

It is rare to see Ryan Mathews at perfect health, but the Chargers' starting running back proved that when he is, he can still be a dangerous offensive threat. Mathews ran for a career-high 147 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Chargers to an opening week 35-27 win over rival Kansas City.


Mathews' 3rd quarter 79-run touchdown run was a career long.

The victory, however, was not exactly how the Chargers drew it up.

The Kansas City Chiefs took the game to the Chargers in the first quarter, building an early 14-0 lead. Jamaal Charles broke loose for an early 60 yard touchdown run to open the scoring.

The Chargers followed with three consecutive incompletions from Philip Rivers who only completed one of his first nine pass attempts.

After an ensuing long drive by the Chiefs, capped off by a two yard touchdown pass from Alex Smith to rookie receiver Deaudrick Cooper, it looked like the Chiefs would easily walk over their division rivals for the third straight time.

A series of big plays, however, changed the course of the game.

First, on the final play of the first quarter, Cecil Shorts III turned his first catch as a Charger - a two yard bubble screen - into a 44 yard touchdown scamper.

Midway through the second quarter, Melvin Ingram recorded a strip sack of Smith, permanently swinging momentum in the Bolts' favor.

Late in the first half, down by a field goal, Rivers found Shorts III for another long gain to the one-yard line, leading to a Donald Brown touchdown sending the Chargers into halftime up 21-17.

The Chargers kept the ball rolling the second half, when Ryan Mathews broke a career-long 79 yard touchdown run on the third play of the half.

Playing from behind in the second half, the Chiefs' dangerous rushing attack was neutralized. Jamaal Charles, who rushed for over 100 yards in the first half, was held to 33 yards in the second. Alex Smith struggled to push the ball downfield, as we was harassed by the Chargers' pass rush who recorded six sacks.

A 20-yard strike from Rivers to Malcolm Floyd late in the third quarter essentially put the nail in the coffin. Though the Chiefs were able to bring the game within a score after Danny Amendola caught his first touchdown pass as a Chief, they were not able to get any closer. A late Smith interception and the Chargers steady rushing attack from Mathews and second year back Brandon Oliver preserved the big win for San Diego.

The Chargers head to Minnesota next week to take on the 0-1 Vikings, while the Chiefs head back to Kansas City for their home opener against another AFC West rival, Oakland.

Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers
Sep 6, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Kansas City Chiefs (0-0)	14	3	3	7	27
San Diego Chargers (0-0)	7	14	14	0	35

Team Stats Comparison
	KAN	SDG
Total Offense	319	422
Rushing Yards	182	213
Passing Yards	137	209
First Downs	12	15
Punt Return Yards	12	14
Kick Return Yards	93	84
Total Yards	424	520
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	5/13	6/13
4th Down Conversion	0/0	1/1
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	2/0
Penalties	2-10	4-35
Posession Time	32:32	27:28

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		KAN	SDG
9:06	(KAN) J. Charles 60 yard run (Succop kick)	7	0
3:26	(KAN) D. Cooper 2 yard pass from A. Smith (Succop kick)	14	0
0:00	(SDG) C. Shorts III 44 yard pass from P. Rivers (Novak kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		KAN	SDG
5:06	(SDG) R. Mathews 1 yard run (Novak kick)	14	14
0:28	(KAN) R. Succop 41 yard FG	17	14
0:01	(SDG) D. Brown 1 yard run (Novak kick)	17	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		KAN	SDG
13:38	(SDG) R. Mathews 79 yard run (Novak kick)	17	28
5:27	(SDG) M. Floyd 20 yard pass from P. Rivers (Novak kick)	17	35
0:58	(KAN) R. Succop 50 yard FG	20	35
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		KAN	SDG
8:52	(KAN) D. Amendola 43 yard pass from A. Smith (Succop kick)	27	35

Kansas City Chiefs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Alex Smith 18/24 173 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jamaal Charles 21 137 6.5 1 Alex Smith 3 32 10.7 0 Daryl Richardson 2 13 6.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Danny Amendola 2 45 22.5 1 Jamaal Charles 3 40 13.3 0 Deaudrick Cooper 3 26 8.7 1 Dwayne Bowe 3 24 8.0 0 Travis Kelce 3 21 7.0 0 Da'Rick Rogers 2 13 6.5 0 Daryl Richardson 1 4 4.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Derrick Johnson 9 0 0 0 Justin Houston 7 0 0 0 Laron Landry 5 0 0 0 Dee Ford 5 0 0 0 Sanders Commings 5 0 0 0 Eric Berry 5 0 0 0 Nico Johnson 4 1 0 0 Marcus Cooper 3 0 0 0 Tamba Hali 2 0 0 0 Dontari Poe 2 0 0 0 Winford Samuels 2 0 0 0 Allen Bailey 2 0 0 0 Sean Smith 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ryan Succop 2/2 3/3 9 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Dustin Colquitt 5 154 30.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jamaal Charles 2 48 24.0 0 Jarvis Mathis 3 45 15.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jarvis Mathis 3 12 4.0 0

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Philip Rivers 17/30 216 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ryan Mathews 17 147 8.6 2 Brandon Oliver 8 58 7.3 0 Donald Brown 5 5 1.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Cecil Shorts III 2 83 41.5 1 Keenan Allen 6 74 12.3 0 Malcolm Floyd 5 36 7.2 1 Ladarius Green 4 23 5.8 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Donald Butler 15 2 0 0 Brandon Ghee 8 0 0 0 Melvin Ingram 7 2 0 0 Eric Weddle 5 0 0 0 Sanchez Porter 4 0 0 0 Brandon Flowers 4 0 0 0 Jahleel Addae 4 0 1 0 Dwight Freeney 4 1 0 0 Jerry Attaochu 3 0 0 0 Andrew Gachkar 2 0 0 0 Jason Verrett 1 0 0 0 Lawrence Guy 1 0 0 0 Sean Lissemore 1 1 0 0 Steve Williams 1 0 0 0 Corey Liuget 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Nick Novak 0/0 5/5 5 - PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mike Scifres 6 181 30.2 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD LaJarvis Ivory 4 73 18.3 0 Ladarius Green 1 11 11.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD LaJarvis Ivory 2 11 5.5 0 Eric Weddle 1 3 3.0 0

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Week 1 NFL Recap
September 8th, 2015

Week 1 NFL Recap

Thursday's Games

Tennessee 16 - 19 New England

Sunday's Games

Tampa Bay 20 - 3 St. Louis

Arizona 20 - 9 N.Y. Giants

Atlanta 9 - 28 Philadelphia

Buffalo 30 - 16 Houston

Cincinnati 12 - 13 Baltimore

Minnesota 27 - 30 Green Bay (OT)

N.Y, Jets 8 - 16 Miami

Denver 17 - 20 Detroit

New Orleans 27 - 7 Jacksonville

Oakland 16 - 24 Chicago

Indianapolis 6 - 20 Carolina

Washington 20 - 6 Dallas

Kansas City 27 - 35 San Diego

Monday's Games

Pittsburgh 29 - 34 Cleveland

Seattle 10 - San Francisco 34

BYE WEEKS: None

Players of the Week

AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Ryan Mathews
RB - San Diego
17 carriers, 147 yards, 2 TD

AFC Defensive Player of the Week
Kiko Alonso
OLB - Buffalo Bills
12 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT

NFC Offensive Player of the Week
Nick Foles
QB - Philadelphia Eagles
24-46, 251, 2 TD
8 carries, 2 yards, 1 TD

NFC Defensive Player of the Week
William Moore
S - Atlanta Falcons
11 tackles, 1 INT, 1 forced fumble

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Week 1 Power Rankings
September 9th, 2015

As expected, there is a lot of movement in the power rankings after week one. We finally got to see the 2015 edition of NFL teams for real, and got our first true sense of who might be contenders this year.

The movement begins right at the top of the rankings, where the reigning champion Patriots fall a spot after struggling to beat a weak Tennessee team. Those Titans, despite the loss, are the biggest risers of the week after hanging with the mighty Pats, up seven spots to #24.

The biggest losers this week are the Kansas City Chiefs, who for a quarter looked like they deserved their preseason top three ranking before crumbling in San Diego.

The defending NFC champ 49ers, however, made the biggest statement in Week One, blasting their hated rival Seahawks 30-10 to take over the #1 spot in the rankings.

Power Rankings: Week 1
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (2)	San Francisco 49ers	1-0	vs. Chicago
2 (1)	New England Patriots	1-0	@ Dallas
3 (7)	Detroit Lions	1-0	@ St. Louis
4 (6)	Washington Redskins	1-0	@ Atlanta
5 (5)	Denver Broncos	0-1	vs. Baltimore
6 (8)	Baltimore Ravens	1-0	@ Denver
7 (4)	Seattle Seahawks	0-1	vs. Pittsburgh
8 (9)	New Orleans Saints	1-0	vs. N.Y. Giants
9 (10)	Cleveland Browns	1-0	vs. Cincinnati
10 (12)	Philadelphia Eagles	1-0	@ Miami
11 (14)	San Diego Chargers	1-0	@ Minnesota
12 (3)	Kansas City Chiefs	0-1	vs. Oakland
13 (11)	Pittsburgh Steelers	0-1	@ Seattle
14 (13)	Cincinnati Bengals	0-1	@ Cleveland
15 (16)	Chicago Bears	1-0	@ San Francisco
16 (18)	Green Bay Packers	1-0	vs. Arizona
17 (15)	Dallas Cowboys	0-1	vs. New England
18 (19)	Buffalo Bills	1-0	vs. Jacksonville
19 (20)	Miami Dolphins	1-0	vs. Philadelphia
20 (23)	Carolina Panthers	1-0	@ Tampa Bay
21 (26)	Arizona Cardinals	1-0	@ Green Bay
22 (25)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1-0	@ Carolina
23 (21)	Indianapolis Colts	0-1	@ N.Y. Jets
24 (31)	Tennessee Titans	0-1	@ Houston
25 (30)	Minnesota Vikings	0-1	vs. San Diego
26 (17)	St. Louis Rams	0-1	vs. Detroit
27 (27)	Oakland Raiders	0-1	@ Kansas City
28 (22)	Houston Texans	0-1	vs. Tennessee
29 (29)	Jacksonville Jaguars	0-1	@ Buffalo
30 (24)	New York Jets	0-1	vs. Indianapolis
31 (29)	Atlanta Falcons	0-1	vs. Washington
32 (32)	New York Giants	0-1	@ New Orleans

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Matchup Preview *|* September 13, 2015
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San Diego Chargers (1-0, 0-0 Away)		Minnesota Vikings (0-1, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 422 (1st) Total Offensive Yards 325 (11th) 209 (21st) Passing Yards 229 (15th) 213 (1st) Rushing Yards 96 (9th) 35.0 (1st) Points Per Game 27.0 (T-8th) Defensive Stats Comparison 319 (19th) Total Yards Allowed 333 (23rd) 137 (2nd) Passing Yards Allowed 216 (15th) 182 (31st) Rushing Yards Allowed 117 (26th) 27.0 (T-23rd) Points Allowed 30.0 (T-28th) Injury Report MLB M. Teo - Shoulder (2 weeks) LT M. Kalil - Hamstring (3 weeks) DT L. Joseph - Groin (2 weeks) MLB K. Rivers - Quad (7 weeks) WR A. Benn - Knee (4 weeks) Game Notes The Vikings head home for their home opener after a tough overtime loss in Green Bay. Their schedule doesn't get any easier, however, as Philip Rivers the Chargers come into town fresh off a big division win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Second year passer Teddy Bridgewater struggled in the opener, throwing three picks, and will need to improve his play against a San Diego defense that gave up only 137 passing yards and forced two turnovers in week one.

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Bridgewater leads late rally to stun Bolts in OT
September 13th, 2015

In his short NFL career, we have seen two sides to Teddy Bridgewater. We saw both in the Minnesota Vikings' 2015 home opener. For the first three quarters, Bridgewater was ineffective, turned the ball over, and could not lead his team into the endzone. In the fourth quarter, he was confident and made big plays with his arm and his legs, leading the Vikings to a wild 27-24 overtime win over the San Diego Chargers.

Kicker Blair Walsh celebrates his game-tying 34-yard field goal that sent the Vikings to overtime. Walsh eventually kicked the game winner in overtime, completing a wild comeback.

Not to be overshadowed in the come-from-behind win was the play of the Vikings' defense, who blanketed Philip Rivers and the Chargers in the second half.

The Chargers scored on three of their five first half drives - all long series of 12, 8, and 10 plays capped off by Rivers passing touchdowns - to head into the half up 21-3.

But whatever adjustments the Vikings made at the half worked. Rivers was constantly under pressure and being hit, and his receivers could not break free from aggressive press man coverage. Though the Vikings' blitzes did not record any sacks, they forced several hurried throws and an interception from Rivers.

Unfortunately for the Vikings, they were unable to turn the turnover into points and the third quarter was mired by ugly play by both offenses. But then Teddy Bridgewater's good side emerged.

Bridgewater led two consecutive touchdown drives to begin the fourth quarter. The first was a brilliant eight minute drive which saw the Vikings convert four third downs, including a third and goal touchdown plunge by Darren McFadden. After the Chargers answered with a field goal, Bridgewater went to work again, leading another drive downfield, capped off by a 18 yard bullet touchdown pass to Jeremy Kerley with under two minutes remaining. The Vikes were successful on the two-point conversion, cutting the Chargers' lead to 24-21.

With possession and a three-point lead with under two minutes remaining, the Chargers only needed one first down to close out the victory. However, the Minnesota defense continued its strong second half, forcing a three-and-out and giving a chance to the offense to complete the comeback.

Bridgewater made no mistake, hitting Kyle Rudolph on a 23-yard corner before hooking up Jarius Wright over the middle for a 30-yard catch and run. The Vikings ran down the field, spiked the ball, and kicked a 34-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining.

Overtime produced the same result. After winning the toss, the Vikings marched down the field for the go-ahead field goal. The Chargers, needing a field goal to continue or a touchdown to win, were once again unable to muster anything on offense. After a two-yard run on first down, the Vikings forced three consecutive incomplete passes to hang on for the wild win.

It was the second straight week that the Vikings played in overtime, after falling 30-27 to Green Bay in Week One.

Note: Chargers' running back Donald Brown and Vikings' receiver Cordarelle Patterson both left the game with injuries. Updates on their status for next week will be given as soon as they are available.

San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 13, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
San Diego Chargers (1-0)	7	14	0	3	0	24
Minnesota Vikings (0-1)	0	3	3	18	3	27

Team Stats Comparison
	SDG	MIN
Total Offense	296	450
Rushing Yards	131	208
Passing Yards	165	242
First Downs	15	22
Punt Return Yards	15	28
Kick Return Yards	116	68
Total Yards	427	546
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	2/11	9/21
4th Down Conversion	1/2	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0	2/3
Penalties	2/20	3/28
Posession Time	26:45	39:46

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SDG	MIN
8:53	(SDG) L. Green 6 yard pass from P. Rivers (N. Novak kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SDG	MIN
12:57	(SDG) K. Allen 5 yard pass from P. Rivers (N. Novak kick)	14	0
4:25	(MIN) B. Walsh 23 yard field goal	14	3
0:19	(SDG) K. Allen 1 yard pass from P. Rivers (N. Novak kick)	21	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SDG	MIN
5:45	(MIN) B. Walsh 44 yard field goal	21	6
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SDG	MIN
6:23	(MIN) D. McFadden 1 yard run (B. Walsh kick)	21	13
3:40	(SDG) N. Novak 44 yard field goal	24	13
1:33	(SDG) J. Kerley 18 yard pass from T. Bridgewater (2 pt.)	24	21
0:07	(SDG) B. Walsh 34 yard field goal	24	24
OVERTIME SCORING		SDG	MIN
9:30	(SDG) B. Walsh 29 yard field goal	24	27

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Philip Rivers 21/33 165 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ryan Mathews 16 100 6.3 0 Brandon Oliver 11 25 2.3 0 Donald Brown 1 6 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Malcolm Floyd 4 41 10.3 0 Keenan Allen 6 40 6.7 2 Ladarius Green 4 34 8.5 1 Cecil Shorts III 3 24 8.0 0 Ryan Mathews 2 12 6.0 0 David Johnson 1 9 9.0 0 Donald Brown 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Donald Butler 11 0 0 0 Eric Weddle 10 0 0 0 Jahleel Addae 7 0 0 0 Dwight Freeney 7 1 0 0 Melvin Ingram 5 0 0 0 Kendall Reyes 5 1 0 0 Brandon Flowers 4 0 1 0 Jason Verrett 4 0 0 0 Lawrence Guy 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Nick Novak 1/1 3/3 6 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mike Scifres 5 174 34.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD LaJarvis Ivory 6 116 19.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD LaJarvis Ivory 2 15 7.5 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Teddy Bridgewater 19/30 268 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Adrian Peterson 30 118 3.9 0 Teddy Bridgewater 4 79 19.8 0 Darren McFadden 3 6 2.0 1 Jerome Felton 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jarius Wright 5 71 14.2 0 Kyle Rudolph 3 63 21.0 0 Darren McFadden 2 47 23.5 0 Robert Meachem 4 46 11.5 0 Reggie Wayne 1 23 23.0 0 Jeremy Kerley 1 18 18.0 1 Adrian Peterson 3 0 0.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nelson Alli 10 0 0 0 Harrison Smith 9 0 0 0 Paul Posluszny 5 0 1 0 Captain Munnerlyn 5 0 0 0 Jordan Poyer 5 0 0 0 Gerald Hodges 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Blair Walsh 4/4 2/2 14 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Shawn Powell 4 85 21.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarelle Patterson 1 21 21.0 0 Jeremy Kerley 1 19 19.0 0 Josh Robinson 1 18 18.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jeremy Kerley 3 19 6.3 0 Cordarelle Patterson 1 9 9.0 0