New Orleans Saints vs San Diego Chargers

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← Week 7

October 26th, 2008

2008 Week 8

Regular Season

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Saints Home

Final

Chargers Away

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB D. McAllister

FB M. Karney

WR L. Moore

WR D. Henderson

TE M. Campbell

T J. Brown

G C. Nicks

C M. Lehr

G J. Evans

T J. Stinchcomb

Defensive Starters

DE C. Grant

DT S. Ellis

DT K. Clancy

DE W. Smith

LB S. Fujita

LB J. Vilma

LB S. Shanle

CB M. McKenzie

CB R. Gay

S R. Harper

S K. Kaesviharn

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	3	20	7	7	37
Chargers	3	14	3	12	32

	Saints	Chargers
Q1	3	3
Q2	20	14
Q3	7	3
Q4	7	12
FINAL	37	32

Key Performers

Saints

PassingD. Brees

30/41, 339 YDS, 3 TD

RushingD. McAllister

18, 55 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingL. Moore

6, 90 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Vilma

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsJ. Vilma

Chargers

PassingP. Rivers

25/40, 341 YDS, 3 TD

RushingL. Tomlinson

19, 105 YDS

ReceivingA. Gates

6, 96 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesT. Dobbins

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Chargers

First Downs

409

Total Yards

451

Rushes

Rush YDS

110

Rush TD

73.2%

PASS %

62.5%

339

NET PASS YDS

341

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:50

Time of Possession

29:10

Offensive Starters

P. Rivers QB

L. Tomlinson RB

M. Tolbert FB

C. Chambers WR

V. Jackson WR

A. Gates TE

M. McNeill T

K. Dielman G

N. Hardwick C

M. Goff G

J. Clary T

Defensive Starters

L. Castillo DE

I. Olshansky DE

J. Williams DT

S. Phillips LB

J. Tucker LB

S. Cooper LB

T. Dobbins LB

Q. Jammer CB

A. Cromartie CB

C. Hart S

E. Weddle S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2008 Week 8 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers featuring 339 passing yards by Drew Brees.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Chargers

Saints Momentum

Chargers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Taylor Mehlhaff 23 yard field goal good

Saints opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • SDG FG SDG FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Nate Kaeding 33 yard field goal good

Chargers ties it up → 3-3

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short left to Devery Henderson for 12 yards touchdown - PAT no good

Saints takes the lead → 9-3

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Deuce McAllister left tackle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 16-3

< Q2 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Philip Rivers pass complete short middle to LaDainian Tomlinson for 12 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers cuts lead → 16-10

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep left to Lance Moore for 30 yards touchdown. Penalty on Lance Moore: Unsportsmanlike Conduct 15 yards - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 23-10

< Q2 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Philip Rivers pass complete short right to Antonio Gates for 12 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers cuts lead → 23-17

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Mark Campbell for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 30-17

< Q3 > • SDG FG SDG FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Nate Kaeding 24 yard field goal good

Chargers cuts lead → 30-20

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Mike Karney left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 37-20

< Q4 > • SDG FG SDG FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Nate Kaeding 31 yard field goal good

Chargers cuts lead → 37-23

< Q4 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Philip Rivers pass complete short right to Vincent Jackson for 14 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers cuts lead → 37-30

< Q4 > • SDG SAF SDG SAF

SAFETY 🙏

Drew Brees up the middle for -26 yards. Drew Brees fumbles safety - Safety!

Chargers cuts lead → 37-32

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	41	30	73.2	339	3	0	49	0	121.9
Team Totals	41	30	73.2	339	3	0	49	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Deuce McAllister	18	55	3.1	1	12
Pierre Thomas	3	28	9.3	0	15
Aaron Stecker	2	9	4.5	0	5
Mike Karney	2	4	2.0	1	3
Drew Brees	1	-26	-26.0	0	-26
Team Totals	26	70	2.7	2	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Billy Miller	10	7	82	11.7	0	20
Lance Moore	10	6	90	15.0	1	31
Aaron Stecker	5	5	27	5.4	0	8
Deuce McAllister	4	4	30	7.5	0	11
Devery Henderson	4	3	34	11.3	1	20
Marques Colston	3	2	56	28.0	0	49
Mark Campbell	2	2	14	7.0	1	13
Jeremy Shockey	2	1	6	6.0	0	6
Mike Karney	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	41	30	339	11.3	3	49

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Jonathan Vilma	9	9	0	1
Randall Gay	7	6	1	0
Scott Shanle	7	4	3	0
Roman Harper	5	5	0	0
Troy Evans	3	3	0	0
Scott Fujita	3	2	1	0
Aaron Glenn	3	3	0	0
Will Smith	3	3	0	0
Usama Young	3	3	0	0
Kendrick Clancy	2	1	1	0
Kevin Kaesviharn	2	2	0	0
Jeff Charleston	1	1	0	0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	1	1	0	0
Sedrick Ellis	1	1	0	0
Charles Grant	1	1	0	0
Bobby McCray	1	1	0	0
Mike McKenzie	1	1	0	0
Chris Reis	1	1	0	0
Pierre Thomas	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	55	49	6	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Pierre Thomas	6	113	18.8	0
Team Totals	6	113	18.8	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Taylor Mehlhaff	1	1	5	4
Team Totals	1	1	5	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Ben Graham	3	126	42
Team Totals	3	126	42.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Philip Rivers	40	25	62.5	341	3	1	32	0	104.3
Team Totals	40	25	62.5	341	3	1	32	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
LaDainian Tomlinson	19	105	5.5	40
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Darren Sproles	1	6	6.0	6
Mike Tolbert	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	22	110	5.0	40

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Antonio Gates	7	6	96	16.0	1	30
LaDainian Tomlinson	9	5	65	13.0	1	32
Chris Chambers	9	5	47	9.4	0	17
Vincent Jackson	7	4	60	15.0	1	17
Darren Sproles	4	3	45	15.0	0	21
Malcom Floyd	3	1	21	21.0	0	21
Brandon Manumaleuna	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	40	25	341	13.6	3	32

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Tim Dobbins	9	7	2
Quentin Jammer	6	6	0
Shaun Phillips	6	5	1
Stephen Cooper	5	5	0
Antoine Cason	4	4	0
Clinton Hart	4	4	0
Eric Weddle	4	4	0
Brandon Siler	3	3	0
Ryon Bingham	2	2	0
Luis Castillo	2	2	0
Antonio Cromartie	2	2	0
Cletis Gordon	2	2	0
Marques Harris	2	1	1
Kassim Osgood	2	2	0
Jyles Tucker	2	2	0
Matt Wilhelm	2	2	0
Jacques Cesaire	1	1	0
Steve Gregory	1	1	0
Jacob Hester	1	1	0
Team Totals	60	56	4