Coverage: NBC
8:00 PM ET, August 21, 2011
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | SD | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | 07:54 | Nate Kaeding 25 Yd | 3 | 0 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | SD | DAL | |||
| TD | 14:12 | Randy McMichael 7 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 10 | 0 | |
| TD | 08:48 | Jason Witten 6 Yd Pass From Tony Romo (Dan Bailey Kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| TD | 02:04 | Ryan Mathews 15 Yd Run (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SD | DAL | |||
| FG | 05:14 | Nate Kaeding 53 Yd | 20 | 7 | |
Team Stat Comparison
SD | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 23 |
Passing 1st downs | 10 | 15 |
Rushing 1st downs | 5 | 4 |
1st downs from Penalties | 3 | 4 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-11 | 8-12 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Plays | 56 | 65 |
| Total Yards | 239 | 313 |
| Yards per play | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Total Drives | 9 | 8 |
| Passing | 147 | 204 |
Comp - Att | 20-28 | 25-42 |
Yards per pass | 5.3 | 4.9 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 2-5 | 3-13 |
| Rushing | 92 | 109 |
Rushing Attempts | 26 | 20 |
Yards per rush | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Penalties | 7-45 | 7-68 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 29:21 | 30:39 |
| San Diego Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | ||
| P. Rivers | 8/11 | 92 | 8.4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 127.8 | |
| B. Volek | 8/12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 74.3 | |
| S. Tolzien | 4/5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 79.2 | |
| Team | 20/28 | 147 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | -- | |
| San Diego Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| R. Mathews | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 | |
| J. Todman | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 17 | |
| M. Tolbert | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| C. Brinkley | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| J. Hester | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| B. Volek | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Tolzien | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 26 | 92 | 3.5 | 1 | 17 | |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| V. Jackson | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| R. McMichael | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| M. Floyd | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| R. Goodman | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| J. Hester | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| B. Taylor | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| M. Tolbert | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| P. Crayton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| C. Brinkley | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| B. Walters | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| T. Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J. Todman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| R. Mathews | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| L. Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 20 | 152 | 7.6 | 1 | 29 | 28 | |
| Dallas Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| M. Johnson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| M. Bennett | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| K. Ogletree | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| M. Rucker | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| J. Witten | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| F. Warren | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| C. Clay | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| D. Bryant | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| L. Miller | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| R. Radway | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| J. Holley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| J. Phillips | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| P. Tanner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| J. Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D. Harris | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| L. Leong | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| F. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| T. Poots | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 25 | 217 | 8.7 | 1 | 28 | 41 | |
| San Diego Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| M. Tolbert | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Wallace | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Gachkar | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| San Diego Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| E. Weddle | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| San Diego Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| S. Gregory | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martin | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Wallace | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bird | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Weddle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mouton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Gilchrist | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Gachkar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Spikes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Jammer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Wright | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Sanders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. English | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Stuckey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Gamble | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Ihenacho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Liuget | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hester | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Cason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Broadway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Garay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 55 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| K. Cummings | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Lemon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Ball | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. McCann | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Sensabaugh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ware | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| B. Church | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Albright | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Olshansky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Elam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Sendejo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Brent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Lissemore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Owusu-Ansah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Butler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Ogletree | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Greenhouse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Geathers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Scandrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Balogun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Pociask | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Tanner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 65 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| San Diego Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| R. Goodman | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Dallas Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| A. Owusu-Ansah | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| B. Walters | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dallas Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| A. Owusu-Ansah | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Kaeding | 2/2 | 100.0 | 53 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 53 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Dallas Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Bailey | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Scifres | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| R. Schmitt | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Team | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| Dallas Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. McBriar | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| C. Jones | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Team | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
Attendance: 73,665


