8:00 PM ET, August 24, 2012
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | SD | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | 04:55 | Nate Kaeding 50 Yd | 3 | 0 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | SD | MIN | |||
| FG | 10:23 | Nick Novak 34 Yd | 6 | 0 | |
| FG | 00:08 | Blair Walsh 29 Yd | 6 | 3 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SD | MIN | |||
| FG | 08:40 | Nate Kaeding 54 Yd | 9 | 3 | |
| TD | 01:50 | Matt Asiata 1 Yd Pass From Sage Rosenfels (Blair Walsh Kick) | 9 | 10 | |
| FG | 00:00 | Nick Novak 45 Yd | 12 | 10 | |
Team Stat Comparison
SD | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 13 | 22 |
Passing 1st downs | 8 | 12 |
Rushing 1st downs | 2 | 5 |
1st downs from Penalties | 3 | 5 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-16 | 3-11 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 64 | 64 |
| Total Yards | 202 | 290 |
| Yards per play | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| Total Drives | 14 | 12 |
| Passing | 124 | 189 |
Comp - Att | 13-30 | 21-30 |
Yards per pass | 4.1 | 6.3 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 6-39 | 5-36 |
| Rushing | 78 | 101 |
Rushing Attempts | 28 | 29 |
Yards per rush | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| Penalties | 14-95 | 6-81 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 3 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 29:27 | 30:33 |
| San Diego Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | ||
| C. Whitehurst | 8/18 | 82 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 5-33 | 58.1 | |
| J. Lee | 5/12 | 81 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 64.9 | |
| Team | 13/30 | 124 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 6-39 | -- | |
| Minnesota Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | ||
| C. Ponder | 9/16 | 115 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 5-36 | 52.9 | |
| J. Webb | 6/8 | 59 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.3 | |
| S. Rosenfels | 6/6 | 51 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 141.7 | |
| Team | 21/30 | 189 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 5-36 | -- | |
| San Diego Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| E. Baker | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | 21 | |
| C. Whitehurst | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| J. Hester | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| J. Battle | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| R. Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| L. McClain | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 28 | 78 | 2.8 | 0 | 21 | |
| Minnesota Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| M. Asiata | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| T. Gerhart | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| D. Coleman | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 5 | |
| C. Ponder | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| J. Todman | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| L. Hilliard | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team | 29 | 101 | 3.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| M. Spurlock | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| M. Willie | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| T. Embree | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| L. McClain | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| R. Parrish | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| L. Green | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
| R. Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| R. McMichael | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| P. Payne | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| J. Hester | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| R. Goodman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| K. Sperry | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J. Battle | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| R. Meachem | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| M. Floyd | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 13 | 163 | 12.5 | 0 | 25 | 30 | |
| Minnesota Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| P. Harvin | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
| A. Reisner | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
| K. Rudolph | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| D. Aromashodu | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| M. Jenkins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| J. Todman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| E. Arceneaux | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| M. Shuler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| B. Walters | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| M. Asiata | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| L. Hilliard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| R. Ellison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Team | 21 | 225 | 10.7 | 1 | 40 | 29 | |
| Minnesota Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| M. Asiata | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Hilliard | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Coleman | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| San Diego Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Presley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| D. Presley | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Gachkar | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Taylor | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Gatson | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. English | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -. Team | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Liuget | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Reyes | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Cason | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Cesaire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Weddle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Barnes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Spikes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Lynch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Gamble | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Ingram | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Battle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Windt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Novak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Harrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Hobbs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bird | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Scafe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Bigby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mouton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Cattouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 70 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| E. Henderson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Brinkley | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Sanford | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. McKenzie | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Paredes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Elimimian | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Cole | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Evans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Winfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Burton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Robison | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Felder | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Reed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Charleston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Frampton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Griffen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ballard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Loadholt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Harvin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Walters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Sendejo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Greenway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Gatewood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 58 | 40 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| San Diego Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Presley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Minnesota Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Sherels | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 29 | 0 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| R. Parrish | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| M. Spurlock | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Wright | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 |
| M. Sherels | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| B. Walters | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 24 | 0 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Kaeding | 2/2 | 100.0 | 54 | 0/0 | 6 |
| N. Novak | 2/2 | 100.0 | 45 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Team | 4/4 | 100.0 | 54 | 0/0 | 12 |
| Minnesota Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Walsh | 1/2 | 50.0 | 29 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 29 | 1/1 | 4 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Malone | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Team | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Minnesota Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Kluwe | 5 | 252 | 50.4 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| Team | 5 | 252 | 50.4 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Attendance: 56,521


