Coverage: ESPN
10:25 PM ET, September 9, 2013
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Top Performers
Passing: M. Schaub (HOU) - 346 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: A. Foster (HOU) - 18 CAR, 57 YDS
Receiving: A. Johnson (HOU) - 12 REC, 146 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | HOU | SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 14:45 | Ryan Mathews 14 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| TD | 03:11 | Owen Daniels 1 Yd Pass From Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock Kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | HOU | SD | |||
| TD | 12:24 | Eddie Royal 6 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| TD | 00:18 | Vincent Brown 10 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | HOU | SD | |||
| TD | 10:42 | Eddie Royal 1 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick) | 7 | 28 | |
| TD | 04:57 | Garrett Graham 7 Yd Pass From Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock Kick) | 14 | 28 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | HOU | SD | |||
| TD | 14:44 | Owen Daniels 9 Yd Pass From Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock Kick) | 21 | 28 | |
| TD | 09:30 | Brian Cushing 18 Yd Interception Return (Randy Bullock Kick) | 28 | 28 | |
| FG | 00:00 | Randy Bullock 41 Yd | 31 | 28 | |
Team Stat Comparison
HOU | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 26 | 14 |
Passing 1st downs | 19 | 11 |
Rushing 1st downs | 5 | 2 |
1st downs from Penalties | 2 | 1 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-13 | 7-14 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Plays | 75 | 51 |
| Total Yards | 449 | 263 |
| Yards per play | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Total Drives | 12 | 11 |
| Passing | 329 | 183 |
Comp - Att | 34-45 | 14-29 |
Yards per pass | 7.3 | 6.3 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 2-17 | 2-12 |
| Rushing | 120 | 80 |
Rushing Attempts | 28 | 20 |
Yards per rush | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 3-3 | 4-4 |
| Penalties | 7-73 | 7-55 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 36:31 | 23:29 |
| Houston Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| M. Schaub | 34/45 | 346 | 7.7 | 3 | 1 | 2-17 | 58.6 | 110.0 |
| Team | 34/45 | 329 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 | 2-17 | -- | -- |
| San Diego Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| P. Rivers | 14/29 | 195 | 6.7 | 4 | 1 | 2-12 | 36.2 | 95.5 |
| Team | 14/29 | 183 | 6.3 | 4 | 1 | 2-12 | -- | -- |
| San Diego Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| R. Mathews | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| R. Brown | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| P. Rivers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| L. McClain | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Houston Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| A. Johnson | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 0 | 27 | 16 | |
| O. Daniels | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 2 | 28 | 7 | |
| D. Hopkins | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| A. Foster | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| G. Graham | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
| B. Tate | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Team | 34 | 346 | 10.2 | 3 | 30 | 44 | |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| A. Gates | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| M. Floyd | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | |
| E. Royal | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | |
| R. Brown | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| R. Mathews | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |
| D. Woodhead | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| V. Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| L. Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J. Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 14 | 195 | 13.9 | 4 | 47 | 28 | |
| Houston Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| B. Cushing | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| San Diego Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| D. Manning | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| W. Mercilus | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| B. Cushing | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Mays | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Keo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Mitchell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Watt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Crick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Joseph | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Swearinger | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. McCain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 41 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| San Diego Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| B. Bird | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 13 | 9 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Weddle | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Wright | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Cox | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Johnson | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| R. Marshall | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Addae | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Reyes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Gilchrist | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. English | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Windt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Liuget | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Gachkar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Wynn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Patrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Freeney | 1 | 0 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| K. Geathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 89 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| K. Martin | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 46 | 0 |
| San Diego Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| F. Whittaker | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Houston Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| K. Martin | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| E. Royal | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Bullock | 1/2 | 50.0 | 41 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 41 | 4/4 | 7 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Novak | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| Houston Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Lechler | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | 3 | 58 |
| Team | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | 3 | 58 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Scifres | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Team | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
Attendance: 59,522

