Week 2, 2016

played in San Diego, CA

65 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	7	0	-	24
San Diego Chargers	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 SDO - Thomas Ford 14 pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo extra point)
1Q: 00:06 ATL - Chris Polk 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 02:02 ATL - Francis Wright 22 field goal
2Q: 00:51 ATL - Julio Jones 10 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
3Q: 01:10 ATL - Jalen Collins 67 interception return (Francis Wright extra point)
4Q: 12:11 SDO - Ahmad Bradshaw 1 run (Josh Lambo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 SDO - Thomas Ford 14 pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo extra point)
1Q: 00:06 ATL - Chris Polk 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 02:02 ATL - Francis Wright 22 field goal
2Q: 00:51 ATL - Julio Jones 10 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
3Q: 01:10 ATL - Jalen Collins 67 interception return (Francis Wright extra point)
4Q: 12:11 SDO - Ahmad Bradshaw 1 run (Josh Lambo extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SDO
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 180 327
- Offensive Plays 61 80
- Yards per Play 2.95 4.09
Net Rushing Yards 93 87
- Rushing Attempts 27 16
- Yards per Rush 3.44 5.44
Net Passing Yards 87 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 15 - 0 60 - 31 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 120 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/33 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 2.56 3.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 9/72
Punt Returns/Yards 3/56 3/48
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 3/91 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 22
Time of Possession 27:56 32:04

Team Statistics	ATL	SDO
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	180	327
- Offensive Plays	61	80
- Yards per Play	2.95	4.09
Net Rushing Yards	93	87
- Rushing Attempts	27	16
- Yards per Rush	3.44	5.44
Net Passing Yards	87	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 15 - 0	60 - 31 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	120	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/33	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	2.56	3.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	9/72
Punt Returns/Yards	3/56	3/48
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	3/91	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 22
Time of Possession	27:56	32:04

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
1	10:05	1:19	OWN 42	3	-20	Punt
1	7:53	1:25	OWN 41	3	-11	Punt
1	5:14	5:14	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
2	11:21	1:18	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
2	4:35	2:39	OWN 39	7	56	Field Goal
2	1:38	0:54	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
3	12:52	1:29	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
3	6:31	1:12	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
3	4:20	0:58	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
4	12:05	1:22	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	8:30	2:05	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
4	3:34	1:39	OWN 49	5	12	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OPP 34	3	-1	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	0:58	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
1	8:46	0:53	OPP 24	2	24	Touchdown
1	6:28	1:14	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
2	15:00	3:39	OWN 11	9	42	Punt
2	10:03	5:28	OWN 6	10	62	Missed FG
2	1:56	0:18	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 23	1	8	Half
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	11:23	4:52	OWN 4	10	43	Punt
3	5:19	0:59	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	3:22	2:25	OWN 20	6	29	Interception
3	0:57	3:52	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
4	10:43	2:13	OWN 5	6	5	Punt
4	6:25	2:51	OWN 15	12	36	Downs
4	1:55	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Desmond Trufant, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonta Freeman	21	74	3.52	23	2
Matt Ryan	3	6	2.00	9	0
Tevin Coleman	3	13	4.33	12	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zurlon Tipton	9	58	6.44	29	2	0
Ahmad Bradshaw	6	22	3.67	8	0	1
Philip Rivers	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	30	15	120	4/33	2	23	0	82.6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	60	31	266	4/26	1	19	3	48.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	5	8	36	7.20	15	22	1
RB Devonta Freeman	4	4	32	8.00	25	23	0
TE Craig Stevens	2	7	24	12.00	2	14	0
RB Chris Polk	2	2	8	4.00	0	7	1
WR Andre Caldwell	1	5	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Les Starks	1	3	7	7.00	5	7	0
WR David Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Marshall	7	10	62	8.86	2	15	0
WR Travis Benjamin	7	15	66	9.43	23	16	0
TE Dakota Tyler	5	9	25	5.00	9	10	0
WR Keenan Allen	4	8	34	8.50	4	19	0
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	2	3	7	3.50	6	8	0
RB Zurlon Tipton	2	3	18	9.00	9	11	0
TE Thomas Ford	2	3	27	13.50	1	14	1
FB Andre Stargell	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Steven Miller	1	7	19	19.00	3	19	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Desmond Trufant	2	24	12.00	0
CB Jalen Collins	1	67	67.00	1

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Devonta Freeman	1	0	0
William Moore	0	1	0
Desmond Trufant	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Philip Rivers	1	0	0
William Brown	0	1	0
Mike Windt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	10	479	47.9	39.1	58	5

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	7	280	40.0	32.0	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francis Wright	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Lambo	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	3	56	18.7	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Miller	3	48	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Nelson	1	31	31.0	0
Jalen Collins	1	30	30.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Noble	4	86	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Courtney Upshaw	10	2	0.5	14	48
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	7	1	0.0	13	44
ILB Thomas Franklin	6	2	0.0	16	64
CB Desmond Trufant	4	1	0.5	16	64
CB Robert Alford	4	3	0.0	10	49
DE Chris Clemons	3	1	0.0	6	13
S Bradley McDougald	3	1	0.0	16	64
DE Vic Beasley	2	3	2.0	15	62
DE Justin Tuck	2	0	1.0	10	51
S Brandon Meriweather	2	1	0.0	5	40
S William Moore	2	1	0.0	11	28
OLB Corey Lemonier	2	0	0.0	2	11
OLB Brooks Reed	1	0	0.0	5	15
CB Jalen Collins	1	0	0.0	16	64
DT Al Woods	0	1	0.0	7	27
DT J.J. Warren	0	1	0.0	9	37

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jahleel Addae	7	1	0.0	23	29
ILB Manti Te'o	6	2	0.0	23	32
CB Brandon Flowers	5	1	0.0	23	34
CB Jason Verrett	4	0	0.0	24	31
OLB Kyle Emanuel	4	0	0.0	23	24
DE Kendall Reyes	3	0	1.0	18	25
ILB Carlos Thompson	2	2	0.5	10	13
DT Stan Mayes	2	0	0.5	16	21
S Scott Sexton	2	1	0.0	24	31
S Christopher Maxwell	2	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	1	2	1.0	20	23
DE Gustavo Devine	1	0	1.0	9	8
DE Corey Liuget	1	1	0.0	18	26
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	1	0.0	15	6
WR Brandon Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
WR Keenan Allen	1	0	---	---	---
CB Craig Mager	1	0	0.0	14	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Vic Beasley	2.0	1	4	62
DE Justin Tuck	1.0	0	3	51
OLB Courtney Upshaw	0.5	0	0	48
CB Desmond Trufant	0.5	0	0	64
DT Al Woods	0.0	0	2	27
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	0.0	0	2	44
DT J.J. Warren	0.0	0	1	37

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Reyes	1.0	1	1	0	25
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Gustavo Devine	1.0	0	0	1	8
ILB Carlos Thompson	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Stan Mayes	0.5	0	0	0	21
CB Jason Verrett	0.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Kyle Emanuel	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Courtney Upshaw	8	2	0	48
ILB Thomas Franklin	4	1	0	64
CB Desmond Trufant	3	2	2	64
S William Moore	3	1	0	28
CB Robert Alford	3	0	0	49
S Bradley McDougald	2	1	0	64
DE Chris Clemons	2	0	0	13
S Brandon Meriweather	2	0	0	40
OLB Corey Lemonier	2	0	0	11
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	2	0	0	44
CB Jalen Collins	0	2	1	64
DE Justin Tuck	0	1	0	51
OLB Brooks Reed	0	1	0	15

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brandon Flowers	4	0	34
CB Jason Verrett	3	3	31
S Jahleel Addae	2	0	29
S Scott Sexton	2	0	31
ILB Manti Te'o	1	2	32
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	1	0	23
CB Craig Mager	1	0	27
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	0	6
OLB Kyle Emanuel	0	2	24

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jake Matthews	3	5	15	1	32
Toben Opurum	2	3	15	0	18
Anthony Guthrie	1	4	27	2	34
T.J. Duncan	1	4	27	1	34
Brian Schwenke	0	3	27	0	34
Jake Long	0	2	12	0	2
Brady Wynn	0	2	24	0	32
Ernie McElroy	0	1	3	0	2

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.C. Tretter	3	5	16	0	64
D.J. Fluker	3	4	16	0	64
Dakota Tyler	1	2	8	0	27
Tony Hills	1	1	16	2	64
Vince Carpenter	1	1	16	1	64
Doug Free	0	2	16	1	64

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Alford	3	16
Toben Opurum	2	17
David Nelson	1	15
Jake Matthews	1	7

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Ford	2	13
Steven Miller	1	26
Mike Windt	1	8
Michael Schofield	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jalen Collins	---	---	16	64	4	84
Bradley McDougald	---	---	16	64	1	81
Desmond Trufant	---	---	16	64	1	81
Thomas Franklin	---	---	16	64	1	81
Vic Beasley	---	---	15	62	2	79
Robert Alford	---	---	10	49	16	75
T.J. Duncan	27	34	---	---	11	72
Brady Wynn	24	32	---	---	11	67
Anthony Guthrie	27	34	---	---	4	65
Justin Tuck	---	---	10	51	3	64
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	14	48	2	64
Matt Ryan	27	34	---	---	---	61
Craig Stevens	23	31	---	---	7	61
Brian Schwenke	27	34	---	---	---	61
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	13	44	2	59
Devonta Freeman	22	28	---	---	7	57
Brandon Meriweather	---	---	5	40	11	56
Les Starks	26	29	---	---	---	55
William Moore	---	---	11	28	15	54
Jake Matthews	15	32	---	---	7	54
Toben Opurum	15	18	---	---	17	50
J.J. Warren	---	---	9	37	2	48
Julio Jones	13	31	---	---	---	44
Al Woods	---	---	7	27	1	35
Andre Caldwell	18	14	---	---	2	34
Corey Lemonier	---	---	2	11	17	30
David Nelson	7	7	---	---	15	29
Chris Polk	4	4	---	---	19	27
Chris Clemons	---	---	6	13	7	26
Jake Long	12	2	---	---	11	25
Tevin Coleman	4	4	---	---	15	23
Paul Soliai	---	---	4	16	1	21
Brooks Reed	---	---	5	15	---	20
Chris Wallace	1	0	---	---	18	19
Dezmen Southward	---	---	0	5	9	14
Jeremiah Elliott	1	2	---	---	10	13
Justin Durant	---	---	1	2	8	11
Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jackie Bobbitt	1	2	---	---	8	11
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	10	10
Francis Wright	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ernie McElroy	3	2	---	---	---	5
Melvin Jordan	---	---	0	0	4	4
Zach Stickney	0	0	---	---	1	1
Devan Lecuona	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alonzo Unger	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vince Carpenter	16	64	---	---	8	88
Philip Rivers	16	64	---	---	---	80
Doug Free	16	64	---	---	---	80
Tony Hills	16	64	---	---	---	80
D.J. Fluker	16	64	---	---	---	80
J.C. Tretter	16	64	---	---	---	80
Keenan Allen	11	47	---	---	13	71
Brandon Marshall	14	45	---	---	8	67
Jason Verrett	---	---	24	31	12	67
Steven Miller	7	34	---	---	26	67
Travis Benjamin	11	54	---	---	---	65
Brandon Flowers	---	---	23	34	---	57
Manti Te'o	---	---	23	32	1	56
Scott Sexton	---	---	24	31	1	56
Jahleel Addae	---	---	23	29	2	54
Dakota Tyler	8	27	---	---	17	52
Ahmad Bradshaw	7	26	---	---	18	51
Kyle Emanuel	---	---	23	24	2	49
Craig Mager	---	---	14	27	8	49
Corey Liuget	---	---	18	26	2	46
Kendall Reyes	---	---	18	25	2	45
Jeremiah Attaochu	---	---	20	23	2	45
Zurlon Tipton	9	34	---	---	---	43
Stan Mayes	---	---	16	21	3	40
Andre Stargell	6	19	---	---	13	38
Thomas Noble	---	---	4	6	26	36
James Reeves	---	---	4	6	25	35
Gustavo Devine	---	---	9	8	16	33
Carlos Thompson	---	---	10	13	7	30
Thomas Ford	3	14	---	---	13	30
William Brown	3	12	---	---	15	30
Javier Perez	---	---	13	15	---	28
Christopher Maxwell	---	---	7	8	10	25
Denzel Perryman	---	---	15	6	---	21
Derrick Shelby	---	---	9	9	---	18
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Windt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Orlando Franklin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Trevor Robinson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michael Schofield	0	0	---	---	8	8
Paul Bray	0	5	---	---	3	8
Steve Johnson	1	3	---	---	---	4
Josh Lambo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Andrew Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ramon Golden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	43	8.6
Middle	14	30	2.1
Right	6	23	3.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	53	8.8
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	30	15	2	1	3	7	3	2	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	60	31	0	1	1	11	12	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	44	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	47	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	18	122	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	116	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	19	2.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	8	5	0	36	1	31
TE Craig Stevens	7	2	1	24	0	31
WR Andre Caldwell	5	1	0	13	0	14
RB Devonta Freeman	4	4	0	32	1	28
WR Les Starks	3	1	1	7	0	29
RB Chris Polk	2	2	0	8	0	4
WR David Nelson	1	0	1	0	0	7

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Travis Benjamin	15	7	0	66	54
WR Brandon Marshall	10	7	0	62	45
TE Dakota Tyler	9	5	0	25	27
WR Keenan Allen	8	4	0	34	47
WR Steven Miller	7	1	1	19	34
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	3	2	0	7	26
RB Zurlon Tipton	3	2	0	18	34
TE Thomas Ford	3	2	0	27	14
FB Andre Stargell	2	1	0	8	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonta Freeman	4	12	3.00	3.52

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahmad Bradshaw	2	3	1.50	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	4	3	14	3.50	4.00

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	2	23	7.67	4.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Caldwell	1	0	0	0.00	2.60
WR Julio Jones	1	1	10	10.00	4.50
RB Chris Polk	1	1	1	1.00	4.00
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	3	3.00	8.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Travis Benjamin	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
TE Dakota Tyler	1	1	9	9.00	2.78
TE Thomas Ford	1	1	14	14.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devonta Freeman	2	0
Matt Ryan	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Philip Rivers	1	1
Ahmad Bradshaw	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	11	4	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Caldwell	3	1	1
TE Craig Stevens	3	0	0
WR Les Starks	3	1	1
RB Chris Polk	2	2	2

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Travis Benjamin	4	2	1
WR Brandon Marshall	3	1	1
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	2	2	1
WR Steven Miller	2	0	0
FB Andre Stargell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,100 (70,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (21,900)
End Zone 11,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (13,900)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,100 (70,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (21,900)
End Zone	11,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (13,900)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (2,800)