SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (2-2) at Miami Dolphins (1-2)

Week 5 – Sunday, October 5, 2008 – 10:00 a.m. PDT Dolphin Stadium (75,000) – Miami Gardens, Florida

2008 Regular-Season Schedule & Results

Sun. Sept. 7 CAROLINA L 24-26

Sun. Sept. 14 at Denver L 38-39

Mon. Sept. 22 NEW YORK JETS W 48-29

Sun. Sept. 28 at Oakland W 28-18

Sun. Oct. 5 at Miami 10:00 a.m. CBS

Sun. Oct. 12 NEW ENGLAND 5:15 p.m. NBC

Sun. Oct. 19 at Buffalo 10:00 a.m. CBS

Sun. Oct. 26 New Orleans* 10:00 a.m. CBS

Sun. Nov. 2 Bye

Sun. Nov. 9 KANSAS CITY 1:15 p.m. CBS

Sun. Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh 1:15 p.m.+ CBS

Sun. Nov. 23 INDIANAPOLIS 5:15 p.m.+ NBC

Sun. Nov. 30 ATLANTA 1:05 p.m.+ FOX

Thurs. Dec. 4 OAKLAND 5:15 p.m. NFL Network

Sun. Dec. 14 at Kansas City 10:00 a.m.+ CBS

Sun. Dec. 21 at Tampa Bay 5:15 p.m.+ NBC

Sun. Dec. 28 DENVER 1:15 p.m.+ CBS

* at Wembley Stadium in London, England

Home games in BOLD, CAPS

+ Kickoff times subject to change due to NFL Flexible Scheduling

Television & Radio

CBS-TV – Gus Johnson (play-by play) and Steve Tasker (analyst) –

KFMB-TV, Ch 8 (San Diego); KCBS-TV, Ch 2 (Los Angeles and Orange

County)

CHARGERS RADIO NETWORK – Josh Lewin (play-by-play) and Hank

Bauer (analyst) - ROCK 105.3 FM (San Diego); KLAC 570 AM (Los Angeles

and Orange County) KTMQ 103.3 FM (San Bernardino, Temecula and

Riverside); KGEO 1230 AM (Bakersfield); KNWH 1250 AM (Yucca Valley);

KNWQ 1140 AM (Palm Springs); KNWZ 970 AM (Coachella Valley); KOSS

1380 AM (Palmdale and Lancaster); KSPA 1510 AM (Ontario, Rancho

Cucamonga and the Inland Empire); KWDJ 1360 AM (Ridgecrest); ESPN

1100 AM (Las Vegas, Nevada); KXO 1230 AM (Imperial Valley and Yuma,

Arizona); Sirius Satellite Radio

SPANISH RADIO – Jorge Villanueva (play-by-play) and Adrian Garcia

(analyst) - XHFG 107.3 FM (San Diego); KWKW 1330 AM (Los Angeles

and Orange County)

For Immediate Release September 30, 2008

The Matchup

The San Diego Chargers head to Miami Gardens, Florida to take

on the Dolphins on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. The game

marks the beginning of an arduous four-week stretch in which the

Chargers will play the Dolphins in Miami, before returning home to

face the defending AFC Champion New England Patriots, followed

by road trips to Buffalo and London, England where the Bolts will

face the New Orleans Saints.

The Series

Playing the Dolphins in Miami has been anything but kind to

the Chargers. It’s been more than 27 years since the Chargers won

a game in Miami and they have never defeated the Dolphins in

what is now Dolphin Stadium. The all-time series is tight with

Miami holding a slim 13-12 edge, but the Dolphins have won six

and a row. The Chargers’ last win in the series was in the 1994

AFC Divisional Playoffs.

Notable Connections

Chargers Head Coach Norv Turner was the Dolphins’ offensive

coordinator from 2002-03. Special teams coach Steve Crosby

worked for the Dolphins from 1977-82, starting out as a scout

and eventually moving into coaching as a special teams and

linebackers coach. Bolts senior executive Randy Mueller was

Miami’s general manager from 2005-07.

Tackle L.J. Shelton played for the Dolphins during the ’06-07

seasons, starting every one of the 32 games he played in for

Miami. Cornerback Antonio Cromartie is from Tallahassee, Fla.,

and attended Florida State, while LB Brandon Siler (Orlando) and

DT Ian Scott (Gainesville) both attended the University of Florida.

SS Clinton Hart is from Bushnell, Fla. and was a pitcher at Central

Florida Community College.

Dolphins’ offensive coordinator Dan Henning was the

Chargers head coach from 1989-91. Tight ends coach George

DeLeone was the Bolts’ offensive line coach in 1997.

Notable Connections (cont.)

Wide receivers coach Karl Dorrell is a former UCLA head coach and wide receiver for the Bruins.

Dolphins RB Ricky Williams is from San Diego and prepped at Patrick Henry HS. WR Greg Camarillo spent the 2005-06 seasons in San

Diego as a member of the practice squad in ’05 and on the active roster in ’06. Other Dolphins from Southern California include LB Joey Porter

(Bakersfield), S Tyrone Culver (Palmdale) and WR Derek Hagan (Palmdale).

Chambers returns to Miami

The most notable connection to this week’s Chargers-Dolphins game is the return of wide receiver Chris Chambers to Miami. The

Chargers acquired Chambers last October in a trade and he’s been nothing short of sensational since donning Lightning Bolts. This year alone,

half of his eight catches have gone for touchdowns as he and quarterback Philip Rivers have quickly bonded.

Chambers has 196 receiving yards on those eight catches and his 24.5 yards per catch average leads the team.

Chambers started the season by catching at least one touchdown pass in each of the Chargers’ first three games to

extend his streak of regular-season games with a touchdown catch (dating back to 2007) to a career-best five games.

Last season, Chambers played in 10 regular-season games, catching 35 passes for 555 yards and four scores. In

the playoffs, he had 16 more catches for 278 yards and another TD. His yards per catch averages in both the regular season (15.9) and the

postseason (17.4) were both team highs.

Chambers left Miami as the Dolphins’ fourth-leading receiver for yards (5,688) and TD catches (43), third in 100-yard games (17) and fifth

in receptions (405).

This week’s practice and media schedule

Tuesday, Sept. 30 – Players off

Wednesday, Oct. 1 – Conference Calls: Dolphins RB Ricky Williams 11:10 a.m. PDT; Head Coach Tony Sparano 11:30 a.m. PDT

Wednesday, Oct. 1 – Conference Calls: Chargers WR Chris Chambers 11:30 a.m. PDT; Head Coach Norv Turner 11:45 a.m. PDT

Wednesday, Oct. 1 – Open practice from 1:15-1:30 (approximately); Open locker room 3:00 p.m. (approximately)

Thursday, Oct. 2 – Open practice from 1:15-1:30 (approximately); Open locker room 3:00 p.m. (approximately)

Friday, Oct. 3 - Open practice from 10:30-10:45 a.m. (approximately); Open locker room at 12:00 p.m. (approximately)

Injury Update

The Chargers reported the following injuries from Sunday’s game in Oakland: G Mike Goff (knee), FB Mike Tolbert (ankle) and LBs Shaun

Phillips (ankle) and Jyles Tucker (hamstring).

Quarter-by-Quarter Highlights and Key Plays from the Chargers-Raiders Game

First Quarter: The Bolts got off to a slow start before a late-arriving sellout crowd at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum as Oakland

jumped out to a 5-0 first quarter lead. The Raiders scored on a field goal and a safety after Philip Rivers jumped on a loose ball in the end zone

and was tackled by a Raiders defender.

Key Plays in the Quarter: On the opening series when the Raiders scored the field goal, Shaun Phillips helped prevent a touchdown with a

five-yard sack on second-and-goal and Antoine Cason made a nice open-field tackle at the five on third-and-goal. Shane Lechler’s 70-yard

punt forced the Chargers to start their second drive of the game at their own five-yard line. On first down, Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson

had trouble connecting on a handoff and the resulting loose ball rolled into end zone where Rivers fell on it for the safety. Down 5-0, Jyles

Tucker helped force an Oakland three-and-out with a seven-yard sack on third-and-two. The defense forces another

punt on the Raiders’ next series when Marques Harris had a two-yard tackle for loss on second-and-nine, leading to a

deep pass on third-down to Johnnie Lee Higgins that is broken up by Clinton Hart as Luis Castillo and Tucker pressure

JaMarcus Russell on the throw.

Second Quarter: The Raiders complete a first-half shutout of the Bolts by outscoring San Diego 10-0 in the second quarter. Tight end Zach

Miller hauls in a 63-yard TD catch and outraces several Bolts to the end zone, and minutes later, the Raiders miss a golden opportunity to

stretch out their lead and settle for a 29-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski. The Bolts have a chance to get their first score of the game

late in the quarter, but two late sacks back up the SD offense and Nate Kaeding’s 44-yard field goal attempt is blocked.

Key Plays in the Quarter: Up 12-0 after the Miller TD, the Raiders kick a 31-yard field goal but pull the points off the board when Matt

Wilhelm is flagged for illegal formation on the try. Three plays later on third-and-goal, Quentin Jammer makes a touchdown-

saving tackle of Russell at the one-foot line. Oakland opts to go for it on fourth down and scores on a one-yard TD run by

Michael Bush, but the Raiders are flagged for holding and end up settling for the field goal. The Chargers put together a drive

late in the quarter, aided by a pass interference call, a 20-yard catch by Antonio Gates and a horse-collar penalty against the

Raiders, but the drive stalls when Rivers is sacked on successive plays and Kaeding’s field-goal try is tipped and blocked at the

line of scrimmage.

Third Quarter: The Chargers offense finally shows some signs of life as the Bolts score the only points of the third quarter, scoring on a 28-

yard Kaeding field goal. Late in the quarter, the Bolts start their first touchdown march after Tim Dobbins intercepts a pass that was tipped at

the line by Phillips.

Key Plays in the Quarter: During the field goal drive, Gates has a 14-yard catch, Mike Tolbert goes for 11 on third-and-one, and Darren

Sproles goes for two on third-and-one. Vincent Jackson also has a big 24-yard catch down to the 15 yard line, but on third-

and-goal, Rivers barely misses Tomlinson on a short pass with nothing but the goal line in front of him and the Bolts settle

for the FG. Midway through the quarter, a Chargers drive ends when Rivers is intercepted by DeAngelo Hall. Three plays

later though, the Chargers return the favor as Phillips tips the pass that is intercepted by Dobbins. On the next series that takes the Bolts

through the end of the quarter, Tolbert picks up 14 on a screen and is helped by a huge block from Nick Hardwick, playing in his first game

since offseason foot surgery, and Vincent Jackson puts the Bolts deeper into Raiders territory with an 18-yard catch down to the 29.

Fourth Quarter: It takes the Chargers only two plays into the fourth quarter to score their first touchdown of the day and they didn’t stop

there as they would go on to score 25 points and outscore Oakland 25-3 in the period to close out the 28-18 win. Gates started the scoring on

a nine-yard touchdown catch and then Marques Harris’ sack, strip and fumble recovery against Russell sets up the Chargers

go-ahead touchdown, a 13-yarder by Tomlinson. Kaeding would rebound from the earlier misses to hit from

47 after Oakland had tied the game at 18-18 and then Tomlinson put the game on ice with a 41-yard TD run

all but dashing the Raiders’ hopes.

Key Plays in the Quarter: Jackson’s 12-yard catch on third-and-seven on the first play of the quarter leads to Gates’

touchdown catch on the next. Gates separates from two Oakland defenders to get open in the end zone and Rivers scrambles

out of the pocket to find him. After the TD, Jacob Hester backs the Raiders up as his special teams tackle at the 18 gives

Oakland a long field to work with. Three plays later and facing a third-and-six at their own 22, Harris sacks, strips and recovers the fumble by

Russell and gives the Bolts the ball at the 13-yard line. One play later, Tomlinson finds a hole to the right and goes into the end

zone virtually untouched to give the Bolts their first lead of the game. Up by one, the Chargers go for two after the TD and

Sproles catches a screen in the right flat and dives for the goal line to give the Chargers an 18-15 lead. After the Bolts take the

lead, the defense forces a three-and-out as Derek Smith pressures Russell on first down and Phillips records his second sack of

the game on third down. Late in the contest, the Chargers miss a chance to extend their lead as Kaeding’s 47-yard field goal

attempt goes wide right and it sets up Janikowski’s game-tying 32-yard kick that re-ties it at 18-18 with 2:47 to play. Sproles

immediately sets up Kaeding’s next kick, which proves to be the game-winner, with a 67-yard kickoff return following the Janikowski field

goal. Looking to tie the game, Oakland’s next drive stalls on downs at their own 44-yard line and two plays later, Tomlinson scores the 41-

yarder to put the game away.

New Faces

The Chargers signed three veteran free agents to the squad during the 2008 offseason: center Jeremy Newberry, linebacker Derek

Smith and tackle L.J. Shelton. On Sept. 1, they signed guard Kynan Forney and tight end Kris Wilson. On Sept. 24, the Chargers signed

defensive tackle Ian Scott.

Newberry, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, started the first three games at center while Nick Hardwick was recovering from offseason

foot surgery. Smith filled the void at inside linebacker while Stephen Cooper sat out the first four games of the regular season due to

suspension. Smith leads the team with 33 tackles on the season. Cooper re-joined the team on Monday and his status for Sunday’s game is

TBD. Shelton started the first two games of the season at left tackle for Marcus McNeill, who was recovering from a neck stinger.

Forney, Wilson and Scott have yet to play this season.

CHARGERS RECORD IN 2008 WHEN…

At home: 1-1

On the road: 1-1

In September: 2-2

In October: 0-0

In November: 0-0

In December: 0-0

Scoring first: 0-0

Opponent scores first: 2-2

Leading at the half: 1-0

Trailing at the half: 1-2

Tied at the half: 0-0

Leading After 3Q: 1-0

Trailing After 3Q: 1-2

Tied After 3Q: 0-0

Team rushes for 100+ yards: 2-1

Team rushes for < 100 yards: 0-1

Opponent rushes for 100+ yards: 0-2

Opponent rushes for < 100 yards: 2-0

+ Turnover ratio: 1-0

- Turnover ratio: 0-0

= Turnover ratio: 1-2

Team passes for 250+ yards: 1-1

Team passes for < 250 yards: 1-1

Opponent passes for 250+ yards: 2-1

Opponent passes for < 250 yards: 0-1

Team scores 20+ points: 2-2

Team scores less than 20 points: 0-0

Opponent scores 20+ points: 1-2

Opponent scores < 20 points: 1-0

Outdoors: 2-2

Indoors: 0-0

Night games: 1-0

Day games: 1-2

Natural grass: 2-2

Artificial playing surface: 0-0

THE AFC WEST

Team W L T PF PA HM AY AFC NFC DIV

Denver 3 0 0 114 84 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0

Oakland 1 2 0 60 73 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-0 1-1

Chargers 1 2 0 110 94 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-1

Kansas City 0 3 0 32 78 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1

LAST WEEK THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK

San Diego 28, at Oakland 18 San Diego at Miami San Diego vs. New England

at Kansas City 33, Denver 19 Tampa Bay at Denver Jacksonville at Denver

Kansas City at Carolina Oakland at New Orleans

Oakland (Bye) Kansas City (Bye)

SkyMiles

Beginning Friday when the Chargers depart for Ft. Lauderdale for their game against the Dolphins, it will start a stretch of three long road

trips in the next four weeks. The Chargers will fly to and from Ft. Lauderdale, return home for a

week to face New England, and then travel in successive weeks to Buffalo, New York and London,

England to face the Bills and New Orleans Saints, respectively. All told, the Chargers will fly a

combined 15,771 air miles in the next four weeks, that’s more than 11 of the NFL’s 32 teams will travel for a full season.

The Chargers will travel to/from Ft. Lauderdale and to Buffalo aboard a Delta airlines 767 and from Buffalo to London and London back

to San Diego aboard a Northwest Airlines 747. Below is a mileage breakdown of the Bolts’ next three road trips.

• San Diego to Ft. Lauderdale – 2,268 miles each way (4,536 miles round-trip)

• San Diego to Buffalo – 2,196 miles

• Buffalo to London – 3,560 miles

• London to San Diego – 5,479 miles

Stability

With the support and financial backing of Team President-CEO Dean Spanos, General Manager AJ Smith and Assistant GM Ed McGuire

have built the Chargers for long-term success. As result of the recent signings of DE Luis Castillo (seven-year contract through 2014), LB Jyles

Tucker (five-year contract through 2012) and SS Steve Gregory (four-year contract through 2011), the Chargers’ brass has locked up a total

of 40 veteran players through at least the 2009 season or beyond. And that doesn’t include this year’s draft picks, each of whom are signed

through the 2011 season. On the following page is the complete list of veteran players and the year’s which their contracts run through. Note:

The designations for players whose contracts expire after the 2008 season are as follows, EFA-Exclusive Rights Free Agent, RFA-Restricted

Free Agent, UFA-Unrestricted Free Agent.

2014 (1)

Luis Castillo

2012 (6)

Kris Dielman

Clinton Hart

Quentin Jammer

Nate Kaeding

Shaun Phillips

Jyles Tucker

2011 (10)

David Binn

Antoine Cason

Corey Clark

Buster Davis

Steve Gregory

Nick Hardwick

Jacob Hester

Mike Scifres

LaDainian Tomlinson

Matt Wilhelm

2010 (14)

Ryon Bingham

Jacques Cesaire

Scott Chandler (IR)

Stephen Cooper

Antonio Cromartie

Antonio Gates

Scott Mruczkowski

Legedu Naanee

Paul Oliver

Brandon Siler

Billy Volek

Anthony Waters

Eric Weddle

Jamal Williams

2009 (12)

Chris Chambers

Tim Dobbins

Vincent Jackson

Brandon Manumaleuna

Marcus McNeill

Shawne Merriman (IR)

Kassim Osgood

Philip Rivers

L.J. Shelton

Derek Smith

Charlie Whitehurst

Kris Wilson

2008 (10)

Jeromey Clary (EFA)

Malcom Floyd (RFA)

Kynan Forney (UFA)

Mike Goff (UFA)

Cletis Gordon (RFA)

Marques Harris (UFA)

Brandon McKinney (RFA)

Jeremy Newberry (UFA)

Igor Olshansky (UFA)

Darren Sproles (UFA)

Honors and Awards

Chargers High School Coach of the Week

Since 1997, the San Diego Chargers have participated in the NFL High School Coach of the Week

program. Each week during the season, one coach will be named the high school coach of the week and

receive a $1,500 donation to his school’s football program courtesy of the Chargers Community

Foundation, the NFL and the US Army. At the end of the season, the Chargers cap off the program by

selecting a coach of the year, who will receive a $2,500 donation for his school’s program. All of the coaches of the

week and the coach of the year will be honored at the Chargers’ Dec. 28 home game against the Denver Broncos. In addition to the cash award

for their school, each coach receives a coach of the week hat and a framed coach of the week certificate from the team.

Below are all of the 2008 High School Coaches of the Week.

Week 1 – Pulu Poumele (San Marcos HS)

Week 2 – Darrin Brown (La Costa Canyon HS)

Week 3 – Brian Sipe (Santa Fe Christian HS)

Tomlinson on SI cover

LaDainian Tomlinson was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 2008 NFL Preview Issue. It’s the second

time during his career that Tomlinson has graced the cover of SI. He was also featured in their Jan. 1, 2007 “Year In

Sports” Issue.

Miami has done a good job in containing LT in his three previous games against them, holding him to just 182 yards

and a touchdown on 59 carries. Tomlinson figures to be tested on Sunday against a Dolphins defense that currently

ranks 10th in the NFL in stopping the run (90.7 ypg).

Tomlinson has been on a roll of late, scoring a pair of touchdowns in each of the Bolts’ last two games. Two weeks

ago, LT had a pair of two-yard TD runs in the Bolts’ 48-29 Monday Night Football win over the Jets and last Sunday in Oakland, he scored

twice in the fourth quarter from 13 and 41 yards to lead the team to a 28-18 come-from-behind win over the Raiders. He tallied 106 rushing

yards against Oakland, his first 100-yard game of the season and his sixth in his last seven starts at the Oakland Coliseum.

Tomlinson takes over sixth on NFL’s all-time TDs list

Tomlinson scored two touchdowns on Sunday against Oakland to raise his career TD total to 133. He broke a tie with former Minnesota

Viking Cris Carter on the all-time list and now sits just two behind Dallas’ Terrell Owens, who ranks fifth with 135, including one last Sunday

against Washington. Both are closing in on the NFL’s fourth all-time leading scorer, Marshall Faulk, who had 136. The all-time list is below.

1. Jerry Rice 1985-04 208

2. Emmitt Smith 1990-04 175

3. Marcus Allen 1982-97 145

4. Marshall Faulk 1994-05 136

5. Terrell Owens 1996-08 135

6. LT 2001-08 133

Tomlinson moves back into 17th on all-time rushing list

Last week’s 106-yard effort in Oakland moved Tomlinson back ahead of Jacksonville’s Fred Taylor and into 17th place on the NFL’s all-

time rushing list. LT now needs just 54 yards to cross the 11,000-yard plateau. He and Taylor are both in hot pursuit of the NFL’s 16th all-time

leading rusher, O.J. Simpson, who finished his remarkable career with 11,236 yards. The NFL’s top all-time rushers are listed below.

1. Emmitt Smith 1990-04 18,355

2. Walter Payton 1975-87 16,726

3. Barry Sanders 1989-98 15,269

4. Curtis Martin 1995-05 14,101

5. Jerome Bettis 1993-05 13,662

6. Eric Dickerson 1983-93 13,259

7. Tony Dorsett 1977-88 12,739

8. Jim Brown 1957-65 12,312

9. Marshall Faulk 1994-05 12,279

10. Marcus Allen 1982-97 12,243

11. Franco Harris 1972-84 12,120

12. Thurman Thomas 1988-00 12,074

13. Edgerrin James 1999-08 11,855

14. John Riggins 1971-85 11,352

15. Corey Dillon 1997-06 11,241

16. O.J. Simpson 1969-79 11,236

17. LT 2001-08 10,946

18. Fred Taylor 1998-08 10,928

Tomlinson looks to move past Marcus Allen in ’08

With 119 career rushing TDs, Tomlinson is just five rushing scores away from passing San Diego native Marcus Allen (123) for second

place on the league’s all-time rushing TDs list. A look at that all-time list is below.

1. Emmitt Smith 1990-04 164

2. Marcus Allen 1982-97 123

3. LT 2001-08 119

Tomlinson’s team-record watch

Tomlinson currently owns or shares a total of 22 team records. They are regular-season records unless listed otherwise.

Career Touchdowns – 133

Career Rushing Touchdowns – 119

Career 100-Yard Rushing Games (regular season) – 45

Career 200-Net-Yard Games – 12

Career Rushing Yards – 10,946

Career Rushing Attempts – 2,442

Career Total Yards from Scrimmage – 14,379

Single Season Points - 186

Single Season Touchdowns – 31

Single-Season 100-Yard Rushing Games – 10

Single-Season 200-Net-Yard Games – 5

Single-Season Rushing Yards – 1,815

Single-Season Rushing Attempts – 372

Single-Season Total Yards from Scrimmage – 2,370

Single-Season Receptions – 100

Single-Game Rushing Touchdowns – 4*

Single-Game Rushing Yards – 243

Single-Game Rushing Attempts – 39

Career Postseason Rushing Touchdowns – 3+

Single-Game Postseason Rushing Touchdowns – 2

Single-Game Postseason Rushing Attempts – 26

Consecutive Games with a Touchdown – 18

*Tied with Clarence Williams and Chuck Muncie

+Tied with Muncie

Tomlinson’s long runs – 50+

85t........vs. Kansas City, Dec. 17, 2006

76 .........vs. Denver, Dec. 1, 2002

73t........vs. Minnesota, Nov. 9, 2003

70t........at Cleveland, Oct. 19, 2003

62 .........at Seattle, Dec. 24, 2006

vs. New York Giants, Sept. 25, 2005

58 .........at Oakland, Sept. 11, 2006

58t .......vs. New England, Sept. 29, 2002

55.........vs. Kansas City, Nov. 30, 2003

55.........vs. Minnesota, Nov. 9, 2003

55t .......at Oakland, Sept. 28, 2003

54.........at Cleveland, Oct. 7, 2001

51t .......at Buffalo, Dec. 3, 2006

51.........vs. St. Louis, Oct. 29, 2006

Tomlinson’s 10-longest receptions

74t........at Indianapolis, Dec. 26, 2004

73t .......at Detroit, Dec. 7, 2003

68t........vs. Green Bay, Dec. 14, 2003

59 .........vs. New York Jets, Sept. 19, 2004

54 .........vs. Jacksonville, Oct. 10, 2004

51t........at Denver, Nov. 19, 2006

41.........vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 10, 2005

37t .......at Kansas City, Oct. 22, 2006

36.........at Denver, Oct. 7, 2007

35.........at Jacksonville, Nov. 18, 2007

35t .......at Oakland, Oct. 16, 2005

The Chargers record… (including playoffs)

In 2008 when LT…

Rushes for more than 100 yards: 1-0

Rushes for less than 100 yards: 1-2

Carries 20 or more times in a game: 2-1

Carries less than 20 times in a game: 0-1

Scores a touchdown: 2-0

Scores no touchdowns: 0-2

Throws a touchdown pass: 0-0

Scores two or more touchdowns: 2-0

Makes a play of 70 yards or longer: 0-0

Rushes for more than 200 yards: 0-0

Records 200 combined yards: 0-0

Dating back to his rookie season in 2001 when LT…

Rushes for more than 100 yards: 36-10

Rushes for less than 100 yards: 30-44

Carries 20 or more times in a game: 46-23

Carries less than 20 times in a game: 20-31

Scores a touchdown: 51-30

Scores no touchdowns: 15-24

Throws a touchdown pass: 5-2

Scores two or more touchdowns: 33-5

Makes a play of 70 yards or longer: 5-1

Rushes for more than 200 yards: 4-0

Records 200 combined yards: 11-1

LT the quarterback

Tomlinson has thrown the second-most touchdown passes by a non-quarterback in NFL history. Walter Payton holds the NFL record

with eight. Below is an updated look at each of his seven career TD passes, along with his updated career passing statistics.

• 09/28/03 — 21 yards to Drew Brees at Oakland

• 09/25/05 — 26 yards to Keenan McCardell vs. N.Y. Giants

• 10/16/05 — 4 yards to Justin Peelle at Oakland

• 10/30/05 — 17 yards to Eric Parker vs. K.C.

• 10/22/06 — 1 yard to Brandon Manumaleuna at K.C.

• 11/26/06 — 19 yards to Antonio Gates vs. Oakland

• 09/09/07 — 17 yards to Antonio Gates vs. Chicago

Career Passing Sacks- Pass

Att.-Comp. Yards Pct. TD Int. Long Lost Rating

8-11 143 .727 7 0 38 1-1 154.4

Philip Rivers The Quarterback

Rivers, the NFL’s second-leading passer behind Brett Favre, will make his first-career start against Miami on Sunday. Statistically, Rivers is

coming off his worse outing of the season last Sunday in Oakland, but he helped rally the team to 25 fourth-quarter points and a win that

evened the Bolts’ record at 2-2. For the season, Rivers has completed 71-of-110 for 1,024 yards with 10 TDs and four INTs for a 109.8 QB

rating. Favre’s rating is 110.8.

Favre and Rivers have also been sensational in the fourth quarter, ranking 1-2 in that quarter in passer rating. Favre’s rating is just

percentage points ahead of Rivers’ 139.3, on 15-of-25 passing for 286 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions.

In 2008 The Chargers record with Philip Rivers as a starter– (includes playoffs) Career

1-1 ................................................................................................Passes for 250 or more Yards ............................................................................................... 7-4

1-1 .............................................................................................. Passes for less than 250 Yards ............................................................................................22-7

0-1 ............................................................................................. Passes for more than 300 Yards ............................................................................................. 2-3

2-1 .............................................................................................. Passes for less than 300 Yards ............................................................................................27-8

1-2 .................................................................................... Throws three or more touchdown passes .................................................................................... 5-3

1-0 .....................................................................................Throws two or fewer touchdown passes...................................................................................24-8

1-2 ...................................................................... Completes better than 60 percent of his pass attempts ....................................................................20-4

1-0 .........................................................................Completes less than 60 percent of his pass attempts......................................................................... 9-7

1-2 .............................................................................................. Posts a passer rating over 90.0 ............................................................................................19-3

1-0 .........................................................................................Posts a passer rating of less than 90.......................................................................................10-8

1-1 .................................................................................................................... At home ..................................................................................................................17-3

1-1 .................................................................................................................On the road...............................................................................................................12-8

2-2 ................................................................................................................... Outdoors .............................................................................................................. 28-10

0-0 ..................................................................................................................... Indoors ..................................................................................................................... 1-1

1-2 ..................................................................................................................Day games ................................................................................................................22-9

1-0 ................................................................................................................ Night games ................................................................................................................ 7-1

2-2 ............................................................................................................... Natural Grass .............................................................................................................25-7

0-0 ............................................................................................................... Artificial Turf ............................................................................................................... 4-4

2-1 ...............................................................................................................vs. AFC teams.............................................................................................................23-8

0-1 ...............................................................................................................vs. NFC teams............................................................................................................... 6-3

“Nate the Great” – A look at Nate Kaeding’s career kicking numbers – (including playoffs)

Year Team 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total

2004 San Diego 1-1 9-11 3-3 5-7 3-5 21-27

2005 San Diego 1-1 3-3 9-9 8-11 0-0 21-24

2006 San Diego 0-0 7-7 11-12 7-9 1-2 26-30

2007 San Diego 0-0 15-15 5-6 8-11 1-2 29-34

2008 San Diego 0-0 4-4 2-2 2-4 0-0 8-10

Totals 2-2 38-40 30-32 30-42 5-9 105-125

Surface 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total

Home 0-0 19-19 19-20 13-15 1-4 52-58

Away 3-3 18-20 11-12 17-27 4-5 53-67

Outdoors 3-3 34-36 28-30 27-38 3-7 95-114

Indoors 0-0 3-3 2-2 3-4 2-2 10-11

Grass 2-2 32-34 27-28 24-34 2-6 87-104

FieldTurf 1-1 5-5 3-4 6-8 2-2 17-20

AstroTurf 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1

Rain 0-0 3-3 2-2 2-4 0-0 7-9

Snow 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Indoor Games: 9/12/04 at Houston; 10/17/04 at Atlanta; 12/26/04 at Indianapolis; 12/18/05 at Indianapolis; 11/4/07 at Minnesota

Field Turf Games: 10/17/04 at Atlanta; 11/6/05 at New York Jets; 12/18/05 at Indianapolis; 10/1/06 at Baltimore; 11/12/06 at Cincinnati; 12/3/06 at

Buffalo; 12/24/06 at Seattle; 11/4/07 at Minnesota; 1/13/08 at Indianapolis; 1/20/08 at New England

AstroTurf Games: 12/26/04 at Indianapolis

Rain Games: 12/5/04 vs. Denver; 1/8/05 vs. New York Jets; 12/24/05 at Kansas City; 12/31/05 vs. Denver; 12/24/06 at Seattle; 11/11/07 vs. Indianapolis;

1/8/06 vs. Tennessee Titans

Snow Games: 12/19/04 at Cleveland

Public Relations Contact Information

Bill Johnston ...................... Director of Public Relations (858) 874-4661 or johnstonb@chargers.nfl.com

Scott Yoffe ........................ Assistant Director of Public Relations (858) 874-4659 or yoffes@chargers.nfl.com

Jamaal LaFrance ............... Media Relations Coordinator (858) 874-4563 or lafrancej@chargers.nfl.com

Jennifer Rojas.................... Corporate Communications Coordinator (858) 874-4662 or rojasj@chargers.nfl.com

Joel Price ............................ Manager, Internet Services (858) 874-4609 or pricej@chargers.nfl.com

Casey Pearce...................... Managing Editor, Web Site & Publications (858) 874-4660 or pearcec@chargers.nfl.com

CHARGERS.com & CHARGERSMEDIA.com

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up-to-date training camp practice schedules, feature stories, rosters, player bios, statistics, depth charts, transactions, injury information,

ticket information, the Chargers On-Line Store, photo galleries, the Charger Girls, photos and more.

www.chargersmedia.com is a password-protected Web site that allows media exclusive access to credential requests, press releases,

archived information, news clippings, a downloadable version of the team’s 2008 media guide and more. Contact the public relations

department at (858) 874-4500 to register for a user name and password.

Chargers on TV and Radio The San Diego Chargers television lineup in 2008 features plenty of prime-time coverage as the Bolts will again be the focus of NBC

7/39’s Football Night in San Diego. The show will air each Sunday night during the regular season following NBC’s weekly prime-time Sunday

Night Football game. NBC 7/39 sports anchors Jim Laslavic and Jim Stone will host Football Night in San Diego. The show will feature

extensive Chargers highlights, player interviews and a recap of that day’s game, as well as several interactive elements in which viewers can

participate.

Chargers Gameday returns to KFMB-TV, Channel 8 and will air each Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. Chargers Gameday is hosted by KFMB

Sports Director Kyle Kraska and former Chargers linebacker Billy Ray Smith.

On radio, all Chargers games are broadcast on the team’s flagship station, Rock 105.3 FM, with Josh Lewin serving as the voice of the

Chargers and Hank Bauer as the color commentator. Jim Laslavic reports from the sidelines during all Chargers home games.

Fans outside of San Diego can tune in and listen to every game on the Chargers Radio Network, which includes KLAC 570 AM in Los

Angeles and Orange County; KTMQ 103.3 FM in San Bernardino, Temecula and Riverside; KGEO 1230 AM in Bakersfield; KNWH 1250 AM in

Yucca Valley; KNWQ 1140 AM in Palm Springs; KNWZ 970 AM in Coachella Valley; KOSS 1380 AM in Palmdale and Lancaster; KSPA 1510 AM

in Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and the Inland Empire; KWDJ 1360 AM in Ridgecrest; ESPN 1100 AM in Las Vegas, Nevada; KXO 1230 AM in

Imperial Valley and Yuma, Arizona and Sirius Satellite Radio.

Chargers games are also broadcast in Spanish by the announcing team of Jorge Villanueva and Adrian Garcia, with Efren Dominguez

reporting from the field during home games. The Chargers’ Spanish flagship station is XHFG 107.3 FM in San Diego. The games are also

broadcast in Spanish on KWKW 1330 AM in Los Angeles and Orange County.

Fans outside of North America can watch nearly every Chargers regular season game live and in its entirety on www.nfl.com/nflgamepass.

This service is not available in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.S. Territories, Bermuda, Antigua or the Bahamas.

San Diego Chargers 2008 Numerical Roster – (as of Sept. 30, 2008) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College How Acq. GP-GS-DNP-INA (’08) 5 Mike Scifres P 6-2 236 27 6 Western Illinois D5-’03 4-0-0-0 6 Charlie Whitehurst QB 6-4 227 26 3 Clemson D3-’06 0-0-0-4 7 Billy Volek QB 6-2 214 32 9 Fresno State T (Ten)-’06 0-0-4-0 10 Nate Kaeding K 6-0 187 26 5 Iowa D3A-’04 4-0-0-0 11 Legedu Naanee WR 6-2 226 25 2 Boise State D5-’07 4-0-0-0 17 Philip Rivers QB 6-5 228 26 5 North Carolina State T (NYG)-’04 4-4-0-0 20 Antoine Cason CB 6-0 190 22 R Arizona D1-’08 4-0-0-0 21 LaDainian Tomlinson RB 5-10 221 29 8 Texas Christian D1-’01 4-4-0-0 22 Jacob Hester RB-FB 5-11 225 23 R Louisiana State D3-’08 4-0-0-0 23 Quentin Jammer CB 6-0 204 29 7 Texas D1-’02 4-4-0-0 24 Cletis Gordon CB 6-1 197 25 3 Jackson State FA-’06 4-0-0-0 27 Paul Oliver FS 5-10 195 24 2 Georgia D4 (Supp)-’07 3-0-0-1 28 Steve Gregory SS 5-11 185 25 3 Syracuse FA-’06 4-0-0-0 31 Antonio Cromartie CB 6-2 203 24 3 Florida State D1-’06 4-4-0-0 32 Eric Weddle FS 5-11 200 23 2 Utah D2-’07 4-4-0-0 35 Mike Tolbert FB 5-9 243 22 R Coastal Carolina FA-’08 4-4-0-0 42 Clinton Hart SS 6-0 205 31 6 Central Florida CC W (Phi)-’04 4-4-0-0 43 Darren Sproles RB-KR 5-6 181 25 4 Kansas State D4-’05 4-0-0-0 50 David Binn LS 6-3 223 36 15 California FA-'94 4-0-0-0 51 Tim Dobbins ILB 6-1 246 25 3 Iowa State D5-’06 4-0-0-0 53 Anthony Waters ILB 6-3 238 24 2 Clemson D3-’07 0-0-0-4 54 Stephen Cooper ILB 6-1 235 29 6 Maine FA-’03 0-0-0-0 57 Matt Wilhelm ILB 6-4 245 27 6 Ohio State D4-’03 4-4-0-0 58 Derek Smith ILB 6-2 240 33 12 Arizona State FA-’08 4-4-0-0 59 Brandon Siler ILB 6-2 239 22 2 Florida D7-’07 4-0-0-0 61 Nick Hardwick C 6-4 295 27 5 Purdue D3B-’04 1-1-0-3 62 Jeremy Newberry C 6-5 315 32 11 California FA-’08 4-3-0-0 63 Scott Mruczkowski G-C 6-5 318 26 4 Bowling Green D7-’05 4-0-0-0 66 Jeromey Clary T 6-6 306 24 2 Kansas State D6A-’06 4-4-0-0 67 Kynan Forney G 6-3 302 30 8 Hawaii FA-’08 0-0-1-3 68 Kris Dielman G 6-4 310 27 6 Indiana FA-’03 4-4-0-0 70 L.J. Shelton T 6-6 345 32 10 Eastern Michigan FA-’08 4-2-0-0 73 Marcus McNeill T 6-7 336 24 3 Auburn D2-’06 2-2-0-2 74 Jacques Cesaire DE 6-2 295 28 6 So. Connecticut State FA-’03 4-0-0-0 75 Corey Clark T 6-5 305 24 R Texas A&M D7-’08 0-0-2-2 76 Jamal Williams DT 6-3 348 32 11 Oklahoma State D2 (Supp)-’98 4-4-0-0 79 Mike Goff G 6-5 311 32 11 Iowa UFA (Cin)-’04 4-4-0-0 80 Malcom Floyd WR 6-5 225 27 3 Wyoming FA-’04 4-0-0-0 81 Kassim Osgood WR 6-5 220 28 6 San Diego State FA-’03 4-0-0-0 83 Vincent Jackson WR 6-5 230 25 4 Northern Colorado D2-’05 4-4-0-0 84 Buster Davis WR 6-1 202 22 2 Louisiana State D1-’07 3-0-0-1 85 Antonio Gates TE 6-4 260 28 6 Kent State FA-’03 4-4-0-0 86 Brandon Manumaleuna TE 6-2 288 28 8 Arizona T (STL)-’06 4-1-0-0 88 Kris Wilson TE 6-2 251 27 5 Pittsburgh FA-’08 0-0-0-4 89 Chris Chambers WR 5-11 210 30 8 Wisconsin T (MIA)-’07 4-3-0-0 90 Antwan Applewhite OLB 6-3 246 22 1 San Diego State FA-’07 3-0-0-0 91 Brandon McKinney DT 6-2 324 25 3 Michigan State FA-’06 0-0-0-4 92 Marques Harris OLB 6-1 231 27 4 Southern Utah FA-’05 4-0-0-0 93 Luis Castillo DE 6-3 290 25 4 Northwestern D1B-’05 4-4-0-0 94 Jyles Tucker OLB 6-3 258 25 2 Wake Forest FA-’07 4-3-0-0 95 Shaun Phillips OLB 6-3 262 27 5 Purdue D4-’04 4-4-0-0 97 Ryon Bingham DT 6-3 303 27 4 Nebraska D7A-’04 4-0-0-0 98 Ian Scott DT 6-3 302 26 6 Florida FA-’08 0-0-0-1 99 Igor Olshansky DE 6-6 309 26 5 Oregon D2-’04 4-4-0-0 Reserve-Injured 56 Shawne Merriman OLB 6-4 272 24 4 Maryland D1A-’05 1-1-0-0 87 Scott Chandler TE 6-7 265 23 2 Iowa D4-’07 0-0-0-0

San Diego Chargers 2008 Alpha Roster – (as of Sept. 30, 2008) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College High School Hometown 90 Applewhite, Antwan OLB 6-3 246 22 1 San Diego State Narbonne Los Angeles, Calif. 97 Bingham, Ryon DT 6-3 303 27 4 Nebraska Alta Sandy, Utah 50 Binn, David LS 6-3 223 36 15 California San Mateo San Mateo, Calif. 20 Cason, Antoine CB 6-0 190 22 R Arizona Los Alamitos Long Beach, Calif. 93 Castillo, Luis DE 6-3 290 25 4 Northwestern Garfield Garfield, N.J. 74 Cesaire, Jacques DE 6-2 295 28 6 So. Connecticut St. Gardner Gardner, Mass. 89 Chambers, Chris WR 5-11 210 30 8 Wisconsin Bedford Bedford, Ohio 75 Clark, Corey T 6-5 305 24 R Texas A&M Smithson Valley Spring Branch, Tex. 66 Clary, Jeromey T 6-6 306 24 2 Kansas State Mansfield Mansfield, Tex. 54 Cooper, Stephen ILB 6-1 235 29 6 Maine Wareham Wareham, Mass. 31 Cromartie, Antonio CB 6-2 203 24 3 Florida State Lincoln Tallahassee, Fla. 84 Davis, Buster WR 6-1 202 22 2 Louisiana State Walker New Orleans, La. 68 Dielman, Kris G 6-4 310 27 6 Indiana Troy Troy, Ohio 51 Dobbins, Tim ILB 6-1 246 25 3 Iowa State Glencliff Nashville, Tenn. 80 Floyd, Malcom WR 6-5 225 27 3 Wyoming River City Sacramento, Calif. 67 Forney, Kynan G 6-3 302 30 8 Hawaii Nacogdoches Nacogdoches, Tex. 85 Gates, Antonio TE 6-4 260 28 6 Kent State Central Detroit, Mich. 79 Goff, Mike G 6-5 311 32 11 Iowa LaSalle-Peru Township Peru, Ill. 24 Gordon, Cletis CB 6-1 197 25 3 Jackson State Amite Amite City, La. 28 Gregory, Steve SS 5-11 185 25 3 Syracuse Curtis Staten Island, N.Y. 61 Hardwick, Nick C 6-4 295 27 5 Purdue Lawrence North Indianapolis, Ind. 92 Harris, Marques OLB 6-1 231 27 4 Southern Utah Grand Junction Grand Junction, Colo. 42 Hart, Clinton SS 6-0 205 31 6 Central Florida CC South Sumter Bushnell, Fla. 22 Hester, Jacob RB-FB 5-11 225 23 R Louisiana State Evangel Christian Shreveport, La. 83 Jackson, Vincent WR 6-5 230 25 4 Northern Colorado Widefield Colorado Springs, Colo. 23 Jammer, Quentin CB 6-0 204 29 7 Texas Angleton Angleton, Tex. 10 Kaeding, Nate K 6-0 187 26 5 Iowa West Iowa City, Iowa 86 Manumaleuna, Brandon TE 6-2 288 28 8 Arizona Narbonne Torrance, Calif. 91 McKinney, Brandon DT 6-2 324 25 3 Michigan State Chaminade-Julienne Dayton, Ohio 73 McNeill, Marcus T 6-7 336 24 3 Auburn Cedar Grove Ellenwood, Ga. 63 Mruczkowski, Scott G-C 6-5 318 26 4 Bowling Green Benedictine Garfield Heights, Ohio 11 Naanee, Legedu WR 6-2 226 25 2 Boise State Franklin Portland, Ore. 62 Newberry, Jeremy C 6-5 315 32 11 California Antioch Antioch, Calif. 27 Oliver, Paul FS 5-10 195 24 2 Georgia Harrison Kennesaw, Ga. 99 Olshansky, Igor DE 6-6 309 26 5 Oregon St. Ignatius San Francisco, Calif. 81 Osgood, Kassim WR 6-5 220 28 6 San Diego State North Salinas Salinas, Calif. 95 Phillips, Shaun OLB 6-3 262 27 5 Purdue Willingboro Willingboro, N.J. 17 Rivers, Philip QB 6-5 228 26 5 North Carolina State Athens Athens, Ala. 5 Scifres, Mike P 6-2 236 27 6 Western Illinois Destrehan Destrehan, La. 98 Scott, Ian DT 6-3 302 26 6 Florida Gainesville Gainesville, Fla. 70 Shelton, L.J. T 6-6 345 32 10 Eastern Michigan Rochester Rochester, Mich. 59 Siler, Brandon ILB 6-2 239 22 2 Florida Evans Orlando, Fla. 58 Smith, Derek ILB 6-2 240 33 12 Arizona State American Fork American Fork, Utah 43 Sproles, Darren RB-KR 5-6 181 25 4 Kansas State Olathe North Olathe, Kan. 35 Tolbert, Mike FB 5-9 243 22 R Coastal Carolina Douglas County Douglasville, Ga. 21 Tomlinson, LaDainian RB 5-10 221 29 8 Texas Christian University Waco, Tex. 94 Tucker, Jyles OLB 6-3 258 25 2 Wake Forest Morristown Beard Dover, N.J. 7 Volek, Billy QB 6-2 214 32 9 Fresno State Clovis West Fresno, Calif. 53 Waters, Anthony ILB 6-3 238 24 2 Clemson Lake View Lake View, S.C. 32 Weddle, Eric FS 5-11 200 23 2 Utah Alta Loma Alta Loma, Calif. 6 Whitehurst, Charlie QB 6-4 227 26 3 Clemson Chattahoochee Alpharetta, Ga. 57 Wilhelm, Matt ILB 6-4 245 27 6 Ohio State Elyria Catholic Lorain, Ohio 76 Williams, Jamal DT 6-3 348 32 11 Oklahoma State Archbishop Carroll Washington, D.C. 88 Wilson, Kris TE 6-2 251 27 5 Pittsburgh J.P. McCaskey Lancaster, Pa. Reserve-Injured 87 Chandler, Scott TE 6-7 265 23 2 Iowa Southlake Carroll Southlake, Tex. 56 Merriman, Shawne OLB 6-4 272 24 4 Maryland Frederick Douglass Upper Marlboro, Md.

San Diego Chargers 2008 Offensive Roster by Position – (as of Sept. 30, 2008) Quarterbacks – (3) Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College How Acq. GP-GS-DNP-INA (’07) 6 Charlie Whitehurst QB 6-4 227 26 3 Clemson D3-’06 0-0-0-4 7 Billy Volek QB 6-2 214 32 9 Fresno State T (Ten)-’06 0-0-4-0 17 Philip Rivers QB 6-5 228 26 5 North Carolina State T (NYG)-’04 4-4-0-0 Running Backs – (3) 21 LaDainian Tomlinson RB 5-10 221 29 8 Texas Christian D1-’01 4-4-0-0 22 Jacob Hester RB-FB 5-11 225 23 R Louisiana State D3-’08 4-0-0-0 43 Darren Sproles RB-KR 5-6 181 25 4 Kansas State D4-’05 4-0-0-0 Fullback – (1) 35 Mike Tolbert FB 5-9 243 22 R Coastal Carolina FA-’08 4-4-0-0 Wide Receivers – (6) 11 Legedu Naanee WR 6-2 226 25 2 Boise State D5-’07 4-0-0-0 80 Malcom Floyd WR 6-5 225 27 3 Wyoming FA-’04 4-0-0-0 81 Kassim Osgood WR 6-5 220 28 6 San Diego State FA-’03 4-0-0-0 83 Vincent Jackson WR 6-5 230 25 4 Northern Colorado D2-’05 4-4-0-0 84 Buster Davis WR 6-1 202 22 2 Louisiana State D1-’07 3-0-0-1 89 Chris Chambers WR 5-11 210 30 8 Wisconsin T (MIA)-’07 4-3-0-0 Tight Ends – (3) 85 Antonio Gates TE 6-4 260 28 6 Kent State FA-’03 4-4-0-0 86 Brandon Manumaleuna TE 6-2 288 28 8 Arizona T (STL)-’06 4-1-0-0 88 Kris Wilson TE 6-2 251 27 5 Pittsburgh FA-’08 0-0-0-4 Offensive Linemen – (10) 61 Nick Hardwick C 6-4 295 27 5 Purdue D3B-’04 1-1-0-3 62 Jeremy Newberry C 6-5 315 32 11 California FA-’08 4-3-0-0 63 Scott Mruczkowski G-C 6-5 318 26 4 Bowling Green D7-’05 4-0-0-0 66 Jeromey Clary T 6-6 306 24 2 Kansas State D6A-’06 4-4-0-0 67 Kynan Forney G 6-3 302 30 8 Hawaii FA-’08 0-0-1-3 68 Kris Dielman G 6-4 310 27 6 Indiana FA-’03 4-4-0-0 70 L.J. Shelton T 6-6 345 32 10 Eastern Michigan FA-’08 4-2-0-0 73 Marcus McNeill T 6-7 336 24 3 Auburn D2-’06 2-2-0-2 75 Corey Clark T 6-5 305 24 R Texas A&M D7-’08 0-0-2-2 79 Mike Goff G 6-5 311 32 11 Iowa UFA (Cin)-’04 4-4-0-0 Defensive Linemen – (7) 74 Jacques Cesaire DE 6-2 295 28 6 So. Connecticut State FA-’03 4-0-0-0 76 Jamal Williams DT 6-3 348 32 11 Oklahoma State D2 (Supp)-’98 4-4-0-0 91 Brandon McKinney DT 6-2 324 25 3 Michigan State FA-’06 0-0-0-4 93 Luis Castillo DE 6-3 290 25 4 Northwestern D1B-’05 4-4-0-0 97 Ryon Bingham DT 6-3 303 27 4 Nebraska D7A-’04 4-0-0-0 98 Ian Scott DT 6-3 302 26 6 Florida FA-’08 0-0-0-1 99 Igor Olshansky DE 6-6 309 26 5 Oregon D2-’04 4-4-0-0 Linebackers – (9) 51 Tim Dobbins ILB 6-1 246 25 3 Iowa State D5-’06 4-0-0-0 53 Anthony Waters ILB 6-3 238 24 2 Clemson D3-’07 0-0-0-4 57 Matt Wilhelm ILB 6-4 245 27 6 Ohio State D4-’03 4-4-0-0 58 Derek Smith ILB 6-2 240 33 12 Arizona State FA-’08 4-4-0-0 59 Brandon Siler ILB 6-2 239 22 2 Florida D7-’07 4-0-0-0 90 Antwan Applewhite OLB 6-3 246 22 1 San Diego State FA-’07 3-0-0-0 92 Marques Harris OLB 6-1 231 27 4 Southern Utah FA-’05 4-0-0-0 94 Jyles Tucker OLB 6-3 258 25 2 Wake Forest FA-’07 4-3-0-0 95 Shaun Phillips OLB 6-3 262 27 5 Purdue D4-’04 4-4-0-0 Cornerbacks – (4) 20 Antoine Cason CB 6-0 190 22 R Arizona D1-’08 4-0-0-0 23 Quentin Jammer CB 6-0 204 29 7 Texas D1-’02 4-4-0-0 24 Cletis Gordon CB 6-1 197 25 3 Jackson State FA-’06 4-0-0-0 31 Antonio Cromartie CB 6-2 203 24 3 Florida State D1-’06 4-4-0-0 Safeties – (4) 27 Paul Oliver FS 5-10 195 24 2 Georgia D4 (Supp)-’07 4-0-0-0 28 Steve Gregory SS 5-11 185 25 3 Syracuse FA-’06 4-0-0-0 32 Eric Weddle FS 5-11 200 23 2 Utah D2-’07 4-4-0-0 42 Clinton Hart SS 6-0 205 31 6 Central Florida CC W (Phi)-’04 4-4-0-0 Specialists – (3) 5 Mike Scifres P 6-2 236 27 6 Western Illinois D5-’03 4-0-0-0 10 Nate Kaeding K 6-0 187 26 5 Iowa D3A-’04 4-0-0-0 50 David Binn LS 6-3 223 36 15 California FA-'94 4-0-0-0

San Diego Chargers 2008 Practice Squad Rosters (as of Sept. 30, 2008)

Numerical 12 Gary Banks WR 6-0 193 26 R Troy FA-’08 0-0-0-0 29 DeJuan Tribble CB 5-9 190 23 R Boston College D6-’08 0-0-0-2 30 Eldra Buckley RB 5-9 207 23 1 Tennessee-Chattanooga FA-’07 0-0-0-0 36 Tra Battle FS 5-11 173 23 1 Georgia FA-’07 0-0-0-0 44 Jason Brisbane+ LB 6-2 234 25 R Kingston (London) FA-’08 0-0-0-0 69 Brandyn Dombrowski G 6-5 323 23 R San Diego State FA-’08 0-0-0-0 78 Andre Coleman DE 6-3 287 24 1 Albany FA-’07 0-0-0-0 96 Keith Grennan DE 6-4 298 24 1 Eastern Washington FA-’07 0-0-0-0 37 David Kirtman FB 6-0 238 25 2 Southern California FA-’08 0-0-0-0 + International Practice Squad Player Alphabetical 12 Banks, Gary WR 6-0 193 26 R Troy Southern Choctaw Melvin, Ala. 36 Battle, Tra FS 5-11 173 23 1 Georgia Mary Persons Forsyth, Ga. 44 Brisbane, Jason+ LB 6-2 234 25 R Kingston (London) Gunnersbury London, England 30 Buckley, Eldra RB 5-9 207 23 1 Tennessee-Chattanooga Charleston Charleston, Miss. 78 Coleman, Andre DE 6-3 287 24 1 Albany Burgard Buffalo, N.Y. 69 Dombrowski, Brandyn G 6-5 323 23 R San Diego State Green Valley Henderson, Nev. 96 Grennan, Keith DE 6-4 298 24 1 Eastern Washington Woodway Edmonds, Wash. 37 Kirtman, David FB 6-0 238 25 2 Southern California Mercer Island Mercer Island, Wash. 29 Tribble, DeJuan CB 5-9 190 23 R Boston College North College Hill Cincinnati, Ohio + International Practice Squad Player

San Diego Chargers 2008 Depth Chart

(as of Sept. 23, 2008)

OFFENSE

WR 89 CHRIS CHAMBERS 84 Buster Davis 80 Malcom Floyd

LT 73 MARCUS McNEILL 70 L.J. Shelton

LG 68 KRIS DIELMAN 63 Scott Mruczkowski 67 Kynan Forney

C 61 NICK HARDWICK 62 Jeremy Newberry

RG 79 MIKE GOFF 63 Scott Mruczkowski

RT 66 JEROMEY CLARY 70 L.J. Shelton 75 Corey Clark

TE 85 ANTONIO GATES 86 Brandon Manumaleuna 88 Kris Wilson

WR 83 VINCENT JACKSON 11 Legedu Naanee 81 Kassim Osgood

QB 17 PHILIP RIVERS 7 Billy Volek 6 Charlie Whitehurst

FB 35 MIKE TOLBERT 22 Jacob Hester

RB 21 LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON 43 Darren Sproles 22 Jacob Hester

DEFENSE

DE 99 IGOR OLSHANSKY 97 Ryon Bingham

DT 76 JAMAL WILLIAMS 97 Ryon Bingham 98 Ian Scott

91 Brandon McKinney

DE 93 LUIS CASTILLO 74 Jacques Cesaire

OLB 95 SHAUN PHILLIPS 92 Marques Harris

ILB 58 DEREK SMITH 54 Stephen Cooper 53 Anthony Waters

ILB 57 MATT WILHELM 51 Tim Dobbins 59 Brandon Siler

OLB 94 JYLES TUCKER 90 Antwan Applewhite

LCB 23 QUENTIN JAMMER 24 Cletis Gordon

RCB 31 ANTONIO CROMARTIE 20 Antoine Cason

SS 42 CLINTON HART 28 Steve Gregory

FS 32 ERIC WEDDLE 27 Paul Oliver

SPECIAL TEAMS

P 5 MIKE SCIFRES

K 10 NATE KAEDING

H 5 MIKE SCIFRES 32 Eric Weddle

LS 50 DAVID BINN 59 Brandon Siler

KR 43 DARREN SPROLES 31 Antonio Cromartie 84 Buster Davis

PR 43 DARREN SPROLES 31 Antonio Cromartie 84 Buster Davis

San Diego Chargers 2008 Coaching Staff

Head Coach ....................................................................................................................................Norv Turner

Offensive Coordinator .................................................................................................................Clarence Shelmon

Defensive Coordinator .................................................................................................................Ted Cottrell

Tight Ends.......................................................................................................................................Clancy Barone

Secondary .......................................................................................................................................Bill Bradley

Special Teams ................................................................................................................................Steve Crosby

Offensive Line................................................................................................................................John “Jack” Henry

Offensive Line................................................................................................................................Hal Hunter

Wide Receivers ..............................................................................................................................Charlie Joiner

Defensive Line ...............................................................................................................................Wayne Nunnely

Outside Linebackers .....................................................................................................................John Pagano

Quarterbacks..................................................................................................................................John Ramsdell

Inside Linebackers.........................................................................................................................Ron Rivera

Assistant Secondary/Quality Control .......................................................................................Kevin Ross

Running Backs ...............................................................................................................................Ollie Wilson

Strength and Conditioning..........................................................................................................Jeff Hurd

Assistant Strength and Conditioning........................................................................................Vernon Stephens

San Diego Chargers Pronunciation Guide

Antwan (Ann-TWON) Applewhite

Antoine (Ann-TWON) Cason (KAY-sun) – sounds like Jason

Jacques Cesaire (see-ZAIR)

Kris Dielman (DEAL-min)

Kynan (KEEN-in) Forney (for-NEE)

Cletis (CLEE-tis) Gordon

Marques (Marcus) Harris

Quentin (KWEN-tin) Jammer

Nate Kaeding (KAY-ding)

Brandon Manumaleuna (mah-nu-mah-lee-oo-nuh)

Scott Mruczkowski (merch-COW-ski)

Legedu Naanee (LEG-a-doo Nah-NAY)

Igor (E-gor) Olshansky (ol-SHAN-ski)

Kassim (Kuh-SIM) Osgood

Mike Scifres (SIGH-furs)

Brandon Siler (SIGH-ler)

HOW THE CHARGERS WERE BUILT

(29)…College Draft…Antoine Cason (1), Luis Castillo (1), Antonio Cromartie (1), Buster Davis (1), Quentin Jammer (1), LaDainian

Tomlinson (1), Vincent Jackson (2), Marcus McNeill (2), Igor Olshansky (2), Eric Weddle (2), Jamal Williams (2), Nick Hardwick (3), Jacob

Hester (3), Nate Kaeding (3), Anthony Waters (3), Charlie Whitehurst (3), Scott Chandler (4), Paul Oliver (4), Shaun Phillips (4), Darren

Sproles (4), Matt Wilhelm (4), Tim Dobbins (5), Legedu Naanee (5), Mike Scifres (5), Jeromey Clary (6), Ryon Bingham (7), Corey Clark (7),

Scott Mruczkowski (7), Brandon Siler (7)

(1)…Unrestricted Free Agents…Mike Goff (Cincinnati)

(19)…Free Agents…Antwan Applewhite, David Binn, Jacques Cesaire, Stephen Cooper, Kris Dielman, Malcom Floyd, Kynan Forney,

Antonio Gates, Steve Gregory, Cletis Gordon, Marques Harris, Brandon McKinney, Jeremy Newberry, Kassim Osgood, Ian Scott, L.J.

Shelton, Derek Smith, Mike Tolbert, Kris Wilson

(1)…Waivers…Clinton Hart (Philadelphia)

(4)…Trades…Chris Chambers (Miami) Brandon Manumaleuna (St. Louis), Philip Rivers (New York Giants), Billy Volek (Tennessee)

NFL Experience How They Came to the NFL

Team Off. Def. Spec. Team Off. Def. Spec.

Rookies 4 3 1 0 1st Round 8 4 4 0

1st Year 1 0 1 0 2nd Round 8 5 3 0

2nd Year 8 3 5 0 3rd Round 7 4 2 1

3rd Year 8 3 5 0 4th Round 6 2 4 0

4th Year 6 3 3 0 5th Round 3 1 1 1

5th Year 6 3 2 1 6th Round 1 1 0 0

6th Year 9 3 5 1 7th Round 5 3 2 0

7th Year 1 0 1 0 Free Agents 16 6 9 1

8th Year 4 4 0 0 Totals 54 26 25 3

9th Year 1 1 0 0

10th Year 1 1 0 0

11th Year 3 2 1 0

12th Year 1 0 1 0

13th Year 0 0 0 0

14th Year 0 0 0 0

15th Year 1 0 0 1

Totals 54 26 25 3

When They Came to the Chargers

1994 -- 1

1998 -- 1

2001 -- 1

2002 -- 1

2003 -- 7

2004 -- 9

2005 -- 5

2006 -- 10

2007 -- 9

2008 -- 10

Total -- 54

Last Transaction: Stephen Cooper reinstated from “Reserve-Suspended” list.

2008 STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB FB RB

09/07 Carolina Manumaleuna* Shelton Dielman Newberry Goff Clary Gates Jackson Rivers Tolbert Tomlinson

09/14 at Denver Chambers Shelton Dielman Newberry Goff Clary Gates Jackson Rivers Tolbert Tomlinson

09/22 NY Jets Chambers McNeill Dielman Newberry Goff Clary Gates Jackson Rivers Tolbert Tomlinson

09/28 at Oakland Chambers McNeill Dielman Hardwick Goff Clary Gates Jackson Rivers Tolbert Tomlinson

* denotes tight end

underline denotes rookie

DEFENSE LE DT RE OLB ILB ILB OLB LCB RCB SS FS

09/09 Carolina Olshansky Williams Castillo Phillips Smith Wilhelm Merriman Jammer Cromartie Hart Weddle

09/14 at Denver Olshansky Williams Castillo Phillips Smith Wilhelm Tucker Jammer Cromartie Hart Weddle

09/22 NY Jets Olshansky Williams Castillo Phillips Smith Wilhelm Tucker Jammer Cromartie Hart Weddle

09/28 at Oakland Olshansky Williams Castillo Phillips Smith Wilhelm Tucker Jammer Cromartie Hart Weddle

2008 PARTICIPATION CHART Month Sep. Sep. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Day 7 14 22 28 5 12 19 26 9 16 23 30 4 14 21 28 Location vs. at vs at at vs. at at vs. at vs. vs. vs. at at vs. Total Cons. Injury 2008 Opponent Car Den NYJ Oak Mia NE Buf NO KC Pit Ind Atl Oak KC TB Den G-S G-S DNP G-S Applewhite ps sub sub sub 3-0 3-0 0 3-0 Bakhtiari nor ps ps nor 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Banks ps ps ps ps 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Battle ps ps ps ps 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Bingham sub sub sub sub 37-2 37-0 0 4-0 Binn sub sub sub sub 227-0 150-0 0 4-0 Buckley ps ps ps ps 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Cason sub sub sub sub 4-0 4-0 0 4-0 Castillo DE DE DE DE 40-37 6-5 0 4-4 Cesaire sub sub sub sub 72-33 72-0 0 4-0 Chambers sub WR WR WR 114-100 64-3 0 4-3 Chandler IR IR IR IR 1-0 0-0 4 0-0 Clark dnp dnp ina ina 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Clary RT RT RT RT 20-10 20-9 0 4-4 Coleman ps ps ps ps 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Cooper sus sus sus sus 80-24 80-18 0 0-0 Cromartie CB CB CB CB 36-12 36-12 0 4-4 Davis ina sub sub sub 17-1 3-0 0 3-0 Dielman LG LG LG LG 72-49 25-25 0 4-4 Dobbins sub sub sub sub 36-0 36-0 0 4-0 Dombrowski ps ps ps ps 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Floyd sub sub sub sub 26-3 4-0 0 4-0 Forney dnp ina ina ina 95-88 0-0 0 0-0 Gates TE TE TE TE 81-77 51-51 0 4-4 Grennan ps ps ps ps 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Goff RG RG RG RG 151-135 94-94 0 4-4 Gordon sub sub sub sub 20-0 18-0 0 4-0 Gregory sub sub sub sub 34-0 34-0 0 4-0 Hardwick ina ina ina C 56-56 1-1 3 1-1 Harris sub sub sub sub 45-3 4-0 0 4-0 Hart SS SS SS SS 82-35 66-20 0 4-4 Hester sub sub sub sub 4-0 4-0 0 4-0 Jackson, V. WR WR WR WR 44-27 40-24 0 4-4 Jammer CB CB CB CB 97-86 11-10 0 4-4 Kaeding sub sub sub sub 68-0 68-0 0 4-0 Kirtman ps ps ps ps 6-0 0-0 0 0-0 Manumaleuna TE sub sub sub 114-75 47-0 0 4-1 McKinney ina ina ina ina 20-2 0-0 0 0-0 McNeill ina ina LT LT 34-34 2-2 2 2-2 Merriman OLB IR IR IR 43-38 0-0 3 1-1 Mruczkowski sub sub sub sub 32-1 19-0 0 4-0 Naanee sub sub sub sub 17-0 14-0 0 4-0 Newberry C C C C 108-108 17-17 0 4-4 Oliver sub sub sub ina 3-0 0-0 0 3-0 Olshansky DE DE DE DE 63-61 29-29 0 4-4 Osgood sub sub sub sub 80-12 36-0 0 4-0 Phillips OLB OLB OLB OLB 64-36 12-12 0 4-4 Rivers QB QB QB QB 40-36 37-36 0 4-4 Scifres sub sub sub sub 74-0 69-0 0 4-0 Scott nor nor nor ina 49-33 0-0 0 0-0 Shelton LT LT sub sub 134-127 52-0 0 4-2 Siler sub sub sub sub 19-0 19-0 0 4-0 Smith ILB ILB ILB ILB 172-168 4-4 0 4-4 Sproles sub sub sub sub 34-0 7-0 0 4-0 Tolbert FB FB FB FB 4-4 4-4 0 4-4 Tomlinson RB RB RB RB 115-115 52-52 0 4-4 Tribble ina ina ina ps 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Tucker sub OLB OLB OLB 10-3 10-3 0 4-3 Volek dnp dnp dnp dnp 30-10 0-0 0 1-0 Waters ina ina ina ina 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Weddle FS FS FS FS 19-4 10-4 0 4-4 Whitehurst ina ina ina ina 2-0 0-0 0 0-0 Wilhelm ILB ILB ILB ILB 59-18 16-16 0 4-4 Williams DT DT DT DT 132-107 4-4 0 4-4 Wilson ina ina ina ina 49-23 0-0 0 0-0 Capital letters denote starter and position. dnp — Did not play ps — Practice Squad ina — Inactive

nor — Not on Roster sus — Reserve-Suspended ir — Injured reserve

pup — Physically Unable to Perform sub — Substitute exe — Exempt

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS / WEEK 4 / THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008 WON 2, LOST 2 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/07 L 24-26 Carolina 67,115 Tomlinson 77 296 3.8 41t 4 09/14 L 38-39 at Denver 75,915 Sproles 20 106 5.3 21 0 09/22 W 48-29 New York Jets 68,922 Tolbert 5 18 3.6 11 0 09/28 W 28-18 at Oakland 61,808 Rivers 7 10 1.4 9 0 10/05 at Miami Hester 1 3 3.0 3 0 10/12 New England TEAM 110 433 3.9 41t 4 10/19 at Buffalo OPPONENTS 89 400 4.5 49 1 10/26 at New Orleans * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 11/09 Kansas City Jackson 15 246 16.4 60 1 11/16 at Pittsburgh Gates 15 205 13.7 25 3 11/23 Indianapolis Tolbert 10 134 13.4 67 1 11/30 Atlanta Tomlinson 10 58 5.8 16 0 12/04 Oakland Chambers 8 196 24.5 48t 4 12/14 at Kansas City Sproles 5 116 23.2 66t 1 12/21 at Tampa Bay Manumaleuna 4 20 5.0 6 0 12/28 Denver Davis 3 43 14.3 20 0 S.D. Opp. Naanee 1 6 6.0 6 0 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 74 90 TEAM 71 1024 14.4 67 10 Rushing 22 19 OPPONENTS 114 1171 10.3 63t 9 Passing 45 60 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Penalty 7 11 Cromartie 2 52 26.0 52t 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 24/49 13/48 Cason 1 10 10.0 10 0 3rd Down Pct. 49.0 27.1 Dobbins 1 4 4.0 4 0 4th Down: Made/Att 1/1 4/7 Weddle 1 3 3.0 3 0 4th Down Pct. 100.0 57.1 TEAM 5 69 13.8 52t 1 POSSESSION AVG. 29:00 31:00 OPPONENTS 4 58 14.5 25t 1 TOTAL NET YARDS 1424 1505 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Avg. Per Game 356.0 376.3 Scifres 11 560 50.9 42.3 2 3 65 0 Total Plays 226 275 TEAM 11 560 50.9 42.3 2 3 65 0 Avg. Per Play 6.3 5.5 OPPONENTS 14 683 48.8 44.1 1 7 70 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 433 400 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game 108.3 100.0 Sproles 4 3 30 7.5 12 0 Total Rushes 110 89 Davis 2 0 15 7.5 10 0 NET YARDS PASSING 991 1105 TEAM 6 3 45 7.5 12 0 Avg. Per Game 247.8 276.3 OPPONENTS 7 1 55 7.9 16 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 6/33 11/66 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Gross Yards 1024 1171 Sproles 14 453 32.4 103t 1 Att./Completions 110/71 175/114 Hester 1 20 20.0 20 0 Completion Pct. 64.5 65.1 TEAM 15 473 31.5 103t 1 Had Intercepted 4 5 OPPONENTS 22 567 25.8 94 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 11/50.9 14/48.8 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ NET PUNTING AVG. 11/42.3 14/44.1 Kaeding 0/ 0 4/ 4 2/ 2 2/ 4 0/0 PENALTIES/YARDS 19/124 23/165 TEAM 0/ 0 4/ 4 2/ 2 2/ 4 0/0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 4/1 6/3 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 2/ 2 4/ 4 2/ 2 1/2 TOUCHDOWNS 16 12 Kaeding: (27G)(34G,21G,28G)(36G,49G)(44B,28G, Rushing 4 1 47N,47G) Passing 10 9 OPPONENTS: (44G,33G,30G,49G)(52G)(32G)(22G, Returns 2 2 28G,76N,32G) * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 13 42 23 60 0 138 OPPONENTS 19 50 7 36 0 112 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Kaeding 0 0 0 0 14/14 8/10 0 38 Chambers 4 0 4 0 0 24 Tomlinson 4 4 0 0 0 24 Gates 3 0 3 0 0 18 Sproles 2 0 1 1 0 14 Cromartie 1 0 0 1 0 6 Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 6 Tolbert 1 0 1 0 0 6 Naanee 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 16 4 10 2 14/14 8/10 0 138 OPPONENTS 12 1 9 2 9/ 9 9/10 1 112 2-Pt. Conversions: Naanee, Sproles, TEAM 2-2, OPPONENTS 1-3 SACKS: Tucker 3, Phillips 2.5, Castillo 1.5, Harris 1, Olshansky 1, (group) 1, Bingham 0.5, Williams 0.5, TEAM 11, OPPONENTS 6 FUM/LOST: Cason 1/0, Gates 1/1, Rivers 1/0, Tomlinson 1/0 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Rivers 110 71 1024 64.5 9.31 10 9.1 4 3.6 67 6/ 33 109.8 TEAM 110 71 1024 64.5 9.31 10 9.1 4 3.6 67 6/ 33 109.8 OPPONENTS 175 114 1171 65.1 6.69 9 5.1 5 2.9 63t 11/ 66 89.5

San Diego Chargers 2008 regular-season defensive statistics (tackles from coaches stats – all others from press box stats)

Pos. Name Solo Assist Total Sacks-Yards QB Hits Int.-Yards PD FF FR TFL LB Derek Smith 15 18 33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 LB Matt Wilhelm 16 13 29 0-0 2 0-0 2 0 0 0 FS Eric Weddle 22 8 30 0-0 0 1-3 2 0 0 0 SS Clinton Hart 15 13 28 0-0 0 0-0 3 0 1 1 CB Quentin Jammer 20 2 22 0-0 0 0-0 6 1 1 1 CB Antonio Cromartie 17 1 18 0-0 0 2-52 6 0 0 0 LB Shaun Phillips 14 4 18 2.5-17 2 0-0 1 0 1 5 LB Jyles Tucker 13 5 18 3-27 3 0-0 1 0 0 4 DE Luis Castillo 10 7 17 1.5-3 2 0-0 0 0 0 2 DE Igor Olshansky 9 5 14 1-1 2 0-0 0 0 0 1 LB Tim Dobbins 7 7 14 0-0 0 1-4 1 1 0 1 CB Antoine Cason 12 1 13 0-0 0 1-10 4 1 0 0 DT Ryon Bingham 6 7 13 0.5-0 1 0-0 0 0 0 1 DT Jamal Williams 7 5 12 0.5-0 1 0-0 1 0 0 2 SS Steve Gregory 6 2 8 0-0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1 LB Marques Harris 4 4 8 1-9 1 0-0 0 1 1 1 DE Jacques Cesaire 2 3 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 CB Cletis Gordon 4 0 4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 LB Shawne Merriman 1 3 4 0-0 2 0-0 0 0 0 1 LB Brandon Siler 2 1 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 LB Antwan Applewhite 0 1 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team 1 0 1 1-9 0 0-0 0 1 0 1 Totals 203 110 313 11-66 16 5-69 29 5 4 23

San Diego Chargers 2008 regular-season special teams statistics (from press box stats)

Pos. Name Solo Assist Total FF FR Blk. Punts/FGs/PATs RB-FB Jacob Hester 4 0 4 0 0 0 WR Kassim Osgood 4 0 4 0 0 0 LB Antwan Applewhite 3 0 3 0 0 0 LB Tim Dobbins 3 0 3 0 0 0 WR Legedu Naanee 3 0 3 0 0 0 CB Antoine Cason 2 1 3 0 0 0 LB Brandon Siler 1 2 3 0 0 0 LS David Binn 2 0 2 0 0 0 LB Marques Harris 1 1 2 0 0 0 WR Malcom Floyd 1 0 1 0 0 0 CB Cletis Gordon 1 0 1 0 0 0 SS Steve Gregory 1 0 1 0 0 0 CB Quentin Jammer 1 0 1 0 0 0 K Nate Kaeding 1 0 1 0 0 0 FS Paul Oliver 1 0 1 0 0 0 LB Jyles Tucker 0 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 29 5 34 0 0 0

MISCELLANEOUS STATS

Inside the 20-yard line

Totals Scores TD FG Missed FG INT Fum Downs Half/Game Points TD%

San Diego 15 14 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 74 .533

Opponents 19 15 9 6 0 2 0 2 0 79 .474

Goal to Go Situations

Totals Scores TD FG Missed FG INT Fum Downs Half/Game Points

San Diego 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 45

Opponents 12 10 6 4 0 1 0 1 0 51

Drives Beginning in Plus Territory

Totals Scores TD FG Missed FG INT Fum Downs Half/Game Punt Points

San Diego 8 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48

Opponents 6 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30

Kickoff Analysis

Totals Ret. TB EZ Onside OB Total Yards Avg. Kick Ret. Yds Net Kickoff

San Diego 29 22 7 11 0 0 1,883 64.9 567 45.4

Opponents 24 15 6 17 3 0 1,471 70.0 473 47.5

Average Stating Field Position

Total Cumulative Average

Drives Starting Yard Lines Field Position Plus Drives Results

San Diego 45 1,321 29.4 8 6 TD, 2 FG

Opponents 46 1,488 32.3 6 4 TD, 1 FG

1 2008 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS -- TEAM STATS -- 2008 1 TOTAL NET OFFENSE RETURNS SCORING FIRST DOWNS 3 RD DOWN 4 TH DOWN

Rushing SACKS GROSS PASSES PUNTING

Punt Ret KO Ret Int. Ret. PEN FUM

TOUCHDOWNS X-PTS F.GOALS TIME OF POS. Game

# Opponent DATE

SCOR

E

TOT RUN PAS PEN M A % M A % Net Yard

Total Plays

Avg /Play Att Yds

Pass Yds # Yds Yds Pass A C HI # Avg # Yds # Yds # Yds # Yds # Lost TOT RUN PAS RET M A M A Min Sec

1 Carolina 09/07/08 24 17 6 10 1 4 12 33 1 1 100 316 56 5.6 28 105 211 1 6 217 27 17 0 5 47.6 1 12 2 63 0 0 2 12 1 1 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 1 27 58 2 @ Denver 09/14/08 38 19 2 14 3 6 10 60 0 0 0 456 52 8.8 18 80 376 1 1 377 33 21 1 1 52.0 2 15 6 212 1 10 8 60 1 0 4 0 3 1 4 4 3 3 26 00 3 NY Jets 09/22/08 48 20 8 12 0 9 13 69 0 0 0 357 60 6.0 35 107 250 0 0 250 25 19 1 1 48.0 0 0 2 40 3 55 6 37 0 0 6 2 3 1 6 6 2 2 32 20 4 @ Oakland 09/28/08 28 18 6 9 3 5 14 36 0 0 0 295 59 5.0 30 141 156 4 26 180 25 14 2 4 55.5 3 18 5 160 1 4 3 15 2 0 3 2 1 0 3 3 2 4 29 42 5 @ Miami 10/05/08 6 NE 10/12/08 7 @ Buffalo 10/19/08 8 @ NO 10/26/08 9 KC 11/09/08 10 @ Pitt 11/16/08 11 Indy 11/23/08 12 Atlanta 11/30/08 13 Oakland 12/04/08 14 @ KC 12/14/08 15 @ TB 12/21/08 16 Denver 12/28/08

OPPONENTS -- TEAM STATS -- TOTAL NET OFFENSE RETURNS SCORING FIRST DOWNS 3 RD DOWN 4 TH DOWN

Rushing SACKS GROSS PASSES PUNTING

Punt Ret KO Ret Int. Ret. PEN FUM

TOUCHDOWNS X-PTS F.GOALS TIME OF POS. Game

# Opponent DATE

SCOR

E

TOT RUN PAS PEN M A % M A % Net Yard

Total Plays

Avg /Play Att Yds

Pass Yds # Yds Yds Pass A C HI # Avg # Yds # Yds # Yds # Yds # Lost TOT RUN PAS RET M A M A Min Sec

1 Carolina 09/07/08 26 20 7 12 1 5 15 33 1 2 50 388 71 5.5 29 142 246 1 1 247 41 23 0 3 48.0 3 16 5 99 0 0 6 29 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 4 32 02 2 @ Denver 09/14/08 39 34 9 20 5 4 10 40 1 1 100 486 75 6.5 24 145 341 1 9 350 50 36 1 3 53.7 1 6 2 48 1 0 7 67 2 0 5 1 4 0 5 5 1 1 34 00 3 NY Jets 09/22/08 29 21 2 17 2 1 8 13 2 3 67 308 63 4.9 13 41 267 3 30 297 47 33 3 2 38.0 0 0 9 291 1 25 2 5 2 1 4 0 3 1 2 4 1 1 27 40 4 @ Oakland 09/28/08 18 15 1 11 3 3 15 20 0 1 0 323 66 4.9 23 72 251 6 26 277 37 22 1 6 50.3 3 33 6 129 2 33 8 64 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4 30 18 5 @ Miami 10/05/08 6 NE 10/12/08 7 @ Buffalo 10/19/08 8 @ NO 10/26/08 9 KC 11/09/08 10 @ Pitt 11/16/08 11 Indy 11/23/08 12 Atlanta 11/30/08 13 Oakland 12/04/08 14 @ KC 12/14/08 15 @ TB 12/21/08 16 Denver 12/28/08

PASSING: P.RiversDate Opp. Att. Cmp. Yds. Cmp% Yds/Att. TD TD% INT INT% LG Sack/Lost Rating9/7 Carolina 27 17 217 63.0 8.04 3 11.1 0 0.0 44t 1/6 125.19/14 @ Denver 33 21 377 63.6 11.42 3 9.1 1 3.0 67 1/1 120.49/22 New York Jets 25 19 250 76.0 10.00 3 12.0 1 4.0 60 0/0 130.0TOTALS 85 57 844 67.1 9.93 9 10.6 2 2.4 67 2/7 124.8

As Of: 9/25/2008 3:14:31 PM

RUSHING L.Tomlinson D.Sproles M.TolbertDate Opp. No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD9/7 Carolina 21 97 4.6 14 0 2 3 1.5 2 0 3 6 2.0 6 09/14 @ Denver 10 26 2.6 6 0 7 53 7.6 18 0 1 1 1.0 1 09/22 New York Jets 26 67 2.6 5 2 5 38 7.6 21 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0TOTALS 57 190 3.3 14 2 14 94 6.7 21 0 4 7 1.8 6 0

RUSHING J.Hester P.RiversDate Opp. No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD9/7 Carolina 0 0 0.0 -- 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 09/14 @ Denver 0 0 0.0 -- 0 0 0 0.0 -- 09/22 New York Jets 1 3 3.0 3 0 3 -1 -0.3 1 0TOTALS 1 3 3.0 3 0 4 -2 -0.5 1 0

RECEIVING V.Jackson A.Gates M.TolbertDate Opp. No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD9/7 Carolina 3 47 15.7 25 1 4 61 15.3 24t 1 3 35 11.7 16 09/14 @ Denver 6 73 12.2 21 0 4 61 15.3 25 0 2 68 34.0 67 09/22 New York Jets 3 74 24.7 60 0 2 25 12.5 19 1 4 17 4.3 6 1TOTALS 12 194 16.2 60 1 10 147 14.7 25 2 9 120 13.3 67 1

RECEIVING L.Tomlinson C.Chambers B.ManumaleunaDate Opp. No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD9/7 Carolina 3 15 5.0 9 0 1 44 44.0 44t 1 3 15 5.0 6 09/14 @ Denver 2 14 7.0 16 0 4 83 20.8 48t 2 0 0 0.0 -- 09/22 New York Jets 3 20 6.7 9 0 1 27 27.0 27t 1 1 5 5.0 5 0TOTALS 8 49 6.1 16 0 6 154 25.7 48t 4 4 20 5.0 6 0

RECEIVING D.Sproles C.Davis L.NaaneeDate Opp. No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD9/7 Carolina 0 0 0.0 -- 0 0 0 0.0 -- 09/14 @ Denver 2 72 36.0 66t 1 0 0 0.0 -- 0 1 6 6.0 6 09/22 New York Jets 2 39 19.5 25 0 3 43 14.3 20 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0TOTALS 4 111 27.8 66t 1 3 43 14.3 20 0 1 6 6.0 6 0

PUNT RETURNS C.Davis D.SprolesDate Opp. No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD9/7 Carolina 1 12 12.0 12 2 09/14 @ Denver 2 15 7.5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0 09/22 New York Jets 0 0 0.0 -- 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0

2 15 7.5 10 0 0 1 12 12.0 12 3 0

KO RETURNS D.Sproles J.HesterDate Opp. No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD9/7 Carolina 2 61 30.5 41 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0 09/14 @ Denver 5 192 38.4 103t 0 1 1 20 20.0 20 0 09/22 New York Jets 2 40 20.0 22 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0 0

9 293 32.6 103t 0 1 1 20 20.0 20 0 0

PUNTING M.ScifresDate Opp. No. Yds. Avg. TB In20 LG Net9/7 Carolina 5 238 47.6 1 2 63 40.49/14 @ Denver 1 52 52.0 0 0 52 46.09/22 New York Jets 1 48 48.0 0 1 48 48.0

7 338 48.3 1 3 63 42.3

Inactive

Inactive

2008 Regular Season San Diego Chargers Individual Game-By-Game Stats

5 2008 -- SACKS -- 2008 5 Olshansky Tucker Phillips Williams Castillo Harris Team TEAM

TOTAL

Game#

Opponent

DATE

NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS 1 Carolina 09/07/08 1 1 1 1 2 @ Denver 09/14/08 1 9 1 9 3 NY Jets 09/22/08 2 20 1 10 3 30 4 @ Oakland 09/28/08 1 7 1.5 7 0.5 0 1.5 3 1 9 0.5 0 6 26 5 @ Miami 10/05/08 6 NE 10/12/08 7 @ Buffalo 10/19/08 8 @ NO 10/26/08 9 KC 11/09/08 10 @ Pitt 11/16/08 11 Indy 11/23/08 12 Atlanta 11/30/08 13 Oakland 12/04/08 14 @ KC 12/14/08 15 @ TB 12/21/08 16 Denver 12/28/08

-- INTERCEPTIONS --

Cason Cromartie Weddle Dobbins Totals Game

#

Opponent

DATE NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD

1 Carolina 09/07/08 0 0 0 0 2 @ Denver 09/14/08 1 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 NY Jets 09/22/08 2 52 52t 1 1 3 3 0 3 55 52t 1 4 @ Oakland 09/28/08 1 4 4 0 1 4 4 0 5 @ Miami 10/05/08 6 NE 10/12/08 7 @ Buffalo 10/19/08 8 @ NO 10/26/08 9 KC 11/09/08 10 @ Pitt 11/16/08 11 Indy 11/23/08 12 Atlanta 11/30/08 13 Oakland 12/04/08 14 @ KC 12/14/08 15 @ TB 12/21/08 16 Denver 12/28/08

6 2008 -- SCORING TOUCHDOWNS -- 2008 6 Gates Jackson Chambers Sproles Tomlinson Tolbert Cromartie

Game#

Opponent

DATE

RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET RU PA RET 1 Carolina 09/07/08 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 @ Denver 09/14/08 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 NY Jets 09/22/08 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 @ Oakland 09/28/08 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 @ Miami 10/05/08 6 NE 10/12/08 7 @ Buffalo 10/19/08 8 @ NO 10/26/08 9 KC 11/09/08 10 @ Pitt 11/16/08 11 Indy 11/23/08 12 Atlanta 11/30/08 13 Oakland 12/04/08 14 @ KC 12/14/08 15 @ TB 12/21/08 16 Denver 12/28/08

-- PAT & FIELD GOALS -- Kaeding

PAT FG PAT FG

Game#

Opponent

DATE

M A BK M A BLK YARDAGES M A BK M A BLK YARDAGES 1 Carolina 09/07/08 2 2 0 1 1 0 27G 2 @ Denver 09/14/08 3 3 0 3 3 0 34G, 21G, 28G 3 NY Jets 09/22/08 6 6 0 2 2 0 36G, 49G 4 @ Oakland 09/28/08 2 2 0 2 4 0 44B, 28G, 47WR, 47G 5 @ Miami 10/05/08 6 NE 10/12/08 7 @ Buffalo 10/19/08 8 @ NO 10/26/08 9 KC 11/09/08 10 @ Pitt 11/16/08 11 Indy 11/23/08 12 Atlanta 11/30/08 13 Oakland 12/04/08 14 @ KC 12/14/08 15 @ TB 12/21/08 16 Denver 12/28/08

7 2008 -- DEFENSIVE TACKLES -- 2008 7 Hart Smith Weddle Phillips Cromartie Wilhelm Bingham Cason Jammer Castillo Olshansky Merriman

Game#

Opponent

DATE

TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL 1 Carolina 09/07/08 6 4 10 1 3 6 9 0 7 0 7 0 6 1 7 1 6 1 7 0 3 4 7 0 2 4 6 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 3 1 4 0 3 1 4 1 1 3 4 1 2 @ Denver 09/14/08 2 2 4 0 7 5 12 0 5 3 8 0 2 0 2 1 5 0 5 0 5 4 9 0 3 1 4 1 1 1 2 0 11 2 13 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 IR 3 NY Jets 09/22/08 3 4 7 0 3 1 4 0 4 3 7 0 3 1 4 1 5 0 5 0 3 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 0 IR 4 @ Oakland 09/28/08 4 3 7 0 2 6 8 0 6 2 8 0 3 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 5 1 6 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 2 5 2 5 1 6 0 IR 5 @ Miami 10/05/08 IR 6 NE 10/12/08 IR 7 @ Buffalo 10/19/08 IR 8 @ NO 10/26/08 IR 9 KC 11/09/08 IR 10 @ Pitt 11/16/08 IR 11 Indy 11/23/08 IR 12 Atlanta 11/30/08 IR 13 Oakland 12/04/08 IR 14 @ KC 12/14/08 IR 15 @ TB 12/21/08 IR 16 Denver 12/28/08 IR

-- DEFENSIVE TACKLES --

Williams Cesaire Tucker Harris Gregory Dobbins Gordon Siler Applewhite Game

#

Opponent

DATE

TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL TKL AST TOT TFL 1 Carolina 09/07/08 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 @ Denver 09/14/08 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 5 1 6 1 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 NY Jets 09/22/08 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 6 1 7 3 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 @ Oakland 09/28/08 5 1 6 1 1 0 1 0 5 2 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 5 @ Miami 10/05/08 6 NE 10/12/08 7 @ Buffalo 10/19/08 8 @ NO 10/26/08 9 KC 11/09/08 10 @ Pitt 11/16/08 11 Indy 11/23/08 12 Atlanta 11/30/08 13 Oakland 12/04/08 14 @ KC 12/14/08 15 @ TB 12/21/08 16 Denver 12/28/08

7 2008 -- SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES -- 2008 7 Tucker Harris Gregory Siler Dobbins Osgood Binn Gordon Floyd Oliver Naanee Hester

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A M % RU RE A M % RU RE A M % RU RE A M % RU RE A M % RU RE A M % RU RE A M % RU RE A M % RU RE 1 Carolina 09/07/08 2 @ Denver 09/14/08 1 1 100 0 1 1 1 100 0 1 3 NY Jets 09/22/08 4 @ Oakland 09/28/08 5 @ Miami 10/05/08 6 NE 10/12/08 7 @ Buffalo 10/19/08 8 @ NO 10/26/08 9 KC 11/09/08 10 @ Pitt 11/16/08 11 Indy 11/23/08 12 Atlanta 11/30/08 13 Oakland 12/04/08 14 @ KC 12/14/08 15 @ TB 12/21/08 16 Denver 12/28/08

2007 TAKEAWAY-GIVEAWAY RATIO

Takeaways Pts. Giveaways Pts.

Date Opponent Int. Fum. Total From Int. Fum. Total From Net W-L

09/09 Carolina 0 1 1 7 0 1 1 7 0 L

09/14 at Denver 1 0 1 7 1 0 1 7 0 L

09/22 New York Jets 3 1 4 21 1 0 1 7 +3 W

09/28 at Oakland 1 1 2 14 2 0 2 3 0 W

Totals 5 3 8 49 4 1 5 24 +3 2-2

BOLTS WEEK-BY-WEEK OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE RANKINGS

After NFL Offense NFL Defense

Wk Opp Total Run Pass Total Run Pass

1 Carolina 16 20 11 27 22t 27t

2 at Denver 5 21 4 30 25 31

3 NY Jets 5 24 5 29 18 31

4 at Oakland 8 17 7 28 13 32

TALE OF THE TAPE

(based on 2008 statistics through Week 4)

Chargers Miami

2-2 Record 1-2

W-2 Current W-L Streak W-1

W, 28-18 at Oakland Last Game W, 38-13 at New England

138 Total Points Scored 62

16 Touchdowns Scored 8

4 Rushing Touchdowns 5

10 Passing Touchdowns 3

2 Return Touchdowns 0

8/10 Field Goals Made/Attempted 2/2

112 Total Points Allowed 64

12 Touchdowns Allowed 8

1 Rushing Touchdowns Allowed 2

9 Passing Touchdowns Allowed 6

2 Return Touchdowns Allowed 0

9/10 Opponent Field Goals Made/Attempted 3/4

356.0 Total Yards Per Game 324.7

376.3 Opponent Total Yards Per Game 318.0

108.3 Rushing Yards Per Game 112.3

100.0 Opponent Rushing Yards Per Game 90.7

247.8 Passing Yards Per Game 212.3

276.3 Opponent Passing Yards Per Game 227.3

24/49 (.490) Third Downs Made/Attempted 10/34 (.294)

13/48 (.271) Opponent Third Downs Made/Attempted 16/41 (.390)

1/1 (1.000) Fourth Downs Made/Attempted 3/4 (.750)

4/7 (.571) Opponent Fourth Downs Made/Attempted 3/4 (.750)

+3 Turnover Ratio +2

29:00 Average Time of Possession 29:53

New England, Oct. 12 Next Opponent at Houston, Oct. 12

TEAM NFL RANKINGS COMPARISONS

(based on 2008 statistics through Week 4)

SAN DIEGO MIAMI MIAMI SAN DIEGO

OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE

Total yards per game........................................................... 8 15 13 28

Total yards per play ............................................................. 4 24 10 23

Rush yards per game .........................................................17 10 16 13

Rush yards per play............................................................18 6 12 22

Pass yards per game ............................................................ 7 26 14t 32

Pass yards per play............................................................... 2 29 14 14

Pct. had intercepted ..........................................................25 24 5 14

Sacks per pass play .............................................................. 8 4 10 17

First downs per game .......................................................16 11 14t 31

Third-down efficiency ........................................................ 2 19 28 3

Fourth-down efficiency ....................................................1t 26 8t 19

Punt return average......................................................... 23t 28 12 13

Kickoff return average ....................................................... 1 32 30 26

Gross punt average.............................................................. 2 8 27 30

Net punt average.................................................................. 3 22 31 31

Points per game .................................................................... 1 16 19 27

Field goal percentage...................................................... 23t 5t 1t 18t

THE LAST TIME – (including playoffs) 100 Yards Rushing By Chargers — LaDainian Tomlinson, 106 yards at Oakland, Sept. 28, 2008 (20 att.) By Opponent — Laurence Maroney, 122 yards (at New England), Jan. 20, 2008 (25 att.) 200 Yards Rushing By Chargers — LaDainian Tomlinson, 243 yards vs. Oakland, Dec. 28, 2003 (31 att.) By Opponent — Adrian Peterson, 296 yards (at Minnesota), Nov. 4, 2007 (30 att.) 3 Touchdowns Rushing By Chargers — LaDainian Tomlinson (4) vs. Oakland, Oct. 14, 2007 By Opponent — Adrian Peterson (at Minnesota), Nov. 4, 2007 100 Yards Receiving By Chargers — Chris Chambers, 121 yards vs. Tennessee, Jan. 6, 2008 (6 rec.) Vincent Jackson, 114 yards vs. Tennessee, Jan. 6, 2008 (5 rec.) By Opponent — Brandon Marshall, 166 yards (at Denver), Sept. 14, 2008 (18 rec.) 200 Yards Receiving By Chargers — Wes Chandler, 243 yards vs. Seattle, Sept. 15, 1985 (13 rec.) By Opponent — Chad Johnson, 260 yards (at Cincinnati), Nov. 12, 2006 (11 rec.) 3 Touchdown Receiving By Chargers — Antonio Gates vs. Kansas City, Oct. 30, 2005 By Opponent — Chad Johnson (Cincinnati), Nov. 23, 2003 4 Total Touchdowns By Chargers — LaDainian Tomlinson vs. Oakland, Oct. 14, 2007 (4 rushing) By Opponent — Harvey Williams (Oakland), Nov. 16, 1997 (2 rushing, 2 receiving) 300 Yards Passing By Chargers — Philip Rivers, 377 yards at Denver, Sept. 14, 2008 By Opponent — Jay Cutler, 350, (at Denver), Sept. 14, 2008 400 Yards Passing By Chargers — Jim Harbaugh, 404 yards at Minnesota, Nov. 28, 1999 By Opponent — Peyton Manning (at Indianapolis), Jan. 13, 2008 3 Touchdown Passes By Chargers — Philip Rivers (3) vs. New York Jets, Sept. 22, 2008 By Opponent — Brett Favre (3) (New York Jets), Sept. 22, 2008 5 Touchdown Passes By Chargers — Drew Brees, (5) vs. Oakland, Oct. 31, 2004 By Opponent — Gus Frerotte, (5) (at Denver), Nov. 19, 2000 Punt Return for Touchdown By Chargers — Darren Sproles, 45 yards vs. Indianapolis, Nov. 11, 2007 By Opponent — Phillip Buchanon, 80 yards (Oakland), Dec. 28, 2003 Kickoff Return for Touchdown By Chargers — Darren Sproles, 103 yards at Denver, Sept. 14, 2008 By Opponent — Dominic Rhodes, 88 yards (at Indianapolis), Dec. 26, 2004 Fumble Returned for Touchdown By Chargers — Jyles Tucker, 0 yards at Oakland, Dec. 30, 2007 (fumble recovery in end zone following sack & forced fumble) By Opponent — Chris Gamble, 31 yards (Carolina), Sept. 7, 2008 (Antonio Gates fumble)

THE LAST TIME (cont.) Intercepted Pass Returned for Touchdown By Chargers — Antonio Cromartie, 52 yards vs. New York Jets, Sept. 22, 2008 (Brett Favre passer) By Opponent — David Barrett, 25 yards (New York Jets), Sept. 22, 2008 (Philip Rivers passer) Field Goal Returned for Touchdown By Chargers — Antonio Cromartie, 109 yards at Minnesota, Nov. 4, 2007 (NFL Record) By Opponent — Matt Ware, 65 yards, at Philadelphia, Oct. 23, 2005 3 Interceptions or More By Chargers — Antonio Cromartie (3) vs. Indianapolis, Nov. 11, 2007 (Peyton Manning passer) By Opponent — Kwamie Lassiter (4) (at Arizona), Dec. 27, 1998 (Craig Whelihan passer) Shutout By Chargers — San Diego 27, at Oakland 0, Sept. 11, 2006 By Opponent — at Kansas City 34, San Diego 0, Oct. 31, 1999 40 Points By Chargers — San Diego 48, New York Jets 29, Sept. 22, 2008 By Opponent — San Diego 49, at Cincinnati 41, Nov. 12, 2006 50 Points By Chargers — at San Diego 51, Detroit 14, Dec. 16, 2007 By Opponent — at St. Louis 57, San Diego 31, Oct. 1, 2000 Safety By Chargers — Steve Foley held by Wayne Gandy in end zone vs. New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2004 By Opponent — Penalty on Philip Rivers tackled in end zone for safety at Oakland, Oct. 28, 2008 500 Yards Total Net Offense By Chargers — 512 yards at Kansas City, Oct. 19, 1986 By Opponent — 528 yards (at Minnesota), Nov. 4, 2007 PAT Blocked By Chargers — John Parrella vs. Kansas City, Nov. 4, 2001 By Opponent — Langston Walker (Oakland), Nov. 21, 2004 Field Goal Blocked By Chargers — Adrian Dingle vs. N.Y. Jets, Nov. 3, 2002 By Opponent — Isaiah Ekejiuba at Oakland, Sept. 28, 2008 Punt Blocked By Chargers — Carlos Polk at Arizona, Sept. 22, 2002 (Scott Player punter) By Opponent — Tony Scheffler (at Denver), Oct. 7, 2007 (Mike Scifres punter)

Game Summaries

WEEK 1: CHARGERS VS. CAROLINA – The Panthers outgained the Chargers in total yards in the first quarter, 150-67, but the score is 0-0. Carolina had a

chance to score early but their second drive of the game stalled on downs at the Chargers’ one-yard line. In the second quarter, the Chargers score their first

touchdown of the season on a 44-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers to Chris Chambers, but the Panthers kick three field goals to lead at the half, 9-7.

In the third quarter, he Chargers score on a 27-yard field goal to take the lead at 10-9 but at the end of the quarter, Gates is stripped of the football after

making a third-down catch for first-down yardage and the Panthers’ Chris Gamble returns it 31 yards for a touchdown and a 16-10 lead. The Chargers rally

from a 19-10 deficit to take a 24-19 lead with 2:27 left in the fourth quarter. They drive 80 yards in six plays to score on a 24-yard TD pass from Rivers to

Gates and after a turnover they score again on a five-yard pass from Rivers to Vincent Jackson to take the lead. But the Panthers put together an 11-play,

68-yard drive over the final 2:27 and score the game-winning touchdown on a 14-yard pass from Jake Delhomme to tight end Dante Rosario with no time

left on the clock.

Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Carolina Panthers 0 9 7 10 26 San Diego Chargers 0 7 3 14 24 Panthers 2 12:35 Kasay 44 yd field goal [10-58, 4:57] Chargers 2 9:34 Chambers 44 yd pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick) [6-80, 3:01] Panthers 2 4:23 Kasay 33 yd field goal [11-56, 5:11] Panthers 2 0:08 Kasay 30 yd field goal [11-55, 2:45] Chargers 3 5:10 Kaeding 27 yd field goal [12-51, 7:10] Panthers 3 1:29 Gamble 31 yd fumble return (Kasay kick) Panthers 4 10:09 Kasay 49 yd field goal [7-16, 4:34] Chargers 4 6:45 Gates 24 yd pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick) [6-80, 3:24] Chargers 4 2:27 Jackson 5 yd pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick) [6-28, 2:29] Panthers 4 0:00 Rosario 14 yd pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick) [11-68, 2:27] Attendance — 67,115 WEEK 2: CHARGERS AT DENVER – The Broncos take advantage of a questionable interception and outscore the Chargers 7-3 in the opening quarter. The

Broncos score on a one-yard touchdown leap by Michael Pittman and the Chargers answer with a 34-yard field goal by Nate Kaeding. The Broncos outscore

the Chargers 24-14 in the second quarter to lead 31-17 at the half. The highlights of the quarter for the Bolts include a team-record-tying 103-yard kickoff

return for a touchdown by Darren Sproles and a 48-yard touchdown catch by Chris Chambers. The Chargers open the quarter with an injured LaDainian

Tomlinson (toe) on the sideline, but outscore the Broncos 10-0, scoring on a 15-yard TD pass from Rivers to Chambers and a 21-yard Kaeding field goal. After

giving up 329 yards of total offense in the first half, San Diego’s defense forces two three-and-outs in the third quarter and only gives up a total of 10 yards.

In the fourth quarter, fans witnessed one of the most exciting 15 minutes ever played between the Chargers and Broncos. The Chargers scored on a 66-yard

catch-and-run by Darren Sproles with 4:22 left in the game and add a two-point conversion to come all the way back from 18 points down and take a 38-31

lead. That drive was all made possible by an interception in the end zone on a third-and-goal play by rookie Antoine Cason. It was his first-career interception

and it came at the end of a 14-play Denver drive. The Broncos however answer after the Sproles TD with a four-yard touchdown pass from Cutler to Eddie

Royal with 24 seconds left. Instead of kicking the extra point and playing for overtime, Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan goes for two points and the win.

Again, Cutler finds Royal in the middle of the end zone and executes the successful game-winning two-point conversion.

Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total San Diego Chargers 3 14 10 11 38 Denver Broncos 7 24 0 8 39 Broncos 1 8:41 M.Pittman 1 yd. run (M.Prater kick) [5-29, 2:39] Chargers 1 3:47 N.Kaeding 34 yd. Field Goal [10-66, 4:54] Broncos 2 13:48 T.Scheffler 3 yd. pass from J.Cutler (M.Prater kick) [12-80, 4:59] Broncos 2 10:42 T.Scheffler 14 yd. pass from J.Cutler (M.Prater kick) [2-48, 0:33] Chargers 2 10:28 D.Sproles 103 yd. kickoff return (N.Kaeding kick) [0-0, 0:14] Broncos 2 5:53 M.Prater 52 yd. Field Goal [8-46, 4:35] Chargers 2 2:25 C.Chambers 48 yd. pass from P.Rivers (N.Kaeding kick) [6-80, 3:28] Broncos 2 0:02 B.Marshall 6 yd. pass from J.Cutler (M.Prater kick) [11-80, 2:23] Chargers 3 10:44 C.Chambers 15 yd. pass from P.Rivers (N.Kaeding kick) [8-59, 4:16] Chargers 3 7:29 N.Kaeding 21 yd. Field Goal [6-75, 2:01] Chargers 4 14:08 N.Kaeding 28 yd. Field Goal [14-71, 6:15] Chargers 4 4:22 D.Sproles 66 yd. pass from P.Rivers (P.Rivers-L.Naanee pass) [3-91, 1:07] Broncos 4 0:24 E.Royal 4 yd. pass from J.Cutler (J.Cutler-E.Royal pass) [12-80, 3:58] Attendance — 75,915

WEEK 3: CHARGERS VS. NEW YORK JETS – On ESPN’s Monday Night Football, the Chargers earned their first win of the season with a 48-29 decision

before a record crowd of 68,922 at Qualcomm Stadium. The Chargers outscored the Jets in the first quarter with a field goal and a one-yard touchdown catch

by Mike Tolbert. The Jets scored their lone touchdown on a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown by David Barrett on Philip Rivers’ first pass of the

night. The Chargers seized control of the game in the second quarter, scoring 21 points to take a 31-14 lead at the half. The Bolts scored on a 52-yard

interception return by Antonio Cromartie on a spectacular play in which he broke up a pass intended for Jerricho Cotchery and tipped it to himself. That

score was followed by a 27-yard touchdown catch by Chris Chambers and a six-yard TD catch by Antonio Gates. The Jets scored their lone touchdown on a

three-yard catch by Laveranues Coles, which was set up by a 94-yard kickoff return by Leon Washington. After combining for 45 points in the first half, the

scoring slowed dramatically as the Chargers score the only points of the third quarter on a two-yard touchdown run by LaDainian Tomlinson, his first of the

season, and San Diego lead 38-14 after three quarters. The fourth quarter turned into scoring-palooza as the teams combined for 25 points. The Bolts’ points

come on another two-yard TD run by Tomlinson and a season-long 49-yard field goal by Nate Kaeding. Early in the quarter, the Jets got a touchdown on a

pass from Brett Favre to Chansi Stuckey and after recovering an onside kick, a 32-yard field goal by Jay Feely. Another long kickoff return by New York, this

one from Cotchery, would set up Favre’s second TD pass of the quarter, a 13-yarder to tight end Dustin Keller. The Jets tried for two points following both of

their fourth-quarter TDs and San Diego’s defense stopped both.

Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total New York Jets 7 7 0 15 29 San Diego Chargers 10 21 7 10 48

Jets 1 11:27 D.Barrett 25 yd. interception return (J.Feely kick) Chargers 1 5:40 N.Kaeding 36 yd. Field Goal [12-53, 5:47] Chargers 1 2:03 M.Tolbert 1 yd. pass from P.Rivers (N.Kaeding kick) [5-16, 1:54] Chargers 2 14:48 A.Cromartie 52 yd. interception return (N.Kaeding kick) Jets 2 13:50 L.Coles 3 yd. pass from B.Favre (J.Feely kick) [2-5, 0:58] Chargers 2 11:17 C.Chambers 27 yd. pass from P.Rivers (N.Kaeding kick) [5-44, 2:33] Chargers 2 3:17 A.Gates 6 yd. pass from P.Rivers (N.Kaeding kick) [10-45, 5:50] Chargers 3 10:36 L.Tomlinson 2 yd. run (N.Kaeding kick) [7-79, 4:24] Jets 4 10:30 C.Stuckey 4 yd. pass from B.Favre (pass failed) [15-83, 5:28] Jets 4 8:21 J.Feely 32 yd. Field Goal [6-43, 2:09] Chargers 4 3:55 L.Tomlinson 2 yd. run (N.Kaeding kick) [7-80, 4:26] Jets 4 3:09 D.Keller 13 yd. pass from B.Favre (pass failed) [2-19, 0:46] Chargers 4 2:03 N.Kaeding 49 yd. Field Goal [4-8, 1:06] Attendance — 68,922 WEEK 4: CHARGERS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS – The Bolts got off to a slow start before a late-arriving sellout crowd at the Oakland-Alameda County

Coliseum as Oakland jumped out to a 5-0 first quarter lead. The Raiders scored on a field goal and a safety after Philip Rivers jumped on a loose ball in the end

zone and was tackled by a Raiders defender. The Raiders completed a first-half shutout of the Bolts by outscoring San Diego 10-0 in the second quarter. Tight

end Zach Miller hauled in a 63-yard TD catch and outraced several Bolts to the end zone, and minutes later, the Raiders missed a golden opportunity to

stretch out their lead and settled for a 29-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski. The Bolts had a chance to get their first score of the game late in the

quarter, but two late sacks backed up the SD offense and Nate Kaeding’s 44-yard field goal attempt was blocked. The Chargers offense finally showed some

signs of life as the Bolts scored the only points of the third quarter, scoring on a 28-yard Kaeding field goal. Late in the quarter, the Bolts started their first

touchdown march after Tim Dobbins intercepted a pass that was tipped at the line by Shaun Phillips. It took the Chargers only two plays into the fourth

quarter to score their first touchdown of the day and they didn’t stop there as they would go on to score 25 points and outscore Oakland 25-3 in the period to

close out the 28-18 win. Antonio Gates started the scoring on a nine-yard touchdown catch and then Marques Harris’ sack, strip and fumble recovery

against Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell set up the Chargers go-ahead touchdown, a 13-yard run by Tomlinson. Kaeding would rebound from the earlier misses

to hit from 47 after Oakland had tied the game at 18-18 and then Tomlinson put the game on ice with a 41-yard TD run all but dashing the Raiders’ hopes.

Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total San Diego Chargers 0 0 3 25 28 Oakland Raiders 5 10 0 3 18

Raiders 1 10:57 S.Janikowski 22 yd. Field Goal [7-48, 4:03] Raiders 1 7:17 P.Rivers tackled in end zone by Gi.Wilson for a Safety Raiders 2 11:22 Z.Miller 63 yd. pass from J.Russell (S.Janikowski kick) [1-63, 0:10] Raiders 2 5:26 S.Janikowski 28 yd. Field Goal [9-41, 4:55] Chargers 3 7:34 N.Kaeding 28 yd. Field Goal [13-75, 7:26] Chargers 4 14:12 A.Gates 9 yd. pass from P.Rivers (N.Kaeding kick) [8-66, 4:37] Chargers 4 12:47 L.Tomlinson 13 yd. run (P.Rivers-D.Sproles pass) [1-13, 0:02] Raiders 4 2:47 S.Janikowski 32 yd. Field Goal [11-49, 5:26] Chargers 4 1:51 N.Kaeding 47 yd. Field Goal [4-6, 0:56] Chargers 4 1:04 L.Tomlinson 41 yd. run (N.Kaeding kick) [2-44, 0:13] Attendance — 61,808

San Diego Chargers 2008 Transactions 1/9 Erik Robertson (G).........................................................signed

1/23 Antwan Applewhite (LB) .............................................signed

Eldra Buckley (RB) .........................................................signed

Andre Coleman (DE) .....................................................signed

Keith Jackson (DT) ........................................................signed

Terna Nande (LB) ..........................................................signed

1/25 Tra Battle (S) ..................................................................signed

Keith Grennan (DE) .......................................................signed

Tony Pape (T) .................................................................signed

2/28 Marlon McCree (FS).................................................. released

Lorenzo Neal (FB)...................................................... released

Shane Olivea (T) ........................................................ released

Derek Smith (LB) ...........................................................signed

3/1 Billy Volek (QB)..............................................................signed

3/17 Steve Gregory (CB-S) ...................................................signed

3/25 Jeromey Clary (T)...........................................................signed

Malcom Floyd (WR)......................................................signed

Brandon McKinney (DT) ..............................................signed

4/2 Cletis Gordon (CB).........................................................signed

Marques Harris (LB)......................................................signed

4/25 Casey Bramlet (QB)...............................claimed off waivers

4/26 Antoine Cason (CB)................................................. drafted 1

4/27 Jacob Hester (RB).................................................... drafted 3

Marcus Thomas (RB) .............................................. drafted 5

DeJuan Tribble (CB) ................................................ drafted 6

Corey Clark (T) ......................................................... drafted 7

5/1 L.J. Shelton (T) ...............................................................signed

5/2 Eric Bakhtiari (LB)..........................................................signed

Gary Banks (WR) ...........................................................signed

Josh Bell (CB)..................................................................signed

Wade Betschart (TE) ....................................................signed

Brian Bonner (S) ............................................................signed

Greg Bracey (WR)..........................................................signed

Lamar Divens (DT).........................................................signed

Brandyn Dombrowski (G) ............................................signed

Stanley Franks (CB).......................................................signed

Brandon Jackson (WR).................................................signed

Tyler Luellen (T) .............................................................signed

Charles Manu (G)...........................................................signed

Billy Pittman (WR).........................................................signed

Keith Shologan (DT) .....................................................signed

John Tereshinski (TE) ...................................................signed

Mike Tolbert (FB) ..........................................................signed

Billy Vinnedge (P-K) ......................................................signed

5/12 David Binn (LS) ..............................................................signed

Marco Thomas (WR) ....................................................signed

5/13 Greg Bracey (WR).........................................................waived

5/23 Brandon Jackson (WR) ...............................................waived

6/3 Jeremy Newberry (C)....................................................signed

6/20 Stanley Franks (CB) .....................................................waived

Mark Jones (WR)...........................................................signed

Charles Manu (G) .........................................................waived

Germaine Race (RB) .....................................................waived

Keith Shologan (DT) ....................................................waived

6/30 Corey Clark (T) ...............................................................signed

Marcus Thomas (RB) ....................................................signed

7/19 Jason Brisbane (LB) ..................... added to practice squad

7/21 Jacob Hester (RB-FB)...................................................signed

Andrew Pinnock (FB)................................................................

......placed on “Active-Physically Unable to Perform” List

DeJuan Tribble (CB) ......................................................signed

7/23 Eric Parker (WR) .........................................................released

7/25 Antoine Cason (CB).......................................................signed

Antonio Gates (TE) ...................................................................

......placed on “Active-Physically Unable to Perform” List

Nick Hardwick (C) .....................................................................

......placed on “Active-Physically Unable to Perform” List

Anthony Waters (LB) ...............................................................

......placed on “Active-Physically Unable to Perform” List

8/4 Anthony Waters (LB) .................................. passed physical

8/6 Andrew Pinnock (FB)................................... passed physical

8/19 Antonio Gates (TE) ...................................... passed physical

8/25 Steve Gregory (SS) ............................. signed new contract

Jyles Tucker (LB) ................................. signed new contract

8/26 Casey Bramlet (QB)......................................................waived

Billy Pittman (WR) .......................................................waived

John Tereshinski (TE) ..................................................waived

Marco Thomas (WR) ...................................................waived

Billy Vinnedge (P-K).....................................................waived

8/30 Antwan Applewhite (LB) ............................................waived

Eric Bakhtiari (LB) ........................................................waived

Gary Banks (WR) ..........................................................waived

Tra Battle (FS)...............................................................waived

Josh Bell (CB) ................................................................waived

Wade Betschart (TE) ...................................................waived

Brian Bonner (SS).........................................................waived

Eldra Buckley (RB)........................................................waived

Scott Chandler (TE) ............... placed on “Reserve-Injured”

Andre Coleman (DE) ....................................................waived

Stephen Cooper (LB)......placed on “Reserve-Suspended”

Lamar Divens (DT)........................................................waived

Brandyn Dombrowski (G) ...........................................waived

Keith Grennan (DE)......................................................waived

Keith Jackson (DT) .......................................................waived

Mark Jones (WR)..........................................................waived

Tyler Luellen (T) ............................................................waived

Terna Nande (LB) .........................................................waived

Tony Pape (T) ................................................................waived

Carlos Polk (LB).............................................................waived

Erik Robertson (G)........................................................waived

Marcus Thomas (RB) ...................................................waived

9/1 Kynan Forney (G)...........................................................signed

Andrew Pinnock (FB)...................................................waived

Kris Wilson (TE) .............................................................signed

Cory Withrow (C-G)...............placed on “Reserve-Injured”

Antwan Applewhite (LB) ............signed to practice squad

Gary Banks (WR) ..........................signed to practice squad

Tra Battle (FS)...............................signed to practice squad

Eldra Buckley (RB) ........................signed to practice squad

Andre Coleman (DE) ....................signed to practice squad

Brandyn Dombrowski (G) ...........signed to practice squad

Keith Grennan (DE)......................signed to practice squad

David Kirtman (FB).......................signed to practice squad

9/5 Cory Withrow (C) .........................................................waived

9/10 Antwan Applewhite (LB) ................signed to active roster

Erik Bakhtiari (LB) ........................signed to practice squad

Shawne Merriman (LB) ......... placed on “Reserve-Injured”

9/23 Eric Bakhtiari (LB) ..................waived from practice squad

DeJuan Tribble (CB) .....................................................waived

9/24 Ian Scott (DT).................................................................signed

9/25 DeJuan Tribble (CB) .....................signed to practice squad

9/29 Stephen Cooper (LB)................................ suspension lifted

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 2008 SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS Players not in the 2008 Media Guide

KYNAN FORNEY Guard HT: 6-3 WT: 302 NFL EXP: 8th NFL Season ACQ: Free Agent ’08 COLLEGE: Hawaii TRANSACTION HISTORY: Selected as second of four seventh-round (219th pick overall) draft choices by Atlanta, April 22, 2001…signed with Falcons, May 21, 2001…re-signed by Falcons on August 21, 2004 and again July 18, 2005 and Sept. 1, 2006...released Aug. 30, 2008…signed with Chargers, Sept. 1, 2008 2007: Competed in 14 games starting in all on offensive line…part of offensive line that allowed only one sack and helped offense total season-high 442 yards vs. Carolina Sept. 23…line allowed only one sack on 25 pass attempts vs. San Francisco Nov. 4 and helped amass season-high 155 total rushing yards in 20-16 victory. 2006: Started seven games and was inactive for another two contests before being placed on Injured Reserve after Week 9 with nagging shoulder injury…Falcons rushed for over 200 yards on four occasions while Forney was in starting lineup, including 252 yards at Carolina Sept. 10, franchise-record 306 vs. Tampa Bay Sept. 17 and 262 yards against Arizona Oct. 1. 2005: Named Pro Bowl first-alternate after starting all 16 games for third consecutive season…part of unit which paved way for NFL’s top rushing attack for second year in row (159.1 yards per game)…helped offense rush for over 200 yards in five games, including 285 yards against Minnesota Oct. 2 and 256 yards against Detroit Nov. 24. 2004: Started all 16 games and played major role in helping team rank first in NFL in multiple offensive categories for first time in team history, including 2,672 total rushing yards and 5.1 average yards per carry…part of line that helped offense tie team record with six 200-yard rushing games while leading NFL with 22 runs of 20-or-more yards…helped open holes for rushing game that produced 242 yards vs. St. Louis Sept. 19…helped block for team to rush for 327 yards Jan. 15 vs. St. Louis in NFC Divisional Playoffs…was fourth-most in NFL playoff game. 2003: Started all 16 games at right guard…helped team rush for 4.48 yards per carry on season. 2002: Started 12 of 14 games played at right guard…helped team rush for 260 yards at New Orleans Oct. 27, most by Falcons squad since 1972 season…Falcons scored four rushing TDs against Saints, most in game since 1973 at San Diego…started game in which offense racked up season high 533 yards of offense in 36-15 win against Detroit Dec. 22. 2001: Started eight of 12 games, missing four games due to a nagging toe injury suffered in the season opener at San Francisco Sept. 9…started opener at SF as rookie…helped offense accumulate 25 first downs and 417 total yards at Green Bay Nov. 18. COLLEGE: All-Western Athletic Conference choice after senior season at Hawaii…spent 1997 season at Trinity Valley College in Texas, helping them to National JUCO Championship with 12-0 record…played at Hawaii from 1998-00. PERSONAL: Born in Nacogdoches, Texas…all-district in football and lettered in track at Nacogdoches High School…married and has four children, two sons and two daughters. Games Played-Started: 2001 (12-8, Atlanta); 2002 (14-12, Atlanta); 2003 (16-16, Atlanta); 2004 (16-16, Atlanta); 2005 (16-15, Atlanta); 2006 (7-7, Atlanta); 2007 (14-14, Atlanta); Total (95-88). Postseason Games Played-Started: 2002 (2-2, Atlanta); 2004 (2-2, Atlanta); Total (4-4).

IAN SCOTT Defensive Tackle HT: 6-3 WT: 302 NFL EXP: 6th NFL Season ACQ: Free Agent ’08 COLLEGE: Florida TRANSACTION HISTORY: Selected by Chicago in fourth round of 2003 NFL Draft with 116th overall selection, April 27, 2003…signed with Bears, July 26, 2003…signed with Philadelphia as unrestricted free agent, May 3, 2007…signed with Carolina, April 29, 2008…released by Panthers, Aug. 20, 2008…signed by Chargers, Sept. 24, 2008. PRO: Drafted by Chicago in 2003 and spent 2004-06 four seasons working with Bolts linebackers coach Ron Rivera, Chicago’s defensive coordinator at time…started for Bears in Super Bowl XLI. 2007: Missed season with knee injury suffered during training camp…placed on injured-reserve Sept. 2 2006: Started Weeks 1-3, 6-7 and 14-16 at defensive tackle…inactive for Buffalo game Week 5…started all three playoff games for Bears, including Super Bowl XLI…had forced fumble vs. Detroit Sept. 17. 2005: Intercepted first-career pass vs. Detroit Sept. 18…season-high 10 stops against Cincinnati Sept. 25…inactive for Green Bay and Minnesota games Weeks 15-16. 2004: Led defensive line with 77 stops…inactive Weeks 1-2 and started final 13 games…recorded first sack of career, good for five-yard loss, in Minnesota game Sept. 26…season-high 10 stops vs. Texans Dec. 19…added seven-yard sack against Detroit Dec. 26. 2003: Made NFL debut vs. Oakland Oct. 15. COLLEGE: Entered NFL Draft following junior season at Florida…second-team All-SEC as sophomore…finished career with 120 tackles, 3.5 sacks and one forced fumble…played at Florida from 2000-02…majored in industrial and systems engineering. PERSONAL: Prepped at Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Florida…actively involved with Hope Worldwide, international charity dedicated to delivering high-impact, community-based services to poor and needy in United States and abroad. Pass Fumbles Year Team G-S Tack.-Asst. Total Sacks-Yds. Int.-Yds. Long TD Def. For.-Rec. 2003 Chicago 6-0 1-2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2004 Chicago 14-13 41-36 77 2-12 0-0 0 0 2 0-1 2005 Chicago 14-12 24-20 44 0-0 1-3 3 0 4 0-0 2006 Chicago 15-8 22-9 31 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 1-1 2007 Philadelphia Injured-Reserve (knee) Totals 49-33 89-66 155 2-12 1-3 3 0 11 1-2 Postseason 4-4 8-1 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 Single-game Highs

Tackles — 10, twice, Last: vs. Cincinnati, Sept. 25, 2005

Sacks — 1, twice, Last: at Detroit, Dec. 26, 2004 Interceptions — 1, vs. Detroit, Sept. 18, 2005 Postseason Single-game Highs Tackles — 4, vs. New Orleans, Jan. 21, 2007

KRIS WILSON Tight End HT: 6-2 WT: 251 NFL EXP: 5th NFL Season ACQ: Free Agent ’08 COLLEGE: Pittsburgh TRANSACTION HISTORY: Entered NFL as second (61st overall) of Kansas City’s two second-round choices in NFL Draft, April 24, 2004…signed four-year contract with Kansas City July 20, 2004…signed three-year contract with Philadelphia, March 26, 2008…released, Aug. 30, 2008…signed with Chargers, Sept. 1, 2008. 2007: Season-high four catches for personal-best 34 yards at Chicago Sept. 16…caught nine-yard TD pass against Tennessee Dec. 16. 2006: Started first career game at FB and caught 11-yard TD pass from Damon Huard for first career TD vs. San Diego Oct. 22…hauled in 11-yard TD pass from Huard at St. Louis Nov. 5…caught six-yard TD pass at Cleveland Dec. 3…caught two-point conversion in Jan. 6 AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Indianapolis. 2005: Season-high three special teams tackles vs. Denver Dec. 4…inactive vs. San Diego Dec. 24 with right quad strain suffered at N.Y. Giants previous week…laced on injured reserve Dec. 30. 2004: Inactive first 12 games of regular season with broken left fibula suffered in preseason game at Dallas Sept. 2…also inactive vs. Tennessee Dec. 13…played in first career game against Denver Dec. 19. COLLEGE: Second-team All-Big East as senior after catching 44 passes for 643 yards and scoring nine TDs…also All-Big East academic selection as sophomore and junior…four-year starter racked up 43 career starts, including starts in final 42 games…finalist for John Mackey Award as top tight end in nation…finished career with 88 catches for 1,431 yards and 15 TDs…redshirted in 1999…played at Pittsburgh from 1999-03…majored in economics. PERSONAL: Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania…attended J.P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pa….first-team All-Lancaster-Lebanon Section 1 honors as both LB and WR, adding league Wide Receiver of theYear accolades…selected to play in Big 33 Football Classic and Lancaster County All-Star Game…lettered twice in basketball and once in baseball….served as intern with Legacy Financial Group during 2005 off-season…Wilson is fluent in three languages - English, Spanish and Portuguese…recently started Kris Wilson Foundation, which focuses on learning, reading and literacy for disadvantaged youth in Lancaster County…first job was working at amusement park in hometown called Dutch Wonderland.

RECEIVING RUSHING Year Team G-S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2004 Kansas City 3-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2005 Kansas City 14-1 3 33 11.0 16 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 2006 Kansas City 16-10 15 132 8.8 19 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 2007 Kansas City 16-12 24 180 7.5 31 1 3 7 2.3 5 0

Totals 49-23 42 345 8.2 31 4 4 13 3.3 6 0 Additional Statistics Special Teams Tackles – 2005, 4; 2006, 5; 2007, 6; Total 15. Single-game Highs Receptions – 4 at Chicago, Sept. 16, 2007 Receiving Yards – 34 at Chicago, Sept. 16, 2007 Long Reception – 31 at Chicago, Sept. 16, 2007 Touchdowns – 1, four times, last vs. Tennessee, Dec. 16, 2007 Special Teams Tackles – 3 vs. Denver, Dec. 4, 2005

2008 Mini Bios - Offense

Quarterbacks

Philip Rivers: Tied career-high with three touchdown passes and posted 125.1 rating in season opener against Carolina…threw 44-yard TD

pass to Chris Chambers in second quarter, and 24-yarder to Antonio Gates and five-yarder to Vincent Jackson in fourth quarter…during Gates

TD drive, went 5-for-5 for 74 yards, including completions of 25 and 17 yards to Jackson…threw Gates TD pass on third-and-goal play…passed

for a career-high 377 yards Week 2 at Denver…completed nearly 64% of his passes, connecting on 21 of 33 with three touchdowns and one

questionable interception…TD passes covered 48 and 15 yards to Chris Chambers and 66 yards to Darren Sproles…both TD passes to Chambers

were thrown on third down plays…Fed Ex Air NFL Player of Week after posting third-consecutive three-touchdown

game to help lead Bolts to 48-29 victory on ESPN’s Monday Night Football against New York Jets Week 3…had first pass

of night intercepted and returned 25 yards for touchdown, but settled down to complete 19 of next 24 for 250 yards and those three

scores…threw TD passes of one yard to Mike Tolbert in first quarter, and 27-yarder to Chambers and six-yarder to Gates in second.

Billy Volek: Did not play Weeks 1-3.

Charlie Whitehurst: Inactive Weeks 1-3.

Running Backs and Fullbacks

LaDainian Tomlinson: Rushed for game-high 97 yards on 22 carries in season opener vs. Carolina...posted 38 of 51 yards during third quarter

field goal drive, including nine-yard run on fourth-and-one play…scored first two rushing touchdowns of season, scoring twice from two yards

out, once in third quarter and once in fourth quarter on ESPN’s Monday Night Football Week 3 against Jets.

Darren Sproles: Became only 23rd NFL player in modern era (since 1970) to record more than 300 combined net yards in non-overtime game

when he racked up 317 in Week 2 at Denver…his total was seventh-highest among previous 22-such efforts…scored on team-record-tying

103-yard kickoff return (Keith Lincoln vs. New York Titans, Sept. 16, 1962) in second quarter with the Bolts trailing 21-3 and late in fourth

quarter, he scored again on 66-yard catch-and-run to give Chargers 38-31 lead…his total, which also is third-highest in team history, included

53 yards rushing, 72 yards receiving and 192 yards on kickoff returns…he also had 47-yard run called back by questionable

holding penalty…named Special Teamer of Week by USA Today’s Jarrett Bell following Broncos game…set up TD on

opening drive of third quarter Week 3 vs. New York Jets on ESPN’s MNF with 25-yard catch-and-run on screen and 21-yard run to two-yard

line.

Jacob Hester:

Mike Tolbert: Made first career NFL start in opener vs. Carolina and very first touch was 16-yard catch-and-run on screen to help Chargers’

get off own goal line following fourth-down defensive stand…in Week 2 at Denver, set up third-quarter field goal with career-long 67-yard

catch-and-run…also threw one of key wedge-blocks during Darren Sproles’ team-record-tying 103-yard kickoff return against Broncos…scored

first-career touchdown on ESPN’s Monday Night Football against Jets Week 3 with one-yard catch in first quarter.

Wide Receivers

Vincent Jackson: Caught five-yard touchdown pass on third down play in fourth quarter against Carolina to give Chargers 24-19 lead…during

earlier fourth quarter touchdown drive, caught passes of 17 and 25 yards…led team with six catches, good for 73 yards Week 2 at Denver,

including 16-yard third-quarter catch on third-and-eight play that kept alive touchdown drive…after mostly quiet night on ESPN’s Monday

Night Football Week 3 vs. New York Jets, set up fourth-quarter touchdown with five-yard catch on third-and-two play, followed by 60-yarder

to Jets’ two on third-and-five play…one play later, LaDainian Tomlinson scored to give Bolts 45-23 lead…only other catch on night was

impressive nine-yarder on second-and-eight play in which he broke several tackles to help sustain first quarter field goal drive.

Chris Chambers: Scored Chargers’ first points of season on 44-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers in second quarter of season opener

against Carolina… led team with 83 yards and two scores Sept. 14 in Denver…scored on 48-yard catch in second quarter and 15-yarder in

third…was his fourth-consecutive regular-season game with TD catch, tying longest such stretch of career…among catches vs. Broncos was

13-yarder on third-and-11 play on last play of third quarter that kept alive field-goal drive…caught 27-yard TD pass on only reception of night

in Week 3 vs. NY Jets on ESPN’s Monday Night Football…marked career-best fifth-consecutive game with TD catch.

Kassim Osgood:

Malcom Floyd:

Legedu Naanee: Caught two-point conversion late in fourth quarter at Denver Sept. 14 that briefly gave Chargers 38-31 lead…also led team

with two special teams tackles vs. Broncos.

Buster Davis: Inactive Week 1…made first catches of season count with big early grabs in Week 3 Monday Night Football game against New

York Jets…during first-quarter field goal drive, had catches of 12 yards on third-and-eight and 20 yards on third-and-10…then on next drive,

had 11-yard catch to Jets’ two on third-and-seven play.

Tight Ends

Antonio Gates: Caught 24-yard TD pass in fourth quarter and led team with four catches for 61 yards in season opener vs. Carolina…helped

sustain second-quarter TD drive at Denver Week 2 with seven-yard catch on third-and-three play and in third quarter, kept field goal drive

moving with 13-yarder on third-and-eight play…caught six-yard touchdown pass late in second quarter of Week 3 game against NY Jets on

ESPN’s MNF…only other catch was 19-yarder on second play of third quarter that helped ignite seven-play, 79-yard TD drive for 38-14 lead.

Brandon Manumaleuna: Threw huge block to spring Darren Sproles loose on 25-yard screen play that would later lead to touchdown on

opening series of third quarter in Week 3 MNF game against NY Jets.

Kris Wilson: Inactive Weeks 1-3.

Offensive Line

Offensive Line: Group allowed only one sack in 27 pass plays while allowing Philip Rivers to throw three touchdown passes and complete 17-

of-27 (63%) in season opener vs. Carolina…also enabled team to rush for 105 yards…Week 2 at Denver, group again allowed only one sack,

while Rivers completed 21-of-33 (64%) and three more touchdowns…with Marcus McNeill returning to starting lineup Week 3 against NY Jets

on ESPN’s MNF, group did not allow single sack in 25 pass attempts, nor did it allow Jets’ defensive front to even touch Rivers while he threw

for 250 yards and three touchdowns…line also opened holes for 107 tough rushing yards and two LaDainian Tomlinson TDs.

Marcus McNeill: Inactive Weeks 1-2 with neck injury…returned to starting lineup Week 3.

L.J. Shelton: Started Weeks 1-2 for Marcus McNeill at LT…saw special teams action Week 3.

Kris Dielman: Started Weeks 1-3 at LG.

Jeremy Newberry: Started Weeks 1-3 at C.

Mike Goff: Started Weeks 1-3 at RG

Jeromey Clary: Started Weeks 1-3 at RT

Scott Mrucuzkowski: Played Weeks 1-3 on special teams.

Nick Hardwick: Inactive Weeks 1-3 while continuing to recover from offseason foot surgery.

Kynan Forney: Did not play Week 1 and inactive Weeks 2-3.

Corey Clark: Did not play Weeks 1-2…inactive Week 3.

2008 Mini Bios - Defense

Defensive Line

Igor Olshansky: Shared one-yard sack with Shaun Phillips in second quarter of season opener vs. Carolina.

Jamal Williams: Two-yard tackle for loss early in fourth quarter of season opener against Carolina.

Luis Castillo: Though not official sack, combined with Shaun Phillips for sack of Brett Favre on two-point conversion early in fourth quarter of

Week 3 MNF game against NY Jets.

Ryon Bingham: Came off bench to record six stops in season opener against Panthers…shared one-yard tackle for loss with Brandon Siler in

second quarter of Week 2 game at Denver.

Jacques Cesaire: Threw one of key wedge-blocks during Darren Sproles’ team-record-tying 103-yard kickoff return Week 2 at Denver.

Brandon McKinney: Inactive Weeks 1-3.

Ian Scott: Joined team Sept. 24, prior to Week 4 game at Oakland.

Linebackers

Shaun Phillips: Shared one-yard sack with Igor Olshansky in second quarter Week 1 vs. Carolina…had six-yard sack late in third quarter

negated by penalty away from play…had huge play in fourth quarter, recovering fumble after Antoine Cason strip to set up go-ahead

touchdown…made key fourth quarter play Week 2 at Denver, breaking up pass at goal line intended for tight end Daniel Graham…on very next

play, Cason recorded interception in end zone to set up Bolts’ fourth-quarter go-ahead TD…Phillips also had two-yard tackle for loss during

same fourth-quarter drive…10-yard sack of Brett Favre on third-and-eight play during Jets’ final drive of first-half in Week 3 ESPN MNF game

concluded three-and-out and allowed Chargers to hold 31-14 lead going into locker room at halftime…though not credited with official sack,

combined with Luis Castillo to sack Favre on two-point conversion attempt after Jets had scored to narrow gap to 38-20.

Matt Wilhelm: Got in two good second half hits of Brett Favre in Week 3 ESPN Monday Night Football game vs. NY Jets.

Derek Smith: Started Week 1 at ILB, collecting nine stops, second-most on team…again, second on team with 12 stops Week 2 at Denver.

Jyles Tucker: Made first-career start at OLB in Week 2 at Denver’s Invesco Field…turned in huge effort Week 3 on ESPN’s Monday Night

Football with two sacks and another tackle for loss in 48-29 win over Jets…12-yard sack on third-quarter second-and-seven play contributed

to drive ending on downs at Bolts’ nine and then added eight-yarder in fourth quarter…also had one-yard tackle for loss on final play of first

quarter and on very next play to open second, Antonio Cromartie intercepted pass and returned it 52 yards for TD and 17-7 lead.

Marques Harris: Despite being badly outnumbered by Jets, recovered surprise onside kick in second quarter of Week 3 ESPN MNF game

against New York…Jets tried kick after scoring TD to trim deficit to 17-14…instead, Harris recovered and Bolts drove 44 yards for TD that

extended lead to 24-14.

Tim Dobbins: Saw significant action Week 2 at Denver, splitting time with Matt Wilhelm at ILB…recorded five tackles, including four-yard

tackle for loss on final play of first quarter…set up Chargers’ first touchdown of Week 3 MNF game against New York Jets with forced fumble

of Thomas Jones…Quentin Jammer recovered and returned to 16-yard line and five plays later, Bolts scored to take 10-7 lead…in second

quarter, made nice special teams tackle on kickoff back at 17-yard line…poor starting position helped lead to Brett Favre to Eric Weddle

interception that Chargers would convert into touchdown and 31-14 lead on ensuing possession…was one of two special teams tackles on

night.

Brandon Siler: Led team with two special teams tackles Week 1 vs. Carolina…shared one-yard tackle for loss with Ryon Bingham in second

quarter of Week 2 game at Denver.

Antoine Applewhite: Played in first NFL game Week 2 at Denver as reserve OLB and on special teams…tallied two ST stops against New York

Jets Week 3 on MNF.

Anthony Waters: Inactive Weeks 1-3.

Shawne Merriman: Collected four tackles, including one-yard tackle for loss in second quarter Sept. 7 vs. Carolina…placed on Injured-Reserve

Sept. 10…had surgery performed in Coral Gables, Florida on Sept. 15 to repair PCL and LCL tears in left knee.

Secondary

Quentin Jammer: Shared two-yard tackle for loss with Clinton Hart in third quarter of Carolina game Sept. 7…led team with 13 tackles and

forced fumble Sept. 14 at Denver…broke up two passes and recovered fumble that would set up touchdown that gave Chargers 10-7 lead in

Week 3 ESPN MNF game against New York Jets…scooped up fumble in first quarter after force by Tim Dobbins and returned to Jets’ 16-yard

line.

Antonio Cromartie: Week 2 at Denver, forced third-quarter three-and-out with pass defensed deep down left sideline on third-down

play…AFC Defensive Player of Week after turning in prime-time performance on ESPN’s Monday Night Football Week 3

against Jets with 52-yard interception return for touchdown and 17-7 lead in second quarter, followed by game-clinching

interception in end zone very late in fourth…broke up team-leading four passes on night and also had potential third interception early in game

barely get away…on interception and TD return, made highlight-reel play by reaching around receiver, Jerricho Cotchery to break up pass and

tip it in air to self.

Clinton Hart: Led team with 10 tackles, including shared tackle for loss with Quentin Jammer, Week 1 vs. Carolina…also ended Panthers’ first

drive of game with pass defensed on third-down play…despite playing with broken right hand, made key play to recover fourth quarter fumble

after Antoine Cason was hit and stripped during interception return from own end zone…Bolts retained possession and scored go-ahead

points minutes later…despite playing with cast on broken right hand in Week 3 ESPN MNF game vs. NY Jets, broke up two passes in end zone

during third quarter drive, sharing first with Antonio Cromartie along back line of end zone and nearly intercepting second on fourth-down

play at front of end zone.

Eric Weddle: Helped prevent Carolina TD with pass break up in end zone in second quarter Week 1…collected first interception of season late

in second quarter of Week 3 MNF game against NY Jets…Bolts drove and scored TD on ensuing possession to take 31-14 lead.

Cletis Gordon:

Antoine Cason: Played in first career game vs. Carolina Sept. 7 and early on had big play, collecting touchdown-saving tackle vs. Muhsin

Muhammad at one-yard line on third-down play...Panthers’ fourth-down play went incomplete and Chargers took over on downs at one-yard

line where Cason made stop…made another huge play late in game, stripping D.J. Hackett of football after catch on third-and-five play…Shaun

Phillips recovered at 28-yard line to set up Bolts’ go-ahead touchdown…set up Chargers’ go-ahead touchdown in fourth quarter Week 2 at

Denver with first-career interception in endzone off Broncos QB Jay Cutler…also led team with two pass breakups, including one on third-

down to end Broncos’ first drive of the game and another late in second quarter in end zone.

Steve Gregory: Broke up third-down pass in end zone late in second quarter of season opener vs. Carolina…Week 2 at Denver, helped force

Broncos three-and-out with one-yard tackle for loss on third-and-two play…part of third-quarter effort in which Bolts D forced Broncos three-

and-out on only two possessions.

Paul Oliver:

2008 Mini Bios – Special Teams

Special Teams

Nate Kaeding: Booted career-high six touchbacks and went perfect 3-for-3 on field goals Week 2 at Denver…in doing so, raised his career

field goal percentage to .872 (95-of-109), making him NFL’s most-accurate kicker among all those with at least 100 career attempts…went

two-for-two against New York Jets on Monday Night Football in Week 3 with kicks of 36 and season-long 49 yards.

Mike Scifres: In season opener vs. Carolina, landed both of his first-quarter punts inside 20-yard line, forcing Carolina to start drives at their

12 and 16-yard lines…only called upon to punt one time Week 3 against New York Jets on ESPN’s MNF, landing lone 48-yarder inside 20 at

Jets’ 17-yard line.

David Binn: Handled all snaps Weeks 1-3.

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QB 7 B.Volek QB 16 A.Walter

3QB 6 C.Whitehurst, FS 27 P.Oliver, ILB 53 A.Waters, G 67 K.Forney, T 75 C.Clark, TE 88 K.Wilson, DT 91 B.McKinney, DT 98 I.Scott

3QB 8 M.Tuiasosopo, WR 19 T.Watkins, RB 25 J.Fargas, CB 26 S.Routt, G 66 C.Carlisle, RT 69 J.Marten, T 72 S.Wand, TE 88 B.Troupe

San Diego Chargers At Oakland Raiders Start Time: 1:05 PM PSTat Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Played Outdoor on Turf: GrassGame Weather: Sunny Skies Temp: 78° F (25.6° C), Humidity: 64%, Wind: NW 11 mph

Outdoor Weather: Sunny Skies

Officials

Referee:Line Judge:

Head Linesman:Field Judge:

Umpire:Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Riveron, Alberto (57)Phares, Ron (10)

Camp, Ed (134)Zimmer, Steve (33)

Ellison, Roy (81)Larrew, Joe (73)

Dyer, Lee (27)

Lineups

San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders

P 5 M.Scifres, K 10 N.Kaeding, WR 11 L.Naanee, CB 20 A.Cason, RB-FB 22 J.Hester, CB 24 C.Gordon, SS 28 S.Gregory, RB-KR 43 D.Sproles, LS 50 D.Binn, ILB 51 T.Dobbins, ILB 59 B.Siler, C 62 J.Newberry, G-C 63 S.Mruczkowski, T 70 L.Shelton, DE 74 J.Cesaire, WR 80 M.Floyd, WR 81 K.Osgood, WR 84 C.Davis, TE 86 B.Manumaleuna, OLB 90 A.Applewhite, OLB 92 M.Harris, DT 97 R.Bingham

P 9 S.Lechler, K 11 S.Janikowski, WR 15 J.Higgins, S 27 R.Baker, RB 29 M.Bush, S 31 H.Eugene, S 33 T.Branch, CB 37 C.Johnson, FB 44 L.Lawton, LB 50 I.Ekejiuba, LB 54 S.Williams, LB 55 J.Alston, LS/LB 59 J.Condo, C 71 J.Wade, T 75 M.Henderson, G/T 78 F.Wakefield, WR 81 C.Schilens, TE 86 T.Stewart, WR 87 A.Lelie, DT 90 T.Sands, DE 91 T.Scott, DE 98 J.Richardson

VISITOR: San Diego Chargers 0 0 3 25 0 28

HOME: Oakland Raiders 5 10 0 3 0 18

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Offense DefenseOffense Defense

Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home

Replay Official: Judge, Clayton

Game Day Weather

Substitutions Substitutions

Did Not Play Did Not Play

Not Active Not Active

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

Scoring Plays

Paid Attendance: 61,808 Time: 3:05

Date: Sunday, 9/28/2008

WR 89 C.Chambers DE 99 I.Olshansky WR 84 J.Walker LE 56 D.BurgessLT 73 M.McNeill DT 76 J.Williams LT 77 K.Harris DT 93 T.KellyLG 68 K.Dielman DE 93 L.Castillo LG 76 R.Gallery DT 61 G.WarrenC 61 N.Hardwick OLB 95 S.Phillips C 64 J.Grove DE 58 K.Edwards

RG 79 M.Goff ILB 58 D.Smith RG 51 C.Morris OLB 57 R.BrownRT 66 J.Clary ILB 57 M.Wilhelm RT 74 C.Green MLB 52 K.MorrisonTE 85 A.Gates OLB 94 J.Tucker TE 80 Z.Miller OLB 53 T.Howard

WR 83 V.Jackson LCB 23 Q.Jammer WR 89 R.Curry CB 23 D.HallQB 17 P.Rivers RCB 31 A.Cromartie QB 2 J.Russell CB 21 N.AsomughaFB 35 M.Tolbert SS 42 C.Hart FB 36 J.Griffith FS 24 M.HuffRB 21 L.Tomlinson FS 32 E.Weddle RB 20 D.McFadden SS 28 Gi.Wilson

N.Kaeding 44B (28) 47WR (47) S.Janikowski (22) (28) 76SH (32)

Raiders S.Janikowski 22 yd. Field Goal (7-48, 4:03) 0 31 10:57Raiders P.Rivers tackled in end zone by Gi.Wilson for a Safety 0 51 7:17Raiders Z.Miller 63 yd. pass from J.Russell (S.Janikowski kick) (1-63, 0:10) 0 122 11:22Raiders S.Janikowski 28 yd. Field Goal (9-41, 4:55) 0 152 5:26Charger N.Kaeding 28 yd. Field Goal (13-75, 7:26) 3 153 7:34Charger A.Gates 9 yd. pass from P.Rivers (N.Kaeding kick) (8-66, 4:37) 10 154 14:12Charger L.Tomlinson 13 yd. run (P.Rivers-D.Sproles pass) (1-13, 0:02) 18 154 12:47Raiders S.Janikowski 32 yd. Field Goal (11-49, 5:26) 18 184 2:47Charger N.Kaeding 47 yd. Field Goal (4-6, 0:56) 21 184 1:51Charger L.Tomlinson 41 yd. run (N.Kaeding kick) (2-44, 0:13) 28 184 1:04

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

9/28/2008 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Final Individual Statistics

30 23141 4.7 41 2 72 3.1 12 0Total Total

180 261 Total25 14 4/26 2 277 63137 22 6/26 1Total

14 22180 12.9 26 1 277 63 1Total Total

1 24 4 0 33 21 0Total

INTERCEPTIONS

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG

PASSING

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

Total

4 222 6555.5 Total

PUNTING NO YDS TB LG

Total 1 0 6 302 7050.3 0 2

AVG IN20

3 18 12 0

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD

Returns

FC

3 33 16 0Returns

5 160 67 0

KICKOFF RETURNS

Returns 6 129 39 0Returns

2 2 -5 0 1Total 1 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 1Total 0 0 0 0

PUNTING NO YDS TB LGAVG IN20

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG

INTERCEPTIONS

PASSING

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

KICKOFF RETURNS

PUNT RETURNS LG TDFC

San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders

12.6

0

0

0

0

ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

NO YDS AVG

11.0

AVG

6.0

NO YDS LG TDAVG NO YDS LG TDAVG

16.54.0

LG TDFCNO YDS AVGNO YDS LG TDFCAVG

21.532.0

80.658.8

0

1

NET

47.3

NET

42.3

L.Tomlinson 106 5.3 41 220D.Sproles 12 2.0 3 06P.Rivers 12 4.0 9 03M.Tolbert 11 11.0 11 01

M.Bush 48 3.4 12 014D.McFadden 20 2.9 8 07J.Russell 4 2.0 3 02

P.Rivers 180 26125 14 4/26 2 58.8 J.Russell 277 63137 22 6/26 1 80.6

A.Gates 58 11.6 20 15V.Jackson 52 17.3 24 03C.Chambers 42 21.0 26 02L.Tomlinson 9 4.5 6 02M.Tolbert 14 14.0 14 01D.Sproles 5 5.0 5 01

M.Bush 80 11.4 25 07Z.Miller 95 19.0 63 15J.Higgins 35 8.8 16 04J.Walker 34 17.0 29 02D.McFadden 17 8.5 10 02R.Curry 11 11.0 11 01J.Griffith 5 5.0 5 01

T.Dobbins 4 4.0 4 01 D.Hall 21 21.0 21 01C.Johnson 12 12.0 12 01

M.Scifres 222 654 55.5 1 042.3 S.Lechler 302 706 50.3 0 247.3

D.Sproles 18 12 03 06.0[DOWNED] 0 0 02 00.0[OUT OF BOUNDS] 0 0 01 00.0

J.Higgins 33 16 03 011.0[TOUCHBACK] 0 0 01 00.0

D.Sproles 160 67 05 032.0 J.Higgins 129 39 06 021.5[TOUCHBACK] 0 0 01 00.0

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

San Diego Chargers

LOST

L.Tomlinson 0 001 0 01 0 00P.Rivers -5 001 0 01 0 00M.Harris 0 000 0 00 1 10

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Oakland Raiders

LOSTJ.Russell 0 001 0 00 0 01R.Brown 0 000 0 00 1 00

Final Team Statistics

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

9/28/2008 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Visitor HomeChargers Raiders

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 18 15By Rushing 6 1By Passing 9 11By Penalty 3 3

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-14-36% 3-15-20%

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-1-0%

TOTAL NET YARDS 295 323Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 59 66Average gain per offensive play 5.0 4.9

NET YARDS RUSHING 141 72Total Rushing Plays 30 23Average gain per rushing play 4.7 3.1Tackles for a loss-number and yards 1-4 2-2

NET YARDS PASSING 154 251Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 4-26 6-26Gross yards passing 180 277

PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 25-14-2 37-22-1Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 5.3 5.8

KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-3-1 5-3-0

PUNTS Number and Average 4-55.5 6-50.3Had Blocked 0 0

FGs - PATs Had Blocked 1-0 0-0Net Punting Average 42.3 47.3

TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 22 66No. and Yards Punt Returns 3-18 3-33No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 5-160 6-129No. and Yards Interception Returns 1-4 2-33

PENALTIES Number and Yards 3-15 8-64

FUMBLES Number and Lost 2-0 1-1

TOUCHDOWNS 3 1Rushing 2 0Passing 1 1

EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1Kicking Made-Attempts 2-2 1-1Passing Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0

FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 2-4 3-4RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 0-3-0%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-2-0%SAFETIES 0 1FINAL SCORE 28 18TIME OF POSSESSION 29:42 30:18

Ball Possession And Drive Chart

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

9/28/2008 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter

Home

Visitor

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

4:53

10:07

7:17 12:32 5:00 29:42

7:43 2:28 10:00 30:18

Chargers: 5 - SD 33 Raiders: 7 - OAK 27

(492) Average SD 35

(472) Average OAK 31

How Ball Obtained

Drive Began

# Play

Yds Pen

Net Yds

Yds Gain

1st Down

Last Scrm

How Given Up

#

Time Recd

Time Lost

Time Poss

How Ball Obtained

Drive Began

# Play

Yds Pen

Net Yds

Yds Gain

1st Down

Last Scrm

How Given Up

#

San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

Oakland Raiders

Time Recd

Time Lost

Time Poss

Oakland Raiders

1 10:57 2:068:51 Kickoff SD 36 3 4 0 4 0 SD 40 Punt2 7:23 0:067:17 Punt SD 5 1 -5 0 -5 0 SD 5 Safety3 5:47 1:014:46 Punt SD 29 3 3 0 3 0 SD 32 Punt

4 1:40 1:5314:47 Punt SD 5 4 22 0 22 1 SD 27 Punt5 13:08 1:3611:32 Punt SD 25 3 3 0 3 0 SD 28 Punt6 11:22 1:0110:21 Kickoff SD 24 2 26 0 26 1 50 Interception7 5:26 4:270:59 Kickoff SD 23 9 27 24 51 4 OAK 26* Missed FG

8 15:00 7:267:34 Kickoff SD 15 13 70 5 75 4 OAK 10* Field Goal9 6:31 1:175:14 Punt SD 38 3 -5 0 -5 0 SD 33 Interception

10 3:49 4:3714:12 Interception SD 34 8 61 5 66 5 OAK 9* Touchdown11 12:49 0:0212:47 Fumble OAK 13 1 13 0 13 1 OAK 13* Touchdown12 11:14 3:018:13 Punt 50 7 21 0 21 1 OAK 29 Missed FG13 2:47 0:561:51 Kickoff OAK 35 4 6 0 6 0 OAK 29 Field Goal14 1:17 0:131:04 Downs OAK 44 2 44 0 44 1 OAK 41 Touchdown

1 15:00 4:0310:57 Kickoff OAK 48 7 48 0 48 2 SD 4* Field Goal2 8:51 1:287:23 Punt OAK 20 3 5 0 5 0 OAK 25 Punt3 7:17 1:305:47 Kickoff OAK 33 3 1 0 1 0 OAK 34 Punt4 4:46 3:061:40 Punt OAK 24 6 16 -5 11 1 OAK 35 Punt

5 14:47 1:3913:08 Punt OAK 24 3 2 0 2 0 OAK 26 Punt6 11:32 0:1011:22 Punt OAK 37 1 63 0 63 1 OAK 37 Touchdown7 10:21 4:555:26 Interception OAK 48 9 46 -5 41 2 SD 11* Field Goal8 0:59 0:590:00 Missed FG OAK 34 3 18 -10 8 0 OAK 42 Missed FG

9 7:34 1:036:31 Kickoff OAK 21 3 8 0 8 0 OAK 29 Punt10 5:14 1:253:49 Interception SD 38 3 11 0 11 1 SD 27 Interception

11 14:12 1:2312:49 Kickoff OAK 18 3 -5 0 -5 0 OAK 22 Fumble12 12:47 1:3311:14 Kickoff OAK 22 3 -2 -5 -7 0 OAK 15 Punt13 8:13 5:262:47 Missed FG OAK 37 11 39 10 49 4 SD 14* Field Goal14 1:51 0:341:17 Kickoff OAK 24 5 20 0 20 1 OAK 44 Downs15 1:04 1:040:00 Kickoff OAK 20 7 53 0 53 3 SD 43 End of Game

Final Defensive Statistics

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders9/28/2008 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

TKL /TK=Tackle AST /AS=Assist COMB=Combined TFL=Tackles for a Loss QH=Quarterback Hit

IN=Interception PD=Pass Defense FF =Forced Fumble FR=Fumble Recovery BL=Blocked

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscSan Diego Chargers

Special Teams MiscOakland Raiders Regular Defensive Plays

40 20 60 6.0 26.0 1 6 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2Total

44 8 52 4.0 4.0 2 5 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0Total

7

26.0

6

6

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

9 2 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Gi.Wilson 01

5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Morrison 00

5 0 5 2.0 16.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Sands 22

5 0 5 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Edwards 11

4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Howard 00

3 1 4 1.0 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Richardson 11

3 0 3 0.0 0.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Hall 00

3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Brown 00

2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0G.Warren 00

1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Kelly 00

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TEAM 00

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Johnson 01

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Branch 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Alston 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Stewart 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Higgins 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Scott 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0H.Eugene 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0I.Ekejiuba 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0D.McFadden 00

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

7 0 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Weddle 00

3 3 6 0.5 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Williams 11

3 2 5 1.5 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Castillo 21

3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0I.Olshansky 00

4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Cason 00

3 1 4 1.0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Tucker 11

2 2 4 1.5 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Phillips 21

2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Hart 00

1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Smith 00

3 0 3 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Dobbins 00

2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Wilhelm 00

2 0 2 1.0 9.0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Harris 02

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 00

1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Q.Jammer 00

0 2 2 0.5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Bingham 10

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Cromartie 00

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Cesaire 00

0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Gregory 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Hester 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Osgood 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Binn 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Applewhite 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1L.Tomlinson 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0N.Hardwick 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1P.Rivers 00

First Half Summary

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders9/28/2008 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Scoring Plays

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscSan Diego Chargers

Special Teams MiscOakland Raiders Regular Defensive Plays

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play ScoreVisitor Home

San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders

8 1313 1.6 5 0 49 3.8 12 0Total Total

91 260 Total13 8 3/19 1 162 63116 11 3/12 0Total

8 1191 11.4 26 0 162 63 1Total Total

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG

PASSING

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG

PASSING

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

14.7

Chargers Raiders

ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RTATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES0 0 = 0

5 10 = 15

12:10

17:50Chargers (Visitor)Raiders (Home)

Chargers

Raiders

50.5 122.4

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 6 6First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 1 - 3 - 2 0 - 5 - 1

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-6-17% 1-8-13%

TOTAL NET YARDS 85 199Total Offensive Plays 24 32

NET YARDS RUSHING 13 49

NET YARDS PASSING 72 150Gross Yards Passing 91 162Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 3-19 3-12

Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 13 - 8 - 1 16 - 11 - 0Punts-Number and Average 4 - 55.5 4 - 55.5Penalties-Number and Yards 1 - 5 5 - 49Fumbles-Number and Lost 2 - 0 0 - 0Red Zone Efficiency 0-1-0% 0-2-0%Average Drive Start SD 21 OAK 34

Raiders S.Janikowski 22 yd. Field Goal (7-48, 4:03) 0 31 10:57Raiders P.Rivers tackled in end zone by Gi.Wilson for a Safety 0 51 7:17Raiders Z.Miller 63 yd. pass from J.Russell (S.Janikowski kick) (1-63, 0:10) 0 122 11:22Raiders S.Janikowski 28 yd. Field Goal (9-41, 4:55) 0 152 5:26

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Weddle 003 1 4 1.0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Tucker 111 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Smith 002 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Cason 00

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Morrison 003 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Gi.Wilson 013 0 3 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Edwards 112 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Brown 00

L.Tomlinson 7 1.4 5 05P.Rivers 3 1.5 3 02D.Sproles 3 3.0 3 01

M.Bush 35 5.0 12 07D.McFadden 13 2.6 8 05J.Russell 1 1.0 1 01

P.Rivers 91 26013 8 3/19 1 50.5 J.Russell 162 63116 11 3/12 0122.4

A.Gates 35 11.7 20 03C.Chambers 42 21.0 26 02L.Tomlinson 9 4.5 6 02D.Sproles 5 5.0 5 01

M.Bush 33 11.0 25 03Z.Miller 68 34.0 63 12J.Walker 34 17.0 29 02J.Higgins 11 5.5 7 02R.Curry 11 11.0 11 01J.Griffith 5 5.0 5 01

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

1st QuarterPlay By Play Page 19/28/2008OAK wins toss, elects to Receive, and SD elects to defend the South goal.

Raiders' Captains: #2 J. Russell; #9 S. Lechler; #21 N. Asomugha; #52 K. Morrison; #89 R. CurryChargers' Captians: #17 P. Rivers; #21 L. Tomlinson; #42 C. Hart; #76J. Williams

N.Kaeding kicks 61 yards from SD 30 to OAK 9. J.Higgins to OAK 48 for 39 yards (Q.Jammer).Oakland Raiders at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:53)

1-10-OAK 48 (14:53) J.Russell pass short right to J.Walker to SD 47 for 5 yards (M.Wilhelm).P12-5-SD 47 (14:16) J.Russell pass deep middle to J.Walker to SD 18 for 29 yards (S.Phillips).P21-10-SD 18 (13:26) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short middle to R.Curry to SD 7 for 11 yards (E.Weddle).

1-7-SD 7 (12:49) D.McFadden left tackle to SD 3 for 4 yards (D.Smith; L.Castillo).2-3-SD 3 (12:10) J.Russell sacked at SD 8 for -5 yards (S.Phillips).3-8-SD 8 (11:38) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short right to J.Higgins to SD 4 for 4 yards (A.Cason, J.Tucker).4-4-SD 4 (11:01) S.Janikowski 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Condo, Holder-S.Lechler.

SD 0 OAK 3, 7 plays, 48 yards, 4:03 drive, 4:03 elapsed S.Janikowski kicks 66 yards from OAK 30 to SD 4. D.Sproles pushed ob at SD 36 for 32 yards (J.Higgins).San Diego Chargers at 10:57, (1st play from scrimmage 10:49)

1-10-SD 36 (10:49) P.Rivers pass short middle to A.Gates to SD 41 for 5 yards (R.Brown).2-5-SD 41 (10:19) L.Tomlinson left end to SD 37 for -4 yards (C.Johnson).3-9-SD 37 (9:37) (Shotgun) P.Rivers pass short left to L.Tomlinson to SD 40 for 3 yards (T.Howard).4-6-SD 40 (8:59) M.Scifres punts 60 yards to end zone, Center-D.Binn, Touchback.

Oakland Raiders at 8:511-10-OAK 20 (8:51) M.Bush right tackle to OAK 21 for 1 yard (L.Castillo).2-9-OAK 21 (8:20) M.Bush up the middle to OAK 25 for 4 yards (C.Hart).3-5-OAK 25 (7:41) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass incomplete short middle to Z.Miller (M.Wilhelm).4-5-OAK 25 (7:37) S.Lechler punts 70 yards to SD 5, Center-J.Condo, downed by OAK-H.Eugene.

San Diego Chargers at 7:231-10-SD 5 (7:23) P.Rivers FUMBLES (Aborted) at SD -2, and recovers at SD -1. P.Rivers tackled in End Zone, SAFETY

(Gi.Wilson). SD 0 OAK 5, Safety, 7:43 elasped

M.Scifres kicks 62 yards from SD 20 to OAK 18. J.Higgins to OAK 33 for 15 yards (K.Osgood).Oakland Raiders at 7:17, (1st play from scrimmage 7:13)

1-10-OAK 33 (7:13) J.Russell pass incomplete deep left to C.Schilens.2-10-OAK 33 (7:00) D.McFadden left guard to OAK 41 for 8 yards (D.Smith).3-2-OAK 41 (6:28) J.Russell sacked at OAK 34 for -7 yards (J.Tucker).4-9-OAK 34 (5:47) S.Lechler punts 37 yards to SD 29, Center-J.Condo, out of bounds.

San Diego Chargers at 5:471-10-SD 29 (5:47) L.Tomlinson left tackle to SD 32 for 3 yards (Gi.Wilson, T.Kelly).2-7-SD 32 (5:07) P.Rivers pass incomplete short right to V.Jackson (G.Warren).3-7-SD 32 (5:01) (Shotgun) P.Rivers pass incomplete short left to C.Chambers.4-7-SD 32 (4:46) M.Scifres punts 53 yards to OAK 15, Center-D.Binn. J.Higgins to OAK 23 for 8 yards (K.Osgood).

Oakland Raiders at 4:461-10-OAK 24 (4:46) J.Russell sacked at OAK 24 for 0 yards (sack split by R.Bingham and J.Williams).2-10-OAK 24 (4:46) J.Russell pass short right to J.Griffith to OAK 29 for 5 yards (J.Tucker).

P33-5-OAK 29 (3:45) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short middle to J.Higgins to OAK 36 for 7 yards (A.Cason).1-10-OAK 36 (3:13) J.Russell pass short right to Z.Miller to OAK 41 for 5 yards (J.Tucker).2-5-OAK 41 (3:05) PENALTY on OAK-K.Harris, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 41 - No Play.2-10-OAK 36 (2:20) D.McFadden left end to OAK 35 for -1 yards (M.Harris).

Penalty on OAK-C.Schilens, Illegal Motion, declined.3-11-OAK 35 (1:59) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass incomplete deep left to J.Higgins (C.Hart).4-11-OAK 35 (1:48) S.Lechler punts 59 yards to SD 6, Center-J.Condo. D.Sproles to SD 5 for -1 yards (T.Branch).

San Diego Chargers at 1:40P11-10-SD 5 (1:40) P.Rivers pass short right to C.Chambers to SD 21 for 16 yards (Gi.Wilson).

1-10-SD 21 (1:00) P.Rivers sacked at SD 12 for -9 yards (T.Sands).2-19-SD 12 (:38) L.Tomlinson right tackle to SD 17 for 5 yards (K.Edwards, K.Morrison).3-14-SD 17 (:01) (Shotgun) P.Rivers pass short middle to A.Gates to SD 27 for 10 yards (K.Morrison).

END OF QUARTER Score TimeR P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====

First Downs EfficienciesPoss

San Diego Chargers 0 4:53 0 1 0 1 0/3 0/0Oakland Raiders 5 10:07 0 3 0 3 1/5 0/0

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

2nd QuarterPlay By Play Page 19/28/2008San Diego Chargers continued.

4-4-SD 27 (15:00) M.Scifres punts 65 yards to OAK 8, Center-D.Binn. J.Higgins to OAK 24 for 16 yards (D.Binn).Oakland Raiders at 14:47

1-10-OAK 24 (14:47) (Shotgun) D.McFadden up the middle to OAK 26 for 2 yards (Team).2-8-OAK 26 (14:07) D.McFadden left guard to OAK 26 for no gain (J.Williams; D.Smith).3-8-OAK 26 (13:25) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass incomplete deep right to J.Higgins (Q.Jammer).4-8-OAK 26 (13:19) S.Lechler punts 56 yards to SD 18, Center-J.Condo. D.Sproles to SD 25 for 7 yards (T.Scott).

San Diego Chargers at 13:081-10-SD 25 (13:08) L.Tomlinson left tackle to SD 28 for 3 yards (Team).2-7-SD 28 (12:29) L.Tomlinson left tackle to SD 28 for no gain (K.Morrison).3-7-SD 28 (11:49) (Shotgun) P.Rivers pass incomplete deep middle to A.Gates.4-7-SD 28 (11:42) M.Scifres punts 44 yards to OAK 28, Center-D.Binn. J.Higgins to OAK 37 for 9 yards (M.Harris).

Oakland Raiders at 11:32P41-10-OAK 37 (11:32) J.Russell pass deep middle to Z.Miller for 63 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

S.Janikowski extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Condo, Holder-S.Lechler. SD 0 OAK 12, 1 plays, 63 yards, 0:10 drive, 3:38 elapsed

S.Janikowski kicks 73 yards from OAK 30 to SD -3. D.Sproles to SD 24 for 27 yards (J.Alston).San Diego Chargers at 11:22, (1st play from scrimmage 11:15)

P21-10-SD 24 (11:15) P.Rivers pass deep middle to C.Chambers to 50 for 26 yards (D.Hall).1-10-50 (10:30) P.Rivers pass short right intended for C.Davis INTERCEPTED by C.Johnson at OAK 36. C.Johnson pushed ob at OAK 48

for 12 yards (L.Tomlinson).Timeout #1 by OAK at 10:21.

Oakland Raiders at 10:211-10-OAK 48 (10:21) M.Bush up the middle to SD 47 for 5 yards (I.Olshansky).

P52-5-SD 47 (9:46) J.Russell pass short left to M.Bush to SD 22 for 25 yards (T.Dobbins).1-10-SD 22 (9:02) J.Russell pass incomplete deep right to R.Curry.2-10-SD 22 (8:57) M.Bush right tackle to SD 15 for 7 yards (I.Olshansky).3-3-SD 15 (8:19) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short middle to M.Bush to SD 13 for 2 yards (E.Weddle).4-1-SD 13 (7:33) S.Janikowski 31 yard field goal is GOOD, NULLIFIED by Penalty, Center-J.Condo, Holder-S.Lechler.

X6PENALTY on SD-M.Wilhelm, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at SD 13 - No Play.1-8-SD 8 (7:28) M.Bush left tackle to SD 4 for 4 yards (Team).2-4-SD 4 (6:55) M.Bush right guard to SD 2 for 2 yards (E.Weddle).3-2-SD 2 (6:20) J.Russell scrambles left end to SD 1 for 1 yard (Q.Jammer).4-1-SD 1 (5:35) M.Bush left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty.

PENALTY on OAK-C.Green, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SD 1 - No Play.4-11-SD 11 (5:31) S.Janikowski 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Condo, Holder-S.Lechler.

SD 0 OAK 15, 9 plays, 41 yards, 1 penalty, 4:55 drive, 9:34 elapsed S.Janikowski kicks 70 yards from OAK 30 to SD 0. D.Sproles to SD 23 for 23 yards (T.Branch).San Diego Chargers at 5:26, (1st play from scrimmage 5:20)

1-10-SD 23 (5:20) P.Rivers pass incomplete deep right to V.Jackson (D.Hall).2-10-SD 23 (5:14) P.Rivers pass incomplete short left to C.Chambers.

X3PENALTY on OAK-C.Johnson, Defensive Pass Interference, 9 yards, enforced at SD 23 - No Play.P41-10-SD 32 (5:10) (Shotgun) P.Rivers pass short middle to A.Gates to OAK 48 for 20 yards (T.Branch).

1-10-OAK 48 (4:35) D.Sproles right tackle to OAK 45 for 3 yards (G.Warren).2-7-OAK 45 (3:59) P.Rivers pass short middle to D.Sproles to OAK 40 for 5 yards (K.Morrison).

Timeout #1 by SD at 03:15.R53-2-OAK 40 (3:15) P.Rivers scrambles right end to OAK 37 for 3 yards (K.Edwards). Horse collar penaltyX6PENALTY on OAK-K.Edwards, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at OAK 37.

1-10-OAK 22 (2:48) P.Rivers pass short right to L.Tomlinson to OAK 20 for 2 yards (R.Brown). FUMBLES (R.Brown), touched at OAK 20, and recovers at OAK 16. L.Tomlinson to OAK 16 for no gain (K.Morrison).

Two-Minute Warning2-4-OAK 16 (2:00) P.Rivers sacked at OAK 25 for -9 yards (J.Richardson).3-13-OAK 25 (1:14) (Shotgun) P.Rivers sacked at OAK 26 for -1 yards (K.Edwards).

Timeout #2 by OAK at 01:04.4-14-OAK 26 (1:03) N.Kaeding 44 yard field goal is BLOCKED (I.Ekejiuba), Center-D.Binn, Holder-M.Scifres.

Oakland Raiders at 0:591-10-OAK 34 (:59) J.Russell pass incomplete to A.Lelie.

PENALTY on OAK-C.Green, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at OAK 34 - No Play.1-20-OAK 24 (:54) M.Bush right guard to OAK 36 for 12 yards (C.Hart; S.Gregory).2-8-OAK 36 (:36) J.Russell pass short middle to M.Bush to OAK 42 for 6 yards (E.Weddle).

Timeout #3 by OAK at 00:01.3-2-OAK 42 (:01) S.Janikowski 76 yard field goal is No Good, Center-J.Condo, Holder-S.Lechler. A.Cromartie at SD 2 to SD 28 for 26 yards

(T.Stewart).END OF QUARTER Score Time

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First Downs Efficiencies

PossSan Diego Chargers 0 7:17 1 2 2 5 1/3 0/0Oakland Raiders 15 7:43 0 2 1 3 0/3 0/0

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

3rd QuarterPlay By Play Page 19/28/2008SD elects to Receive, and OAK elects to defend the South goal.S.Janikowski kicks 66 yards from OAK 30 to SD 4. D.Sproles to SD 15 for 11 yards (H.Eugene).San Diego Chargers at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:55)

1-10-SD 15 (14:55) L.Tomlinson left end to SD 16 for 1 yard (T.Howard).P72-9-SD 16 (14:18) P.Rivers pass short left to A.Gates to SD 30 for 14 yards (Gi.Wilson).

1-10-SD 30 (13:39) L.Tomlinson up the middle to SD 36 for 6 yards (Gi.Wilson).2-4-SD 36 (13:05) D.Sproles left tackle to SD 39 for 3 yards (J.Richardson).

R83-1-SD 39 (12:31) M.Tolbert up the middle to 50 for 11 yards (Gi.Wilson; T.Kelly).1-10-50 (11:57) D.Sproles left tackle to OAK 48 for 2 yards (Team).2-8-OAK 48 (11:49) PENALTY on OAK-J.Richardson, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 48 - No Play.2-3-OAK 43 (10:55) D.Sproles left guard to OAK 41 for 2 yards (Gi.Wilson).

R93-1-OAK 41 (10:27) D.Sproles left tackle to OAK 39 for 2 yards (R.Brown, Gi.Wilson).P101-10-OAK 39 (9:42) P.Rivers pass deep middle to V.Jackson to OAK 15 for 24 yards (Gi.Wilson).

1-10-OAK 15 (9:03) L.Tomlinson left tackle to OAK 13 for 2 yards (K.Edwards).2-8-OAK 13 (8:25) L.Tomlinson left guard to OAK 10 for 3 yards (J.Richardson).3-5-OAK 10 (7:44) P.Rivers pass incomplete short right to L.Tomlinson.4-5-OAK 10 (7:39) N.Kaeding 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-D.Binn, Holder-M.Scifres.

SD 3 OAK 15, 13 plays, 75 yards, 1 penalty, 7:26 drive, 7:26 elapsed N.Kaeding kicks 61 yards from SD 30 to OAK 9. J.Higgins to OAK 21 for 12 yards (J.Hester).Oakland Raiders at 7:34, (1st play from scrimmage 7:29)

1-10-OAK 21 (7:29) J.Russell pass incomplete deep middle to Z.Miller (J.Williams).2-10-OAK 21 (7:21) J.Russell pass short left to J.Higgins to OAK 29 for 8 yards (C.Hart).3-2-OAK 29 (6:47) J.Russell pass incomplete short right to J.Walker.4-2-OAK 29 (6:40) S.Lechler punts 45 yards to SD 26, Center-J.Condo. D.Sproles pushed ob at SD 38 for 12 yards

(T.Stewart).San Diego Chargers at 6:31

1-10-SD 38 (6:31) P.Rivers sacked at SD 31 for -7 yards (T.Sands).2-17-SD 31 (6:02) L.Tomlinson left tackle to SD 33 for 2 yards (K.Morrison).3-15-SD 33 (5:25) (Shotgun) P.Rivers pass deep right intended for V.Jackson INTERCEPTED by D.Hall at OAK

41. D.Hall to SD 38 for 21 yards (N.Hardwick).Oakland Raiders at 5:14

1-10-SD 38 (5:14) M.Bush right tackle to SD 37 for 1 yard (J.Williams; I.Olshansky).P72-9-SD 37 (4:35) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short middle to D.McFadden to SD 27 for 10 yards (T.Dobbins).

1-10-SD 27 (3:57) J.Russell pass short right intended for D.McFadden INTERCEPTED by T.Dobbins at SD 30. T.Dobbins to SD 34 for 4 yards (D.McFadden).

San Diego Chargers at 3:491-10-SD 34 (3:49) L.Tomlinson right tackle to SD 39 for 5 yards (K.Edwards, K.Morrison).

P112-5-SD 39 (3:08) P.Rivers pass short right to M.Tolbert to OAK 47 for 14 yards (Gi.Wilson).1-10-OAK 47 (2:25) D.Sproles up the middle to OAK 47 for no gain (G.Warren, J.Richardson).

P122-10-OAK 47 (1:46) P.Rivers pass deep left to V.Jackson to OAK 29 for 18 yards (D.Hall).1-10-OAK 29 (1:04) P.Rivers pass incomplete deep right to C.Chambers.

X13PENALTY on OAK-D.Hall, Illegal Contact, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 29 - No Play.1-10-OAK 24 (:57) L.Tomlinson up the middle to OAK 20 for 4 yards (T.Sands).2-6-OAK 20 (:18) L.Tomlinson left tackle to OAK 19 for 1 yard (T.Sands, G.Warren).

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First Downs EfficienciesPoss

San Diego Chargers 3 12:32 2 4 1 7 2/4 0/0Oakland Raiders 15 2:28 0 1 0 1 0/1 0/0

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

4th QuarterPlay By Play Page 19/28/2008San Diego Chargers continued.

P143-5-OAK 19 (15:00) (Shotgun) P.Rivers pass short right to V.Jackson to OAK 9 for 10 yards (D.Hall).P151-9-OAK 9 (14:19) P.Rivers pass short right to A.Gates for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

N.Kaeding extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Binn, Holder-M.Scifres. SD 10 OAK 15, 8 plays, 66 yards, 1 penalty, 4:37 drive, 0:48 elapsed

N.Kaeding kicks 70 yards from SD 30 to OAK 0. J.Higgins to OAK 18 for 18 yards (J.Hester).Oakland Raiders at 14:12, (1st play from scrimmage 14:06)

1-10-OAK 18 (14:06) D.McFadden left end pushed ob at OAK 23 for 5 yards (A.Cromartie).2-5-OAK 23 (13:45) M.Bush right guard to OAK 22 for -1 yards (J.Williams).3-6-OAK 22 (13:08) (Shotgun) J.Russell sacked at OAK 12 for -10 yards (M.Harris). FUMBLES (M.Harris), RECOVERED by SD-M.Harris at OAK 13.

M.Harris to OAK 13 for no gain (Team).San Diego Chargers at 12:49

R161-10-OAK 13 (12:49) L.Tomlinson left guard for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. P.Rivers pass to D.Sproles is complete. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS.

SD 18 OAK 15, 1 plays, 13 yards, 0:02 drive, 2:13 elapsed N.Kaeding kicks 70 yards from SD 30 to OAK 0. J.Higgins to OAK 22 for 22 yards (J.Hester).Oakland Raiders at 12:47, (1st play from scrimmage 12:42)

1-10-OAK 22 (12:42) J.Russell pass incomplete short left to J.Griffith.2-10-OAK 22 (12:38) M.Bush up the middle to OAK 24 for 2 yards (J.Williams).3-8-OAK 24 (12:00) (Shotgun) PENALTY on OAK-K.Harris, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 24 - No Play.3-13-OAK 19 (11:47) (Shotgun) J.Russell sacked at OAK 15 for -4 yards (sack split by L.Castillo and S.Phillips).4-17-OAK 15 (11:24) S.Lechler punts 35 yards to 50, Center-J.Condo, downed by OAK-I.Ekejiuba.

San Diego Chargers at 11:141-10-50 (11:14) L.Tomlinson right end to OAK 47 for 3 yards (T.Kelly).2-7-OAK 47 (10:35) L.Tomlinson up the middle to OAK 45 for 2 yards (T.Sands).

R173-5-OAK 45 (9:51) P.Rivers scrambles left end to OAK 36 for 9 yards.1-10-OAK 36 (9:02) P.Rivers pass incomplete short right to A.Gates (R.Brown).2-10-OAK 36 (8:58) P.Rivers pass incomplete deep middle to V.Jackson.

Timeout #1 by SD at 08:56.3-10-OAK 36 (8:56) L.Tomlinson up the middle to OAK 29 for 7 yards (T.Howard).4-3-OAK 29 (8:19) N.Kaeding 47 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-D.Binn, Holder-M.Scifres.

Oakland Raiders at 8:131-10-OAK 37 (8:13) M.Bush up the middle to OAK 41 for 4 yards (L.Castillo).2-6-OAK 41 (7:34) J.Russell pass incomplete short right.3-6-OAK 41 (7:26) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass incomplete short left to A.Lelie.

X8PENALTY on SD-A.Cromartie, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 41 - No Play.1-10-OAK 46 (7:22) J.Russell pass short right to D.McFadden pushed ob at SD 47 for 7 yards (T.Dobbins).2-3-SD 47 (6:57) M.Bush left tackle to SD 45 for 2 yards (D.Smith; I.Olshansky).

R93-1-SD 45 (6:22) J.Russell scrambles right end to SD 42 for 3 yards (S.Phillips; C.Hart).1-10-SD 42 (5:40) M.Bush right tackle to SD 39 for 3 yards (J.Williams).

P102-7-SD 39 (5:05) J.Russell pass deep right to J.Higgins to SD 23 for 16 yards (Q.Jammer; M.Wilhelm).1-10-SD 23 (4:20) J.Russell pass incomplete short left to R.Curry.

X11PENALTY on SD-A.Cromartie, Illegal Contact, 5 yards, enforced at SD 23 - No Play.1-10-SD 18 (4:15) M.Bush right tackle to SD 16 for 2 yards (J.Cesaire).2-8-SD 16 (3:38) D.McFadden left guard to SD 14 for 2 yards (I.Olshansky, R.Bingham).3-6-SD 14 (2:57) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass incomplete short middle to Z.Miller.4-6-SD 14 (2:52) S.Janikowski 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Condo, Holder-S.Lechler.

SD 18 OAK 18, 11 plays, 49 yards, 2 penalties, 5:26 drive, 12:13 elapsed S.Janikowski kicks 72 yards from OAK 30 to SD -2. D.Sproles to OAK 35 for 67 yards (J.Alston).San Diego Chargers at 2:47, (1st play from scrimmage 2:33)

1-10-OAK 35 (2:33) P.Rivers pass incomplete short left to V.Jackson.2-10-OAK 35 (2:29) L.Tomlinson right tackle to OAK 29 for 6 yards (Gi.Wilson).

Two-Minute Warning3-4-OAK 29 (2:00) P.Rivers pass incomplete short right to D.Sproles.4-4-OAK 29 (1:55) N.Kaeding 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-D.Binn, Holder-M.Scifres.

SD 21 OAK 18, 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:56 drive, 13:09 elapsed N.Kaeding kicks 69 yards from SD 30 to OAK 1. J.Higgins to OAK 24 for 23 yards (A.Applewhite).Oakland Raiders at 1:51, (1st play from scrimmage 1:45)

P121-10-OAK 24 (1:45) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short left to Z.Miller pushed ob at OAK 39 for 15 yards (A.Cason).1-10-OAK 39 (1:38) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass incomplete deep right to R.Curry (Q.Jammer).2-10-OAK 39 (1:33) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short right to Z.Miller pushed ob at OAK 44 for 5 yards (A.Cason).3-5-OAK 44 (1:24) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass incomplete deep left to J.Higgins.4-5-OAK 44 (1:22) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass incomplete short right.

San Diego Chargers at 1:171-10-OAK 44 (1:17) L.Tomlinson left tackle to OAK 41 for 3 yards (T.Howard).

Timeout #1 by OAK at 01:12.R182-7-OAK 41 (1:12) L.Tomlinson right end for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

N.Kaeding extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Binn, Holder-M.Scifres. SD 28 OAK 18, 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:13 drive, 13:56 elapsed

N.Kaeding kicks 78 yards from SD 30 to OAK -8. J.Higgins, Touchback.Oakland Raiders at 1:04

1-10-OAK 20 (1:04) (Shotgun) J.Russell sacked at OAK 19 for -1 yards (L.Castillo).2-11-OAK 19 (:37) (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Russell pass short right to M.Bush ran ob at OAK 28 for 9 yards.

P133-2-OAK 28 (:31) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short middle to M.Bush to OAK 38 for 10 yards (E.Weddle).Timeout #2 by OAK at 00:24.

1-10-OAK 38 (:24) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass incomplete short middle to M.Bush.P142-10-OAK 38 (:20) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short middle to M.Bush to 50 for 12 yards (E.Weddle).

Timeout #3 by OAK at 00:14.1-10-50 (:14) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short right to Z.Miller pushed ob at SD 43 for 7 yards (E.Weddle).

P152-3-SD 43 (:09) (Shotgun) J.Russell pass short middle to M.Bush to SD 27 for 16 yards (M.Wilhelm).

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PossSan Diego Chargers 28 5:00 3 2 0 5 2/4 0/0Oakland Raiders 18 10:00 1 5 2 8 2/6 0/1

RAIDERS 2JaMarcus Russell . . . . .QB

8Marques Tuiasosopo . . .QB

9Shane Lechler . . . . . . . . .P

11Sebastian Janikowski . . .K

15Johnnie Lee Higgins . . .WR

16Andrew Walter . . . . . . . .QB

19Todd Watkins . . . . . . . .WR

20Darren McFadden . . . . .RB

21Nnamdi Asomugha . . . .CB

23DeAngelo Hall . . . . . . . .CB

24Michael Huff . . . . . . . . . . .S

25Justin Fargas . . . . . . . . .RB

26Stanford Routt . . . . . . . .CB

27Rashad Baker . . . . . . . . .S

28Gibril Wilson . . . . . . . . . . .S

29Michael Bush . . . . . . . . .RB

31Hiram Eugene . . . . . . . . .S

33Tyvon Branch . . . . . . . . . .S

36Justin Griffith . . . . . . . . .RB

37Chris Johnson . . . . . . . .CB

44Luke Lawton . . . . . . . . .RB

50Isaiah Ekejiuba . . . . . . .LB

51Chris Morris . . . . . . . . . . .C

52Kirk Morrison . . . . . . . . .LB

53Thomas Howard . . . . . .LB

54Sam Williams . . . . . . . . .LB

55Jon Alston . . . . . . . . . . .LB

56Derrick Burgess . . . . . . .DE

57Ricky Brown . . . . . . . . . .LB

58Kalimba Edwards . . . . .DE

59Jon Condo . . . . . . . .LS/LB

61Gerard Warren . . . . . . . .DT

64Jake Grove . . . . . . . . . . .C

66Cooper Carlisle . . . . . . . .G

69James Marten . . . . . . . . .T

71John Wade . . . . . . . . . . . .C

72Seth Wand . . . . . . . . . . . .T

74Cornell Green . . . . . . . . . .T

75Mario Henderson . . . . . . .T

76Robert Gallery . . . . . . . . .G

77Kwame Harris . . . . . . . . .T

78Fred Wakefield . . . . .OL/DL

80Zach Miller . . . . . . . . . . .TE

81Chaz Schilens . . . . . . .WR

84Javon Walker . . . . . . . .WR

86Tony Stewart . . . . . . . . .TE

87Ashley Lelie . . . . . . . . .WR

88Ben Troupe . . . . . . . . . .TE

89Ronald Curry . . . . . . . .WR

90Terdell Sands . . . . . . . . .DT

91Trevor Scott . . . . . . . . . .DE

93Tommy Kelly . . . . . . . . .DT

98Jay Richardson . . . . . . .DE

CHARGERS5Mike Scifres . . . . . . . . . . .P

6Charlie Whitehurst . . . .QB

7Billy Volek . . . . . . . . . . .QB

10Nate Kaeding . . . . . . . . . .K

11Legedu Naanee . . . . . .WR

17Philip Rivers . . . . . . . . .QB

20Antoine Cason . . . . . . . .CB

21LaDainian Tomlinson . . .RB

22Jacob Hester . . . . . .RB/FB

23Quentin Jammer . . . . . .CB

24 Cletis Gordon . . . . . . . .CB

27 Paul Oliver . . . . . . . . . . .FS

28Steve Gregory . . . . . . . .SS

31Antonio Cromartie . . . . .CB

32Eric Weddle . . . . . . . . . .FS

35Mike Tolbert . . . . . . . . . .FB

42Clinton Hart . . . . . . . . . .SS

43Darren Sproles . . . .RB/KR

50David Binn . . . . . . . . . . .LS

51Tim Dobbins . . . . . . . . .ILB

53Anthony Waters . . . . . .ILB

57 Matt Wilhelm . . . . . . . . .ILB

58Derek Smith . . . . . . . . .ILB

59Brandon Siler . . . . . . . .ILB

61Nick Hardwick . . . . . . . . .C

62Jeremy Newberry . . . . . .C

63Scott Mruczkowski . . . .G/C

66Jeromey Clary . . . . . . . . .T

67Kynan Forney . . . . . . . . .G

68 Kris Dielman . . . . . . . . . .G

70L.J. Shelton . . . . . . . . . . .T

73Marcus McNeill . . . . . . . .T

74Jacques Cesaire . . . . . .DE

75Corey Clark . . . . . . . . . . .T

76Jamal Williams . . . . . . .DT

79Mike Goff . . . . . . . . . . . . .G

80Malcom Floyd . . . . . . . .WR

81Kassim Osgood . . . . . .WR

83Vincent Jackson . . . . . .WR

84Buster Davis . . . . . . . . .WR

85Antonio Gates . . . . . . . .TE

86Brandon Manumaleuna .TE

88Kris Wilson . . . . . . . . . . .TE

89Chris Chambers . . . . . .WR

90Antwan Applewhite . . .OLB

91Brandon McKinney . . . .DT

92Marques Harris . . . . . .OLB

93Luis Castillo . . . . . . . . . .DE

94 Jyles Tucker . . . . . . . .OLB

95Shaun Phillips . . . . . . .OLB

97Ryon Bingham . . . . . . . .DT

98Ian Scott . . . . . . . . . . . .DT

99Igor Olshansky . . . . . . .DE

OOAAKKLLAANNDD RRAAIIDDEERRSS vvss.. SSAANN DDIIEEGGOO CCHHAARRGGEERRSSOakland-Alameda County ColiseumSunday, September 28, 2008, 1:05 p.m.

P9 Shane Lechler K11Sebastian JanikowskiH9 Shane LechlerLS59Jon Condo64Jake GroveKR15Johnnie L. Higgins37Chris JohnsonPR15Johnnie L. Higgins

P5Mike ScifresK10Nate KaedingH5Mike Scifres32Eric WeddleLS50David Binn59Brandon SilerKR43Darren Sproles31Antonio Cromartie84Buster DavisPR43Darren Sproles31Antonio Cromartie84Buster Davis

DE99Igor Olshansky97Ryon BinghamDT76Jamal Williams97Ryon Bingham91Brandon McKinney

98Ian ScottDE93Luis Castillo74Jacques CesaireOLB95Shaun Phillips92Marques HarrisILB58Derek Smith53Anthony WatersILB57Matt Wilhelm51Tim Dobbins59Brandon SilerOLB94Jyles Tucker90Antwan ApplewhiteLCB23Quentin Jammer24Cletis GordonRCB31Antonio Cromartie20Antoine CasonSS42Clinton Hart28Steve GregoryFS32Eric Weddle27Paul Oliver

WR89Chris Chambers80Malcom Floyd84Buster DavisLT73Marcus McNeill70L.J. SheltonLG68Kris Dielman67Kynan ForneyC65Jeremy Newberry63Scott Mruczkowski61Nick HardwickRG79Mike Goff63Scott MruczkowskiRT66Jeromey Clary70L.J. Shelton75Corey ClarkTE85Anthony Gates86B. Manumaleuna88Kris Wilson WR83Vincent Jackson11Legedu Naanee81Kassim OsgoodQB17Philip Rivers7Billy Volek6Charlie WhitehurstFB35Mike Tolbert22Jacob HesterRB21L. Tomlinson43Darren Sproles22Jacob Hester

RAIDERS SPECIALISTSCHARGERS SPECIALISTS

CHARGERS OFFENSE CHARGERS DEFENSE

Referee-Al Riverson (57), Umpire-Roy Ellison (81),Head Linesman-Ed Camp, (134),Line Judge-Ron Phares (10), Field Judge-Steve Zimmer (33), Side Judge-Joe Larrew (73),Back Judge-Lee Dyer(27), Replay-Clayton Judge

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INACTIVES

WR84Javon Walker15Johnnie Lee Higgins81Chaz SchilensLT77Kwame Harris75Mario Henderson LG76Robert Gallery51Chris MorrisC64 Jake Grove71 John Wade 51Chris MorrisRG66Cooper Carlisle51Chris Morris 78Fred WakefieldRT74Cornell Green72Seth Wand69 James MartenTE80Zach Miller86Tony Stewart88Ben Troupe WR89Ronald Curry87Ashley Lelie19Todd WatkinsQB2JaMarcus Russell16Andrew Walter 8M. TuiasosopoFB36Justin Griffith 44Luke LawtonRB25Justin Fargas20 Darren McFadden29Michael Bush

DE56Derrick Burgess 91Trevor ScottDT93Tommy Kelly78Fred WakefieldDT61Gerard Warren90Terdell SandsDE98Jay Richardson58Kalimba EdwardsOLB57Ricky Brown54Sam WilliamsMLB52Kirk Morrison50Isaiah Ekejiuba OLB53Thomas Howard55Jon AlstonCB23DeAngelo Hall26Stanford RouttCB21Nnamdi Asomugha37Chris Johnson FS24Michael Huff 31Hiram Eugene 27Rashad Baker SS28Gilbril Wilson33Tyvon Branch

RAIDERS DEFENSE RAIDERS OFFENSE

RAIDERS 55Alston, Jon . . . . . . . . . . .LB21Asomugha, Nnamdi . . .CB27Baker, Rashad . . . . . . . . .S33Branch, Tyvon . . . . . . . . .S 57 Brown, Ricky . . . . . . . . .LB 56Burgess, Derrick . . . . . .DE29Bush, Michael . . . . . . . .RB66Carlisle,Cooper . . . . . . . .G59Condo,Jon . . . . . . . .LS/LB89Curry, Ronald . . . . . . .WR58Edwards, Kalimba . . . . .DE 50Ekejiuba, Isaiah . . . . . .LB 31Eugene, Hiram . . . . . . .DB 25Fargas, Justin . . . . . . . .RB 76Gallery, Robert . . . . . . . .G74Green,Cornell . . . . . . . . . .T36Griffith, Justin . . . . . . . . .FB 64Grove, Jake . . . . . . . . . .C23Hall, DeAngelo . . . . . . .CB77Harris, Kwame . . . . . . . . .T75Henderson, Mario . . . . . .T15Higgins, Johnnie Lee . .WR53Howard, Thomas . . . . .LB 24Huff, Michael . . . . . . . . . .S 11Janikowski, Sebastian . .K37Johnson, Chris . . . . . . .CB 93Kelly, Tommy . . . . . . . .DT44Lawton, Luke . . . . . . . . .RB

9Lechler, Shane . . . . . . . .P87Lelie, Ashley . . . . . . . . .WR 69 Marten, James . . . . . . . . .T20McFadden, Darren . . . .RB 80Miller, Zach . . . . . . . . . .TE51Morris, Chris . . . . . . . . . .C52Morrison, Kirk . . . . . . . .LB98Richardson, Jay . . . . . .DE26Routt, Stanford . . . . . . .CB

2Russell, JaMarcus . . . . .QB90Sands, Terdell . . . . . . . .DT81Schilens, Chaz . . . . . . .WR91Scott, Trevor . . . . . . . . .DE86Stewart, Tony . . . . . . . . .TE88Troupe, Ben . . . . . . . . . .TE8Tuiasosopo, Marques . .QB

71Wade, John . . . . . . . . . . .C78Wakefield, Fred . . . .OL/DL84Walker, Javon . . . . . . . .WR16Walter, Andrew . . . . . . .QB72Wand, Seth . . . . . . . . . . .T61Warren, Gerard . . . . . . .DT19Watkins, Todd . . . . . . . .WR 54Williams, Sam . . . . . . . .LB28Wilson, Gibril . . . . . . . . . .S

CHARGERS90Applewhite, Antwan . . .OLB97Bingham, Ryon . . . . . . .DT50Binn, David . . . . . . . . . .LS20Cason, Antoine . . . . . . .CB93Castillo, Luis . . . . . . . . .DE74Cesaire Jacques . . . . . .DE89Chambers, Chris . . . . .WR75Clark, Corey . . . . . . . . . . .T66Clary, Jeromey . . . . . . . . .T31Cromartie, Antonio . . . .CB84Davis, Buster . . . . . . . .WR68Dielman, Kris . . . . . . . . . .G51Dobbins, Tim . . . . . . . . .ILB80Floyd, Malcom . . . . . . .WR67Forney, Kynan . . . . . . . . .G85Gates, Antonio . . . . . . . .TE79Goff, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . .G24Gordon, Cletis . . . . . . . .CB28Gregory, Steve . . . . . . . .SS61Hardwick, Nick . . . . . . . . .C92Harris, Marques . . . . .OLB42Hart, Clinton . . . . . . . . .SS22Hester, Jacob . . . . . .RB/FB83Jackson, Vincent . . . . .WR23Jammer, Quentin . . . . . .CB10Kaeding, Nate . . . . . . . . .K86Manumaleuna, BrandonTE91McKinney,Brandon . . . .DT73McNeill, Marcus . . . . . . . .T63Mruczkowski, Scott . . .G/C11Naanee, Legedu . . . . . .WR62Newberry, Jeremy . . . . . .C27Oliver, Paul . . . . . . . . . .FS99Olshansky, Igor . . . . . . .DE81Osgood, Kassim . . . . . .WR95Phillips, Shaun . . . . . .OLB17Rivers, Philip . . . . . . . . .QB5Scifres, Mike . . . . . . . . . .P

98Scott, Ian . . . . . . . . . . . .DT70 Shelton, L.J. . . . . . . . . . . .T59Siler, Brandon . . . . . . . .ILB58Smith, Derek . . . . . . . . .ILB43Sproles, Darren . . . .RB/KR35Tolbert, Mike . . . . . . . . .FB21Tomlinson, LaDainian . .RB94Tucker, Jyles . . . . . . . .OLB7Volek, Billy . . . . . . . . . . .QB

53Waters, Anthony . . . . . .ILB32Weddle, Eric . . . . . . . . .FS6Whitehurst, Charlie . . . .QB

57Wilhelm, Matt . . . . . . . .ILB76Williams,Jamal . . . . . . . .DT88Wilson, Kris . . . . . . . . . .TE

THE OAKLAND RAIDERS No.NamePos.Ht.Wt.AgeExp.College

2JaMarcus RussellQB6-6260232LSU

8Marques Tuiasosopo QB 6-1 220 296 Washington

9Shane Lechler P 6-2 225 326 Texas A&M

11Sebastian Janikowski K 6-2 250 309 Florida State

15Johnnie Lee HigginsWR5-11185252UTEP

16Andrew Walter QB 6-6 230 264 Arizona State

19Todd WatkinsWR6-3195251BYU

20Darren McFaddenRB6-221021RArkansas

21Nnamdi Asomugha CB 6-2 210 276 California

23DeAngelo HallCB5-10195245Virginia Tech

24Michael Huff S 6-1 205 253 Texas

25Justin Fargas RB 6-1 220 286 So. California

26Stanford Routt CB 6-1 195 254 Houston

27Rashad BakerS5-10200265Tennesse

28Gibril WilsonS6-0210265Tennesse

29Michael BushRB6-1245241Louisville

31Hiram Eugene S 6-2 200 273 Louisiana Tech

33Tyvon BranchS6-020521RConnecticut

36Justin GriffithRB6-0230286Mississippi State

37Chris JohnsonCB6-1200286Louisville

44Luke LawtonRB6-0240283McNeese State

50Isaiah Ekejiuba LB 6-4 240 264 Virginia

51 Chris MorrisC6-4305253Michigan State

52 Kirk Morrison LB 6-2 240 264 San Diego State

53Thomas Howard LB 6-3 240 253 UTEP

54 Sam Williams LB 6-5 260 286 Fresno State

55Jon AlstonLB6-0225253Stanford

56Derrick Burgess DE 6-2 260 308 Mississippi

57Ricky BrownLB6-2235243Boston College

58Kalimba EdwardsDE6-6265287South Carolina

59Jon CondoLS/LB6-3250272Maryland

61Gerard WarrenDT6-4325308Florida

64 Jake Grove C 6-4 300 285Virginia Tech

66Cooper CarlisleG6-5295319Florida

69 James Marten T6-8 310242Boston College

71John WadeC6-53003311Marshall

72Seth WandT6-7330296NW Missouri State

74Cornell GreenT6-6315329Central Florida

75Mario HendersonT6-7300232Florida State

76 Robert Gallery G 6-7 325 285 Iowa

77Kwame HarrisT6-7320265Stanford

78Fred WakefieldOL/DL6-7295308Illinois

80Zach MillerTE6-5255222Arizona State

81Chaz SchilensWR6-422522RSan Diego State

84Javon WalkerWR6-3215297Florida State

86Tony StewartTE6-5260298Penn State

87Ashley LelieWR6-3195287Hawaii

88Ben TroupeTE6-4260265Florida

89 Ronald Curry WR 6-2 210 297North Carolina

90 Terdell Sands DT 6-7 335 286 Tenn. Chattanooga

91Trevor ScottDE6-525524RBuffalo

93Tommy Kelly DT 6-6 300 275 Mississippi State

98 Jay RichardsonDE6-6280242Ohio State

SANDIEGOCHARGERSNo.NamePos.Ht.Wt.AgeExp.College

5Mike ScifresP6-2236276Western Illinois

6Charlie WhitehurstQB6-4227263Clemson

7Billy VolekQB6-2214329Fresno State

10Nate KaedingK6-0187265Iowa

11Legedu NaaneeWR6-2226252Boise State

17Philip RiversQB6-5228265NC State

20Antoine CasonCB6-019022RArizona

21LaDainian TomlinsonRB5-10221298Texas Christian

22Jacob HesterRB/FB5-1122523RLouisiana State

23Quentin JammerCB6-0204297Texas

24Cletis GordonCB6-1197253Jackson State

27Paul OliverFS5-10195242Georgia

28Steve GregorySS5-11185253Syracuse

31Antonio CromartieCB6-2203243Florida State

32Eric WeddleFS5-11200232Utah

35Mike TolbertFB5-924322RCoastal Carolina

42Clinton HartSS6-0205316Central Florida CC

43Darren SprolesRB/KR5-6181254Kansas State

50David BinnLS6-32233615California

51Tim DobbinsILB6-1246253Iowa State

53Anthony WatersILB6-3238242Clemson

57Matt WilhelmILB6-4245276Ohio State

58Derek SmithILB6-22403312Arizona State

59Brandon SilerILB6-2239222Florida

61Nick HardwickC6-4295275Purdue

62Jeremy NewberryC6-53153211California

63Scott MruczkowskiG/C6-5318264Bowling Green

66Jeromey ClaryT6-6306242Kansas State

67Kynan ForneyG6-3302308Hawaii

68Kris DielmanG6-4310276Indiana

70L.J. SheltonT6-63453210Eastern Michigan

73Marcus McNeillT6-7336243Auburn

74Jacques Cesaire DE6-2295286So. Conn. State

75Corey ClarkT6-530524RTexas A&M

76Jamal WilliamsDT6-33483211Oklahoma State

79Mike GoffG6-53113211Iowa

80Malcom FloydWR6-5225273Wyoming

81Kassim OsgoodWR6-5220286San Diego State

83Vincent JacksonWR6-5230254Northern Colorado

84Buster DavisWR6-1202222Louisiana State

85Antonio GatesTE6-4260286Kent State

86B. ManumaleunaTE6-2288288Arizona

88Kris WilsonTE6-2251275Pittsburgh

89Chris ChambersWR5-11210308Wisconsin

90Antwan ApplewhiteOLB6-3246221San Diego State

91Brandon McKinneyDT6-2324253Michigan State

92Marques HarrisOLB6-1231274Southern Utah

93Luis CastilloDE6-3290254Northwestern

94Jyles TuckerOLB6-3258252Wake Forest

95Shaun PhillipsOLB6-3262275Purdue

97Ryon BinghamDT6-3303274Nebraska

98Ian ScottDT6-3302266Florida

99Igor OlshanskyDE6-6309265Oregon

CCHHAARRGGEERRSS CCOOAACCHHEESSHead Coach:Norv TurnerAssistants: Clarence Shelmon (Offensive Coordinator), Ted Cottrell (Defensive Coordinator), ClancyBarone (Tight Ends), Bill Bradley (Secondary), Steve Crosby (Special Teams), John “Jack” Henry(Offensive Line), Hal Hunter (Offensive Line), Charlie Joiner (Wide Receivers), Wayne Nunnely(Defensive Line), John Pagano (Outside Linebackers), John Ramsdell (Quarterbacks), Ron Rivera(Inside Linebackers), Kevin Ross (Asst. Secondary/Quality Control), Ollie Wilson (Running Backs),Jeff Hurd (Strength and Conditioning), Vernon Stephens (Asst. Strength &Conditioning)

RRAAIIDDEERRSS CCOOAACCHHEESSHead Coach: Lane KiffinAssistants: Willie Brown (Defensive Backs, Squad Development) Tom Cable (Offensive Line), JamesCregg (Asst. Offensive Line), John DeFilippo (Quarterbacks), John Fassel (Quality Control, SpecialTeams), Paul Hackett (Special Projects), Adam Henry (Quality Control, Offense), Don Johnson(Defensive Tackles), Greg Knapp (Offensive Coordinator), Sanjay Lal (Quality Control, Defense), JamesLofton (Wide Receivers), Don Martindale (Linebackers), George Martinez (Quality Control, Defense),Keith Millard (Defensive Line), Darren Perry (Defensive Backs), Tom Rathman (Running Backs), BradRoll (Strength & Conditioning), Rob Ryan (Defensive Coordinator), Brian Schneider (Special TeamsCoordinator), Kelly Skipper (Tight Ends)

PPRROONNUUNNCCIIAATTIIOONN GGUUIIDDEENnamdi Asomugha . . . . . . . . . . . .NAHM-D Ah-so-moo-WAHTyvonBranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tie-VONKalimbaEdwards . . . . . . . . . . . .Kuh-LIMBAIsaiah Ekejiuba . . . . . . . . . .Eck-uh-Jew-bahKwame Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KWAIMSebastian Janikowski . . .JAN-Ah-COW-SkiShane Lechler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LECK-LerStanford Routt . . . . . . . .Sounds like “OUT”Chaz Schilens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shill-NsMarques Tuiasosopo . .To-E-Ah-so-soap-OGibrilWilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ji-BRILL

PPRROONNUUNNCCIIAATTIIOONN GGUUIIDDEEAntoineCason . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ann-TWONJacquesCesaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . .see-ZAIRKris Dielman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DEAL-minCletis Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CLEE-tisQuentin Jammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KWEN-tinNate Kaeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KAY-dingB. Manumaleuna . .mah-nu-mah-lee-oo-nuhScott Mruczkowski . . . . . . .merch-COW-skiLegeduNaanee . . . . . . . . . . . . .LEG-a-dooIgorOlshansky . . . . . . . . . . . . .ol-SHAN-skiKassimOsgood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kuh-SIMMike Scifres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SIGH-fursBrandon Siler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SIGH-ler

Better late than... Slow-starting Chargers overtake Raiders By Kevin Acee U-T STAFF WRITER September 29, 2008 OAKLAND – Slow starts, this Chargers team knows. Think back-to-back record comebacks on the road against Cincinnati and Denver in 2006. Think 1-3 last season. Think clawing back and just missing against Carolina and Denver this season. Down 15-0 at halftime to an Oakland team the Chargers had beaten nine times in a row? Whatever. “I never saw this team blink the whole game,” linebacker Shaun Phillips said. The Chargers scored 18 consecutive points in the second half yesterday – 15 in a span of one minute, 25 seconds – and won 28-18 against the Raiders. To a man, the Chargers described halftime as all business. “They've been through a lot of different situations,” coach Norv Turner said. “They don't get rattled.” The Chargers pounded the ball down the field for three points to start the third quarter, beginning to wear down an Oakland defense that had pressured them relentlessly in the first half. Then the Chargers defense began making plays. Tim Dobbins' interception set up a TD drive that made it 15-10. On the Raiders' next possession, Marques Harris sacked JaMarcus Russell and forced a fumble he recovered at the Oakland 13. LaDainian Tomlinson ran it in on the next play, and the Chargers led 18-15. The Raiders tied the game, but a 47-yard Nate Kaeding field goal – set up by Darren Sproles' long kickoff return – and a 41-yard TD run by Tomlinson gave the Chargers their second victory after two losses to start the season. “It's always nice to get a win like this,” Tomlinson said. “The first two weeks, we were on the opposite end. . . . It feels good for it to go our way.”

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Rivers: Stat that matters is one victory By Kevin Acee U-T STAFF WRITER September 29, 2008 OAKLAND – Philip Rivers made some throws he wanted back, the kind he hadn't made too many of or been penalized for in the season's first three games. His 58.8 passer rating yesterday – the product of his being intercepted twice while throwing for 180 yards and one touchdown – was less than half his 124.8 rating coming into the game. No, today's film session won't be pleasant at times. But in contrast to the first two games, when Rivers was so spectacular, the Chargers won yesterday 28-18 over the Raiders. “It feels better than playing pretty good and losing,” Rivers said. “It's all about winning.” Rivers entered the game leading the league in passer rating and with nine touchdowns. He is now second in both categories behind Brett Favre. Sacked just twice in the first three games, Rivers was taken down four times with the ball yesterday and hurried another four times. “That's as much as he's been hit since I've been with him,” said Norv Turner, in his second season as Chargers head coach. Rivers had been sacked four times thrice previously, but never more than that. And yesterday he was about as harried as he has been in his three seasons as a starter. “Yeah, I took a couple good shots today,” he said. “That's part of playing the position.” He took the blame on his interceptions, the first one a bad throw and the second one an unwise decision on third-and-15. He also credited the Raiders' defense, which blitzed relentlessly in the first half and at times in the second. “They're the best of the four we've played,” Rivers said. “ . . . Man for man

and playing their scheme, they're playing hard. Some of it was us, a lack of execution, and sometimes they just outplayed us on a play.” Stepping up Marques Harris was lost in the excitement of Jyles Tucker becoming the next Shawne Merriman. But the Chargers evidently have an almost endless supply of outside linebackers who can make big plays. Harris reiterated that yesterday when he took over for the injured Tucker in the second quarter and finished the game. “A lot of people say that's our deepest position on the team,” Harris said. “Whoever is out there, it doesn't matter who it is, we've got great players.” Harris certainly made a big play in the fourth quarter, sacking JaMarcus Russell, forcing a fumble and recovering it amid a scrum at the Raiders' 13. The Chargers led for the first time when LaDainian Tomlinson scored on the next play. “I don't want to just do my job,” Harris said. “I want to get in there and make plays.” Tucker's injury was described as hamstring “tightness.” The Chargers are hopeful he will play Sunday at Miami. Williams shines Statistics are not how you measure a nose tackle, but Jamal Williams had some fine numbers yesterday. Those numbers added credence to the reality that he is playing better each game after a preseason of inactivity following April surgeries on both knees. “I'm gradually improving,” said Williams, who had six tackles, a half-sack, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry. “I hadn't played football since the playoffs. I'm starting to get there now.” Cooper to return With Tim Dobbins taking the majority of the snaps in place of Matt Wilhelm yesterday and Derek Smith getting more of a grasp of the defense each game, it appears the Chargers might have figured out how to play without Stephen Cooper just in time for his return.

Cooper will be back with the team today following his four-game suspension for a failed drug test. His absence limited at times the Chargers' ability to blitz creatively and make adjustments midgame. “Any time you take a guy like that out, you're going to miss him,” defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell said last week. “Just like we miss Shawne. But that's excuses. Let's just get him back and we'll see.” The Chargers do not have to make a roster cut until Saturday afternoon. Tryin' one There was the Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski, setting up at the 34-yard line for a field-goal attempt. What made this a matter of note was that it was the Raiders' 34. Janikowski's 76-yard placement fell well short. Later, Oakland coach Lane Kiffin said that in practice Janikowski has lifted across placements of this length. “We wouldn't have tried it if it had not been just before halftime,” Kiffin said. Crucial victory Had the Chargers lost, they would have been in last place in the AFC West after the Kansas City Chiefs upset the Denver Broncos. Instead, the division began to come back to them. At 2-2, they are a game behind the Broncos and a game ahead of the Chiefs and Raiders. “As we've already seen in our division and the AFC, it's going to be wild,” Rivers said. “We're glad to get a win.” Nuts 'n' Bolts Right tackle Jeromey Clary left the game for a series in the first quarter with a knee injury but returned the next series. The Chargers reported injuries after the game to right guard Mike Goff (knee), fullback Mike Tolbert (ankle) and outside linebacker Shaun Phillips (ankle). The Chargers' offense had scored at least a field goal on 46 straight red zone trips before Nate Kaeding missed a 44-yarder in the second quarter. The Raiders converted just 3-of-15 third downs. The Chargers have allowed just 4-of-23 third downs to be converted in the past two weeks.

The Chargers forced five three-and-outs, after forcing just three in 31 opponent possessions in the first three games. Despite being shut out in the first half, the Chargers put up enough points to bring their season total to 138, tops in the league this season and tied with the 1981 squad for the most points in team history through the first four games of a season. Kiffin said the Raiders had considered not having their prize young running back, Darren McFadden, suit up because of a toe problem that was hindering him. “But we didn't have anybody left,” Kiffin said. McFadden had seven carries, but they added up to only 20 yards. INSIDE THE GAME KEVIN ACEE

Stingy defense kept hope alive September 29, 2008 OAKLAND – So many Chargers defenders seemed to have the same reaction as they walked to and from the showers in the visitors' locker room yesterday afternoon. With exhausted, thankful smiles, they rolled their eyes and shook their heads in the moments after a 28-18 victory over the Raiders. “That was a fight,” defensive end Luis Castillo said, the first of many to utter the phrase. A fight the defense won by keeping the game close enough early and then making gigantic plays late. Said quarterback Philip Rivers: “Wins like this are good for you – to have to fight it out, grind it out on offense and find a way and defensively come up huge.” Through two games, for sure, and arguably even for a third, the Chargers offense was the better of the two units. While the offense had scored 96 points, the defense had leaked yards and points early and late in games, losing twice in the final seconds. But yesterday, the defense limited the Raiders to two field goals and a 63-yard touchdown pass on a busted coverage in the first 30 minutes while Rivers and his offensive line took some time to warm up. The Raiders

also scored on a safety to lead 15-0 at halftime. The Chargers defenders spoke at the break of how they needed to keep up the pressure. And on the sideline they continually reminded the offense they had its back. “That's just two touchdowns,” linebacker Tim Dobbins said. “We were confident. We looked fresh, like we always do in the second half, and we made plays.” Coach Norv Turner praised the defense at halftime and promised the offense would come around, something in which the defense already had confidence. “We always know the offense is going to come around as long as we can hang around on D,” cornerback Quentin Jammer said. “We've got too many (offensive) weapons to be down and out of the game.” The offense did return to form, controlling the ball to open the third quarter. While it settled for a field goal, a tone had been set on the 13-play, 75-yard drive to the three points. “It seemed like the momentum shifted a little,” center Nick Hardwick said. The momentum began a steep roll downhill later in the half when Shaun Phillips pressured Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell into a jump-throw that went off Darren McFadden's hands and into those of Dobbins. The offense took over at its 34 and pulled to 15-10 eight plays later. Three plays into the Raiders' ensuing drive, Marques Harris got around left tackle Kwame Harris, hit Russell and his arm and then grabbed a loose ball at the bottom of a human pile at the Oakland 13-yard line. A run from there by Tomlinson gave the Chargers their first lead. The Raiders would tie the game, 18-18, but after Nate Kaeding's 47-yard field goal with 1:51 remaining put the Chargers up for good, the defense did what it could not do against Carolina and Denver in the losses to begin the season. Blitzing to the end, the Chargers stopped Oakland at its 44 on a fourth-down incompletion.

“Early in the season, the defense didn't do its job,” Harris said. “The offense came out scoring points, and the defense didn't do its job. For us, it was important to not let that happen again.” BIG PLAYS BY THE D With the Raiders leading 15-3 and driving, Shaun Phillips pressures JaMarcus Russell into a jump pass that is intercepted by Tim Dobbins. After a Chargers TD cuts the deficit to 15-10, Marques Harris sacks Russell, forces a fumble and falls on it at the Oakland 13. The Chargers score on the next play to take the lead. With the Chargers leading 21-18 and Oakland facing fourth-and-4 at its 44 with 1:22 left, Luis Castillo forces Russell to throw incomplete.

Last cut is deepest for Raider-buster LT Oakland stifles him early, but Tomlinson breaks out for critical 4th-quarter scores By Chris Jenkins U-T STAFF WRITER September 29, 2008 OAKLAND – In the end, inevitably, it got back down to child's play. LT vs. the Raiders. Rock? Paper? Scissors? Scissors, it is. In the Chargers' vernacular, actually, the play that LaDainian Tomlinson used this time to continue his personal vexation of the Oakland Raiders was called “Slant Scissors.” Twin tight ends Antonio Gates and Brandon Manumaleuna did the pinching, turning their blocked victims inward on the right side, and Tomlinson did the cutting with a precise turn outside for a 41-yard touchdown. “Big hole,” said Tomlinson, who indeed was untouched until he was well inside the 10-yard line and still cruised in. “If you can't get through that hole, you don't need to be playing football.” And if you're the Raiders . . . well, really, shouldn't you have known it was coming? Sooner or later? In this case, later. After all, nobody runs against the Raiders like Tomlinson, who's

produced more touchdowns (21) against Oakland than any player has scored against a single team in his first 15 games against them since 1970. Tomlinson did the Chargers an extra favor in the process, since the previous record of 20 was held by Marcus Allen against San Diego. The long run with 1:04 remaining was Tomlinson's second of the game and not only punctuated the Chargers' 28-18 victory with an exclamation point, but gave him a total of 106 yards rushing for the day and 1,815 for his career against the Raiders. That also is a record (since 1970) for one player in his first 15 games vs. a single team. Barry Sanders of Detroit had 1,763 in his first 15 games against Tampa Bay. No doubt the Raiders can recite all this verbatim. Ad nauseam. And this isn't to even mention the fact, by no means coincidental, that Tomlinson's been with the Chargers for each of the 10 straight games they've won over Oakland. “It comes to a point where they hear the same things the media talks about,” said Tomlinson. “They hear that 'LT has run for more yards than anybody against you guys.' They hear that. Their whole focus is, 'Guys, let's stop this. Let's stop the run.' “For most of the game, they did. It's getting tougher.” Most obviously, for Tomlinson. He entered the season with a streak of 20 straight games in which he'd had a carry of at least 10 yards, and he extended that with a 14-yarder against Carolina on his first tote of 2008. But the streak ended two weeks ago in Denver and Tomlinson didn't have a double-digit carry last Monday night against the New York Jets, owing at least partly to the fact that he's been trying to turn on a bad toe the past three weeks. With a 6-yard gain in the third quarter yesterday, he ended a string of 43 carries between rushes of more than 5 yards. Limited to 7 yards rushing in the first half yesterday, he finally got loose for a 13-yard gain early in the fourth quarter, and that brought to an end a career-long stretch of 70 carries without a double-digit gain. That the 13-yarder also was a touchdown play, and especially because it put the Chargers ahead 18-15, it helped diminish the significance and memory of a first-quarter fumble

on an exchange between Tomlinson and Philip Rivers that became a safety. Tomlinson had just received a handoff from Rivers when drilled by Gibril Wilson near the goal line, a teeth-jarring hit that also knocked the ball loose. “It was the perfect hit, right on the ball, right before I secured it,” said Tomlinson. “I saw Philip right there by the ball so I was trying to hold (Wilson) up so they don't get the touchdown. Better to give up a safety than a touchdown.” Tomlinson indeed had the presence of mind to clutch Wilson and keep him from leaping onto the fumble that Rivers recovered, albeit with Silver & Black on top of him. To be sure, most of the first half was highly forgettable for the Chargers, particularly those involved in a running game that compiled only 10 yards by intermission. In the second half, Mike Tolbert reeled off an 11-yard gain and Darren Sproles added 12 yards rushing to his clutch kick return of 67 yards.

LT attacks Silver & Black September 29, 2008 WHO OWNS THE RAIDERS? LaDainian Tomlinson has rushed for more yards against the Raiders than any NFL player has gained in 15 games against a single opponent. A game-by-game look: Date ; Site ; Att.;Yds.;Avg.; TD 11/18/01; Oak. ; 22; 68; 3.1; 1 12/15/01; SD ; 17; 46; 2.7; 0 10/20/02; Oak. ; 39; 153; 3.9; 1 12/ 8/02; SD ; 18; 57; 3.2; 1 9/28/03; Oak. ; 28; 187; 6.7; 1 12/28/03; SD ; 31; 243; 7.8; 2 10/31/04; SD ; 19; 71; 3.7; 1 11/21/04; Oak. ; 37; 164; 4.4; 1 10/16/05; Oak. ; 31; 140; 4.5; 1 12/ 4/05; SD ; 25; 86; 3.4; 0 9/11/06; Oak. ; 31; 131; 4.2; 1

11/26/06; SD ; 19; 109; 5.7; 2 10/14/07; SD ; 24; 198; 8.3; 4 12/30/07; Oak. ; 16; 56; 3.5; 0 9/28/08; Oak. ; 20; 106; 5.3; 2 Totals ;15 games;377;1,815;4.8; 18 SLOW START, FAST FINISH After gaining just 31 yards in the first three quarters, LaDainian Tomlinson broke loose in the final period: Qtr. ; Att. ; Yds. ; Avg. ; TD 1st ; 3 ; 4 ; 1.3 ; 0 2nd ; 2 ; 3 ; 1.5 ; 0 3rd ; 8 ; 24 ; 3.0 ; 0 4th ; 7 ; 75 ; 10.7 ; 2 Game ; 20 ; 106 ; 5.3 ; 2 RUNNING WILD With 106 rushing yards yesterday, LaDainian Tomlinson increased his career total against the Raiders to 1,815, surpassing the mark for the most rushing yards through 15 games against a single opponent since 1970: Player ; Opponent ; Yards LaDainian Tomlinson ; Oakland ; 1,815 Barry Sanders ; Tampa Bay ; 1,763 Curtis Martin ; Indianapolis ; 1,645 Emmitt Smith ; Philadelphia ; 1,630 Barry Sanders ; Green Bay ; 1,590 SORRY, MARCUS With two touchdowns yesterday, Tomlinson surpassed Marcus Allen for the most total touchdowns through 15 games against a single opponent since 1970: Player ; Opponent ; TDs LaDainian Tomlinson ; Oakland ; 21 Marcus Allen ; Chargers ; 20 Emmitt Smith ; Arizona ; 19 Emmitt Smith ; Washington ; 17

Kaeding rises from goat to hero in span of minutes By Chris Jenkins U-T STAFF WRITER September 29, 2008 OAKLAND – He's been perfect in losses. Yesterday, he was imperfect and won the game. Nate Kaeding hadn't missed a placement kick of any kind in the first three games, but his 44-yard attempt against the Raiders was a misstepped, way-low liner that was curiously declared a blocked kick, and his 47-yard try in the fourth quarter was wide right. The decisive points of this most peculiar game, however, came on a 47-yarder that Kaeding hit with his usual smooth efficiency. “My performance might've been an example of the whole team,” said Kaeding. “I don't think anybody would walk away saying they played a great or perfect game, but we battled through it and made the plays in the fourth quarter when we had to make them.” His game definitely was the special teams' game in microcosm, one that started out dreadfully, a little too familiarly. Receiving the opening kickoff from Kaeding at the 9-yard line, Johnnie Lee Higgins took it back 39 yards, setting a tone for both teams that lasted clear to halftime. But it also ended on a familiar note, not only with Kaeding's dead-true field goal, but with a 67-yard kickoff return by Darren Sproles to the Oakland 35 to put Kaeding in range for his 47-yarder. Sproles' latest bit of return wizardry was particularly dispiriting to Oakland in that the Raiders had just tied the game at 18-18. “They were looking inside,” said Sproles, “and I went outside on them.” Sproles had had his own three quarters of frustration. First of all, Raiders punter Shane Lechler was having an unbelievable afternoon, booming sky-high punts of 70 and 59 yards. The longer one was downed at the 5-yard line and worked mightily against the Chargers, who immediately were zapped for a safety on a fumbled

handoff between Philip Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson. Lechler also backed off on a few kicks that were just as effective, and Sproles was taking it personally. “They kept us on our heels,” said Sproles. “They'd give us a kick, then they won't give us a kick, then they'd give us a kick and they won't give us a kick. If I scooted up on the punts, he booted it over my head. When I moved back, he kicked it short. I was, like, I can't be right.” Kaeding had his own source of exasperation, most of it to be found underfoot. As they do every year after the baseball season, the Raiders resodded their field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, and the stuff is still at that tricky stage for kickers. With the Raiders leading 15-0 and the Chargers offense struggling to get things right in the final minutes of the first half, Kaeding went to put his right foot into a 44-yard field goal attempt, but his plant foot went haywire in the new sod and the ball went much lower than Kaeding intended. Barely clearing the line, the ball died with such a rapid descent that game officials presumed it to be blocked, even though it wasn't. “I'm not making excuses,” said Kaeding. “That's also something I have to realize and be a little more cautious about in those situations.” Kaeding did put the Chargers on the scoreboard with a 28-yarder midway through the third quarter, but admitted to wondering whether the first-half miss was still in his head when he misfired on the first 47-yarder. “I expect myself to make every single field goal when I step onto the field,” said Kaeding. “That's what I hang my hat on – being an accurate, consistent kicker. It's hard for me to walk off the field knowing I made a mistake I shouldn't make. But in the end, that's the ultimate paradox. You have to be able to put that behind you and step back out there, do your job and put the next one through. “There are some demons you've gotta put away in your head. But that's the game. There are battles in your head to be won besides the ones out in the game.”

Bolts too good to let motley Raiders hang with them By Nick Canepa U-T COLUMNIST September 29, 2008 OAKLAND – It's not the same. This graveyard of lost pride and poise no longer could frighten a wide-eyed child. Once, Al Davis, who tempted Adam and Eve with the apple, forced angels to tread here as if the field were mined and covered with rotten eggs. But not anymore. What remains of a once great, Unholy Empire, a society built on fear and pillaging, are ugly ruins. But, while the Raiders don't matter anymore, the Chargers remain capable of coming up here and getting themselves strip-searched. They may not have been naked at the conclusion of yesterday's football game, but their deficiencies once again were showing. And perhaps the Chargers were a bit scared – of themselves. They may have lifted their behinds out of a 15-0 halftime hole and eventually defeated the Raiders 28-18 – they certainly showed mettle doing that – but they're a quarter of the way into the season and have yet to play anything resembling a complete game. They're 2-2 and easily could be 4-0, but while won-lost numbers constantly are preached in Chargerville, they really aren't the story at the moment. Be they 2-2, 4-0, 3-1, 0-4, it's what the Chargers are not that must be studied. They are not a good football team. The best thing they did yesterday, as far as many people were concerned, was cover the spread. I'm still reading the same book I began on Sept. 7. Maybe they can get good soon, or maybe when it's too late. When a team with this kind of talent gets knocked around for a half-hour by a losing outfit whose coach is so desperate he's ordering 76-yard field goals, an audit is in order. For now, let's keep the administration and Congress out of this bailout. These players make too much money to lose their homes.

Sure, the guys wearing silver and black get paid, too, and they're still playing for their beleaguered coach, Lane Kiffin, but the Chargers have reached the stage where they can't worry about the other guys. If they play their game, they're going to win – unless tripped by a zebra. And they haven't been playing it. Not fully. Not as they would like. “I told our guys to expect a physical football game,” coach Norv Turner said. “They weren't disappointed in terms of what they got. At least I was accurate.” It's true the Raiders have a rapid, physical defense, but the Chargers are far too accomplished offensively to get shut out for the first 37 minutes. Damn their slow starts. It wasn't until quarterback Philip Rivers found tight end Antonio Gates on a 20-yard completion to the Raiders' 48 with about five minutes to play in the first half that they made their initial visit past midfield. The offensive line had trouble opening holes for tailbacks LaDainian Tomlinson and Darren Sproles all afternoon. LT was hammered in his own end zone, the exchange with Rivers was fumbled, and a safety resulted when Rivers recovered it. The line also had problems with the Raiders' pass rush. Rivers, who would throw two interceptions to go with his touchdown pass, was sacked four times, hurried often and beaten up. “I took a couple of pretty good shots today,” Rivers said. “You hope you never get hit.” As Turner put it: “That's as much as he's been hit since I've been with him.” The Raiders, to their credit, took advantage, although they might have done more if they could get out of their own way offensively. “We knew preparing this week this is a tough defense, I thought the best one we played,” Rivers added. “They won some plays and we won some plays. Ultimately, we found a way to finish it off.” That was one of the positives. This time, when they took a 21-18 lead on a 47-yard field goal by Nate Kaeding with 1:51 to play, they stopped Oakland, which still had three timeouts remaining. LT's 41-yard scamper

around the right side for a score with 1:04 left sealed it. The defense was better. The starters on the line – Jamal Williams, Luis Castillo and Igor Olshansky – had their names called. There was pressure on Raiders sophomore quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who doesn't handle it well, although it would have been nice if they got after him earlier. “I think we can see some obvious things we need to improve out there,” Castillo said. “We never said we would be playing our best football in September. Our goal is to be playing our best football in December.” Actually, the goal should be to make December games meaningful. And they may not be so if San Diego can't get all three phases of its game to excel at once on the same field. Against the Jets last week, special teams coverage was abysmal. When Oakland's Johnnie Lee Higgins returned the opening kickoff 39 yards, it appeared as though we were in for more of the same. But the Chargers shored that up pretty well, and Sproles is a terribly dangerous return man. “We didn't have field position early,” Turner said, “and field position tends to give you life.” The Chargers remain alive, having escaped a house once haunted. But more frightening goblins await. PERFECT 10 The Chargers became the first team to beat Oakland in 10 straight games. It's the longest winning streak ever by San Diego against one opponent: Dec. 28, 2003 – at Chargers 21, Raiders 14 Oct. 31, 2004 – at Chargers 42, Raiders 14 Nov. 21, 2004 – Chargers 23, at Raiders 17 Oct. 16, 2005 – Chargers 27, at Raiders 14 Dec. 4, 2005 – at Chargers 34, Raiders 10 Sept. 11, 2006 – Chargers 27, at Raiders 0 Nov. 26, 2006 – at Chargers 21, Raiders 14

Oct. 14, 2007 – at Chargers 28, Raiders 14 Dec. 30, 2007 – Chargers 30, at Raiders 17 Sept. 28, 2008 – Chargers 28, at Raiders 18 10-game total – Chargers 281, Raiders 132

Nick Canepa's Report Card September 29, 2008 Quarterback – C-plus. Rivers was hurried more than normal, but he threw two picks and a few he wishes he had a string on. Won the game, though. Running backs – B-minus. They hung around long enough for LT to break one. Receivers – B-minus. Gates had maybe his best game of the season, but there really wasn't much available. Offensive line – F-plus. Came back some after a miserable first half. Looks as though this thing will take a while to come together. Defensive line – B. At last, we heard the names of the starting front three on the loudspeaker. Linebackers – B-minus. Tucker goes out with a hammy and Harris fills in like a madman. But they must understand tight ends do exist. Dobbins makes the game's biggest play. Secondary – B-minus. Cromartie's becoming an NBA player. He's never made a foul without complaint. Special teams – C-plus. Came around after an opening-play coverage blunder. Scifres has monster day; Kaeding redeems himself; Sproles has 67-yard return to tie the knot. Coaching – A-plus. I can only imagine the stirring halftime speech Norv Turner gave his lads. No wonder they left the room early. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum – F. Lost its naming rights. How about The Dump? Qualcomm is Versailles next to this.

Lane Kiffin – A. Blew a 15-point halftime lead and still had a job when he went home. We think. Next opportunity – at Miami. A. Forget that the Dolphins beat New England. Fish stink. BY THE NUMBERS 0 Losses by Chargers vs. Raiders in exactly five years, since Sept. 28, 2003 2 Sacks for Raiders' Terdell Sands, equaling total for first 63 games of his career 6 Sacks by Chargers, one more than total for their first three games 20-64 Raiders' record since losing Super Bowl XXXVII at Qualcomm Stadium in January 2003 43 Carries Tomlinson went before his 6-yard run in third quarter without rushing for a gain of more than 5 yards 70 Carries Tomlinson went before his 13-yard TD run without rushing for a double-digit gain, the longest drought of his career 138 Points scored by Chargers, the most in the NFL and tied for the highest total in club history through the first four games of a season (1981) PRO FOOTBALL JERRY MAGEE

How low can you go? Raiders' Kiffin about to find out September 29, 2008 OAKLAND – Welcome to limbo. Lane Kiffin lives in it, suspended as he is between continuing to coach the Oakland Raiders and being severed from his position. When his afternoon in the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum concluded yesterday with the Chargers' 28-18 victory, Kiffin still had his job, for how long he could not say. “I don't know that answer,” he said. All afternoon, the word had been out in the East Bay: Kiffin was to be cashiered by Raiders owner Al Davis following the game. But Davis took no action. Perhaps he will today, or sometime this week. The Raiders have a Week 5 bye on the NFL schedule. If Kiffin is going to be dismissed, this

would be the time for it to happen – with the team 1-3 and struggling to sustain itself for four quarters. As one scholar of the Raiders puts it, this is the club's situation: Davis wants to fire his young coach. Kiffin wants to be fired in order that he can become available for coaching positions in places that would be more comfortable for him than this one. “Therefore, the firing cannot happen,” with irrefutable logic, said the student of the team's affairs. The point Kiffin kept coming back to yesterday in his postgame remarks was how pleased he was concerning the effort the Raiders had made. “I think our defense played great most of the time,” the coach judged. “We really got after the quarterback. I felt our team was really ready to play.” Might the Raiders' effort have been a measure of the squad's desire that the 33-year-old Kiffin be retained? Kiffin would say only that he had informed his athletes that he did not want them altering their approach. “I'm going to do all I can to keep this team together,” Kiffin said he had advised the Raiders. “All I'm going to do is to ask you to come into that locker room exhausted. When you think you can't play another play, play two more snaps.” The Raiders appeared to act on their coach's counsel. During the game's closing phase, they had the look of a spent football team as the Chargers rallied from a 15-0 halftime deficit to register their 10th consecutive triumph over their AFC West rival. “I think we were a little worn down,” Kiffin admitted. For the Raiders, this was the second straight game in which they had held a lead entering the fourth quarter, only to falter. The previous week, Kiffin's side led Buffalo 16-7 going into the final 15 minutes, then lost 24-23. Yesterday, the Chargers scored 25 of their 28 points in the last quarter. Argued Raiders safety Gibril Wilson: “We did a good job; we just have to learn how to finish. We've got to learn the positives and get rid of the negatives.” Wilson would not count Kiffin among the negatives. “Coach Kiffin is our coach, and he's a good coach,”

contended the safety. He said Kiffin's plight “probably has brought us closer together.” Until yesterday, the Raiders had kept a strong rein on JaMarcus Russell, their strapping sophomore quarterback. In his three prior appearances, Russell had thrown just 26 passes in a 41-14 loss to Denver, only 17 in a 23-8 conquest of Kansas City and a mere 19 against the Bills. Yesterday, Russell sped 37 of his bullets at the Chargers, with varying results. He was 11-for-16 in the first half but just 11-for-21 in the second. He had 162 yards in the first two periods, 115 in the last two. Kiffin said he felt his team had to make fuller use of Russell in order to stay with a San Diego team he termed one of the strongest offensively in the NFL. The game had many shifts of fortune, but the one Kiffin most lamented came with the Raiders leading 15-3 in the third period and favorably positioned, with a first down at the Chargers' 27. Here, Russell sought to reach Darren McFadden with a little pass, but the quarterback's pass tipped off McFadden and into the arms of linebacker Tim Dobbins. Soon enough, Philip Rivers' 9-yard scoring flip to Antonio Gates signaled a San Diego rally that deepened the questions attaching to Kiffin.

Highlights by quarter September 29, 2008 FIRST QUARTER RAIDERS 5, CHARGERS 0 Key play: Essentially, the opening kickoff, Johnnie Lee Higgins returning it 37 yards to midfield. Thus, Higgins not only pushed yet another Chargers opponent off to yet another fast start, but showed that San Diego also hadn't fixed the obvious problems on special-teams coverage. Key stat: 1:35. Time left when the Chargers recorded their first first down, Philip Rivers hitting Chris Chambers for 11 yards. Nine of those yards were immediately lost back to Oakland on Terdell Sands' sack of Rivers. Not in the box score: You'd have thought the game were in Denver, what with the first two punts by San Diego's Mike Scifres and Oakland's Shane Lechler. Scifres hoisted one

that officially sailed 60 yards and landed several more yards into the end zone; moments later, Lechler uncorked a 70-yarder that was touched down at the Chargers 5 and set up Oakland for a safety. Before quarter's end, too, Lechler had delivered a 60-yarder of his own. SECOND QUARTER RAIDERS 15, CHARGERS 0 Key play: While not lacking in arm strength, Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell seemingly was overthrowing everybody when he actually put a beauty of a lead pass into the hands of tight end Zach Miller, wide open on a go route down the seam for a 63-yard touchdown play that made it 12-0. Key stat: Customarily a Raiders-killer, LaDainian Tomlinson was the one being brutalized, finishing the half with five carries for 7 yards. He also fumbled on a second-quarter reception, though he recovered the ball. San Diego had 13 yards rushing as a team. Not in the box score: Just the extraordinary ability of Chambers to catch the ball – even when he botches a pass. Remarkable as it was to see Chambers actually muff what should have been a simple reception, sending the ball high into the air and over cornerback DeAngelo Hall, it was more amazing to see Chambers continue on and catch his own mistake on the way to the ground. THIRD QUARTER RAIDERS 15, CHARGERS 3 Key play: Two plays, back to back. For the second time in the game, the massive Sands came blowing through the line to make like a one-man avalanche over Rivers, who got up from the sack and overthrew Vincent Jackson. The pass was picked off by Hall, stifling what little momentum the Chargers had built on offense. Tim Dobbins swung the momentum back to San Diego, though, with a big interception to thwart a promising Oakland drive that could have put the game out of reach. Key stat: 12:34. Chargers' time of possession in the quarter. They ran 22 plays, two fewer than they ran in the entire first half. Not in the box score: Outside linebacker Jyles Tucker injured his hamstring in the second quarter and

didn't return for the second half. Most of his snaps went to Marques Harris in the succession of Shawne Merriman's replacements. FOURTH QUARTER CHARGERS 28, RAIDERS 18 Key plays: Several big ones by the Chargers, starting with a 9-yard TD pass to Antonio Gates for San Diego's first TD. On the next possession, Harris forced Russell to fumble and fell on it at the Oakland 13, and Tomlinson scored on the next play to give the Chargers their first lead. After Oakland took advantage of two Antonio Cromartie penalties to tie the game with a field goal, Darren Sproles took the ensuing kickoff 67 yards to the Raiders' 35, and Nate Kaeding drilled a 47-yard field goal for the lead. The Chargers' defense held, and Tomlinson iced it with a 41-yard TD run. Key stat: Tomlinson rushed for 75 yards in the fourth quarter and finished with 106, his first 100-yard game of the season. Not in the box score: The Chargers became the first team to win 10 consecutive games against the Raiders.

Fourth-quarter rally carries Bolts past Raiders By MIKE SULLIVAN – North County Times Staff Writer OAKLAND ---- The Greatness of the Raiders was highly evident through the first three quarters Sunday. So was the Great Fade when the game was on the line. On a Sunday in which the Chargers were pushed, prodded and found their backs squarely planted against the wall, Oakland disintegrated and the Chargers exploded with 25 fourth-quarter points to notch a 28-18 victory before 61,808 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Fueled by key defensive plays by linebackers Tim Dobbins and Marques Harris, the Chargers overcame a 15-point halftime deficit and went ahead for good on Nate Kaeding's 47-yard field goal with 1 minute, 51 seconds to go. The victory pushes the Chargers' record to 2-2 and they suddenly find themselves just one game out of first

place in the AFC West as previously unbeaten Denver fell to Kansas City. "We never said we were going to be playing our best football in September," said defensive end Luis Castillo, who contributed 1 1/2 sacks. "The goal is to be playing our best football in December. Games like this show you that, regardless of the circumstance, you can come back from a bad first half and go beat somebody." It certainly was a bad first half for the offense, and the Chargers were fortunate to trail by only 15 points at halftime. Oakland had more than twice as many first-half yards as the Chargers, but the Raiders' putrid third-down conversion rate (1-of-8) over the first 30 minutes helped keep the Chargers in telescope range. "I thought the key to the game was the way our defense played in the first half," Chargers coach Norv Turner said. "I've been in situations where it took that long to get going on offense and it was an insurmountable lead. "Obviously, with 15 at the half it wasn't an insurmountable lead and we got some things adjusted." The Chargers dominated the third quarter even though they scored just three points, those coming on Kaeding's 28-yard field goal. But Oakland ran just six offensive plays in the quarter, the final one being a first-and-10 pass from the Chargers' 27-yard line that went off the hands of running back Darren McFadden and into the mitts of Dobbins with 3:49 left in the quarter. "I was just in the right place at the right time," Dobbins said. Suddenly, the Chargers had life. They scored 15 points in a 75-second span early in the final quarter to turn the 12-point deficit into a three-point lead. Dobbins' interception set up Philip Rivers' 9-yard scoring pass to Antonio Gates. Then Harris delivered an impact defensive play reminiscent of what injured Shawne Merriman might have done by sacking Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell and forcing to him to fumble. Harris also recovered the fumble to give the Chargers the ball at the Oakland 13-yard line. One play later, LaDainian Tomlinson, helped by tight end Brandon

Manumaleuna's block, sprinted 13 yards for a touchdown to put the Chargers up by a point with 12:47 remaining. Rivers then hit Darren Sproles on a two-point conversion pass to make it 18-15. "The best part about that play was that the offense capitalized and got the touchdown," Harris said. "For me, it's nothing new. Whenever I get the opportunity, I'm going to take advantage of it. I don't want to just get in there and do my job. I want to get in there and make plays." Oakland tied the game at 18 on Sebastian Janikowski's 32-yard field goal with 2:47 to play. But Sproles returned the ensuing kickoff 67 yards to the Raiders' 35, setting up Kaeding's go-ahead field goal. After the defense held, Tomlinson (106 rushing yards) iced the contest with a 41-yard touchdown run. Offensive players complimented the defense for keeping the team in the game and then making big plays, while defensive players praised the offense for sticking with it and coming through in the clutch. "That's what it's all about, stepping up and helping each other," strong safety Clinton Hart said. "When the offense is struggling, the defense may have to make plays. When the defense is struggling, the offense may have to step up and make plays. "That's what great teams do. They figure out a way to win, and we did it."

CHARGERS NOTES: Kaeding comes through in clutch By LOREN NELSON and MIKE SULLIVAN – North County Times Staff Writers | Sunday, September 28, 2008 7:51 PM PDT OAKLAND ---- The official ruling on Chargers K Nate Kaeding's first missed field goal Sunday, a 44-yarder in the second quarter that had the trajectory of a 2-iron and wobble of an inebriated duck, was that it was blocked by Oakland's Isaiah Ekejiuba. Kaeding's second miss, a fourth-quarter attempt from 47 yards, was wide right.

Attempt No. 3 also came in the fourth quarter from the same distance ---- 47 yards. The difference was that this time the game against the Oakland Raiders was tied. Oh yeah, the kick also split the uprights to put the Chargers ahead with 1 minute, 51 seconds left. "You do whatever it takes; punch yourself in the face, sniff some smelling salts or whatever," Kaeding said about getting in the proper mind-set to provide the go-ahead points in the Chargers' eventual 28-18 win. "That's the way this game goes. You're judged by your next one, not your last one." Kaeding, the 2006 Pro Bowl kicker now in his fifth season with the Chargers, entered this season having made 91 of 105 regular-season field goal tries. His 86.7 conversion rate is the fifth highest in the NFL over that span. Kaeding was 6-of-6 on field goals this season before Sunday's 2-of-4 showing. He said his plant foot slipped on the turf on his first miss, causing the low trajectory. "I've got to be able to convert there," Kaeding said. "You have to be able to put that behind you, and come back and step out there and do your job and put the next one through. "It's not easy." Tomlinson tops 100 It didn't look like RB LaDainian Tomlinson would end up with more than 100 yards rushing when the first half ended with his ledger reading this way: Five carries, 7 yards. But Tomlinson finished with 106 yards and two touchdowns after a 75-yard final quarter. A large chunk of the yardage came on a 41-yard touchdown run with just over a minute to play. Tomlinson started with what appeared to be an inside run before darting outside and finding no Raiders in the vicinity. "We had kept trying to run outside on them with the stretch play," Tomlinson said. "It's a play designed to go outside or go inside. On that play, we went to the slant, which is more of an inside zone play, but it looks like stretch and so they ran really hard thinking it was stretch and the cutback was there. And if you can't get through a big hole like

that, you don't need to be playing football." Tomlinson has rushed for 1,815 yards against the Raiders, more any other player has ever done in 15 games against a single opponent. He also has 21 touchdowns against them, also the most a player has scored against a team through 15 games. Back in the middle C Nick Hardwick started the contest and played the entire way in his first game action of 2008 after undergoing offseason foot surgery. "It's nice to just be back out there for sure and know I can last the whole game," Hardwick said. "My foot didn't fail on me." Hardwick rated his performance as "average." "It's the first game in nine months that I've played," Hardwick said. "I've had four practices under my belt so it's kind of expected, unfortunately. I'm glad I didn't cause us to lose the game or anything. That was the main goal today." Necessary improvement When Oakland's Johnnie Lee Higgins returned the opening kickoff 39 yards, it looked like it could be another long day for the Chargers' kickoff coverage team. But after that, Higgins was held to an 18.0 average on five returns. The difference? "Getting pissed off and realizing you're not going to have another game like last game (against the New York Jets) because then all the heat comes on you and guys start doubting themselves and not playing as fast," special teams ace Kassim Osgood said. "So you just have to believe in the system and how it works." Osgood said it was tough to move on from the Jets debacle when both Leon Washington (94 and 45) and Jerricho Cotchery (54) broke long returns. "It's a pain in the (butt) to have that sit in your head for a whole week," Osgood said. "Just the amount of pressure you can exert on yourself might cause you not to fill your end of the bargain." Timely return

Darren Sproles set up the Chargers' go-ahead points with a 67-yard kickoff return to the Oakland 35-yard line. "I was looking for the outside," Sproles said. "I knew I could make a big run." The Chargers failed to get a first down after Sproles' return and Kaeding entered to kick the 47-yarder that put the Chargers ahead for good. Missing the mark The Raiders, inexplicably, gave Sebastian Janikowski a shot at making a 76-yard field goal to end the first half. Janikowski missed short by about 12 yards, and Chargers CB Antonio Cromartie returned it 26 yards. "If he would have made that, I told him after the game, they can engrave that one in Canton because that thing ain't going to get broken ever," Kaeding said. "Unless they move the uprights up." The NFL record for the longest field goal is 63 yards, shared by Tom Dempsey of New Orleans (1970) and Jason Elam of Denver (1998). Punting showdown There's a reason why Mike Scifres just can't seem to make the AFC's Pro Bowl roster. His name is Shane Lechler. The Oakland punter averaged 50.3 yards on six punts and placed two inside the Chargers' 20-yard line. Lechler put on a clinic in the first half with boots of 70, 60 and 57 yards. The 70-yarder rolled dead at the Chargers' 5. Cooper returns ILB Stephen Cooper returns to the Chargers on Monday as his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's steroids and related substances policy has ended. Injury report OLB Jyles Tucker injured his hamstring in the second quarter and didn't return. The Chargers also reported injuries to G Mike Goff (knee), OLB Shaun Phillips (ankle) and FB Mike Tolbert (ankle).

RT Jeromey Clary missed one play during the first quarter when he injured a knee that he was icing after the contest. L.J. Shelton came in for the play that Clary missed. Key stat: 10 Consecutive times the Chargers have beaten the Raiders. Turning point Marques Harris' fourth-quarter sack of JaMarcus Russell and ensuing fumble recovery gave the Chargers the ball at the Oakland 13-yard line, setting up the touchdown that put the Chargers ahead for the first time. Quotable "There are going to be games like that where you have to scratch and claw until you can get it all together and get on the same page. We scratched and clawed until we could end up putting it away." ---- SS Clinton Hart on the Chargers scoring 25 fourth-quarter points to recover from a 15-point halftime deficit. Next game Chargers at Miami, 10 a.m. Sunday Who's hot? Marques Harris Great game-changing play by no, not Shawne Merriman, but one of the players who can soften his loss with plays like Sunday's big one. Who's not? Lane Kiffin Just how is the Oakland coach going to keep his job after back-to-back fourth-quarter meltdowns?

Report card By MIKE SULLIVAN – North County Times Staff Writer | Sunday, September 28, 2008 7:08 PM PDT Quarterbacks: C Philip Rivers got a quarterback's most important duty done ---- winning ---- but he was nowhere near as good as he was the first three games. Rivers was 14-of-25 for 180 yards and one

touchdown, but also was intercepted twice, both coming on ill-advised throws. Running backs: C-plus LaDainian Tomlinson had 106 yards and two touchdowns, but only broke the century mark because Oakland's defense was playing all-out on the inside and there was nobody outside to stop him on a 41-yard scoring run with just over one minute left. The holes weren't there for Darren Sproles (six carries, 12 yards). Receivers: B-minus Antonio Gates had five catches and scored his third touchdown of the season when he adjusted a pattern to get himself open. Vince Jackson had three grabs for 52 yards. Chris Chambers averaged 21 yards on his two catches but failed to score a TD for the first time this season. Six days after contributing against the Jets, the only thing Craig Davis caught Sunday was the bus after the game. Offensive line: C Rivers was sacked four times and harassed on numerous other occasions. Two of Oakland's sacks came when Terdell Sands made the interior of the line look inferior; the other two were against tackles Marcus McNeill and Jeromey Clary. The running game struggled most of the day. Defensive line: B Jamal Williams played his best game of the season with six tackles and one deflected pass. Luis Castillo had 1 1/2 sacks as part of a five-tackle performance. Igor Olshansky also had five tackles. Linebackers: B Marques Harris made the biggest play with a fourth-quarter sack and fumble recovery that helped the Chargers take the lead for the first time. Shaun Phillips was renting space in Oakland's offensive backfield and had 1 1/2 sacks. Tim Dobbins had a key interception and Jyles Tucker had a sack before exiting with a lame hamstring. Secondary: B-minus The Chargers had just three penalties as a team, but Antonio Cromartie was flagged for two of the infractions

(holding and illegal contact) on a fourth-quarter drive that helped Oakland tie the game. Strong safety Clinton Hart pointed to himself as partially to blame for Zach Miller's 63-yard scoring catch. Free safety Eric Weddle had a team-high seven tackles. Special teams: C-plus Nate Kaeding was 2-of-4 on field goals, but made the one that counted most, a 47-yarder that put the Chargers ahead with 1:51 to play. Mike Scifres averaged 55.5 yards on four punts. Oakland's Johnnie Lee Higgins returned the opening kickoff 39 yards, but was held in check thereafter. Sproles' 67-yard kickoff return set up the go-ahead points. Matt Wilhelm was called for illegal formation on an Oakland field-goal attempt. Coaching: C Up until the fourth quarter, it wasn't Oakland's Lane Kiffin who was going to be sharply criticized for his team's 1-3 start. Perhaps Norv Turner needs to be reminded that though games last 60 minutes, it's OK to prepare his team to play more than the second 30. Six more sacks and two key takeaways for Ted Cottrell's defense.

Defense good to the last stop By JAY PARIS – North County Times Staff Writer OAKLAND ---- The last stand finally had a foundation. The Chargers' defense held tough with the game in the balance Sunday for the first time this season. "I don't know if there was anything different in terms of our mentality,'' defensive end Luis Castillo said. "We just said, 'You know what, we have been there before. Our offense has put us in the position to win the game, and now it is on us.' " Twice this season, the Chargers faced a similar situation. The result was last-minute losses to the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. But this time, the Chargers dug in with the Raiders taking over at their 24-yard line, down by three points, with 1 minute, 45 seconds to play.

When quarterback JaMarcus Russell found a wide-open Zach Miller for 15 yards, some along the Chargers' sideline squirmed. Then cornerback Quentin Jammer blasted Ronald Curry just as Russell's pass arrived, breaking it up. "It was a pretty good read; I'm just out there playing football, reading quarterback's eyes and reading routes,'' Jammer said. "I was going to try and pick it, but he didn't put enough air under it.'' But the Chargers couldn't exhale, not with strong-legged kicker Sebastian Janikowski ---- he attempted a 76-yarder earlier ---- limbering up for a tying boot. On second down, Russell hit Miller, but it gained only 5 yards when rookie Antoine Cason made a sure tackle. "Get him down any way you can,'' Cason said of his thoughts. "Tackling sometimes becomes an attitude.'' Russell then fired off two more incompletions, which basically surrendered the game to the Chargers. On the last effort, Russell faced a ferocious pass rush from Castillo. "That's a God pass-rushing move,'' said Castillo, who had 1½ sacks. "I don't know what happened. I went straight upfield and I'm glad I got there.'' The Chargers are upbeat that the defense didn't rest with the Raiders attempting to hurry up and score. "We were kind of glad we had it on ourselves after the first two games when we let down,'' cornerback Antonio Cromartie said. "It was on us to hold the offense, and that was what we did.'' Don't discount what the defense did in the first half, giving up only 13 points and keeping the offense within striking distance ---- a 15-0 halftime deficit. But the game's final two minutes gave the defense a real boost. "We just said on the sideline that it was on our back,'' safety Clinton Hart said. "The first two ballgames, we let it slip away. And we were not going to let it slip away this game, especially a big game like this. "... The guys took it (upon) themselves and said, 'Hey, I got to make a play. I can't rely on anybody else to make

plays. I got to be the one to make plays.' "If we all do that, it will take care of itself because we got too much talent on this team.'' The Chargers discovered it before it was too late. "We have huge confidence in them, and I think they did a nice job,'' quarterback Philip Rivers said. "Our guys finished it off.''

Bolts unveil another playmaking linebacker By LOREN NELSON – North County Times Staff Writer | Sunday, September 28, 2008 7:51 PM PDT Spotlight on: Fourth-year Chargers outside linebacker Marques Harris, an undrafted free agent out of Southern Utah. Why Harris?: He registered a pass rusher's hat trick early in the fourth quarter of the Chargers' 28-18 win over the Oakland Raiders when he sacked JaMarcus Russell, forced Russell to fumble, and somehow ended up on top of the ball. The Chargers scored on the next play, a 13-yard touchdown run by LaDainian Tomlinson, to take their first lead, 18-15, with 12 minutes, 49 seconds remaining. Bring in the reserves: With sackmaster Shawne Merriman out for the season with a knee injury, the Chargers turned to Jyles Tucker as his replacement at outside linebacker. Tucker had two sacks in the Chargers' Week 3 win over the New York Jets and had another in the first half on Sunday. But Tucker exited in the first half with a hamstring injury and didn't return, forcing the 6-foot-1, 231-pound Harris, normally a reserve, into full-time duty. Get in there, kid: "When Tucker went out, I was out there the whole game," Harris said. "For me, it was important to get in there and do my job. Whenever that opportunity comes up, I'm going to take advantage of it." About his big play: Working from the right side of the line, Harris used his speed to race around the left tackle and hit Russell from behind just as the second-year Raiders quarterback was in full windup and ready to throw the

ball. "It was like a big screen," Russell said about watching the play develop, seemingly in slow motion. "(That's what) I'd been working for all day." Thanks, L.T.: Tomlinson, who had been held in check all day, made sure the turnover wasn't wasted when he burst through the Raiders' defense for the first of his two touchdowns. "Our defense was able to get in there and make plays all day," Harris said. "For me, I just wanted to be a part of it. The best part about (his sack and fumble recovery) was the offense was able to capitalize and get the touchdown." Piling on: After Harris' sack and strip of Russell, there was considerable doubt about which team had pounced on the ball. Harris said he found himself at the bottom of one of those nasty NFL pileups. "That's the second week in a row I was at the bottom of the pile," Harris said. "Last week (against the New York Jets) I was at the bottom of the pile and I got a fumble recovery. I wasn't letting go of the ball. This week I was able to do the same thing. I got that ball and I just kept fighting and scratching and I was able to get it." The stat line: Harris was credited with two tackles, both for losses, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Teammates' take: "Honestly, it's what we expect out of Marques," Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips said about Harris' highlight-reel moment. "He's a good player and a hell of a pass rusher and he got a chance to show it today. And I'm pretty sure he's not done." Final word: "Whenever I get the opportunity, I'm going to take advantage of it," Harris said. "I don't want to just get in there and do my job, I want to get in there and make plays."

Truth is stranger than fiction in Oakland By LOREN NELSON – North County Times Staff Writer | Sunday, September 28, 2008 9:57 PM PDT OAKLAND ---- Only in Oakland will you find a nine-piece mariachi band serenading a guy in a gorilla suit. Only in Oakland does a legendary and loony owner shuffle into the stadium behind a walker, inducing loud cheers

as he spouts promises of excellence and better days ahead. Only in Oakland could you set this soap opera: Al Davis, the Raiders' 79-year-old owner, eager to fire his coach, Lane Kiffin, and Kiffin thinking the idea is just peachy. Yet, inexplicably, the deed ---- as this sentence is being typed ---- remains undone. Only in Oakland can the Chargers play a putrid first half, fall behind by 15 points, and win going away. This is Oakland. These are the Raiders. The Chargers always beat the Raiders (this time it was 28-18, as if the score really matters). This is the West Coast re-enactment of Groundhog Day. This is Globetrotters vs. Generals, Dream Team vs. Angola, Bugs Bunny vs. Elmer Fudd. We know how this story ends. Ten straight times it has been headlined "Chargers beat Raiders." Yet, like the kid who has made a dozen trips to the circus and still begs for more, we continue to be amazed. It's not the outcome that's so fascinating, it's the journey. Did you see the guy with the platform boots, dreadlocks, silver-and-black face paint and tasseled top hat? Did you see Sebastian Janikowski attempt a 76-yard field goal? Did you see the guy whiz past on the motorized beer cooler? Did you see LaDainian Tomlinson run untouched and unnoticed for 41 yards and a touchdown? About Oakland, Gertrude Stein once said, famously, "There is no there there." I must disagree. I find plenty of there here. This place is brimming with there. The Raiders, eight-point underdogs, wallop their archrival 15-0 in the first half, then fall asleep in the second. The question should not be about what Norv Turner told the Chargers at halftime, but rather: What did Kiffin say? Come on, guys, you're making me look too good. Go out there and lose one for the Gipper. This franchise is so far beyond dysfunctional, all that's left is the "dys." This week, a Raiders team official engaged a local reporter in an

embarrassing shoutdown ---- during a press conference, with cameras rolling. (So that explains the interview room being shaped like an octagon and surrounded by steel fencing.) One local columnist opined this week that if winning the Nobel Prize for Literature meant no longer covering the Raiders, he would decline the award. He deeply appreciates that here in Oakland, truth trumps fiction. You can't make this stuff up. Like Janikowski's 76-yard field goal attempt. Who tries a 76-yard field goal? I don't care if the guy made one once in practice, during a tropical storm. There's no sense it. Yet that's how the first half ended, the kick falling 12 yards short and into the arms of Chargers speed merchant Antonio Cromartie. "That was crazy," Chargers running back Darren Sproles said. "It's always kind of a goofy game up here," Chargers center Nick Hardwick said. The Chargers' running game was nonexistent until Tomlinson's two late strolls into the end zone. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers had his worst game of the season, throwing two interceptions and finishing with a measly 58.8 passer rating. The Chargers' defense yielded a 63-yard touchdown pass to someone named Zach Miller. The Chargers did all of that and won. Of course they did. This is Oakland. These are the Raiders. If the Chargers do this again, though, they are toast. No other team on the schedule, or in this solar system, could gift wrap a second half like the one the Raiders delivered Sunday. In summing up the Chargers' victory, linebacker Matt Wilhelm made a sincere attempt to respect the Raiders. But it came out all wrong. "We understand what the Raiders entail," Wilhelm said. "We understand that if we play for 60 minutes, a quality 60 minutes, we are going to prevail against a team like this." Actually, all it took was 30. Turns out that was plenty. We shouldn't be surprised. This, after all, is Oakland.

And those were the Raiders.

GM Smith likes the view quarter-way up mountain By Nick Canepa U-T COLUMNIST September 30, 2008 A.J. Smith makes a lot of money doing what he does, but he likes to speak in quarters, and it has nothing to do with coin of the realm. Caesar may have divided Gaul into three parts, but the Chargers' general manager splits an NFL season into four quarters. The last is the most critical, when spine and will can make the difference in your Christmas presents and New Year's celebrations. Which is precisely why Smith likes his football team – likes it plenty – despite the fact that it's 2-2, has underachieved in areas, has yet to play a complete game, and has lost a couple it shouldn't have. All of which he readily admits. He doesn't do much nickel-and-diming during his quarter chats. Smith is quick to recognize his team's frailties, but rarely have I seen him as upbeat as he was yesterday upon the club's return from a 28-18 victory over Oakland. The GM does not disagree with my stand, that his team has not played up to expectations. He, too, is disappointed in some of the play. “I believe your point is well taken,” he said. “I'm happy with our football team, but I'm not happy with the inconsistent play. But I believe we have a chance to compete for a world championship. “At this point, we're not playing our best, and I think that's obvious to all – and I mean in all three phases (offense, defense, special teams) of the game. We haven't put things together on a consistent basis. We're playing in spurts. But we're getting better – those aren't just words. And we're getting our front-line players back.” I am not big on injury excuses, and any football man worth his binoculars won't make them, either. The Chargers' problem, heading into the

season and beyond the start, was that so many Pro Bowl-caliber players – tailback LaDainian Tomlinson, nose tackle Jamal Williams, tight end Antonio Gates, linebacker Shawne Merriman, tackle Marcus McNeill and center Nick Hardwick – were either not ready to practice or not prepared to play. Hardwick is a prime example. He started his first game Sunday and he didn't have the easiest time with the Raiders' massive front. To expect him to be at his very best after practicing four days in nine months would be idiotic. But, as coach Norv Turner said, Hardwick held his own, and adjustments were made after the Raiders threw in some unexpected defensive wrinkles. Meanwhile, starting inside linebacker Stephen Cooper, their leading tackler in 2007, sat out the first four games due to a violation of The League's substance-abuse policy. He returns this week. With Williams hurting – he had his best game by far in Oakland – and Cooper out, the defense's weakness up the middle had been obvious. It was better in the East Bay. The Raiders had been running the ball well, and they didn't do so against a healthier Williams & Co. The most significant thing, in Smith's mind, and he has a point, is that the team has not folded. It lost to Carolina by two on the final play of the game and by one in Denver on an official's call, defeats of the worst possible kind. But, to their credit, the players have rallied to win two straight. Good teams find ways to win; bad teams find ways to lose. It sounds simple, but it's a truism that repeats itself week after week. Losing, like winning, can become habit-forming. It's right there, under the skull. All Smith can do is acquire talent. Once a game starts, he's forced to watch, like you and me. But that doesn't mean he can't pay attention when time has expired. In his mind, evaluation doesn't come strictly from on-the-field performance. “It's in their eyes,” he said. “I see it on the bus, on the plane, in pregame meals, in their preparation, in the locker room. Just little things I see. I think our players know they're good,

and they're not the least bit satisfied. They're not robots. They believe it. They've been around. They've been through so much.” Smith is not a rah-rah GM. He doesn't hold court in the locker room, glad-handing players he recruited. But he does pay attention. “I like the makeup of this football team,” he said. “It's got resolve. We're not perfect and never will be. But, after a quarter, I like what I see, and I mean the big picture, not game day. I think we have a great group of players and coaches. We do not put the cart before the horse. These guys understand – they understand the target. They're not going south. “I like the way we're built for the '08 season, I really do. We have depth protection – outstanding depth, and we've had to call on it this first quarter. For the entire league, it's a long, hard road. Disappointment is just around the corner for everybody. You have to be talented, but you also have to be tough-minded to survive. I have confidence in these guys.” Knowing you're good is one thing. Proving it is another. I'm not from Missouri, but the Chargers have 12 games to show me. And you.

Cooper returns a little wiser Suspension teaches Charger life lessons By Kevin Acee U-T STAFF WRITER September 30, 2008 Stephen Cooper is back, thankful for what he has, aware what he gave up and ready to finally contribute to the Chargers' evolving defense. “Mentally, I'm definitely ready,” Cooper said yesterday, his first day at Chargers Park since the end of the preseason. “I know this defense inside and out. Physically, I've been working out hard, but no matter how hard you work you're still going to get winded.” So while Cooper will start Sunday at Miami, his first chance to play after a four-game suspension for a failed drug test, it is not known if he will yet be the every-down player he was in 2007.

Cooper spent the four weeks off working with a personal trainer and watching the coaches' video teammates provided him. He spent yesterday getting back in meetings and updated on the defense. Before leaving for the day, he spoke of how grateful he was to be back and what he learned while sitting out four games and forfeiting more than $470,000 in salary. “It's made me a better person,” he said. “I think I've grown a lot – not as a football player but as an individual. By sitting there a month, getting to think about a lot of things on and off the field, you get to see how much, for myself, I really love this game. I can see why guys don't want to retire. When you're sitting on a couch watching it, you know how much you miss it and how much you want to be a part of it.” Cooper said he cried in the moments before the Chargers' season opener as he sat in front of his television waiting for the game to start. “It isn't about the money, it isn't about fame,” he said. “It's about going out there and winning . . . I love playing the game.” Cooper confirmed for the first time yesterday that ephedra was the banned substance for which he tested positive. And he said the ephedra was in a tainted over-the-counter supplement he used to build size and strength. That is contrary to what numerous sources told the Union-Tribune when Cooper's suspension was announced – that Cooper blamed an ephedra-laced recreational drug for the positive test. In fact, sources confirmed Cooper admitted the recreational drug use to the NFL as a part of his appeal process. Regardless, Cooper said he will not make the mistake again. “That little duration of four games made me sick,” he said. “The next one would be eight games – too big on the pockets and too big on my heart.” Cooper's return had a big impact on the Chargers' feeling of well being the day after they evened their record at 2-2 with a 28-18 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

“It's big,” coach Norv Turner said. “We're another step closer to getting our entire group and getting them healthy and playing in sync with each other.” Cooper coming back is a symbol for the Chargers' growing completeness, in that it will mark the third straight week a starter has returned to the lineup. Left tackle Marcus McNeill (back) made his 2008 debut against the New York Jets and center Nick Hardwick (foot) played for the first time in Oakland. The Chargers won both games. “It's going to take Coop awhile,” Turner said. Cooper is among the smartest players on the team, adept at recognizing formations and plays. That, as much as his physicality, has been missed. “It's going to be huge, because he's one of those emotional leaders on the field, and he's one of the better players on the field also,” outside linebacker Shaun Phillips said. “Any time you get a guy of that caliber back, it helps us out immensely.” Cooper will eventually return as the Chargers' every-down linebacker on the inside, which will cut down further on Matt Wilhelm's playing time. It is likely that until Cooper is ready to play every down, Wilhelm will play some in the nickel and dime defenses while Tim Dobbins plays opposite Cooper in the base defense. It remains to be seen what happens when Cooper does get back his legs sufficiently to play every down. Wilhelm has improved over the past two weeks, but Dobbins brings an aggressiveness that is hard to keep off the field. “I want to play as much as possible, as does Tim,” said Wilhelm, who played 41 plays to Dobbins' 25 in Oakland. “It's a great problem to have as a linebacking corps. It will iron itself out.” There is little doubt the Chargers will be helped by the return of their leading tackler from 2007. They have not wanted to make excuses, but Cooper's absence has quietly been acknowledged as a large hole in the defense. Cooper was complimentary of Derek Smith, who filled in for him, as well as others in the middle. But he knew he could have made a difference.

“When I saw a lot of the runs going on,” he said, “I felt like I could be an impactful player.” CHARGERS REPORT

Slow starts ominous trend Inconsistent team strives to play 'complete game' By Kevin Acee U-T STAFF WRITER September 30, 2008 They all agreed it was a good victory. By any means, at this point. But with two East Coast games, a home game against the New England Patriots and a game overseas all coming in the next month, it may be time to get some things done sooner in games. “We do need to start faster,” LaDainian Tomlinson said yesterday, a day after the Chargers overcame a 15-0 halftime deficit to win 28-18 at Oakland. “We need to really put a complete game together. We have yet to do that – offensively, defensively, special teams, four quarters. The great thing is we can say we haven't done that. That's what we're obviously working toward. This next month is going to be tough . . . so we're going to have to put a complete game together somewhere in this next month.” Head coach Norv Turner called yesterday as close to a complete game as the team has had and went as far as to say it was “one of the best wins we've had as a football team since I've been here.” His conclusion was based on the comeback and that it came against a Raiders defense that presented the Chargers' stiffest, most physical challenge this season. But there is a troubling trend afoot for the Chargers. They are a better second-half team, by far, on offense and defense. Even their kickoff coverage improved at Oakland – after allowing a 39-yard return to open the game. “I don't know if there is any magic to the process or mind-set of as far as starting the game,” Philip Rivers said. “But we've got to come out and get in a rhythm early.”

Looking, feeling better Tomlinson, who appeared almost back to being himself Sunday in Oakland, said he expects to practice every day this week for the first time since before the season opener. “Up to this point, it is as good as I've felt,” Tomlinson said of his right big toe. “And the day after, it's not real sore, so I'm happy with where it is. I'm thinking this is the first week I will have a full week of practice. That's exciting.” Tomlinson moved much better side-to-side Sunday, including when he ran 13 and 41 yards for touchdowns in the fourth quarter en route to 106 yards on 20 carries. Field position is key The 25 points the Chargers scored in the fourth quarter is the most they have scored in the fourth quarter in at least 40 years. Credit Tomlinson and Rivers and Antonio Gates and the rest of the offense. But mostly credit the defense. After starting at their own 5-yard line on two of their first four drives and never crossing midfield until late in the second quarter, the Chargers had to drive a total of just 63 yards for their final 17 points. Their final five drives began at their 34, the Oakland 13, the 50, the Oakland 35 and the Oakland 44. Those drives produced three touchdowns and a field goal, with the other ending on a missed field goal. “When you're jogging out at the 50-yard line you have a different feel,” Rivers said. “ . . . You're not backed into the corner. It was huge. Our defense, you can't say enough about those guys.” Streak in jeopardy? Right guard Mike Goff has started 99 straight games, including the postseason. He has not missed a game since the middle of 2002, two years before he joined the Chargers. “Streaks are made to be broken,” Goff said yesterday as he walked somewhat cumbersomely from the Chargers' facility with a knee strained in the fourth quarter Sunday. Goff was being coy. If history is a guide – he played through pretty

severe injuries the past two seasons – he will likely be well enough by Sunday. “It's something I take pride in,” he said of playing every week. “We'll take it day to day.” Nuts 'n' Bolts Linebacker Jyles Tucker has a strained hamstring and will likely be limited in practice this week. Rivers had his throwing shoulder wrapped in ice yesterday but said it was just sore after the shoulder took one of the many hard hits he absorbed Sunday. The Chargers' defense had forced just three three-and-outs in 31 drives prior to Sunday, when they made the Raiders punt five times after three plays. After failing to convert a third-and-1 in the opener, the Chargers have converted five straight, including two Sunday. TALE OF TWO HALVES The Chargers have been a different team in the first and second halves this season: First half Second half Yards gained 566 (17) 891 (2) Points scored 55* (8) 83 (1) Yards allowed 916 (31) 633 (13) Points allowed 69 (32) 43 (13) *includes 31 in first half vs. NYJ

Cooper goes from couch to contact By MIKE SULLIVAN – North County Times Staff Writer SAN DIEGO ---- Stephen Cooper had his mammoth 60-inch television set turned on Sept. 7 as the Chargers were about to play the Carolina Panthers in the regular-season opener. The telecast began and it was precisely at that moment when it hit home that Cooper was sitting on his couch in Scripps Ranch instead of being on the field at Qualcomm Stadium.

"I teared up and started crying before the game because I couldn't be out there with my teammates," Cooper said Monday. Cooper is back with the Chargers after being reinstated Monday from a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's steroids and related substances policy. He said he badly missed the game of football and developed a greater appreciation for the sport during his forced hiatus. "Just missing football and how important this game is to me," said Cooper, an inside linebacker who had a team-high 179 tackles last season. "It isn't about the money, it isn't about the fame, it's more about going out there and winning. "I'm a big fan of the sport and I love playing the game. I just want to go out there and do the best I can do. The learning part of it is just knowing what you are taking and putting in your body. When you work out, they tell you to watch what you take but by the end of the day, it's always up to you and you have to know what you're doing." Cooper said he unknowingly took a banned supplement. He vowed that a repeat occurrence will not happen. "Definitely," Cooper said. "Supplements are out the door; supplements are out the door. The next (suspension) is eight games. That's too big on the pockets and that's too big on my heart so I'll definitely stay away from that." Veteran Derek Smith started the first four games while Cooper was serving his suspension. Chargers coach Norv Turner said he'll wait until later in the week to decide who starts Sunday against Miami. Though Cooper can resume practicing with the Chargers on Wednesday, the team doesn't have to remove someone off the 53-man roster to make room for him until Saturday. Outside linebacker Shaun Phillips is among the players happy to see Cooper back in the fold. "It's going to be huge because he's one of those emotional leaders on the field and he's one of our better players on the field also," Phillips said. "So anytime you can get a guy of that caliber back, it helps us out immensely. It's going to be fun to have him back on the field."

Cooper understands that a hit to the reputation ensues when a player is suspended for a banned substance. He said he's received a lot of support during the "ordeal" and will deal with any fallout. "The city of San Diego, my coaches and my teammates have been nothing but good to me and I really haven't gotten anything negative about it," Cooper said. "But if they do view me (negatively) they have the right to do that because I did make the mistake." Cooper said it was tough to watch the Chargers lose their first two games, particularly as the defense failed to stop either Carolina or Denver in the final minute of both defeats. "Especially that Carolina game," Cooper said. "I was sitting on my couch and next thing you know, I'm standing on my couch. Watching that game go down the way it did was kind of tough." Chargers notes Chargers general manager A.J. Smith likes to analyze the season in quarters and here's his take on the team's 2-2 start: "I'm happy that we're still alive in the race and that we're in the middle of the pack," Smith said. "We have a lot of work to do and we know where we are. I just like the football team and the way they stay together through the tough times. They're just hanging in there and fighting hard and scratching and clawing and staying together as a group and meeting the challenges.” G Mike Goff (knee) underwent an MRI exam on Monday and coach Norv Turner said Goff's status for Sunday's game against Miami will be decided later in the week. OLB Jyles Tucker (hamstring) could be in jeopardy of missing the contest. OLB Shaun Phillips had 1 1/2 sacks against Oakland and nearly had another but Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell switched the ball to his left hand and got off the pass. Phillips then had something to say to Russell. "What are you doing?" Phillips said. "I'm trying to get to the Pro Bowl."