Week 14, 2024

played in New Orleans, LA

76 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	3	3	3	7	-	16
New Orleans Saints	6	0	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 NOS - Jamal Rooney 27 field goal
1Q: 08:45 SDO - James Bates 22 field goal
1Q: 04:59 NOS - Jamal Rooney 36 field goal
2Q: 02:39 SDO - James Bates 19 field goal
3Q: 09:18 SDO - James Bates 22 field goal
3Q: 05:03 NOS - Jamal Rooney 37 field goal
4Q: 11:39 SDO - Nathan Emerson 3 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 NOS - Jamal Rooney 27 field goal
1Q: 08:45 SDO - James Bates 22 field goal
1Q: 04:59 NOS - Jamal Rooney 36 field goal
2Q: 02:39 SDO - James Bates 19 field goal
3Q: 09:18 SDO - James Bates 22 field goal
3Q: 05:03 NOS - Jamal Rooney 37 field goal
4Q: 11:39 SDO - Nathan Emerson 3 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)

Team Statistics SDO NOS
Record 9-4 3-10
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 361 287
- Offensive Plays 56 60
- Yards per Play 6.45 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 171 83
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 5.52 3.77
Net Passing Yards 190 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 195 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.60 5.37
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 7/60 5/21
Punt Returns/Yards 3/43 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:23 27:37

Team Statistics	SDO	NOS
Record	9-4	3-10
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	361	287
- Offensive Plays	56	60
- Yards per Play	6.45	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	171	83
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	5.52	3.77
Net Passing Yards	190	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	195	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.60	5.37
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	7/60	5/21
Punt Returns/Yards	3/43	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:23	27:37

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	2:37	OWN 25	4	70	Field Goal
1	4:53	4:58	OWN 29	9	36	Punt
2	11:28	3:37	OWN 11	7	26	Punt
2	6:05	3:34	OWN 36	6	62	Field Goal
2	0:42	0:35	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	13:01	3:51	OPP 47	6	42	Field Goal
3	4:56	2:49	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	0:01	3:32	OPP 48	9	48	Touchdown
4	6:25	4:14	OWN 20	6	27	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 25	7	65	Field Goal
1	8:37	3:44	OWN 34	7	47	Field Goal
2	14:55	1:55	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	13:00	1:32	OWN 48	5	12	Punt
2	7:51	1:46	OWN 13	4	12	Punt
2	2:31	1:49	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 11	1	3	Half
3	13:11	0:10	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
3	9:10	4:14	OWN 35	8	45	Field Goal
3	2:07	2:06	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	11:29	5:04	OWN 29	7	28	Punt
4	2:11	2:11	OWN 10	12	68	Game

Game MVP: Richie Bensen, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Graham Bensen	20	130	6.50	65	3
Richie Bensen	4	22	5.50	11	1
Butch Flannery	4	9	2.25	7	0
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	2	9	4.50	8	0
Louis Ward	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tanner Barker	10	54	5.40	15	2
Martin Knott	6	10	1.67	5	0
Roger Roiger	5	19	3.80	10	1
Daniel Naslund	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richie Bensen	24	17	195	1/5	1	60	0	108.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Roiger	36	22	211	2/7	0	27	1	65.9

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nathan Emerson	8	11	131	16.38	86	60	1
TE Damien Ellard	4	5	22	5.50	0	12	0
TE Bubba Franklin	2	2	28	14.00	15	21	0
RB Graham Bensen	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Louis Ward	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Butch Flannery	1	2	8	8.00	6	8	0
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Derek Kemp	7	7	84	12.00	35	24
WR Martin Schoeppner	5	8	49	9.80	26	22
RB Tanner Barker	3	4	20	6.67	13	12
WR Randal Clements	2	4	18	9.00	6	13
FB Renaldo McCarthy	2	2	4	2.00	6	6
TE Jerome Rzentkowski	1	4	7	7.00	1	7
RB Martin Knott	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
TE Emmitt Perreault	1	1	27	27.00	6	27
WR Marshall Burks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Alejandro Ballard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Scottie Lang	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Broderick Bechtel	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rob Godfrey	0	1	0	0
Diego Collier	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brant Stokes	6	266	44.3	38.7	50	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre McConnell	6	227	37.8	27.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Bates	3/3	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Bechtel	3	43	14.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corwin Torres	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Justice	3	65	21.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daquan Norris	3	68	22.7	0
Warren Baker	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Diaz	7	1	0.0	19	27
ILB Joel Ours	6	3	1.0	19	28
DE Devin O'Neill	5	1	1.0	22	37
CB Amari Alstott	5	1	0.0	22	36
S Burt Batista	4	2	0.0	21	33
CB Roderick Grenda	4	0	0.0	3	14
CB Scottie Lang	3	3	0.0	22	38
OLB Zachery Robinette	3	0	0.0	8	10
DT Reuben Stagg	2	1	0.0	13	24
S Doug Cooley	1	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Parker Tallman	1	0	0.0	2	5
DE Alfred Gilmore	1	0	0.0	7	11
DT Cody Nuston	1	0	0.0	10	19
DE Hector Mahnken	1	0	0.0	17	27
ILB Alexis Barton	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Abraham Austin	0	1	0.0	6	12
S Broderick Bechtel	0	1	0.0	1	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wes Tong	7	3	0.0	30	25
OLB Tito Flynn	7	0	0.0	27	20
DT Sawyer Boone	6	1	0.0	31	25
CB Daquan Norris	6	1	0.0	30	25
S Corwin Torres	5	2	0.0	26	20
S Braxton Small	4	0	0.0	27	18
DE Asher Upshaw	3	2	0.0	28	23
DE Oliver Wilcox	2	1	1.0	30	23
OLB Christian Thornton	2	4	0.0	14	14
S Francisco Fairweather	2	1	0.0	7	8
CB Jared Cowart	1	1	0.0	28	22
DT Tre' Winters	1	1	0.0	17	13
CB Warren Baker	1	1	0.0	4	5
WR Marshall Burks	1	0	---	---	---
S Scottie Willis	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Emmitt Schwartz	0	1	0.0	14	14

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devin O'Neill	1.0	1	0	1	37
ILB Joel Ours	1.0	0	0	0	28
DT Cody Nuston	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Reuben Stagg	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Alfred Gilmore	0.0	0	0	1	11

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Oliver Wilcox	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Sawyer Boone	0.0	1	0	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roderick Grenda	3	1	0	14
ILB Joel Ours	3	0	0	28
CB Scottie Lang	2	0	1	38
OLB Dexter Diaz	2	0	0	27
DE Devin O'Neill	2	0	0	37
OLB Zachery Robinette	2	0	0	10
S Doug Cooley	1	1	0	27
S Burt Batista	1	0	0	33
DE Bobby Fuller	1	0	0	2
CB Amari Alstott	1	0	0	36
DE Alfred Gilmore	1	0	0	11
DT Cody Nuston	1	0	0	19
ILB Alexis Barton	1	0	0	6
DT Reuben Stagg	1	0	0	24
CB Jessie McDaniel	0	1	0	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tito Flynn	4	0	20
ILB Wes Tong	3	1	25
CB Daquan Norris	3	0	25
S Francisco Fairweather	2	0	8
S Braxton Small	1	1	18
CB Jared Cowart	1	1	22
OLB Christian Thornton	1	1	14
S Corwin Torres	1	0	20
S Scottie Willis	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reginald Maass	2	8	2	31	0	25
Lamont Romberg	2	6	0	31	0	25
Preston Diamond	2	4	0	31	0	25
Darnell Brownell	1	4	0	31	0	25
Harold Ault	1	3	0	31	1	25
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	0	1	0	8	0	8
Damien Ellard	0	1	0	26	0	23

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chase Gibson	2	4	0	22	0	38
Robert Farley	2	3	2	22	0	38
Jonah Anderle	1	3	0	22	1	38
Korey Jenkins	1	3	0	22	0	38
Abel Lucas	0	3	0	22	1	38
Renaldo McCarthy	0	1	0	7	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Nathan Emerson	2	24
Parker Tallman	2	23
Herman Denham	1	24
Scottie Lang	1	18
Tanner Justice	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Diego Collier	3	22
Oliver Wilcox	2	18
Daniel Naslund	1	18

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nathan Emerson	31	24	---	---	24	79
Scottie Lang	---	---	22	38	18	78
Devin O'Neill	---	---	22	37	14	73
Amari Alstott	---	---	22	36	13	71
Graham Bensen	26	18	---	---	24	68
Damien Ellard	26	23	---	---	18	67
Lamont Romberg	31	25	---	---	9	65
Harold Ault	31	25	---	---	3	59
Louis Ward	31	18	---	---	9	58
Burt Batista	---	---	21	33	3	57
Darnell Brownell	31	25	---	---	---	56
Preston Diamond	31	25	---	---	---	56
Richie Bensen	31	25	---	---	---	56
Reginald Maass	31	25	---	---	---	56
Joel Ours	---	---	19	28	1	48
Dexter Diaz	---	---	19	27	1	47
Doug Cooley	---	---	19	27	1	47
Hector Mahnken	---	---	17	27	2	46
Jessie McDaniel	---	---	14	25	2	41
Reuben Stagg	---	---	13	24	2	39
Cody Nuston	---	---	10	19	8	37
Randall Linquist	---	---	13	20	1	34
Parker Tallman	---	---	2	5	23	30
Liam Buie	17	8	---	---	4	29
Herman Denham	0	0	---	---	24	24
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	8	8	---	---	5	21
Tanner Justice	---	---	1	5	15	21
Alexis Barton	---	---	2	6	12	20
Alfred Gilmore	---	---	7	11	1	19
Roderick Grenda	---	---	3	14	2	19
Abraham Austin	---	---	6	12	1	19
Zachery Robinette	---	---	8	10	1	19
Bubba Franklin	7	11	---	---	---	18
Levon Lindsay	4	9	---	---	---	13
Broderick Bechtel	---	---	1	5	6	12
Butch Flannery	5	6	---	---	---	11
Jimmie Gaines	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Curtis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rickey Beattle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bobby Fuller	---	---	0	2	6	8
James Bates	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brant Stokes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Graham Richmond	---	---	1	5	---	6
Emmett Chasser	0	0	---	---	3	3
Stan Heyward	---	---	0	2	---	2
Byron Norton	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	30	23	18	71
Abel Lucas	22	38	---	---	9	69
Korey Jenkins	22	38	---	---	9	69
Chase Gibson	22	38	---	---	9	69
Jonah Anderle	22	38	---	---	9	69
Randal Clements	21	38	---	---	9	68
Daquan Norris	---	---	30	25	8	63
Robert Farley	22	38	---	---	---	60
Roger Roiger	22	38	---	---	---	60
Sawyer Boone	---	---	31	25	3	59
Wes Tong	---	---	30	25	2	57
Martin Schoeppner	20	34	---	---	1	55
Corwin Torres	---	---	26	20	8	54
Asher Upshaw	---	---	28	23	2	53
Jared Cowart	---	---	28	22	1	51
Braxton Small	---	---	27	18	5	50
Tito Flynn	---	---	27	20	3	50
Emmitt Perreault	15	31	---	---	---	46
Jameson Mattison	---	---	16	9	16	41
Tre' Winters	---	---	17	13	7	37
Jeremy Dawson	---	---	7	6	22	35
Tanner Barker	14	21	---	---	---	35
Derek Kemp	11	21	---	---	---	32
Christian Thornton	---	---	14	14	3	31
Emmitt Schwartz	---	---	14	14	3	31
Rob Godfrey	2	4	---	---	24	30
Francisco Fairweather	---	---	7	8	13	28
Diego Collier	---	---	1	0	22	23
Daniel Naslund	2	3	---	---	18	23
Warren Baker	---	---	4	5	12	21
Alejandro Ballard	0	3	---	---	17	20
C.J. Marek	1	0	---	---	18	19
Jerome Rzentkowski	8	9	---	---	---	17
Martin Knott	6	11	---	---	---	17
Renaldo McCarthy	7	9	---	---	---	16
Cornelius Thomason	0	0	---	---	9	9
Andre McConnell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marshall Burks	2	6	---	---	---	8
Scottie Willis	---	---	3	5	---	8
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zack Constant	---	---	1	0	1	2
Devon Cortez	1	0	---	---	---	1
Malik Brandon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devan Blackwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Schultz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bennett Rice	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	23	142	6.2
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	16	49	3.1
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richie Bensen	24	17	3	0	2	4	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Roiger	36	22	4	2	4	3	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	153	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	34	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	26	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	113	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	21	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	51	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nathan Emerson	11	8	1	131	2	24
TE Damien Ellard	5	4	0	22	0	23
RB Graham Bensen	2	1	0	1	0	18
TE Bubba Franklin	2	2	0	28	1	11
RB Butch Flannery	2	1	1	8	0	6
WR Louis Ward	1	1	0	5	0	18
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	1	0	0	0	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Schoeppner	8	5	0	49	1	34
WR Derek Kemp	7	7	0	84	2	21
WR Randal Clements	4	2	1	18	0	38
TE Jerome Rzentkowski	4	1	1	7	0	9
RB Tanner Barker	4	3	0	20	0	21
RB Martin Knott	2	1	1	2	0	11
FB Renaldo McCarthy	2	2	0	4	0	9
WR Alejandro Ballard	2	0	1	0	0	3
WR Marshall Burks	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Emmitt Perreault	1	1	0	27	1	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Graham Bensen	6	17	2.83	6.50
Richie Bensen	2	15	7.50	5.50
Butch Flannery	1	4	4.00	2.25

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tanner Barker	1	-2	-2.00	5.40
Martin Knott	1	0	0.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	5	3	7	1.40	8.13

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Roiger	4	3	6	1.50	5.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nathan Emerson	3	2	2	0.67	11.91
WR Louis Ward	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tanner Barker	2	2	8	4.00	5.00
WR Randal Clements	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
FB Renaldo McCarthy	1	1	-2	-2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Bensen	2	0
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	2	1
Graham Bensen	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Roiger	2	0
Tanner Barker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richie Bensen	11	10	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Roiger	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nathan Emerson	8	7	4
WR Louis Ward	1	1	0
TE Bubba Franklin	1	1	1
TE Damien Ellard	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Schoeppner	3	1	1
TE Jerome Rzentkowski	1	0	0
WR Derek Kemp	1	1	0
RB Tanner Barker	1	1	0
RB Martin Knott	1	1	1
WR Alejandro Ballard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)