Week 2, 2025

played in Dallas, TX

97 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	7	0	6	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	6	14	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:34 SDO - Graham Bensen 15 pass from Emmett Chasser (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 01:38 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 40 field goal
3Q: 02:09 DAL - Connor Nixon 5 run (Irving Arnswaldt extra point failed)
4Q: 11:58 DAL - Connor Nixon 22 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Irving Arnswaldt extra point)
4Q: 04:26 DAL - Marlon Kaplan 16 run (Irving Arnswaldt extra point)
4Q: 00:24 SDO - Nathan Emerson 10 pass from Emmett Chasser (Graham Bensen run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:34 SDO - Graham Bensen 15 pass from Emmett Chasser (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 01:38 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 40 field goal
3Q: 02:09 DAL - Connor Nixon 5 run (Irving Arnswaldt extra point failed)
4Q: 11:58 DAL - Connor Nixon 22 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Irving Arnswaldt extra point)
4Q: 04:26 DAL - Marlon Kaplan 16 run (Irving Arnswaldt extra point)
4Q: 00:24 SDO - Nathan Emerson 10 pass from Emmett Chasser (Graham Bensen run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics SDO DAL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 346 270
- Offensive Plays 72 63
- Yards per Play 4.81 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 134 69
- Rushing Attempts 19 35
- Yards per Rush 7.05 1.97
Net Passing Yards 212 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 25 - 4 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/29 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 7.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/33 6/43
Punt Returns/Yards 5/74 3/46
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/13
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:17 31:43

Team Statistics	SDO	DAL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	346	270
- Offensive Plays	72	63
- Yards per Play	4.81	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	134	69
- Rushing Attempts	19	35
- Yards per Rush	7.05	1.97
Net Passing Yards	212	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 25 - 4	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/29	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	7.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/33	6/43
Punt Returns/Yards	5/74	3/46
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/13
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:17	31:43

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:06	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	12:09	2:00	OWN 45	5	17	Punt
1	6:17	1:29	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
1	3:03	5:15	OWN 17	14	76	Interception
2	9:49	2:24	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	5:47	1:00	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
2	1:32	1:03	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
3	13:11	2:11	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
3	7:54	2:51	OWN 20	5	75	Interception
3	2:19	0:10	OWN 8	1	0	Interception
3	1:58	1:29	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	11:46	4:10	OWN 25	8	40	Downs
4	5:12	0:46	OWN 23	4	-7	Downs
4	4:11	0:38	OWN 27	2	3	Interception
4	2:17	2:00	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:54	1:45	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	10:09	3:52	OWN 7	6	43	Punt
1	4:48	1:45	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
2	12:48	2:59	OWN 6	8	32	Punt
2	7:25	1:38	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	4:47	3:15	OWN 41	7	36	Field Goal
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 40	3	17	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	11:00	3:06	OWN 42	6	13	Punt
3	5:03	2:44	OWN 20	6	4	Punt
3	2:09	0:11	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
3	0:29	3:43	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
4	7:36	2:24	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	4:26	0:15	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown
4	3:33	1:16	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 25	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Jerald Caldwell, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Graham Bensen	10	110	11.00	47	4
Trey Van Winkle	3	9	3.00	7	0
Emmett Chasser	2	11	5.50	6	0
Dennis O'Neill	2	0	0.00	2	0
Tanner Kirby	2	4	2.00	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Connor Nixon	16	22	1.38	7	0	1
Marlon Kaplan	12	26	2.17	16	1	1
Jerald Caldwell	7	21	3.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmett Chasser	47	25	241	6/29	2	30	4	46.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Caldwell	26	19	211	2/10	1	46	0	109.6

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nathan Emerson	8	13	107	13.38	23	30	1
TE Damien Ellard	7	16	75	10.71	40	24	0
WR Louis Ward	4	7	26	6.50	0	14	0
RB Graham Bensen	3	4	19	6.33	10	15	1
TE Herman Denham	2	2	0	0.00	2	4	0
TE Corbin Koski	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Liam Buie	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dennis O'Neill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Tanner Kirby	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riley Gray	7	8	66	9.43	10	22	0
TE Cary Hurt	5	7	31	6.20	7	12	0
WR Kai Clinton	3	4	75	25.00	6	46	0
RB Connor Nixon	3	4	29	9.67	18	22	1
WR Dwight Kirkwood	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0
TE Aidan Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Marlon Kaplan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Earnest Sweeney	1	0	0.00
OLB Cesar Wingo	1	0	0.00
S Darryl Oltmanns	1	13	13.00
ILB Ernest Landis	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dalton Quayle	7	279	39.9	33.3	59	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antoine Briggs	10	478	47.8	36.4	62	6

Kicking Statistics

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

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Arnswaldt	1/2	1/2	0/1	40	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bo Milton	5	74	14.8	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Kirkwood	3	46	15.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Liam Buie	1	21	21.0	0
Tanner Justice	1	20	20.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Roderick Grenda	11	1	0.0	35	28
CB Scottie Lang	6	2	0.0	35	28
S Burt Batista	5	2	0.0	35	28
OLB Zachery Robinette	5	0	0.0	26	18
ILB Graham Richmond	4	1	0.0	16	16
OLB Stan Heyward	3	2	0.0	19	12
DE Hector Mahnken	3	0	0.0	20	12
DE Alfred Gilmore	2	0	1.0	6	9
ILB Mel Asher	2	4	0.0	23	15
CB Efrain Belanger	2	3	0.0	23	14
DT Randall Linquist	2	1	0.0	15	11
S Tanner Justice	2	1	0.0	12	14
WR Nathan Emerson	2	0	---	---	---
DE Devin O'Neill	1	2	1.0	35	24
OLB Dexter Diaz	1	1	0.0	9	7
WR Liam Buie	1	0	---	---	---
QB Emmett Chasser	1	0	---	---	---
CB Amari Alstott	1	0	0.0	12	15
DT Cody Nuston	1	0	0.0	17	12
DE Bobby Fuller	0	1	0.0	7	12

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cesar Wingo	12	0	1.0	19	53
OLB Drew Marshall	7	1	2.0	18	53
S Terrence DeWaters	5	3	0.0	18	49
ILB Earnest Sweeney	4	2	0.0	18	44
CB Kevin Pringley	4	1	0.0	18	53
ILB Ernest Landis	3	1	0.0	11	26
CB Myron Wombacher	3	0	0.0	18	47
DE Michael Vinson	2	1	1.5	10	34
DT Dominique Terry	2	0	1.5	1	10
DE Sean McWilliams	2	0	0.0	17	42
DT Jeremiah Freeman	2	0	0.0	8	14
DE Jeremiah Holliday	1	1	0.0	11	28
S Terry Shue	1	0	0.0	10	30
S Darryl Oltmanns	0	1	0.0	9	27

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devin O'Neill	1.0	0	2	1	24
DE Alfred Gilmore	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Abraham Austin	0.0	1	0	1	20
DE Hector Mahnken	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Bobby Fuller	0.0	0	0	1	12
DT Randall Linquist	0.0	0	0	1	11

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Drew Marshall	2.0	0	1	1	53
DT Dominique Terry	1.5	0	0	0	10
DE Michael Vinson	1.5	0	0	0	34
OLB Cesar Wingo	1.0	0	1	1	53
DT Stanley Upshaw	0.0	2	1	0	31
CB Leo Riley	0.0	1	0	0	29
S Terrence DeWaters	0.0	0	1	0	49
DE Sean McWilliams	0.0	0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Roderick Grenda	7	0	28
CB Scottie Lang	2	0	28
OLB Stan Heyward	2	0	12
OLB Zachery Robinette	2	0	18
CB Amari Alstott	1	1	15
ILB Graham Richmond	1	1	16
ILB Mel Asher	1	0	15
OLB Dexter Diaz	1	0	7
S Burt Batista	1	0	28
CB Efrain Belanger	1	0	14

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Cesar Wingo	9	2	1	53
CB Kevin Pringley	4	2	0	53
S Terrence DeWaters	3	0	0	49
OLB Drew Marshall	2	2	0	53
ILB Ernest Landis	2	0	1	26
CB Myron Wombacher	2	0	0	47
ILB Earnest Sweeney	1	0	1	44
DE Michael Vinson	1	0	0	34
S Terry Shue	1	0	0	30
S Darryl Oltmanns	0	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Preston Diamond	2	4	19	3	53
Andrew Erickson	2	4	19	0	53
Lamont Romberg	1	4	19	1	53
Darnell Brownell	1	2	19	0	53
Corbin Koski	1	2	8	0	16
Luis Tilly	0	1	19	2	53

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Connor Bruce	2	7	35	0	28
Aidan Riley	1	7	35	1	28
Louie Tripplehorn	1	4	35	0	28
Aidan Hopkins	1	1	4	0	5
Wyatt McCubbrey	0	8	35	1	28
Winston Dunlap	0	3	35	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Nathan Emerson	1	11
Abraham Austin	1	11
Jimmie Gaines	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Stanley Upshaw	2	22
Connor Nixon	2	20
Earnest Sweeney	1	25
Kai Clinton	1	17
Leo Riley	1	15

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Preston Diamond	19	53	---	---	7	79
Damien Ellard	19	51	---	---	7	77
Nathan Emerson	17	48	---	---	11	76
Lamont Romberg	19	53	---	---	---	72
Emmett Chasser	19	53	---	---	---	72
Darnell Brownell	19	53	---	---	---	72
Luis Tilly	19	53	---	---	---	72
Andrew Erickson	19	53	---	---	---	72
Devin O'Neill	---	---	35	24	13	72
Scottie Lang	---	---	35	28	3	66
Burt Batista	---	---	35	28	2	65
Louis Ward	12	35	---	---	18	65
Roderick Grenda	---	---	35	28	2	65
Graham Bensen	13	35	---	---	15	63
Abraham Austin	---	---	28	20	11	59
Dennis O'Neill	16	31	---	---	---	47
Bobby Fuller	---	---	7	12	26	45
Amari Alstott	---	---	12	15	18	45
Zachery Robinette	---	---	26	18	1	45
Cody Nuston	---	---	17	12	11	40
Mel Asher	---	---	23	15	1	39
Anthony Rivers	---	---	12	12	15	39
Efrain Belanger	---	---	23	14	1	38
Tanner Kirby	3	16	---	---	18	37
Hector Mahnken	---	---	20	12	1	33
Graham Richmond	---	---	16	16	1	33
Tanner Justice	---	---	12	14	6	32
Stan Heyward	---	---	19	12	1	32
Herman Denham	1	5	---	---	25	31
Corbin Koski	8	16	---	---	7	31
Randall Linquist	---	---	15	11	1	27
Bo Milton	0	6	---	---	17	23
Doug Cooley	---	---	0	0	18	18
Liam Buie	2	10	---	---	5	17
Dexter Diaz	---	---	9	7	1	17
Trey Van Winkle	4	12	---	---	---	16
Alfred Gilmore	---	---	6	9	---	15
Jessie McDaniel	---	---	0	1	10	11
Jimmie Gaines	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Curtis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dalton Quayle	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Bates	0	0	---	---	3	3
Byron Norton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Broderick Bechtel	---	---	0	0	---	0
Julio Kean	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Earnest Sweeney	---	---	18	44	25	87
Aidan Riley	35	28	---	---	12	75
Connor Bruce	35	28	---	---	12	75
Cesar Wingo	---	---	19	53	---	72
Drew Marshall	---	---	18	53	---	71
Kevin Pringley	---	---	18	53	---	71
Terrence DeWaters	---	---	18	49	---	67
Connor Nixon	26	21	---	---	20	67
Myron Wombacher	---	---	18	47	---	65
Louie Tripplehorn	35	28	---	---	---	63
Stanley Upshaw	---	---	10	31	22	63
Jerald Caldwell	35	28	---	---	---	63
Winston Dunlap	35	28	---	---	---	63
Wyatt McCubbrey	35	28	---	---	---	63
Cary Hurt	35	25	---	---	---	60
Sean McWilliams	---	---	17	42	---	59
Kai Clinton	20	21	---	---	17	58
Leo Riley	---	---	11	29	15	55
Riley Gray	28	20	---	---	3	51
Michael Vinson	---	---	10	34	7	51
Darryl Oltmanns	---	---	9	27	15	51
Dwight Kirkwood	24	17	---	---	7	48
Ernest Landis	---	---	11	26	10	47
Terry Shue	---	---	10	30	---	40
Jeremiah Holliday	---	---	11	28	---	39
Marlon Kaplan	13	8	---	---	18	39
Aidan Hopkins	4	5	---	---	27	36
A.J. Goodwin	12	13	---	---	---	25
Jeremiah Freeman	---	---	8	14	---	22
Shawn Garrett	3	0	---	---	17	20
Darrell Grams	---	---	1	9	7	17
Byron Hatcher	1	7	---	---	8	16
Ernie Holbert	0	0	---	---	12	12
Cornell Fronimopoulos	0	0	---	---	12	12
Dusty Russell	0	0	---	---	12	12
Irving Huntley	9	3	---	---	---	12
Antoine Briggs	0	0	---	---	12	12
Dominique Terry	---	---	1	10	---	11
Irving Arnswaldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat Shepherd	---	---	0	4	---	4
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	1	0	---	1
Quentin Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donovan Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dylan Shannon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	10	124	12.4
Right	3	-2	-0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	11	1.2
Middle	17	44	2.6
Right	7	18	2.6
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmett Chasser	47	25	3	3	1	6	5	2	4

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Caldwell	26	19	3	0	1	2	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	122	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	79	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	39	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	59	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	38	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	68	34.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Damien Ellard	16	7	1	75	1	51
WR Nathan Emerson	13	8	0	107	2	48
WR Louis Ward	7	4	0	26	0	35
RB Graham Bensen	4	3	0	19	0	35
TE Herman Denham	2	2	0	0	0	5
WR Liam Buie	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR Dennis O'Neill	1	0	0	0	0	31
FB Tanner Kirby	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Corbin Koski	1	1	0	14	0	16

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riley Gray	8	7	0	66	1	20
TE Cary Hurt	7	5	0	31	0	25
WR Kai Clinton	4	3	0	75	1	21
RB Connor Nixon	4	3	0	29	1	21
TE Aidan Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Marlon Kaplan	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Dwight Kirkwood	1	1	0	10	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dennis O'Neill	1	2	2.00	0.00
Tanner Kirby	1	1	1.00	2.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Connor Nixon	2	5	2.50	1.38
Marlon Kaplan	1	16	16.00	2.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmett Chasser	6	4	42	7.00	5.13

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Graham Bensen	2	1	15	7.50	4.75
TE Damien Ellard	2	1	3	1.50	4.69
WR Nathan Emerson	1	1	10	10.00	8.23
WR Louis Ward	1	1	14	14.00	3.71

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Emmett Chasser	1	0
Dennis O'Neill	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Connor Nixon	6	0
Jerald Caldwell	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmett Chasser	10	8	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Caldwell	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nathan Emerson	3	3	3
TE Damien Ellard	3	2	0
RB Graham Bensen	2	1	0
TE Herman Denham	1	1	0
WR Louis Ward	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Connor Nixon	4	3	1
WR Kai Clinton	2	2	2
WR Riley Gray	1	1	1
TE Cary Hurt	1	0	0
WR Dwight Kirkwood	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)