Week 9, 2026

played in San Diego, CA

51 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	3	3	10	-	30
San Diego Chargers	14	7	14	3	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:39 SDO - Damien Ellard 75 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
1Q: 07:46 SDO - Richie Bensen 1 run (James Bates extra point)
1Q: 04:21 NED - Matt Merkerson 1 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 00:45 NED - Amos Herrmann 35 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 07:34 SDO - Louis Ward 37 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 01:14 NED - T.J. Rhyne 25 field goal
3Q: 08:40 NED - T.J. Rhyne 32 field goal
3Q: 07:34 SDO - Dennis O'Neill 74 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
3Q: 04:01 SDO - Marvin Furrey 3 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Dana Ignasiak 10 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 09:36 NED - T.J. Rhyne 24 field goal
4Q: 02:03 SDO - James Bates 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:39 SDO - Damien Ellard 75 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
1Q: 07:46 SDO - Richie Bensen 1 run (James Bates extra point)
1Q: 04:21 NED - Matt Merkerson 1 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 00:45 NED - Amos Herrmann 35 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 07:34 SDO - Louis Ward 37 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 01:14 NED - T.J. Rhyne 25 field goal
3Q: 08:40 NED - T.J. Rhyne 32 field goal
3Q: 07:34 SDO - Dennis O'Neill 74 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
3Q: 04:01 SDO - Marvin Furrey 3 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Dana Ignasiak 10 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 09:36 NED - T.J. Rhyne 24 field goal
4Q: 02:03 SDO - James Bates 23 field goal

Team Statistics NED SDO
Record 5-3 6-2
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 19 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 430 470
- Offensive Plays 64 53
- Yards per Play 6.72 8.87
Net Rushing Yards 46 114
- Rushing Attempts 16 24
- Yards per Rush 2.88 4.75
Net Passing Yards 384 356
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 34 - 1 27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 390 369
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 12.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 5/100
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:27 27:33

Team Statistics	NED	SDO
Record	5-3	6-2
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	19	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	430	470
- Offensive Plays	64	53
- Yards per Play	6.72	8.87
Net Rushing Yards	46	114
- Rushing Attempts	16	24
- Yards per Rush	2.88	4.75
Net Passing Yards	384	356
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 34 - 1	27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	390	369
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	12.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	5/100
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:27	27:33

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:23	2:12	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	7:38	3:26	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	2:41	2:10	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
2	11:32	1:19	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	7:15	2:39	OWN 25	6	28	Interception
2	3:31	2:25	OWN 48	4	44	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:25	OWN 25	11	60	Field Goal
3	7:17	1:14	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	3:54	4:05	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
4	13:15	3:45	OWN 29	8	64	Field Goal
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 25	5	29	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:37	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
1	12:11	4:33	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
1	4:12	1:31	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
1	0:31	3:59	OWN 25	6	33	Punt
2	10:13	2:58	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	4:36	1:05	OPP 48	2	3	Interception
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
3	8:35	1:18	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
3	6:03	2:09	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
4	14:49	1:34	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	9:30	7:35	OWN 20	11	74	Field Goal

Game MVP: Richie Bensen, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Abraham Small	8	10	1.25	7
Dakota Walburn	7	34	4.86	7
Derek Stone	1	2	2.00	2

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Trevor Allred	11	44	4.00	22	1	0
Richie Bensen	5	32	6.40	10	1	1
Kelly Booker	4	22	5.50	13	1	0
Broderick Malone	3	3	1.00	5	0	0
Leslie Bullock	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	47	34	390	1/6	3	35	1	109.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richie Bensen	27	20	369	2/13	4	75	1	140.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	9	10	96	10.67	45	24	0
WR Amos Herrmann	7	9	118	16.86	80	35	1
WR Matt Merkerson	5	8	57	11.40	37	31	1
RB Abraham Small	3	3	17	5.67	3	17	0
WR Dana Ignasiak	3	6	16	5.33	2	10	1
TE Braden Dell	3	5	40	13.33	0	26	0
TE Kerry Smith	2	2	33	16.50	13	23	0
TE Derrick Hines	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Derek Stone	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Hector Dawson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Ward	5	5	102	20.40	44	37	1
WR Leslie Bullock	3	3	50	16.67	22	25	0
RB Trevor Allred	3	3	13	4.33	2	11	0
TE Marvin Furrey	3	5	19	6.33	2	10	1
TE Damien Ellard	2	4	94	47.00	66	75	1
RB Kelly Booker	2	4	8	4.00	6	9	0
WR Dennis O'Neill	1	1	74	74.00	62	74	1
TE Tanner Kirby	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Elias Eyrich	1	10	10.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Amari Alstott	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	3	115	38.3	28.0	43	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sergio Bensen	4	165	41.3	33.8	49	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Bates	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	1	10	10.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bo Milton	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	2	44	22.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Justice	4	90	22.5	0
Broderick Malone	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Heath Cote	7	1	0.0	15	11
ILB Randall Bonk	5	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Carl Houston	4	1	0.5	22	22
S Cristian Gonzalez	4	0	0.0	23	24
DE Tucker Allen	3	0	0.5	7	11
DT Tre King	3	1	0.0	20	15
DE Sammie Sherman	2	3	0.5	19	21
DE Brenden Rosas	2	2	0.5	18	18
S Elias Eyrich	2	3	0.0	9	22
CB Jason Burns	2	2	0.0	24	29
CB Kendrick Capurro	2	0	0.0	8	15
CB Johnathan Kennedy	1	1	0.0	17	15
S Arnie Gillette	1	0	0.0	14	11
TE Kerry Smith	1	0	---	---	---
S Leonardo Trabosh	1	0	0.0	5	1
CB Chuck Robinson	1	0	0.0	13	12
ILB Cary Schneider	1	0	0.0	7	17
DT Nicky Ihler	0	1	0.0	5	12

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Scottie Lang	7	1	0.0	16	48
ILB Mel Asher	7	1	0.0	15	44
CB Efrain Belanger	7	0	0.0	16	48
S Burt Batista	6	2	0.0	15	46
CB Amari Alstott	5	4	0.0	16	48
S Doug Cooley	4	0	0.0	7	26
OLB Terrance Ogle	4	0	0.0	9	22
DE Devin O'Neill	2	4	1.0	15	44
ILB Graham Richmond	1	1	0.0	10	22
DT Cody Nuston	1	0	0.0	15	28
S Tanner Justice	1	0	0.0	1	2
RB Kelly Booker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Anthony Rivers	1	0	0.0	6	20
OLB Trent Burroughs	1	0	0.0	7	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brenden Rosas	0.5	1	2	18
DE Sammie Sherman	0.5	0	0	21
OLB Carl Houston	0.5	0	0	22
DE Tucker Allen	0.5	0	0	11

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devin O'Neill	1.0	0	2	4	44
DE Bradley Donovan	0.0	1	1	0	26
ILB Mel Asher	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT Abraham Austin	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Elias Eyrich	2	1	1	22
CB Johnathan Kennedy	2	1	0	15
ILB Randall Bonk	2	1	0	28
CB Jason Burns	2	1	0	29
CB Kendrick Capurro	2	0	0	15
S Arnie Gillette	2	0	0	11
OLB Carl Houston	2	0	0	22
S Cristian Gonzalez	2	0	0	24
DE Brenden Rosas	1	0	0	18
S Leonardo Trabosh	1	0	0	1
OLB Heath Cote	1	0	0	11
ILB Cary Schneider	1	0	0	17

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Scottie Lang	7	0	0	48
ILB Mel Asher	5	0	0	44
S Burt Batista	5	0	0	46
CB Efrain Belanger	5	0	0	48
CB Amari Alstott	4	1	1	48
S Doug Cooley	3	0	0	26
OLB Terrance Ogle	2	0	0	22
ILB Graham Richmond	1	0	0	22
DE Anthony Rivers	1	0	0	20
OLB Trent Burroughs	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rico Hoskins	1	1	16	0	48
Cary Fleming	0	3	16	0	48
Josue Mueller	0	3	16	0	48
Colton Wheeler	0	2	16	1	48
Jose Berkebile	0	1	16	0	48

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Julio Kean	3	5	24	0	29
Tim Moten	3	5	24	0	29
Luis Tilly	2	5	24	1	29
Andrew Erickson	1	2	24	1	29
Clyde Downs	0	4	24	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Hines	3	24
Pat Clemons	2	24
Derek Stone	1	19
Johnathan Kennedy	1	18
Braden Dell	1	10

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Nathan Emerson	2	22
Herman Denham	1	22

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Merkerson	15	45	---	---	18	78
Cary Fleming	16	48	---	---	6	70
Josue Mueller	16	48	---	---	6	70
Jose Berkebile	16	48	---	---	6	70
Rico Hoskins	16	48	---	---	6	70
Dakota Walburn	16	48	---	---	---	64
Amos Herrmann	16	48	---	---	---	64
Colton Wheeler	16	48	---	---	---	64
Jason Burns	---	---	24	29	1	54
Randall Bonk	---	---	23	28	1	52
Johnathan Kennedy	---	---	17	15	18	50
Heath Cote	---	---	15	11	21	47
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	23	24	---	47
Abraham Small	11	27	---	---	8	46
Derek Stone	5	20	---	---	19	44
Carl Houston	---	---	22	22	---	44
Brenden Rosas	---	---	18	18	5	41
Braden Dell	10	21	---	---	10	41
Elias Eyrich	---	---	9	22	9	40
Sammie Sherman	---	---	19	21	---	40
Derrick Hines	6	8	---	---	24	38
Amari Rodriguez	---	---	8	17	12	37
Elijah Redman	7	29	---	---	---	36
Tre King	---	---	20	15	1	36
Dana Ignasiak	4	23	---	---	7	34
Hector Dawson	3	7	---	---	21	31
Chuck Robinson	---	---	13	12	5	30
Arnie Gillette	---	---	14	11	1	26
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	8	15	1	24
Pat Clemons	0	0	---	---	24	24
Cary Schneider	---	---	7	17	---	24
Leonardo Trabosh	---	---	5	1	17	23
Tucker Allen	---	---	7	11	---	18
Nicky Ihler	---	---	5	12	---	17
Kerry Smith	3	12	---	---	---	15
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	10	10
Toby Douglas	---	---	0	3	5	8
Jordan Blackmon	---	---	1	5	1	7
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	6	6
Warren Mitchell	---	---	3	3	---	6
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robbie Conway	---	---	1	5	---	6
Burt Worrall	---	---	2	2	---	4
Scottie Oliveira	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brady Wheeler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Martin Way	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scottie Lang	---	---	16	48	14	78
Tanner Kirby	24	27	---	---	19	70
Nathan Emerson	24	23	---	---	22	69
Amari Alstott	---	---	16	48	4	68
Efrain Belanger	---	---	16	48	3	67
Devin O'Neill	---	---	15	44	7	66
Louis Ward	24	27	---	---	14	65
Burt Batista	---	---	15	46	3	64
Mel Asher	---	---	15	44	3	62
Luis Tilly	24	29	---	---	1	54
Trent Burroughs	---	---	7	26	21	54
Richie Bensen	24	29	---	---	---	53
Andrew Erickson	24	29	---	---	---	53
Julio Kean	24	29	---	---	---	53
Clyde Downs	24	29	---	---	---	53
Tim Moten	24	29	---	---	---	53
Cody Nuston	---	---	15	28	3	46
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	11	23	6	40
Bradley Donovan	---	---	9	26	3	38
Abraham Austin	---	---	2	23	11	36
Damien Ellard	3	11	---	---	22	36
Graham Richmond	---	---	10	22	3	35
Terrance Ogle	---	---	9	22	3	34
Leslie Bullock	19	14	---	---	---	33
Doug Cooley	---	---	7	26	---	33
Edgar Williamson	---	---	4	22	---	26
Anthony Rivers	---	---	6	20	---	26
Broderick Malone	5	12	---	---	7	24
Herman Denham	0	0	---	---	22	22
Trevor Allred	13	8	---	---	---	21
Tanner Justice	---	---	1	2	17	20
Marvin Furrey	1	12	---	---	5	18
Jessie McDaniel	---	---	0	2	15	17
Bo Milton	3	1	---	---	10	14
Cornell Blades	---	---	1	4	9	14
Kelly Booker	4	9	---	---	---	13
James Bates	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nick Weiss	0	0	---	---	5	5
Preston Diamond	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ray Curtis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sergio Bensen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Alfred Gilmore	---	---	1	2	---	3
Stan Heyward	---	---	0	2	---	2
Emmett Chasser	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dennis O'Neill	0	1	---	---	---	1
James Boyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	12	47	3.9
Right	3	-2	-0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	8	70	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	47	34	7	1	4	1	5	4	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richie Bensen	27	20	5	0	1	4	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	53	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	99	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	196	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	43	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	84	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	130	21.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	112	56.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	10	9	1	96	1	29
WR Amos Herrmann	9	7	0	118	2	48
WR Matt Merkerson	8	5	1	57	2	45
WR Dana Ignasiak	6	3	0	16	0	23
TE Braden Dell	5	3	1	40	1	21
RB Abraham Small	3	3	0	17	0	27
TE Kerry Smith	2	2	0	33	1	12
TE Derrick Hines	2	1	1	9	0	8
WR Hector Dawson	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Derek Stone	1	1	0	4	0	20

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Ward	5	5	0	102	2	27
TE Marvin Furrey	5	3	0	19	0	12
TE Damien Ellard	4	2	0	94	1	11
RB Kelly Booker	4	2	1	8	0	9
WR Leslie Bullock	3	3	0	50	1	14
RB Trevor Allred	3	3	0	13	0	8
TE Tanner Kirby	2	1	0	9	0	27
WR Dennis O'Neill	1	1	0	74	1	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	3	15	5.00	4.86
Abraham Small	1	-1	-1.00	1.25

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Trevor Allred	3	10	3.33	4.00
Richie Bensen	2	11	5.50	6.40
Broderick Malone	2	-2	-1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	8	4	18	2.25	8.30

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	2	2	12	6.00	13.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	2	1	3	1.50	9.60
WR Matt Merkerson	2	1	1	0.50	7.13
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	1	10	5.00	2.67
WR Amos Herrmann	1	0	0	0.00	13.11
RB Derek Stone	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tanner Kirby	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
TE Marvin Furrey	1	1	3	3.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	2	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Broderick Malone	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	11	8	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richie Bensen	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amos Herrmann	3	3	2
WR Matt Merkerson	3	2	2
TE Braden Dell	2	1	1
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	1
TE Derrick Hines	1	0	0
RB Derek Stone	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marvin Furrey	3	1	1
WR Leslie Bullock	2	2	2
WR Louis Ward	1	1	0
WR Dennis O'Neill	1	1	1
TE Damien Ellard	1	0	0
TE Tanner Kirby	1	1	1

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

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