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2003 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 313 points (19.6/g), 16th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 441 points (27.6/g), 31st.
 Differential of -128 points (-8.0/g), 30th.
 Expected W-L: 4.9-11.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 28th.

Simple Rating System: Total -6.8, Offense: -0.6, Defense: -6.2, SoS: 1.2, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (4-12-0)

2003 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box L 0-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 14 27 13 232 168 64 2 19 390 259 131 2
2 Sun September 14 box L 0-2 Denver Broncos 13 37 19 303 182 121 1 24 382 185 197
3 Sun September 21 box L 0-3 Baltimore Ravens 10 24 25 389 257 132 3 16 249 97 152 1
4 Sun September 28 box L 0-4 @ Oakland Raiders 31 34 22 430 208 222 1 23 448 328 120 2
5 Sun October 5 box L 0-5 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 21 27 21 346 277 69 2 21 436 313 123 1
6 Bye Week
7 Sun October 19 box W 1-5 @ Cleveland Browns 26 20 15 289 61 228 2 20 277 176 101 2
8 Mon October 27 box L 1-6 Miami Dolphins 10 26 18 250 146 104 3 14 264 183 81 1
9 Sun November 2 box L 1-7 @ Chicago Bears 7 20 11 199 119 80 1 19 341 216 125 1
10 Sun November 9 box W 2-7 Minnesota Vikings 42 28 26 458 247 211 27 460 350 110 2
11 Sun November 16 box L 2-8 @ Denver Broncos 8 37 5 96 56 40 4 26 448 247 201 3
12 Sun November 23 box L 2-9 Cincinnati Bengals 27 34 17 325 207 118 33 444 234 210 1
13 Sun November 30 box L 2-10 Kansas City Chiefs 24 28 17 370 211 159 3 23 335 141 194 2
14 Sun December 7 box W 3-10 @ Detroit Lions 14 7 17 375 244 131 2 14 276 208 68
15 Sun December 14 box L 3-11 Green Bay Packers 21 38 23 424 336 88 4 17 361 278 83 1
16 Sun December 21 box L 3-12 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 24 40 21 344 228 116 3 21 341 160 181
17 Sun December 28 box W 4-12 Oakland Raiders 21 14 20 337 74 263 9 141 141 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 313 5167 971 5.3 290 297 525 3021 21 19 5.5 146 417 2146 16 5.1 117 31 12 27
Team Defense 441 5593 1072 5.2 326 322 524 3375 36 13 6.1 178 518 2218 12 4.3 124 20 7 24
Lg Rank Offense 16 14 17 12 19 13 21 22 25 6 9 1 20 18
Lg Rank Defense 31 27 29 22 21 32 25 22 29 25 13 20 28 29

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
9 Drew Brees 24 QB 11 11 2-9-0 205 356 57.6 2108 11 3.1 15 4.2 68 5.9 4.6 10.3 191.6 67.5 21 178 5.1 3.9 5.6
7 Doug Flutie 41 qb 7 5 2-3-0 91 167 54.5 1097 9 5.4 4 2.4 73 6.6 6.6 12.1 156.7 82.8 8 27 6.1 6.1 4.6
2 Darren Bennett 38 P 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
21 LaDainian Tomlinson 24 RB 16 16 1 1 100.0 21 1 100.0 0 0.0 21 21.0 41.0 21.0 1.3 158.3 0 0 21.0 41.0 0.0
Team Total 26.4 16 4-12-0 297 525 56.6 3226 21 4.0 19 3.6 73 6.1 5.3 10.9 201.6 73.1 29 205 5.5 4.7 5.2
Opp Total 16 322 524 61.5 3575 36 6.9 13 2.5 6.8 7.1 11.1 223.4 94.3 30 200 6.1 6.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
21 LaDainian Tomlinson 24 RB 16 16 313 1645 13 73 5.3 102.8 19.6 100 725 7.3 4 73 6.3 45.3 2370 17 2
7 Doug Flutie 41 qb 7 5 33 168 2 17 5.1 24.0 4.7 168 2 7
9 Drew Brees 24 QB 11 11 21 84 0 18 4.0 7.6 1.9 1 21 21.0 1 21 0.1 1.9 105 1 5
41 Lorenzo Neal 33 FB 16 15 18 40 1 7 2.2 2.5 1.1 16 62 3.9 0 11 1.0 3.9 102 1 0
87 Tim Dwight 28 9 3 9 88 0 20 9.8 9.8 1.0 14 193 13.8 0 32 1.6 21.4 281 0 1
24 Jesse Chatman 24 16 0 8 17 0 6 2.1 1.1 0.5 5 54 10.8 0 23 0.3 3.4 71 0 0
82 Reche Caldwell 24 9 4 5 39 0 14 7.8 4.3 0.6 8 80 10.0 0 15 0.9 8.9 119 0 0
35 Leon Johnson 29 RET 14 0 4 26 0 18 6.5 1.9 0.3 26 0 1
89 David Boston 25 WR 14 14 3 18 0 13 6.0 1.3 0.2 70 880 12.6 7 46 5.0 62.9 898 7 2
88 Eric Parker 24 8 4 3 21 0 13 7.0 2.6 0.4 18 244 13.6 3 33 2.3 30.5 265 3 1
85 Antonio Gates 23 TE 15 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 389 16.2 2 48 1.6 25.9 389 2 1
84 Justin Peelle 24 TE 15 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 133 8.3 1 24 1.1 8.9 133 1 0
81 Kassim Osgood 23 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 278 21.4 2 57 0.8 17.4 278 2 0
10 Dondre Gilliam 26 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 95 15.8 0 37 1.2 19.0 95 0 0
83 Josh Norman 23 7 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 72 12.0 1 21 0.9 10.3 72 1 0
Team Total 26.4 16 417 2146 16 73 5.1 134.1 26.1 297 3226 10.9 21 73 18.6 201.6 5372 37 20
Opp Total 16 518 2218 12 4.3 138.6 32.4 322 3375 10.5 36 20.1 210.9 5593 48 22

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
35 Leon Johnson 29 RET 14 0 24 184 0 21 7.7 50 1151 0 60 23.0 1361
87 Tim Dwight 28 9 3 2 0 0 2 0.0 22 488 0 32 22.2 769
88 Eric Parker 24 8 4 23 207 0 49 9.0 472
29 Drayton Florence 23 16 0 4 47 0 24 11.8 47
24 Jesse Chatman 24 16 0 2 31 0 23 15.5 102
30 Andrew Pinnock 23 16 0 2 50 0 41 25.0 50
96 Leonardo Carson 26 5 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
41 Lorenzo Neal 33 FB 16 15 1 1 0 1 1.0 103
84 Justin Peelle 24 TE 15 9 1 14 0 14 14.0 147
78 DeQuincy Scott 25 16 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Team Total 26.4 16 49 391 0 49 8.0 84 1804 0 60 21.5 7567
Opp Total 16 38 2 67 1437 1 21.4

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
2 Darren Bennett 38 P 16 0 82 3436 56 0 41.9
8 Steve Christie 36 K 16 0 1 1 6 6 3 3 7 3 3 2 20 15 75.0% 36 36 100.0% 1 20 20 0 20.0
Team Total 26.4 16 1 1 6 6 3 3 7 3 3 2 20 15 75.0% 36 36 100.0% 83 3456 56 0 41.6
Opp Total 16 26 23 88.5% 53 52 98.1% 74 3160 42.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
59 Donnie Edwards 30 RLB 16 16 0.5 2 27 0 15 9 1 0 0 0 0 124 38
57 Zeke Moreno 25 MLB 16 13 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 78 17
51 Ben Leber 25 LLB 16 16 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 69 11
20 Jerry Wilson 30 FS 16 16 1.0 1 -2 0 -2 8 3 0 0 0 0 63 19
23 Quentin Jammer 24 LCB 16 16 4 6 0 6 13 0 0 1 2 0 57 14
48 Terrence Kiel 23 ss 16 7 2 15 0 15 4 58 9
42 Kwamie Lassiter 34 SS 10 10 1 38 1 38 1 1 0 0 0 0 51 8
22 Sammy Davis 23 RCB 16 16 2 48 0 41 10 45 13
92 Jason Fisk 31 RDT 16 16 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 41 10
75 Marcellus Wiley 29 LDE 16 16 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 38 13
90 Adrian Dingle 26 RDE 16 15 6.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 31 6
76 Jamal Williams 27 LDT 15 15 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24 9
36 Vernon Fox 24 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 19 4
93 Otis Leverette 25 7 0 1.0 17 6
52 Carlos Polk 26 16 0 19 3
29 Drayton Florence 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 0
78 DeQuincy Scott 25 16 0 6.5 0 0 0 0 1 14 4
54 Stephen Cooper 24 16 0 1.0 1 25 0 25 1 13 3
99 Raylee Johnson 33 9 1 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 12 1
7 Doug Flutie 41 qb 7 5 7 1 -16 0
95 Joe Salave'a 28 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
32 Kevin House 24 15 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
9 Drew Brees 24 QB 11 11 0 5 0 -1 0
27 Tay Cody 26 1 0 2 1
96 Leonardo Carson 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
74 Jacques Cesaire 23 4 0 1 2
91 Omari Hand 23 1 0 2 0
21 LaDainian Tomlinson 24 RB 16 16 0 2 2 0 0
56 Matt Wilhelm 22 2 0 2 0
89 David Boston 25 WR 14 14 2 1 0 0
88 Eric Parker 24 8 4 1 1 0 0
24 Jesse Chatman 24 16 0 0 0 1 0 0
87 Tim Dwight 28 9 3 1 0 0 0
85 Antonio Gates 23 TE 15 11 0 1 0 0 0
35 Leon Johnson 29 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0
77 Damion McIntosh 26 LT 13 13 0 1 0 0
41 Lorenzo Neal 33 FB 16 15 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.4 16 30.0 13 157 1 41 68 14 20 14 -15 0 807 194
Opp Total 16 29 22 15 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
21 LaDainian Tomlinson 24 RB 16 16 13 4 17 102
8 Steve Christie 36 K 16 0 36 15 81
89 David Boston 25 WR 14 14 7 7 1 44
88 Eric Parker 24 8 4 3 3 18
7 Doug Flutie 41 qb 7 5 2 2 12
85 Antonio Gates 23 TE 15 11 2 2 12
81 Kassim Osgood 23 16 2 2 2 12
9 Drew Brees 24 QB 11 11 1 1 6
42 Kwamie Lassiter 34 SS 10 10 1 1 6
41 Lorenzo Neal 33 FB 16 15 1 1 6
83 Josh Norman 23 7 1 1 1 6
84 Justin Peelle 24 TE 15 9 1 1 6
80 Stephen Alexander 28 3 0 1 2
Team Total 26.4 16 16 21 1 38 2 36 15 313
Opp Total 16 12 36 2 1 52 23 1 441