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2006 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 492 points (30.8/g), 1st of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 303 points (18.9/g), 7th.
 Differential of 189 points (11.8/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 12.1-3.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 3rd.

Simple Rating System: Total 10.2, Offense: 10.0, Defense: 0.2, SoS: -1.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Marty Schottenheimer

 Offensive Coordinator: Cam Cameron
 Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips

 Other Notable Asst.: Hal Hunter (Offensive Line) and John Pagano (Linebackers)

Training Camp: Chargers Park (San Diego, California)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 492 5840 1016 5.7 321 287 466 3262 24 9 6.6 169 522 2578 32 4.9 137 15 6 15
Team Defense 303 4825 985 4.9 285 307 538 3212 19 16 5.4 178 386 1613 13 4.2 87 28 12 20
Lg Rank Offense 1 4 7 25 16 8 2 6 2 2 1 4 1 2
Lg Rank Defense 7 10 12 27 13 12 17 3 3 7 15 20 15 14

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 11 boxscore W 1-0 @ Oakland Raiders 27 0 14 302 108 194 9 129 42 87 1
2 Sun September 17 boxscore W 2-0 Tennessee Titans 40 7 26 476 235 241 14 218 163 55 2
3 Bye Week
4 Sun October 1 boxscore L 2-1 @ Baltimore Ravens 13 16 13 284 134 150 1 14 206 150 56 3
5 Sun October 8 boxscore W 3-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 23 13 22 341 222 119 1 16 265 197 68 2
6 Sun October 15 boxscore W 4-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 48 19 30 421 334 87 15 274 182 92 2
7 Sun October 22 boxscore L 4-2 @ Kansas City Chiefs 27 30 22 349 252 97 3 19 355 221 134 1
8 Sun October 29 boxscore W 5-2 St. Louis Rams 38 24 21 419 203 216 23 412 311 101 1
9 Sun November 5 boxscore W 6-2 Cleveland Browns 32 25 19 381 191 190 1 23 293 209 84 2
10 Sun November 12 boxscore W 7-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 49 41 25 431 324 107 29 545 417 128 1
11 Sun November 19 boxscore W 8-2 @ Denver Broncos 35 27 21 342 217 125 2 20 326 168 158 1
12 Sun November 26 boxscore W 9-2 Oakland Raiders 21 14 15 260 150 110 1 15 245 161 84 2
13 Sun December 3 boxscore W 10-2 @ Buffalo Bills 24 21 18 335 138 197 2 16 230 167 63 4
14 Sun December 10 boxscore W 11-2 Denver Broncos 48 20 22 419 276 143 1 19 328 166 162 1
15 Sun December 17 boxscore W 12-2 Kansas City Chiefs 20 9 16 353 88 265 2 16 241 151 90 2
16 Sun December 24 boxscore W 13-2 @ Seattle Seahawks 20 17 14 340 172 168 18 314 161 153 2
17 Sun December 31 boxscore W 14-2 Arizona Cardinals 27 20 23 387 218 169 1 19 444 346 98 1
Playoffs
Division Sun January 14 boxscore L 14-3 New England Patriots 21 24 21 352 204 148 4 18 327 276 51 3

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
17 Philip Rivers* 25 QB 16 16 14-2-0 284 460 61.7 3388 22 4.8 9 2.0 57 7.4 7.4 11.9 211.8 92.0 27 144 6.66 6.73 5.5 4 4
21 LaDainian Tomlinson*+ 27 RB 16 16 2 3 66.7 20 2 66.7 0 0.0 19 6.7 20.0 10.0 1.3 125.0 0 0 6.67 20.00 0.0
7 Billy Volek 30 1 0 1 2 50.0 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 56.2 1 6 -0.67 -0.67 33.3
5 Mike Scifres 26 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 0.00 0.00 0.0
Team Total 26.6 16 14-2-0 287 466 61.6 3412 24 5.2 9 1.9 57 7.3 7.5 11.9 213.3 93.0 28 150 6.60 6.76 5.7 4 4
Opp Total 16 307 538 57.1 3563 19 3.5 16 3.0 6.6 5.99 11.6 222.7 76.6 61 351 5.4 4.8 10.2

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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*+ 27 RB 16 16 348 1815 28 85 5.2 113.4 21.8 56 508 9.1 3 51 3.5 31.8 2323 31 2
33 Michael Turner 24 KR 13 0 80 502 2 73 6.3 38.6 6.2 3 47 15.7 0 30 0.2 3.6 549 2 0
17 Philip Rivers* 25 QB 16 16 48 49 0 15 1.0 3.1 3.0 49 0 8
41 Lorenzo Neal*+ 36 FB 16 11 29 140 1 43 4.8 8.8 1.8 17 83 4.9 0 21 1.1 5.2 223 1 2
34 Andrew Pinnock 26 3 0 4 25 0 15 6.3 8.3 1.3 25 0 0
83 Vincent Jackson 23 wr 16 7 3 16 0 8 5.3 1.0 0.2 27 453 16.8 6 55 1.7 28.3 469 6 0
7 Billy Volek 30 1 0 3 -3 0 -1 -1.0 -3.0 3.0 -3 0 0
88 Eric Parker 27 PR/WR 15 12 2 19 0 18 9.5 1.3 0.1 48 659 13.7 0 38 3.2 43.9 678 0 0
6 Charlie Whitehurst 24 2 0 2 13 1 14 6.5 6.5 1.0 13 1 0
87 Keenan McCardell 36 WR 14 11 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.6 0.1 36 437 12.1 0 28 2.6 31.2 445 0 2
86 Brandon Manumaleuna 26 te 16 7 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 14 91 6.5 3 19 0.9 5.7 92 3 0
5 Mike Scifres 26 P 16 0 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.4 0.1 -7 0 1
85 Antonio Gates*+ 26 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 71 924 13.0 9 57 4.4 57.8 924 9 0
80 Malcom Floyd 25 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 210 14.0 3 46 1.3 17.5 210 3 0
Team Total 26.6 16 522 2578 32 85 4.9 161.1 32.6 287 3412 11.9 24 57 17.9 213.3 5990 56 19
Opp Total 16 386 1613 13 4.2 100.8 24.1 307 3212 10.5 19 19.2 200.8 4825 32 28

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
88 Eric Parker 27 PR/WR 15 12 37 331 0 50 8.9 2 19 0 12 9.5 1028
33 Michael Turner 24 KR 13 0 36 954 0 58 26.5 1503
25 Antonio Cromartie 22 16 0 10 297 0 91 29.7 297
24 Cletis Gordon 24 2 0 3 12 0 6 4.0 2 55 0 32 27.5 67
87 Keenan McCardell 36 WR 14 11 5 39 0 12 7.8 484
41 Lorenzo Neal*+ 36 FB 16 11 3 11 0 7 3.7 234
86 Brandon Manumaleuna 26 te 16 7 1 14 0 14 14.0 106
65 Cory Withrow 31 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.6 16 45 382 0 50 8.5 55 1350 0 91 24.5 7722
Opp Total 16 27 0 90 1960 0 21.8

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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
10 Nate Kaeding* 24 K 16 0 7 7 12 11 9 7 1 1 29 26 89.7% 58 58 100.0%
5 Mike Scifres 26 P 16 0 69 2893 71 0 41.9
Team Total 26.6 16 7 7 12 11 9 7 1 1 29 26 89.7% 58 58 100.0% 69 2893 71 0 41.9
Opp Total 16 26 23 88.5% 33 32 97.0% 88 3925 44.6

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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 33 RILB 16 16 2.5 3 11 0 8 8 2 1 1 0 0 100 42
23 Quentin Jammer 27 LCB 16 16 4 57 0 35 18 71 7
56 Shawne Merriman*+ 22 LOLB/rolb 12 12 17.0 1 10 0 10 8 4 0 1 0 0 49 14
29 Drayton Florence 26 RCB 16 16 3 24 0 23 16 54 12
95 Shaun Phillips 25 lolb/ROLB 14 14 11.5 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 2 0 0 44 20
76 Jamal Williams*+ 30 NT 16 16 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 49 20
58 Randall Godfrey 33 LILB 13 13 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 42 16
20 Marlon McCree 29 FS 14 14 1.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 79 1 42 17
42 Clinton Hart 29 db 16 1 3 37 0 22 8 1 1 1 0 0 40 9
48 Terrence Kiel 26 SS 15 15 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 0 38 16
54 Stephen Cooper 27 lb 16 4 2.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 31 23
52 Carlos Polk 29 lb 16 4 2.0 35 10
93 Luis Castillo 23 LDE 10 9 7.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 10
74 Jacques Cesaire 26 lde 16 10 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 10
99 Igor Olshansky 24 RDE 13 13 1.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 14
57 Matt Wilhelm 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 7
25 Antonio Cromartie 22 16 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 20 4
92 Marques Harris 25 lb 15 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 14 10
51 Tim Dobbins 24 16 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 3
98 Derreck Robinson 24 14 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 3 9 5
27 Bhawoh Jue 27 db 12 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 5
97 Ryon Bingham 25 16 0 1.5 5 10
28 Steve Gregory 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 4
17 Philip Rivers* 25 QB 16 16 0 8 4 -25 0
30 Andre Lott 27 1 0 2 0
91 Brandon McKinney 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
41 Lorenzo Neal*+ 36 FB 16 11 0 2 1 0 0
21 LaDainian Tomlinson*+ 27 RB 16 16 0 2 1 0 0
94 Akbar Gbaja-Biamila 27 3 0 1 0
87 Keenan McCardell 36 WR 14 11 0 2 0 0 0
5 Mike Scifres 26 P 16 0 0 1 1 0 0
50 David Binn* 34 16 0 0 0 1 0 0
85 Antonio Gates*+ 26 TE 16 16 0 0 1 3 0
79 Mike Goff 30 RG 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
73 Marcus McNeill* 23 LT 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
65 Cory Withrow 31 11 0 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.6 16 61.0 16 140 0 35 103 17 19 23 63 3 775 288
Opp Total 16 28 28 16 2

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
21 LaDainian Tomlinson*+ 27 RB 16 16 28 3 31 186
10 Nate Kaeding* 24 K 16 0 58 26 136
85 Antonio Gates*+ 26 TE 16 16 9 9 54
83 Vincent Jackson 23 wr 16 7 6 6 1 38
80 Malcom Floyd 25 12 0 3 3 18
86 Brandon Manumaleuna 26 te 16 7 3 3 18
33 Michael Turner 24 KR 13 0 2 2 12
51 Tim Dobbins 24 16 0 1 1 6
92 Marques Harris 25 lb 15 1 1 1 6
20 Marlon McCree 29 FS 14 14 1 1 6
41 Lorenzo Neal*+ 36 FB 16 11 1 1 6
6 Charlie Whitehurst 24 2 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.6 16 32 24 3 59 1 58 26 492
Opp Total 16 13 19 32 23 2 303