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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.

Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (14-2-0)

2006 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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

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 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 4.9 483 307 538 3212 19 16 5.4 178 386 1613 13 4.2 285 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

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Philip Rivers* 25 QB 16 16 14-2-0 284 460 61.7 3388 22 4.8 9 2.0 57 7.4 7.0 11.9 211.8 92.0 27 144 6.7 6.3 5.5
LaDainian Tomlinson*+ 27 RB 16 16 2 3 66.7 20 2 66.7 0 0.0 19 6.7 13.3 10.0 1.3 125.0 0 0 6.7 13.3 0.0
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 -0.7 -0.7 33.3
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.6 16 14-2-0 287 466 61.6 3412 24 5.2 9 1.9 57 7.3 7.0 11.9 213.3 93.0 28 150 6.6 6.3 5.7
Opp Total 16 307 538 57.1 3212 19 3.5 16 3.0 6.0 5.0 10.5 200.8 73.9 61 351 5.4 3.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
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
Michael Turner 24 RET 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
Philip Rivers* 25 QB 16 16 48 49 0 15 1.0 3.1 3.0 49 0 8
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
Andrew Pinnock 26 3 0 4 25 0 15 6.3 8.3 1.3 25 0 0
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
Billy Volek 30 1 0 3 -3 0 -1 -1.0 -3.0 3.0 -3 0 0
Eric Parker 27 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
Charlie Whitehurst 24 2 0 2 13 1 14 6.5 6.5 1.0 13 1 0
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
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
Mike Scifres 26 P 16 0 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.4 0.1 -7 0 1
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
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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Eric Parker 27 WR 15 12 37 331 0 50 8.9 2 19 0 12 9.5 1028
Michael Turner 24 RET 13 0 36 954 0 58 26.5 1503
Antonio Cromartie 22 16 0 10 297 0 91 29.7 297
Cletis Gordon 24 2 0 3 12 0 6 4.0 2 55 0 32 27.5 67
Keenan McCardell 36 WR 14 11 5 39 0 12 7.8 484
Lorenzo Neal*+ 36 FB 16 11 3 11 0 7 3.7 234
Brandon Manumaleuna 26 te 16 7 1 14 0 14 14.0 106
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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Nate Kaeding* 24 K 16 0 7 7 12 11 9 7 1 1 29 26 89.7% 58 58 100.0%
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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Shawne Merriman*+ 22 LOLB/rolb 12 12 17.0 1 10 0 10 8 4 0 1 0 0 49 14
Shaun Phillips 25 ROLB/lolb 14 14 11.5 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 2 0 0 44 20
Philip Rivers* 25 QB 16 16 8 4 -25 0
Luis Castillo 23 LDE 10 9 7.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 10
Donnie Edwards 33 RILB 16 16 2.5 3 11 0 8 8 2 1 1 0 0 100 42
Marques Harris 25 15 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 14 10
Clinton Hart 29 16 1 3 37 0 22 8 1 1 1 0 0 40 9
Jacques Cesaire 26 lde 16 10 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 10
Randall Godfrey 33 LILB 13 13 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 42 16
Quentin Jammer 27 LCB 16 16 4 57 0 35 18 71 7
Drayton Florence 26 RCB 16 16 3 24 0 23 16 54 12
Marlon McCree 29 FS 14 14 1.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 79 1 42 17
Lorenzo Neal*+ 36 FB 16 11 2 1 0 0
LaDainian Tomlinson*+ 27 RB 16 16 2 1 0 0
Stephen Cooper 27 16 4 2.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 31 23
Igor Olshansky 24 RDE 13 13 1.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 14
Keenan McCardell 36 WR 14 11 2 0 0 0
Carlos Polk 29 16 4 2.0 35 10
Mike Scifres 26 P 16 0 1 1 0 0
Jamal Williams*+ 30 NT 16 16 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 49 20
Ryon Bingham 25 16 0 1.5 5 10
Derreck Robinson 24 14 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 3 9 5
David Binn* 34 16 0 0 1 0 0
Antonio Cromartie 22 16 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 20 4
Tim Dobbins 24 16 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 3
Antonio Gates*+ 26 TE 16 16 0 1 3 0
Mike Goff 30 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Terrence Kiel 26 SS 15 15 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 0 38 16
Marcus McNeill* 23 LT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Cory Withrow 31 11 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
LaDainian Tomlinson*+ 27 RB 16 16 28 3 186
Nate Kaeding* 24 K 16 0 58 26 136
Antonio Gates*+ 26 TE 16 16 9 54
Vincent Jackson 23 wr 16 7 6 1 38
Malcom Floyd 25 12 0 3 18
Brandon Manumaleuna 26 te 16 7 3 18
Michael Turner 24 RET 13 0 2 12
Tim Dobbins 24 16 0 1 6
Marques Harris 25 15 1 1 6
Marlon McCree 29 FS 14 14 1 6
Lorenzo Neal*+ 36 FB 16 11 1 6
Charlie Whitehurst 24 2 0 1 6
Team Total 26.6 16 32 24 3 1 58 26 492
Opp Total 16 13 19 32 23 2 303