Franchise Index: Previous Season
Record: 4-8-0, Currently 2nd place in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 290 points (24.2/g), 12th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 274 points (22.8/g), 21st.
Differential of 16 points (1.3/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 6.4-5.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 20th.
Coached by Norv Turner (4-8-0)
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2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | box | L | 0-1 | Carolina Panthers | 24 | 26 | 17 | 316 | 211 | 105 | 1 | 20 | 388 | 246 | 142 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | box | L | 0-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 38 | 39 | 19 | 456 | 376 | 80 | 1 | 34 | 486 | 341 | 145 | 1 |
| 3 | Mon | September 22 | box | W | 1-2 | New York Jets | 48 | 29 | 20 | 357 | 250 | 107 | 1 | 21 | 308 | 267 | 41 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 2-2 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 28 | 18 | 18 | 295 | 154 | 141 | 2 | 15 | 323 | 251 | 72 | 2 |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | L | 2-3 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 17 | 10 | 202 | 142 | 60 | 23 | 390 | 223 | 167 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 3-3 | New England Patriots | 30 | 10 | 19 | 404 | 306 | 98 | 1 | 18 | 299 | 193 | 106 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | L | 3-4 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 23 | 15 | 263 | 191 | 72 | 3 | 22 | 370 | 261 | 109 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | L | 3-5 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 32 | 37 | 22 | 451 | 341 | 110 | 2 | 28 | 409 | 339 | 70 | |
| 9 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 4-5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 19 | 23 | 400 | 308 | 92 | 2 | 19 | 339 | 263 | 76 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | L | 4-6 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 11 | 16 | 218 | 152 | 66 | 2 | 24 | 410 | 286 | 124 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | L | 4-7 | Indianapolis Colts | 20 | 23 | 21 | 394 | 274 | 120 | 1 | 19 | 341 | 250 | 91 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | L | 4-8 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 22 | 13 | 201 | 131 | 70 | 20 | 348 | 207 | 141 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Thu | December 4 | Oakland Raiders | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Sun | December 28 | Denver Broncos | ||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | Yds | Ply | Y/P | 1stD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | 1stD | Att | Yds | TD | 1stD | TO | FL | 1stPy | |||
| Team Offense | 290 | 3957 | 664 | 6.0 | 213 | 232 | 357 | 2836 | 23 | 10 | 7.5 | 140 | 288 | 1121 | 6 | 3.9 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 15 |
| Team Defense | 274 | 4411 | 809 | 5.5 | 263 | 320 | 462 | 3127 | 21 | 7 | 6.4 | 163 | 324 | 1284 | 6 | 4.0 | 78 | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| Lg Rank Offense | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| Lg Rank Defense | 21 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 17 | ||||||
| Age | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 27 | 12 | 232 | 357 | 65.0 | 2955 | 23 | 6.4 | 10 | 2.8 | 67 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 246.3 | 100.5 | 19 | 119 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 5.1 | |||
| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 232 | 357 | 65.0 | 2955 | 23 | 6.4 | 10 | 2.8 | 67 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 246.3 | 100.5 | 19 | 119 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 5.1 | |||
| Opp Total | 12 | 320 | 462 | 69.3 | 3127 | 21 | 4.5 | 7 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 260.6 | 96.8 | 23 | 111 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | |||||||
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 29 | 12 | 217 | 794 | 6 | 41 | 3.7 | 66.2 | 18.1 | 44 | 371 | 8.4 | 1 | 32 | 3.7 | 30.9 | 1165 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Darren Sproles | 25 | 12 | 36 | 182 | 0 | 21 | 5.1 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 17 | 234 | 13.8 | 1 | 66 | 1.4 | 19.5 | 416 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Philip Rivers | 27 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 45 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Tolbert | 23 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 13 | 171 | 13.2 | 1 | 67 | 1.6 | 21.4 | 208 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jacob Hester | 23 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 1 | 9 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 66 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vincent Jackson | 25 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 39 | 703 | 18.0 | 5 | 60 | 3.5 | 63.9 | 734 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chris Chambers | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 26 | 357 | 13.7 | 5 | 48 | 2.9 | 39.7 | 358 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Antonio Gates | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46 | 534 | 11.6 | 6 | 30 | 3.8 | 44.5 | 534 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Malcom Floyd | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 379 | 18.0 | 3 | 49 | 2.6 | 47.4 | 379 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Brandon Manumaleuna | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | 17 | 1.6 | 12.1 | 85 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Legedu Naanee | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 8 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Craig Davis | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 20 | 1.3 | 19.7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 288 | 1121 | 6 | 41 | 3.9 | 93.4 | 24.0 | 232 | 2955 | 12.7 | 23 | 67 | 19.3 | 246.3 | 4076 | 29 | 13 | ||
| Opp Total | 12 | 324 | 1284 | 6 | 4.0 | 107.0 | 27.0 | 320 | 3127 | 9.8 | 21 | 26.7 | 260.6 | 4411 | 27 | 15 | |||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| Darren Sproles | 25 | 12 | 15 | 164 | 0 | 28 | 10.9 | 40 | 1011 | 1 | 103 | 25.3 | 1591 | ||
| Antonio Cromartie | 24 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 26 | 12.3 | 37 | |||||||
| Jacob Hester | 23 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 20 | 14.0 | 108 | |||||||
| Craig Davis | 23 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 7.5 | 74 | |||||||
| Cletis Gordon | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | |||||||
| Brandon Manumaleuna | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 90 | |||||||
| Eric Weddle | 23 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||
| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 18 | 180 | 0 | 28 | 10.0 | 48 | 1111 | 1 | 103 | 23.1 | 5367 | ||
| Opp Total | 12 | 16 | 0 | 59 | 1304 | 0 | 22.1 | ||||||||
| 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 | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | ||||
| Nate Kaeding | 26 | K | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 80.8% | 29 | 29 | 100.0% | ||||||||||
| Mike Scifres | 28 | P | 12 | 37 | 1737 | 67 | 0 | 46.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 80.8% | 29 | 29 | 100.0% | 37 | 1737 | 67 | 0 | 46.9 | ||||||
| Opp Total | 12 | 28 | 23 | 82.1% | 24 | 23 | 95.8% | 43 | 191 | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | |
| Eric Weddle | 23 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 77 | 20 | |||
| Quentin Jammer | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 63 | 13 | ||||
| Stephen Cooper | 29 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 17 | ||||||||
| Antonio Cromartie | 24 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||||
| Shaun Phillips | 27 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 18 | |||
| Clinton Hart | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 17 | ||||
| Antoine Cason | 22 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | ||||
| Matt Wilhelm | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 9 | |||||||||
| Jamal Williams | 32 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 9 | ||||||||
| Tim Dobbins | 26 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | ||||
| Luis Castillo | 25 | 11 | 1.5 | 23 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Jyles Tucker | 25 | 9 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | ||||||||
| Igor Olshansky | 26 | 11 | 2.0 | 18 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Marques Harris | 27 | 11 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||||||||
| Ryon Bingham | 27 | 9 | 1.5 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Gregory | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | |||||||||
| Jacques Cesaire | 28 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||
| Derek Smith | 33 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Brandon Siler | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Cletis Gordon | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| Paul Oliver | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Nick Hardwick | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Philip Rivers | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | -5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Jacob Hester | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| Antwan Applewhite | 23 | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Antonio Gates | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Marcus McNeill | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Shawne Merriman | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Chris Chambers | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Goff | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Keith Grennan | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Vincent Jackson | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Darren Sproles | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Tolbert | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Legedu Naanee | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Anthony Waters | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 22.0 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 52 | 53 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 102 | 1 | 612 | 194 | |||
| Opp Total | 12 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Age | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Kaeding | 26 | K | 12 | 29 | 21 | 92 | ||||||||||
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Antonio Gates | 28 | 12 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Chris Chambers | 30 | 9 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Vincent Jackson | 25 | 11 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Malcom Floyd | 27 | 8 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Darren Sproles | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Antonio Cromartie | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Jacob Hester | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Tolbert | 23 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Eric Weddle | 23 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 284 | ||||||
| Opp Total | 12 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 274 |