| San Diego Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 2008 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 64778 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 74 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Brandon Manumaleuna 11 pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | B.J. Askew 1 run (Matt Bryant kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Antonio Gates 15 pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Nate Kaeding 28 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Antonio Bryant 49 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Nate Kaeding 57 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jeff Garcia 7 run (Matt Bryant kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Antonio Bryant 71 pass from Jeff Garcia (Matt Bryant kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Antonio Gates 5 pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Darren Sproles 32 pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 34 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Antoine Cason 59 interception return (Nate Kaeding kick) | 41 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Chris Chambers |
| 83 | WR | Vincent Jackson |
| 73 | LOT | Marcus McNeill |
| 68 | LOG | Kris Dielman |
| 61 | C | Nick Hardwick |
| 79 | ROG | Mike Goff |
| 66 | ROT | Jeromey Clary |
| 85 | TE | Antonio Gates |
| 86 | TE | Brandon Manumaleuna |
| 17 | QB | Philip Rivers |
| 21 | RB | LaDainian Tomlinson |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Jacques Cesaire |
| 93 | RDE | Luis Castillo |
| 95 | LOLB | Shaun Phillips |
| 54 | LILB | Stephen Cooper |
| 94 | ROLB | Jyles Tucker |
| 23 | LCB | Quentin Jammer |
| 28 | SS | Steve Gregory |
| 32 | FS | Eric Weddle |
| 31 | RCB | Antonio Cromartie |
| 20 | DB | Antoine Cason |
| 42 | DB | Clinton Hart |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Antonio Bryant |
| 80 | WR | Michael Clayton |
| 84 | WR | Joey Galloway |
| 19 | WR | Ike Hilliard |
| 70 | LOT | Donald Penn |
| 78 | LOG | Arron Sears |
| 52 | C | Jeff Faine |
| 75 | ROG | Davin Joseph |
| 65 | ROT | Jeremy Trueblood |
| 7 | QB | Jeff Garcia |
| 28 | RB | Warrick Dunn |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Kevin Carter |
| 71 | DT | Jovan Haye |
| 95 | DT | Chris Hovan |
| 90 | RDE | Gaines Adams |
| 59 | SLB | Cato June |
| 51 | MLB | Barrett Ruud |
| 55 | WLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 31 | LCB | Phillip Buchanon |
| 21 | SS | Sabby Piscitelli |
| 36 | FS | Tanard Jackson |
| 20 | RCB | Ronde Barber |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 21 | 90 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Philip Rivers | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jeff Garcia | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Cadillac Williams | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Luke McCown | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Clifton Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Philip Rivers | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 0 | 287 | 9.3 | 32t | 4 | 1 | 7 | 136.7 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Jeff Garcia | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 2 | 232 | 6.8 | 71t | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67.3 |
| Luke McCown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Vincent Jackson | 10 | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Antonio Gates | 5 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 15t | 2 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 32t | 1 |
| Legedu Naanee | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Chris Chambers | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Brandon Manumaleuna | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Antonio Bryant | 10 | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 71t | 1 |
| Ike Hilliard | 7 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Clayton | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerramy Stevens | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Clifton Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joey Galloway | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Antoine Cason | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59t | 1 |
| Stephen Cooper | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Scifres | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Josh Bidwell | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Ike Hilliard | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Clifton Smith | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||
| Nate Kaeding | 7 | 445 | 63.6 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Matt Bryant | 5 | 326 | 65.2 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 44 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Clifton Smith | 7 | 205 | 29.3 | 72 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Jyles Tucker | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Shaun Phillips | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Jimmy Wilkerson | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Eric Weddle | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Cooper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Cason | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Castillo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Jammer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Phillips | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Hart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gregory | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jyles Tucker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kassim Osgood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Applewhite | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Binn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Dobbins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Wilhelm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Olshansky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Cesaire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cletis Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Hester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryon Bingham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Barrett Ruud | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabby Piscitelli | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Haye | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanard Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Hayward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaines Adams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cato June | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stylez G. White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilkerson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Sims | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Hilliard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerramy Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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