2004 · Week 1
Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans
Sep 12, 2004 · Reliant Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers topped Houston Texans 27–20. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Chargers only a 44% shot beforehand. Chargers improve to 1-0; Texans fall to 0-1. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 209 passing yards and 2 TDs. Texans turned it over 4 times to Chargers's 0.
Team stats
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 18 |
| 331 | Total yards | 339 |
| 209 | Passing yards | 229 |
| 122 | Rushing yards | 110 |
| 17/24 | Comp / Att | 19/25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 17/24 | 209 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 26 | 121 | 1 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 3 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 19/25 | 229 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Domanick Williams | 21 | 87 | 2 |
| Tony Hollings | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jarrod Baxter | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 5 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| Tony Hollings | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jarrod Baxter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |