2005 · Week 1
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers
Sep 11, 2005 · Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Dallas Cowboys topped Los Angeles Chargers 28–24. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Cowboys only a 26% shot beforehand. Cowboys improve to 1-0; Chargers fall to 0-1. Drew Bledsoe was the story of the game with 226 passing yards and 3 TDs; 7 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 19 |
| 335 | Total yards | 312 |
| 226 | Passing yards | 209 |
| 109 | Rushing yards | 103 |
| 18/24 | Comp / Att | 18/35 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 18/24 | 226 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Julius Jones | 26 | 93 | 1 |
| Anthony Thomas | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 18/35 | 209 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 19 | 72 | 1 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Reche Caldwell | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Reche Caldwell | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |