2005 · Week 4
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots
Oct 2, 2005 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Los Angeles Chargers beat New England Patriots 41–17. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Chargers only a 26% shot beforehand. Chargers improve to 2-2; Patriots fall to 2-2. LaDainian Tomlinson was the story of the game with 134 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 3 catches for 34 yards. Patriots turned it over 2 times to Chargers's 0.
Team stats
| LAC | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 17 |
| 431 | Total yards | 312 |
| 248 | Passing yards | 239 |
| 183 | Rushing yards | 73 |
| 19/24 | Comp / Att | 21/36 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 19/24 | 248 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 25 | 134 | 2 |
| Eric Parker | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 11 | 44 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Eric Parker | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19/32 | 224 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Cassel | 2/4 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 14 | 63 | 1 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Cassel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Patrick Pass | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 |