2008 · Week 1
Carolina Panthers at Los Angeles Chargers
Sep 7, 2008 · Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers held off Los Angeles Chargers 26–24. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Panthers had just a 27% chance going in. Panthers improve to 1-0; Chargers fall to 0-1. Jake Delhomme paced the offense with 247 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| CAR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 16 |
| 389 | Total yards | 322 |
| 247 | Passing yards | 217 |
| 142 | Rushing yards | 105 |
| 23/41 | Comp / Att | 17/27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 23/41 | 247 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 18 | 86 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 10 | 53 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dwayne Jarrett | 2 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 17/27 | 217 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 21 | 97 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 |