2008 · Week 8
Los Angeles Chargers at New Orleans Saints
Oct 26, 2008 · Wembley Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Los Angeles Chargers 37–32. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Saints only a 42% shot beforehand. Saints improve to 4-4; Chargers fall to 3-5. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 339 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 22 |
| 451 | Total yards | 409 |
| 341 | Passing yards | 339 |
| 110 | Rushing yards | 70 |
| 25/40 | Comp / Att | 30/41 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 25/40 | 341 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 19 | 105 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 5 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 30/41 | 339 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | -26 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 18 | 55 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Karney | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |