2008 · Week 16
Los Angeles Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dec 21, 2008 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers topped Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41–24. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Chargers only a 34% shot beforehand. Chargers improve to 7-8; Buccaneers fall to 9-6. Philip Rivers was the story of the game with 287 passing yards and 4 TDs. Buccaneers turned it over 3 times to Chargers's 0.
Team stats
| LAC | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 19 |
| 377 | Total yards | 343 |
| 287 | Passing yards | 232 |
| 90 | Rushing yards | 111 |
| 21/31 | Comp / Att | 21/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 21/31 | 287 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 21 | 90 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 21/35 | 232 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 6 | 45 | 1 |
| Cadillac Williams | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 9 | 20 | 0 |
| Luke McCown | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Clifton Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Clifton Smith | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |