2010 · Week 7
New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers
Oct 24, 2010 · Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots escaped with a 23–20 win over Los Angeles Chargers. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (54%) going in. Patriots improve to 5-1; Chargers fall to 2-5. Tom Brady was the story of the game with 159 passing yards and 1 TD; 1 rushing yard. Chargers out-gained the opponent 374–210 in total yards. Chargers turned it over 4 times to Patriots's 0.
Team stats
| NE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 22 |
| 210 | Total yards | 374 |
| 159 | Passing yards | 336 |
| 51 | Rushing yards | 38 |
| 19/32 | Comp / Att | 34/50 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19/32 | 159 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 8 | 24 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 11 | 24 | 1 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hernandez | 5 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 4 | 8 | 39 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 4 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 34/50 | 336 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Ryan Mathews | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Jacob Hester | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Crayton | 7 | 13 | 82 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 9 | 9 | 70 | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 6 | 10 | 53 | 0 |
| Antonio Gates | 4 | 5 | 50 | 1 |
| Seyi Ajirotutu | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Richard Goodman | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Ryan Mathews | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Kris Wilson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Randy McMichael | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |