2012 · Week 3
Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Chargers
Sep 23, 2012 · Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons blew out Los Angeles Chargers 27–3. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Falcons had just a 42% chance going in. Falcons improve to 3-0; Chargers fall to 2-1. Matt Ryan paced the offense with 275 passing yards and 3 TDs; 4 rushing yards. Chargers turned it over 4 times to Falcons's 1.
Team stats
| ATL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 15 |
| 394 | Total yards | 289 |
| 275 | Passing yards | 173 |
| 119 | Rushing yards | 116 |
| 30/40 | Comp / Att | 21/38 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 30/40 | 275 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 14 | 80 | 1 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 10 | 32 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 9 | 12 | 91 | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 5 | 7 | 67 | 1 |
| Roddy White | 5 | 8 | 55 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 5 | 5 | 35 | 1 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Michael Palmer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Gallarda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 21/38 | 173 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackie Battle | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| Ryan Mathews | 10 | 44 | 0 |
| Curtis Brinkley | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie Royal | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcom Floyd | 3 | 9 | 52 | 0 |
| Ryan Mathews | 5 | 8 | 32 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 4 | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| Antonio Gates | 3 | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| Curtis Brinkley | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Randy McMichael | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |