2012 · Week 5
Los Angeles Chargers at New Orleans Saints
Oct 7, 2012 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Los Angeles Chargers 31–24. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (52%) going in. Saints improve to 1-4; Chargers fall to 3-2. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 370 passing yards and 4 TDs.
Team stats
| LAC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 20 |
| 471 | Total yards | 423 |
| 354 | Passing yards | 370 |
| 117 | Rushing yards | 53 |
| 27/42 | Comp / Att | 29/45 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 27/42 | 354 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mathews | 12 | 80 | 1 |
| Ronnie Brown | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Jackie Battle | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcom Floyd | 5 | 8 | 108 | 0 |
| Ryan Mathews | 6 | 8 | 59 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 3 | 4 | 67 | 2 |
| Ronnie Brown | 5 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Antonio Gates | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Jackie Battle | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 29/45 | 370 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 5 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 9 | 18 | 131 | 3 |
| Devery Henderson | 8 | 10 | 123 | 1 |
| Greg Camarillo | 4 | 5 | 44 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Joseph Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |