2016 · Week 4
New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Chargers
Oct 2, 2016 · Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New Orleans Saints edged Los Angeles Chargers 35–34. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 39% chance going in. Saints improve to 1-3; Chargers fall to 1-3. Drew Brees led the way with 207 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| NO | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 20 |
| 290 | Total yards | 359 |
| 207 | Passing yards | 321 |
| 83 | Rushing yards | 38 |
| 23/36 | Comp / Att | 28/43 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 23/36 | 207 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 18 | 56 | 1 |
| Daniel Lasco | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Tim Hightower | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| John Kuhn | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 6 | 7 | 49 | 0 |
| Michael Thomas | 4 | 9 | 44 | 1 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Willie Snead | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Coby Fleener | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Brandon Coleman | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Daniel Lasco | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 28/43 | 321 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 19 | 36 | 2 |
| Dexter McCluster | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dontrelle Inman | 7 | 11 | 120 | 1 |
| Hunter Henry | 4 | 7 | 61 | 1 |
| Travis Benjamin | 4 | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 6 | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| Tyrell Williams | 5 | 8 | 40 | 0 |
| Dexter McCluster | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |