2002 · Week 3
Los Angeles Chargers at Arizona Cardinals
Sep 22, 2002 · Sun Devil Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers beat Arizona Cardinals 23–15. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Chargers only a 47% shot beforehand. Chargers improve to 3-0; Cardinals fall to 1-2. LaDainian Tomlinson led the way with 91 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 5 catches for 25 yards. Cardinals turned it over 3 times to Chargers's 1.
Team stats
| LAC | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 11 |
| 306 | Total yards | 326 |
| 181 | Passing yards | 229 |
| 125 | Rushing yards | 97 |
| 17/31 | Comp / Att | 16/36 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 17/31 | 181 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 26 | 91 | 2 |
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Reche Caldwell | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 7 | 11 | 92 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Stephen Alexander | 3 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Reche Caldwell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Tamarick Vanover | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 16/36 | 229 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Thomas Jones | 17 | 73 | 0 |
| David Boston | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 2 | 6 | 70 | 1 |
| David Boston | 3 | 6 | 57 | 0 |
| Freddie Jones | 5 | 9 | 39 | 0 |
| Marcel Shipp | 1 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
| Steve Bush | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Sanders | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |