2002 · Week 4
New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers
Sep 29, 2002 · Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers beat New England Patriots 21–14. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Chargers only a 38% shot beforehand. Chargers improve to 4-0; Patriots fall to 3-1. LaDainian Tomlinson led the way with 217 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 4 catches for 20 yards. Patriots turned it over 3 times to Chargers's 1.
Team stats
| NE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 14 |
| 440 | Total yards | 342 |
| 353 | Passing yards | 104 |
| 87 | Rushing yards | 238 |
| 36/53 | Comp / Att | 10/18 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 36/53 | 353 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 16 | 78 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Branch | 13 | 15 | 128 | 0 |
| David Patten | 7 | 11 | 95 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Christian Fauria | 4 | 5 | 39 | 1 |
| Donald Hayes | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Daniel Graham | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 10/18 | 104 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 27 | 217 | 2 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Curtis Conway | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| Curtis Conway | 3 | 4 | 69 | 1 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Stephen Alexander | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |