Wild Card Playoff Games, 2027

played in Pittsburgh, PA

46 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	3	3	0	-	6
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	14	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:44 PIT - Ryan Succop 52 field goal
2Q: 13:57 SDO - Billy Kleman 43 field goal
2Q: 10:59 PIT - Les Rivers 70 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 02:23 PIT - Dustin Holmes 1 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 06:32 SDO - Billy Kleman 44 field goal
4Q: 00:31 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:44 PIT - Ryan Succop 52 field goal
2Q: 13:57 SDO - Billy Kleman 43 field goal
2Q: 10:59 PIT - Les Rivers 70 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 02:23 PIT - Dustin Holmes 1 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 06:32 SDO - Billy Kleman 44 field goal
4Q: 00:31 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal

Team Statistics SDO PIT
Record 12-5 10-7
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 369 286
- Offensive Plays 71 57
- Yards per Play 5.20 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 155 139
- Rushing Attempts 31 23
- Yards per Rush 5.00 6.04
Net Passing Yards 214 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 32 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.35 4.32
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/68 2/7
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:26 26:34

Team Statistics	SDO	PIT
Record	12-5	10-7
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	369	286
- Offensive Plays	71	57
- Yards per Play	5.20	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	155	139
- Rushing Attempts	31	23
- Yards per Rush	5.00	6.04
Net Passing Yards	214	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	32 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.35	4.32
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/68	2/7
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:26	26:34

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 11	10	53	Punt
1	9:41	1:20	OPP 32	3	9	Fumble
1	4:37	1:06	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	2:14	3:24	OWN 31	6	43	Field Goal
2	13:22	1:41	OPP 44	3	-14	Punt
2	10:39	3:51	OWN 9	5	21	Punt
2	2:12	1:56	OWN 16	4	29	Interception
3	12:26	6:01	OWN 2	11	71	Field Goal
3	4:27	1:11	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
4	14:10	6:36	OWN 12	17	85	Downs
4	5:01	1:12	OWN 26	4	5	Downs
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	2	40	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	0:27	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
1	8:21	3:44	OWN 38	6	27	Field Goal
1	3:31	1:17	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
2	13:50	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	11:41	1:02	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	6:48	4:36	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 44	2	4	Half
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 45	4	12	Punt
3	6:25	1:58	OWN 40	4	11	Punt
3	3:16	4:06	OWN 21	9	56	Interception
4	7:34	2:33	OWN 3	5	15	Punt
4	3:49	3:25	OPP 31	7	29	Field Goal

Game MVP: B.J. Buckner, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herb Matich	18	102	5.67	16	3
Jimmy Clausen	6	24	4.00	7	0
J.C. Ramirez	4	21	5.25	16	1
Robert Newton	1	4	4.00	4	0
Carlos Gilley	1	3	3.00	3	0
Kim Doyle	1	1	1.00	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kent Cichanski	12	35	2.92	13	1	0
Les Rivers	9	96	10.67	70	2	1
Rico Howe	2	8	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Clausen	38	22	228	2/14	0	37	1	64.4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	32	14	161	2/14	1	24	1	56.9

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kris Mascorella	7	10	110	15.71	41	37
RB Herb Matich	5	7	37	7.40	11	13
TE Carlos Gilley	4	6	30	7.50	0	11
WR Ronnie Troyer	3	3	31	10.33	21	16
WR Kim Doyle	1	5	14	14.00	1	14
RB J.C. Ramirez	1	2	3	3.00	3	3
TE Patrick Logan	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
FB Robert Newton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ernest Henderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	4	12	62	15.50	11	24	0
WR Donovan Watson	4	6	49	12.25	11	16	0
WR Dustin Holmes	2	6	21	10.50	0	20	1
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Kent Cichanski	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0
RB Les Rivers	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
FB Stanley Havili	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Graham Sellers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Danny Cranford	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tommy Glover	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kris Mascorella	1	0	0
Herb Matich	1	0	0
Kim Doyle	0	1	0
D.J. Brady	0	0	1
Burt McDaniels	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rico Howe	1	0	0
Les Rivers	1	0	0
Gabe Russell	0	1	0
Willie Collett	0	1	0
Richard Makowski	0	1	0
George Selvie	0	0	1
Juan Gaines	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	235	47.0	43.2	58	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	6	256	42.7	36.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Billy Kleman	2/2	2/2	0/0	44	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Davis	3	40	13.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	2	-1	-0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Ramirez	1	14	14.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Gaylor	1	32	32.0	0
Donovan Watson	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lincoln Rice	7	1	0.0	20	28
ILB Jerry Parker	4	0	0.0	17	30
OLB Tommy Glover	4	0	0.0	10	10
CB Ernie Lowder	3	0	0.0	14	23
DE Burt McDaniels	2	1	1.5	20	27
DE Levon Battle	2	1	0.5	15	24
DT D.J. Brady	2	2	0.0	19	20
DT Ed Ferguson	2	2	0.0	15	27
S Larry Asante	2	1	0.0	20	29
OLB Russell DiGiacomo	2	0	0.0	6	4
CB Vontae Davis	1	1	0.0	8	12
DE Skip Ingoglia	1	1	0.0	8	10
CB Ras-I Dowling	1	1	0.0	17	30
G Andy Levitre	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kim Doyle	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Alex Brady	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Charles Stockton	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Reggie Mayes	1	0	0.0	12	25
DT Zach Clayton	1	0	0.0	7	5
S Irving Davis	0	2	0.0	3	7
ILB Wes Ingram	0	1	0.0	20	26

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Wayne Maxwell	6	3	0.0	29	36
OLB Juan Gaines	6	1	0.0	26	27
DT Grady Patton	6	0	0.0	25	33
S Josh Moseley	5	3	0.0	25	35
S Rahim Moore	5	1	0.0	25	35
DT B.J. Buckner	4	2	1.0	22	30
CB Kyle Meadows	4	2	0.0	19	30
CB Peter Gaylor	4	1	0.0	23	36
DE George Selvie	3	1	0.0	26	33
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	0	0.0	13	17
ILB Ron Lazer	2	0	0.0	7	4
S Jake Wray	2	0	0.0	7	5
ILB Kirk Snyder	1	0	1.0	10	19
DE Curtis McMahon	1	2	0.0	14	21
CB Joseph Weldon	1	1	0.0	14	17
ILB Willie Collett	1	0	0.0	6	15
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	0.0	7	8
WR Dustin Holmes	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Patrick Mussi	0	2	0.0	25	25

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Burt McDaniels	1.5	0	0	27
DE Levon Battle	0.5	0	2	24
DT Ed Ferguson	0.0	1	1	27
DT Russell Coughenour	0.0	0	1	14
ILB Jerry Parker	0.0	0	1	30
DT Zach Clayton	0.0	0	1	5

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT B.J. Buckner	1.0	0	0	0	30
ILB Kirk Snyder	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE George Selvie	0.0	1	0	1	33
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Zack Durham	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT Grady Patton	0.0	0	3	0	33
DE Curtis McMahon	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ernie Lowder	3	1	0	23
S Lincoln Rice	2	1	0	28
S Larry Asante	1	1	0	29
OLB Russell DiGiacomo	1	1	0	4
OLB Tommy Glover	1	0	1	10
ILB Jerry Parker	1	0	0	30
DE Burt McDaniels	1	0	0	27
OLB Alex Brady	1	0	0	6
DE Levon Battle	1	0	0	24
CB Reggie Mayes	1	0	0	25
CB Ras-I Dowling	1	0	0	30

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wayne Maxwell	5	0	1	36
S Josh Moseley	3	1	0	35
S Rahim Moore	3	0	0	35
CB Peter Gaylor	2	2	0	36
DT Grady Patton	2	0	0	33
OLB Juan Gaines	2	0	0	27
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	1	0	17
DE George Selvie	1	0	0	33
CB Kyle Meadows	1	0	0	30
CB Joseph Weldon	1	0	0	17
DE Curtis McMahon	1	0	0	21
OLB Patrick Mussi	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex Murray	2	10	1	31	0	40
Kelly Damon	2	7	0	31	0	40
Andy Levitre	2	2	0	27	2	32
Robert Newton	1	3	0	19	0	21
Anthony Davis	1	2	1	27	0	30
Jake Long	0	1	0	31	0	37

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frankie Modrell	3	7	1	21	1	26
Gabe Russell	1	2	0	18	0	30
Richard Makowski	1	2	0	19	0	23
Alonzo Hatcher	0	4	0	15	0	29
Edgar Sinclair	0	3	0	20	1	33
Antonio Fecht	0	1	0	8	0	9
Graham Sellers	0	1	0	14	0	26
James Brewer	0	1	0	10	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Henderson	2	15
Robert Newton	1	16
Vontae Davis	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Quinn	1	15
Kyle Meadows	1	14
Joseph Weldon	1	13
Archie Roberts	1	8

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kelly Damon	31	40	---	---	7	78
Rex Murray	31	40	---	---	7	78
Jimmy Clausen	31	40	---	---	---	71
Jake Long	31	37	---	---	---	68
Herb Matich	26	36	---	---	5	67
Kris Mascorella	28	31	---	---	---	59
Andy Levitre	27	32	---	---	---	59
Kim Doyle	25	29	---	---	4	58
Anthony Davis	27	30	---	---	---	57
Robert Newton	19	21	---	---	16	56
Carlos Gilley	25	24	---	---	7	56
Jerry Parker	---	---	17	30	4	51
Larry Asante	---	---	20	29	2	51
Lincoln Rice	---	---	20	28	2	50
Burt McDaniels	---	---	20	27	2	49
Ras-I Dowling	---	---	17	30	2	49
Wes Ingram	---	---	20	26	2	48
Ronnie Troyer	15	19	---	---	13	47
Ed Ferguson	---	---	15	27	3	45
D.J. Brady	---	---	19	20	4	43
Patrick Logan	11	19	---	---	13	43
Levon Battle	---	---	15	24	4	43
Patrick Seba	---	---	13	10	20	43
Ernie Lowder	---	---	14	23	5	42
Reggie Mayes	---	---	12	25	2	39
J.C. Ramirez	5	6	---	---	21	32
Ernest Henderson	1	15	---	---	15	31
Vontae Davis	---	---	8	12	8	28
Alex Brady	---	---	2	6	17	25
Irving Davis	---	---	3	7	14	24
Tommy Glover	---	---	10	10	2	22
Dean Breese	4	10	---	---	7	21
Russell Coughenour	---	---	4	14	1	19
Skip Ingoglia	---	---	8	10	---	18
Charles Stockton	---	---	3	7	7	17
Russell DiGiacomo	---	---	6	4	4	14
Zach Clayton	---	---	7	5	2	14
Ted Shinners	4	8	---	---	---	12
Josh Sitton	0	3	---	---	7	10
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eddie Tyler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Billy Kleman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jason Emanuel	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kelvin Paz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Greg McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clint Boling	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	29	36	3	68
Josh Moseley	---	---	25	35	4	64
Kyle Meadows	---	---	19	30	14	63
Peter Gaylor	---	---	23	36	4	63
Rahim Moore	---	---	25	35	2	62
George Gray	20	33	---	---	8	61
George Selvie	---	---	26	33	2	61
Grady Patton	---	---	25	33	---	58
Rico Howe	23	34	---	---	---	57
Gabe Russell	18	30	---	---	8	56
Patrick Mussi	---	---	25	25	5	55
Juan Gaines	---	---	26	27	2	55
Edgar Sinclair	20	33	---	---	1	54
B.J. Buckner	---	---	22	30	1	53
Dustin Holmes	16	24	---	---	9	49
Kent Cichanski	13	14	---	---	21	48
Frankie Modrell	21	26	---	---	---	47
Graham Sellers	14	26	---	---	5	45
Alonzo Hatcher	15	29	---	---	---	44
Joseph Weldon	---	---	14	17	13	44
Richard Makowski	19	23	---	---	---	42
Curtis McMahon	---	---	14	21	6	41
Danny Cranford	15	22	---	---	2	39
Donovan Watson	10	17	---	---	12	39
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	13	17	7	37
Willie Collett	---	---	6	15	16	37
Stanley Havili	8	9	---	---	16	33
Antonio Fecht	8	9	---	---	15	32
Zack Durham	---	---	18	12	2	32
James Brewer	10	14	---	---	7	31
Ralph Quinn	---	---	7	8	15	30
Kirk Snyder	---	---	10	19	---	29
Les Rivers	11	16	---	---	1	28
Ron Lazer	---	---	7	4	7	18
Jake Wray	---	---	7	5	6	18
Rusty Gothe	2	8	---	---	8	18
Archie Roberts	5	4	---	---	8	17
Chris Pyne	5	3	---	---	8	16
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	2	2
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Alfred Burks	---	---	0	2	---	2
Cam Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	46	4.6
Middle	20	101	5.1
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	92	13.1
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	4	-2	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Clausen	38	22	2	0	3	5	4	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	32	14	3	2	4	4	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	41	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	75	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	112	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	28	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	66	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	2	23	1.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	44	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kris Mascorella	10	7	0	110	2	31
RB Herb Matich	7	5	1	37	0	36
TE Carlos Gilley	6	4	0	30	0	24
WR Kim Doyle	5	1	0	14	0	29
TE Patrick Logan	3	1	1	3	0	19
WR Ronnie Troyer	3	3	0	31	0	19
RB J.C. Ramirez	2	1	0	3	0	6
FB Robert Newton	1	0	0	0	0	21
WR Ernest Henderson	1	0	1	0	0	15

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	12	4	1	62	2	33
WR Dustin Holmes	6	2	2	21	1	24
WR Donovan Watson	6	4	0	49	0	17
TE Graham Sellers	2	0	0	0	0	26
WR Danny Cranford	2	0	1	0	0	22
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	0	7	0	9
RB Kent Cichanski	1	1	0	11	0	14
RB Les Rivers	1	1	0	6	0	16
FB Stanley Havili	1	1	0	5	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kent Cichanski	2	5	2.50	2.92
Les Rivers	2	13	6.50	10.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Clausen	5	2	14	2.80	6.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	2	1	1	0.50	5.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kim Doyle	3	1	14	4.67	2.80
TE Carlos Gilley	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Ronnie Troyer	1	1	0	0.00	10.33

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	1	0	0	0.00	5.17
WR Dustin Holmes	1	1	1	1.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	3	1
Jimmy Clausen	3	2
J.C. Ramirez	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Kent Cichanski	2	0
Rico Howe	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Clausen	8	3	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	9	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kris Mascorella	3	2	1
FB Robert Newton	1	0	0
WR Kim Doyle	1	0	0
RB Herb Matich	1	1	1
WR Ernest Henderson	1	0	0
TE Patrick Logan	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	3	1	1
WR Dustin Holmes	3	0	0
WR Donovan Watson	3	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (18,800)
End Zone 12,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (18,800)
End Zone	12,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,000)