Week 16, 2044

played in San Diego, CA

41 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	0	8	3	-	14
San Diego Chargers	7	10	10	10	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 SDO - Donnie Johnson 27 run (Donovan Walz extra point)
1Q: 03:59 CAR - Branden Melancon 18 field goal
2Q: 12:18 SDO - Donovan Walz 41 field goal
2Q: 03:21 SDO - Tim Vance 10 pass from Ernie Jasper (Donovan Walz extra point)
3Q: 04:24 SDO - Donovan Walz 27 field goal
3Q: 02:38 SDO - Marcus Peters 60 interception return (Donovan Walz extra point)
3Q: 02:30 CAR - Brandon Cooks 96 kickoff return (Geno Smith pass to Brandon Cooks for conversion)
4Q: 10:56 CAR - Branden Melancon 49 field goal
4Q: 10:50 SDO - Donnie Johnson 86 kickoff return (Donovan Walz extra point)
4Q: 02:59 SDO - Donovan Walz 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 SDO - Donnie Johnson 27 run (Donovan Walz extra point)
1Q: 03:59 CAR - Branden Melancon 18 field goal
2Q: 12:18 SDO - Donovan Walz 41 field goal
2Q: 03:21 SDO - Tim Vance 10 pass from Ernie Jasper (Donovan Walz extra point)
3Q: 04:24 SDO - Donovan Walz 27 field goal
3Q: 02:38 SDO - Marcus Peters 60 interception return (Donovan Walz extra point)
3Q: 02:30 CAR - Brandon Cooks 96 kickoff return (Geno Smith pass to Brandon Cooks for conversion)
4Q: 10:56 CAR - Branden Melancon 49 field goal
4Q: 10:50 SDO - Donnie Johnson 86 kickoff return (Donovan Walz extra point)
4Q: 02:59 SDO - Donovan Walz 50 field goal

Team Statistics CAR SDO
Record 8-7 10-5
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 251 319
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 3.75 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 60 181
- Rushing Attempts 12 35
- Yards per Rush 5.00 5.17
Net Passing Yards 191 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 25 - 1 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 138
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.47 4.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/5 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 6/204 4/150
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/60
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:11 31:49

Team Statistics	CAR	SDO
Record	8-7	10-5
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	251	319
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	3.75	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	60	181
- Rushing Attempts	12	35
- Yards per Rush	5.00	5.17
Net Passing Yards	191	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 25 - 1	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	138
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.47	4.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/5	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	6/204	4/150
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/60
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:11	31:49

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	7:01	OWN 29	13	70	Field Goal
1	2:00	1:28	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	12:11	2:03	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	3:14	1:40	OWN 32	4	14	Punt
3	15:00	4:32	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
3	4:17	1:47	OWN 28	4	21	Interception
3	0:44	4:54	OWN 17	9	51	Field Goal
4	10:34	2:59	OWN 20	10	37	Downs
4	6:42	0:39	50	4	5	Downs
4	2:52	0:58	OWN 39	4	4	Downs
4	1:23	1:02	OWN 20	4	-11	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
1	3:54	1:54	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
1	0:32	3:21	OWN 48	8	28	Field Goal
2	10:08	6:54	OWN 4	13	96	Touchdown
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 4	5	22	Half
3	10:28	6:11	OWN 20	12	70	Field Goal
3	2:13	1:29	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
4	7:35	0:53	OWN 43	2	7	Fumble
4	6:03	3:11	OWN 45	6	22	Field Goal
4	1:54	0:31	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OPP 9	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Broderick Adderley, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Justics Delaroche	8	30	3.75	10	1
Cary Hicks	2	9	4.50	6	0
Geno Smith	1	12	12.00	12	1
Gilbert Brisman	1	9	9.00	9	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donnie Johnson	23	155	6.74	27	7	1
Calvin Franklin	11	27	2.45	9	0	0
Ernie Jasper	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	45	25	218	3/16	0	25	1	59.3
Gilbert Brisman	5	0	0	2/11	0	0	0	39.6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Jasper	28	18	138	0/0	1	16	0	88.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Seth Chu	10	14	103	10.30	16	18
WR Brandon Cooks	4	12	40	10.00	8	15
RB Justics Delaroche	4	4	24	6.00	0	7
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	9	6	2.00	0	6
WR Giovanni McDaniel	2	6	31	15.50	28	25
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Lucas Cheng	1	2	8	8.00	2	8
TE Roderick Dahnke	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richard Melsha	5	8	38	7.60	1	11	0
TE Darrell Frederick	4	8	20	5.00	6	16	0
TE Tim Vance	4	5	46	11.50	15	14	1
FB Jonah Burnett	2	2	20	10.00	6	10	0
RB Donnie Johnson	1	3	3	3.00	3	3	0
RB Calvin Franklin	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Carson Bradford	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marcus Peters	1	60	60.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Melvin McConnell	0	1	0	0
DeMarcus Lawrence	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Donnie Johnson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	4	196	49.0	39.5	60	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Siddiqui	3	136	45.3	35.3	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donovan Walz	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	1	10	10.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Pryor	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	5	186	37.2	1
Giovanni McDaniel	1	18	18.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Johnson	3	130	43.3	1
Richard Melsha	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corwin McEwen	8	2	33	27
S Brady Worrell	7	4	30	28
OLB Dennis Crimm	4	2	27	27
ILB Derrick Bryant	4	1	13	9
DE Melvin McConnell	4	1	25	24
DE Darnell Arnold	3	0	18	5
DT Grant May	3	0	21	11
CB Thurman Stevens	2	1	17	19
ILB Byron Sims	2	1	10	0
CB Todd Coleman	2	1	30	27
DT Renaldo Jeffries	2	0	15	17
OLB Manti Te'o	2	0	4	0
CB Trevor Briel	1	2	29	28
OLB Bob Guest	1	1	22	16
S Gage Yellig	1	1	22	13
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	17	23
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	10	4
ILB Junior Atkins	1	0	6	1
S Brett Mowen	1	0	14	19
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	0	1	11	9

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ralph Conner	10	2	2.0	11	48
S Gavin Barlow	6	1	1.0	12	54
CB Nick Knight	5	1	0.0	8	46
S Calvin Pryor	5	0	0.0	11	52
CB Howie Blake	4	2	0.0	11	49
ILB Stephone Anthony	3	1	0.0	10	45
CB Marcus Peters	2	1	0.0	11	48
OLB Jon Welch	2	0	0.0	7	41
DT Timmy Jernigan	2	0	0.0	8	38
DE Norman Waite	1	1	1.0	9	42
DT Butch Reid	1	0	1.0	5	23
DE Alvin Rivers	1	0	0.0	7	38
ILB Wes Richmond	0	1	0.0	1	5
DE Howie Ragone	0	1	0.0	7	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	0	1	0	5

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Ralph Conner	2.0	0	0	0	48
DE Norman Waite	1.0	0	1	0	42
DT Butch Reid	1.0	0	0	0	23
S Gavin Barlow	1.0	0	0	0	54
OLB Jon Welch	0.0	2	2	3	41
ILB Stephone Anthony	0.0	1	1	0	45
OLB Charles Myers	0.0	0	1	1	9
DE Alvin Rivers	0.0	0	1	0	38
DT Timmy Jernigan	0.0	0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brady Worrell	4	1	28
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	0	27
ILB Corwin McEwen	2	1	27
CB Thurman Stevens	2	0	19
CB Todd Coleman	2	0	27
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	9
CB Trevor Briel	1	0	28
S Gage Yellig	1	0	13
S Brett Mowen	1	0	19
DT Grant May	1	0	11
DE Clyde Pieri	0	1	4

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ralph Conner	6	0	0	48
CB Nick Knight	4	1	0	46
CB Howie Blake	3	3	0	49
S Calvin Pryor	3	1	0	52
S Gavin Barlow	3	0	0	54
ILB Stephone Anthony	2	3	0	45
CB Marcus Peters	2	0	1	48
OLB Jon Welch	2	0	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mack Wheeler	1	4	12	2	55
Louis Tate	1	2	11	1	52
Roderick Dahnke	1	1	3	0	9
Donnie Wile	0	2	12	1	52
Lucas Cheng	0	1	7	0	34
Alonzo Tripp	0	0	12	1	55

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Broderick Adderley	8	10	2	31	28
Louie Warwick	3	6	0	34	28
Lane Johnson	2	5	0	34	28
Donovan Carr	2	4	0	30	28
Michael Westbrook	1	4	0	31	28
Darrell Frederick	1	2	0	31	26
Jonah Burnett	0	2	0	22	14
Tim Vance	0	1	0	31	20

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Manti Te'o	1	21
Lucas Cheng	1	14
Braxton Frederick	1	13
Trevor Briel	1	4

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Gilmore	2	14
Darrell Frederick	2	13
Wes Richmond	1	15
Parker Gonzalez	1	15

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	12	54	---	---	15	81
Alonzo Tripp	12	55	---	---	6	73
Mack Wheeler	12	55	---	---	---	67
Justin Wiggin	11	49	---	---	6	66
Donnie Wile	12	52	---	---	---	64
Corwin McEwen	---	---	33	27	3	63
Louis Tate	11	52	---	---	---	63
Trevor Briel	---	---	29	28	4	61
Brady Worrell	---	---	30	28	3	61
Justics Delaroche	9	36	---	---	16	61
Geno Smith	11	48	---	---	---	59
Todd Coleman	---	---	30	27	2	59
Dennis Crimm	---	---	27	27	2	56
Seth Chu	5	43	---	---	8	56
Lucas Cheng	7	34	---	---	14	55
Melvin McConnell	---	---	25	24	2	51
Giovanni McDaniel	3	29	---	---	14	46
Thurman Stevens	---	---	17	19	8	44
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	17	23	2	42
Bob Guest	---	---	22	16	2	40
Odell Beckham Jr	9	29	---	---	1	39
Gage Yellig	---	---	22	13	1	36
Brett Mowen	---	---	14	19	3	36
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	15	17	2	34
Grant May	---	---	21	11	2	34
Josh Phillips	5	8	---	---	18	31
Derrick Bryant	---	---	13	9	9	31
Roderick Dahnke	3	9	---	---	17	29
Manti Te'o	---	---	4	0	21	25
Skip Rowe	4	14	---	---	7	25
Darnell Arnold	---	---	18	5	2	25
Cary Hicks	3	19	---	---	2	24
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	6	1	14	21
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	11	9	1	21
Clyde Pieri	---	---	10	4	5	19
Braxton Frederick	---	---	5	0	13	18
Byron Sims	---	---	10	0	4	14
Cody Strong	1	6	---	---	6	13
Junior Atkins	---	---	6	1	5	12
Gilbert Brisman	1	7	---	---	2	10
Dakota Rodgers	1	6	---	---	---	7
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	6	6
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrell Frederick	31	26	---	---	13	70
Gavin Barlow	---	---	12	54	4	70
Calvin Pryor	---	---	11	52	6	69
Louie Warwick	34	28	---	---	6	68
Tim Vance	31	20	---	---	14	65
Donovan Carr	30	28	---	---	6	64
Ernie Jasper	35	28	---	---	---	63
Ralph Conner	---	---	11	48	4	63
Lane Johnson	34	28	---	---	---	62
Howie Blake	---	---	11	49	2	62
Marcus Peters	---	---	11	48	2	61
Richard Melsha	29	27	---	---	4	60
Broderick Adderley	31	28	---	---	---	59
Michael Westbrook	31	28	---	---	---	59
Stephone Anthony	---	---	10	45	2	57
Norman Waite	---	---	9	42	5	56
Nick Knight	---	---	8	46	1	55
Jonah Burnett	22	14	---	---	17	53
Jon Welch	---	---	7	41	2	50
Timmy Jernigan	---	---	8	38	2	48
Alvin Rivers	---	---	7	38	2	47
Donnie Johnson	23	18	---	---	4	45
Calvin Franklin	12	7	---	---	18	37
Darnell Rockne	---	---	2	15	16	33
Butch Reid	---	---	5	23	4	32
Howie Ragone	---	---	7	24	1	32
Lionel Webster	---	---	4	12	12	28
Devante Henry	4	8	---	---	16	28
Mark Gilmore	---	---	1	9	14	24
Parker Gonzalez	6	1	---	---	15	22
Wes Richmond	---	---	1	5	15	21
Charles Myers	---	---	5	9	3	17
Kris Zuchowski	6	10	---	---	---	16
Carson Bradford	9	6	---	---	---	15
Clyde Kubrak	---	---	1	2	11	14
Maurice Schwartz	2	3	---	---	8	13
Omar Stinson	6	0	---	---	6	12
Donovan Walz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Cameron Erving	4	0	---	---	4	8
Avery Norried	5	0	---	---	2	7
Kenyon Hicks	---	---	1	5	---	6
Camden Holse	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Siddiqui	0	0	---	---	3	3
Paul Propson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wyatt Cotton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	3	27	9.0
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	76	7.6
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	8	51	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	45	25	1	2	3	6	5	3	1
Gilbert Brisman	5	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Jasper	28	18	0	4	2	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	41	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	89	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	70	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	108	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	31	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Seth Chu	14	10	2	103	0	43
WR Brandon Cooks	12	4	1	40	0	54
WR Odell Beckham Jr	9	3	1	6	0	29
WR Giovanni McDaniel	6	2	0	31	1	29
RB Justics Delaroche	4	4	0	24	0	36
TE Roderick Dahnke	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Lucas Cheng	2	1	0	8	0	34
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	0	6	0	8

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Darrell Frederick	8	4	1	20	26
WR Richard Melsha	8	5	0	38	27
TE Tim Vance	5	4	0	46	20
RB Donnie Johnson	3	1	1	3	18
FB Jonah Burnett	2	2	0	20	14
RB Calvin Franklin	1	1	0	-1	7
WR Carson Bradford	1	1	0	12	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	1	12	12.00	12.00
Justics Delaroche	1	0	0.00	3.75

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernie Jasper	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Calvin Franklin	1	1	1.00	2.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	1	7	3.50	4.84

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Jasper	4	2	15	3.75	4.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lucas Cheng	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	7	7.00	6.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tim Vance	2	1	10	5.00	9.20
TE Darrell Frederick	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
RB Donnie Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Justics Delaroche	3	0
Gilbert Brisman	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Calvin Franklin	3	1
Donnie Johnson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	10	6	4
Gilbert Brisman	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Jasper	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	1	1
WR Seth Chu	3	2	1
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	1
RB Justics Delaroche	2	2	1
WR Giovanni McDaniel	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richard Melsha	3	2	1
TE Darrell Frederick	2	1	0
WR Carson Bradford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,600 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (19,800)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (12,600)
Club Seats 7,900 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,800 (8,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,600 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (19,800)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (12,600)
Club Seats	7,900 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,800 (8,800)