Week 16, 2048

played in San Diego, CA

60 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	6	0	0	-	6
San Diego Chargers	10	10	0	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:01 SDO - Donovan Walz 31 field goal
1Q: 04:39 SDO - Tim Vance 19 pass from Kelly Brandon (Donovan Walz extra point)
2Q: 10:38 CAR - Branden Melancon 30 field goal
2Q: 09:22 SDO - Tim Vance 52 pass from Kelly Brandon (Donovan Walz extra point)
2Q: 05:07 SDO - Donovan Walz 35 field goal
2Q: 01:10 CAR - Branden Melancon 43 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Donovan Walz 24 field goal
4Q: 07:27 SDO - Lewis Fulcher 24 interception return (Donovan Walz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:01 SDO - Donovan Walz 31 field goal
1Q: 04:39 SDO - Tim Vance 19 pass from Kelly Brandon (Donovan Walz extra point)
2Q: 10:38 CAR - Branden Melancon 30 field goal
2Q: 09:22 SDO - Tim Vance 52 pass from Kelly Brandon (Donovan Walz extra point)
2Q: 05:07 SDO - Donovan Walz 35 field goal
2Q: 01:10 CAR - Branden Melancon 43 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Donovan Walz 24 field goal
4Q: 07:27 SDO - Lewis Fulcher 24 interception return (Donovan Walz extra point)

Team Statistics CAR SDO
Record 9-6 8-7
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 318 417
- Offensive Plays 73 64
- Yards per Play 4.36 6.52
Net Rushing Yards 115 125
- Rushing Attempts 21 31
- Yards per Rush 5.48 4.03
Net Passing Yards 203 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 25 - 3 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 229 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.90 8.85
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.5
4th Down Conversions 3/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/51
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:43 29:17

Team Statistics	CAR	SDO
Record	9-6	8-7
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	318	417
- Offensive Plays	73	64
- Yards per Play	4.36	6.52
Net Rushing Yards	115	125
- Rushing Attempts	21	31
- Yards per Rush	5.48	4.03
Net Passing Yards	203	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 25 - 3	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	229	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.90	8.85
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.5
4th Down Conversions	3/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/51
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:43	29:17

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	1:23	OWN 22	4	3	Interception
1	6:53	1:37	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	4:29	1:29	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	0:31	4:58	OWN 20	9	67	Field Goal
2	9:05	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	5:02	3:59	OWN 20	10	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 44	5	16	Punt
3	9:03	3:41	OWN 28	8	46	Interception
4	14:55	1:37	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	13:18	0:15	OWN 48	1	-3	Fumble
4	12:06	0:58	OWN 43	4	16	Punt
4	7:27	0:09	OWN 10	1	0	Interception
4	7:18	3:54	OWN 20	9	77	Downs
4	2:11	2:11	OPP 36	10	24	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
1	10:33	3:40	OWN 48	8	38	Field Goal
1	5:16	0:47	OPP 39	2	39	Touchdown
1	3:00	2:29	OWN 40	5	21	Punt
2	10:33	1:28	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
2	7:44	2:42	OWN 31	8	51	Field Goal
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 20	3	10	Half
3	11:43	2:40	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	5:22	5:27	OWN 22	10	71	Field Goal
4	13:03	0:57	OPP 38	3	2	Missed FG
4	11:08	3:41	OWN 20	8	43	Punt
4	3:24	1:13	OWN 3	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Kelly Brandon, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	14	67	4.79	20	2
Devonte Lee	4	31	7.75	20	1
Geno Smith	2	17	8.50	9	0
Will Jeffries	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dominic Burdick	22	102	4.64	36	3
Nolan Long	3	6	2.00	2	0
Emmanuel King	3	-6	-2.00	1	0
Jonah Burnett	2	6	3.00	6	0
Kelly Brandon	1	17	17.00	17	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	47	25	229	5/26	0	27	3	40.1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kelly Brandon	32	20	298	1/6	2	52	0	113.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Zane Nichols	8	12	99	12.38	30	27
WR Brandon Cooks	7	15	52	7.43	9	13
WR Johnathan Horton	3	10	28	9.33	0	14
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	3	17	8.50	3	10
WR Brody Stewart	2	4	11	5.50	0	6
FB Kody Coles	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Devonte Lee	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Eli Bouler	1	1	16	16.00	0	16

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tim Vance	6	8	122	20.33	64	52	2
WR Leo Duffy	3	4	20	6.67	5	16	0
TE Gustavo Schultz	3	3	45	15.00	3	16	0
WR Mo Preston	3	6	55	18.33	22	32	0
WR Richard Melsha	2	4	32	16.00	11	20	0
FB Brad Wappler	2	5	25	12.50	14	18	0
RB Dominic Burdick	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marcus Peters	1	0	0.00	0
S Gage Grider	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Lewis Fulcher	1	24	24.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Geno Smith	1	0	0
Carlos Hyde	1	0	0
Zane Nichols	1	0	0
Kody Coles	0	1	0
Johnathan Horton	0	1	0
Tyrus McWilliams	0	1	0
Dennis Crimm	0	0	1
Karl Joseph	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leo Duffy	1	0	0
Dominic Burdick	1	0	0
Broderick Adderley	0	1	0
Lionel Webster	0	1	0
Edwin Brewer	0	0	1
Howie Blake	0	0	1
Colton Roiger	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	6	265	44.2	29.0	50	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hayden Fitzgerald	5	172	34.4	29.2	41	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donovan Walz	3/4	0/1	0/1	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Cunningham	1	6	6.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Burdick	3	51	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	27	27.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Preston	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Louis Parrish	10	4	0.0	28	33
S Harvey Keyes	6	5	0.0	28	33
OLB Dennis Crimm	6	4	0.0	29	32
DT Tevin Nunez	6	0	0.0	19	17
CB Eugene Hamilton	5	0	0.0	29	32
S Josue Logue	3	0	0.0	8	8
S Chuck Pritchett	2	3	0.0	27	33
CB Todd Coleman	2	1	0.0	28	33
WR Brandon Cooks	2	0	---	---	---
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	0	0.0	23	26
OLB Deion Jones	2	0	0.0	21	21
DE Melvin McConnell	1	2	1.0	27	28
CB James Cunningham	1	2	0.0	19	21
DE Darnell Arnold	1	1	0.0	8	7
ILB Myles Jack	1	1	0.0	12	12
RB Carlos Hyde	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Joey Simmons	1	0	0.0	5	4
S Devonte Buchanan	1	0	0.0	3	0
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0	2	0.0	13	16
DE Clyde Pieri	0	1	0.0	4	5
OLB Donte Beard	0	1	0.0	4	1

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lewis Fulcher	7	3	0.5	20	34
CB Tyrone Carranza	7	0	0.5	15	49
S Kody Richmond	6	1	0.0	20	52
CB Marcus Peters	5	1	0.0	19	45
OLB Lionel Webster	4	1	0.0	16	37
CB Howie Blake	4	1	0.0	20	38
DE Eduardo Rough	3	2	1.0	19	48
DE Edwin Brewer	3	0	1.0	15	22
S Jayden Schultz	3	1	0.0	5	24
OLB Ezekiel Kennedy	3	0	0.0	6	4
DT Miguel Saylors	2	1	1.5	6	22
DT Benjamin Gibbs	2	0	0.0	14	29
S Gage Grider	1	5	0.0	21	52
DE Colton Roiger	1	0	0.5	8	34
DT Omar Westbrook	0	1	0.0	7	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Melvin McConnell	1.0	1	1	28
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	0	1	26
DT Tevin Nunez	0.0	0	1	17
OLB Deion Jones	0.0	0	1	21

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Miguel Saylors	1.5	1	1	22
DE Eduardo Rough	1.0	4	0	48
DE Edwin Brewer	1.0	1	0	22
DE Colton Roiger	0.5	0	0	34
ILB Lewis Fulcher	0.5	0	0	34
CB Tyrone Carranza	0.5	0	0	49
DT Omar Westbrook	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Louis Parrish	7	0	33
CB Eugene Hamilton	5	0	32
S Josue Logue	2	1	8
S Harvey Keyes	2	0	33
OLB Dennis Crimm	1	1	32
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	33
CB Todd Coleman	1	0	33
OLB Deion Jones	1	0	21

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyrone Carranza	5	1	0	49
CB Marcus Peters	4	1	1	45
CB Howie Blake	3	2	0	38
S Kody Richmond	3	2	0	52
S Jayden Schultz	3	0	0	24
OLB Lionel Webster	3	0	0	37
ILB Lewis Fulcher	2	0	1	34
S Gage Grider	1	1	1	52
DT Benjamin Gibbs	1	0	0	29
ILB Gilbert Parrish	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leroy McCormick	3	5	1	21	1	45
Alonzo Tripp	1	5	0	21	2	52
Francisco Hardy	1	3	0	21	0	38
Tyrus McWilliams	1	3	0	21	0	43
Marco Walters	1	1	0	12	0	13
Lorenzo Tucker	0	2	0	21	1	48
Donnie Wile	0	0	0	0	1	11

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.B. Kozhin	3	4	0	28	0	33
Irv Hanks	2	4	1	31	0	33
Trent Greene	1	8	0	28	0	33
Broderick Adderley	1	2	0	28	0	33
Brad Wappler	1	2	0	16	0	21
Elijah Borkowski	0	6	0	31	1	33
Jonah Burnett	0	2	0	20	0	19
Tim Vance	0	2	0	26	0	31
Calvin Lucas	0	1	0	3	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Joseph	2	16
Brandon Cooks	1	15
Ronald Parrish	1	8

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Carranza	1	26
Nolan Long	1	25

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	20	45	---	---	15	80
Todd Coleman	---	---	28	33	14	75
Leroy McCormick	21	45	---	---	8	74
Geno Smith	21	52	---	---	---	73
Alonzo Tripp	21	52	---	---	---	73
Lorenzo Tucker	21	48	---	---	---	69
Harvey Keyes	---	---	28	33	5	66
Louis Parrish	---	---	28	33	5	66
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	27	33	5	65
Dennis Crimm	---	---	29	32	4	65
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	29	32	4	65
Tyrus McWilliams	21	43	---	---	---	64
Zane Nichols	19	36	---	---	7	62
James Cunningham	---	---	19	21	21	61
Melvin McConnell	---	---	27	28	5	60
Francisco Hardy	21	38	---	---	---	59
Johnathan Horton	13	42	---	---	---	55
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	23	26	5	54
Devonte Lee	4	28	---	---	18	50
Deion Jones	---	---	21	21	6	48
Kody Coles	9	20	---	---	17	46
Carlos Hyde	17	20	---	---	---	37
Tevin Nunez	---	---	19	17	---	36
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	13	16	5	34
Odell Beckham Jr	5	27	---	---	---	32
Marco Walters	12	13	---	---	6	31
Brody Stewart	0	14	---	---	13	27
Myles Jack	---	---	12	12	3	27
Josue Logue	---	---	8	8	9	25
Will Jeffries	1	4	---	---	18	23
Donte Beard	---	---	4	1	18	23
Louis Tate	0	13	---	---	8	21
Eli Bouler	5	11	---	---	5	21
Karl Joseph	---	---	3	1	16	20
Donnie Wile	0	11	---	---	8	19
Jerome Kirk	0	10	---	---	8	18
Joey Simmons	---	---	5	4	9	18
Darnell Arnold	---	---	8	7	2	17
Clyde Pieri	---	---	4	5	5	14
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Devon Wayne	---	---	3	0	3	6
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	3	0	1	4
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	2	2
Frankie Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrone Carranza	---	---	15	49	26	90
Gage Grider	---	---	21	52	11	84
Kody Richmond	---	---	20	52	11	83
Marcus Peters	---	---	19	45	12	76
Eduardo Rough	---	---	19	48	8	75
Trent Greene	28	33	---	---	8	69
Irv Hanks	31	33	---	---	1	65
Kelly Brandon	31	33	---	---	---	64
Elijah Borkowski	31	33	---	---	---	64
J.B. Kozhin	28	33	---	---	1	62
Broderick Adderley	28	33	---	---	---	61
Howie Blake	---	---	20	38	2	60
Tim Vance	26	31	---	---	---	57
Lewis Fulcher	---	---	20	34	2	56
Lionel Webster	---	---	16	37	1	54
Mo Preston	20	28	---	---	4	52
Dominic Burdick	24	22	---	---	6	52
Jonah Burnett	20	19	---	---	7	46
Benjamin Gibbs	---	---	14	29	3	46
Brad Wappler	16	21	---	---	7	44
Colton Roiger	---	---	8	34	1	43
Timmy Jernigan	---	---	14	24	3	41
Edwin Brewer	---	---	15	22	3	40
Leo Duffy	14	9	---	---	14	37
Jon Welch	---	---	5	18	13	36
Richard Melsha	16	19	---	---	---	35
Nolan Long	3	7	---	---	25	35
Omar Westbrook	---	---	7	23	1	31
Jayden Schultz	---	---	5	24	1	30
Miguel Saylors	---	---	6	22	1	29
Gustavo Schultz	9	4	---	---	11	24
Charlie Kerchner	2	1	---	---	19	22
Gilbert Parrish	---	---	1	17	3	21
Ezekiel Kennedy	---	---	6	4	10	20
Emmanuel King	4	4	---	---	11	19
Troy Singleton	1	0	---	---	16	17
Alex Smith	3	0	---	---	9	12
Tyrone Bunnell	3	0	---	---	9	12
Calvin Lucas	3	0	---	---	8	11
Donovan Walz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kyle Geathers	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hayden Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lincoln White	0	0	---	---	4	4
Paul Propson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Antonio Johnston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	59	11.8
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	25	108	4.3
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	47	25	1	1	3	8	7	1	3

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kelly Brandon	32	20	4	2	3	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	107	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	90	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	66	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	204	14.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	14	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	15	7	0	52	0	45
WR Zane Nichols	12	8	2	99	1	36
WR Johnathan Horton	10	3	1	28	0	42
WR Brody Stewart	4	2	0	11	0	14
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	2	0	17	0	27
FB Kody Coles	1	1	0	0	0	20
RB Devonte Lee	1	1	0	6	0	28
TE Eli Bouler	1	1	0	16	0	11

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tim Vance	8	6	0	122	2	31
WR Mo Preston	6	3	0	55	1	28
FB Brad Wappler	5	2	1	25	0	21
WR Richard Melsha	4	2	2	32	1	19
WR Leo Duffy	4	3	0	20	0	9
TE Gustavo Schultz	3	3	0	45	0	4
RB Dominic Burdick	2	1	0	-1	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dominic Burdick	6	5	0.83	4.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	11	5	23	2.09	4.87

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kelly Brandon	6	2	33	5.50	9.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	3	2	12	4.00	3.47
WR Brody Stewart	3	1	6	2.00	2.75
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	1	7	3.50	5.67
WR Johnathan Horton	2	0	0	0.00	2.80
WR Zane Nichols	1	1	-2	-2.00	8.25

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mo Preston	3	0	0	0.00	9.17
FB Brad Wappler	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Tim Vance	1	1	19	19.00	15.25
TE Gustavo Schultz	1	1	14	14.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	1	1
Devonte Lee	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Dominic Burdick	3	1
Nolan Long	2	0
Emmanuel King	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	15	7	2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kelly Brandon	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnathan Horton	6	3	2
WR Brandon Cooks	5	2	0
WR Brody Stewart	2	1	0
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	0
RB Devonte Lee	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tim Vance	2	2	1
TE Gustavo Schultz	2	2	2
WR Richard Melsha	1	0	0
WR Leo Duffy	1	0	0
FB Brad Wappler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 37,300 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,300 (19,800)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 5,700 (12,600)
Club Seats 2,100 (7,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	37,300 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,300 (19,800)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	5,700 (12,600)
Club Seats	2,100 (7,900)