Week 3, 2015

played in San Diego, CA

85 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	0	3	0	-	10
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:20 HOU - John Meier 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Stanley Wolf extra point)
1Q: 10:08 SDO - Jeff Reed 30 field goal
1Q: 00:17 SDO - Jeff Reed 35 field goal
2Q: 04:45 SDO - Larry Hastings 6 pass from Tyler Palko (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 00:08 SDO - Jeff Reed 49 field goal
3Q: 01:39 HOU - Stanley Wolf 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:20 HOU - John Meier 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Stanley Wolf extra point)
1Q: 10:08 SDO - Jeff Reed 30 field goal
1Q: 00:17 SDO - Jeff Reed 35 field goal
2Q: 04:45 SDO - Larry Hastings 6 pass from Tyler Palko (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 00:08 SDO - Jeff Reed 49 field goal
3Q: 01:39 HOU - Stanley Wolf 27 field goal

Team Statistics HOU SDO
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 337 350
- Offensive Plays 56 62
- Yards per Play 6.02 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 48 57
- Rushing Attempts 15 25
- Yards per Rush 3.20 2.28
Net Passing Yards 289 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 1 35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 300 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.05 7.92
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/29 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:59 34:01

Team Statistics	HOU	SDO
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	337	350
- Offensive Plays	56	62
- Yards per Play	6.02	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	48	57
- Rushing Attempts	15	25
- Yards per Rush	3.20	2.28
Net Passing Yards	289	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 1	35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	300	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.05	7.92
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/29	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:59	34:01

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
1	10:02	4:34	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
1	0:12	1:30	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	10:36	1:02	OPP 42	3	3	Punt
2	4:37	1:15	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
2	2:23	1:06	OWN 8	4	71	Fumble
3	12:33	2:19	OWN 21	4	35	Fumble
3	9:03	7:32	OWN 13	15	77	Field Goal
4	14:03	2:10	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
4	3:46	2:29	OWN 27	11	49	Interception

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	3:09	OWN 49	5	38	Field Goal
1	5:28	5:16	OWN 4	11	78	Field Goal
2	13:42	3:06	OWN 22	6	15	Interception
2	9:34	4:57	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	3:22	0:59	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt
2	1:17	1:16	OWN 21	4	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
3	10:14	1:11	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
3	1:31	2:28	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
4	11:53	8:07	OWN 17	12	67	Missed FG
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 15	3	12	Game

Game MVP: Tyler Palko, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chester Joseph	10	33	3.30	10	2
Eric Jordan	3	5	1.67	5	0
Philip Rivers	2	10	5.00	5	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Corey Reaves	14	34	2.43	11	1
Larry Hastings	7	16	2.29	4	0
Kenneth Darby	2	8	4.00	6	0
Otis Sherman	2	-1	-0.50	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	39	25	300	2/11	1	49	1	85.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyler Palko	35	25	304	2/11	1	39	1	95.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Meier	6	9	56	9.33	9	21	1
WR Casey Curtis	6	9	59	9.83	25	34	0
WR Shawn Hensley	3	6	33	11.00	13	16	0
TE Jerald Fulcher	3	4	26	8.67	2	11	0
TE Marco Thomas	2	5	34	17.00	2	23	0
TE Jerome Nash	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
RB Eric Jordan	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Les Kasten	1	1	13	13.00	15	13	0
WR Joel Garrett	1	1	49	49.00	0	49	0
WR Max Owen	1	2	10	10.00	5	10	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andrew Goehring	5	7	59	11.80	20	21	0
TE Antonio Gates	4	6	81	20.25	51	39	0
WR Jason Hill	4	5	43	10.75	22	26	0
WR Otis Sherman	4	6	59	14.75	0	37	0
RB Larry Hastings	4	4	19	4.75	12	7	1
WR Jimmy East	2	4	34	17.00	20	28	0
FB Tim Castille	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rufus Dole	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Kenneth Darby	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	2	2.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Hardy Hartman	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
John Meier	1	0
Casey Curtis	1	0
Chester Joseph	1	0
Shawn Hensley	0	1

San Diego	Recov	Force
Johnny Ferro	1	1
Hardy Hartman	1	0
Adam Marsh	0	1
Luke Poole	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brett Perrigo	5	216	43.2	39.2	47	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Scifres	4	171	42.8	40.5	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stanley Wolf	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	3/4	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Meier	2	9	4.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. Prosser	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Meier	3	54	18.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Vehar	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Emmanuel Howard	6	1	0.0	19	30
OLB Mercury Reynolds	6	0	0.0	16	19
DT Eugene Avila	5	0	1.0	14	25
S Randal Mathis	5	1	0.0	21	28
OLB Karlos Dansby	4	2	0.0	15	13
CB Rodney Stuart	4	1	0.0	18	33
DE Ross Douglas	3	4	0.0	22	29
DT Grant Holliday	3	1	0.0	17	16
S Jumbo Bailie	3	1	0.0	15	28
OLB Steven Mays	2	3	0.0	6	15
S Luther Ryan	2	2	0.0	19	36
CB Marquise Cole	2	1	0.0	23	34
DT Phillip Dunkelberger	2	1	0.0	15	24
ILB Leland Pearson	2	0	0.0	6	7
DE Trent Tannenbaum	1	0	1.0	19	28
CB T.J. Green	1	1	0.0	17	25
WR Casey Curtis	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bob Patton	0	1	0.0	10	9

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gary Brackett	4	1	0.0	8	30
ILB Lance Mitchell	4	0	0.0	7	11
CB George Heatherly	4	0	0.0	12	35
OLB Randal Shom	3	2	1.0	11	17
OLB Leroy Franklin	3	1	0.0	6	26
CB Adam Marsh	3	1	0.0	8	30
DE Luke Poole	3	1	0.0	8	19
CB Stephen Vehar	3	0	0.0	7	26
S Bernard Pollard	2	5	0.0	12	37
S Hardy Hartman	2	1	0.0	13	40
CB K.C. Prosser	2	0	0.0	14	29
DE Gaines Adams	1	0	1.0	7	22
DE Johnny Ferro	1	1	0.0	8	24
DT Preston McDonald	1	0	0.0	13	37
S Wally Hurt	1	0	0.0	4	9
DT Arnold Hayes	1	0	0.0	7	14
DT Tim Freeman	1	0	0.0	6	18
WR Jimmy East	1	0	---	---	---
S Bo Hitchcock	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trent Tannenbaum	1.0	2	2	28
DT Eugene Avila	1.0	0	1	25
DE Ross Douglas	0.0	1	0	29
DT Phillip Dunkelberger	0.0	1	0	24

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gaines Adams	1.0	0	0	3	22
OLB Randal Shom	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Preston McDonald	0.0	2	4	3	37
DT Isaac Sopoaga	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Luke Poole	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rodney Stuart	3	1	0	33
OLB Mercury Reynolds	3	0	0	19
ILB Emmanuel Howard	3	0	0	30
CB Marquise Cole	2	0	0	34
S Luther Ryan	2	0	0	36
OLB Steven Mays	2	0	0	15
S Randal Mathis	2	0	0	28
DE Ross Douglas	2	0	0	29
S Jumbo Bailie	1	2	0	28
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	1	13
DT Eugene Avila	1	0	0	25
ILB Leland Pearson	1	0	0	7
CB T.J. Green	1	0	0	25
DE Trent Tannenbaum	1	0	0	28

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB George Heatherly	5	0	0	35
ILB Lance Mitchell	3	0	0	11
CB Adam Marsh	3	0	0	30
CB K.C. Prosser	2	2	0	29
S Bernard Pollard	2	0	0	37
OLB Leroy Franklin	2	0	0	26
DE Luke Poole	2	0	0	19
OLB Randal Shom	2	0	0	17
S Hardy Hartman	1	1	1	40
ILB Gary Brackett	1	1	0	30
S Wally Hurt	1	0	0	9
CB Stephen Vehar	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Tollefson	2	2	12	1	35
Conrad Reynolds	1	1	1	0	6
Todd Burdette	0	3	14	0	35
Les Kasten	0	2	8	0	16
Jerald Fulcher	0	2	11	0	22
Derek Cavka	0	1	13	1	33
Eric Winston	0	1	4	0	6
Clay Sanford	0	1	2	0	8

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Warren Sweeney	3	7	25	1	37
Chester Bryant	1	2	14	1	24
Courtney Knutson	0	6	23	0	35
Jonathan Wielechowski	0	3	12	0	19
Thurman Tolley	0	3	21	0	33
Marcus McNeill	0	2	22	0	30
Tim Castille	0	2	10	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Jordan	2	14
Karlos Dansby	1	23
Jumbo Bailie	1	12
Joel Garrett	1	9
Rodney Stuart	0	20
Max Owen	0	15
Jerome Nash	0	14
John Meier	0	12
Marco Thomas	0	11
Leland Pearson	0	9
Marquise Cole	0	8
Eric Winston	0	6
Clay Sanford	0	6
Les Kasten	0	6
Colin Castillo	0	6
Jerald Fulcher	0	6
Conrad Reynolds	0	6
Brett Perrigo	0	5
Vince Snyder	0	5
Ross Douglas	0	5
Clifton Myers	0	4
Eugene Avila	0	4
Stanley Wolf	0	4
Luther Ryan	0	4
Randal Mathis	0	4
T.J. Green	0	3
Bob Patton	0	3
Derek Cavka	0	3
Trent Tannenbaum	0	3
Emmanuel Howard	0	3
Grant Holliday	0	2
Mercury Reynolds	0	2
Jeffrey Moss	0	2
Phillip Dunkelberger	0	2
Eugene Levine	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Hastings	2	9
Tim Castille	1	15
Bernard Pollard	1	13
Chester Bryant	1	7
Kenneth Darby	0	21
Stephen Vehar	0	20
Rufus Dole	0	15
Andrew Goehring	0	13
Jimmy East	0	12
Randal Shom	0	10
Jeff Reed	0	9
George Heatherly	0	9
Antonio Gates	0	8
Lance Mitchell	0	8
Stan Wayne	0	8
K.C. Prosser	0	8
Jonathan Wielechowski	0	8
Ken Amaglio	0	7
Gaines Adams	0	6
Preston McDonald	0	6
Gary Brackett	0	4
Mike Scifres	0	4
D.J. Alcott	0	4
Courtney Knutson	0	4
Hardy Hartman	0	4
Leroy Franklin	0	3
Isaac Sopoaga	0	1
Marcus McNeill	0	1
Jason Hill	0	1
Johnny Ferro	0	1
Adam Marsh	0	1
Arnold Hayes	0	1
Thurman Tolley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	18	44	2.4
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	39	25	4	0	1	4	6	6	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyler Palko	35	25	5	2	0	3	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	112	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	104	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	72	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	160	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	82	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Meier	9	6	1	56	1	28
WR Casey Curtis	9	6	0	59	1	20
WR Shawn Hensley	6	3	0	33	0	19
TE Marco Thomas	5	2	0	34	1	16
TE Jerald Fulcher	4	3	0	26	0	22
WR Max Owen	2	1	0	10	0	19
TE Jerome Nash	1	1	0	13	0	19
RB Eric Jordan	1	1	0	7	0	20
FB Les Kasten	1	1	0	13	0	16
WR Joel Garrett	1	1	0	49	1	5

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andrew Goehring	7	5	59	1	27
TE Antonio Gates	6	4	81	1	22
WR Otis Sherman	6	4	59	1	23
WR Jason Hill	5	4	43	1	24
RB Larry Hastings	4	4	19	0	19
WR Jimmy East	4	2	34	1	20
RB Kenneth Darby	1	0	0	0	9
FB Tim Castille	1	1	6	0	12
TE Rufus Dole	1	1	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chester Joseph	1	-4	-4.00	3.30

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Corey Reaves	4	3	0.75	2.43
Otis Sherman	1	0	0.00	-0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	2	14	4.67	7.69

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyler Palko	7	5	29	4.14	8.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Meier	2	2	14	7.00	6.22
TE Marco Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	6.80

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Larry Hastings	3	3	19	6.33	4.75
RB Kenneth Darby	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Tim Castille	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Otis Sherman	1	0	0	0.00	9.83
WR Andrew Goehring	1	1	4	4.00	8.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Philip Rivers	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Sherman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	9	4	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyler Palko	12	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marco Thomas	4	1	1
WR Shawn Hensley	2	2	2
WR John Meier	1	0	0
RB Eric Jordan	1	1	0
WR Max Owen	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Sherman	3	1	0
RB Larry Hastings	3	3	1
WR Andrew Goehring	3	3	2
TE Antonio Gates	1	0	0
WR Jason Hill	1	1	1
WR Jimmy East	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (71,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,900)
End Zone 11,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine 6,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (14,000)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (71,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,900)
End Zone	11,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine	6,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (14,000)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (2,800)