Week 16, 2016

played in San Diego, CA

68 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	3	0	3	-	16
San Diego Chargers	7	3	0	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:17 SDO - Dontrelle Inman 19 pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo extra point)
1Q: 01:29 CAR - Kelvin Benjamin 35 pass from Geoff Howard (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 11:17 SDO - Josh Lambo 38 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Graham Gano 49 field goal
3Q: 07:52 CAR - Graham Gano 33 field goal
4Q: 07:07 SDO - Josh Lambo 49 field goal
OT: 10:07 CAR - Graham Gano 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:17 SDO - Dontrelle Inman 19 pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo extra point)
1Q: 01:29 CAR - Kelvin Benjamin 35 pass from Geoff Howard (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 11:17 SDO - Josh Lambo 38 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Graham Gano 49 field goal
3Q: 07:52 CAR - Graham Gano 33 field goal
4Q: 07:07 SDO - Josh Lambo 49 field goal
OT: 10:07 CAR - Graham Gano 33 field goal

Team Statistics CAR SDO
Record 5-10 12-3
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 401 189
- Offensive Plays 73 68
- Yards per Play 5.49 2.78
Net Rushing Yards 184 43
- Rushing Attempts 34 26
- Yards per Rush 5.41 1.65
Net Passing Yards 217 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 19 - 0 39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 236 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 3.48
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/99 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/45 3/34
Kick Returns/Yards 4/78 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:44 32:17

Team Statistics	CAR	SDO
Record	5-10	12-3
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	401	189
- Offensive Plays	73	68
- Yards per Play	5.49	2.78
Net Rushing Yards	184	43
- Rushing Attempts	34	26
- Yards per Rush	5.41	1.65
Net Passing Yards	217	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 19 - 0	39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	236	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	3.48
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/99	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/45	3/34
Kick Returns/Yards	4/78	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:44	32:17

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
1	8:11	1:53	OWN 19	4	-8	Punt
1	4:20	3:03	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown
2	14:45	1:33	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
2	11:10	1:44	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	6:36	3:37	OWN 9	6	78	Fumble
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 39	5	29	Field Goal
3	14:01	1:25	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
3	10:36	2:49	OPP 42	8	26	Field Goal
3	5:39	4:09	OWN 19	8	42	Punt
4	13:40	2:09	OWN 47	5	6	Punt
4	10:19	1:16	OWN 35	4	-18	Punt
4	6:59	2:48	OWN 32	6	34	Punt
4	2:10	1:44	OWN 3	7	37	Punt
OT1	12:39	2:40	OWN 42	4	42	Field Goal

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	4:49	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
1	6:18	1:58	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
1	1:17	1:32	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
2	13:12	2:02	OPP 33	5	12	Field Goal
2	9:26	2:50	OWN 24	6	9	Punt
2	2:59	2:06	OWN 13	4	17	Punt
3	15:00	0:59	OWN 20	3	30	Interception
3	12:36	2:00	OWN 8	3	-6	Punt
3	7:47	2:08	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	1:30	2:50	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
4	11:31	1:12	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	9:03	2:04	OPP 47	4	15	Field Goal
4	4:11	1:06	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	3:05	0:55	OPP 48	3	7	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 23	3	4	Half
OT1	15:00	2:21	OWN 17	5	4	Punt

Game MVP: Kony Ealy, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Todd Gurley	28	144	5.14	34	5
Zach Zenner	5	38	7.60	18	2
Geoff Howard	1	2	2.00	2	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Melvin Gordon	18	33	1.83	10	1	0
Donald Brown	8	10	1.25	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geoff Howard	37	19	236	2/19	1	35	0	80.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	39	20	164	3/18	1	30	1	60.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Benjamin	4	8	68	17.00	7	35	1
RB Todd Gurley	4	8	26	6.50	17	11	0
WR Ted Ginn	3	6	46	15.33	17	31	0
WR Martavis Bryant	2	5	39	19.50	6	29	0
WR Jordan Matthews	2	4	-8	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Cory Bishop	2	4	40	20.00	5	30	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Zach Zenner	1	1	17	17.00	17	17	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Javontee Herndon	7	11	57	8.14	7	18	0
WR Dontrelle Inman	4	10	61	15.25	28	30	1
RB Melvin Gordon	4	4	11	2.75	0	8	0
WR J.C. Rendon	2	3	20	10.00	0	11	0
WR Steve Johnson	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Jacob Tamme	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Bill Marshall	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Ladarius Green	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Eric Barreras	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harrison Smith	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Force
Demetrius McCray	1	0
Zach Zenner	1	0
Charles Johnson	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Donald Brown	1	0	0
Steve Johnson	0	1	0
Oliver Zarate	0	1	0
Curtis Norton	0	1	0
Kelvin Sheppard	0	0	1
J.C. Rendon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Knight	10	440	44.0	34.6	57	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	11	501	45.5	41.5	57	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Lambo	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Gurley	2	36	18.0	0
Demetrius McCray	1	9	9.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Johnson	3	34	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Gurley	3	60	20.0	0
Kelvin Benjamin	1	18	18.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Brown	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	7	4	0.0	23	38
CB DeAngelo Hall	7	1	0.0	22	37
ILB Kony Ealy	6	1	2.0	21	33
DT Tucker Simms	3	3	1.0	18	24
S Tre Boston	3	4	0.0	25	38
OLB DeAndre Levy	3	0	0.0	15	28
DT Herman Dresslar	2	3	0.0	16	21
CB Dwayne Gratz	2	1	0.0	14	30
OLB A.J. Klein	2	1	0.0	12	17
OLB Anthony Chickillo	2	1	0.0	23	33
OLB Thomas Davis	2	0	0.0	12	11
DE Charles Johnson	2	0	0.0	26	42
CB Senquez Golson	2	0	0.0	26	38
S Abel Crane	2	0	0.0	3	11
S Devin Gray	2	0	0.0	3	4
ILB David Mayo	1	1	0.0	4	9
CB Demetrius McCray	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Kawann Short	0	1	0.0	16	32

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Melvin Ingram	7	1	0.0	31	32
ILB Manti Te'o	6	2	0.0	31	36
ILB Denzel Perryman	6	1	0.0	18	18
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	5	2	1.0	22	30
S Isa Abdul-Quddus	4	1	0.0	29	37
S Oliver Zarate	4	1	0.0	30	38
CB Jason Verrett	4	0	0.0	33	36
DE Corey Liuget	3	0	0.0	21	30
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	2	0	1.0	16	12
CB Brandon Flowers	2	1	0.0	32	36
DT Sean Lissemore	2	1	0.0	16	10
DE Kendall Reyes	2	1	0.0	14	20
DE Bert Kolodzik	2	1	0.0	20	20
CB Craig Mager	2	0	0.0	12	23
CB Travis Gallier	2	0	0.0	3	4
S Eric Weddle	1	0	0.0	9	2
WR Steve Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bobby Cooley	0	2	0.0	18	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kony Ealy	2.0	1	2	2	33
DT Tucker Simms	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Charles Johnson	0.0	0	2	0	42
DT Kawann Short	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Datone Jones	0.0	0	0	1	9

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	1.0	0	4	1	30
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	1.0	0	2	0	12
DE Corey Liuget	0.0	2	0	0	30
ILB Manti Te'o	0.0	0	1	1	36
OLB Kyle Emanuel	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Bobby Cooley	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB DeAngelo Hall	5	0	0	37
S Harrison Smith	4	1	1	38
S Tre Boston	2	1	0	38
CB Senquez Golson	1	2	0	38
S Abel Crane	1	2	0	11
OLB Thomas Davis	1	1	0	11
OLB DeAndre Levy	1	1	0	28
S Devin Gray	1	1	0	4
CB Dwayne Gratz	1	0	0	30
CB Demetrius McCray	1	0	0	6
OLB Anthony Chickillo	1	0	0	33
DT Herman Dresslar	1	0	0	21

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Isa Abdul-Quddus	4	1	37
CB Brandon Flowers	3	0	36
CB Jason Verrett	3	0	36
OLB Melvin Ingram	2	0	32
ILB Manti Te'o	2	0	36
CB Craig Mager	1	1	23
DE Corey Liuget	1	0	30
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	0	18
S Oliver Zarate	1	0	38
DE Bert Kolodzik	1	0	20
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cyrus Kouandjio	3	7	1	34	1	39
Ryan Kalil	2	4	0	34	0	39
Trai Turner	1	7	0	34	0	39
Michael Oher	1	4	0	34	0	39
Greg Olsen	1	1	0	13	0	7
Andrew Norwell	0	4	0	34	1	39
Cory Bishop	0	3	0	25	0	30
Grady Hopper	0	3	0	18	0	19

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Joyner	2	5	26	1	42
Joe Barksdale	1	5	26	1	42
Orlando Franklin	1	4	26	0	42
J.D. Walton	0	9	26	0	42
Curtis Norton	0	2	26	1	42
Eric Barreras	0	1	15	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cory Bishop	2	19
Andrew Norwell	2	13
Zach Zenner	1	21

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Danny Woodhead	3	31
J.C. Rendon	2	23
Jason Verrett	2	18

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andrew Norwell	34	39	---	---	13	86
Martavis Bryant	30	33	---	---	21	84
Todd Gurley	28	26	---	---	23	77
Geoff Howard	34	39	---	---	3	76
Cory Bishop	25	30	---	---	19	74
Ryan Kalil	34	39	---	---	---	73
Michael Oher	34	39	---	---	---	73
Cyrus Kouandjio	34	39	---	---	---	73
Trai Turner	34	39	---	---	---	73
Charles Johnson	---	---	26	42	2	70
Tre Boston	---	---	25	38	6	69
Kelvin Benjamin	25	31	---	---	11	67
Senquez Golson	---	---	26	38	3	67
Harrison Smith	---	---	23	38	3	64
DeAngelo Hall	---	---	22	37	3	62
Kawann Short	---	---	16	32	14	62
Grady Hopper	18	19	---	---	25	62
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	23	33	5	61
A.J. Klein	---	---	12	17	30	59
Kony Ealy	---	---	21	33	2	56
Zach Zenner	16	19	---	---	21	56
Dwayne Gratz	---	---	14	30	9	53
DeAndre Levy	---	---	15	28	6	49
Tucker Simms	---	---	18	24	2	44
Greg Olsen	13	7	---	---	21	41
Herman Dresslar	---	---	16	21	---	37
Ted Ginn	10	17	---	---	8	35
Abel Crane	---	---	3	11	18	32
Thomas Davis	---	---	12	11	7	30
Demetrius McCray	---	---	2	6	14	22
David Mayo	---	---	4	9	8	21
Datone Jones	---	---	5	9	1	15
Jordan Matthews	4	11	---	---	---	15
John Denney	0	0	---	---	13	13
Chris Olevao	0	0	---	---	13	13
Donte Schneider	0	0	---	---	13	13
Kenneth Kirk	0	0	---	---	13	13
Vince Knight	0	0	---	---	10	10
Devin Gray	---	---	3	4	3	10
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shaq Thompson	---	---	0	1	3	4
Devin Funchess	1	2	---	---	---	3
Collin Harper	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jonathan Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Hambrick	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Isa Abdul-Quddus	---	---	29	37	24	90
Jason Verrett	---	---	33	36	18	87
Curtis Norton	26	42	---	---	13	81
Brandon Flowers	---	---	32	36	4	72
Oliver Zarate	---	---	30	38	3	71
Manti Te'o	---	---	31	36	2	69
Philip Rivers	26	42	---	---	---	68
J.D. Walton	26	42	---	---	---	68
Joe Barksdale	26	42	---	---	---	68
Orlando Franklin	26	42	---	---	---	68
Dan Joyner	26	42	---	---	---	68
Melvin Ingram	---	---	31	32	2	65
Corey Liuget	---	---	21	30	13	64
Craig Mager	---	---	12	23	29	64
Steve Johnson	18	29	---	---	15	62
Javontee Herndon	22	34	---	---	1	57
Jeremiah Attaochu	---	---	22	30	4	56
Bobby Cooley	---	---	18	29	6	53
Dontrelle Inman	12	28	---	---	10	50
J.C. Rendon	9	17	---	---	23	49
Ladarius Green	19	19	---	---	10	48
Eric Barreras	15	17	---	---	16	48
Melvin Gordon	18	28	---	---	---	46
Bert Kolodzik	---	---	20	20	2	42
Denzel Perryman	---	---	18	18	5	41
Kendall Reyes	---	---	14	20	4	38
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	16	12	9	37
Kyle Emanuel	---	---	4	7	21	32
Danny Woodhead	0	0	---	---	31	31
Bill Marshall	8	16	---	---	5	29
Jacob Tamme	1	5	---	---	21	27
Sean Lissemore	---	---	16	10	1	27
Donald Brown	8	13	---	---	4	25
Dan Williams	---	---	13	9	3	25
Trevor Robinson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Louis Schwartz	0	0	---	---	13	13
William Foley	0	0	---	---	13	13
Albert Abrams	0	0	---	---	13	13
Eric Weddle	---	---	9	2	---	11
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Deion Moore	0	4	---	---	3	7
Travis Gallier	---	---	3	4	---	7
Josh Lambo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nick Dzubnar	---	---	2	0	1	3
Caiden Luckman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brad Sorensen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	70	7.8
Middle	16	88	5.5
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	15	23	1.5
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geoff Howard	37	19	4	1	3	3	9	2	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	39	20	1	0	3	9	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	35	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	2	15	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	92	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	94	23.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	91	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	75	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Benjamin	8	4	1	68	1	31
RB Todd Gurley	8	4	1	26	0	26
WR Ted Ginn	6	3	1	46	1	17
WR Martavis Bryant	5	2	0	39	1	33
WR Jordan Matthews	4	2	0	-8	0	11
TE Cory Bishop	4	2	0	40	1	30
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	0	8	0	7
RB Zach Zenner	1	1	0	17	0	19

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Javontee Herndon	11	7	0	57	0	34
WR Dontrelle Inman	10	4	0	61	1	28
WR Steve Johnson	4	1	1	8	0	29
RB Melvin Gordon	4	4	0	11	0	28
TE Bill Marshall	3	1	0	4	0	16
WR J.C. Rendon	3	2	0	20	0	17
TE Ladarius Green	2	0	2	0	0	19
TE Jacob Tamme	1	1	0	3	0	5
FB Eric Barreras	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	1	-1	-1.00	5.14
Zach Zenner	1	4	4.00	7.60

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geoff Howard	2	0	0	0.00	6.38

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	2	1	19	9.50	4.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martavis Bryant	2	0	0	0.00	7.80

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dontrelle Inman	2	1	19	9.50	6.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	9	2
Zach Zenner	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Melvin Gordon	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geoff Howard	8	4	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	12	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ted Ginn	2	1	1
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	1
TE Cory Bishop	2	2	2
WR Jordan Matthews	1	0	0
RB Todd Gurley	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Javontee Herndon	4	2	1
WR Dontrelle Inman	3	1	0
WR Steve Johnson	2	0	0
TE Bill Marshall	2	1	0
TE Ladarius Green	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)