Regular Season Week 1: Chargers at Falcons
September 07, 2053 79° Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 49,476 (70%)
Chargers 7 3 0 7 - 17
Falcons 0 7 0 3 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Chargers: 1-10-LAC 40 (7:58) 33-John Bright ran for 60 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Merle Garner. ATL 0 LAC 7
(Qtr 2) Chargers: 4-4-ATL 4 (11:53) 15-Merle Garner 21 yard field goal is GOOD. PENALTY - Offsides (ATL 96-Michael Hamlin) (Declined) ATL 0 LAC 10
(Qtr 2) Falcons: 1-8-LAC 8 (4:28) 24-Donnie Freeman ran for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Charles Morgan. ATL 7 LAC 10
(Qtr 4) Falcons: 4-10-LAC 37 (4:32) 9-Charles Morgan 54 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 10 LAC 10
(Qtr 4) Chargers: 3-10-LAC 41 (2:06) 9-JJ McCarthy pass complete to 14-Daniel Futch for 59 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Merle Garner. LAC 94-Willie Lewis was injured on the play. ATL 10 LAC 17
Team Statistics
Falcons Chargers
First Downs 16 19
- Rushing 6 12
- Passing 9 5
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 250 386
- Offensive Plays 55 59
- Yards Per Play 4.55 6.54
Net Rushing Yards 119 244
- Rushing Attempts 30 37
- Yards Per Rush 3.97 6.59
Net Passing Yards 131 142
- Att/Comp/Int 24 / 19 / 0 20 / 15 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 135 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 4 2 / 18
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.24 6.45
- Yards Per Completion 7.11 10.67
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 10 8 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.9 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 24 3 / 23
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 10 2 / 2
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 30 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:38 32:22
Drive Charts
Falcons
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:26 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
1 9:58 2:00 OWN 5 3 6 Punt
1 7:46 3:31 OWN 25 5 31 Punt
2 11:51 1:25 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 8:28 4:03 OWN 24 8 76 Touchdown
2 0:54 0:54 OWN 20 2 0 Half
3 8:05 3:17 OWN 2 6 13 Punt
3 0:36 5:28 OWN 31 9 51 Fumble
4 8:43 4:16 OWN 37 6 26 Field Goal
4 1:54 1:18 OWN 20 10 46 Downs
Chargers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:34 3:36 OWN 34 6 24 Punt
1 7:58 0:12 OWN 40 1 60 Touchdown
1 4:15 7:24 OWN 20 12 76 Field Goal
2 10:25 1:58 OWN 28 3 8 Punt
2 4:25 3:30 OWN 25 8 31 Punt
3 15:00 6:55 OWN 25 11 65 Fumble
3 4:48 4:12 OWN 38 7 38 Fumble
4 10:09 1:26 OWN 17 3 -2 Punt
4 4:28 2:33 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
4 0:36 0:36 OWN 34 2 -1 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Falcons
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Donnie Freeman 19 44 2.32 11 1 1
#19 Gregory Hill 2 31 15.50 23 1 0
#46 Charles Johnson 7 24 3.43 11 1 0
#31 Christopher Mills 1 11 11.00 11 1 0
#21 Don Selig 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
Chargers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#33 John Bright 25 197 7.88 60 7 1
#46 James Cruz 9 45 5.00 15 1 0
#9 JJ McCarthy 3 2 0.67 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Falcons
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#19 Gregory Hill 24 19 135 1 / 4 0 14 0 90.10
Chargers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 JJ McCarthy 20 15 160 2 / 18 1 59 0 114.58
Receiving Stats
Falcons
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Langer 4 34 8.50 13 0
#24 Donnie Freeman 3 31 10.33 13 0
#89 Martin Locklear 4 29 7.25 14 0
#88 Ian Kwak 2 12 6.00 10 0
#46 Charles Johnson 2 12 6.00 7 0
#23 Michael Frazier 3 12 4.00 6 0
#31 Christopher Mills 1 5 5.00 5 0
Chargers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Daniel Futch 2 63 31.50 59 1
#40 Rafael Wyman 3 33 11.00 18 0
#83 Ian Kruger 4 32 8.00 11 0
#46 James Cruz 1 13 13.00 13 0
#89 Ricardo Soliz 1 8 8.00 8 0
#82 Samuel Mixon 1 7 7.00 7 0
#33 John Bright 2 2 1.00 3 0
#88 Kyle Chaires 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Falcons
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#46 Charles Johnson 3 6 1 1
#65 Mark Robinson 31 31 0 1
#31 Christopher Mills 17 24 0 1
#89 Martin Locklear 3 23 0 1
#61 Walter Frith 34 31 0 0
#68 Mack Turner 34 37 0 1
#62 Billy Freeman 34 30 0 0
#64 Robert Flynn 30 34 0 1
#13 Adam Langer 0 11 0 0
#88 Ian Kwak 0 11 0 0
#24 Donnie Freeman 3 2 0 0
#54 Terry Ginder 7 0 0 0
#23 Michael Frazier 0 12 0 1
#67 Walter Barclay 5 0 0 0
#21 Don Selig 1 6 0 0
#86 Brian Linsey 1 8 0 0
#59 Walter Smith 0 3 0 0
#40 Kenneth McClay 0 4 0 1
#95 Joesph Conrad 2 5 0 1
#94 Andrew Hicks 2 2 0 0
#38 Jonathon Fitzpatrick 0 2 0 0
#56 George McWhorter 2 3 0 1
#53 Stephen McClellan 1 2 0 1
#90 Pedro Winters 0 1 0 0
#50 Anthony McKee 0 1 0 0
#75 Michael Olson 0 2 0 0
#55 Dustin Becnel 0 1 0 0
#43 James Claflin 0 2 0 0
#47 Roberto Lovell 0 1 0 0
#99 Andrew Johnson 0 2 0 0
#45 Robert Nieves 0 2 0 0
#84 Alan Taylor 0 2 0 0
#36 Albert Kramer 0 1 0 0
Chargers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Eddie Perez 30 37 1 3
#68 George Stevens 24 39 1 2
#89 Ricardo Soliz 0 21 0 1
#88 Kyle Chaires 0 19 0 1
#69 Ronnie Justice 28 39 0 2
#66 Richard Abner 30 38 0 1
#74 Duane Benson 29 34 0 0
#14 Daniel Futch 0 22 0 0
#83 Ian Kruger 0 33 0 0
#40 Rafael Wyman 10 22 0 1
#33 John Bright 8 1 0 0
#31 Timothy Rubino 3 10 0 2
#67 Horace Castillo 6 0 0 0
#53 Luis Houser 2 0 0 0
#61 Darryl Cochran 8 3 0 0
#94 Willie Lewis 5 3 0 0
#22 Miguel Frith 0 2 0 0
#98 David Stephens 0 1 0 0
#80 Bruce Gilreath 0 12 0 1
#70 Thomas Herrera 3 0 0 0
#46 James Cruz 4 1 0 0
#65 Roland Kugler 1 0 0 0
#82 Samuel Mixon 0 1 0 0
#54 Mario Dailey 0 1 0 0
#76 John Schmidt 0 1 0 0
#77 Ronald Ross 0 1 0 0
#43 Christopher Pollard 0 1 0 0
#45 Paul Bryant 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Falcons
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Chargers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Falcons
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#24 Donnie Freeman 1 0 0 0
#36 Albert Kramer 0 1 1 0
#59 Walter Smith 0 1 1 0
Chargers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#33 John Bright 1 0 0 0
#14 Daniel Futch 1 0 0 0
#94 Willie Lewis 0 1 1 0
Punting
Falcons
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Robert Pipkin 5 234 46.80 42.80 50 0
Chargers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Sean Pierce 4 184 46.00 38.00 50 1
Kicking
Falcons
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Charles Morgan 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 54 1 / 1
Chargers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 Merle Garner 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 21 2 / 2
Punt Return
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#21 Don Selig 2 10 5.0 9 0
Chargers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 Timothy Rubino 2 2 1.0 1 0
Kick Return
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#21 Don Selig 1 30 30.0 0
Chargers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Falcons
Name Tackles Sacks
#59 Walter Smith 10 0
#36 Albert Kramer 9 0
#45 Robert Nieves 6 0
#38 Jonathon Fitzpatrick 4 0
#55 Dustin Becnel 4 1
#40 Kenneth McClay 4 0
#75 Michael Olson 3 1
#47 Roberto Lovell 3 0
#95 Joesph Conrad 3 0
#50 Anthony McKee 2 0
#53 Stephen McClellan 1 0
#86 Brian Linsey 1 0
#95 Ronald Rios 1 0
Chargers
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 Willie Lewis 8 0
#23 William Edwards 6 0
#45 Paul Bryant 5 0
#22 Miguel Frith 5 0
#59 William Ellis 4 0
#43 Christopher Pollard 4 0
#57 William Williams 3 0
#54 Mario Dailey 2 1
#35 Thomas Pylant 2 0
#65 Roland Kugler 2 0
#76 John Schmidt 1 0
#41 Roy Strickland 1 0
#66 Richard Abner 1 0
#33 John Bright 1 0
#9 JJ McCarthy 1 0
#34 Patrick Early 1 0
#77 Ronald Ross 1 0
#98 Daniel Koehler 1 0
#37 John Wilson 1 0