Sunday, 09/18/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New England | 7 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:04 |
| Attendance | 68,756 |
Scoring Summary
| SD - NE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 6:16 | NE | TD | Aaron Hernandez 14 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 2:55 | SD | TD | Ryan Mathews 10 yd run (Nick Novak kick) | 7 - 7 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 13:20 | NE | FG | Stephen Gostkowski 22 yd FG | 7 - 10 |
| 2:49 | NE | TD | Rob Gronkowski 10 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 7 - 17 | |
| 0:00 | NE | FG | Stephen Gostkowski 47 yd FG | 7 - 20 | |
| 3rd Quarter | NONE | ||||
| 4th Quarter | 13:33 | SD | TD | Vincent Jackson 3 yd pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick) | 14 - 20 |
| 8:40 | NE | TD | Rob Gronkowski 17 yd pass from Tom Brady (Danny Woodhead 2pt Rush) | 14 - 28 | |
| 5:40 | SD | TD | Vincent Jackson 26 yd pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick) | 21 - 28 | |
| 1:54 | NE | TD | BenJarvus Green-Ellis 16 yd run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 21 - 35 | |
Team Statistics
| SD | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 29 | 28 |
| Passing | 20 | 23 |
| Rushing | 5 | 4 |
| Penalty | 4 | 1 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 10-12 | 7-11 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Net Yards | 470 | 504 |
| Total Plays | 66 | 67 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 98 | 94 |
| Rushes | 24 | 25 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Net Yards Passing | 372 | 410 |
| Completions - Attempts | 29-40 | 31-40 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 8.9 | 9.8 |
| Times Sacked | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 6 | 13 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 0 |
| Punts | 1 | 2 |
| Average Punt | 35.0 | 42.5 |
| Penalties | 6 | 8 |
| Penalty Yards | 44 | 80 |
| Fumbles | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2 | 0 |
Passing
| San Diego | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Rivers | 29 | 40 | 378 | 72.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| New England | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| T. Brady | 31 | 40 | 423 | 77.5 | 10.6 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| San Diego | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Mathews | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 14 | 1 |
| M. Tolbert | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 |
| P. Rivers | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| J. Hester | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New England | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| B. Green-Ellis | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 16 | 1 |
| D. Woodhead | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| S. Ridley | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| T. Brady | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| San Diego | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Jackson | 10 | 172 | 17.2 | 29 | 2 |
| M. Tolbert | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 21 | 0 |
| R. Mathews | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 14 | 0 |
| M. Floyd | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 36 | 0 |
| R. McMichael | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| B. Walters | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| R. Goodman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Gates | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| D. Branch | 8 | 129 | 16.1 | 33 | 0 |
| W. Welker | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 17 | 0 |
| A. Hernandez | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 16 | 1 |
| R. Gronkowski | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 30 | 2 |
| C. Ochocinco | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 |
| D. Woodhead | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| B. Green-Ellis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Kicking
| San Diego | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Novak | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| New England | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| S. Gostkowski | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 47 | 9 |
Punting
| San Diego | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Scifres | 1 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| New England | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| Z. Mesko | 2 | 42.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| San Diego | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Goodman | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Walters | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New England | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| J. Edelman | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| San Diego | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Weddle | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Garay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Sanders | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Jammer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Phillips | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. LaBoy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Cason | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Spikes | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. English | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Gregory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Liuget | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Cesaire | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Tolbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Stuckey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Dielman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| J. Mayo | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Brown | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Chung | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Bodden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. McCourty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Spikes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Love | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Edds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| J. Ihedigbo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Dowling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










