SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 2013 WILD CARD PLAYOFFS GAME INFORMATION PACKET JAN. 5, 2014 at CINCINNATI

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1 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 213 WILD CARD PLAYOFFS GAME INFORMATION PACKET JAN. 5, 214 at CINCINNATI

2 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (9-7) at CINCINNATI BENGALS (11-5) 1:5 a.m. PT Sunday, January 5, 214 Paul Brown Stadium (65,535) Cincinnati, Ohio 213 SCHEDULE REGULAR SEASON Mon. Sept. 9 HOUSTON Qualcomm Stadium L, Sun. Sept. 15 at Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field W, 33-3 Sun. Sept. 22 at Tennessee LP Field L, 17-2 Sun. Sept. 29 DALLAS Qualcomm Stadium W, 3-21 Sun. Oct. 6 at Oakland O.Co. Coliseum L, Mon. Oct. 14 INDIANAPOLIS Qualcomm Stadium W, 19-9 Sun. Oct. 2 at Jacksonville EverBank Field W, 24-6 Sun. Oct. 27 BYE Sun. Nov. 3 at Washington FedEx Field L, 24-3 (OT) Sun. Nov. 1 DENVER Qualcomm Stadium L, 2-28 Sun. Nov. 17 at Miami SunLife Stadium L, 16-2 Sun. Nov. 24 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium W, Sun. Dec. 1 CINCINNATI Qualcomm Stadium L, 1-17 Sun. Dec. 8 N.Y. GIANTS Qualcomm Stadium W, Thu. Dec. 12 at Denver Sports Authority Field W, 27-2 Sun. Dec. 22 OAKLAND Qualcomm Stadium W, Sun. Dec. 29 KANSAS CITY Qualcomm Stadium W, (OT) All times Pacific. Home games in BOLD. Home games will be subject to local blackout rules and will be shown locally if they are sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff. Dates and times are subject to change. TELEVISION AND RADIO COVERAGE CBS Sports (KFMB-TV, Channel 8 in San Diego and KCBS-TV, Channel 2 in Los Angeles and Orange County) Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Phil Simms (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sidelines) Westwood One Radio (National) Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Trent Green (analyst) and Tony Boselli (sidelines) Rock 15.3 FM, XTRA Sports 136 AM (San Diego) and AM 57 KLAC (Los Angeles & Orange County) Josh Lewin (play-by-play) and Hank Bauer (analyst) The Chargers Radio Network also includes KATY 11.3 FM in Temecula and the Inland Empire; KNWH 125 AM in the Yucca Valley; KNWZ 94.3 FM in Palm Springs; KAVL 61 AM in Palmdale and Lancaster; KSPA 151 AM in Ontario, Inland Empire and Rancho Cucamonga; KRAK 91 AM in Victorville and Hesperia; ESPN Radio 11 AM in Las Vegas; KXO 17.5 FM in the Imperial Valley and Yuma, Arizona, and Sirius Satellite Radio. Spanish Radio XHFG 17.3 (San Diego) and KWKW 133 AM (Los Angeles) Jorge Villanueva (play-by-play) and Dante Lazcano (analyst) The Spanish Radio Network includes XHSOL 89.9 FM in Mexicali, Mexico and XEHC 159 AM in Ensenada. TUNE IN ON CHARGERS.COM All Chargers radio broadcasts are now being streamed live on the team s official website, Broadcasts with Josh Lewin on the play-by-play, Hank Bauer on color commentary and Mike Costa on the sidelines for home games will begin two hours before kickoff and continue for 9 minutes of postgame coverage after the game ends. For Immediate Release Monday, Dec. 3, (858) The San Diego Chargers return to the playoffs for the first time since 29 when the Bolts travel to Cincinnati, Ohio and face the Bengals in a Wild Card matchup at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 5, 214. Kickoff is set for 1:5 a.m. PT and CBS Sports will televise the game live to a nationwide audience. Jim Nantz (play-byplay) and Phil Simms (color commentary) will call the action from the broadcast booth and Tracy Wolfson will report from the sidelines. MATCHUP The Chargers qualified for the playoffs in nearly-impossible fashion, though that doesn t accurately describe what it took for the Bolts to qualify for the postseason. Most importantly, the Chargers won their final four games of the regular-season and five of their last six. The recent stretch was capped off by a three-point overtime win over the Kansas City Chiefs, who are headed to the playoffs as the No. 5 seed in the AFC while the Chargers qualify as the No. 6 seed. The Chargers outscored the Chiefs 1- in the fourth quarter to send the regular-season finale to overtime and then drove 16 plays on the opening possession of overtime for a field goal and a lead. The Chargers defense allowed Kansas City to cross midfield but then settled down with nonstop pressure that led to the game ending on downs. The frenetic ending to last Sunday s game was only the tip of what it took for the Bolts to get to this point. Heading into Week 16 of the regular season, the Chargers found themselves needing to win their final two games (versus Oakland and Kansas City) while also needing both Miami and Baltimore to lose their final two. All six things happened with the Bolts defeating the Raiders and Chiefs, while Miami lost to Buffalo and the New York Jets and the Ravens fell to New England and the Bengals. Now the Chargers will return to the Queen City for a playoff game for just the second time in team history and for the first time since the infamous Freezer Bowl in the 1981 AFC Championship Game. That game saw temperatures dip as low as nine degrees below zero with a wind chill of minus 59. Thankfully, temperatures are scheduled to be much more agreeable to both teams as the early forecast is calling for temperatures in the mid-4s with the possibility of rain showers. Cincinnati, the No. 3 seed in the AFC, qualified for the playoffs as the champions of the AFC North. The Bengals went 11-5 this season and a perfect 8- at home, including a win over Baltimore last Sunday to lock up the No. 3 seed. Similar to the Chargers, the Bengals won five of their last six to close out the regular season. One of those wins was a 17-1 win over the Chargers in San Diego on Dec. 1. That win was Cincinnati s 14th in the series, but the Chargers still hold the all-time series edge over the Bengals, PLAYOFFS This is the 18th time in 54 seasons (since 196) that the Chargers have qualified for the playoffs and the first since 29. Head Coach Mike McCoy joins Sid Gillman (196), Don Coryell (1979 Coryell s first full season), Bobby Ross (1992) and Norv Turner (27) as the only rookie coaches in team history to lead the Chargers to the playoffs in their first season. To get there today, the Chargers beat the Chiefs in overtime, marking the first time the team has ever won a game in overtime to clinch a spot McCoy in the playoffs. It s the Bolts eighth appearance in the Wild Card Playoffs and the team is 4-3 in Wild Card games.

3 Rivers passer rating for the 213 season (15.5) was nearly 1 points higher than his career rating of 96. and his 69.5 pct. completion percentage was more than five percentage points higher than his 64.4 career ledger. Rivers will appear in his eighth playoff game with a record of 3-4, but he s 2- in Wild Card games. In seven career playoff appearances, Rivers has completed 134 of 229 (.585) for 1,82 yards with eight touchdowns and nine interceptions. Rivers will also make his fifth start against Cincinnati, looking to even his record against the Bengals at 3-3. In his five previous starts against the Bengals, Rivers has completed 124 of 199 (.623) for 1,431 (286.2 yards per game) with eight touchdowns and five interceptions. When the teams met in San Diego on Dec. 1, Rivers went 23 of 37 for 252 yards with a touchdown and an interception. MATHEWS ENJOYS CAREER SEASON Ryan Mathews, the Chargers first overall pick in the 21 NFL Draft, will make his NFL Playoffs debut on Sunday in Cincinnati, looking to add to a season that saw him rush for a career high 1,255 yards that was the eighth-best in franchise history and seventh-highest in the NFL this season. It was also the most yards by a Chargers running back since LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 1,474 in 27. For Mathews it marked his second 1,-yard season. He topped 1 yards six times in 213, second in the NFL to Philadelphia s LeSean McCoy Mathews Mathews closed the regular season with a career-high 144 yards on 24 carries (6. avg.) against Kansas City, giving him three 1-yard efforts in the Bolts last four games. The only game during that stretch in which he didn t reach the century mark was a 99-yard effort in Week 16 against Oakland. Over the final four games of the regular season, Mathews toted the rock 17 times for 473 yards and three scores. Also impressive was that Mathews had a run of at least 2 yards in each of the Bolts last three games, including carries of 44 (second-longest of the season) and 2 yards last Sunday against the Chiefs. Mathews has firmly etched his name into the conversation for NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors. Mathews is just a year removed from a 77-yard, one touchdown season in which he was limited to just 12 games by two broken collarbones. Besides his 1,255 yards this season, Mathews 285 carries were a career high and they included a stretch in early December when the Chargers played two games in five days, thanks to a Thursday night NFL Network game, and Mathews carried 58 times for 23 yards and two touchdowns in those two games alone. Mathews also did a tremendous job securing the football this season as he lost just one fumble in 311 touches. He also rediscovered his nose for the end zone. After scoring just one touchdown in 212, Mathews has hit paydirt seven times in 213, tying his career high. Six of the touchdowns came on the ground and one through the air. THE SKILL POSITIONS The Chargers possess one of the most-talented group of skill-position players in the NFL and the statistics back that up. The Chargers (and Denver) were the only teams in the league this season to possess three players with at least 7 catches and four touchdowns. They are tight end Antonio Gates, running back Danny Woodhead and wide receiver Keenan Allen. The pacesetter was Gates, an eight-time Pro Bowl pick and the team s leading receiver seven of the last nine seasons. Gates again led the team with 77 catches, good for 872 yards (second on the team) and four touchdowns. On Nov. 24, Gates became the fourth tight end in NFL history to eclipse 7 catches and 9, total yards for his career. Playing in his 158th career game, Gates became the fastest tight end in NFL history to 9, Gates yards and the third-fastest to 7 catches. In 213, Gates posted the third-most receiving yards among tight ends and the fourth-most catches. Allen Second on the team in catches with 76 was Woodhead, just one behind Gates. Woodhead set new career highs across the board this year with his 76 catches, 65 yards and six touchdowns. He finished the regular season with the most touchdown catches among all NFL running backs and the second-most receptions. Woodhead also scored two rushing touchdowns this season to set a new career high for total TDs. Rounding out this trio of passcatchers is Allen, the team s third- Woodhead round pick in the 213 NFL Draft and a leading candidate for NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Allen set team rookie receiving records with 1,46 yards (also a team high) and 71 catches and he led all NFL rookies in 213 in catches, yards and touchdown catches (8). Allen topped the 1,-yard plateau during the Bolts regular-season finale. He bettered John Jefferson s mark of 1,1 yards in 1978 and posted the 35th 1,-yard receiving season in team history. Allen s also became the first 1,-yard rookie since the Bengals A.J. Green in 211 and he became just the fifth rookie since 2 to go over the 1, mark. In Weeks 14-16, Allen caught five touchdown passes in that three-game span, the most by a Chargers wide receiver since Twice this season, Allen racked up over 1 yards in back-to-back games. Prior to this season, a Chargers rookie hadn t achieved that feat since Don Norton in 196. THE OFFENSIVE LINE If the NFL had an Offensive Line of the Year Award, the 213 San Diego Chargers would find themselves serious candidates for this year s honors. Few teams endured as much turnover as the Chargers, as injuries forced coaches Joe D Alessandris and Andrew Dees to start six different combinations of linemen, while playing a total of 16 different combinations on the line at various points this season. Only seven times this season did the Bolts five starting offensive linemen play the entire game. Despite the 213 GAME RELEASE revolving door up front, the Chargers have allowed just 3 sacks this season, tied for the fourth-fewest sacks in the league with Chicago. One of the three teams to allow fewer sacks then the Chargers and the Bears was Cincinnati with 29. More impressively, however, the Chargers only endured 15 yards in losses as result of those sacks, which was the second-lowest total in the NFL this season. The Chargers offensive line also helped block for more than 1 yards on the ground in 12 of 16 games, four straight and seven of the last eight, including a seasonbest 186 in the regular-season finale against Kansas City. In the Chargers last four games against the New York Giants, Denver, Oakland and the Chiefs, the Bolts rushed for 144, 177, 148 and 186 yards, respectively. The leader of the line is center Nick Hardwick, who played the most snaps of any lineman this season. The 1th-year man out of Purdue, who is responsible for calling out the blocking schemes up front, was in the starting lineup every week as he s started 66 straight regular-season games at center and 135 for his career. Hardwick Another player having a season worthy of acknowledgement is guard and tackle Jeromey Clary. In his seventh season out of Kansas State, Clary was the team s starting right tackle from the end of the 27 season through 212, but when the Chargers selected D.J. Fluker with their top pick in the 213 NFL Draft, Clary unselfishly heeded the coaches request that he move to right guard, a position he hasn t played his entire career save for a few snaps during a game in Jacksonville in 27. Much like Hardwick, Clary Clary has started all but one game this season and he was a consistent force along the line. His team-first attitude was tremendous this season as he took to mentoring the young Fluker, while also seeing action at his former right tackle spot in the middle of the season, including starts there in three games when injuries forced the Bolts to shift Fluker to left tackle. Fluker, 6-5, 339, joins Keenan Allen in the conversation for postseason honors as he started all but one game and in the middle of the season, he took on the monumental task of playing left tackle in five games, including starts there against Miami, Kansas City and the Bengals. What s most impressive about that move is that Fluker hadn t played left tackle since he was a prep at Foley High School in Foley, Ala. For a young player who s just getting his feet wet in the NFL, playing left tackle means protecting the quarterback s blind side and facing some of the NFL s most-feared pass rushers. Fluker THE CHARGERS DEFENSE The Chargers played some of their best football of the season on defense down the stretch, recording 1 total takeaways in the last six games. In the second half of the season, the Chargers didn t allow a single team to record more than 4 yards of total offense after giving up more than 4 yards four times and more than 5 yards twice in the season s first eight games. The unit got particularly stingy in the month of December in helping the Bolts to a mark of 4-1. The defense gave up just yards per game in December, sixth-fewest in the NFL. And the Bolts got stingy on the scoreboard too in the final calendar month, giving up just 17.6 points per game, third-fewest in the NFL. Lastly, the Bolts got down to business by buckling down on third downs, giving up just 37.5 percent of opponent third-down conversions in December. It included a 3-of-8 performance against the New York Giants, a 2-of-9 performance at Denver, a 4-of-13 effort against Oakland and a 6-of-14 showing last Sunday against the Chiefs. Both San Diego s run and pass defense were significantly improved in December. In the middle of the month, the Bolts held the Giants, Broncos and Raiders to 92, a season-low 18 and 59 yards rushing, respectively, and San Diego s secondary, much-maligned for most of the season, racked up four interceptions and 21 passes defensed in those same three contests. The leader of this secondary is safety Eric Weddle, who last week was ticketed for the Pro Bowl for just the second time in his career. Weddle had an outstanding all-around season, topping 1 tackles to lead the team for the second year in a row, while eclipsing the century mark for the third time in seven professional seasons. He tied for the team lead with two interceptions during the regular season and he was second on the Weddle squad with 1 passes defensed. THE SPECIAL TEAMS Punter Mike Scifres went the first nine games of the season without a touchback and 3 of his 56 punts this season landed inside the 2. Kicker Nick Novak enjoyed a record-breaking season as he finished the year 34-of-37 on field goals for a new team record.919 conversion rate. It bettered the previous mark of.914 (32 of 35) set by Nate Kaeding in 29. Novak s 34 made field goals tied John Carney s single-season record set during the Bolts lone Super Bowl season in Novak finished the regular-season a perfect 11-of-11 from beyond 4 yards, while two of his three misses Novak during the season were kicks that were blocked. 213 GAME RELEASE 2

4 BOLTS FINISH 4-2 IN AWESOME AFC WEST The AFC West proved to be the NFL s best this season, putting three teams into the playoffs with the Chagers, Broncos and Chiefs all advancing to the Super Bowl Tournament. The AFC West becomes the NFL s first division since the NFC North in 211 (Baltimore, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh) to advance three teams to the postseason. The Chargers closed out the 213 regular-season with four straight AFC West wins to finish the season 4-2 in the division. Since Philip Rivers became the Chargers starter in 26, the Bolts have won four AFC West titles and are (.78) in division games. San Diego has never had a losing record in the AFC West since Rivers took over as quarterback. In his first four seasons (26-9) the Bolts went 5-1 in division play. FINAL 213 AFC WEST STANDINGS Team W L T PF PA HM AY AFC NFC DIV Denver Kansas City Chargers Oakland Last Week Wild Card Playoffs Next Week at Chargers 27, Kansas City 24 (OT) Chargers at Cincinnati Divisional Playoffs TBD Denver 34, at Oakland 14 Kansas City at Indianapolis Denver (bye) BOLTS LEAD NFL IN LONG DRIVES A big key to the Chargers success this season was their ability to sustain long drives. The Chargers led the NFL in 1-play drives (39) and 1-play drive points (157). Last Sunday in the win over the Chiefs that vaulted the Chargers into the playoffs, the Bolts assembled a game-winning drive that consumed 16 plays, which tied as the team s second-longest scoring drive of the season. Against the Chiefs, the Bolts had three scoring drives of 1-plays or longer that resulted in two touchdowns and the game-winning field goal. Because of their ability to sustain drives, the Bolts also led the NFL in average time of possession (32:59). Several recent games showed a huge time of possession advantage. On Dec. 8 versus New York, the Bolts held a 36:56 to 23:4 advantage, on Dec. 12 in Denver, the Bolts nearly doubled up the Broncos, 38:49 to 21:11, and on Dec. 22 against Oakland, the Bolts outpossessed the Raiders, 34:42 to 25:18. A catalyst of this success was the offense s performance on third downs as the Bolts also led the NFL in third-down conversions at 49. percent. It was the third-highest for a season in team history and the 29th highest all-time in NFL history. Another catalyst was the Chargers average of 23.3 first downs per game, which was third-highest in the NFL. All of these numbers were helped by the team s average 5.61 yards per play on first down, which was 1th-best in the NFL. JUST WIN In 22, the NFL realigned to its current eight-division format. Since then, the Chargers have positioned themselves as one of the league s most successful franchises. The Chargers 112 wins since 22 are tied with Baltimore and Denver for sixth-most in the NFL. San Diego s five division titles are tied for sixth-most since 2 and the team s six playoff appearances are tied for eighth-most. The Chargers are since 22. All-time the Chargers won the 4th game in franchise history on Sept. 15 in Philadelphia and the franchise s all-time record is Philip Rivers A common thread through most of the team s recent success has been quarterback Philip Rivers, who has led the Chargers to a mark of (.617) in the regular season as the team s starting quarterback. It includes a mark of at home and 34-3 on the road. Rivers joined the Chargers in 24 and became the team s starting signal-caller in 26. He led the team to AFC West titles in each of his first four seasons as the starter. Since 6, Rivers 32,221 passing yards are second in the NFL to New Orleans quarterback and former Chargers signal-caller Drew Brees 38,733. MR. DECEMBER While former New York Yankees superstar Reggie Jackson was known as Mr. October, in San Diego, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers might as well be known as Mr. December. Rivers propelled the Chargers into the postseason by continuing to build upon his resume as one of the NFL s all-time leading quarterbacks in the month of December. He raised his career record in December this year to 3-6 by going 4-1. Since 26, it s the most wins in the NFL by any starting quarterback in the month. New England s Tom Brady is second with 28. Rivers ranks third alltime in the month of December with a passer rating of 98.9 that is bettered only by Green Bay s Aaron Rodgers (14.8) and Denver s Peyton Manning (1.7). In 37 career December games, Rivers has completed 682 of 1,87 (62.7 pct.) for 8,337 yards with 66 touchdowns and just 2 interceptions. FAMILIAR FACES 213 GAME RELEASE Chargers long snapper Mike Windt is a native of Cincinnati. He prepped at Elder High School, played collegiately at the University of Cincinnati and signed with the Bengals as an undrafted rookie in 21. Defensive tackle Kwame Geathers brother, Robert, is a defensive end for the Bengals, however he is on injured-reserve with an elbow injury. Tight end Antonio Gates finished his collegiate career on the hardwood at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco played football at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio. Assistant Offensive Line Coach Andrew Dees played for the Bengals in Tight Ends Coach Jason Michael was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. Assistant Special Teams Coach Craig Aukerman was a graduated assistant from 21-2 at Miami (Ohio) University and he s a native of McComb, Ohio. Offensive Quality Contro Coach Nick Sirianni played wide receiver as a collegian at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. Scout Donovan Beidelschies is a native of Tiffin, Ohio. Director of Pro Scouting Dennis Abraham played collegiately at Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Bengals quarterback Josh Johnson played collegiately at the University of San Diego. The Toreros head coach at the time was current San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh. Cornerback Leon Hall is from Vista, Calif. a suburb of San Diego and he prepped at Vista High School. Strength and conditioning coach Chip Morton was an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Chargers from Quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese attended USD, served as an assistant coach with the school from and is the son of former Chargers offensive coordinator Ernie Zampese. Defensive backs coach Mark Carrier played collegiately at USC. Other Bengals with ties to Southern California include: linebacker Vontaze Burfict (Corona, Calif.), safety Tony Dye (Corona, Calif. and UCLA), wide receiver Marvin Jones (Fontana, Calif.), linebacker Rey Maualuga (USC) and safety Taylor Mays (USC). CRUNCH TIME On Dec. 29, in the 213 regular-season finale, Philip Rivers led the Chargers to the playoffs with his 17th career fourth-quarter come-from-behind victory. The Chargers trailed Kansas City heading into the final stanza and outscored the Chiefs 1- in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime and then the Bolts won the contest in the extra session. The end marked the first time in team history that the Chargers won a game in overtime to reach the playoffs. Rivers fourth-quarter comeback against the Chiefs was his second of the season. It was also the Chargers fourth-straight win over their rivals from Kansas City. On Nov. 24 at Arrowhead Stadium, the Chargers trailed the Chiefs entering the fourth quarter before coming back to win, Here is a look at Rivers 17-career fourth-quarter come-from-behind wins. Date Opp. Deficit Final Score 11/12/6 at Cin Won, /19/6 at Den Won, /26/6 vs. Oak Won, /24/6 at Sea Won, /9/7 at Ten Won, (OT) 9/28/8 at Oak Won, /14/8 at K.C Won, /21/8 at T.B Won, /3/9 Ind.^ Won, (OT) HALL OF FAME BOUND Date Opp. Deficit Final Score 9/14/9 at Oak Won, /8/9 at NYG 2-14 Won, /7/1 at Hou Won, /11/11 Min Won, /15/13 at Phi Won, /29/13 Dal Won, /24/13 at K.C Won, /29/13 K.C Won, (OT) ^AFC Wild Card Playoffs There is little doubt that five years after he catches his final NFL pass, Antonio Gates is headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. An eight-time Pro Bowl pick and five-time Associated Press All-Pro, Gates this season became only the fourth tight end in NFL history to eclipse 7 career catches and 9, career yards. Playing in just his 158th career game when he did it, Gates became the fastest tight end in league history to reach 9, yards and the third-fastest to 7 career catches. Gates Gates 719 career catches are fourth-most in NFL history among tight ends behind Shannon Sharpe (815), Dallas Jason Witten (879) and Atlanta s Tony Gonzalez s (1,325). Gates 9,193 receiving yards are also fourth behind the same three, but in the order of Gonzalez (15,127), Sharpe (1,6) and Witten (9,799). Already the Chargers all-time leader, Gates 87 career touchdown catches are second-most among tight ends in NFL history behind Gonzalez s 111, but Gates total of 6 touchdowns between he and Philip Rivers is the most in NFL history between a quarterback-tight end tandem. Where Gates has really earned his stripes is on third down as one of the mostclutch receivers the NFL has ever seen. Gates 213 career third-down catches are 23rd most in NFL history and third most among tight ends behind Gonzalez and Witten. But even more impressively, Gates has caught 3 of his 87-career touchdown passes on third down, seventh-most in NFL history among all players and second-most among tight ends. 213 GAME RELEASE 3

5 On Jan. 15, 213, Mike McCoy was named the 15th head coach in team history. In his first season at the helm in San Diego, McCoy led the Chargers to a 9-7 regular season and a Wild Card spot in the AFC Playoffs. McCoy joins Sid Gillman (196), Don Coryell (1979 Coryell s first full season), Bobby Ross (1992) and Norv Turner (27) as the only rookie coaches in team history to lead the Chargers to the playoffs in their first season. To get there, the Chargers beat Kansas City in overtime, marking the first time the team McCoy MIKE McCOY has ever won a game in overtime to clinch a spot in the playoffs. McCoy came from Denver, where he spent the seasons. In 212, he was part of a staff that saw the Broncos win the second-most games in franchise history (13). Denver won 11 straight games to end the regular season and entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the AFC. McCoy began his coaching career with Carolina in 2, joining the Panthers as an offensive assistant before being elevated to quarterbacks coach. He spent a total of nine seasons with the Panthers, serving additionally as wide receivers coach (21), quarterbacks coach (22-8) and passing game coordinator (27-8). The Panthers totaled three playoff appearances, two division titles, two NFC Championship Game appearances and a berth in Super Bowl XXXVIII (23) during McCoy s tenure on the staff. McCoy played quarterback at Long Beach State and the University of Utah before signing with Denver as an undrafted free agent in He spent his rookie season on the practice squad in Green Bay and then had stops with NFL Europe s Amsterdam Admirals, his hometown San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles before concluding his playing career with the Canadian Football League s Calgary Stampeders in McCoy was born in San Francisco on April 1, He and his wife, Kellie, have a daughter, Liv, and a son, Luke. Mike McCoy at-a-glance 16th NFL Season and 1st with Chargers (1st as Head Coach) Career Regular-Season Record: 9-7 / Career Playoff Record: - NEXT MAN UP The Chargers offensive line allowed only 3 sacks this season, tied for fourth-fewest in the NFL. No lineman played every snap of the season and only seven times (Sept. 9 vs. Houston, Nov. 3 at Washington, Nov. 24 at Kansas City, Dec. 1 vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 8 vs. New York, Dec. 22 vs. Oakland and Dec. 29 vs. Kansas City) did the starting five played every snap of an entire game. At various times, the Chargers played 16 different offensive line combinations using five different left tackles, four left and right guards, three right tackles and two centers. Below is a look at the list of linemen who ve seen time at the different positions and all 16 combinations that have played. Left Tackle: King Dunlap, Mike Remmers, D.J. Fluker, Mike Harris and Nick Becton Left Guard: Chad Rinehart, Stephen Schilling, Rich Ohrnberger and Johnnie Troutman Center: Nick Hardwick and Rich Ohrnberger Right Guard: Jeromey Clary, Rich Ohrnberger, Stephen Schilling and Chad Rinehart Right Tackle: D.J. Fluker, Jeromey Clary and Mike Harris Left Tackle Left Guard Center Right Guard Right Tackle Dunlap Rinehart Hardwick Clary Fluker Dunlap Rinehart Hardwick Clary Harris Dunlap Ohrnberger Hardwick Clary Harris Dunlap Troutman Hardwick Clary Fluker Dunlap Schilling Hardwick Clary Fluker Fluker Troutman Hardwick Ohrnberger Clary Fluker Troutman Hardwick Rinehart Clary Fluker Troutman Ohrnberger Rinehart Clary Harris Troutman Hardwick Ohrnberger Clary Harris Troutman Hardwick Ohrnberger Fluker Harris Troutman Hardwick Schilling Fluker Harris Troutman Hardwick Clary Fluker Harris Schilling Hardwick Clary Fluker Becton Troutman Hardwick Clary Fluker Remmers Troutman Hardwick Clary Fluker THE HEAD COACHES 213 GAME RELEASE 4 DRAFT SUCCESS 213 GAME RELEASE Marvin Lewis is in his 11th season as the Bengals head coach. The longest-tenured and winningest head coach in franchise history, Lewis has led Cincinnati to the postseason in four of the last five years, including a record of 11-5 and an AFC North title in 213. The Bengals went 1-6 in 212, earning a Wild Card playoff spot. They went 7-1 in the season s second half, tying the best second-half by a Cincinnati team in a 16-game season. The 212 Bengals became only the Lewis MARVIN LEWIS ninth team since 199 to go from 3-5 to the playoffs. Lewis was the consensus choice as NFL Coach of the Year in 29, after the Bengals won the AFC North and swept all six division games. The Bengals were also AFC North champions under Lewis in 25. Prior to joining the Bengals in 23, Lewis spent the 22 season as the Washington Redskins defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. He spent six seasons (1996-1) as defensive coordinator with the Baltimore Ravens, a tenure that included a Super Bowl victory in the 2 season. In 2, Lewis defense set the NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game season (165). Lewis also spent four seasons ( ) with the Pittsburgh Steelers as linebackers coach. Lewis was an All-Big Sky Conference linebacker at Idaho State from He also saw action at quarterback and free safety. Lewis was inducted into Idaho State s Hall of Fame in 21. A native of McDonald, Pa. Lewis and his wife, Peggy, have two children. Marvin Lewis at-a-glance 22nd NFL Season and 11th with Bengals (11th as Head Coach) Career Regular-Season Record: / Career Playoff Record: -4 NEXT MAN UP - PART II Though not as significant as the offensive line, the Chargers have also had numerous changes in their linebacker ranks as well. Primarily due to injury and partly due to formation, only twice this season, Weeks 6-7 and 12-13, did the Chargers start the same linebackers in consecutive games. Below is a breakdown of the Chargers starting linebackers corps Weeks OLB ILB ILB OLB Week 1 Dwight Freeney Bront Bird Donald Butler Jarret Johnson Week 2 Dwight Freeney Reggie Walker Doanald Butler Jarret Johnson Week 3 Dwight Freeney Bront Bird Reggie Walker Jarret Johnson Week 4 Dwight Freeney Manti Te o Donald Butler Jarret Johnson Week 5 Larry English Manti Te o Donald Butler Jarret Johnson Week 6 Larry English Manti Te o Andrew Gachkar Tourek Williams Week 7 Larry English Manti Te o Andrew Gachkar Tourek Williams Week 8 bye Week 9 Larry English Manti Te o Andrew Gachkar Jarret Johnson Week 1 Larry English Manti Te o Donald Butler Thomas Keiser Week 11 Tourek Williams Manti Te o Donald Butler Jarret Johnson Week 12 Tourek Williams Manti Te o Donald Butler Reggie Walker Week 13 Tourek Williams Manti Te o Donald Butler Reggie Walker Week 14 Tourek Williams Manti Te o Donald Butler Jarret Johnson Week 15 Thomas Keiser Manti Te o Donald Butler Reggie Walker Week 16 Melvin Ingram Manti Te o Donald Butler Jarret Johnson Week 17 Thomas Keiser Mantio Te o Donald Butler Reggie Walker When General Manager Tom Telesco took the reigns in San Diego in January 213, one thing he indicated was his desire to help build the Chargers through strong drafts. If 213 is any indication, he s off to a good start as every choice is still with the team. Five of the six players the Chargers drafted spent the entire season on the active roster and a sixth, cornerback Steve Williams, Telesco spent the year on Reserve-Injured after being hurt during the preseason. The Bolts 213 draft class included first-rounder D.J. Fluker, the team s starting right tackle; second-rounder Manti Te o, who starts at inside linebacker; third-rounder Keenan Allen, who is a leading candidate for NFL Rookie of the Year honors and set team rookie records with 1,46 yards and seven catches to go along with eight touchdowns; sixth-rounder Tourek Williams, who had his first career sack along with a forced fumble Nov. 1 against Denver, and seventh-rounder Brad Sorensen, who is the Chargers third quarterback. The Chargers also had two undrafted rookies earn spots on the opening day roster, safety Jahleel Addae from Central Michigan and defensive tackle Kwame Geathers from Georgia.

6 POSITION-BY-POSITION ROSTER OFFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS QUARTERBACKS Philip Rivers is in his 1th season with the Chargers and his eighth as the starting quarterback. He s started 128 consecutive games, second-most in the NFL among active quarterbacks behind Eli Manning s 151. Rivers threw for 4,478 yards and 32 touchdowns this season, setting a team record, leading the NFL and posting a career-high for completion percentage (69.5), while tying his career-high and team record with a 15.5 passer rating. A five-time Pro Bowl pick and four-time team MVP, Rivers is the Chargers franchise leader in completion percentage (64.4) and passer rating (96.), while he ranks second all-time in passing yards (32,369), completions (2,646) and attempts (4,18). He s won four AFC West titles during his reign as the team s starting quarterback. Rivers passed for 25 touchdowns for a sixth-consecutive season, joining Peyton Manning and Drew Brees as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with 25 touchdowns in at least six consecutive seasons. Rivers tossed 32 touchdowns for a third-career 3- touchdown season and 4, yards for the fifth time in his career. Rivers closed out 213 by throwing a touchdown pass in 2-consecutive games, tied with Dan Fouts (1979-8) for the second-longest streak in team history. Rivers had four games this season with 39-or-more yards, tied with Dan Marino (1984) and Joe Montana (199) for the most in a season in NFL history. He also had three games in which he completed at least 2 passes and 8 percent of his pass attempts joining Brett Favre (29) and Drew Brees (211) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to do so three times in a season. Also during the season, Rivers became the first quarterback in team history to throw for over 4 yards in consecutive games. He had a team-record three 4-yard games in 213, raising his career total to six, which is tied with Dan Fouts for most in team history. Rivers also had five 3-yard games, raising his career total to 33. Charlie Whitehurst is in his sixth season in San Diego as the backup quarterback, while 213 seventh-round draft choice, Brad Sorensen from Southern Utah rounds out the quarterback position. RUNNING BACKS Ryan Mathews rushed for a career-high 1,255 yards this season, the eighth-most yards in a season in team history and the seventh-most in the NFL this season. They were also the most since LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 1,474 in 27. He is the Chargers fifth all-time leading rusher with 3,731 yards and he s tied for sixth in team history with 2 career rushing touchdowns. Complementing Mathews in the backfield are Ronnie Brown and Danny Woodhead. Brown scored his first rushing touchdown since 211 in Week 3 at Tennessee. Woodhead finished the regular season with the most touchdown catches among all NFL running backs (6) and the second-most receptions (76), good for 65 yards. All three totals were career highs. He also scored two rushing touchdowns this season to set a new career high for total TDs with eight. Le Ron Mc- Clain is the lone fullback on the roster. He s rushed for 1,31 yards and 13 touchdowns during his career. TIGHT ENDS Eight-time Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates was an all-star every season from Gates is the franchise s all-time leader for career receptions (719) and touchdown catches (87). They are the second-most touchdown catches by a tight end in NFL history. Gates led the team this season with 77 catches and he was second with 872 yards. Gates has 21-career 1-yard games, sixth-most in team history and fourthmost among all NFL tight ends since 196. Gates is third on the team s all-time receiving list with 9,193 yards, just 1 yards behind Hall of Fame wide receiver Charlie Joiner, who s second with 9, fourth-round draft pick Ladarius Green caught his firstcareer touchdown pass, a 6-yarder, Nov. 24 at Kansas City, his second, a 3 yarder, on Dec. 1 vs. Cincinnati and his third, a 22-yarder, against the Chiefs again on Dec. 29. Green s 6-yarder in the first game against the Chiefs was the longest catch by a Chargers tight end since Gates had a 72-yarder for a touchdown in the Chargers Dec. 19, 24 AFC West-clinching win at Cleveland. Green had 17 catches for 376 yards (22.1 avg.) on the season. Jake Byrne completes the tight ends. WIDE RECEIVERS 213 GAME RELEASE The Chargers receiving corps is led by rookie third-round pick Keenan Allen. Allen led all NFL rookies and set a team rookie record with 1,46 yards receiving and 71 catches. Allen posted the 35th 1,-yard season in franchise history and the first by an NFL rookie since Cincinnati s A.J. Green had 1,57 yards in 211. Allen is just the fifth NFL rookie since 2 to go over 1, yards. His eight touchdown catches were most among rookies in 213 and second-most in team history for a rookie to John Jefferson s 13 in This season, Allen became the first Chargers rookie since Don Norton in 196 to record back-to-back 1-yard games, doing it twice, and his five total 1-yard games set another team rookie record. Allen had his fifth 1-yard game on Dec. 1 vs. Cincinnati, leading the team with eight catches and 16 yards. Allen did not play in the Chargers first game this season and in Weeks 2-3 he only caught three passes combined for 3 yards. Eddie Royal caught a career-high eight touchdown passes. He caught his eighth in the 213 regular-season finale on Dec. 29 vs. Kansas City. Royal set a career high with three TD catches in the Bolts Sept. 15 game at Philadelphia. He is a multi-talented player who has collected 5,677 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns during his career as a receiver, rusher, punt returner and kick returner, including 2,972 yards and 18 touchdowns as a receiver. Royal set up a Chargers touchdown Nov. 24 at Kansas City with a season-long 54-yard catch, his longest since a 93-yarder during his rookie season in Denver. Vincent Brown, a 211 thirdround pick from San Diego State, finished the regular season fifth on the team with 41 catches, good for 472 yards and a touchdown. Seyi Ajirotutu had the biggest catch of his career when he hauled in a 26-yard game-winning touchdown catch with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter Nov. 24 at Kansas City. It was his only catch of the day and just his third of the season. Ajirotutu led the squad this season with 12 special teams tackles. Lavelle Hawkins returned eight kickoffs for 176 yards (22. avg.). OFFENSIVE LINE The Chargers offensive line allowed just 3 sacks this season, tied for fourth-fewest in the NFL. Nick Hardwick is back for his 1th season at center, holding down the same spot he s held for 135 career games and 66 in a row. Jeromey Clary, who had spent his entire career at right tackle, has moved to right guard, clearing the way for the team s top pick in the 213 NFL Draft, D.J. Fluker, to play right tackle. The left side of the Chargers offensive line also features two new faces as former Philadelphia Eagle King Dunlap starts at left tackle and Chad Rinehart starts at left guard. 212 fifth-round pick Johnnie Troutman started nine games at left guard for Rinehart, while the latter was dealing with a toe injury. Also in the middle of the season, Fluker started three games at left tackle and Clary three games at right tackle while Dunlap was out. Rich Ohrnberger has seen time this season as a backup at right and left guard and center. Stephen Schilling has seen action at both right and left guard. Tackle Willie Smith has seen limited action in two games while fellow tackle Kenny Wiggins has yet to play. SPECIAL TEAMS Mike Scifres, who averaged a franchise-best 48.3 yards per punt in 213, is the team s all-time leader for career punting average at In 213, Scifres landed 3 of his 56 punts inside the 2 and he had just one touchback. He owns the NFL s highest career percentage of punts landed inside the 2 (min. 5 attempts). Of Scifres 629 career punts, 257 have landed inside the 2 (4.9%). Scifres one touchback was second-fewest in the NFL this season. Washington s Sav Rocca was the only player with less as he didn t have any in 84 attempts. And despite punting 28 fewer times, Scifres had four more punts inside the 2 than Rocca. Nick Novak finished the regular-season 34-of-37 on field goals, setting a new team record with a.919 conversion rate, bettering the previous mark of 91.4 percent (32 of 35) set by Nate Kaeding in 29. Novak s 34 field goals tied John Carney s single-season record set during the Chargers lone Super Bowl season in His 34th was an overtime game winner on Dec. 29 that lofted the Chargers into the AFC Playoffs. Novak was a perfect 11-of-11 from beyond 4 yards during the regular season. He hit 17 in a row to close out the regular season. Novak scored 144 points this season, third-most in the NFL among kickers and his 34 field goals were third-most in the league. Novak has 353 career points with the Chargers, good for eighth on the team s career scoring list. He s also converted 88 consecutive PATs, the second-longest consecutive streak in team history. He s attempted 91 career field goals for the Chargers and he needs nine more attempts to qualify for the team s all-time list for career field goal percentage (min. 1 attempts). Presently Novak s current career percentage of 86.8 is second, just two-tenths of a point behind Kaeding s 87. career mark. Kaeding hit 18 of 27 for the Chargers during his career. Novak is 79 of 91 for his career. Veteran long snapper Mike Windt is in his fourth season with the Bolts. 213 GAME RELEASE 5

7 DEFENSIVE LINE The Chargers defensive line is led by bookend starting defensive end Corey Liuget and Kendall Reyes. Liuget led the defensive line during the regular season with 5 tackles, 5.5 sacks (team high), 1 tackles for loss (team high), 17 pressures (team high) and 18 quarterback hits (team high). Liuget tied his career high with two sacks Oct. 2 in Jacksonville. On Dec. 12 against Denver he had two pressures, one which led to a 12- yard sack and another that led to an interception. Reyes had five sacks (second on the team) to go along with 42 tackles, 13 pressures (second on the team) and 16 quarterback hits (second on the team). Cam Thomas intercepted his first-career pass on the first play of the season against Houston and he had a season-high three tackles for loss in the regular-season finale against Kansas City. Lawrence Guy blocked a field goal attempt on Nov. 3 at Washington and also batted a pass that was intercepted in the end zone for a touchdown by fellow defensive lineman Sean Lissemore. Guy had two passes defensed and two quarterback hits in the Bolts Dec. 8 win against New York. Lissemore had his first sack of the season Oct. 6 in Oakland and on Nov. 3 at Washington he scored his first-career touchdown when he caught a deflected pass out of the air in the end zone. Lissemore has 31 tackles, five tackles for loss and two sacks, recording his second Nov. 17 in Miami. Undrafted rookie defensive tackle Kwame Geathers has three tackles and rounds out the defensive line. LINEBACKERS Donald Butler, the unit s signal-caller on defense, led the linebackers with 99 stops, including a season-high 13 and two tackles for loss in the regular-season finale against Kansas City. Butler had his first interception of the season and the third of his career Dec. 8 off the New York Giants Eli Manning. Manti Te o starts opposite Butler and has 93 tackles, second among the LBs, and five tackles for loss. Te o closed out the regular season with a season-high 11 stops against Kansas City. Bront Bird, Andrew Gachkar and Reggie Walker have also seen time. Bird, a former undrafted free agent from Texas Tech, has 25 tackles. Gachkar, a former seventh-round pick in 211 from Missouri, started three games for Butler, and also has 25 stops on the year. Gachkar led the team with three special teams tackles Dec. 1 vs. Cincinnati. Walker collected his first-career sack and a career-best 11 tackles on Sept. 22 at Tennessee. Walker has three sacks this season. He paced the defense with three quarterback pressures Nov. 24 at Kansas City. At outside linebacker, Jarret Johnson has three sacks. Tourek Williams, a 213 sixth-round draft pick from Florida International, had his first-career sack, along with a forced fumble Nov. 1 against Denver. Thomas Keiser has 4.5 sacks. He had his second career interception that helped clinch a Chargers win Dec. 12 at Denver and he tied his single-game high with two sacks against Jacksonville on Oct. 2. Keiser also paced the squad with three quarterback hits in the Bolts first meeting of the season with Denver on Nov. 1. Melvin Ingram returned from a left ACL injury Dec. 8 against New York. He had his first sack of the season, along with a forced fumble on Dec. 22 vs. Oakland and on Dec. 29 vs. Kansas City, he led the team with three quarterback pressures. Ingram spent the first 13 weeks of the season on the Active-Physically Unable to Perform list. As a rookie in 212, he tied for second on the team with 18 quarterback pressures. POSITION-BY-POSITION ROSTER DEFENSE SECONDARY 213 GAME RELEASE Eric Weddle led the team with 114 tackles, his second-straight and third-career 1- tackle season. Weddle had a highlight-reel leaping interception off Oakland s Matt Mc- Gloin on Dec. 22. He intercepted his first pass of the season Dec. 1 vs. Cincinnati and set a new career high with 16 tackles Nov. 3 in Washington. Marcus Gilchrist lines up at strong safety. A second-round pick in 211, Gilchrist played safety in college at Clemson, but spent the majority of his first two NFL seasons as a slot corner. He, like Weddle, had two interceptions, along with 84 tackles and a sack. Gilchrist picked off passes Oct. 2 at Jacksonville and Nov. 24 at Kansas City. Jahleel Addae, an undrafted rookie from Central Michigan, has seen quite a bit of playing time and had his first NFL sack Oct. 2 at Jacksonville. Addae had 32 tackles on the year. Brandon Taylor, a third-round pick from LSU in 212, has been working his way back from a serious knee injury suffered during a game against the New York Jets last December. He and Darrell Stuckey, a 21 fourthround draft pick from Kansas who is tied for third on the team with 1 special teams tackles, round out the safety position. At cornerback, Shareece Wright, a 211 third-round pick, had his first career interception Dec. 8 vs. New York and he leads the team with 13 passes defensed, including a team-high three versus the Giants. Richard Marshall moved into the starting lineup Dec. 1 vs. Cincinnati. He has 61 stops and six passes defensed on the season. Derek Cox had his first interception of the season to close out the Chargers Oct. 14 win over Indianapolis. He has six passes defensed. Crezdon Butler and Marcus Cromartie round out the secondary. Butler was responsible for the game-deciding forced fumble that helped the Chargers clinch their Sept. 29 win over Dallas. Cromartie was signed to the active roster Dec. 18 after Johnny Patrick was placed on Reserve-Injured with an ankle injury. Cromartie did not play Dec. 22 vs. Oakland. 213 GAME RELEASE 6

8 PHILIP RIVERS AWARDS Twice this season, Philip Rivers has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week. He earned his first award of 213 in Week 2 after leading the Chargers to a 33-3 come-from-behind victory over Philadelphia in the Eagles Sept. 15 home opener at Lincoln Financial Field. The Chargers trailed in the fourth quarter and Rivers drove the Bolts on a nine-play, 51-yard drive to set up Nick Novak s game-winning field goal that broke a 3-3 tie. Rivers won his second award after leading the Chargers to a 3-21 win over the Dallas Cowboys at Qualcomm Stadium on Sept. 29. He passed for 41 yards and completed 35 of 42 (83.3 percent) in helping the Chargers rally from a 21-1 deficit for the win. Rivers completion percentage in the game was the highest in NFL history for a quarterback who d attempted at least 4 passes in a game. He also helped the Chargers come back from a 21-2 fourth quarter deficit for the 14th fourth-quarter comeback of his career. Also following the Cowboys game, Rivers was also named Offensive Player of the Week by Peter King s Monday Morning Quarterback. Rivers was also named FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week after the Chargers Nov. 24 Week 12 win at Kansas City (41-38). Rivers passed for 392 yards against the Chiefs and threw the game-winning 26-yard touchdown pass to Seyi Ajirotutu with 24 seconds left in the game. Rivers went 27 of 39 against the Chiefs with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Allen RIVERS AND WEDDLE HEADED TO HAWAII Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and free safety Eric Weddle have both been selected for the 214 Pro Bowl to be played Jan. 26, 214 at Hawaii s Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. It s the fifth-career Pro Bowl appointment for Rivers and the second for Weddle. Rivers other Pro Bowl seasons have been 26, 29, 21 and 211. Weddle will play in his second career Pro Bowl (211) when he suits up in Honolulu. the Chargers have five players who were voted as alternates for the Pro Bowl. They include tight end Antonio Gates (3rd Alternate), center Nick Hardwick (4th Alternate), Fullback Le Ron McClain (4th Alternate), punter Mike Scifres (4th Alternate) and running back Ryan Mathews (6th Alternate). McCOY EARNS WEEKLY HONOR Mike McCoy earned his first NFL coaching honor when he was named Coach of the Week by Peter King s Monday Morning Quarterback following the Chargers Week 2 win in Philadelphia. The Chargers bounced back from a three point season-opening loss to Houston on six days rest and ruined Chip Kelly s home debut in the City of Brotherly Love by winning the game, 33-3, on a 46-yard Nick Novak field goal with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. ALLEN A TWO-TIME ROOKIE OF WEEK Keenan Allen is a two-time winner of Pepsi Next s NFL Rookie of the Week Award. Allen earned his first NFL Award in Week 6 after turning in a big performance on ESPN s Monday Night Football with a game-high 17 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown catch in the Chargers 19-9 win over the Indianapolis Colts. It was Allen s secondstraight 1-yard effort as he became the first Chargers rookie since Don Norton in 196 to post back-to-back 1-yard receiving games. Allen earned his second honor following the Chargers Week 12 win at Kansas City. The Chargers beat the Chiefs and Allen contributed with game-highs in both receptions (nine) and yards (124). NOVAK A TWO-TIME PLAYER OF WEEK Nick Novak won his first-ever AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Award after the Chargers 19-9 win over the Indianpolis Colts on Oct. 14 on ESPN s Monday Night Football. Novak scored 13 of the Chargers 19 points as he hit four field goals against the Colts, including a 5-yarder with 1:55 left in the Novak fourth quarter to help seal the victory. Novak earned his second award after the Bolts Dec. 22 win over the Oakland Raiders in which he hit 4-of-4 field goals, including a 48-yarder late in the third quarter. His four makes raised his season total to 32, tied for second-most in a season in team history. KENDALL S KIDS 213 GAME RELEASE D.J. Fluker earned his first NFL Award on Oct. 25 when he was named Pepsi Next NFL Rookie of the Week for Week 7. When the Chargers found themselves down to five healthy offensive linemen in their Oct. 2 game at Jacksonville, Fluker shifted from right to left tackle after the Chargers lost both of their left tackles due to injury. Fluker hadn t played left tackle since he was in high school but he handled the move Fluker seamlessly as the Chargers did not allow a sack with him manning Philip Rivers blind spot and he helped the team s backs rush for a season-high 158 yards. Kendall Reyes has teamed up with the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Dieguito (Del Mar-Solana Beach-Encintias) for a program called Kendall s Kids in which Chargers fans can pledge funds toward the Boys and Girls Clubs based on Reyes sack and tackle totals for the 213 season. More information is available online at bgca.convio.net/kendallskids213. For Reyes, the program is a natural fit as he grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire and spent quite a bit of time as a youth at the Boys and Girls Club. In March, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua inducted Reyes into its Hall of Fame. ONE WIPE CHARLIES Nick Hardwick has joined three other NFL centers to endorse a brand of men s wet wipes called One Wipe Charlies. With his endorsement, Hardwick is also helping to support the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation (MCLEF), an organization which he has long stood behind. Proceeds from One Wipe Charlies will assist MCLEF, a nonprofit that assists children of Marines and federal law enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty. Since Hardwick 1995, MCLEF has distributed more than $6 million in assistance. McCLAIN HELPS WOUNDED WARRIORS Fullback Le Ron McClain has joined forces with the restaurant chain Smash Burger to help raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. For every Bolt Up Burger that is sold at area Smash Burgers, five percent of the proceeds will go to support the Wounded Warrior Project. McClain FLUKER NAMED ROOKIE OF WEEK GUY & SCIFRES HONORED BY MMQB Lawrence Guy and Mike Scifres were recognized as the Monday Morning Quarterback s Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, following the Chargers Nov. 3 game at Washington. Guy blocked a 25-yard field goal attempt and also batted a pass at the line of scrimmage that was caught by defensive end Sean Lissemore in the end zone Scifres Guy for a touchdown. And Scifres forced Washington to start their first two drives of the game at the one yard line, one on a punt that was downed and a second that was perfectly hit and rolled out of bounds at the one. Liuget LIUGET HONORED BY MMQB Corey Liuget earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades from the Monday Morning Quarterback after the Chargers Dec. 12 game in Denver. Liuget had a tackle for loss and two pressures in the game, one that resulted in a 12-yard sack and another that led to a late fourth-quarter interception which led to a field goal that helped the Chargers extend their lead to 1 points. McClain has long been an avid supporter of community projects. Since 27, he has overseen the Learning Minds Foundation based out of his hometown of Northport, Alabama, and every year he hosts an All-Star Football Camp in Northport. 213 GAME RELEASE 7

9 WEEK 1 VS. HOUSTON The Chargers surrendered a 21-point lead and fell in their season opener to the Houston Texans, The Bolts took a three touchdown lead over the two-time defending AFC South champions, but the Texans kicked a game-winning 41-yard field goal as time expired. The Chargers were efficient on third down, converting 7-of-14, and they were a perfect 4-of-4 on touchdowns in the red zone and 3-of-3 in goal-to-go situations. The tide turned in the latter stages of the third quarter and the fourth as the Chargers had four three-and-outs and an interception returned for a touchdown, while Houston drove for two touchdowns and a field goal and only punted twice in the second half. The Chargers scored their first touchdown 15 seconds into the game on a 14-yard catch by Ryan Mathews...it was the fastest offensive touchdown in team history (28 seconds, Don Woods, 13-yard rush Sept. 26, 1976 vs. St. Louis)...it was the first touchdown catch of Mathews career. Cam Thomas set up the touchdown with an interception on Houston s first play from scrimmage on a pass that was batted in the air by Jarret Johnson...it came right after Larry English opened the game with a special teams tackle inside the 2 at Houston s 15...Johnson later added a sack to force a Houston punt. Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes in the first half, the fourth time in his career that he threw three TDs in the first half and the second time he d done so against the Texans (Oct. 28, 27 at Houston)...he finished the night with four touchdown passes, his fifth career four-touchdown game and second versus the Texans (Nov. 7, 21 at Houston)...Rivers also made a mark with his legs, helping set up the team s third touchdown of the night with a career-long 18-yard run. Vincent Brown gave the Chargers a 21-7 lead at the half with a 1-yard touchdown catch late on a 3rd-and-goal play late in the second quarter...it was his first touchdown since Dec. 5, 211 at Jacksonville. Malcom Floyd set up the Chargers first touchdown of the second half with a 47- yard catch on the first play of the third quarter for his longest catch since a 52-yard touchdown grab at Jacksonville Dec. 5, 211. Antonio Gates had only two catches, but both came on third downs during touchdown drives...his first went for 15 yards on a 3rd-and-7 and his second, a spectacular one-handed catch, went for 34 on a 3rd-and-8. Eddie Royal caught a career-high two touchdown passes...royal surpassed 5,- career all-purpose yards during the game. Bront Bird led the team with 16 tackles, including a 4th-and-1 tackle for no gain to stall at Texans drive at the Chargers 27-yard line in the second quarter...donald Butler was second on the squad with 11 stops, including a tackle for no gain on 3rdand-1 during the same drive. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Houston Texans San Diego Chargers TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) HOU SD SD 1 14:45 Mathews 14 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (1-14, :5) 7 HOU 1 3:11 Daniels 1 yd pass from Schaub (Bullock kick) (1-71, 5:51) 7 7 SD 2 12:24 Royal 6 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (12-8, 5:47) 7 14 SD 2 :18 Brown 1 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (8-59, 1:43) 7 21 SD 3 1:42 Royal 1 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (8-8, 4:18) 7 28 HOU 3 4:57 Graham 7 yd pass from Schaub (Bullock kick) (11-7, 5:45) HOU 4 14:44 Daniels 9 yd pass from Schaub (Bullock kick) (1-75, 3:46) HOU 4 9:3 Cushing 18 yd interception return (Bullock kick) HOU 4 : Bullock 41 yd Field Goal (9-38, 3:53) Attendance 59,522 Houston Texans San Diego Chargers RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD A.Foster R.Mathews B.Tate R.Brown S.Keo P.Rivers L.McClain 2 2. Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT M.Schaub / P.Rivers / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD A.Johnson E.Royal A.Foster A.Gates O.Daniels R.Brown D.Hopkins R.Mathews G.Graham D.Woodhead B.Tate V.Brown M.Floyd J.Phillips Total 27 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS 18 B.Cushing C.Thomas. Total Total 1. NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG S.Lechler M.Scifres Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 9 K.Martin E.Royal 5 5. [DOWNED]. 1 1 [DOWNED]. 1 [OUT OF BOUNDS]. Final Individual Statistics 1 Total Total FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 46 K.Martin F.Whittaker [TOUCHBACK]. 4 1 [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total GAME SUMMARIES 213 GAME RELEASE 8 WEEK 2 AT PHILADELPHIA The Chargers earned their 4th win in franchise history in thrilling fashion, upsetting the heavily-favored Philadelphia Eagles, 33-3, in their home opener at Lincoln Financial Field. The two teams combined for 1,5 yards of total offense, third-most in a game in Chargers team history, and the game wasn t decided until Nick Novak hit a 46-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. The Chargers racked up 545 yards of gross total offense (11th-most in a game in team history), converted 1 of 15 third downs (66.7 percent), possessed the ball for 4:17 (tied for eighth in team history), and the offensive line only surrendered one sack in 48 passing plays. After the game, Chargers President Dean Spanos presented game balls to General Manager Tom Telesco and Head Coach Mike McCoy. Eddie Royal had a career-high three touchdown catches, scoring from 11, 24 and 15 yards...his third touchdown of the game gave the Chargers a 3-27 lead with 3:11 remaining in the fourth quarter...royal s second TD catch, the 24-yarder, came on a 3rd-and-1 play...he also converted a 3rd-and-7 with a 21-yard catch during the same drive. Philip Rivers passed for 419 yards, the fourth 4-yard game of his career...he completed a career-high 36 passes (second-most in a game in team history) of 47 attempts with three touchdowns to Royal and no interceptions...he also guided the Chargers on their game-winning nine-play, 51-yard drive that started with completions of 15 and 21 yards to Antonio Gates and later included a six-yard completion to Danny Woodhead on a 3rd-and-4...Rivers completed his first 1 passes in the game. Gates had a team-high 124 yards on eight catches...he also lost a fumble in the second quarter when hit from behind...it was his first lost fumble since Sept he caught eight passes against the Eagles to go over 65 catches for his career (652). Malcom Floyd had 12 yards on five catches in the first half...he suffered a neck injury on the first play of the third quarter and did not return to the game. Keenan Allen subbed in for Floyd and made his first two NFL catches...both were third-down catches that went for first downs during scoring drives...his first covered 18 yards on 3rd-and- 11 and his second covered 16 on 3rd-and-7...his first catch came despite being interfered with on the play, drawing a penalty flag. Nick Novak hit 4 of 4 field goals, including a 46-yard game-winner with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter...novak also made kicks from 49, 44 and 33 yards. Jarius Wynn had his first sack of the season (six yards) on Philadelphia s first series of the game. Ryan Mathews rushed for a game-high 73 yards and...on the Chargers first offensive series he passed Dick Post for eighth on the team s all-time rushing list. Reggie Walker started his first NFL game and made a touchdown-saving tackle at the end of a first-quarter 7-yard catch-and-run by LeSean McCoy...the Chargers held the Eagles to a field goal and ended up winning by three points. Marcus Gilchrist made a huge play late in the game, breaking up a third-down pass at the oneyard line at 1:58 in the fourth quarter to force the Eagles into a game-tying field goal instead of a potential go-ahead touchdown...larry English and Johnny Patrick pressured Eagles quarterback Michael Vick on the throw...the Chargers answered the Eagles field goal with their own game-winning field goal drive. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total San Diego Chargers Philadelphia Eagles TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) SD PHI SD 1 7:26 Novak 49 yd Field Goal (8-59, 4:25) 3 PHI 1 5:3 Henery 25 yd Field Goal (5-7, 1:56) 3 3 SD 2 14:7 Royal 11 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (11-93, 6:23) 1 3 SD 2 8:1 Novak 44 yd Field Goal (7-53, 3:37) 13 3 PHI 2 6:41 Cooper 13 yd pass from Vick (Henery kick) (4-75, 1:2) 13 1 SD 3 1:4 Royal 24 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (11-8, 4:56) 2 1 PHI 3 6:45 Henery 48 yd Field Goal (8-49, 3:19) 2 13 PHI 3 4:42 Jackson 61 yd pass from Vick (Henery kick) (2-65, :26) 2 2 SD 4 1:47 Novak 33 yd Field Goal (17-73, 8:55) 23 2 PHI 4 7:6 Vick 2 yd run (Henery kick) (1-76, 3:41) SD 4 3:11 Royal 15 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (7-39, 3:55) 3 27 PHI 4 1:51 Henery 32 yd Field Goal (9-57, 1:2) 3 3 SD 4 :7 Novak 46 yd Field Goal (9-51, 1:44) 33 3 Attendance 69,144 San Diego Chargers Philadelphia Eagles RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD R.Mathews L.McCoy D.Woodhead M.Vick R.Brown B.Brown P.Rivers Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Rivers / M.Vick / N.Foles 1 / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 8 24 A.Gates D.Jackson D.Woodhead L.McCoy E.Royal J.Avant M.Floyd Z.Ertz V.Brown R.Cooper K.Allen B.Brown R.Mathews J.Casey. 1 3 R.Brown B.Celek. -2 M.Vick Total 36 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG 1 4. M.Scifres D.Jones Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 8 E.Royal [DOWNED]. 1 [DOWNED]. Final Individual Statistics Total Total. FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 28 F.Whittaker D.Johnson [TOUCHBACK]. 1 3 Z.Ertz. Total Total

10 WEEK 3 AT TENNESSEE The Chargers saw one get away on Sept. 22 in Nashville as the Tennessee Titans rallied from a deficit to defeat the Chargers, 2-17, on a 34-yard touchdown catch by Justin Hunter with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Chargers never trailed in the game until Hunter s go-ahead touchdown that capped a 1-play, 94-yard drive. The Chargers, who came into the game with the NFL s top third-down conversion rate, went just three of nine on third down and they were hampered by several key penalties, including an illegal pick that negated a touchdown catch by Eddie Royal and a late holding penalty that forced the Chargers to punt and give the ball to the Titans for their game-winning drive. The Chargers were without several key starters due to injury, including inside linebacker Donald Butler (groin), wide receiver Malcom Floyd (neck), right tackle D.J. Fluker (concussion) and cornerback Shareece Wright (hamstring). The Chargers also lost left guard Chad Rinehart (foot) early in the game and left tackle King Dunlap (concussion) late...rich Ohrnberger spent most of the game at left guard for Rinehart, but when Dunlap was injured late Ohrnberger went into the game at right guard, Johnnie Troutman saw the first action of his NFL career at left guard, Mike Harris, who was replacing Fluker at right tackle, moved over to play left tackle, and right guard Jeromey Clary finished the game at right tackle. Despite the turnover in front of him, Philip Rivers posted the second-highest completion percentage of his career (83.3) against the Titans as he completed 2 of 24 for 184 yards and a touchdown...his scoring thrown went to Antonio Gates for the 84th touchdown of Gates career, a catch that enabled him to surpass 5 points for his career (54)...it also broke a tie with Hall of Fame wide receiver Lance Alworth for the secondmost touchdowns scored in team history, while Gates moved past Alworth (5) for the fifth-most points in team history...gates played in his 15th-career game in Tennessee. Reggie Walker started for the injured Butler and contributed to a first-quarter threeand-out with his first-career sack, good for a 1-yard loss...walker also had a careerhigh 11 tackles. Johnny Patrick and Larry English helped force a Tennessee punt early in the fourth quarter with a five-yard tackle for loss and a seven-yard sack, respectively, on back to back plays...patrick had a career-best seven tackles against the Titans, along with a pass defensed on a deep third-down throw that forced a field goal try, which the Titans missed. Eric Weddle had a nice game for the Bolts defensively, leading the secondary with nine tackles, including a terrific open-field tackle for no gain at the two-yard-line against tight end Delanie Walker to force a field goal and a later pass breakup in the end zone to prevent a touchdown. Derek Cox had a season-high three passes defensed Jahleel Addae helped force a Titans punt with a huge hit and pass breakup on Kenny Britt on a third-down play...tennessee s punter then muffed the snap and the Chargers used the short field to kick a field goal for a 1-3 lead. Ronnie Brown gave the Chargers a 17-1 lead in the third quarter with a one-yard touchdown run, his first since Nov. 7, it was also the Chargers first rushing touchdown of the season...ladarius Green helped set up the touchdown with a career-long 34-yard catch. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total San Diego Chargers Tennessee Titans TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) SD TEN SD 1 9:34 Gates 7 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (6-49, 3:32) 7 TEN 2 13: Bironas 2 yd Field Goal (11-9, 4:5) 7 3 SD 2 4:47 Novak 44 yd Field Goal (5-4, 2:56) 1 3 TEN 2 1:8 Locker 7 yd run (Bironas kick) (8-76, 3:39) 1 1 SD 3 2:42 Brown 1 yd run (Novak kick) (9-67, 4:25) 17 1 TEN 4 6:7 Bironas 37 yd Field Goal (11-43, 4:24) TEN 4 :15 Hunter 34 yd pass from Locker (Bironas kick) (1-94, 1:5) 17 2 Attendance 69,143 San Diego Chargers Tennessee Titans RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD R.Mathews C.Johnson D.Woodhead J.Locker L.McClain J.Battle R.Brown B.Kern. Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Rivers / J.Locker / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 7 13 D.Woodhead N.Washington A.Gates K.Wright L.Green D.Walker E.Royal J.Hunter V.Brown D.Williams K.Allen M.Preston L.McClain C.Johnson P.Rivers K.Britt Total 36 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG M.Scifres B.Kern Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 7 E.Royal D.Reynaud 6 3. [DOWNED]. 1 2 [DOWNED]. 1 [OUT OF BOUNDS]. Total Total FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 21 F.Whittaker D.Reynaud [TOUCHBACK]. Final Individual Statistics Total Total WEEK 4 VS. DALLAS 213 GAME RELEASE The Chargers picked up a key early-season win, knocking off the Dallas Cowboys, 3-21, before a capacity crowd of 68,61 at Qualcomm Stadium. The game was close early, but Dallas pulled ahead in the second quarter to lead by 11 at The Chargers answered with a field goal before halftime and a touchdown on the opening drive of the third quarter en route to scoring 2-straight points to close out the victory. The Chargers defense came up with several big stops late, including a game-clinching forced fumble at the one-yard line late in the fourth quarter for the Bolts first takeaway since opening night. The Chargers were without several key starters due to injury, including wide receiver Malcom Floyd (neck), cornerback Shareece Wright (hamstring), left guard Chad Rinehart (foot), left tackle King Dunlap (concussion) and right guard Jeromey Clary (clavicle)...mike Harris started at left tackle for Dunlap, Rich Ohrnberger at right guard for Clary and Johnnie Troutman made his first-career start at left guard for Rinehart...Stephen Schilling saw action at right guard for Ohrnberger after he left the game with a groin injury...manti Te o made his NFL debut and collected five tackles. Philip Rivers passed for 41 yards, his fifth-career 4-yard game...his 83.3 pct. completion percentage was highest in NFL history for a 4-yard passing game...rivers became first quarterback in NFL history with consecutive games with completion percentage north of 8 percent (min. 2 attempts) and first-ever with back-to-back games with a completion percentage of 83.3 percent or higher. Rivers threw 198th, 199th and 2th touchdown passes of his career to become NFL s sixth-fastest quarterback to 2...his 2th to Antonio Gates (56 yards) in the fourth quarter...gates was also on the receiving end of Rivers 1th-career touchdown pass against the Cowboys in a game on Dec. 13, 29...Rivers became the 34th quarterback in NFL history to throw at least 2 career touchdown passes. Rivers completed all 12 of his passes in the third quarter to cap a stretch of 13 straight completions, tied for third-most consecutive completions in team history. Antonio Gates scored the Chargers final points on a 56-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter...it was the third-longest touchdown of his career and his longest catch since a 56-yarder Dec. 6, 29 at Cleveland...finished with game-high 136 yards and with 1 catches, raised career total to 667 and moved past Ozzie Newsome (662) for the fourth-most receptions by a tight end in NFL history. Danny Woodhead had a career-high two touchdown catches, including a 26-yarder that was the longest scoring catch of his career. Keenan Allen started for Malcom Floyd and had several big catches...on the Chargers first scoring drive of the day, Allen helped sustain the drive with a 31-yard catch on a 3rdand-8...then Allen started the field goal drive that gave the Chargers a 23-2 lead with a 19-yard catch from the Bolts own 1 on the first play of the drive. Vincent Brown also had two big catches during second-half touchdown drives...on the Bolts first drive of the third quarter, Brown sustained the drive with a 12-yard catch on a 3rd-and-7, and in the fourth quarter, his two-yard catch on a 3rd-and-1 was followed by a 56-yard touchdown catch by Antonio Gates on the very next play for a 3-21 lead. Ryan Mathews rushed for a team-high 62 yards and raised his career total to 2,72 to move past Keith Lincoln (2,698) for seventh on the Chargers all-time rushing list. Nick Novak hit all three of his field goal tries to raise his career total to 53 and break a tie with George Blair (5) for fifth on the team s all-time list. Eric Weddle led the defense with two passes defensed, both on third downs...in a 7-7 game in the second quarter, he broke up a 3rd-and-6 pass intended for Jason Witten...the Cowboys missed a 56-yard field goal and the Chargers answered with a 36-yard field goal for a 1-7 lead...in the fourth quarter, Weddle broke up another deep pass intended for Witten on a 3rd-and-8 play...it forced a Dallas punt and on the ensuing drive, Antonio Gates caught the 56-yard touchdown pass that gave the Chargers a 3-21 lead...and with 2:5 left in the fourth quarter, Weddle wrapped up Terrance Williams at the Chargers one-yard line and held him up while Crezdon Butler forced a fumble that Richard Marshall recovered in the end zone for a touchback to help seal the victory...on the play before the fumble, Marcus Gilchrist prevented a touchdown with a pass defensed against Jason Witten at the goal line. Derek Cox also broke up a third-down pass that led to points for the Chargers...on Dallas second series of the game, Cox broke up a third-down pass intended for Dez Bryant...the Cowboys punted and the Chargers scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive for a 7- lead. Kendall Reyes, Corey Liuget and Jarret Johnson all recorded sacks...liuget also drew a key holding penalty in the fourth quarter that negated what would have been a Dallas first down...instead, the Cowboys had to punt two plays later and the Chargers answered with a touchdown for a 3-21 lead. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Dallas Cowboys San Diego Chargers TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) DAL SD SD 1 7:5 Woodhead 26 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (5-65, 3:1) 7 DAL 2 13:1 Bryant 5 yd pass from Romo (Bailey kick) (9-85, 3:58) 7 7 SD 2 5:11 Novak 36 yd Field Goal (6-36, 2:27) 7 1 DAL 2 2:36 Bryant 34 yd pass from Romo (Bailey kick) (5-72, 2:35) 14 1 DAL 2 1:19 Lee 52 yd interception return (Bailey kick) 21 1 SD 2 : Novak 42 yd Field Goal (8-66, 1:19) SD 3 9:32 Woodhead 13 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (1-8, 5:28) 21 2 SD 4 14:46 Novak 23 yd Field Goal (13-84, 6:23) SD 4 6:54 Gates 56 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (6-8, 3:8) 21 3 Attendance 68, GAME RELEASE 9

11 Dallas Cowboys San Diego Chargers RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD D.Murray R.Mathews T.Romo D.Woodhead L.Dunbar L.McClain R.Brown 7 7. Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT T.Romo / P.Rivers / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 7 14 T.Williams A.Gates D.Bryant V.Brown J.Witten K.Allen D.Murray D.Woodhead C.Beasley R.Mathews D.Harris E.Royal J.Phillips Total 4 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS 1 52 S.Lee Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG Final Individual Statistics NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG C.Jones M.Scifres Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 38 D.Harris E.Royal [DOWNED]. 1 2 [DOWNED]. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. 1 Total Total FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 33 D.Harris D.Woodhead [TOUCHBACK]. 3 3 [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total WEEK 5 AT OAKLAND 213 GAME RELEASE The Chargers saw their record fall to 2-3 after losing a night game in Oakland, The game was originally scheduled for 1:25 pm PT but was re-scheduled to 8:35 pm PT to accommodate Major League Baseball s Oakland A s, who share the stadium with the Raiders and were competing in the American League Playoffs. The Chargers committed five turnovers in the game and dug themselves a 17- hole that they weren t quite able to recover from. The Bolts did rally in the second half to get within seven points in the fourth quarter at 24-17, but Oakland kicked a 5-yard field goal to go back up by 1 and two late interceptions doomed any chances the Chargers had at a comeback. Keenan Allen scored his first NFL touchdown on a seven-yard catch in the fourth quarter...in the third quarter, he caught an 11-yarder that was scored a touchdown on the field, but overturned by instant replay...allen finished the night with 115 yards for his first 1-yard game in the NFL...on the drive when he scored the touchdown, Allen ignited the drive with a 21-yard punt return during his first-career return and during the drive, he helped move the offense by drawing a pass interference penalty on a 1st-and-15 play. Vincent Brown led the team with 117 yards for his first-career 1-yard game...combined with Allen, it was the first time since 2 that two Chargers wide receivers had 1 yards in the same game...brown s evening included a game and career-long 51-yard catch late in the third quarter that helped set up a touchdown pass to Danny Woodhead. Philip Rivers passed for 411 yards and became the first quarterback in team history with back-to-back 4-yard games...it was his third 4-yard game of the season, a new team record and it was the sixth of his career, tying Dan Fouts for the most in team history. Rivers threw two touchdown passes against the Raiders, the 21st and 22nd of his career to move past John Hadl (21) for second in team history. Nick Novak had a 37-yard field goal blocked but the ball didn t cross the line of scrimmage and a heads-up Ladarius Green picked it up and carried it 1 yards for a first down...four plays later, Novak did hit from 35 yards. Danny Woodhead caught his third touchdown pass in two games, scoring on a five-yard shovel pass. Johnny Patrick recorded his first-career sack on a third-down play in the third quarter to force a punt...jarret Johnson had a three-yard sack early in the fourth quarter...on the next play (3rd-and-8), Patrick and Larry English combined for a six-yard sack while Patrick also stripped quarterback Terrelle Pryor, though the Raiders recovered and maintained possession...sean Lissemore also had his first sack as a Charger, a nine-yard loss on a 1st-and-1 play that led to a three-and-out. Le Ron McClain played in his 1th career game and Mike Scifres punted in his 15thconsecutive game. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) SD OAK OAK 1 13:3 Streater 44 yd pass from Pryor (Janikowski kick) (1-44, :8) 7 OAK 1 1:28 Moore 2 yd pass from Pryor (Janikowski kick) (13-88, 8:8) 14 OAK 2 4:13 Janikowski 47 yd Field Goal (4-8, 1:34) 17 SD 3 4:51 Novak 35 yd Field Goal (16-75, 7:15) 3 17 OAK 3 2:37 Woodson 25 yd fumble return (Janikowski kick) 3 24 SD 4 14:57 Woodhead 5 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (7-8, 2:4) 1 24 SD 4 1:17 Allen 7 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (5-54, 2:28) OAK 4 4:24 Janikowski 5 yd Field Goal (9-48, 5:53) Attendance 48,834 San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD D.Woodhead R.Jennings R.Brown M.Reece R.Mathews T.Pryor Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Rivers / T.Pryor / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 9 17 D.Woodhead D.Moore V.Brown R.Streater A.Gates M.Reece K.Allen J.Ford E.Royal J.Olawale R.Brown B.Butler 2 2. L.Green M.Rivera J.Stewart Total 23 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS 1 26 U.Young C.Woodson D.Hayden. Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG M.Scifres M.King Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 21 E.Royal P.Adams. 1 [DOWNED]. 1 [OUT OF BOUNDS]. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. 1 Total Total. FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 24 D.Woodhead J.Ford [TOUCHBACK]. Final Individual Statistics Total Total GAME RELEASE 1

12 WEEK 6 VS. INDIANAPOLIS The Chargers evened their record at 3-3 by knocking off the favored and 4-1 Indianapolis Colts, 19-9, at Qualcomm Stadium on ESPN s Monday Night Football. The Chargers took the field in their Powder Blue alternate jerseys and won a tooth-and-nail affair with the Colts. Despite missing its leaders in tackles (Donald Butler) and sacks (Jarret Johnson), the Chargers defense held Indianapolis to 267 yards of total offense, their lowest total of the season, and it held quarterback Andrew Luck to a season-low 66.2 passer rating. The Chargers offense controlled the ball for 38:31 against the Colts and rushed for a season-high 147 yards. Keenan Allen racked up a game-high 17 yards receiving for his second-straight 1-yard game...he became only the second rookie and first since Don Norton in 196 to record back-to-back 1-yard games...allen also scored the Chargers only touchdown of the night, catching a 22 yarder from Philip Rivers early in the second quarter. Ryan Mathews led the team with 12 yards rushing for his first 1-yard game since Dec Nick Novak hit all four of his field goal tries, including a 5 yarder with 1:55 remaining in the fourth quarter that all but sealed the victory for the Chargers. Derek Cox closed out the victory with his first interception as a Charger. Kendall Reyes had a sack late in the game...he led the team with four quarterback hits and two quarterback pressures. During the fourth-quarter field goal drive when the Chargers took a 16-6 lead, Steve Schilling came into the game for Johnnie Troutman at left guard and helped throw the key block on a nine-yard carry for Mathews on 2nd-and-9...that carry put the Chargers over 1 yards rushing for the game...and on the Chargers final field goal drive, Mathews 15-yard run on 1st-and-15 helped move the Bolts into position to attempt the game-clinching field goal. Ladarius Green had a team-high three special teams tackles and the Chargers longest catch of the night, 25 yards on the first play of the fourth quarter, which helped set up a field goal. With ILB Donald Butler (groin) and OLB Jarret Johnson (hamstring) both out due to injury, Andrew Gachkar and Tourek Williams both got their first-career starts. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Indianapolis Colts San Diego Chargers TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) IND SD IND 1 11:27 Vinatieri 3 yd Field Goal (8-69, 3:33) 3 SD 2 12:2 Allen 22 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (12-74, 6:14) 3 7 SD 2 1:41 Novak 31 yd Field Goal (17-79, 7:58) 3 1 IND 2 : Vinatieri 5 yd Field Goal (8-38, 1:41) 6 1 SD 3 9:5 Novak 33 yd Field Goal (11-65, 5:55) 6 13 SD 4 9:43 Novak 34 yd Field Goal (15-74, 9:13) 6 16 IND 4 7:21 Vinatieri 51 yd Field Goal (6-47, 2:22) 9 16 SD 4 1:55 Novak 5 yd Field Goal (5-19, 1:22) 9 19 Attendance 57,954 Indianapolis Colts San Diego Chargers RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD T.Richardson R.Mathews A.Luck D.Woodhead D.Brown E.Royal R.Brown L.McClain P.Rivers Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT A.Luck / P.Rivers / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 5 35 R.Wayne K.Allen T.Hilton D.Woodhead C.Fleener A.Gates D.Brown V.Brown T.Richardson L.Green S.Havili L.McClain D.Heyward-Bey R.Mathews Total 32 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS 1 2 D.Cox 2 2. Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG Final Individual Statistics NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG P.McAfee M.Scifres Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 5 T.Hilton E.Royal. [DOWNED]. 1 1 K.Allen. 1 [DOWNED]. 1 [OUT OF BOUNDS]. Total Total. FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 31 D.Reed L.Hawkins [TOUCHBACK]. 2 1 [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total WEEK 7 AT JACKSONVILLE 213 GAME RELEASE The Chargers improved their record to 4-3 for the season after a 24-6 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field in Jacksonville. The Chargers scored on their first drive of the game, led 14-3 at the half and outscored the Jaguars 1-3 in the second half. The Chargers outgained Jacksonville 434 to 353; they held the ball for 37:3 to Jacksonville s 22:3, and they converted 7-of-12 third downs, while holding the Jaguars to just 3-of-11. The Chargers defense extended its streak of quarters without scoring a touchdown to 11, tying the longest such stretch in franchise history (1977). Philip Rivers received a Game Ball from Head Coach Mike McCoy following a recordbreaking day...he completed his first 14 passes of the game, his most-ever to start a game...he also completed his last two passes of the previous week s game and his 16- straight completions set a new team record...rivers finished the game 22 of 26 (84.6) for his third game of the season with a completion percentage higher than 8. percent...it was the second-highest completion percentage for a game in his career...rivers also passed for 285 yards to eclipse 3, yards for his career and become the fifth-fastest player in NFL history to reach that mark. Ryan Mathews rushed for 11 yards and scored a touchdown (3 yards) for his secondstraight 1-yard game...he also raised his career rushing total to 2,922 and moved past Don Woods (2,858) and into sixth on the team s all-time rushing list. Eddie Royal caught his sixth touchdown pass of the season (27 yards), a new career high...royal also caught the pass, a 29 yarder that led to a touchdown, which put Rivers over 3, yards for his career...five plays before Royal caught the pass that put Rivers over 3, he caught a six yarder for the 25th catch of his career. Due to injuries the Chargers were down to five healthy offensive linemen for a period of the game...left tackle King Dunlap left the game in the first quarter with a concussion and four plays later, backup Mike Remmers, playing in his first-career game, left with an ankle injury...the Chargers shifted D.J. Fluker to left tackle, Jeromey Clary to right tackle and Rich Ohrnberger took over at right guard...the offensive line only allowed one sack in the game and it came on the play in which Dunlap was injured, and the line blocked for a season-high 158 yards rushing. The Chargers had a season-high six sacks, led by Corey Liuget and Thomas Keiser, who both tied their career highs with two...keiser also had a fourth-down pass defensed to end a fourth-quarter drive...reggie Walker also had a sack, while rookie Jahleel Addae notched the first sack of his career on a third-down play to force a punt in the first quarter...walker s sack came on Jacksonville s last offensive play of the game from the Chargers seven-yard line, while Marcus Gilchrist helped put the game away with a fourth-quarter interception, his first of the season...earlier in the game, Gilchrist broke up a pass intended for Marcedes Lewis in the end zone to prevent a Jaguars touchdown. Danny Woodhead scored the Chargers first touchdown of the game on a two-yard run. Manti Te o had a third-down tackle for loss to force a punt on Jacksonville s first drive of the third quarter...the Chargers countered with a field goal to take a 17-3 lead...woodhead had a big play on the field goal drive, taking a screen pass 26 yards for a first down with the Chargers facing a 2nd-and-2. Darrell Stuckey made one of the plays of the day on special teams, making an over-theshoulder catch to down a fourth-quarter punt at the two yard line. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total San Diego Chargers Jacksonville Jaguars TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) SD JAX SD 1 7:23 Woodhead 2 yd run (Novak kick) (13-8, 7:37) 7 SD 2 12:36 Royal 27 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (1-8, 6:8) 14 JAX 2 4:5 Scobee 3 yd Field Goal (18-68, 7:46) 14 3 SD 3 6:48 Novak 2 yd Field Goal (1-79, 6:21) 17 3 JAX 3 3:54 Scobee 23 yd Field Goal (8-75, 2:54) 17 6 SD 4 14:8 Mathews 3 yd run (Novak kick) (1-84, 4:46) 24 6 Attendance 59,55 San Diego Chargers Jacksonville Jaguars RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD R.Mathews M.Jones-Drew D.Woodhead J.Forsett R.Brown D.Robinson 9 9. L.McClain J.Todman 8 8. P.Rivers C.Henne C.Whitehurst Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Rivers / C.Henne / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 6 7 A.Gates C.Shorts E.Royal J.Blackmon D.Woodhead M.Brown K.Allen M.Jones-Drew L.Green M.Lewis V.Brown J.Forsett J.Phillips 5 5. Final Individual Statistics Total 36 Total GAME RELEASE 11 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD 1 26 M.Gilchrist Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG M.Scifres B.Anger Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 11 K.Allen W.Blackmon. [OUT OF BOUNDS]. 1 1 [DOWNED]. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total. FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 18 L.Hawkins J.Todman [TOUCHBACK]. 3 2 [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total

13 WEEK 9 AT WASHINGTON In the Chargers first game after their bye, the Bolts suffered a heartbreaking 3-24 overtime loss to the Washington Redskins before a crowd of 8,115 at at FedEx Field, just outside our nation s capital. The Chargers rallied from a 1-point deficit in the final 6:59 of the fourth quarter, but failed to capitalize on three opportunities to win the game with a touchdown from the one-yard-line in the final minute of regulation. The Bolts instead settled for a game-tying field goal, and then the Redskins won the coin toss in overtime and drove the ball 78 yards on their first possession and won the game on a four-yard touchdown run by fullback Darrel Young. Seyi Ajirotutu made a great play early in the game to keep the ball out of the end zone on a first quarter Mike Scifres punt and Darrell Stuckey downed the ball at the one-yard line...it was one of two punts on the day that Scifres hit which forced the Redskins to start drives from their own one-yard-line. Lawrence Guy had two huge plays in the game...he thwarted Washington s first offensive series of the game by blocking a 25-yard field goal try...larry English s outstanding openfield tackle on third-down forced the field goal try...then on Washington s second offensive possession, Guy batted a Robert Griffin pass into the air in the end zone and it was caught by Sean Lissemore for a touchdown, the first touchdown of Lissemore s career. Eddie Royal caught his seventh touchdown pass of the season to give the Chargers a 14-7 lead in the second quarter...keenan Allen had two big catches on the touchdown drive, a 12-yarder on 3rd-and-1 and then a 2-yarder to the 15 on a 2nd-and-12 that immediately proceeded the touchdown...allen later would catch a 16-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter that helped the Chargers erase a 1-point deficit...during that drive he caught a 16-yarder on a 3rd-and-3 play...then on the Chargers late fourth-quarter game-tying drive, he caught a 22-yarder on a 4th-and-2 and then caught successive passes of 2 and 11 yards that helped set up the game-tying field goal...he finished the day with a team-high 128 yards on eight catches. Corey Liuget blocked the Chargers second field goal of the game at the end of the first half when he blocked a 59-yard attempt...it marked the first time since Oct. 19, 1975 against Kansas City that the Chargers blocked two field goals in a game. Danny Woodhead led the team and tied his season high with nine catches...he appeared to score the game-winning touchdown on a six-yard catch-and-run with 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter as he dove and appeared to glance the pylon...the touchdown call was overturned however by instant replay and the Chargers instead settled for the field goal three plays later that sent the game into overtime. Eric Weddle had a career-high 16 tackles while playing in his 1th career game. For only the second time all season all five offensive line starters played every snap of the entire game (D.J. Fluker, Jeromey Clary, Nick Hardwick, Johnnie Troutman and King Dunlap) and the line gave Rivers time to pass for 341 yards while allowing just one sack (for no yards) in 47 passing plays. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Total San Diego Chargers Washington Redskins TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) SD WAS SD 2 11:35 Lissemore interception in end zone (Novak kick) 7 WAS 2 5:25 Morris 5 yd run (Forbath kick) (4-67, 1:55) 7 7 SD 2 :42 Royal 15 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (11-85, 4:43) 14 7 WAS 3 9:43 Young 1 yd run (Forbath kick) (9-74, 5:17) WAS 4 14:17 Young 1 yd run (Forbath kick) (11-79, 7:45) WAS 4 6:59 Forbath 47 yd Field Goal (7-22, 3:26) SD 4 4:1 Allen 16 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (8-77, 2:49) SD 4 :3 Novak 19 yd Field Goal (14-91, 2:7) WAS 5 8:59 Young 4 yd run (1-78, 6:1) 24 3 Attendance 8,115 San Diego Chargers Final Individual Statistics Washington Redskins RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD R.Mathews A.Morris D.Woodhead R.Helu P.Rivers J.Reed S.Moss R.Griffin D.Young Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Rivers / R.Griffin / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 9 2 D.Woodhead P.Garcon K.Allen L.Hankerson A.Gates J.Reed E.Royal L.Paulsen V.Brown N.Paul L.Green R.Helu A.Robinson S.Moss J.Morgan Total 32 Total WEEK 1 VS. DENVER 213 GAME RELEASE The Chargers played their first home game in nearly a month and lost to the Denver Broncos, 28-2, before a capacity crowd of 68,847 at Qualcomm Stadium. The Broncos took an early 7- lead, which grew to 28-6 early in the third quarter as the Chargers were only able to muster two field goals while missing a third. San Diego rallied in the second half to get within one score, but the Broncos held the Chargers at bay and escaped with the victory. Eric Weddle successfully executed a fake punt on a 4th-and-1 on the opening series of the game. Larry English had had a six-yard sack on 3rd-and-7 early in the second quarter to force a punt...he injured his biceps on the play and returned briefly but was unable to finish the game. Thomas Keiser started the first game of his career at outside linebacker and paced the team with three hits on Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. Nick Novak had two field goals and two PATs to raise his career point total to 283 as he moved into ninth on the team s career scoring list, passing Paul Lowe (276 career points) and Hall of Fame wide receiver Charlie Joiner (282). King Dunlap left the game in the second half and was replaced by D.J. Fluker at left tackle as Jeromey Clary slid over to play right tackle and Chad Rinehart took over at right guard...later in the second half, Rich Ohrnberger took over at center when Nick Hardwick went out with a stinger. Tourek Williams set up the Chargers first touchdown of the game with an 11-yard sack and forced fumble against Manning in the third quarter...it was the first sack of Williams career and the fumble was recovered by Donald Butler...Danny Woodhead put the Chargers on the scoreboard with a seven-yard touchdown catch two plays later...it was Woodhead s fourth touchdown catch of the season, a new career-high. Ryan Mathews scored the Chargers last touchdown of the game on a one-yard run...eddie Royal made the key play during the drive with a 3-yard catch to the Denver seven on a 3rd-and-13. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) DEN SD DEN 1 9:18 Thomas 74 yd pass from Manning (Prater kick) (3-85, :57) 7 SD 2 14:58 Novak 26 yd Field Goal (14-72, 9:2) 7 3 SD 2 9:5 Novak 4 yd Field Goal (5-37, 1:59) 7 6 DEN 2 6:38 Thomas 11 yd pass from Manning (Prater kick) (7-8, 2:27) 14 6 DEN 2 :13 Thomas 7 yd pass from Manning (Prater kick) (9-73, 1:25) 21 6 DEN 3 11:34 Thomas 34 yd pass from Manning (Prater kick) (8-78, 3:26) 28 6 SD 3 8:38 Woodhead 7 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (2-11, :52) SD 4 1:42 Mathews 1 yd run (Novak kick) (9-6, 4:47) 28 2 Attendance 68,847 Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD K.Moreno R.Mathews M.Ball R.Brown P.Manning D.Woodhead P.Rivers E.Weddle 2 2. Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Manning / P.Rivers / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 8 11 K.Moreno A.Gates D.Thomas K.Allen J.Thomas D.Woodhead E.Decker V.Brown W.Welker E.Royal V.Green L.Green A.Caldwell R.Mathews Total 29 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG B.Colquitt M.Scifres Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 6 T.Holliday K.Allen. 1 [DOWNED]. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. 3 Total Total. FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 3 T.Holliday [TOUCHBACK]. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. Final Individual Statistics Total Total. INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD S.Lissemore E.Biggers D.Amerson. Total 1. 1 Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG M.Scifres S.Rocca Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD K.Allen J.Morgan 6 6. [OUT OF BOUNDS]. 2 2 [DOWNED]. 1 [OUT OF BOUNDS]. 1 Total. 1 Total FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 27 L.Hawkins J.Morgan N.Paul S.Moss [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total GAME RELEASE 12

14 WEEK 11 AT MIAMI The Chargers saw their record fall to 4-6 on the heels of another close loss, this time a 2-16 decision to the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The game was a see-saw battle throughout and the Dolphins surrendered only one touchdown, forcing the Chargers to twice settle for field goals in the red zone. The Chargers had the ball last in the fourth quarter but a desperation heave to the end zone as time expired fell incomplete and the Dolphins escaped with the victory. Johnny Patrick made two big plays early in the game...on Miami s first series, his openfield tackle at the four yard line forced a field goal try and he ended Miami s second series with his first career interception...patrick, however, left the game a short time later with a concussion. Antonio Gates scored the Chargers only touchdown on a five-yard catch after Patrick s interception...fellow tight end Ladarius Green ignited the drive with a 32-yard catch on the first play...green finished the game with a team-high 81 yards...gates appeared to catch a second touchdown in the second quarter, but it was negated by an illegal forward pass penalty and the Bolts settled for a field goal. Nick Novak went 3-of-3 on field goals, including a 5-yarder in the third quarter. Thomas Keiser helped end Miami s last drive of the first half with a pressure and quarterback hit on first down and an 11-yard sack on second down. Ryan Mathews set up Novak s last field goal of the night with a career-long 51-yard run...mathews finished the night with a game-high 127 yards on just 19 carries. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) SD MIA MIA 1 9:13 Sturgis 22 yd Field Goal (11-76, 5:47) 3 SD 1 :18 Gates 5 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (4-49, 2:17) 7 3 MIA 2 9:43 Thomas 1 yd run (Sturgis kick) (9-8, 5:35) 7 1 SD 2 :54 Novak 27 yd Field Goal (8-5, 2:45) 1 1 MIA 3 7:43 Clay 39 yd pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick) (5-8, 2:36) 1 17 SD 3 4: Novak 5 yd Field Goal (8-48, 3:43) SD 4 14:52 Novak 29 yd Field Goal (5-56, 1:3) MIA 4 8:34 Sturgis 37 yd Field Goal (8-41, 3:17) 16 2 Attendance 6,256 San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD R.Mathews D.Thomas D.Woodhead R.Tannehill P.Rivers L.Miller M.Thigpen 9 9. Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Rivers / R.Tannehill / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 4 35 L.Green C.Clay A.Gates B.Hartline K.Allen R.Matthews S.Ajirotutu M.Wallace E.Royal L.Miller V.Brown D.Thomas R.Mathews D.Woodhead J.Phillips Total 35 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS J.Patrick B.Grimes 8 8. Total 1. Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG Final Individual Statistics NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG M.Scifres B.Fields Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 21 K.Allen M.Thigpen. 12 E.Royal [DOWNED]. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. 1 Total Total. FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 22 D.Woodhead M.Thigpen [TOUCHBACK]. 3 3 [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total WEEK 12 AT KANSAS CITY 213 GAME RELEASE In a heart-stopping affair, the Chargers came away with a last-minute win over the Kansas City Chiefs on a frigid day at Arrowhead Stadium in which temperatures dipped to 24 degrees at kickoff with a wind-chill factor of 15. The game was a see-saw battle throughout, one which saw a total of nine lead changes and wasn t decided until Seyi Ajirotutu caught a game-winning 26-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Chargers. Philip Rivers passed for 392 yards and three touchdowns, including the 26-yard game-winner to Seyi Ajirotutu with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter...he also threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Danny Woodhead in the second quarter and a 6-yarder to Ladarius Green in the fourth quarter...rivers was 11 of 13 for 199 yards with a touchdown on third down...it marked Rivers fourth game of the season with at least 39 yards, tying for most in a season in NFL history...green s touchdown was the first of his career...he finished the game with 8 yards and had another 35-yard catch taken away by a penalty...woodhead also scored on a three-yard touchdown run giving him seven touchdowns for the season, which tied his career high...late in the fourth quarter on the Chargers game-winning touchdown drive, Woodhead had consecutive catches of 19 and 14 yards to take the Bolts from their own 34 to the Kansas City 33. Antonio Gates caught three passes for 21 yards to become the fourth tight end in NFL history with at least 7 career catches and 9, career yards...gates became the fastest player in NFL history to 9, yards (158 games) and the third-fastest to 7 catches...gates biggest catch of the day, however, was his 71st, which went for 12 yards and a first down on a 3rd-and-1 play during the team s late fourth-quarter game-winning drive...that catch put Gates over 9, yards...three plays later, he gained the Chargers an additional 12 yards by drawing a pass interference penalty on Eric Berry. Corey Liuget and Thomas Keiser both had first-quarter sacks on third down plays to force Kansas City punts...reggie Walker started at outside linebacker and led the team with three quarterback pressures, including a key third-down pressure in the fourth quarter that forced a 25-yard field goal try to keep it a four-point game. Keenan Allen had a game-high nine catches and 124 yards, including eight catches for 14 yards in the first half...it was his fourth 1-yard game of the season to set a new team rookie record. Eddie Royal helped set up a touchdown to begin the second half with a season-long 54-yard catch...it was his longest catch since his 28 rookie season in Denver...three plays later, Ryan Mathews scored on a one-yard run...it was Mathews 17th career rushing touchdown, which moved him into a tie for eighth place on the team s career list. Shareece Wright had a big series in the third quarter to help give the Chargers a lead...on first down, Wright broke up a pass intended for Dwayne Bowe and on third down, he broke up another pass, tipping it in the air, and it was intercepted by Marcus Gilchrist, who returned it to Kansas City s 16-yard line...two plays later, Woodhead scored on a three-yard run...in between Wright s plays, Donald Butler broke up a second-down pass intended for Dexter McCluster. Eric Weddle sealed the victory with a forced fumble and fumble recovery on Kansas City s last ditch play of the game. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) SD KC SD 1 6:11 Novak 3 yd Field Goal (7-43, 3:18) 3 KC 1 1:37 Avery 32 yd pass from Smith (Succop kick) (8-74, 4:34) 3 7 KC 2 3:3 Charles 7 yd run (Succop kick) (3-46, 1:26) 3 14 SD 2 :16 Woodhead 11 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (11-8, 2:47) 1 14 SD 3 12:17 Mathews 1 yd run (Novak kick) (6-72, 2:43) KC 3 9: Charles 1 yd run (Succop kick) (7-85, 3:17) SD 3 5:27 Woodhead 3 yd run (Novak kick) (2-16, :42) KC 3 2:12 Fasano 4 yd pass from Smith (Succop kick) (7-64, 3:15) SD 4 12:31 Novak 3 yd Field Goal (1-59, 4:41) KD 4 9:32 Succop 25 yd Field Goal (6-57, 2:59) SD 4 7:5 Green 6 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (3-68, 1:42) KC 4 1:22 Bowe 5 yd pass from Smith (Succop kick) (6-55, 2:29) SD 4 :24 Ajirotutu 26 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (7-78, :58) Attendance 75,259 San Diego Chargers Final Individual Statistics Kansas City Chiefs RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD R.Mathews J.Charles D.Woodhead K.Davis 3 3. R.Brown D.McCluster P.Rivers A.Smith Total Total GAME RELEASE 13 PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Rivers / A.Smith / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 9 29 K.Allen D.McCluster E.Royal D.Bowe D.Woodhead D.Avery L.Green J.Charles A.Gates A.Fasano R.Mathews A.Jenkins S.Ajirotutu A.Sherman R.Brown S.McGrath. J.Phillips. 1 J.Hemingway. 1 V.Brown Total 36 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS 1 17 M.Gilchrist Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG M.Scifres D.Colquitt Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 5 K.Allen D.McCluster [DOWNED]. 2 Total Total FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 37 D.Woodhead Q.Demps [OUT OF BOUNDS]. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total S Di Ch

15 WEEK 13 VS. CINCINNATI The Chargers fell two games below.5 in falling to the AFC North-leading Cincinnati Bengals, The Chargers hurt themselves with three turnovers, matching their total of the previous six games combined. The Chargers also failed to score on five of seven occasions when crossing the 5-yard line. Of the Bolts seven drives that reached the Bengals side of the field, the Chargers scored one touchdown, kicked one field goal, they punted three times and turned the ball over twice, once on a fumble and once on an interception. Ladarius Green scored the Chargers first touchdown of the game on a 3-yard pass from Philip Rivers it was his second touchdown catch in as many weeks...vincent Brown and Keenan Allen both helped set up the touchdown, Brown with a 16-yard catch to midfield on a 2nd-and-14, and Allen with a 19-yarder to the 3 on 3rd-and-1. Eric Weddle had a solid all-around game he secured his first interception of the season in the second quarter later in the second quarter, he had a special teams tackle inside the 2 (16-yard line) following a punt in the third quarter, he had a one-yard tackle for loss that led to a Cincinnati punt on the first drive of the quarter and in the fourth quarter, he returned a BenJarvus Green-Ellis fumble 27 yards to help set up a field goal Marcus Gilchrist forced the Green-Ellis fumble. Corey Liuget and Thomas Keiser both had first-quarter sacks on third down plays to force Kansas City punts...reggie Walker started at outside linebacker and led the team with three quarterback pressures, including a key third-down pressure in the fourth quarter that forced a 25-yard field goal try to keep it a four-point game. Allen posted game highs in yards (16) and catches (eight) it was his second-consecutive 1-yard game (124 Nov. 24 in Kansas City), marking the second time this season he had back-to-back 1-yard games...it was also his fifth of the season, extending his team rookie record. Rivers passed for 252 yards to raise his season total to 3,633, marking his team-record sixth-straight 3,5-yard season. Nick Novak s point after the Chargers second-quarter touchdown was his 76th-consecutive PAT, tying him for the third-longest streak of consecutive PATs in team history (John Carney, )...Novak also hit a 48-yard field goal against the Bengals to improve to 9-of-9 on kicks of 4-yards-or-longer. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Cincinnati Bengals San Diego Chargers TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) CIN SD CIN 2 14:56 Green-Ellis 4 yd run (Nugent kick) (1-67, 4:4) 7 SD 2 11:11 Green 3 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (8-78, 3:45) 7 7 CIN 3 1:42 Green 21 yd pass from Dalton (Nugent kick) (1-75, 5:21) 14 7 CIN 4 9:16 Nugent 46 yd Field Goal (7-62, 3:27) 17 7 SD 4 4:43 Novak 48 yd Field Goal (8-27, 2:7) 17 1 Attendance 61,536 Cincinnati Bengals San Diego Chargers RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD B.Green-Ellis R.Mathews G.Bernard D.Woodhead A.Dalton P.Rivers 4 4. A.Hawkins R.Brown L.McClain 1 1. Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT A.Dalton / P.Rivers / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 5 28 A.Green K.Allen A.Hawkins A.Gates M.Jones R.Mathews M.Sanu L.Green T.Eifert D.Woodhead G.Bernard V.Brown B.Green-Ellis J.Gresham Total 36 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS D.Kirkpatrick E.Weddle Total 1. Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG K.Huber M.Scifres Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 3 A.Jones K.Allen. 2 B.Tate [DOWNED]. 1 [DOWNED]. Final Individual Statistics 1 Total Total. FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 26 B.Tate L.Hawkins D.Woodhead [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total WEEK 14 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 213 GAME RELEASE The Chargers turned in their most dominating performance of the season, handing the Giants a defeat before a 65,132 at Qualcomm Stadium. The Bolts outplayed the Giants in all three phases of the game, but were particularly dominant on defense where the unit racked up a season-high 11 passes defensed, intercepted two other passes and created another takeaway with a forced fumble. The three takeaways were a season high. Offensively, the Chargers scored on seven of their 1 possessions, they scored on all five possessions in the red zone and they converted 1 of 15 third down opportunities, including nine of their first 11. The Chargers also won the time of possession battle, 36:56 to 23:4. Keenan Allen had his first-career multi-touchdown game with touchdown catches of 43 yards (a career long) and four yards, both in the first half and both on third-down plays...allen also raised his season receptions total to 61, setting a new team mark for a rookie and breaking the previous mark of 59 set by LaDainian Tomlinson in 21. Shareece Wright had the game-clinching interception and led the team with three passes defensed...in the first quarter, Wright broke up a pass intended for Reuben Randle and the pass was intercepted by Donald Butler...Butler returned the pick a career long 3 yards...three plays later, Allen caught his first touchdown pass of the game...butler also had two passes defensed in the game...wright closed out the victory with his first-career interception and a 41-yard return off Manning with 2: left in the game. Richard Marshall had two passes defensed...he ended New York s first series of the second quarter with one on 3rd-and-11...the Bolts scored Allen s second touchdown following the ensuing punt to claim a 17- lead. Reggie Walker forced a late-second quarter fumble against Andre Brown...Marcus Gilchrist recovered and five plays later, the Chargers scored again to take a 24- lead. Lawrence Guy had two pass breakups and an early pressure and hit on Eli Manning. Danny Woodhead set a new career high with his eighth touchdown of the season in the second quarter on a six-yard catch...his previous high was seven for New England in 212. Ryan Mathews rushed for a game-high 13 yards on a career-high 29 carries...in the third quarter, he had a one-yard touchdown run to put the Bolts up Vincent Brown helped set up the touchdown by drawing a 36-yard pass interference penalty in the end zone...mathews added 32 receiving yards to finish the game with 135 total yards of offense...his rushing effort put him past the late Chuck Muncie and into fifth place on the team s all-time rushing list...mathews increased his career total to 3,361...Muncie rushed for 3,39. Philip Rivers posted a season-high passer rating...he completed 75 percent of his passes (21 of 28) with three touchdowns and no interceptions...he raised his season touchdown total to 26 today, marking his sixth-straight season with at least 25 to join Drew Brees and Peyton Manning as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with at least sixstraight 25-touchdown seasons. Nick Novak hit the 69th, 7th and 71st field goals of his Chargers career to move into a tie with Dennis Partee for fourth on the team s all-time field goals list. Kendall Reyes had a seven-yard sack late in the third quarter...corey Liuget and Thomas Keiser combined to end a fourth quarter. Jeromey Clary played in his 1th career game. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total New York Giants San Diego Chargers TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) CIN SD SD 1 8:18 Allen 43 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (3-5, :53) 7 SD 2 11:1 Novak 36 yd Field Goal (15-76, 7:36) 1 SD 2 3:49 Allen 4 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (11-67, 6:9) 17 SD 2 :19 Woodhead 6 yd. pass from P.Rivers (Novak kick) (5-39, 2:16) 24 NYG 3 1:45 Hillis 1 yd run (Brown kick) (7-18, 4:4) 7 24 SD 3 5:6 Mathews 1 yd run (Novak kick) (11-8, 5:39) 7 31 NYG 4 14:54 Myers 5 yd pass from Manning (Brown kick) (11-86, 5:12) SD 4 7:31 Novak 27 yd Field Goal (11-75, 7:23) SD 4 3:24 Novak 43 yd. Field Goal (7-18, 2:27) Attendance 65,132 New York Giants Final Individual Statistics San Diego Chargers RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD A.Brown R.Mathews P.Hillis D.Woodhead L.McClain C.Whitehurst Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT E.Manning / P.Rivers / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 5 51 H.Nicks D.Woodhead V.Cruz A.Gates B.Myers K.Allen A.Brown R.Mathews R.Randle V.Brown B.Pascoe E.Royal L.Murphy R.Brown L.Green Total 28 Total GAME RELEASE 14 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD 1 41 S.Wright D.Butler 3 3. Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG S.Weatherford M.Scifres Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD [OUT OF BOUNDS] K.Allen E.Royal. Total. 2 1 Total FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 23 M.Cox R.Brown M.Kuhn [TOUCHBACK]. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total

16 WEEK 15 AT DENVER The Chargers evened their record at 7-7 with a 27-2 road win over the heavily-favored Denver Broncos in an NFL Network Thursday Night special at Sports Authority Field in the Mile High City. The Chargers controlled possession for 38:49 minutes and took advantage of a defensive effort that held the Broncos to a season-low 295 yards of total offense. The Bolts controlled the clock by outrushing the Broncos 177 to 18, while converting six of 12 third downs and racking up 24 first downs. Ryan Mathews fueled the Chargers running game with a season high 127 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries, matching his career high...it was his 1th career 1-yard game and fifth of the season...mathews rushed for 13 yards on 29 carries just five days earlier against the New York Giants giving him 58 carries for 23 yards and a touchdown in a five-day span...his 23-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was the second-longest scoring run of his career and gave the Chargers a 24-1 lead. Philip Rivers topped 4, yards for the season on a 32-yard 3rd-and-9 pass to Vincent Brown during the Mathews touchdown drive...it marked his team record fifth career 4,-yard season. Keenan Allen had two more touchdown catches (19 and 1 yards) both on third down plays...they were his sixth and seventh scoring catches of the season. Seyi Ajirotutu had a key special teams tackle at the 1-yard line early in the second quarter that began a string of three straight three-and-outs by the Broncos...during the first, Cam Thomas had a tackle for loss followed by pass breakups by Eric Weddle and Shareece Wright...Weddle s was a soaring knockdown at the line of scrimmage and Wright led the team with two passes defensed on the night with both coming on third-down plays...marcus Gilchrist ended the second three-and-out with a 12-yard sack back at Denver s two...a short punt after the sack set up Allen s second TD catch of the night. Corey Liuget had a solid all-around night...his pressure on Peyton Manning led to Gilchrist s sack...he had a two-yard tackle for loss early in the fourth quarter and then one series later another pressure that led to an interception by Thomas Keiser...five plays after the interception, Nick Novak kicked a field goal for a 1-point lead with 2:36 left in the game...novak hit two field goals in the game, his 72nd and 73rd for the Bolts to take over sole possession of fourth place on the team s career field goals list. Richard Marshall recorded his 5th career tackle during the game. Mike Scifres had an outstanding night punting the football forcing Denver to start drives at their six and 11-yard lines on fair catches and on the three following a punt that went out of bounds. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) SD DEN DEN 1 11:51 Caldwell 15 yd pass from Manning (Prater kick) (7-67, 3:9) 7 SD 1 5:15 Novak 38 yd Field Goal (11-6, 6:36) 3 7 DEN 1 1:22 Prater 32 yd Field Goal (9-6, 3:53) 3 1 SD 2 9:46 Allen 19 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (13-8, 6:36) 1 1 SD 2 1:5 Allen 1 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (7-43, 3:26) 17 1 SD 3 11:6 Mathews 23 yd run (Novak kick) (8-8, 3:54) 24 1 DEN 4 1:25 Caldwell 5 yd pass from Manning (Prater kick) (12-89, 6:7) SD 4 2:36 Novak 35 yd Field Goal (6-16, 2:31) DEN 4 :29 Prater 42 yd Field Goal (11-56, 2:7) 27 2 Attendance 76,497 San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD R.Mathews K.Moreno D.Woodhead M.Ball R.Brown P.Rivers 9 3. Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Rivers / P.Manning / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 3 32 V.Brown A.Caldwell E.Royal M.Ball K.Allen K.Moreno A.Gates J.Thomas D.Woodhead D.Thomas R.Mathews E.Decker L.McClain J.Tamme Total 41 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS 1 6 T.Keiser 6 6. Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG Final Individual Statistics NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG M.Scifres B.Colquitt Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 6 K.Allen T.Holliday. [DOWNED]. 1 1 E.Decker. 1 [OUT OF BOUNDS]. 1 Total Total. FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD [OUT OF BOUNDS] T.Holliday [TOUCHBACK]. 1 4 [OUT OF BOUNDS]. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. Total. 4 Total WEEK 16 VS. OAKLAND 213 GAME RELEASE The Chargers kept their playoff hopes alive and improved to 8-7 with a win over the Oakland Raiders at Qualcomm Stadium. It was a hard fought game that saw the Chargers break a 1-1 tie at the half by outscoring Oakland in the second half, 16-3.The Chargers rushed for 148 yards as a team and kicked four field goals. The Bolts defense held the Raiders to just 59 yards on the ground, they limited Oakland to just 4-of-13 on third downs and they benefited greatly from 12 Raiders penalties. The Chargers also had 24 first downs to Oakland s 14 and won the time of possession battle, 34:42 to 25:18. Ryan Mathews led the Bolts with 99 yards on 25 carries and his seven-yard touchdown run in the second quarter after an Eric Weddle interception knotted the game at Mathews day included a game-long 34-yard run that helped set up a late third quarter field goal...on that run, Mathews set a new season-high for rushing yards as he finished the game with 1,111 yards for the season...his previous high was 1,91 in Mathews touchdown run was the 2th of his career, tying him with Mike Tolbert for sixth in team history. Weddle made one of the NFL s defensive plays of the season when he leaped in the air to break up a Matt McGloin pass and then made a diving catch for the interception...two plays later, Mathews scored for a 1-7 lead. Melvin Ingram made his first start of the season since returning from an offseason knee injury and recorded a sack and forced fumble in the first quarter. Philip Rivers threw a touchdown pass in his 19th straight game, tying him with John Hadl ( ) for the third-longest streak in team history...rivers also was intercepted in the second quarter, ending a streak of 75 straight passes without throwing a pick...it was his first since Dec. 1 vs. Cincinnati. Nick Novak went 4-of-4 on field goal attempts and raised his season total to 32, tied for second-most in a season in team history...it included a 48-yarder that gave the Chargers a 2-1 lead in the third quarter. Keenan Allen caught his eighth touchdown pass of the season, a four-yarder in the third quarter...it was Allen s fifth touchdown catch in the last three games, tying for the most by a Chargers wide receiver in a three-game stretch since he also had a seasonlong 28-yard punt return in the game...eddie Royal, who led the Chargers with 54 yards on four catches, helped sustain the Allen touchdown drive with a 14-yard catch on a 3rd-and-5...later on the field goal drive that put the Chargers up 26-13, Royal had a 21- yard catch on a 3rd-and-1. Seyi Ajirotutu made a huge play on special teams, forcing a fumble on the kickoff after the Bolts kicked a field goal for a 2-1 lead...ladarius Green recovered the fumble and four plays later the Bolts tacked on another field goal for a 23-1 lead...ajirotutu and Jahleel Addae paced the team with two solo special teams tackles. Eric Weddle had six tackles to raise his season total to 12 for his second-straight and third-career 1-tackle season. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) OAK SD SD 1 2:42 Novak 27 yd Field Goal (16-82, 9:16) 3 OAK 2 1:39 McFadden 5 yd run (Janikowski kick) (6-58, 3:28) 7 3 SD 2 3:13 Mathews 7 yd run (Novak kick) (2-2, :44) 7 1 OAK 2 :1 Janikowski 2 yd Field Goal (5-14, 1:26) 1 1 SD 3 5: Allen 4 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (12-77, 6:18) 1 17 SD 3 :56 Novak 48 yd Field Goal (6-42, 2:48) 1 2 SD 4 14:51 Novak 28 yd Field Goal (4-3, :59) 1 23 OAK 4 11:19 Janikowski 42 yd Field Goal (8-51, 3:32) SD 4 6:23 Novak 33 yd Field Goal (9-59, 4:56) Attendance 65,675 Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD R.Jennings R.Mathews D.McFadden D.Woodhead M.McGloin P.Rivers T.Jones 1.5 Total Total PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT M.McGloin / P.Rivers / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 5 24 A.Holmes E.Royal M.Reece A.Gates R.Jennings K.Allen D.Moore R.Mathews M.Rivera D.Woodhead J.Mastrud V.Brown D.McFadden J.Phillips R.Streater L.Green. 1 J.Olawale. 1 G.Jenkins Total 29 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS M.Jenkins. 1 1 E.Weddle. Total 1. Total 1. NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG Final Individual Statistics NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG M.King M.Scifres Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD [OUT OF BOUNDS] K.Allen [DOWNED]. Total. 3 1 Total KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD 29 G.Jenkins R.Brown 9 9. [TOUCHBACK] D.Woodhead T.Williams. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total GAME RELEASE 15

17 WEEK 17 VS. KANSAS CITY The Chargers clinched the final spot in the AFC Playoffs with an improbable overtime win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Qualcomm Stadium. The Chargers overcame a 1- point deficit heading into the fourth quarter and outscored the Chiefs 1- to send the game into overtime. The Bolts won the coin toss and drive 16 plays for a field goal to take the lead and then San Diego s defense responded by stopping the Chiefs on downs to seal the victory. Kansas City missed a 41-yard field goal with four seconds left in the fourth quarter that would have most likely secured a victory, but instead sent the game to overtime. The victory marked the first time the Chargers ever won a game in overtime to clinch a playoff spot. Ladarius Green scored the Chargers first touchdown of the game today on a 22-yard catch, right on par with his season average of 22.1 yards per catch. Philip Rivers threw the touchdown pass to Green, his 3th of the season, for his thirdcareer 3-TD season it was also Rivers 2th-straight game with a touchdown pass, tying Dan Fouts (1979-8) for the second-longest streak in team history. Rivers finished the game with three touchdown passes, raising his season total to 32. Ryan Mathews rushed for a career-high 144 yards on 24 carries (6. avg.) he ignited the Chargers first scoring drive of the game with a 44-yard run, his second-longest of the season and his third-straight game with a run of 2-yards-or-longer he raised his season total to 1,255 yards for the eighth-best single-season total in franchise history. Keenan Allen had a team-high 89 yards receiving to finish the season with a team-leading and team rookie record 1,46 yards Allen went over 1, yards on a 38-yard catch that set up the Bolts game-tying field goal late in the fourth quarter...early in the game, Allen s 24-yard catch on a 3rd-and-6 helped set up a touchdown drive that tied the game at Antonio Gates scored the Chargers second touchdown on a four-yard catch on a 3rdand-4 play it was his 3th career 3rd-down touchdown catch. Eddie Royal caught the Chargers final touchdown pass of the game, his career-high eighth touchdown catch of the season. Nick Novak hit two field goals, including the 36-yard game-winner in overtime they were his 33rd and 34th field goals of the season, tying John Carney s single-season record...novak scored nine points, raising his career total to 353 to move into eighth on the team s career scoring list, past Gary Garrison, who was eighth with 348 career points. Eric Weddle tallied 12 tackles and helped keep the game-winning field goal drive in overtime alive with a two-yard run on fourth and two. Corey Liuget and Kendall Reyes both had sacks...liuget s early in the game helped force a Chiefs three-and-out...reyes sack on a 3rd-and-1 late in the third quarter forced a punt and on the ensuing drive, the Chargers scored a touchdown to get within three points...on the play before the sack, Manti Te o and Cam Thomas combined for a one-yard tackle for loss...thomas finished the game with a season-high and team-leading three tackles for loss. Donald Butler and Reyes combined for a five-yard tackle for loss on first down at the end of Kansas City s drive in overtime...butler tied his season high in the game with 13 tackles and also had two tackles for loss...jahleel Addae broke up a third-down pass that also helped end the game on downs. Score by Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Total Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers TM Q Time Play Description (PAT & Drive) KC SD KC 1 13:3 Davis 17 yd run (Succop kick) (5-8, 1:57) 7 SD 1 1:37 Green 22 yd. pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (5-78, 2:26) 7 7 KC 1 5:7 McCluster 2 yd pass from Daniel (Succop kick) (6-23, 2:43) 14 7 SD 2 14:56 Gates 4 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (1-8, 5:11) KC 2 1:7 Davis 2 yd run (Succop kick) (11-86, 5:57) KC 3 7:27 Succop 46 yd Field Goal (6-7, 2:17) SD 4 11:45 Royal 6 yd pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (1-69, 4:29) SD 4 3:21 Novak 22 yd Field Goal (9-66, 4:16) SD 5 5:3 Novak 36 yd Field Goal (16-62, 9:3)5: Attendance 65,675 Kansas City Chiefs / / Q Final Individual Statistics San Diego Chargers RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD K.Davis R.Mathews C.Daniel D.Woodhead C.Gray E.Royal A.Jenkins L.McClain P.Rivers E.Weddle 2 2. Total Total GAME RELEASE PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT C.Daniel / P.Rivers / / Total Total / AVG PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD TAR AVG TAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD 6 28 D.McCluster D.Woodhead J.Hemingway K.Allen A.Jenkins A.Gates C.Gray E.Royal K.Davis R.Mathews S.McGrath L.Green R.Gordon V.Brown. 1 S.Ajirotutu Total 32 Total INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS LG TD AVG INTERCEPTIONS 1 14 R.Parker Total Total NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG NET NO AVG TB IN2 PUNTING YDS LG D.Colquitt M.Scifres Total Total FC PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 32 D.McCluster K.Allen [DOWNED]. 1 [TOUCHBACK]. 4 Total Total FC KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD AVG FC AVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TD 41 Q.Demps R.Brown K.Davis [TOUCHBACK]. 2 [TOUCHBACK]. Total Total GAME RELEASE 16

18 CHARGERS RECORD WHEN: At Home: 5-3 On the Road: 4-4 In September: 2-2 In October: 2-1 In November: 1-3 In December: 4-1 Chargers Score First: 6-3 Opponents Score First: 3-4 Leading at the Half: 5-2 Trailing at the Half: 3-2 Tied at the Half: 1-3 Leading after 3Q: 5-2 Trailing after 3Q: 3-3 Tied after 3Q: 1-2 Team Rushes for 1+ yards: 9-3 Team Rushes for less than 1 yards: -4 Opponent Rushes for 1+ yards: 2-6 Opponent rushes for less than 1 yards: 7-1 TURNOVER RATIO + Turnover Ratio: 5-1 Turnover Ratio: 3-4 = Turnover Ratio: 1-2 Chargers pass for 3+ yards: 3-2 Chargers pass for less than 3 yards: 6-5 Opponents pass for 3+ yards: 2-2 Opponents pass for less than 3 yards: 7-5 Chargers score 2 or more points: 8-3 Chargers score less than 2 points: 1-4 Opponents score 2 or more points: 5-6 Opponents score less than 2 points: 4-1 Outdoors: 9-7 Indoors: - Day Games: 7-5 Night Games: 2-2 Natural Grass: 9-7 Artificial Surface: - Takeaways Pts. Giveaways Pts. Date Opponent Int. Fum. Total From Int. Fum. Total From Net W-L 9/9 Houston L 9/15 at Philadelphia W 9/22 at Tennessee L 9/29 Dallas W 1/6 at Oakland L 1/14 Indianapolis W 1/2 at Jacksonville W 11/3 at Washington L 11/1 Denver L 11/17 at Miami L 11/24 at Kansas City W 12/1 Cincinnati L 12/8 New York Giants W 12/12 at Denver W 12/22 Oakland W 12/29 Kansas City W Totals (based on final regular season statistics) Chargers Offense Bengals Defense TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty /26 (49.%) Third Downs M/A (Pct.)...74/225 (32.9%) 5/6 (83.3%) Fourth Downs M/A (Pct.)...5/16 (31.3%) 6, TOTAL NET YARDS...4, Avg. per Game , Total Plays...1, Avg. per Play , NET YARDS RUSHING...1, Avg. per Game Total Carries , NET YARDS PASSING...3, Avg. per Game / Sacked/Yards Lost...43/279 4, Gross Yards...3, / Attempts/Completions...614/ % Completion Percentage...59.% Had Intercepted / PUNTS/AVG....9/ NET PUNTING AVG / PENALTIES/YARDS...69/692 14/ FUMBLES/LOST...16/ TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns : TIME OF POSSESSION AVG....28:2 INSIDE THE NUMBERS TALE OF THE TAPE 213 GAME RELEASE 17 RANKINGS COMPARISON WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS 213 GAME RELEASE (thru Week 17) Chargers Bengals Bengals Chargers Offense Defense Offense Defense 5 3 Total Yards/Game Total Yards/Play Rushing Yards/Game Rushing Yards/Play Passing Yards/Game Passing Yards/Play Pct. Had Intercepted Sacks/Pass Play t First Downs/Game 9t 17t 1 2 Third-Down Efficiency Fourth-Down Efficiency Punt Return Avg Kickoff Return Avg Gross Punting Avg Net Punting Avg t Points/Game 6t Field Goal Pctg. 23 2t After Offense Defense Week Opponent Total Run Pass Total Run Pass 1 Houston t 26 2 at Philadelphia at Tennessee Dallas at Oakland Indianapolis 5t t 25 7 at Jacksonville bye at Washington Denver at Miami 7 16t at Kansas City Cincinnati New York Giants at Denver Oakland Kansas City (based on final regular season statistics) Bengals Offense Chargers Defense TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty /225 (4.9%) Third Downs M/A (Pct.)...7/18 (38.9%) 12/21 (57.1%) Fourth Downs M/A (Pct.)...6/13 (46.2%) 5, TOTAL NET YARDS...5, Avg. per Game , Total Plays Avg. per Play , NET YARDS RUSHING...1, Avg. per Game Total Carries , NET YARDS PASSING...4, Avg. per Game / Sacked/Yards Lost...35/248 4, Gross Yards...4, / Attempts/Completions...548/ % Completion Percentage % Had Intercepted / PUNTS/AVG....65/ NET PUNTING AVG /1, PENALTIES/YARDS...1/85 2/ FUMBLES/LOST...15/ TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns : TIME OF POSSESSION AVG....27:1

19 16 SEYI AJIROTUTU Wide Receiver Free Agent , 215 Fresno State 4th NFL Season Oak Ridge HS 3rd with Chargers El Dorado Hills, Calif. SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS 213 GAME RELEASE 81 JAKE BYRNE Tight End Free Agent , 258 Wisconsin 1st NFL Season Rogers HS 1st with Chargers Rogers, Ark. TRANSACTION HISTORY: Signed with Chargers, May 1, 21...waived Sept. 4...signed to practice squad, Sept. 6...signed two-year contract to active roster Oct waived Sept. 3, claimed by Carolina Sept. 4...re-signed with Panthers, April 1, waived Aug signed with Chargers, Oct. 3 and re-signed, Aug. 17, : Diving season-long 28-yard catch on 3rd-and-5 during game-opening touchdown drive Nov. 1 vs. Kansas City...helped Bolts to 7- lead in win, playing in first game just three days after re-signing with the Chargers...injured hand Dec. 2 vs. Cincinnati and placed on Reserve-Injured Dec : Had lone catch of season Dec. 4 at Tampa Bay. 21: Third-down catch Oct. 31 vs. Tennessee sustained key touchdown drive that ignited 2- run to give Chargers lead...two touchdown catches in third NFL game, including game-winning 28-yarder at 5:17 of fourth quarter Nov. 7 at Houston...other touchdown (55 yards) was team s second-longest of season...finished game with 111 yards on four catches. COLLEGE: Second-team All-Western Athletic Conference in 29...eighth on Fresno State s all-time list with 128 catches and 1,991 yards...12 TDs and averaged 15.8 ypc for career...redshirted in 25...played at Fresno State from finance degree. PERSONAL: Born in Mountain View, Calif...Sacramento Bee MVP after leading Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, Calif., to Sac-Joaquin Section D-II title...leading receiver in section in 24 and Sierra Conference Defensive Player of the Year...six catches for 194 yards and three TDs and 15 tackles in section title game vs. Del Oro. Regular Season Receiving Rushing Spec. Tms. Year Team G-S No.-Yds. Avg. Long TD No.-Yds. Avg. Long TD Tackles 21 San Diego t Carolina San Diego Totals t Single-game Highs Receptions 4 at Houston Nov. 7, 21 Receiving Yards 111 at Houston Nov. 7, 21 Receiving Long 55t at Houston Nov. 7, 21 Receiving TDs 2 at Houston Nov. 7, 21 2 CREZDON BUTLER Cornerback Free Agent , 191 Clemson 4th NFL Season Asheville HS 1st with Chargers Asheville, N.C. TRANSACTION HISTORY: Fifth-round pick (164) by Pittsburgh, April 24, 21...signed June 16...waived Sept. 3, claimed by Arizona Sept. 4...waived Aug. 31, claimed by Washington Sept. 1...waived Sept re-signed with Arizona, Oct. 9...waived Oct re-signed to Arizona s practice squad, Oct signed to Buffalo s active roster, Nov. 7...waived Aug. 31, signed with Chargers, Sept : Played in two games with Washington, one with Arizona and six with Buffalo...two special teams tackles and forced fumble during kickoff return in Bills Dec. 3 season-finale vs. New York Jets. 211: Saw action on special teams in season opener vs. Carolina Sept injured ankle vs. Panthers and inactive Sept. 18 at Washington...placed on Reserve-Injured Sept : Special teams tackle in NFL debut Nov. 14 vs. New England...season-high two special teams stops Dec. 12 vs. Cincinnati...inactive for all three postseason games, including Super Bowl XLV. TRANSACTION HISTORY: Signed with New Orleans as undrafted rookie, May 7, waived Aug signed to Houston s practice squad, Jan. 8, re-signed with Texans, Feb. 4...waived Aug signed to San Diego s practice squad, Sept. 2...signed to Houston s active roster, Oct. 9...waived Dec signed to Kansas City s practice squad, Dec signed by Chargers to active roster, Dec. 23. COLLEGE: Played in 51 career games with 21 starts...caught six passes for 57 yards and one touchdown...played at Wisconsin from family, consumer and community education major. PERSONAL: First-team all-state, all-area and team s offensive player of year as senior at Rogers (Ark.) High...first-team All-America and all-conference as junior...player of year as sophomore as well...lettered in basketball. 71 LAWRENCE GUY Defensive End Waivers (Ind.) , 318 Arizona State 3rd NFL Season Western HS 1st with Chargers Las Vegas, Nev. TRANSACTION HISTORY: Seventh-round pick (233) by Green Bay, April 3, signed July 29...waived Aug. 31, re-signed to Packers practice squad, Sept. 3, signed to Indianapolis active roster, Oct. 17, waived by Colts Oct. 7, claimed by Chargers Oct : Signed to Colts active roster from Green Bay s practice squad, Oct made regular-season debut Oct. 21 vs. Cleveland...season-high 1 tackles in first-career start Dec. 23 at Kansas City...firstcareer sack Dec. 3 vs. Houston...started at defensive tackle in Jan. 6 Wild Card Playoff game at Baltimore. 211: Spent season on Reserve-Injured. COLLEGE: Three-time honorable mention All-Pac-1 selection...first-team Freshman All-America in 28...also recipient of Bill Kajikawa Sun Devil Award as most outstanding freshman...played in 35 career games with 31 starts over three seasons, tallying 122 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and eight sacks...played at Arizona State from education and sociology major. PERSONAL: Born in Las Vegas, Nevada...All-America defensive lineman at Western High School in Las Vegas...played in 28 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...lettered in track and wrestling. Regular Season Pass Fumbles Spec. Tms. Year Team G-S Tack.-Asst. Total Sacks-Yds. Int.-Yds. Long TD Def. For.-Rec. TFL Tackles 211 G.B. Reserve-Injured 212 Ind Postseason Pass Fumbles Spec. Tms. Year Team G-S Tack.-Asst. Total Sacks-Yds. Int.-Yds. Long TD Def. For.-Rec. TFL Tackles 212 Ind COLLEGE: Tied for second in school history with 243 career interception return yards...honorable mention All-ACC as senior...freshman first-team All-ACC by Sporting News...finished career with 183 tackles, 11 interceptions and 21 passes defensed...played at Clemson from sociology major. PERSONAL: First-team all-state at Asheville (N.C.) High School...selected for Shrine Bowl all-star game...mvp of AAA state title game as senior after interception and 7-yard game-winning touchdown pass...all-time leading rusher in school history with 5,3 career yards...also lettered in track. Regular Season Pass Fumbles Spec. Tms. Year Team G-S Tack.-Asst. Total Sacks-Yds. Int.-Yds. Long TD Def. For.-Rec. TFL Tackles 21 Pit Ari Was Ari Buf Totals GAME RELEASE 18

20 213 GAME RELEASE 1 LAVELLE HAWKINS Wide Receiver Free Agent , 195 California 6th NFL Season Edison HS 1st with Chargers Stockton, Calif. TRANSACTION HISTORY: Fourth-round pick by Tennessee, April 27, 28...signed with Titans, July 17...released May 1, signed with New England, May 9...released July 31...signed with San Francisco, Aug. 3...released Aug signed with Chargers, Oct : Career-long 71-yard kickoff return to ignite touchdown drive Sept. 16 at San Diego...set up touchdown on career-long 42-yard catch Dec. 3 vs. Jacksonville. 211: Career-highs with 47 catches and 47 yards...first NFL touchdown catch (16 yards) Nov. 6 vs. Cincinnati...season-high eight catches for 88 yards Dec. 18 at Indianapolis. 21: Team-high two special teams tackles and forced fumble during punt return Oct. 24 vs. Philadelphia. 29: Led squad with four special teams stops Nov. 15 vs. Buffalo. 28: NFL debut Sept. 21 vs. Houston...first NFL catch Oct. 19 at Kansas City...first-career start Oct. 27 vs. Indianapolis on Monday Night Football. COLLEGE: Second-team All-Pac-1 and winner of team s Dink Artal Award for academic commitment and improvement as senior...honorable mention All-Pac-1 as junior...1th in school history with 136 catches for 1,748 yards and 12 touchdowns...1,854 all-purpose yards as senior was third-highest in school annals...also recorded 49 kickoff returns for 1,51 yards and touchdown...began career at LSU...transferred to City College of San Francisco before enrolling at California...social welfare major. PERSONAL: Born in Stockton, Calif...Parade All-America and Stockton Record Area Player of Year at Stockton s Edison High School. Regular Season Receiving Kickoff Returns Spec. Tms. Year Team G-S No.-Yds. Avg. Long TD No.-Yds. Avg. Long TD Tackles 28 Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Totals Single-game Highs Receptions 8 at Indianapolis Dec. 18, 211 Receiving Yards 88 at Indianapolis Dec. 18, 211 Receiving Long 42 vs. Jacksonville Dec. 3, 212 Receiving Touchdowns 1 vs. Cincinnati Nov. 6, 211 Kickoff Returns 7 vs. New York Jets Nov. 23, 28 Kickoff Return Yards 13 (2x) Last: at San Diego Sept. 16, 212 Kickoff Return Long 71 at San Diego Sept. 16, SEAN LISSEMORE Defensive Tackle Trade (Dal) , 33 William & Mary 4th NFL Season Dumont HS 1st with Chargers Dumont, N.J. TRANSACTION HISTORY: Seventh-round pick (234) by Dallas, April 24, 21...signed July 2...traded to Chargers for 215 conditional seventh-round pick, Sept. 1, : Career-high 43 tackles, including season-high nine at Seattle Sept first-career start in Sept. 23 home-opening win vs. Tampa Bay...injured ankle Oct. 14 at Baltimore and inactive next six games...sack Dec. 16 vs. Pittsburgh. 211: Returned kickoff 38 yards on pooch kick Oct. 2 vs. Detroit...first-career sack Dec. 4 at Arizona and second Dec. 17 at Tampa Bay. 21: NFL debut Oct. 31 vs. Jacksonville with three tackles and half-sack...injured ankle on opening kickoff Nov. 7 at Green Bay...inactive next three games and placed on Reserve-Injured Dec. 4. COLLEGE: All-America by College Sporting News and Sports Network, first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association and team captain as senior...played in 43 career games with 35 starts and collected 193 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 28 tackles for loss and three interceptions...redshirted in 25...played at William & Mary from kinesiology major. PERSONAL: All-league, All-North Jersey Group 2 and honorable mention all-county as senior at Dumont (N.J.) High School...invited to play in Governor s Bowl and Bergen All-Star Game...all-league track performer in 1 and 2 meters and shot put...also all-league and state medalist as 215-pound wrestler...played saxophone in school s jazz band. Regular Season Pass Fumbles Spec. Tms. Year Team G-S Tack.-Asst. Total Sacks-Yds. Int.-Yds. Long TD Def. For.-Rec. TFL Tackles 21 Dal Dal Dal Totals Single-game Highs Tackles 9 at Seattle Sept. 16, 212 Sacks 1 (three times) Last: vs. Pittsburgh Dec. 16, RICHARD MARSHALL Cornerback Free Agent , 198 Fresno State 8th NFL Season Locke HS 1st with Chargers Los Angeles, Calif. TRANSACTION HISTORY: Second-round pick (58th overall) by Carolina, April 29, 26...signed July 28...re-signed June 8, 21...signed with Arizona, July 31, signed with Miami, March 16, released Aug. 21, signed with Chargers, Aug : Season-high five tackles Week 1 at Houston and Week 3 vs. New York Jets...also picked off pass in Jets game...inactive Weeks 5-8 and placed on Reserve-Injured Nov. 7 (back). 211: Led Cardinals with three interceptions, while ranking second with 13 passes defensed...third-down sack in fourth quarter of tied game Sept. 11 vs. Carolina to force punt, which Patrick Peterson returned 89 yards for go-ahead score...interception and two passes defensed Sept. 18 at Washington...interception off Joe Flacco and team-high three passes defensed Oct. 3 at Baltimore...collected sack in first start of season Nov. 6 vs. St. Louis...season-high 1 tackles and interception off Tavaris Jackson Jan. 1 vs. Seattle. 21: Sack vs. Chicago quarterback Caleb Hanie Oct. 1 vs. Chicago...interception off San Francisco s David Carr with 1:8 left in fourth quarter Oct. 24 set up game-winning drive...interception and 66-yard return off Drew Brees Nov. 7 vs. New Orleans...interception on last play of first half vs. Atlanta s Matt Ryan Dec : Tied for team lead with four interceptions and second on squad with 81 tackles...key cog on squad that ranked fourth in NFL vs. pass...interception off Atlanta s Ryan Sept. 2...picked off Arizona s Kurt Warner Nov. 1...set up touchdown with second interception of season and 28-yard return vs. Ryan Nov Dec. 27 interception off New York Giants Eli Manning led to Carolina TD. 28: Led team with 17 special teams tackles...interception off Oakland s Andrew Walter Nov. 9...sacks vs. Tampa Bay s Jeff Garcia Dec. 8 and New Orleans Drew Brees Dec two tackles in first career playoff game, Jan. 1 vs. Arizona. 27: Tied for team lead with three interceptions...led team with 17 stops on special teams...interception and 34-yard return off Brees at New Orleans Oct. 7...season-high 12 tackles Nov. 25 vs. Saints...73-yard interception return for touchdowns off San Francisco s Trent Dilfer in Dec. 2 win...sack and interception off Luke McCown in fourth quarter Dec. 3 at Tampa Bay. 26: Tied for team lead with three picks and led team with 12 passes defensed...team-high 12 tackles in first-ever NFL start Oct. 1 vs. New Orleans...returned first career interception 3 yards for touchdown off Cleveland s Charlie Frye Oct. 8...interception following week (Oct. 15) vs. Baltimore s Kyle Boller...fourth quarter interception vs. Washington s Jason Campbell Nov sack and forced fumble in Dec. 31 season finale at New Orleans. COLLEGE: Third-team All-America and first-team All-Western Athletic Conference as junior in 25...second-team All-WAC as sophomore...11th player in NCAA Division I history and first since 1992 with more than 3-career interception return yards...school-record three interception returns for touchdowns during career and second with 35 career return yards...two touchdowns as sophomore, including 75 yarder vs. Washington in season opener and 1 yarder vs. Rice that earned him WAC Player of Week award...effort vs. Owls was second-longest return in school history...tied for team lead with three interceptions as freshman, including 81-yard return for touchdown vs. Tennessee...finished career with 176 tackles, nine interceptions, three touchdown returns and 22 passes defensed...redshirted in 22...played at Fresno State from chicano studies major. PERSONAL: Prepped at Locke High School in Los Angeles. Regular Season Pass Fumbles Spec. Tms. Year Team G-S Tack.-Asst. Total Sacks-Yds. Int.-Yds. Long TD Def. For.-Rec. TFL Tackles 26 Car t Car t Car Car Car Ari Mia Totals t Postseason Pass Fumbles Spec. Tms. Year Team G-S Tack.-Asst. Total Sacks-Yds. Int.-Yds. Long TD Def. For.-Rec. TFL Tackles 29 Car Single-game Highs Tackles 12 (2 times) Last: vs. New Orleans Nov. 25, 27 Sacks 1 (7 times) Last: vs. St. Louis Nov. 6, 211 Interceptions 1 (18 times) Last: vs. New York Jets Sept. 23, 212 Interception Return Long 73t vs. San Francisco Dec. 2, 27 Interception Return Touchdowns 1 (2 times) Last: vs. San Francisco Dec. 2, GAME RELEASE 19

21 213 GAME RELEASE 69 WILLIE SMITH Tackle Free Agent , 31 East Carolina 3rd NFL Season North Johnston HS 1st with Chargers Kenly, N.C. 52 REGGIE WALKER Inside Linebacker Free Agent , 244 Kansas State 5th NFL Season Grant HS 1st with Chargers Sacramento, Calif. TRANSACTION HISTORY: Signed with Washington as undrafted rookie, July 27, waived Aug. 3, claimed by Oakland, Sept : Sept. 16 at Miami replaced injured Khalif Barnes at right tackle...started for Barnes Sept. 23 vs. Pittsburgh. 211: Earned roster spot as undrafted rookie to begin season...started final three games at left tackle...nfl debut Dec. 11 vs. New England...first-career start Dec. 18 at New York Giants...helped block for back-to-back 1-yard efforts by Evan Royster in final two games of season vs. Minnesota and at Philadelphia. COLLEGE: First-team All-Conference USA as senior...played on conference title teams as sophomore and junior...played in 52 career games with 27 starts...selected to Athletic Director s Honor Roll...played at East Carolina from degree in business management. PERSONAL: Lettered in football and basketball at North Johnston High School in Kenly, N.C. Games Played-Started: 211 (4-3, Washington); 212 (9-7, Oakland); Total (13-1). TRANSACTION HISTORY: Signed with Arizona as undrafted rookie, May 1, 29...re-signed July 3, 211 and March 29, released May 31, signed with Chargers, Sept : Special teams captain...tied his career high with four solo tackles in Sept. 9 season opener against Seattle. 211: Second on team with career-high 16 special teams tackles...season-high seven tackles Sept. 18 at Washington...season-high four special teams stops Oct. 3 at Baltimore. 21: Tied for team high with three special teams stops Dec. 12 vs. Denver. 29: Only member of undrafted rookie class to make final 53-man roster...nfl debut Sept. 2 at Jacksonville...season-high four stops in Jan. 3 regular-season finale vs. Green Bay...inactive for Jan. 1 Wild Card Playoff game vs. Packers but team-high two special teams stops Jan. 16 vs. New Orleans in Divisional Playoffs. COLLEGE: Played in 46 career games with 22 starts, tallying 163 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, six passes defensed and three forced fumbles...recorded first-career sack and interception as junior in 27 vs. Auburn...played at Kansas State from family studies major. PERSONAL: Born in Fairbanks, Alaska...first-team All-CIF Sac-Joaquin at Grant High School in Sacramento, Calif...Metro Conference Defensive MVP and all-league...all-conference rugby player as well...member Math Honors Club. Regular Season Pass Fumbles Spec. Tms. Year Team G-S Tack.-Asst. Total Sacks-Yds. Int.-Yds. Long TD Def. For.-Rec. TFL Tackles 29 Ari Ari Ari Ari Totals Regular Season Pass Fumbles Spec. Tms. Year Team G-S Tack.-Asst. Total Sacks-Yds. Int.-Yds. Long TD Def. For.-Rec. TFL Tackles 29 Ari Single-game Highs Tackles 7 at Washington Sept. 18, KENNY WIGGINS Tackle Free Agent , 314 Fresno State 1st NFL Season Elk Grove HS 1st with Chargers Elk Grove, Calif. TRANSACTION HISTORY: Signed with San Francisco as undrafted rookie, July 27, waived Sept. 3...signed to Baltimore s practice squad Nov contract expired, Jan. 3, re-signed with San Francisco, Feb. 6...waived Aug signed to 49ers practice squad, Sept. 2...re-signed with 49ers, Feb. 6, waived Aug signed to Chargers practice squad Sept. 2...signed to active roster, Nov waived Nov re-signed to Chargers practice squad Nov. 2...re-signed to active roster Nov : Spent entire season on San Francisco s practice squad. 211: Signed to Baltimore s practice squad Nov. 28 and remained there for balance of season. COLLEGE: First-team All-Western Athletic Conference as senior in 21...second-team All-WAC as junior...helped block for Ryan Mathews 1,88-yard, 19-touchdown season in 29...played in 42 career games...redshirted in 26...played at Fresno State from communications major. PERSONAL: Born in Elk Grove, Calif...first-team All-Delta League in football and basketball at Elk Grove High School. 213 GAME RELEASE 2

22 GETTING TO CHARGERS PARK From San Diego International Airport: Exit the airport heading east on North Harbor Drive...Turn left onto W. Grape Street...Go under Interstate 5 and make your first left at the signs for I-5 North...Make another left at the stop sign and continue straight onto the onramp for I-5 North...Take I-5 North to Interstate 8 East...Take I-8 East to Interstate 15 North...Exit I-15 North at Aero Drive and turn left at the top of the offramp...after you cross over the freeway, turn right on Murphy Canyon Road and Chargers Park is located at 42 Murphy Canyon Road...Media should enter through the South Gate and park at the Chargers Media Center. From Downtown: Take I-5 North to Interstate 8 East...Take I-8 East to Interstate 15 North...Exit I-15 North at Aero Drive and turn left at the top of the offramp...after you cross over the freeway, turn right on Murphy Canyon Road and Chargers Park is located at 42 Murphy Canyon Road...Media should enter through the South Gate and park at the Chargers Media Center. From Los Angeles and Orange County: Take Interstate 5 South to Interstate 85 South...Take I-85 South to Highway 52 East...Take Hwy 52 East to Interstate 15 South...Exit I-15 South at Aero Drive and turn right at the top of the offramp...make your first right onto Murphy Canyon Road and Chargers Park is located at 42 Murphy Canyon Road...Media should enter through the South Gate and park at the Chargers Media Center. Area Hotels: Holiday Inn San Diego-Mission Valley (858) Courtyard by Marriott San Diego (858) Four Points by Sheraton (858) San Diego Marriott Mission Valley (619) MEDIA CENTER AT CHARGERS PARK The brand new Media Center at Chargers Park is equipped with free wireless internet access. Parking is available outside the media center and there is plenty of workspace within. During the season, most Monday press conferences are held in the Media Center, along with conference calls from the opposing teams. MEDIA INFORMATION CHARGERS INSIDER 213 GAME RELEASE The San Diego Chargers and FOX Sports San Diego are teaming up for a new all-access look at the team with Chargers Insider, debuting Wednesday, August 28. Chargers Insider will be the go-to destination for fans that want behind-the-scenes coverage and unique features on the team. Chargers Insider kicks off its 18-episode series on Aug. 28 (5:3 p.m. PT) on FOX Sports San Diego. The show will air each week throughout the season on Thursdays at 4 p.m. and 1 p.m. PT. KFMB-TV, Channel 8 in San Diego will air Chargers Insider on Saturday nights at 11:35 p.m., while KCAL-TV, Channel 9 in Los Angeles, will also air Chargers Insider on Saturdays at 6:3 p.m. beginning Sept. 7. As the team enters the 213 NFL season, Chargers Insider is there to provide exclusive interviews with players and coaches, game highlights, analysis from coaches and scouting experts, community reports, fan Q & A s and behind-the-scenes footage. Laura McKeeman from FOX Sports San Diego will serve as host of Chargers Insider. McKeeman has worked on San Diego Padres telecasts as well as hosted Padres Live pre- and post-game shows. She also works for Fox College Football, hosting and reporting on Big 12 games. McKeeman has been a college football recruiting analyst for Fox Sports NET and Scout.com. CHARGERSMEDIA.COM & CREDENTIAL REQUESTS The San Diego Chargers have a media-only website, The website contains online credential application forms, the latest press releases, injury information, a link to download the team s Media Guide, as well as links to other related websites. Credential requests must be submitted online from the Sports Director, Sports Editor or Photo Editor. Only media outlets covering ALL pre-season and regular-season games may apply for Season Credentials. Your application does NOT guarantee that you will receive either Season or Game-by-Game Credentials. For most weeks, credential requests are due one week prior to the game. Follow-up inquiries regarding single-game or season credentials may be made to Jennifer Rojas at (858) or via at rojasj@chargers.nfl.com. GAMEDAY INFORMATION Game-Day Media Parking Media attending Chargers home games have been assigned reserved areas to park at Qualcomm Stadium. Please refer to the map to your right or on the back of your assigned parking permit. Please remember you must park in your assigned area and display your parking permit at all times. As a reminder, parking is limited and is being provided as a courtesy to working media. Media Entrance All credentialed media must enter at Gate H and are subject to a search procedure. Please be prepared to open all cases and bags for inspection by stadium security personnel. All items will be inspected and tagged for security purposes. Please make sure your bags are identifiable and limit carry-in items to only what is necessary. Remove any security tags from prior games. Qualcomm Stadium Media Parking Public Relations Contact Information Bill Johnston Director of Public Relations (858) johnstonb@chargers.nfl.com Scott Yoffe Assistant Director of Public Relations (858) yoffes@chargers.nfl.com Jamaal LaFrance Media Relations Coordinator (858) lafrancej@chargers.nfl.com Jennifer Rojas Corporate Communications Coordinator (858) rojasj@chargers.nfl.com 213 GAME RELEASE 21