Week 2, 2024

played in San Diego, CA

60 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	6	0	7	-	13
San Diego Chargers	3	6	0	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 SDO - Mason Crosby 45 field goal
2Q: 13:50 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 48 field goal
2Q: 11:02 SDO - Mason Crosby 42 field goal
2Q: 02:30 SDO - Mason Crosby 20 field goal
2Q: 00:27 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 27 field goal
4Q: 14:14 SDO - Mason Crosby 25 field goal
4Q: 09:06 ATL - Rashard Mendenhall 10 pass from Julio McElroy (Ellis Godfrey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 SDO - Mason Crosby 45 field goal
2Q: 13:50 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 48 field goal
2Q: 11:02 SDO - Mason Crosby 42 field goal
2Q: 02:30 SDO - Mason Crosby 20 field goal
2Q: 00:27 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 27 field goal
4Q: 14:14 SDO - Mason Crosby 25 field goal
4Q: 09:06 ATL - Rashard Mendenhall 10 pass from Julio McElroy (Ellis Godfrey extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SDO
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 250 392
- Offensive Plays 55 63
- Yards per Play 4.55 6.22
Net Rushing Yards 104 129
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 4.16 4.78
Net Passing Yards 146 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 0 35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 160 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.87 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 8/67
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 27:45 32:15

Team Statistics	ATL	SDO
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	250	392
- Offensive Plays	55	63
- Yards per Play	4.55	6.22
Net Rushing Yards	104	129
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	4.16	4.78
Net Passing Yards	146	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 0	35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	160	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.87	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	8/67
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 22
Time of Possession	27:45	32:15

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	1:06	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
1	6:49	3:31	OWN 31	6	14	Punt
1	0:36	1:53	OWN 32	5	37	Field Goal
2	10:56	2:39	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	2:23	2:03	OWN 28	7	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:09	OWN 33	11	45	Missed FG
3	6:15	1:31	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	14:06	5:06	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
4	7:33	4:06	OWN 18	5	40	Punt
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 35	1	-1	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 23	3	26	Interception
1	11:40	4:51	OWN 20	10	52	Field Goal
1	3:18	2:42	OWN 3	6	26	Punt
2	13:43	2:47	OWN 31	4	44	Field Goal
2	8:17	5:54	OWN 25	10	72	Field Goal
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 23	1	-1	Half
3	8:51	2:36	OWN 29	5	12	Punt
3	4:44	5:38	OWN 27	10	65	Field Goal
4	9:00	1:27	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
4	3:27	3:09	OWN 1	12	71	Missed FG

Game MVP: Julio McElroy, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rashard Mendenhall	13	45	3.46	10	1
Don Owens	6	25	4.17	6	0
Darrin Strickland	3	16	5.33	14	1
Julio McElroy	2	4	2.00	5	0
Kelly Smith	1	14	14.00	14	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.C. Ramirez	13	57	4.38	13	2
George Guinn	10	58	5.80	18	2
Jimmy Clausen	4	14	3.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Julio McElroy	28	16	160	2/14	1	26	0	85.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Clausen	35	20	269	1/6	0	43	1	69.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Rashard Mendenhall	3	3	22	7.33	1	10	1
TE Nolan Brooks	3	4	30	10.00	0	12	0
TE Billy Duffy	2	4	46	23.00	0	26	0
WR Jamie Marx	2	5	5	2.50	0	4	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	4	16	8.00	0	9	0
TE Kelly Smith	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Frank Schneider	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Marco Brock	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB J.C. Ramirez	5	5	43	8.60	12	14
WR Amos Holley	5	8	107	21.40	45	43
WR Kenneth Cornwell	4	9	46	11.50	15	22
TE Carlos Gilley	2	6	18	9.00	5	14
WR Kris Mascorella	1	4	14	14.00	4	14
FB Kenyon Forbes	1	1	13	13.00	3	13
TE Marc Fridlund	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
WR Russell Ahrens	1	1	13	13.00	0	13

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Desmond Hampton	1	28	28.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jason Lynch	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jimmy Clausen	1	0	0	0
Jake Long	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	5	215	43.0	39.4	52	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	3	138	46.0	38.0	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis Godfrey	2/3	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	4/5	2/3	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	2	24	12.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kris Mascorella	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Owens	2	45	22.5	0
Frank Schneider	1	34	34.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Holley	3	59	19.7	0
J.C. Ramirez	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tom Zhao	7	0	0.0	25	28
ILB Shaun Zeier	7	0	0.0	23	27
DE Jason Lynch	5	0	1.0	18	26
OLB Lamar Penarroya	5	3	0.0	21	29
S Broderick Stephenson	4	0	0.0	19	28
DT Randal Tanner	3	1	0.0	19	25
CB Rondell Shelton	3	0	0.0	21	22
S Desmond Hampton	2	3	0.0	18	32
DT Corey Peters	2	2	0.0	18	24
CB Jerraud Powers	2	0	0.0	17	27
S Butch Dawson	2	0	0.0	14	22
ILB Rod Coleman	1	0	0.0	4	9
DE Kelvin Kinney	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Marty Reilly	1	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Dale Harmon	1	0	0.0	10	6
CB Kendrick Rison	1	0	0.0	13	25
OLB Gerald McRath	0	2	0.0	7	7
DT Grady Coffey	0	1	0.0	10	12

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerry Parker	8	1	0.0	20	26
CB DeAngelo Smith	4	2	0.0	22	28
CB Jason McCourty	4	0	0.0	16	22
DT Russell Coughenour	4	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Alex Brady	3	2	0.0	15	18
S Lincoln Rice	3	2	0.0	18	24
DE Burt McDaniels	2	0	1.0	20	20
CB Bo Didelot	2	1	0.0	15	18
DT D.J. Brady	2	0	0.0	15	22
OLB Aaron Van Guilder	2	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Perry Riley	2	0	0.0	7	5
S Larry Asante	2	0	0.0	20	18
DE Brock Irwin	1	0	1.0	5	10
DT Mark Chipokas	1	2	0.0	15	24
S Richard Donakowski	1	1	0.0	10	15
C Rex Murray	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jason Lynch	1.0	0	2	26
DT Corey Peters	0.0	1	0	24
DE Wayne Maher	0.0	1	0	27
DT Randal Tanner	0.0	0	1	25

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brock Irwin	1.0	1	1	0	10
DE Burt McDaniels	1.0	0	1	0	20
DE Hall Davis	0.0	1	1	0	20
DE Mack Hayes	0.0	0	1	0	10
OLB Aaron Van Guilder	0.0	0	1	0	9
ILB Jerry Parker	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lamar Penarroya	4	0	0	29
S Broderick Stephenson	3	1	0	28
S Tom Zhao	3	0	0	28
ILB Shaun Zeier	3	0	0	27
CB Jerraud Powers	2	0	0	27
CB Kendrick Rison	1	3	0	25
S Desmond Hampton	1	1	1	32
CB Rondell Shelton	1	1	0	22
S Butch Dawson	1	1	0	22
OLB Dale Harmon	1	0	0	6

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Alex Brady	3	0	18
ILB Jerry Parker	2	1	26
CB DeAngelo Smith	2	0	28
CB Jason McCourty	2	0	22
OLB Perry Riley	1	1	5
S Lincoln Rice	1	1	24
CB Bo Didelot	1	0	18
DT Russell Coughenour	1	0	8
OLB Aaron Van Guilder	1	0	9
S Larry Asante	1	0	18
S Richard Donakowski	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pollak	2	6	23	1	27
Zane Beadles	1	4	22	1	23
Harvey Ancheta	1	3	22	0	26
Teddy Reeve	1	1	6	0	5
Sam Kovarik	0	4	19	0	25
Keith DiMillo	0	2	25	0	30
Billy Duffy	0	1	18	0	19
Tommie McKenna	0	1	2	0	3
Darrin Strickland	0	1	12	0	21

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Levitre	3	9	3	25	0	32
Jake Long	2	4	1	27	0	36
Anthony Davis	1	3	0	25	1	32
Kelly Damon	1	3	0	25	0	33
Kenyon Forbes	1	1	0	13	0	15
Marc Fridlund	1	1	0	9	0	5
Rex Murray	1	1	0	27	0	36
Paul Shepherd	0	1	0	2	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Harmon	2	8
Kelly Smith	1	17
Desmond Hampton	1	16
Tom Zhao	1	6

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Jason McCourty	2	11
Mike Goodson	1	22
Perry Riley	1	11
George Guinn	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Desmond Hampton	---	---	18	32	16	66
Lamar Penarroya	---	---	21	29	14	64
Keith DiMillo	25	30	---	---	8	63
Shaun Zeier	---	---	23	27	10	60
Tom Zhao	---	---	25	28	6	59
Julio McElroy	25	30	---	---	3	58
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	19	28	5	52
Rondell Shelton	---	---	21	22	8	51
Mike Pollak	23	27	---	---	---	50
Billy Duffy	18	19	---	---	13	50
Wayne Maher	---	---	19	27	4	50
Jason Lynch	---	---	18	26	5	49
Randal Tanner	---	---	19	25	5	49
Butch Dawson	---	---	14	22	13	49
Jerraud Powers	---	---	17	27	4	48
Harvey Ancheta	22	26	---	---	---	48
Darrin Strickland	12	21	---	---	15	48
Zane Beadles	22	23	---	---	---	45
Corey Peters	---	---	18	24	3	45
Sam Kovarik	19	25	---	---	---	44
Rashard Mendenhall	18	24	---	---	---	42
Kendrick Rison	---	---	13	25	4	42
Kelly Smith	13	7	---	---	17	37
Don Owens	7	4	---	---	20	31
Dez Bryant	9	16	---	---	5	30
Jonathan Snyder	16	14	---	---	---	30
Jamie Marx	7	19	---	---	3	29
Nolan Brooks	16	9	---	---	3	28
Frank Schneider	7	7	---	---	11	25
Marco Brock	2	10	---	---	13	25
Grady Coffey	---	---	10	12	2	24
Dale Harmon	---	---	10	6	8	24
Dwayne Compton	---	---	9	12	2	23
Teddy Reeve	6	5	---	---	8	19
Gerald McRath	---	---	7	7	4	18
Ronald Forbes	3	7	---	---	8	18
John Greco	3	4	---	---	8	15
Rod Coleman	---	---	4	9	1	14
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	6	5	3	14
Tommie McKenna	2	3	---	---	8	13
Marty Reilly	---	---	6	3	3	12
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ellis Godfrey	0	0	---	---	4	4
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Herrlich	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rex Murray	27	36	---	---	8	71
Kelly Damon	25	33	---	---	7	65
Carlos Gilley	26	35	---	---	3	64
Jake Long	27	36	---	---	---	63
Amos Holley	24	35	---	---	4	63
Jimmy Clausen	27	36	---	---	---	63
DeAngelo Smith	---	---	22	28	11	61
Kris Mascorella	21	32	---	---	4	57
Andy Levitre	25	32	---	---	---	57
Anthony Davis	25	32	---	---	---	57
Bo Didelot	---	---	15	18	23	56
Jerry Parker	---	---	20	26	4	50
Jason McCourty	---	---	16	22	11	49
J.C. Ramirez	16	28	---	---	4	48
Burt McDaniels	---	---	20	20	4	44
Alex Brady	---	---	15	18	11	44
Lincoln Rice	---	---	18	24	2	44
Hall Davis	---	---	19	20	4	43
D.J. Brady	---	---	15	22	5	42
Larry Asante	---	---	20	18	4	42
Mark Chipokas	---	---	15	24	1	40
Ernie Lowder	---	---	17	21	1	39
Kenyon Forbes	13	15	---	---	10	38
Kenneth Cornwell	7	17	---	---	13	37
Mike Goodson	5	5	---	---	22	32
Marc Fridlund	9	5	---	---	17	31
Richard Donakowski	---	---	10	15	1	26
George Guinn	11	3	---	---	9	23
Perry Riley	---	---	7	5	11	23
Aaron Van Guilder	---	---	7	9	5	21
Mack Hayes	---	---	6	10	4	20
Russell Coughenour	---	---	10	8	2	20
Russell Ahrens	0	5	---	---	15	20
Brock Irwin	---	---	5	10	5	20
Don Myers	4	7	---	---	8	19
Tommy Glover	---	---	7	6	3	16
Paul Shepherd	2	4	---	---	8	14
Jesse Barker	---	---	5	4	3	12
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	10	10
Evander Hood	---	---	6	2	1	9
Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hunter Keisel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Taylor Price	3	0	---	---	---	3
Mike Johnson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kelvin Paz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	62	5.6
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	5	12	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	19	77	4.1
Right	4	26	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Julio McElroy	28	16	3	2	0	3	5	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Clausen	35	20	3	1	1	7	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	44	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	67	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	139	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	102	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamie Marx	5	2	5	0	19
TE Billy Duffy	4	2	46	2	19
TE Nolan Brooks	4	3	30	0	9
WR Jonathan Snyder	4	2	16	0	14
RB Rashard Mendenhall	3	3	22	0	24
WR Marco Brock	3	1	6	0	10
WR Frank Schneider	2	1	21	1	7
WR Dez Bryant	2	1	9	0	16
TE Kelly Smith	1	1	5	0	7

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenneth Cornwell	9	4	1	46	1	17
WR Amos Holley	8	5	0	107	2	35
TE Carlos Gilley	6	2	0	18	0	35
RB J.C. Ramirez	5	5	0	43	0	28
WR Kris Mascorella	4	1	0	14	0	32
FB Kenyon Forbes	1	1	0	13	0	15
TE Marc Fridlund	1	1	0	15	0	5
WR Russell Ahrens	1	1	0	13	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Guinn	2	0	0.00	5.80
J.C. Ramirez	2	10	5.00	4.38
Jimmy Clausen	1	3	3.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Julio McElroy	6	3	24	4.00	5.71

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Clausen	1	0	0	0.00	7.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nolan Brooks	2	1	8	4.00	7.50
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	10	10.00	7.33
WR Jamie Marx	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Marco Brock	1	1	6	6.00	2.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Carlos Gilley	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	1	0
Darrin Strickland	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
George Guinn	1	1
Jimmy Clausen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Julio McElroy	11	6	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Clausen	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Marx	2	2	2
TE Nolan Brooks	2	2	2
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	1	0
WR Marco Brock	2	1	0
TE Billy Duffy	1	0	0
WR Frank Schneider	1	0	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Carlos Gilley	5	2	1
WR Kenneth Cornwell	2	0	0
WR Kris Mascorella	1	1	1
WR Amos Holley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,200 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,700 (22,000)
End Zone 8,000 (15,800)
Mezzanine 4,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 7,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 3,300 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 700 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,200 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,700 (22,000)
End Zone	8,000 (15,800)
Mezzanine	4,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	7,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	3,300 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	700 (2,800)