Week 5
Final
SD
NO1Q 07:02
7 - 0
R. Meachem 15-yard TD catch from P. Rivers.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 6
1Q 03:05
7 - 7
D. Henderson 40-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 6 12 yd
after catch
2Q 10:01
10 - 7
N. Novak 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 07:25
10 - 14
M. Colston 19-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 5
2Q 00:44
17 - 14
R. Meachem 44-yard TD catch from P. Rivers.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 2 11 yd
after catch
3Q 12:34
24 - 14
R. Mathews 13-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
3Q 00:16
24 - 21
M. Colston 16-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10 1 yd
after catch
4Q 08:55
24 - 28
M. Colston 5-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
4Q 03:00
24 - 31
G. Hartley 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
370
Brees
NO
Rush Yds
80
Mathews
SD
Rec Yds
131
Colston
NO
Scrim TD
3
Colston
NO
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2012 AFC West
SD NO
Broncos 
Chargers 
Raiders 
Chiefs | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Falcons | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
Game Summary
The New Orleans Saints emerged victorious over the San Diego Chargers, 31 to 24, on October 7, 2012.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Rivers #17 | 27/42 | 354 | 8.4 | 2 | 1 | 5-44 | 96.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 29/45 | 370 | 8.2 | 4 | 1 | 3-19 | 110.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mathews #24 | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 1 | 18 |
R. Brown #23 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 |
J. Battle #26 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
M. Ingram #5 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 |
D. Sproles #43 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Floyd #80 | 5/8 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | 39 |
R. Meachem #17 | 3/4 | 67 | 22.3 | 2 | 44 |
R. Mathews #24 | 6/8 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 14 |
R. Brown #23 | 5/5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 11 |
E. Royal #19 | 2/5 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 20 |
A. Gates #85 | 3/7 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 13 |
D. Rosario #88 | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
J. Battle #26 | 2/2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Colston #12 | 9/18 | 131 | 14.6 | 3 | 40 |
D. Henderson #19 | 8/10 | 123 | 15.4 | 1 | 41 |
G. Camarillo #83 | 4/5 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
P. Thomas #23 | 2/2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 36 |
D. Sproles #43 | 5/7 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 14 |
J. Graham #80 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Morgan #13 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
P. Rivers #17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wilson #95 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Ingram #5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Cason #20 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Weddle #32 | 7-6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Q. Jammer #23 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lynch #41 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Phillips #95 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Spikes #51 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Gilchrist #38 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #95 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Martin #92 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Franklin #92 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Liuget #94 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bigby #20 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Butler #56 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. English #52 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Rivers #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Rosario #88 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stuckey #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Vasquez #65 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Windt #47 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lofton #50 | 10-9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Robinson #21 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jenkins #27 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jordan #94 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Patrick #32 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. White #24 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Humber #53 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #96 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Roby #15 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bunkley #97 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Galette #93 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wilson #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Bush #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Collins #45 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Abdul-Quddus #42 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hicks #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Novak #9 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Scifres #5 | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 4 | 207 | 51.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Goodman #15 | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sproles #43 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Royal #19 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sproles #43 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Rivers #17 | 27/42 | 354 | 8.4 | 2 | 1 | 5-44 | 96.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mathews #24 | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 1 | 18 |
R. Brown #23 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 |
J. Battle #26 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Floyd #80 | 5/8 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | 39 |
R. Meachem #17 | 3/4 | 67 | 22.3 | 2 | 44 |
R. Mathews #24 | 6/8 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 14 |
R. Brown #23 | 5/5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 11 |
E. Royal #19 | 2/5 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 20 |
A. Gates #85 | 3/7 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 13 |
D. Rosario #88 | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
J. Battle #26 | 2/2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
P. Rivers #17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Cason #20 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Weddle #32 | 7-6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Q. Jammer #23 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lynch #41 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Phillips #95 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Spikes #51 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Gilchrist #38 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #95 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Martin #92 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Franklin #92 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Liuget #94 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bigby #20 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Butler #56 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. English #52 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Rivers #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Rosario #88 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stuckey #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Vasquez #65 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Windt #47 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Novak #9 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Scifres #5 | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Goodman #15 | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Royal #19 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 29/45 | 370 | 8.2 | 4 | 1 | 3-19 | 110.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
M. Ingram #5 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 |
D. Sproles #43 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Colston #12 | 9/18 | 131 | 14.6 | 3 | 40 |
D. Henderson #19 | 8/10 | 123 | 15.4 | 1 | 41 |
G. Camarillo #83 | 4/5 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
P. Thomas #23 | 2/2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 36 |
D. Sproles #43 | 5/7 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 14 |
J. Graham #80 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Morgan #13 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wilson #95 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Ingram #5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lofton #50 | 10-9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Robinson #21 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jenkins #27 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jordan #94 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Patrick #32 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. White #24 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Humber #53 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #96 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Roby #15 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bunkley #97 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Galette #93 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wilson #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Bush #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Collins #45 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Abdul-Quddus #42 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hicks #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 4 | 207 | 51.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sproles #43 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sproles #43 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:370-0
Punt
6 plays,
11 yd,
03:010-0
Touchdown
7 plays,
91 yd,
03:267-0
Touchdown
9 plays,
80 yd,
03:587-7
Punt
5 plays,
35 yd,
02:327-7
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:207-7
Field Goal
8 plays,
43 yd,
04:0810-7
Touchdown
7 plays,
80 yd,
02:3910-14
Missed FG
9 plays,
30 yd,
04:2710-14
Punt
3 plays,
-9 yd,
01:0410-14
Touchdown
4 plays,
86 yd,
01:1217-14
Downs
6 plays,
22 yd,
00:3617-14
Interception
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:1417-14
Touchdown
3 plays,
25 yd,
01:1924-14
Punt
7 plays,
23 yd,
02:1424-14
Punt
8 plays,
27 yd,
05:3424-14
Touchdown
9 plays,
72 yd,
04:2824-21
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
00:3224-21
Touchdown
9 plays,
95 yd,
05:4924-28
Interception
6 plays,
27 yd,
03:0524-28
Field Goal
7 plays,
21 yd,
02:4924-31
Fumble
11 plays,
58 yd,
02:4224-31
End of Game
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:1424-31
427
Total Yds
404
310
Pass Yds
351
117
Rush Yds
53
11
Total Drives
12
65
Total Plays
69
6.6
Yards Per Play
5.9
6.6
Yards Per Pass
7.3
6.5
Yards Per Rush
2.5
30:34
Possession
29:26
10
Biggest Lead
7
27
1st Downs
21
18
Passing 1st Downs
19
6
Rushing 1st Downs
1
3
1st Downs from Penalties
1
4/12
3rd Down
9/16
0/0
4th Down
0/1
4
Punts
4
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
10
3.0
Sacks
5.0
5
Tackles For Loss
6
0
D/ST TD
0
