Wild Card Playoff Games, 2018

played in San Diego, CA

68 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	10	7	3	-	34
San Diego Chargers	7	10	7	7	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 NED - Tony Lyons 67 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 03:14 SDO - Brett Peralta 26 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 10:11 SDO - Nate Kaeding 33 field goal
2Q: 06:13 NED - Bernard Escalante 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:46 SDO - Winfred Giles 7 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 09:16 NED - Charlie Flannery 38 field goal
3Q: 04:02 SDO - Winfred Giles 5 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 01:04 NED - Ronnie Wilson 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:25 NED - Will Cave 8 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 00:27 SDO - Cedric Dole 2 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
OT: 09:47 NED - Charlie Flannery 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 NED - Tony Lyons 67 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 03:14 SDO - Brett Peralta 26 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 10:11 SDO - Nate Kaeding 33 field goal
2Q: 06:13 NED - Bernard Escalante 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:46 SDO - Winfred Giles 7 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 09:16 NED - Charlie Flannery 38 field goal
3Q: 04:02 SDO - Winfred Giles 5 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 01:04 NED - Ronnie Wilson 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:25 NED - Will Cave 8 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 00:27 SDO - Cedric Dole 2 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
OT: 09:47 NED - Charlie Flannery 41 field goal

Team Statistics NED SDO
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 23 30
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 17 21
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 460 450
- Offensive Plays 51 82
- Yards per Play 9.02 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 125 107
- Rushing Attempts 23 34
- Yards per Rush 5.43 3.15
Net Passing Yards 335 343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 2 45 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 340 361
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 11.96 7.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/7 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 4/42 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 5/108
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:33 39:47

Team Statistics	NED	SDO
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	23	30
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	17	21
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	460	450
- Offensive Plays	51	82
- Yards per Play	9.02	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	125	107
- Rushing Attempts	23	34
- Yards per Rush	5.43	3.15
Net Passing Yards	335	343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 2	45 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	340	361
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	11.96	7.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/7	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	4/42	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	5/108
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:33	39:47

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	0:47	OWN 32	2	68	Touchdown
1	3:01	1:43	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:03	4:02	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	2:19	0:29	OWN 28	2	18	Interception
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 30	2	15	Half
3	15:00	5:49	OWN 21	11	58	Field Goal
3	3:55	2:59	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
4	8:32	3:41	OWN 7	7	44	Interception
4	3:23	1:04	OPP 47	3	47	Touchdown
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	3	15	Half
OT1	12:51	3:11	OWN 31	6	45	Field Goal

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
1	11:56	8:55	OWN 15	17	85	Touchdown
1	1:18	6:15	OWN 34	10	50	Field Goal
2	6:01	3:42	OWN 20	9	59	Missed FG
2	1:50	1:11	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
3	9:11	5:16	OWN 47	10	53	Touchdown
3	0:56	1:14	OWN 9	3	-4	Punt
4	14:42	6:10	OWN 42	10	51	Fumble
4	4:51	1:28	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	2:19	1:57	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	2:09	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt

Game MVP: Clifton Huffman, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	10	40	4.00	13	1	0
Bernard Escalante	8	51	6.38	13	1	1
Will Cave	5	34	6.80	18	1	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winfred Giles	20	62	3.10	11	1	2
Monty Spillane	13	40	3.08	10	1	0
Clifton Huffman	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	27	20	340	1/5	2	67	2	109.7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Huffman	45	34	361	3/18	2	29	0	113.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mack Prescott	7	9	67	9.57	16	18	0
WR Tony Lyons	5	7	152	30.40	107	67	1
WR Ronnie Wilson	3	3	43	14.33	17	22	1
WR Nolan Hampton	3	3	45	15.00	12	27	0
WR Nathan Osborne	1	3	19	19.00	0	19	0
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	2	14	14.00	9	14	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Peralta	7	8	85	12.14	0	26	1
WR Roger Daniels	6	7	69	11.50	8	18	0
WR Brett Conrad	5	7	70	14.00	13	29	0
TE Cedric Dole	4	5	19	4.75	0	7	1
TE Brandon Anderson	4	8	28	7.00	0	9	0
WR Broderick Lowrey	3	4	45	15.00	3	24	0
RB Monty Spillane	2	3	6	3.00	2	4	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	23	23.00	10	23	0
RB Winfred Giles	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Kelly Pearson	1	1	12	12.00	13	12	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Glen Mueller	1	13	13.00	0
CB Dominic MacDonald	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dominic Goodwin	1	0	0
Kirk Bobro	0	1	0
Luke Wayne	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Winfred Giles	1	0	0	0
Brandon Anderson	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	1	42	42.0	42.0	42	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo May	4	176	44.0	33.5	58	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/2	0/0	0/0	33	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	4	42	10.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Hampton	3	65	21.7	0
Dominic Goodwin	1	18	18.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Peralta	4	88	22.0	0
Broderick Lowrey	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dominic Goodwin	8	5	0.0	25	45
CB Cornell Clemons	7	0	0.0	17	41
OLB Kirk Bobro	6	3	0.0	27	33
DT Colin Bullock	6	1	0.0	27	30
S Mo Morton	5	4	0.0	19	41
S Heath Hitchcock	5	3	0.0	17	41
ILB Luke Wayne	5	3	0.0	26	46
CB Gene Levine	5	0	0.0	28	48
DE Kendrick Fox	4	2	1.0	31	47
DT Vernon Garrett	4	1	1.0	34	48
OLB Louis Downs	4	1	0.0	19	20
S Gino Fackleman	4	1	0.0	15	7
DE Alan Woodard	2	0	1.0	28	47
DT Wally Moore	1	1	0.0	13	6
WR Tony Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kelly Franz	1	0	0.0	9	3
ILB Quentin Davidson	0	1	0.0	8	2

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Lucas	7	3	0.0	21	25
S Sammy Boyer	5	1	0.0	16	23
CB Glen Mueller	5	0	0.0	20	26
CB Pat Gardocki	5	0	0.0	17	21
S Seth Corey	4	1	0.0	23	25
DT Tommie Bernard	3	0	1.0	13	18
S Perry Walker	3	1	0.0	14	14
OLB Spencer Parrish	2	1	0.0	13	15
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	2	0	0.0	15	19
CB Dominic MacDonald	1	2	0.0	21	27
DE Phillip Pryor	1	1	0.0	19	27
DE Cary Tindall	1	0	0.0	20	24
DT Geoff Umenyiora	0	1	0.0	4	2
ILB Corey Logan	0	1	0.0	2	3
OLB Sherman Hartman	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendrick Fox	1.0	2	2	47
DE Alan Woodard	1.0	2	0	47
DT Vernon Garrett	1.0	1	0	48
DT Wally Moore	0.0	1	0	6

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tommie Bernard	1.0	0	1	18
DE Cary Tindall	0.0	1	2	24
DT Tony Reichard	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dominic Goodwin	9	0	45
CB Cornell Clemons	6	0	41
CB Gene Levine	5	1	48
OLB Kirk Bobro	4	0	33
ILB Luke Wayne	3	0	46
OLB Louis Downs	2	0	20
S Mo Morton	2	0	41
S Heath Hitchcock	1	1	41
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	47
S Gino Fackleman	1	0	7

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Glen Mueller	5	1	1	26
ILB Kyle Lucas	4	0	0	25
S Sammy Boyer	2	1	0	23
S Seth Corey	2	0	0	25
S Perry Walker	2	0	0	14
CB Dominic MacDonald	1	1	1	27
CB Pat Gardocki	1	0	0	21
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	1	0	0	19
OLB Spencer Parrish	1	0	0	15
DE Phillip Pryor	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Perry	2	5	0	23	1	26
Jesse O'Neill	1	3	1	14	0	20
Jeremy Hibdon	1	1	0	8	0	5
Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	0	16	0	20
Leonard Lytle	0	3	0	21	0	25
Courtney Henson	0	1	0	22	0	26
Lee Attico	0	1	0	9	0	8

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lorenzo McGee	2	5	13	1	14
Casey Godfrey	2	5	31	0	30
Mario Rayburn	2	4	23	0	38
George Rhodes	2	4	29	0	43
Arnie Aldrige	2	4	11	0	11
Cedric Dole	1	2	17	0	20
Kris Rivers	0	3	27	1	43
Reggie Euerle	0	3	21	1	34
Erik Zoellner	0	2	15	0	27
Kelly Pearson	0	1	24	0	24

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Will Cave	1	20
Nathan Osborne	1	17
Nolan Hampton	1	16
Ronnie Wilson	1	13
Lewis Gredzinski	1	9
Kelly Franz	0	20
Ross Shannon	0	16
Heath Hitchcock	0	14
Darryl Harts	0	14
Byron Crist	0	13
Dominic Goodwin	0	11
Wally Moore	0	9
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	8
Edwin Blair	0	8
Mo George	0	7
Quentin Davidson	0	4
Billy Ah Yat	0	3
Jeremy Hibdon	0	3
Lee Attico	0	3
Mack Prescott	0	3
Otis Porter	0	3
Gene Levine	0	3
Juan Getson	0	2
Charlie Flannery	0	2
Vernon Garrett	0	2
Colin Bullock	0	2
Kendrick Fox	0	2
Luke Wayne	0	2
Louis Downs	0	2
Kirk Bobro	0	2
Alan Woodard	0	2
Jesse O'Neill	0	2
Robbie Burgess	0	1
Gino Fackleman	0	1
Rex Diaz	0	1
Mo Morton	0	1
Cornell Clemons	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Corey Logan	2	16
Todd Benson	2	14
Winfred Giles	1	20
Casey Bullock	1	17
Arnie Aldrige	1	6
Brandon Anderson	1	4
Kelly Pearson	0	19
Cedric Dole	0	18
Ted O'Neill	0	15
Jose Brooks	0	15
Chris Moss	0	14
Nate Kaeding	0	8
Casey Godfrey	0	6
Leo May	0	6
Brett Peralta	0	6
Casey Boehner	0	6
Broderick Lowrey	0	5
Kris Rivers	0	5
Brett Conrad	0	5
Erik Zoellner	0	4
George Rhodes	0	4
Kyle Lucas	0	2
Glen Mueller	0	2
Tony Reichard	0	2
Pat Gardocki	0	2
Seth Corey	0	2
Tommie Bernard	0	2
Dominic MacDonald	0	2
Cary Tindall	0	2
Lorenzo Cousin	0	2
Spencer Parrish	0	2
Sammy Boyer	0	2
Reggie Euerle	0	2
Phillip Pryor	0	2
Perry Walker	0	1
Blake Coulter	0	1
Sherman Hartman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	41	10.3
Middle	17	86	5.1
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	17	39	2.3
Right	11	49	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	27	20	6	0	0	3	2	3	2

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Huffman	45	34	5	1	2	2	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	156	17.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	140	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	98	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	150	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	99	14.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mack Prescott	9	7	67	0	26
WR Tony Lyons	7	5	152	4	21
WR Ronnie Wilson	3	3	43	1	8
WR Nathan Osborne	3	1	19	0	13
WR Nolan Hampton	3	3	45	1	10
FB Lewis Gredzinski	2	1	14	0	20

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Peralta	8	7	0	85	2	35
TE Brandon Anderson	8	4	1	28	0	24
WR Roger Daniels	7	6	0	69	0	25
WR Brett Conrad	7	5	0	70	1	32
TE Cedric Dole	5	4	0	19	0	20
WR Broderick Lowrey	4	3	1	45	1	17
RB Monty Spillane	3	2	0	6	0	24
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	0	23	1	8
RB Winfred Giles	1	1	0	4	0	29
FB Kelly Pearson	1	1	0	12	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Will Cave	1	8	8.00	6.80
Bernard Escalante	1	3	3.00	6.38

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Giles	6	25	4.17	3.10
Monty Spillane	3	7	2.33	3.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	2	2	17	8.50	12.59

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Huffman	5	4	21	4.20	8.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	1	5	5.00	14.33
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	12	12.00	7.44

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cedric Dole	2	2	6	3.00	3.80
WR Broderick Lowrey	1	1	11	11.00	11.25
WR Roger Daniels	1	1	4	4.00	9.86
TE Brandon Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Giles	3	3
Monty Spillane	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	7	5	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Huffman	13	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Lyons	3	2	2
WR Nathan Osborne	2	1	1
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	0
WR Nolan Hampton	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Peralta	4	3	2
WR Brett Conrad	3	2	2
WR Broderick Lowrey	2	2	2
WR Roger Daniels	2	1	0
RB Winfred Giles	1	1	0
TE Cedric Dole	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (16,200)
End Zone 9,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 4,900 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (10,400)
Club Seats 16,000 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 8,300 (8,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (16,200)
End Zone	9,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	4,900 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (10,400)
Club Seats	16,000 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	8,300 (8,300)