Sunday, December 21, 2008
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers (7-8-0) | 7 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
| Buccaneers (9-6-0) | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| SDG | TAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chargers | Brandon Manumaleuna 11 yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | B.J. Askew 1 yard rush (Matt Bryant kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Chargers | Antonio Gates 15 yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 14 | 7 |
| Chargers | Nate Kaeding 28 yard field goal | 17 | 7 | |
| Buccaneers | Matt Bryant 49 yard field goal | 17 | 10 | |
| Chargers | Nate Kaeding 57 yard field goal | 20 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Buccaneers | Jeff Garcia 7 yard rush (Matt Bryant kick) | 20 | 17 |
| Buccaneers | Antonio Bryant 71 yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Matt Bryant kick) | 20 | 24 | |
| 4th | Chargers | Antonio Gates 5 yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 27 | 24 |
| Chargers | Darren Sproles 32 yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 34 | 24 | |
| Chargers | Antoine Cason 59 yard interception return (Nate Kaeding kick) | 41 | 24 |
| SDG | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 8 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-90-0 | 27-111-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 21-31-287-4-0 | 21-35-232-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-7 | 2-1 |
| Net pass yards | 280 | 231 |
| Total yards | 370 | 342 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-25 | 2-25 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Philip Rivers | SDG | 21 | 31 | 287 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Vincent Jackson | SDG | 7 | 111 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| LaDainian Tomlinson | SDG | 21 | 90 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | SDG | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 32 | ||||||
| Antonio Gates | SDG | 4 | 43 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Legedu Naanee | SDG | 2 | 29 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Chris Chambers | SDG | 2 | 27 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Brandon Manumaleuna | SDG | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Jeff Garcia | TAM | 21 | 34 | 232 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Antonio Bryant | TAM | 6 | 127 | 1 | 71 | ||||||||||
| Warrick Dunn | TAM | 9 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Cadillac Williams | TAM | 8 | 27 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Ike Hilliard | TAM | 4 | 24 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Michael Clayton | TAM | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Jerramy Stevens | TAM | 2 | 21 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Luke McCown | TAM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Clifton Smith | TAM | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| B.J. Askew | TAM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Joey Galloway | TAM | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | FF | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Antoine Cason | SDG | 0.0 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Castillo | SDG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Stephen Cooper | SDG | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Clinton Hart | SDG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Shaun Phillips | SDG | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Darren Sproles | SDG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 43 | ||||
| Jyles Tucker | SDG | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ike Hilliard | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| Clifton Smith | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 205 | 29.3 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Jimmy Wilkerson | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Nate Kaeding | SDG | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Scifres | SDG | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 56 | ||||
| Josh Bidwell | TAM | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 58 | ||||
| Matt Bryant | TAM | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |