| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| San Diego Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Philip Rivers to Robert Meachem. (Nick Novak extra point is good). 6:56 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 91 yards. Time of Drive: 3:26). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 40-yard pass from Drew Brees to Devery Henderson. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 2:58 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 3:58). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| San Diego Field Goal - 20-yarder by Nick Novak. 9:58 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 63 yards. Time of Drive: 4:08). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 19-yard pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 7:19 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 2:39). |
| San Diego Touchdown - 44-yard pass from Philip Rivers to Robert Meachem. (Nick Novak extra point is good). 0:36 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 86 yards. Time of Drive: 1:12). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| San Diego Touchdown - 13-yard run by Ryan Mathews. (Nick Novak extra point is good). 12:27 Time Remaining. (3 plays, 25 yards. Time of Drive: 1:19). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 16-yard pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 0:11 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 87 yards. Time of Drive: 4:28). |
| 4th Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 8:50 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 90 yards. Time of Drive: 5:49). |
| New Orleans Field Goal - 26-yarder by Garrett Hartley. 2:56 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 16 yards. Time of Drive: 2:49). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | San Diego | New Orleans |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 27 | 21 |
| By Rushing | 6 | 1 |
| By Passing | 18 | 19 |
| By Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4-12-33 | 9-16-56 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 427 | 404 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 65 | 69 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 6.6 | 5.9 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 117 | 53 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 18 | 21 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 310 | 351 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 5-44 | 3-19 |
| Gross yards passing | 354 | 370 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 42-27-1 | 45-29-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 6.6 | 7.3 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 4-45.5 | 4-51.8 |
| Net Punting Average | 45.0 | 47.8 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 25 | 43 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-16 | 2-2 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 5-127 | 2-49 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-9 | 1-41 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 7-56 | 10-99 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 3 | 4 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 2 | 4 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 4-4 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 24 | 31 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 30:34 | 29:26 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| San Diego | New Orleans |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| P.Rivers | 42 | 27 | 354 | 5/44 | 2 | 44 | 1 | | Total | 42 | 27 | 354 | 5/44 | 2 | 44 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| D.Brees | 45 | 29 | 370 | 3/19 | 4 | 41 | 1 | | Total | 45 | 29 | 370 | 3/19 | 4 | 41 | 1 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| Q.Jammer | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Harper | 1 | 41 | 41 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| M.Scifres | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 | 61 | | Total | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Morstead | 4 | 207 | 51.8 | 0 | 2 | 61 | | Total | 4 | 207 | 51.8 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| E.Royal | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | | OUT OF BOUNDS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Sproles | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Goodman | 5 | 0 | 127 | 38 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 6 | 0 | 127 | 38 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Sproles | 2 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 5 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| N.Novak | 1/2 | 50.0 | 20 | 3/3 | 6 | | Total | 1/2 | 50.0 | 20 | 3/3 | 6 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| G.Hartley | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 4/4 | 7 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 4/4 | 7 |
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