| Time Remaining | Down | Team | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | NO | Thomas Morstead kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | |
| 15:00 | 1st and 10 @ SD20 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Antonio Gates for a loss of 1 yard to the SD19. Tackled by Sedrick Ellis. |
| 14:19 | 2nd and 11 @ SD19 | SD | Jackie Battle rush to the left for 4 yards to the SD23. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. |
| 13:35 | 3rd and 7 @ SD23 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Eddie Royal. |
| 13:31 | 4th and 7 @ SD23 | SD | Mike Scifres punts for 47 yards to NO30. No return. |
| 13:23 | 1st and 10 @ NO30 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Devery Henderson for 6 yards to the NO36. Tackled by Antoine Cason. |
| 12:55 | 2nd and 4 @ NO36 | NO | Pierre Thomas rush to the right for 2 yards to the NO38. Tackled by Eric Weddle and Aubrayo Franklin. |
| 12:20 | 3rd and 2 @ NO38 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Greg Camarillo for 7 yards to the NO45. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. |
| 11:54 | 1st and 10 @ NO45 | NO | Penalty: False Start on New Orleans (Devery Henderson) -5 yards. |
| 11:37 | 1st and 15 @ NO40 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Marques Colston defensed by Quentin Jammer. |
| 11:33 | 2nd and 15 @ NO40 | NO | Drew Brees sacked at NO40 for no gain. Tackled by Eric Weddle. FUMBLE, recovered by NO (Mark Ingram) and advanced for 1 yard. |
| 11:03 | 3rd and 14 @ NO41 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Darren Sproles for a loss of 5 yards to the NO36. Tackled by Corey Lynch. |
| 10:30 | 4th and 19 @ NO36 | NO | Thomas Morstead punts for 60 yards to SD4. Eddie Royal return for 5 yards to SD9. Tackled by Courtney Roby. |
| 10:22 | 1st and 10 @ SD9 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Malcom Floyd for 39 yards to the SD48. Tackled by Malcolm Jenkins. |
| 9:56 | 1st and 10 @ SD48 | SD | Jackie Battle rush to the left for 1 yard to the SD49. Tackled by Scott Shanle. |
| 9:15 | 2nd and 9 @ SD49 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Ryan Mathews. |
| 9:11 | 3rd and 9 @ SD49 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Malcom Floyd for 32 yards to the NO19. Tackled by Patrick Robinson. |
| 8:25 | 1st and 10 @ NO19 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Jackie Battle for 3 yards to the NO16. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. |
| 7:44 | 2nd and 7 @ NO16 | SD | Jackie Battle rush to the right for 1 yard to the NO15. Tackled by Sedrick Ellis. |
| 7:02 | 3rd and 6 @ NO15 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Robert Meachem for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Penalty: Unsports. Conduct on New Orleans (Malcolm Jenkins) 15 yards. |
| 6:56 | SD | Nick Novak extra point is good. | |
| 6:56 | SD | Nick Novak kicks off to the NO0. Touchback. | |
| 6:56 | 1st and 10 @ NO20 | NO | Pierre Thomas rush to the left for 1 yard to the NO21. Tackled by Aubrayo Franklin. |
| 6:14 | 2nd and 9 @ NO21 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Marques Colston for 4 yards to the NO25. Tackled by Eric Weddle. |
| 5:39 | 3rd and 5 @ NO25 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the middle to Marques Colston for 12 yards to the NO37. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. |
| 5:04 | 1st and 10 @ NO37 | NO | Mark Ingram rush to the left for 6 yards to the NO43. Tackled by Takeo Spikes. |
| 4:30 | 2nd and 4 @ NO43 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Devery Henderson. |
| 4:24 | 3rd and 4 @ NO43 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Greg Camarillo for 13 yards to the SD44. Tackled by Corey Lynch. |
| 3:50 | 1st and 10 @ SD44 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Jimmy Graham. |
| 3:46 | 2nd and 10 @ SD44 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Jimmy Graham for 4 yards to the SD40. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. |
| 3:05 | 3rd and 6 @ SD40 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the right to Devery Henderson for 40 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:58 | NO | Garrett Hartley extra point is good. | |
| 2:58 | NO | Thomas Morstead kicks off to the SD0. Richard Goodman return for 20 yards to SD12. Tackled by Ramon Humber. Penalty: Holding on San Diego (Randy McMichael) -6 yards. | |
| 2:53 | 1st and 10 @ SD6 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 18 yards to the SD24. Tackled by Patrick Robinson. |
| 2:15 | 1st and 10 @ SD24 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ryan Mathews for 10 yards to the SD34. Tackled by Patrick Robinson. |
| 1:30 | 1st and 10 @ SD34 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 7 yards to the SD41. Tackled by Roman Harper. |
| 0:47 | 2nd and 3 @ SD41 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Malcom Floyd defensed by Jabari Greer. |
| 0:43 | 3rd and 3 @ SD41 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Eddie Royal defensed by Corey White. |
| 0:36 | 4th and 3 @ SD41 | SD | Mike Scifres punts for 41 yards to NO18. Darren Sproles - no return. Tackled by Mike Windt. Penalty: Holding on New Orleans (Martez Wilson) -9 yards. |
| 0:26 | 1st and 10 @ NO9 | NO | Pierre Thomas rush to the right for 4 yards to the NO13. Tackled by Eric Weddle. |
| Time Remaining | Down | Team | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 2nd and 6 @ NO13 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the right to Devery Henderson for 2 yards to the NO15. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. |
| 14:20 | 3rd and 4 @ NO15 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the middle intended for Marques Colston. |
| 14:15 | 4th and 4 @ NO15 | NO | Thomas Morstead punts for 50 yards to SD35. No return. |
| 14:06 | 1st and 10 @ SD35 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for 12 yards to the SD47. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. |
| 13:34 | 1st and 10 @ SD47 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Eddie Royal for 11 yards to the NO42. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. |
| 12:54 | 1st and 10 @ NO42 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 12 yards to the NO30. Tackled by Scott Shanle. |
| 12:54 | 1st and 10 @ NO30 | SD | Penalty: False Start on San Diego (Malcom Floyd) -5 yards. |
| 11:45 | 1st and 15 @ NO35 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Jackie Battle for 4 yards to the NO31. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. |
| 10:58 | 2nd and 11 @ NO31 | SD | Penalty: Pass Interference on New Orleans (Jabari Greer) 25 yards. |
| 10:52 | 1st and 6 @ NO6 | SD | Jackie Battle rush to the left for 4 yards to the NO2. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. |
| 10:11 | 2nd and 2 @ NO2 | SD | San Diego Chargers timeout. |
| 10:11 | 2nd and 2 @ NO2 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Robert Meachem. |
| 10:06 | 3rd and 2 @ NO2 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Antonio Gates defensed by Roman Harper. |
| 10:01 | 4th and 2 @ NO2 | SD | Nick Novak 20 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Mike Scifres. |
| 9:58 | SD | Nick Novak kicks off to the NO0. Touchback. | |
| 9:58 | 1st and 10 @ NO20 | NO | Darren Sproles rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the NO19. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. |
| 9:28 | 2nd and 11 @ NO19 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Devery Henderson for 8 yards to the NO27. Tackled by Antoine Cason. |
| 8:53 | 3rd and 3 @ NO27 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Devery Henderson for 9 yards to the NO36. Tackled by Antoine Cason. FUMBLE, recovered by NO. |
| 8:38 | 1st and 10 @ NO36 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Marques Colston for 40 yards to the SD24. Tackled by Antoine Cason. |
| 8:07 | 1st and 10 @ SD24 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Marques Colston. |
| 8:01 | 2nd and 10 @ SD24 | NO | Darren Sproles rush to the left for 5 yards to the SD19. Tackled by Antoine Cason. |
| 7:25 | 3rd and 5 @ SD19 | NO | New Orleans Saints timeout. |
| 7:25 | 3rd and 5 @ SD19 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the right to Marques Colston for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:19 | NO | Garrett Hartley extra point is good. | |
| 7:19 | NO | Thomas Morstead kicks off to the SD0. Richard Goodman return for 22 yards to SD19. Tackled by Ramon Humber. | |
| 7:11 | 1st and 10 @ SD19 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ryan Mathews for 7 yards to the SD26. Tackled by Curtis Lofton and Tom Johnson. |
| 6:28 | 2nd and 3 @ SD26 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 4 yards to the SD30. Tackled by Cameron Jordan and Malcolm Jenkins. |
| 5:45 | 1st and 10 @ SD30 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Malcom Floyd. |
| 5:39 | 2nd and 10 @ SD30 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for no gain to the SD30. Tackled by Tom Johnson. |
| 4:54 | 3rd and 10 @ SD30 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Eddie Royal for 20 yards to the SD50. Tackled by Corey White. Penalty: Roughing Passer on New Orleans (Will Smith) 15 yards. |
| 4:20 | 1st and 10 @ NO35 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Antonio Gates. |
| 4:13 | 2nd and 10 @ NO35 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Antonio Gates for 7 yards to the NO28. Tackled by Scott Shanle. |
| 3:31 | 3rd and 3 @ NO28 | SD | Philip Rivers sacked at NO36 for a loss of 8 yards by Will Smith. |
| 2:58 | 4th and 11 @ NO36 | SD | 55 yard field goal attempt by Nick Novak is NO GOOD. Holder: Mike Scifres. |
| 2:52 | 1st and 10 @ NO45 | NO | Mark Ingram rush to the left for 4 yards to the NO49. Tackled by Corey Liuget and Vaughn Martin. |
| 2:13 | 2nd and 6 @ NO49 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Greg Camarillo defensed by Corey Liuget. |
| 2:09 | 3rd and 6 @ NO49 | NO | Drew Brees sacked at NO36 for a loss of 13 yards by Corey Liuget. |
| 2:00 | 4th and 19 @ NO36 | NO | Two Minute Warning. |
| 2:00 | 4th and 19 @ NO36 | NO | Thomas Morstead punts for 61 yards to SD3. Eddie Royal return for 11 yards to SD14. Tackled by Courtney Roby. |
| 1:48 | 1st and 10 @ SD14 | SD | Ronnie Brown rush to the right for 21 yards to the SD35. Tackled by Malcolm Jenkins and Isa Abdul-Quddus. |
| 1:20 | 1st and 10 @ SD35 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ryan Mathews for 13 yards to the SD48. Tackled by Roman Harper. |
| 0:52 | 1st and 10 @ SD48 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Robert Meachem for 8 yards to the NO44. Tackled by Patrick Robinson. |
| 0:44 | 2nd and 2 @ NO44 | SD | San Diego Chargers timeout. |
| 0:44 | 2nd and 2 @ NO44 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Robert Meachem for 44 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:36 | SD | Nick Novak extra point is good. | |
| 0:36 | SD | Nick Novak kicks off to the NO0. Darren Sproles return for 24 yards to NO19. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | |
| 0:32 | 1st and 10 @ NO19 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Marques Colston. |
| 0:26 | 2nd and 10 @ NO19 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the right to Darren Sproles for 14 yards to the NO33. Tackled by Donald Butler. |
| 0:19 | 1st and 10 @ NO33 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Darren Sproles. |
| 0:15 | 2nd and 10 @ NO33 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the right to Darren Sproles for 8 yards to the NO41. Tackled by Eric Weddle. |
| 0:07 | 3rd and 2 @ NO41 | NO | New Orleans Saints timeout. |
| 0:07 | 3rd and 2 @ NO41 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the right to Darren Sproles for 1 yard to the NO42. Tackled by Atari Bigby. |
| 0:01 | 4th and 1 @ NO42 | NO | Drew Brees rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the NO41. |
| Time Remaining | Down | Team | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | SD | Nick Novak kicks off to the NO0. Touchback. | |
| 15:00 | 1st and 10 @ NO20 | NO | Mark Ingram rush to the left for 2 yards to the NO22. Tackled by Atari Bigby. |
| 14:25 | 2nd and 8 @ NO22 | NO | Darren Sproles rush to the left for 3 yards to the NO25. Tackled by Vaughn Martin and Shaun Phillips. |
| 13:53 | 3rd and 5 @ NO25 | NO | Drew Brees pass intended for Devery Henderson INTERCEPTED by Quentin Jammer and returned for 9 yards. Tackled by Devery Henderson. |
| 13:46 | 1st and 10 @ NO25 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 2 yards to the NO23. Tackled by Cameron Jordan. |
| 13:07 | 2nd and 8 @ NO23 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ryan Mathews for 10 yards to the NO13. Tackled by Scott Shanle and Brodrick Bunkley. |
| 12:34 | 1st and 10 @ NO13 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:27 | SD | Nick Novak extra point is good. | |
| 12:27 | SD | Nick Novak kicks off to the NO0. Darren Sproles return for 25 yards to NO19. Tackled by Dante Rosario. | |
| 12:23 | 1st and 10 @ NO19 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Marques Colston. |
| 12:19 | 2nd and 10 @ NO19 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the right to Marques Colston for 12 yards to the NO31. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. |
| 11:48 | 1st and 10 @ NO31 | NO | Pierre Thomas rush to the left for 3 yards to the NO34. Tackled by Jarret Johnson. |
| 11:15 | 2nd and 7 @ NO34 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Devery Henderson for 8 yards to the NO42. Tackled by Antoine Cason. |
| 10:39 | 1st and 10 @ NO42 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Marques Colston. |
| 10:33 | 2nd and 10 @ NO42 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Marques Colston. |
| 10:27 | 3rd and 10 @ NO42 | NO | New Orleans Saints timeout. |
| 10:27 | 3rd and 10 @ NO42 | NO | Penalty: False Start on New Orleans (Ben Grubbs) -5 yards. |
| 10:27 | 3rd and 15 @ NO37 | NO | Penalty: False Start on New Orleans (Zach Strief) -5 yards. |
| 10:27 | 3rd and 20 @ NO32 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Marques Colston. |
| 10:19 | 4th and 20 @ NO32 | NO | Thomas Morstead punts for 36 yards to SD32. No return. |
| 10:13 | 1st and 10 @ SD32 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for a loss of 4 yards to the SD28. Tackled by Roman Harper. |
| 9:25 | 2nd and 14 @ SD28 | SD | Penalty: Delay of Game on San Diego (Philip Rivers) -5 yards. |
| 9:00 | 2nd and 19 @ SD23 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 12 yards to the SD35. Tackled by Roman Harper. |
| 8:17 | 3rd and 7 @ SD35 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Antonio Gates for 13 yards to the SD48. Tackled by Roman Harper. |
| 7:31 | 1st and 10 @ SD48 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for 2 yards to the SD50. Tackled by Akiem Hicks. |
| 6:47 | 2nd and 8 @ SD50 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ronnie Brown for 10 yards to the NO40. Tackled by Johnny Patrick. |
| 6:02 | 1st and 10 @ NO40 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right. |
| 5:56 | 2nd and 10 @ NO40 | SD | Philip Rivers sacked at SD48 for a loss of 12 yards by Curtis Lofton. |
| 5:19 | 3rd and 22 @ SD48 | SD | Ronnie Brown rush to the right for 6 yards to the NO46. Tackled by Junior Galette. |
| 4:46 | 4th and 16 @ NO46 | SD | Mike Scifres punts for 33 yards to NO13. No return. |
| 4:39 | 1st and 10 @ NO13 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Devery Henderson for 9 yards to the NO22. Tackled by Antoine Cason. |
| 4:02 | 2nd and 1 @ NO22 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Joseph Morgan. |
| 3:59 | 3rd and 1 @ NO22 | NO | Mark Ingram rush to the right for 1 yard to the NO23. Tackled by Aubrayo Franklin and Vaughn Martin. |
| 3:35 | 1st and 10 @ NO23 | NO | Drew Brees sacked at NO17 for a loss of 6 yards by Shaun Phillips. |
| 3:00 | 2nd and 16 @ NO17 | NO | Penalty: Roughing Passer on San Diego (Melvin Ingram) 15 yards. |
| 2:50 | 1st and 10 @ NO32 | NO | Pierre Thomas rush to the right for 8 yards to the NO40. Tackled by Eric Weddle. |
| 2:13 | 2nd and 2 @ NO40 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the right to Pierre Thomas for 4 yards to the NO44. Tackled by Quentin Jammer and Larry English. |
| 1:40 | 1st and 10 @ NO44 | NO | Pierre Thomas rush to the right for 4 yards to the NO48. Tackled by Takeo Spikes. |
| 1:07 | 2nd and 6 @ NO48 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Pierre Thomas for 36 yards to the SD16. Tackled by Eric Weddle. |
| 0:16 | 1st and 10 @ SD16 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Marques Colston for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:11 | NO | Garrett Hartley extra point is good. | |
| 0:11 | NO | Thomas Morstead kicks off to the SD0. Richard Goodman return for 38 yards to SD29. Tackled by Jed Collins. | |
| 0:06 | 1st and 10 @ SD29 | SD | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 2 yards to the SD31. Tackled by Brodrick Bunkley. |
| Time Remaining | Down | Team | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 2nd and 8 @ SD31 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Eddie Royal defensed by Roman Harper. |
| 14:56 | 3rd and 8 @ SD31 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Antonio Gates. |
| 14:50 | 4th and 8 @ SD31 | SD | Mike Scifres punts for 61 yards to NO8. Darren Sproles return for 2 yards to NO10. Tackled by Darrell Stuckey. |
| 14:39 | 1st and 10 @ NO10 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the right to Darren Sproles for 10 yards to the NO20. Tackled by Quentin Jammer and Donald Butler. |
| 14:04 | 1st and 10 @ NO20 | NO | Penalty: Holding on New Orleans (Jahri Evans) -10 yards. |
| 13:42 | 1st and 20 @ NO10 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the middle to Greg Camarillo for 13 yards to the NO23. Tackled by Demorrio Williams. |
| 13:07 | 2nd and 7 @ NO23 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Greg Camarillo for 11 yards to the NO34. Tackled by Antoine Cason and Larry English. |
| 12:38 | 1st and 10 @ NO34 | NO | Penalty: Too Many Men on Field on San Diego 5 yards. |
| 12:23 | 1st and 5 @ NO39 | NO | Pierre Thomas rush to the right for 4 yards to the NO43. Tackled by Takeo Spikes. |
| 11:35 | 2nd and 1 @ NO43 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the middle to Devery Henderson for 41 yards to the SD16. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. |
| 10:55 | 1st and 10 @ SD16 | NO | Mark Ingram rush to the right for 3 yards to the SD13. Tackled by Jarret Johnson. |
| 10:08 | 2nd and 7 @ SD13 | NO | Darren Sproles rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the SD14. Tackled by Jarret Johnson. |
| 9:32 | 3rd and 8 @ SD14 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the right to Marques Colston for 9 yards to the SD5. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. |
| 8:55 | 1st and 5 @ SD5 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Marques Colston for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:50 | NO | Garrett Hartley extra point is good. | |
| 8:50 | NO | Thomas Morstead kicks off to the SD0. Richard Goodman return for 23 yards to SD18. Tackled by Rafael Bush. | |
| 8:46 | 1st and 10 @ SD18 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ryan Mathews for 14 yards to the SD32. Tackled by Corey White and Malcolm Jenkins. |
| 8:02 | 1st and 10 @ SD32 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ryan Mathews for 5 yards to the SD37. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. |
| 7:25 | 2nd and 5 @ SD37 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Dante Rosario for 16 yards to the NO47. Tackled by Scott Shanle. |
| 6:39 | 1st and 10 @ NO47 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right. |
| 6:33 | 2nd and 10 @ NO47 | SD | Philip Rivers sacked at SD45 for a loss of 8 yards by Junior Galette. |
| 6:00 | 3rd and 18 @ SD45 | SD | Philip Rivers pass intended for Malcom Floyd INTERCEPTED by Roman Harper defensed by Malcolm Jenkins and returned for 41 yards. Tackled by Louis Vasquez. |
| 5:45 | 1st and 10 @ SD23 | NO | Pierre Thomas rush to the left for 3 yards to the SD20. Tackled by Shaun Phillips. |
| 5:13 | 2nd and 7 @ SD20 | NO | Pierre Thomas rush to the left for 1 yard to the SD19. Tackled by Takeo Spikes. |
| 4:26 | 3rd and 6 @ SD19 | NO | Drew Brees pass to the left to Marques Colston for 14 yards to the SD5. Tackled by Corey Lynch. |
| 3:45 | 1st and 5 @ SD5 | NO | Penalty: False Start on New Orleans (David Thomas) -5 yards. |
| 3:40 | 1st and 10 @ SD10 | NO | Darren Sproles rush to the left for 3 yards to the SD7. Tackled by Demorrio Williams. |
| 3:07 | 2nd and 7 @ SD7 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the right intended for Marques Colston. |
| 3:04 | 3rd and 7 @ SD7 | NO | Drew Brees incomplete pass to the left intended for Darren Sproles defensed by Corey Liuget. |
| 3:00 | 4th and 7 @ SD7 | NO | Garrett Hartley 26 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Chase Daniel. |
| 2:56 | NO | Thomas Morstead kicks off to the SD0. Richard Goodman return for 24 yards to SD15. Tackled by Ramon Humber. | |
| 2:51 | 1st and 10 @ SD15 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Malcom Floyd for 24 yards to the SD39. Tackled by Patrick Robinson. |
| 2:24 | 1st and 10 @ SD39 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ronnie Brown for 6 yards to the SD45. Tackled by Patrick Robinson. |
| 2:18 | 2nd and 4 @ SD45 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ronnie Brown for 10 yards to the NO45. Tackled by Will Smith and Patrick Robinson. |
| 2:00 | 1st and 10 @ NO45 | SD | Two Minute Warning. |
| 2:00 | 1st and 10 @ NO45 | SD | Philip Rivers sacked at SD48 for a loss of 7 yards by Cameron Jordan. |
| 1:53 | 2nd and 17 @ SD48 | SD | Penalty: Pass Interference on San Diego (Antonio Gates) -10 yards. |
| 1:45 | 2nd and 27 @ SD38 | SD | Penalty: Holding on San Diego (Nick Hardwick) -10 yards. |
| 1:40 | 2nd and 37 @ SD28 | SD | Penalty: Illegal Use of Hands on New Orleans (Martez Wilson) 5 yards. |
| 1:32 | 1st and 10 @ SD33 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ronnie Brown for 11 yards to the SD44. Tackled by Roman Harper and Johnny Patrick. |
| 1:00 | 1st and 10 @ SD44 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Malcom Floyd for 7 yards to the NO49. Tackled by Johnny Patrick. |
| 0:53 | 2nd and 3 @ NO49 | SD | San Diego Chargers timeout. |
| 0:53 | 2nd and 3 @ NO49 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Malcom Floyd for 6 yards to the NO43. Tackled by Corey White. |
| 0:34 | 1st and 10 @ NO43 | SD | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ronnie Brown for 10 yards to the NO33. Tackled by Curtis Lofton. |
| 0:28 | 1st and 10 @ NO33 | SD | San Diego Chargers timeout. |
| 0:28 | 1st and 10 @ NO33 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the middle intended for Antonio Gates. |
| 0:23 | 2nd and 10 @ NO33 | SD | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Ryan Mathews. |
| 0:19 | 3rd and 10 @ NO33 | SD | Philip Rivers sacked at NO42 for a loss of 9 yards by Martez Wilson. FUMBLE, recovered by NO (Martez Wilson). Tackled by Philip Rivers. |
| 0:14 | 1st and 10 @ NO42 | NO | Drew Brees rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the NO41. |
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