2008 San Diego Chargers roster: 8-8

The San Diego Chargers went 8-8 in the 2008 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the AFC West. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

2008 San Diego Chargers team stats
Points27.32nd of 32
Passing Yards241.17th of 32
Passing Touchdowns2.11st of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.75th of 32
Rushing Yards107.920th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.819th of 32
Sacks1.822nd of 32
Tackles72.23rd of 32
Touchdowns3.22nd of 32
Total Yards358.410th of 32
Points Allowed21.715th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %45.94th of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

2008 Chargers roster: passing

2008 San Diego Chargers passing
PlayerPosGPGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDSYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Philip RiversQB163124784,0093411105.5

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2008 Chargers roster: rushing

2008 San Diego Chargers rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
LaDainian TomlinsonRB162921,1103.811
Darren SprolesRB16613305.41
Jacob HesterRB1619955.01
Philip RiversQB1631842.70
Vincent JacksonWR1646917.30
Mike TolbertFB1313372.80
Chris ChambersWR14111.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2008 Chargers roster: receiving

2008 San Diego Chargers receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Vincent JacksonWR16591001,09818.67
Antonio GatesTE16609270411.78
Malcom FloydWR13273746517.24
Chris ChambersWR14336546214.05
LaDainian TomlinsonRB1652784268.21
Darren SprolesRB16293434211.85
Mike TolbertFB13131517113.21
Brandon ManumaleunaTE1615191278.52
Jacob HesterRB161213917.61
Legedu NaaneeWR16811648.00
Craig DavisWR4475914.80

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2008 Chargers roster: defense

2008 San Diego Chargers defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Eric WeddleS161271051.0150
Stephen CooperLB1298721.5460
Quentin JammerCB1688750.02193
Shaun PhillipsLB1674527.5041
Antoine CasonCB1674590.0271
Antonio CromartieDB1664600.0290
Clinton HartS1463450.0080
Tim DobbinsLB1657460.0143
Jamal WilliamsDT1656461.5030
Matt WilhelmLB1651410.0130
Luis CastilloDE1539271.5111
Jyles TuckerLB1337265.5010
Steve GregoryDB1536310.0040
Igor OlshanskyDT1629212.0000
Marques HarrisLB1528232.5002
Ryon BinghamDE1625141.5000
Brandon SilerLB1525160.0000
Jacques CesaireDE1621152.0020
Antwan ApplewhiteLB1420160.5000
Kassim OsgoodWR1617160.0002
Paul OliverS1215130.0110
Derek SmithLB51370.0000
Cletis GordonCB1413100.0010
Jacob HesterRB161380.0002
Legedu NaaneeWR161090.0000
Nick HardwickC13550.0000
David BinnLS16440.0000
Anthony WatersLB7330.0000
Malcom FloydWR13330.0000
Nate KaedingPK16220.0000
Shawne MerrimanDE1210.0000
Philip RiversQB16110.0000
Antonio GatesTE16110.0000
Vincent JacksonWR16110.0000
Mike ScifresP16110.0000
Chris ChambersWR14110.0000
Mike TolbertFB13110.0000
Marcus McNeillOT14110.0000
LaDainian TomlinsonRB16110.0000
Keith GrennanDE1110.0000
Kris WilsonTE3100.0000
Jeromey ClaryOG16110.0000
Mike GoffOG16110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 7, 2008vs CARL 24-26
  2. Sep 14, 2008@ DENL 38-39
  3. Sep 22, 2008vs NYJW 48-29
  4. Sep 28, 2008@ LVW 28-18
  5. Oct 5, 2008@ MIAL 10-17
  6. Oct 12, 2008vs NEW 30-10
  7. Oct 19, 2008@ BUFL 14-23
  8. Oct 26, 2008@ NOL 32-37
  9. Nov 9, 2008vs KCW 20-19
  10. Nov 16, 2008@ PITL 10-11
  11. Nov 23, 2008vs INDL 20-23
  12. Nov 30, 2008vs ATLL 16-22
  13. Dec 4, 2008vs LVW 34-7
  14. Dec 14, 2008@ KCW 22-21
  15. Dec 21, 2008@ TBW 41-24
  16. Dec 28, 2008vs DENW 52-21
  17. Jan 3, 2009vs INDW 23-17playoffs
  18. Jan 11, 2009@ PITL 24-35playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.