2006 San Diego Chargers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (14-2)
Location: San Diego, California

2006 San Diego Chargers Roster
2006 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 2006 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Offensively, the Chargers paced the league with 492 points. Meanwhile, the solid defensive unit surrendered 303 points. LaDainian Tomlinson piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,815 yards.

Philip Rivers led the charge, slinging for 3,388 yards. Antonio Gates paced pass catchers, grabbing 71 passes for 924 yards. LaDainian Tomlinson contributed to the receiving game as well.

Quentin Jammer intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Shawne Merriman topped pass rushers with 17 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 61 sacks.

Marty Schottenheimer coached the team. The 2006 San Diego Chargers lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Philip Rivers	460	284	61.7	3388	7.4	22	4.8	9	2.0	57	27	144	92.0
LaDainian Tomlinson	3	2	66.7	20	6.7	2	66.7	0	0.0	19	0	0	125.0
Billy Volek	2	1	50.0	4	2.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	1	6	56.3
Mike Scifres	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	466	287	61.6	3412	7.3	24	5.2	9	1.9	57	28	150

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
LaDainian Tomlinson	348	1815	5.2	85	28
Michael Turner	80	502	6.3	73	2
Lorenzo Neal	29	140	4.8	43	1
Philip Rivers	48	49	1.0	15	0
Andrew Pinnock	4	25	6.2	15	0
Eric Parker	2	19	9.5	18	0
Vincent Jackson	3	16	5.3	8	0
Charlie Whitehurst	2	13	6.5	14	1
Keenan McCardell	1	8	8.0	8	0
Brandon Manumaleuna	1	1	1.0	1	0
Billy Volek	3	-3	-1.0	-1	0
Mike Scifres	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	522	2578	4.9	85	32

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Antonio Gates	71	924	13.0	57	9
LaDainian Tomlinson	56	508	9.1	51	3
Eric Parker	48	659	13.7	38	0
Keenan McCardell	36	437	12.1	28	0
Vincent Jackson	27	453	16.8	55	6
Lorenzo Neal	17	83	4.9	21	0
Malcom Floyd	15	210	14.0	46	3
Brandon Manumaleuna	14	91	6.5	19	3
Michael Turner	3	47	15.7	30	0
Totals	287	3412	11.9	57	24

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Nate Kaeding	58	58	100.0	29	26	89.7	136
Totals	58	58	100.0	29	26	89.7	136

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Scifres	69	2893	41.9	71
Totals	69	2893	41.9	71

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eric Parker	37	331	8.9	50
Keenan McCardell	5	39	7.8	12
Cletis Gordon	3	12	4.0	6
Totals	45	382	8.5	50

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Michael Turner	36	954	26.5	58
Antonio Cromartie	10	297	29.7	91
Cletis Gordon	2	55	27.5	32
Eric Parker	2	19	9.5	12
Brandon Manumaleuna	1	14	14.0	14
Lorenzo Neal	3	11	3.7	7
Cory Withrow	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	55	1350	24.5	91

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Quentin Jammer	4	57	14.2	35
Clinton Hart	3	37	12.3	22
Drayton Florence	3	24	8.0	23
Donnie Edwards	3	11	3.7	8
Shawne Merriman	1	10	10.0	10
Luis Castillo	1	1	1.0	1
Marlon McCree	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	16	140	8.8	35

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Shawne Merriman	17.0
Shaun Phillips	11.5
Luis Castillo	7.0
Jacques Cesaire	4.0
Randall Godfrey	4.0
Marques Harris	3.0
Stephen Cooper	2.5
Donnie Edwards	2.5
Carlos Polk	2.0
Jamal Williams	2.0
Ryon Bingham	1.5
Derreck Robinson	1.5
Igor Olshansky	1.5
Marlon McCree	1.0
Totals	61.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Donnie Edwards	121	100	42	8	1	1	0	0	2
Quentin Jammer	74.5	71	7	18
Drayton Florence	60	54	12	16
Jamal Williams	59	49	20	2
Shawne Merriman	56	49	14	8	0	1	0	0	4
Shaun Phillips	54	44	20	8	0	2	0	0	4
Marlon McCree	50.5	42	17	5	0	1	79	1	0
Randall Godfrey	50	42	16	2	0	0	0	0	2
Clinton Hart	44.5	40	9	8	1	1	0	0	1
Terrence Kiel	46	38	16	2	0	1	6	0	1
Carlos Polk	40	35	10
Stephen Cooper	42.5	31	23	2	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Castillo	33	28	10	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jacques Cesaire	32	27	10	1	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Wilhelm	23.5	20	7	3
Antonio Cromartie	22	20	4	5	1	0	0	0	0
Igor Olshansky	26	19	14	1	0	1	0	0	0
Tim Dobbins	17.5	16	3		0	1	0	1	0
Marques Harris	19	14	10	3	0	2	0	1	1
Derreck Robinson	11.5	9	5	3
Bhawoh Jue	11.5	9	5	5
Steve Gregory	10	8	4	1
Ryon Bingham	10	5	10
Brandon McKinney	2	2	0	1
Andre Lott	2	2	0
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila	1	1	0
Philip Rivers					8	4	-25	0	0
LaDainian Tomlinson					2	1	0		0
Antonio Gates					0	1	3		0
David Binn					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Goff					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Scifres					1	1	0	0	0
Lorenzo Neal					2	1	0		0
Marcus McNeill					0	1	0	0	0
Cory Withrow					1	0	0	0	0
Keenan McCardell					2	0	0	0	0
Totals	919	775	288	103	19	23	63	3	17

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
LaDainian Tomlinson	28	3							0	0	0			186
Nate Kaeding									26	58	0			136
Antonio Gates		9							0	0	0			54
Vincent Jackson	0	6							0	0	0	1		38
Malcom Floyd		3							0	0	0			18
Brandon Manumaleuna	0	3		0					0	0	0			18
Michael Turner	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Charlie Whitehurst	1								0	0	0			6
Marques Harris							1		0	0	0			6
Marlon McCree						0	1		0	0	0			6
Tim Dobbins							1		0	0	0			6
Lorenzo Neal	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	32	24	0	0	0	0	3	0	26	58	0	1	0	492