SAN DIEGO -- An examination of the snap counts from the San Diego Chargers' 27-24 win over the St. Louis Rams. OFFENSE (Based on 63 offensive snaps) Quarterback – Philip Rivers 63. Running back – Ryan Mathews 28, Branden Oliver 17, Donald Brown 16. Wide receiver – Keenan Allen 63, Malcom Floyd 59, Eddie Royal 47, Seyi Ajirotutu 9. Tight end – Antonio Gates 44, Ladarius Green 24, John Phillips 4, David Johnson 4. Offensive line – Chad Rinehart 63, King Dunlap 63, D.J. Fluker 63, Johnnie Troutman 63, Chris Watt 63. Offensive analysis – For the first time this season, all five players on the offensive line played every snap. ... Mathews finished with 14 touches (12 rushes, 2 catches) on 28 snaps. ... Rivers completed 6 of 8 passes for 88 yards, with no touchdowns and an interception on third down. Rivers was sacked three times, posting a 70.8 passer rating on third down. ... Johnson has been targeted one time this season and has a catch for 4 yards. ... Five of Rivers’ nine interceptions have been targeted for Allen. However, Allen is San Diego’s most targeted receiver with 91 targets. DEFENSE (Based on 64 defensive snaps) Line – Corey Liuget 50, Kendall Reyes 32, Ricardo Mathews 28, Sean Lissemore 22, Tenny Palepoi 14. Linebacker – Melvin Ingram 57, Manti Te’o 42, Dwight Freeney 31, Andrew Gachkar 23, Donald Butler 22, Jarret Johnson 22, Kavell Conner 22, Jeremiah Attaochu 20, Tourek Williams 2. Secondary – Eric Weddle 64, Brandon Flowers 64, Marcus Gilchrist 64, Shareece Wright 64, Darrell Stuckey 42, Adrian Phillips 19. Defensive analysis – Weddle led the Chargers with a combined nine tackles against the Rams and has a team-leading 72 tackles through 11 games. ... Butler played a season-low 22 snaps against the Rams. ... Stuckey’s 42 snaps were a season high. ... St. Louis quarterback Shaun Hill finished 7-of-12 for 96 yards, a touchdown and an interception to Flowers. Hill’s interception to Gilchrist that clinched the game for the Chargers was on second down. Hill was not sacked, posting a 77.1 passer rating, on third down. ... Flowers is tied for ninth in the NFL with three interceptions.
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