4:15 PM ET, December 11, 2005
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Top Performers
Passing: D. Brees (SD) - 279 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: L. Tomlinson (SD) - 21 CAR, 75 YDS
Receiving: A. Gates (SD) - 13 REC, 123 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MIA | SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 12:20 | Keenan Mccardell 8 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding Kick) Drive: 15 plays, 62 yds, 7:44 | 0 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MIA | SD | |||
 | FG | 11:21 | Olindo Mare 29 Yd Drive: 9 plays, 57 yds, 3:59 | 3 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MIA | SD | |||
| FG | 3:17 | Olindo Mare 39 Yd Drive: 8 plays, 53 yds, 3:13 | 6 | 7 |
| TD | 4:25 | Chris Chambers 8 Yd Pass From Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare Kick) Drive: 3 plays, 24 yds, 1:01 | 13 | 7 |
| TD | 11:34 | Chris Chambers 35 Yd Pass From Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 87 yds, 2:51 | 20 | 7 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MIA | SD | |||
| TD | 4:26 | Drew Brees 5 Yd Run (Nate Kaeding Kick) Drive: 13 plays, 73 yds, 7:52 | 20 | 14 |
| FG | 13:49 | Olindo Mare 20 Yd Drive: 7 plays, 21 yds, 1:20 | 23 | 14 |
| TD | 14:45 | Antonio Gates 8 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 56 yds, :56 | 23 | 21 |
Team Stat Comparison
Miami | San Diego | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 14 | 27 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-10 | 11-19 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Total Yards | 300 | 341 |
| Yards per play | 6.3 | 4.2 |
| Total Drives | 3 | 2 |
| Passing | 229 | 245 |
Comp-Att | 14-22 | 35-52 |
Yards per pass | 10.4 | 4.7 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 3-34 |
| Rushing | 71 | 96 |
Rushing Attempts | 26 | 27 |
Yards per rush | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| Penalties | 3-12 | 7-49 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 19:43 | 40:17 |
| MIA Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| G. Frerotte | 14/22 | 229 | 10.4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| Team | 14/22 | 229 | 10.4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| SD Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| D. Brees | 35/52 | 279 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 3-34 | |
| Team | 35/52 | 245 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 3-34 | |
| Miami Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Brown | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
| R. Williams | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
| G. Frerotte | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Team | 26 | 71 | 2.7 | 0 | 14 |
| San Diego Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Tomlinson | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 0 | 16 |
| D. Brees | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 5 |
| L. Neal | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Turner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 27 | 96 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 |
| Miami Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Chambers | 8 | 121 | 15.1 | 2 | 35 |
| M. Booker | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 56 |
| L. Diamond | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| R. McMichael | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 14 | 229 | 16.4 | 2 | 56 |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Gates | 13 | 123 | 9.5 | 1 | 25 |
| K. McCardell | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 1 | 12 |
| E. Parker | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 |
| R. Caldwell | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 |
| L. Neal | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Peelle | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| L. Tomlinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 279 | 8.0 | 2 | 25 |
| Miami Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| R. Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Carter | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| O. Mare | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| San Diego Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| D. Brees | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Sproles | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Hart | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Miami Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Z. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| Z. Thomas | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Crowder | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| S. Madison | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| L. Schulters | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Daniels | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Taylor | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Spragan | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Tillman | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Y. Bell | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| V. Holliday | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| K. Carter | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Zgonina | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Thomas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Roth | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Bowens | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 75 | 3 | 62 |
| San Diego Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| R. Godfrey | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Q. Jammer | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Williams | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Edwards | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Kiel | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| L. Castillo | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Florence | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Merriman | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| I. Olshansky | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Phillips | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Cooper | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. McGarrahan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 47 | 0 | 35 |
| Miami Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| W. Welker | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 43 |
| R. McMichael | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 43 |
| San Diego Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 31 |
| Team | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 31 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Miami Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| O. Mare | 3/3 | 100.0 | 39 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 39 | 2/2 | 11 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Kaeding | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Miami Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Jones | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Team | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Scifres | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 1 | 3 | 55 |
| Team | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 1 | 3 | 55 |
Attendance: 65,026
