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| Qtr | Team | Details | Start | Drive | Score |
| 1 | SD | NO-Malcolm Jenkins PENALIZED 15 yards for Unsports. Conduct | SD9 | 7 plays, 91 yards | 7 - 0 |
| 1 | NO | Drew Brees Pass to Devery Henderson for 40 yards for a TOUCHDOWN | NO20 | 10 plays, 80 yards | 7 - 7 |
| 2 | SD | Nick Novak 20 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Mike Scifres | SD35 | 9 plays, 63 yards | 10 - 7 |
| 2 | NO | Drew Brees Pass to Marques Colston for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN | NO20 | 8 plays, 80 yards | 10 - 14 |
| 2 | SD | Philip Rivers Pass to Robert Meachem for 44 yards for a TOUCHDOWN | SD14 | 4 plays, 86 yards | 17 - 14 |
| 3 | SD | Ryan Mathews Off Left End for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN | NO25 | 3 plays, 25 yards | 24 - 14 |
| 3 | NO | Drew Brees Pass to Marques Colston for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN | NO13 | 10 plays, 87 yards | 24 - 21 |
| 4 | NO | Drew Brees Pass to Marques Colston for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN | NO10 | 9 plays, 90 yards | 24 - 28 |
| 4 | NO | Garrett Hartley 26 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Chase Daniel | SD23 | 7 plays, 16 yards | 24 - 31 |
| Scoring Summary | |||
| First Quarter | SD | NO | |
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Robert Meachem 15 yd pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick) 6:56 Drive: 7 Plays, 91 Yards, 3:26 |
7 | 0 |
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Devery Henderson 40 yd pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick) 2:58 Drive: 9 Plays, 80 Yards, 3:58 |
7 | 7 |
| Second Quarter | SD | NO | |
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Nick Novak 20 yd FG 9:58 Drive: 8 Plays, 63 Yards, 4:08 |
10 | 7 |
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Marques Colston 19 yd pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick) 7:19 Drive: 7 Plays, 80 Yards, 2:39 |
10 | 14 |
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Robert Meachem 44 yd pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick) 0:36 Drive: 4 Plays, 86 Yards, 1:12 |
17 | 14 |
| Third Quarter | SD | NO | |
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Ryan Mathews 13 yd run (Nick Novak kick) 12:27 Drive: 3 Plays, 25 Yards, 1:19 |
24 | 14 |
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Marques Colston 16 yd pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick) 0:11 Drive: 9 Plays, 87 Yards, 4:28 |
24 | 21 |
| Fourth Quarter | SD | NO | |
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Marques Colston 5 yd pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick) 8:50 Drive: 9 Plays, 90 Yards, 5:49 |
24 | 28 |
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Garrett Hartley 26 yd FG 2:56 Drive: 7 Plays, 16 Yards, 2:49 |
24 | 31 |
| Team Stats | ||
| SD | NO | |
| First Downs | 27 | 21 |
| Rushing | 6 | 1 |
| Passing | 18 | 19 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 4-12, 33% | 9-16, 56% |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0, -% | 0-1, 0% |
| Red-Zone Efficiency | 2-3, 67% | 3-4, 75% |
| Goal-To-Go Efficiency | 0-1, 0% | 1-2, 50% |
| Total Net Yards | 427 | 404 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 69 |
| Yards/Play | 6.6 | 5.9 |
| Net Rushing Yards | 117 | 53 |
| Rushes | 18 | 21 |
| Yards/Carry | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| Rushing TDs | 1 | 0 |
| Net Passing Yards | 310 | 351 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 27-42-1 | 29-45-1 |
| Yards/Attempt | 6.6 | 7.3 |
| Passing TDs | 2 | 4 |
| Sack-Yds | 5-44 | 3-19 |
| Return Yards | 152 | 92 |
| Punt Returns-Yards | 2-16 | 2-2 |
| Punt Return TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Returns-Yards | 5-127 | 2-49 |
| Kick Return TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Int Returns-Yards | 1-9 | 1-41 |
| Int Return TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Punts-Average | 4-45.5 | 4-51.8 |
| Penalties - Yards | 7-56 | 10-99 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Own-Recover-Yards | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Own-Recover TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Opp-Recover-Yards | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Opp-Recover TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 1-2, 50% | 1-1, 100% |
| Extra Points | 3-3, 100% | 4-4, 100% |
| Two Point Conversions | 0-0, -% | 0-0, -% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
| Time of Possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |