| First Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | | | Nick Novak kicks off to the Cin0. Brandon Tate return for 14 yards to Cin9. FUMBLE, recovered by Cin (Brandon Tate). | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin9 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to A.J. Green for 4 yards to the Cin13. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&6 | Cin13 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the left for 7 yards to the Cin20. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin20 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to BenJarvus Green-Ellis for 9 yards to the Cin29. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist and Demorrio Williams. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&1 | Cin29 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for no gain to the Cin29. Tackled by Vaughn Martin. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&1 | Cin29 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Cin35. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin35 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the right intended for Andrew Hawkins. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&10 | Cin35 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to Ryan Whalen for 10 yards to the Cin45. Tackled by Takeo Spikes. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin45 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for 2 yards to the Cin47. Tackled by Kendall Reyes and Corey Lynch. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&8 | Cin47 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the right. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&8 | Cin47 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to Andrew Hawkins for 17 yards to the SD36. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD36 | Brian Leonard rush to the right for 1 yard to the SD35. Tackled by Eric Weddle and Marcus Gilchrist. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&9 | SD35 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the left intended for Jermaine Gresham. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&9 | SD35 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the left intended for Jermaine Gresham. | | |
| Cin | 4th&9 | SD35 | Penalty: Holding on San Diego (Shareece Wright) 5 yards. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD30 | Penalty: Offside on San Diego (Antwan Barnes) 5 yards. | | |
| Cin | 1st&5 | SD25 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for 5 yards to the SD20. Tackled by Corey Lynch and Antonio Garay. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD20 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for 1 yard to the SD19. Tackled by Demorrio Williams and Larry English. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&9 | SD19 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to Jermaine Gresham for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Cin | | | Mike Nugent extra point is good. | | |
| Cin | | | Drive Stats: 16 plays, 91 yards, 7min 21sec | 7 | 0 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | | | Mike Nugent kicks off to the SD3. Chris Carr return for 16 yards to SD19. Tackled by Cedric Peerman. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD19 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ryan Mathews for 9 yards to the SD28. Tackled by Manny Lawson. | | |
| SD | 2nd&1 | SD28 | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for 2 yards to the SD30. Tackled by Geno Atkins and Vontaze Burfict. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD30 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Malcom Floyd for 6 yards to the SD36. Tackled by Rey Maualuga. | | |
| SD | 2nd&4 | SD36 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Le'Ron McClain for 5 yards to the SD41. Tackled by Michael Johnson. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD41 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Malcom Floyd for 15 yards to the Cin44. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin44 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Antonio Gates for 9 yards to the Cin35. Tackled by Manny Lawson. | | |
| SD | 2nd&1 | Cin35 | Ryan Mathews rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Cin29. Tackled by Vontaze Burfict. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin29 | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for 3 yards to the Cin26. Tackled by Domata Peko and Geno Atkins. | | |
| SD | 2nd&7 | Cin26 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Antonio Gates for 19 yards to the Cin7. Tackled by Reggie Nelson and Vontaze Burfict. | | |
| SD | 1st&7 | Cin7 | Philip Rivers sacked at Cin16 for a loss of 9 yards by Carlos Dunlap. FUMBLE, recovered by SD (Antonio Gates). | | |
| SD | 2nd&16 | Cin16 | San Diego Chargers timeout. | | |
| SD | 2nd&16 | Cin16 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ryan Mathews for 6 yards to the Cin10. Tackled by Domata Peko. | | |
| SD | 3rd&10 | Cin10 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ronnie Brown for 8 yards to the Cin2. Tackled by Vontaze Burfict and Rey Maualuga. | | |
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| Second Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | 4th&2 | Cin2 | Nick Novak 20 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Mike Scifres. | | |
| SD | | | Drive Stats: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7min 42sec | 7 | 3 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | | | Nick Novak kicks off to the Cin6. Brandon Tate return for 17 yards to Cin23. Tackled by Jonas Mouton. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin23 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for no gain to the Cin23. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&10 | Cin23 | Andy Dalton pass intended for A.J. Green INTERCEPTED by Demorrio Williams and returned for 31 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | | | Nick Novak extra point is good. | | |
| SD | | | Drive Stats: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0sec | 7 | 10 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | | | Nick Novak kicks off to the Cin0. Brandon Tate return for 25 yards to Cin17. Tackled by Seyi Ajirotutu. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin17 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to Andrew Hawkins for 7 yards to the Cin24. Tackled by Quentin Jammer and Shaun Phillips. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&3 | Cin24 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for 41 yards to the SD35. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD35 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to A.J. Green for 16 yards to the SD19. Tackled by Takeo Spikes. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD19 | Cedric Peerman rush to the right for 2 yards to the SD17. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&8 | SD17 | Penalty: Pass Interference on Cincinnati (A.J. Green) -10 yards. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&18 | SD27 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to A.J. Green for 15 yards to the SD12. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&3 | SD12 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to Jermaine Gresham for 7 yards to the SD5. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Cin | 1st&5 | SD5 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the right intended for A.J. Green. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&5 | SD5 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for 4 yards to the SD1. Tackled by Corey Lynch and Takeo Spikes. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&1 | SD1 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the right intended for A.J. Green defensed by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Cin | 4th&1 | SD1 | Mike Nugent 19 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Kevin Huber. | | |
| Cin | | | Drive Stats: 10 plays, 82 yards, 4min 31sec | 10 | 10 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | | | Mike Nugent kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Danario Alexander for 16 yards to the SD36. Tackled by Chris Crocker and Reggie Nelson. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD36 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Le'Ron McClain for a loss of 1 yard to the SD35. Tackled by Carlos Dunlap. | | |
| SD | 2nd&11 | SD35 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Ryan Mathews. | | |
| SD | 3rd&11 | SD35 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Danario Alexander for 18 yards to the Cin47. Tackled by Reggie Nelson. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin47 | Penalty: Holding on San Diego (Randy McMichael) -10 yards. | | |
| SD | 1st&20 | SD43 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right. | | |
| SD | 2nd&20 | SD43 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 3 yards to the SD46. Tackled by Rey Maualuga. | | |
| SD | 3rd&17 | SD46 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Ronnie Brown defensed by Carlos Dunlap. | | |
| SD | 4th&17 | SD46 | Mike Scifres punts for 43 yards to Cin11. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin11 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to A.J. Green for 6 yards to the Cin17. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&4 | Cin17 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to BenJarvus Green-Ellis for 2 yards to the Cin19. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&2 | Cin19 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for 9 yards to the Cin28. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin28 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Cin30. Tackled by Melvin Ingram. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&8 | Cin30 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to A.J. Green for 9 yards to the Cin39. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin39 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to Marvin Jones for 16 yards to the SD45. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD45 | Cedric Peerman rush to the right for 2 yards to the SD43. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist and Takeo Spikes. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&8 | SD43 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to A.J. Green for 4 yards to the SD39. Tackled by Kendall Reyes. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&4 | SD39 | Two Minute Warning. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&4 | SD39 | Penalty: False Start on Cincinnati (Andrew Whitworth) -5 yards. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&9 | SD44 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the right intended for Brian Leonard. | | |
| Cin | 4th&9 | SD44 | Kevin Huber punts for 30 yards to SD14. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD14 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD14 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Ryan Mathews. | | |
| SD | 3rd&10 | SD14 | Penalty: Offside on Cincinnati (Michael Johnson) 5 yards. | | |
| SD | 3rd&5 | SD19 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Danario Alexander for 28 yards to the SD47. Tackled by Chris Crocker. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD47 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Danario Alexander. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD47 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Antonio Gates for 7 yards to the Cin46. Tackled by Vontaze Burfict. | | |
| SD | 3rd&3 | Cin46 | San Diego Chargers timeout. | | |
| SD | 3rd&3 | Cin46 | Penalty: False Start on San Diego (Antonio Gates) -5 yards. | | |
| SD | 3rd&8 | SD49 | Penalty: False Start on San Diego (Mike Harris) -5 yards. | | |
| SD | 3rd&13 | SD44 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Malcom Floyd for 24 yards to the Cin32. Tackled by Reggie Nelson. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin32 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Danario Alexander for 12 yards to the Cin20. Tackled by Chris Crocker. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin20 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the middle. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | Cin20 | Philip Rivers rush to the right for 11 yards to the Cin9. Tackled by Rey Maualuga. | | |
| SD | 1st&9 | Cin9 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ronnie Brown for 8 yards to the Cin1. Tackled by Terence Newman and Vontaze Burfict. | | |
| SD | 2nd&1 | Cin1 | Nick Novak 19 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Mike Scifres. | | |
| SD | | | Drive Stats: 11 plays, 85 yards, 1min 45sec | 10 | 13 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
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| Third Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | | | Mike Nugent kicks off to the SD2. Chris Carr return for 24 yards to SD26. Tackled by Dan Skuta. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD26 | Ryan Mathews rush up the middle for no gain to the SD26. Tackled by Rey Maualuga. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD26 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Antonio Gates for 3 yards to the SD29. Tackled by Leon Hall. | | |
| SD | 3rd&7 | SD29 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Antonio Gates. | | |
| SD | 4th&7 | SD29 | Mike Scifres punts for 55 yards to Cin16. Adam Jones return for 24 yards to Cin40. Tackled by Bront Bird. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin40 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the left intended for Andrew Hawkins defensed by Melvin Ingram. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&10 | Cin40 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to A.J. Green for 16 yards to the SD44. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD44 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for 9 yards to the SD35. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&1 | SD35 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for 2 yards to the SD33. Tackled by Corey Liuget. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD33 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the right. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&10 | SD33 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the left intended for Andrew Hawkins. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&10 | SD33 | Andy Dalton pass intended for Marvin Jones INTERCEPTED by Corey Lynch and returned for 20 yards. Tackled by Marvin Jones. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD32 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ryan Mathews for 10 yards to the SD42. Tackled by Pat Sims and Wallace Gilberry. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD42 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Danario Alexander. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD42 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD40 for a loss of 2 yards by Wallace Gilberry. | | |
| SD | 3rd&12 | SD40 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Danario Alexander. | | |
| SD | 4th&12 | SD40 | Mike Scifres punts for 39 yards to Cin21. Brandon Tate return for 16 yards to Cin37. Tackled by Chris Carr. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin37 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for a loss of 2 yards to the Cin35. Tackled by Melvin Ingram. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&12 | Cin35 | Penalty: Roughing Passer on San Diego (Takeo Spikes) 15 yards. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin50 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to BenJarvus Green-Ellis for 2 yards to the SD48. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&8 | SD48 | Penalty: Offside on San Diego (Melvin Ingram) 5 yards. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&3 | SD43 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to Jermaine Gresham for 1 yard to the SD42. Tackled by Takeo Spikes and Demorrio Williams. FUMBLE, recovered by SD (Quentin Jammer). Tackled by Clint Boling. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD39 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 4 yards to the SD43. Tackled by Michael Johnson. | | |
| SD | 2nd&6 | SD43 | Philip Rivers rush up the middle for 9 yards to the Cin48. Tackled by Chris Crocker. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin48 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Ryan Mathews. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | Cin48 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Le'Ron McClain for 12 yards to the Cin36. Tackled by Michael Johnson and Vontaze Burfict. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin36 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Randy McMichael. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | Cin36 | Penalty: Offside on Cincinnati (Pat Sims) 5 yards. | | |
| SD | 2nd&5 | Cin31 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Antonio Gates for 6 yards to the Cin25. Tackled by Vontaze Burfict. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin25 | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for 2 yards to the Cin23. Tackled by Domata Peko and Carlos Dunlap. | | |
| SD | 2nd&8 | Cin23 | Philip Rivers sacked at Cin31 for a loss of 8 yards by Geno Atkins and Domata Peko. | | |
| SD | 3rd&16 | Cin31 | Penalty: Delay of Game on San Diego (Philip Rivers) -5 yards. | | |
| SD | 3rd&21 | Cin36 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right. | | |
| SD | 4th&21 | Cin36 | 54 yard field goal attempt by Nick Novak is NO GOOD. Holder: Mike Scifres. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin44 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to BenJarvus Green-Ellis for 1 yard to the Cin45. Tackled by Melvin Ingram. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&9 | Cin45 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to Andrew Hawkins for 7 yards to the SD48. Tackled by Demorrio Williams. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&2 | SD48 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the SD49. Tackled by Quentin Jammer and Corey Lynch. | | |
| Cin | 4th&3 | SD49 | Kevin Huber punts for 45 yards to SD4. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD4 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 1 yard to the SD5. Tackled by Pat Sims and Rey Maualuga. | | |
| SD | 2nd&9 | SD5 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Antonio Gates for 5 yards to the SD10. Tackled by Rey Maualuga. | | |
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| Fourth Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | 3rd&4 | SD10 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ronnie Brown for a loss of 3 yards to the SD7. Tackled by Reggie Nelson. | | |
| SD | 4th&7 | SD7 | Mike Scifres punts for 53 yards to Cin40. Adam Jones return for 15 yards to SD45. Tackled by Melvin Ingram. Penalty: Illegal Block on Cincinnati (Manny Lawson) -10 yards. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin45 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for 6 yards to the SD49. Tackled by Melvin Ingram. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&4 | SD49 | Andy Dalton incomplete pass to the right intended for A.J. Green. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&4 | SD49 | Andy Dalton sacked at SD49 for no gain by Corey Liuget. | | |
| Cin | 4th&4 | SD49 | Kevin Huber punts for 39 yards to SD10. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD10 | Ryan Mathews rush up the middle for 5 yards to the SD15. Tackled by Pat Sims and Vontaze Burfict. | | |
| SD | 2nd&5 | SD15 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Malcom Floyd. | | |
| SD | 3rd&5 | SD15 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Ronnie Brown. | | |
| SD | 4th&5 | SD15 | Mike Scifres punts for 40 yards to Cin45. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin45 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to A.J. Green for 8 yards to the SD47. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&2 | SD47 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for 1 yard to the SD46. Tackled by Takeo Spikes and Corey Liuget. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&1 | SD46 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for 2 yards to the SD44. Tackled by Corey Liuget. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD44 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for 4 yards to the SD40. Tackled by Quentin Jammer and Melvin Ingram. Penalty: Holding on Cincinnati (Jermaine Gresham) -10 yards. | | |
| Cin | 1st&16 | Cin50 | Andy Dalton pass to the middle to Jermaine Gresham for 8 yards to the SD42. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&8 | SD42 | Andy Dalton pass to the right to A.J. Green for 7 yards to the SD35. Tackled by Demorrio Williams. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&1 | SD35 | Andy Dalton rush up the middle for 1 yard to the SD34. Tackled by Larry English. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD34 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for 7 yards to the SD27. Tackled by Antonio Garay and Demorrio Williams. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&3 | SD27 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for 7 yards to the SD20. Tackled by Corey Lynch and Kendall Reyes. | | |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD20 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for 1 yard to the SD19. Tackled by Larry English. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&9 | SD19 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to Marvin Jones for 4 yards to the SD15. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&5 | SD15 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to Andrew Hawkins for 9 yards to the SD6. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| Cin | 1st&6 | SD6 | Penalty: Illegal Formation on Cincinnati (Dennis Roland) -5 yards. | | |
| Cin | 1st&11 | SD11 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush up the middle for 5 yards to the SD6. Tackled by Corey Liuget and Takeo Spikes. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&6 | SD6 | Andy Dalton rush up the middle for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Cin | | | Mike Nugent extra point is good. | | |
| Cin | | | Drive Stats: 14 plays, 55 yards, 7min 42sec | 17 | 13 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | | | Mike Nugent kicks off to the SD0. Chris Carr return for 26 yards to SD25. Tackled by Reggie Nelson. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD25 | Cincinnati Bengals timeout. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD25 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Ryan Mathews. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD25 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD15 for a loss of 10 yards by Carlos Dunlap. FUMBLE, recovered by Cin (Carlos Dunlap) and returned for 2 yards. Tackled by Rex Hadnot. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | 1st&10 | SD13 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for 1 yard to the SD12. Tackled by Brandon Taylor. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&9 | SD12 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the SD13. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&10 | SD13 | San Diego Chargers timeout. | | |
| Cin | 3rd&10 | SD13 | Andy Dalton pass to the left to Andrew Hawkins for 7 yards to the SD6. Tackled by Shareece Wright. FUMBLE, recovered by Cin. | | |
| Cin | 4th&3 | SD6 | Mike Nugent 24 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Kevin Huber. | | |
| Cin | | | Drive Stats: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1min 7sec | 20 | 13 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | | | Mike Nugent kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Ronnie Brown for 14 yards to the SD34. Tackled by Michael Johnson. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD34 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the middle intended for Antonio Gates. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD34 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Ronnie Brown. | | |
| SD | 3rd&10 | SD34 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Danario Alexander for 17 yards to the Cin49. Tackled by Terence Newman and Chris Crocker. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin49 | Two Minute Warning. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin49 | Penalty: Holding on Cincinnati (Adam Jones) 5 yards. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin44 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Danario Alexander for 11 yards to the Cin33. Tackled by Rey Maualuga. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin33 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Malcom Floyd for 16 yards to the Cin17. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Cin17 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Malcom Floyd. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | Cin17 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Danario Alexander. | | |
| SD | 3rd&10 | Cin17 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Ronnie Brown. | | |
| SD | 4th&10 | Cin17 | San Diego Chargers timeout. | | |
| SD | 4th&10 | Cin17 | Philip Rivers pass intended for Malcom Floyd INTERCEPTED by Reggie Nelson. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Cin | SD |
| Cin | 1st&10 | Cin20 | Andy Dalton rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Cin19. | | |
| Cin | 2nd&11 | Cin19 | Andy Dalton rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Cin18. | | |