| First Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| SD | | | Nick Novak kicks off to the Car0. Mike Tolbert return for 26 yards to Car20. Tackled by Andrew Gachkar and Chris Carr. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car20 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 2 yards to the Car22. Tackled by Takeo Spikes and Jarret Johnson. | | |
| Car | 2nd&8 | Car22 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Gary Barnidge for 20 yards to the Car42. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car42 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Greg Olsen. | | |
| Car | 2nd&10 | Car42 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Steve Smith for 7 yards to the Car49. Penalty: Unnecessary Roughness on San Diego (Antoine Cason) 15 yards. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD36 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the right for 12 yards to the SD24. Tackled by Corey Lynch and Eric Weddle. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD24 | Cam Newton rush to the right for 3 yards to the SD21. Tackled by Kendall Reyes. | | |
| Car | 2nd&7 | SD21 | Cam Newton pass to the right to DeAngelo Williams for 6 yards to the SD15. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| Car | 3rd&1 | SD15 | Mike Tolbert rush up the middle for 4 yards to the SD11. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD11 | Mike Tolbert rush up the middle for 6 yards to the SD5. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| Car | 2nd&4 | SD5 | Cam Newton rush to the left for 3 yards to the SD2. Tackled by Takeo Spikes. | | |
| Car | 3rd&1 | SD2 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Mike Tolbert defensed by Shaun Phillips. | | |
| Car | 4th&1 | SD2 | Cam Newton rush to the left for 1 yard to the SD1. Tackled by Takeo Spikes and Melvin Ingram. | | |
| Car | 1st&1 | SD1 | Mike Tolbert rush to the left for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Car | | | Graham Gano extra point is good. | | |
| Car | | | Drive Stats: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6min 31sec | 7 | 0 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | | | Graham Gano kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Micheal Spurlock for 8 yards to the SD28. Tackled by Frank Kearse. | | |
| SD | 2nd&2 | SD28 | Penalty: False Start on San Diego (Kevin Haslam) -5 yards. | | |
| SD | 2nd&7 | SD23 | Ryan Mathews rush up the middle for 6 yards to the SD29. Tackled by Thomas Davis and Captain Munnerlyn. | | |
| SD | 3rd&1 | SD29 | Penalty: Offside on Carolina (Luke Kuechly) 6 yards. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD35 | Penalty: False Start on San Diego (Reggie Wells) -5 yards. | | |
| SD | 1st&15 | SD30 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD21 for a loss of 9 yards. FUMBLE, recovered by Car (Nate Chandler). Tackled by Kevin Haslam. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD21 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Greg Olsen for 8 yards to the SD13. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| Car | 2nd&2 | SD13 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 3 yards to the SD10. Tackled by Takeo Spikes and Jarret Johnson. Penalty: Face Mask on San Diego (Corey Liuget) 5 yards. | | |
| Car | 1st&5 | SD5 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 4 yards to the SD1. Tackled by Takeo Spikes and Corey Lynch. | | |
| Car | 2nd&1 | SD1 | Mike Tolbert rush to the left for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Car | | | Graham Gano extra point is good. | | |
| Car | | | Drive Stats: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1min 36sec | 14 | 0 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | | | Graham Gano kicks off to the SD1. Micheal Spurlock return for 23 yards to SD24. Tackled by Josh Norman. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD24 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 5 yards to the SD29. Tackled by D.J. Campbell. | | |
| SD | 2nd&5 | SD29 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Ryan Mathews. | | |
| SD | 3rd&5 | SD29 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right. | | |
| SD | 4th&5 | SD29 | Mike Scifres punts for 59 yards to Car12. Joe Adams return for 16 yards to Car28. Tackled by Melvin Ingram and Randy McMichael. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car28 | Steve Smith rush to the left for 15 yards to the Car43. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car43 | Penalty: Too Many Men on Field on San Diego (Gary Guyton) 5 yards. | | |
| Car | 1st&5 | Car48 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Greg Olsen. | | |
| Car | 2nd&5 | Car48 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 1 yard to the Car49. Tackled by Bront Bird and Shaun Phillips. | | |
| Car | 3rd&4 | Car49 | Cam Newton pass to the middle to Greg Olsen for 6 yards to the SD45. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD45 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Louis Murphy. | | |
| Car | 2nd&10 | SD45 | Cam Newton pass to the left to DeAngelo Williams for 45 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Car | | | Graham Gano extra point is good. | | |
| Car | | | Drive Stats: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2min 47sec | 21 | 0 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | | | Graham Gano kicks off to the SD0. Micheal Spurlock return for 26 yards to SD18. Tackled by Josh Thomas. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD18 | Philip Rivers rush up the middle for 2 yards to the SD20. Tackled by Jason Phillips. | | |
| SD | 2nd&8 | SD20 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Antonio Gates defensed by D.J. Campbell. | | |
| SD | 3rd&8 | SD20 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Antonio Gates for 8 yards to the SD28. Tackled by Thomas Davis and Luke Kuechly. | | |
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| Second Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD28 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 2 yards to the SD30. Tackled by Luke Kuechly. | | |
| SD | 2nd&8 | SD30 | Ryan Mathews rush up the middle for 9 yards to the SD39. Tackled by Greg Hardy and Nate Chandler. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD39 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Danario Alexander. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD39 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Danario Alexander. | | |
| SD | 3rd&10 | SD39 | Penalty: Offside on Carolina (Charles Johnson) 5 yards. | | |
| SD | 3rd&5 | SD44 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Malcom Floyd for 9 yards to the Car47. Tackled by Josh Thomas. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Car47 | Penalty: False Start on San Diego (Danario Alexander) -5 yards. | | |
| SD | 1st&15 | SD48 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ryan Mathews for a loss of 4 yards to the SD44. Tackled by Thomas Davis. | | |
| SD | 2nd&19 | SD44 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ryan Mathews for 3 yards to the SD47. Tackled by Thomas Davis. | | |
| SD | 3rd&16 | SD47 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Ryan Mathews for 9 yards to the Car44. Tackled by Josh Thomas and Luke Kuechly. | | |
| SD | 4th&7 | Car44 | Mike Scifres punts for 36 yards to Car8. No return. Penalty: Illegal Use of Hands on Carolina (Jordan Senn) -4 yards. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car4 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Greg Olsen. | | |
| Car | 2nd&10 | Car4 | Mike Tolbert rush to the left for 2 yards to the Car6. Tackled by Cam Thomas. | | |
| Car | 3rd&8 | Car6 | Penalty: Holding on San Diego (Quentin Jammer) 5 yards. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car11 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Car17. Tackled by Bront Bird. | | |
| Car | 2nd&4 | Car17 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Louis Murphy for 11 yards to the Car28. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car28 | Cam Newton sacked at Car22 for a loss of 6 yards by Andrew Gachkar. | | |
| Car | 2nd&16 | Car22 | Cam Newton pass to the middle to Mike Tolbert for 13 yards to the Car35. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. | | |
| Car | 3rd&3 | Car35 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 7 yards to the Car42. Tackled by Bront Bird and Quentin Jammer. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car42 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left. | | |
| Car | 2nd&10 | Car42 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 7 yards to the Car49. Tackled by Corey Liuget. | | |
| Car | 3rd&3 | Car49 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Louis Murphy. | | |
| Car | 4th&3 | Car49 | Penalty: Running into Kicker on San Diego (Larry English) 15 yards. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD36 | Cam Newton sacked at SD44 for a loss of 8 yards by Antonio Garay. | | |
| Car | 2nd&18 | SD44 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Steve Smith. | | |
| Car | 3rd&18 | SD44 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Louis Murphy defensed by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Car | 4th&18 | SD44 | Brad Nortman punts for 34 yards to SD10. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD10 | Jackie Battle rush to the left for 3 yards to the SD13. Tackled by Frank Kearse and Frank Alexander. | | |
| SD | 2nd&7 | SD13 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Jackie Battle for 6 yards to the SD19. Tackled by Jason Phillips and Luke Kuechly. | | |
| SD | 3rd&1 | SD19 | Jackie Battle rush up the middle for 2 yards to the SD21. Tackled by Luke Kuechly and Nate Chandler. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD21 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Antonio Gates for 6 yards to the SD27. Tackled by Luke Kuechly. | | |
| SD | 2nd&4 | SD27 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD26 for a loss of 1 yard by Charles Johnson. | | |
| SD | 3rd&5 | SD26 | Two Minute Warning. | | |
| SD | 3rd&5 | SD26 | Philip Rivers rush up the middle for 3 yards to the SD29. Tackled by Greg Hardy. FUMBLE, recovered by SD (Philip Rivers). | | |
| SD | 4th&2 | SD29 | Carolina Panthers timeout. | | |
| SD | 4th&2 | SD29 | Mike Scifres punts for 53 yards to Car18. Joe Adams return for 16 yards to Car34. Tackled by Melvin Ingram. Penalty: Illegal Block on Carolina (Nate Chandler) -10 yards. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car24 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Steve Smith for 18 yards to the Car42. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car42 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Greg Olsen for 4 yards to the Car46. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| Car | 2nd&6 | Car46 | Carolina Panthers timeout. | | |
| Car | 2nd&6 | Car46 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Mike Tolbert. | | |
| Car | 3rd&6 | Car46 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 12 yards to the SD42. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD42 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Mike Tolbert for 11 yards to the SD31. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD31 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Greg Olsen for 26 yards to the SD5. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| Car | 1st&5 | SD5 | Carolina Panthers timeout. | | |
| Car | 1st&5 | SD5 | Penalty: Pass Interference on Carolina (Louis Murphy) -10 yards. | | |
| Car | 1st&15 | SD15 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Steve Smith. | | |
| Car | 2nd&15 | SD15 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Louis Murphy defensed by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| Car | 3rd&15 | SD15 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Greg Olsen defensed by Shaun Phillips. | | |
| Car | 4th&15 | SD15 | Graham Gano 33 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Brad Nortman. | | |
| Car | | | Drive Stats: 10 plays, 61 yards, 1min 29sec | 24 | 0 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | | | Graham Gano kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the SD19. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
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| Third Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | | | Graham Gano kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Jackie Battle for 6 yards to the SD26. Tackled by Charles Johnson and Jason Phillips. | | |
| SD | 2nd&4 | SD26 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD20 for a loss of 6 yards by Greg Hardy. | | |
| SD | 3rd&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Antonio Gates. | | |
| SD | 4th&10 | SD20 | Mike Scifres punts for 36 yards to Car44. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car44 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Car47. Tackled by Aubrayo Franklin and Corey Liuget. | | |
| Car | 2nd&7 | Car47 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 9 yards to the SD44. Tackled by Corey Liuget. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD44 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Greg Olsen for 12 yards to the SD32. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD32 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 9 yards to the SD23. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| Car | 2nd&1 | SD23 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the right for 9 yards to the SD14. Tackled by Takeo Spikes and Marcus Gilchrist. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD14 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 9 yards to the SD5. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| Car | 2nd&1 | SD5 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 1 yard to the SD4. Tackled by Andrew Gachkar and Cam Thomas. | | |
| Car | 1st&4 | SD4 | Carolina Panthers timeout. | | |
| Car | 1st&4 | SD4 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Car | | | Graham Gano extra point is good. | | |
| Car | | | Drive Stats: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4min 44sec | 31 | 0 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | | | Graham Gano kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Penalty: Holding on San Diego (Nick Hardwick) -10 yards. | | |
| SD | 1st&20 | SD10 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Curtis Brinkley for 6 yards to the SD16. Tackled by Thomas Davis. | | |
| SD | 2nd&14 | SD16 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Curtis Brinkley for 3 yards to the SD19. Tackled by Luke Kuechly. | | |
| SD | 3rd&11 | SD19 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD19 for no gain by Charles Johnson. FUMBLE, recovered by SD (Curtis Brinkley). | | |
| SD | 4th&11 | SD19 | Mike Scifres punts for 43 yards to Car38. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car38 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Car41. Tackled by Takeo Spikes and Antonio Garay. | | |
| Car | 2nd&7 | Car41 | Mike Tolbert rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Car45. Tackled by Antonio Garay and Aubrayo Franklin. | | |
| Car | 3rd&3 | Car45 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Steve Smith defensed by Bront Bird. | | |
| Car | 4th&3 | Car45 | Brad Nortman punts for 44 yards to SD11. Micheal Spurlock return for 23 yards to SD34. Tackled by Jordan Senn. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD34 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Danario Alexander. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD34 | Jackie Battle rush to the right for a loss of 3 yards to the SD31. Tackled by Greg Hardy. | | |
| SD | 3rd&13 | SD31 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Curtis Brinkley for 5 yards to the SD36. Tackled by Luke Kuechly and Captain Munnerlyn. | | |
| SD | 4th&8 | SD36 | Mike Scifres punts for 64 yards to Car0. Touchback. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car20 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 2 yards to the Car22. Tackled by Gary Guyton. | | |
| Car | 2nd&8 | Car22 | Cam Newton pass to the middle to Louis Murphy for 7 yards to the Car29. Tackled by Jarret Johnson. | | |
| Car | 3rd&1 | Car29 | Mike Tolbert rush to the left for 3 yards to the Car32. Tackled by Shaun Phillips. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car32 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 4 yards to the Car36. Tackled by Takeo Spikes and Antoine Cason. FUMBLE, recovered by SD (Larry English). Tackled by Byron Bell. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | Car38 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Dante Rosario for 9 yards to the Car29. Tackled by Thomas Davis. | | |
| SD | 2nd&1 | Car29 | Curtis Brinkley rush up the middle for 5 yards to the Car24. Tackled by Thomas Davis. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Car24 | Philip Rivers sacked at Car30 for a loss of 6 yards by Greg Hardy. | | |
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| Fourth Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| SD | 2nd&16 | Car30 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Antonio Gates for 8 yards to the Car22. Tackled by Thomas Davis. | | |
| SD | 3rd&8 | Car22 | Penalty: Pass Interference on Carolina (Josh Thomas) 13 yards. | | |
| SD | 1st&9 | Car9 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Antonio Gates for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| SD | | | Nick Novak extra point is good. | | |
| SD | | | Drive Stats: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2min 7sec | 31 | 7 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| SD | | | Nick Novak kicks off to the Car0. Armond Smith return for 26 yards to Car18. Tackled by Brandon Taylor. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car18 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for no gain to the Car18. Tackled by Corey Liuget and Eric Weddle. | | |
| Car | 2nd&10 | Car18 | Cam Newton rush up the middle for no gain to the Car18. FUMBLE, recovered by Car (Cam Newton). | | |
| Car | 3rd&14 | Car14 | Mike Tolbert rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Car20. Tackled by Takeo Spikes and Shaun Phillips. | | |
| Car | 4th&8 | Car20 | Brad Nortman punts for 39 yards to SD41. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD41 | Curtis Brinkley rush up the middle for 7 yards to the SD48. Tackled by Andre Neblett and Thomas Davis. | | |
| SD | 2nd&3 | SD48 | Curtis Brinkley rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Car48. Tackled by Captain Munnerlyn. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Car48 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Malcom Floyd for 30 yards to the Car18. Tackled by James Dockery. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | Car18 | Philip Rivers sacked at Car23 for a loss of 5 yards by Mario Addison. FUMBLE, recovered by Car (Frank Alexander). Tackled by Kevin Haslam. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car23 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 8 yards to the Car31. Tackled by Andrew Gachkar. | | |
| Car | 2nd&2 | Car31 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Car32. Tackled by Antonio Garay. | | |
| Car | 3rd&1 | Car32 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Car33. Tackled by Cam Thomas and Larry English. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car33 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for no gain to the Car33. Tackled by Takeo Spikes. | | |
| Car | 2nd&10 | Car33 | Mike Tolbert rush to the right for 13 yards to the Car46. Tackled by Brandon Taylor. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | Car46 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Car47. Tackled by Antonio Garay. | | |
| Car | 2nd&9 | Car47 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Ben Hartsock for 5 yards to the SD48. Tackled by Jarret Johnson. | | |
| Car | 3rd&4 | SD48 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the right for 7 yards to the SD41. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| Car | 1st&10 | SD41 | Armond Smith rush up the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the SD43. Tackled by Corey Liuget and Jarret Johnson. | | |
| Car | 2nd&12 | SD43 | Carolina Panthers timeout. | | |
| Car | 2nd&12 | SD43 | Armond Smith rush to the left for 3 yards to the SD40. Tackled by Kendall Reyes and Andrew Gachkar. | | |
| Car | 3rd&9 | SD40 | Armond Smith rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the SD41. Tackled by Kendall Reyes and Eric Weddle. | | |
| Car | 4th&10 | SD41 | Two Minute Warning. | | |
| Car | 4th&10 | SD41 | Brad Nortman punts for 41 yards to SD0. Touchback. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Car | SD |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Curtis Brinkley rush up the middle for 11 yards to the SD31. Tackled by D.J. Campbell. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD31 | Curtis Brinkley rush up the middle for 13 yards to the SD44. Tackled by James Dockery and Charles Godfrey. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD44 | Curtis Brinkley rush to the right for 2 yards to the SD46. Tackled by James Dockery. | | |