| First Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | | | Michael Koenen kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Ryan Mathews. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD20 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for no gain to the SD20. Tackled by Eric Wright and Daniel Te'o-Nesheim. | | |
| SD | 3rd&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Danario Alexander for 80 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| SD | | | Nick Novak extra point is good. | | |
| SD | | | Drive Stats: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1min 3sec | 7 | 0 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| SD | | | Nick Novak kicks off to the TB0. Touchback. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | TB20 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Vincent Jackson for 5 yards to the TB25. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| TB | 2nd&5 | TB25 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 14 yards to the TB39. Tackled by Atari Bigby. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | TB39 | Doug Martin rush up the middle for 7 yards to the TB46. Tackled by Shaun Phillips. | | |
| TB | 2nd&3 | TB46 | Doug Martin rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the TB45. Tackled by Corey Liuget and Donald Butler. | | |
| TB | 3rd&4 | TB45 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Vincent Jackson for 7 yards to the SD48. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | SD48 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the right intended for Vincent Jackson. | | |
| TB | 2nd&10 | SD48 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Doug Martin for 42 yards to the SD6. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| TB | 1st&6 | SD6 | LeGarrette Blount rush up the middle for 3 yards to the SD3. Tackled by Corey Liuget. | | |
| TB | 2nd&3 | SD3 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Dallas Clark for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| TB | | | Connor Barth extra point is good. | | |
| TB | | | Drive Stats: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5min 0sec | 7 | 7 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | | | Michael Koenen kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ryan Mathews for no gain to the SD20. Tackled by Quincy Black and Roy Miller. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Malcom Floyd for 22 yards to the SD42. Tackled by Mark Barron. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD42 | Philip Rivers rush up the middle for 4 yards to the SD46. Tackled by Quincy Black. | | |
| SD | 2nd&6 | SD46 | Ryan Mathews rush up the middle for no gain to the SD46. Tackled by Mark Barron. | | |
| SD | 3rd&6 | SD46 | Penalty: Holding on Tampa Bay (Ronde Barber) 5 yards. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB49 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Antonio Gates for 33 yards to the TB16. Tackled by Mark Barron. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB16 | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for 3 yards to the TB13. Tackled by Lavonte David and Mason Foster. | | |
| SD | 2nd&7 | TB13 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Antonio Gates for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| SD | | | Nick Novak extra point is good. | | |
| SD | | | Drive Stats: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4min 38sec | 14 | 7 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| SD | | | Nick Novak kicks off to the TB0. LeQuan Lewis return for 10 yards to TB9. Tackled by Corey Lynch. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | TB9 | Doug Martin rush up the middle for 9 yards to the TB18. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| TB | 2nd&1 | TB18 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the right intended for Mike Williams. | | |
| TB | 3rd&1 | TB18 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the left intended for Mike Williams. | | |
| TB | 4th&1 | TB18 | Michael Koenen punts for 42 yards to SD40. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD40 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 6 yards to the SD46. Tackled by E.J. Biggers and Mason Foster. | | |
| SD | 2nd&4 | SD46 | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the SD45. Tackled by Michael Bennett. | | |
| SD | 3rd&5 | SD45 | Ronnie Brown rush to the left for a loss of 2 yards to the SD43. Tackled by Ronde Barber. | | |
| SD | 4th&7 | SD43 | Mike Scifres punts for 57 yards to TB0. Touchback. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | 1st&10 | TB20 | Josh Freeman sacked at TB15 for a loss of 5 yards by Donald Butler. | | |
| TB | 2nd&15 | TB15 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 3 yards to the TB18. Tackled by Aubrayo Franklin and Corey Liuget. | | |
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| Second Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | 3rd&12 | TB18 | Josh Freeman pass to the middle to Mike Williams for 54 yards to the SD28. Tackled by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | SD28 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Tiquan Underwood for 7 yards to the SD21. Tackled by Marcus Gilchrist and Demorrio Williams. | | |
| TB | 2nd&3 | SD21 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the left intended for Erik Lorig. | | |
| TB | 3rd&3 | SD21 | D.J. Ware rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the SD22. Tackled by Corey Liuget and Larry English. | | |
| TB | 4th&4 | SD22 | Connor Barth 40 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Michael Koenen. | | |
| TB | | | Drive Stats: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3min 9sec | 14 | 10 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | | | Michael Koenen kicks off to the SD0. Curtis Brinkley return for 23 yards to SD22. Tackled by Leonard Johnson and Dekoda Watson. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD22 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD18 for a loss of 4 yards by Mason Foster. | | |
| SD | 2nd&14 | SD18 | San Diego Chargers timeout. | | |
| SD | 2nd&14 | SD18 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ronnie Brown for 5 yards to the SD23. Tackled by Lavonte David. | | |
| SD | 3rd&9 | SD23 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Danario Alexander for 14 yards to the SD37. Tackled by Ahmad Black. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD37 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Antonio Gates defensed by Mark Barron. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD37 | Ryan Mathews rush up the middle for 5 yards to the SD42. Tackled by Mason Foster and Leonard Johnson. | | |
| SD | 3rd&5 | SD42 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ronnie Brown for a loss of 4 yards to the SD38. Tackled by Leonard Johnson. | | |
| SD | 4th&9 | SD38 | Mike Scifres punt blocked by Dekoda Watson. Returned by Adam Hayward for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | | | Connor Barth extra point is good. | | |
| TB | | | Drive Stats: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0sec | 14 | 17 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | | | Michael Koenen kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 10 yards to the SD30. Tackled by Mark Barron. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD30 | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for 3 yards to the SD33. Tackled by Daniel Te'o-Nesheim. | | |
| SD | 2nd&7 | SD33 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ryan Mathews for 5 yards to the SD38. Tackled by Lavonte David. | | |
| SD | 3rd&2 | SD38 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Eddie Royal for 13 yards to the TB49. Tackled by E.J. Biggers. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB49 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Dante Rosario for 11 yards to the TB38. Tackled by Lavonte David. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB38 | Ronnie Brown rush to the left for 1 yard to the TB37. Tackled by Lavonte David and Roy Miller. | | |
| SD | 2nd&9 | TB37 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Antonio Gates for 8 yards to the TB29. Tackled by Lavonte David and E.J. Biggers. | | |
| SD | 3rd&1 | TB29 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Antonio Gates for 3 yards to the TB26. Tackled by Ronde Barber. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB26 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 9 yards to the TB17. Tackled by Lavonte David. | | |
| SD | 2nd&1 | TB17 | Le'Ron McClain rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the TB18. Tackled by Quincy Black and Gary Gibson. | | |
| SD | 3rd&2 | TB18 | Two Minute Warning. | | |
| SD | 3rd&2 | TB18 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Malcom Floyd for 4 yards to the TB14. Tackled by Quincy Black. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB14 | Philip Rivers pass to the middle to Ryan Mathews for 8 yards to the TB6. Tackled by Quincy Black. | | |
| SD | 2nd&2 | TB6 | Ryan Mathews rush up the middle for 3 yards to the TB3. Tackled by Roy Miller. | | |
| SD | 1st&3 | TB3 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Malcom Floyd for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| SD | | | Nick Novak extra point is good. | | |
| SD | | | Drive Stats: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8min 28sec | 21 | 17 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| SD | | | Nick Novak kicks off to the TB0. Touchback. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | TB20 | Doug Martin rush to the left for no gain to the TB20. Tackled by Corey Liuget. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
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| Third Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| SD | | | Nick Novak kicks off to the TB0. Touchback. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | TB20 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Vincent Jackson for 5 yards to the TB25. Tackled by Donald Butler. | | |
| TB | 2nd&5 | TB25 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Vincent Jackson for 11 yards to the TB36. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | TB36 | Doug Martin rush up the middle for 5 yards to the TB41. Tackled by Corey Liuget. | | |
| TB | 2nd&5 | TB41 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 3 yards to the TB44. Tackled by Jarret Johnson. | | |
| TB | 3rd&2 | TB44 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Mike Williams for 10 yards to the SD46. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | SD46 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 3 yards to the SD43. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| TB | 2nd&7 | SD43 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Doug Martin for 1 yard to the SD42. Tackled by Antoine Cason. | | |
| TB | 3rd&6 | SD42 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the right intended for Chris Owusu defensed by Quentin Jammer. | | |
| TB | 4th&6 | SD42 | Michael Koenen punts for 40 yards to SD2. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD2 | Le'Ron McClain rush up the middle for 6 yards to the SD8. Tackled by Lavonte David and Mason Foster. | | |
| SD | 2nd&4 | SD8 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 4 yards to the SD12. Tackled by Ronde Barber. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD12 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Malcom Floyd. | | |
| SD | 2nd&10 | SD12 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for a loss of 3 yards to the SD9. Tackled by Lavonte David. | | |
| SD | 3rd&13 | SD9 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Danario Alexander. | | |
| SD | 4th&13 | SD9 | Mike Scifres punts for 55 yards to TB36. Roscoe Parrish return for 5 yards to TB41. Tackled by Andrew Gachkar. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | 1st&10 | TB41 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 3 yards to the TB44. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| TB | 2nd&7 | TB44 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 6 yards to the TB50. Tackled by Shaun Phillips. | | |
| TB | 3rd&1 | TB50 | Doug Martin rush up the middle for no gain to the TB50. Tackled by Jarret Johnson. | | |
| TB | 4th&1 | TB50 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers timeout. | | |
| TB | 4th&1 | TB50 | Josh Freeman rush up the middle for 4 yards to the SD46. Tackled by Shaun Phillips. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | SD46 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Vincent Jackson for 31 yards to the SD15. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | SD15 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Tiquan Underwood for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| TB | | | Connor Barth extra point is good. | | |
| TB | | | Drive Stats: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3min 32sec | 21 | 24 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | | | Michael Koenen kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the SD19. Tackled by Quincy Black. | | |
| SD | 2nd&11 | SD19 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Malcom Floyd for 2 yards to the SD21. Tackled by Leonard Johnson. | | |
| SD | 3rd&9 | SD21 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Danario Alexander for 19 yards to the SD40. Tackled by Leonard Johnson. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD40 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 3 yards to the SD43. Tackled by Mark Barron. | | |
| SD | 2nd&7 | SD43 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Eddie Royal for 3 yards to the SD46. Tackled by Lavonte David. | | |
| SD | 3rd&4 | SD46 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Danario Alexander for 6 yards to the TB48. Tackled by Myron Lewis and Ahmad Black. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB48 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Malcom Floyd for 19 yards to the TB29. Tackled by Ronde Barber. | | |
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| Fourth Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB29 | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for 2 yards to the TB27. Tackled by Lavonte David. | | |
| SD | 2nd&8 | TB27 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Ryan Mathews for 4 yards to the TB23. Tackled by Lavonte David. | | |
| SD | 3rd&4 | TB23 | Philip Rivers pass intended for Eddie Royal INTERCEPTED by Leonard Johnson and returned for 83 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | | | Connor Barth extra point is good. | | |
| TB | | | Drive Stats: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0sec | 21 | 31 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | | | Michael Koenen kicks off to the SD0. Touchback. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Ryan Mathews rush to the right for 10 yards to the SD30. Tackled by Daniel Te'o-Nesheim. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD30 | Ronnie Brown rush to the left for 3 yards to the SD33. Tackled by Daniel Te'o-Nesheim and Ronde Barber. | | |
| SD | 2nd&7 | SD33 | Philip Rivers rush up the middle for 1 yard to the SD34. Tackled by Michael Bennett. | | |
| SD | 3rd&6 | SD34 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Eddie Royal for 20 yards to the TB46. Tackled by Ahmad Black. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB46 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Robert Meachem for 8 yards to the TB38. Tackled by Myron Lewis. | | |
| SD | 2nd&2 | TB38 | Ryan Mathews rush to the left for 1 yard to the TB37. Tackled by Lavonte David and Adam Hayward. | | |
| SD | 3rd&1 | TB37 | Jackie Battle rush to the left for 21 yards to the TB16. Tackled by Mark Barron. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB16 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ryan Mathews for 5 yards to the TB11. Tackled by Adam Hayward. | | |
| SD | 2nd&5 | TB11 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Randy McMichael for no gain to the TB11. Tackled by Leonard Johnson and Gerald McCoy. | | |
| SD | 3rd&5 | TB11 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the left intended for Dante Rosario defensed by Ronde Barber. | | |
| SD | 4th&5 | TB11 | Penalty: Delay of Game on San Diego (Mike Scifres) -5 yards. | | |
| SD | 4th&10 | TB16 | Nick Novak 34 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Mike Scifres. | | |
| SD | | | Drive Stats: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6min 20sec | 24 | 31 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| SD | | | Nick Novak kicks off to the TB0. Touchback. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | TB20 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 1 yard to the TB21. Tackled by Eric Weddle. | | |
| TB | 2nd&9 | TB21 | Josh Freeman pass to the middle to Luke Stocker for 11 yards to the TB32. Tackled by Takeo Spikes. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | TB32 | Doug Martin rush up the middle for 3 yards to the TB35. Tackled by Shaun Phillips. | | |
| TB | 2nd&7 | TB35 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 2 yards to the TB37. Tackled by Kendall Reyes. | | |
| TB | 3rd&5 | TB37 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the middle intended for Vincent Jackson defensed by Shareece Wright. | | |
| TB | 4th&5 | TB37 | Michael Koenen punts for 52 yards to SD11. Eddie Royal return for 11 yards to SD22. Tackled by Andrew Economos. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD22 | Philip Rivers sacked at SD12 for a loss of 10 yards by Daniel Te'o-Nesheim. | | |
| SD | 2nd&20 | SD12 | Philip Rivers pass intended for Danario Alexander INTERCEPTED by LeQuan Lewis. No return. Tackled by Danario Alexander. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | 1st&10 | SD45 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 3 yards to the SD42. Tackled by Jarret Johnson and Corey Lynch. | | |
| TB | 2nd&7 | SD42 | San Diego Chargers timeout. | | |
| TB | 2nd&7 | SD42 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Doug Martin for 8 yards to the SD34. Tackled by Jarret Johnson. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | SD34 | San Diego Chargers timeout. | | |
| TB | 1st&10 | SD34 | Doug Martin rush up the middle for 4 yards to the SD30. Tackled by Atari Bigby and Takeo Spikes. | | |
| TB | 2nd&6 | SD30 | San Diego Chargers timeout. | | |
| TB | 2nd&6 | SD30 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 3 yards to the SD27. Tackled by Shaun Phillips. | | |
| TB | 3rd&3 | SD27 | Two Minute Warning. | | |
| TB | 3rd&3 | SD27 | Doug Martin rush to the left for no gain to the SD27. Tackled by Donald Butler. | | |
| TB | 4th&3 | SD27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers timeout. | | |
| TB | 4th&3 | SD27 | Connor Barth 45 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Michael Koenen. | | |
| TB | | | Drive Stats: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2min 2sec | 24 | 34 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | SD | TB |
| TB | | | Michael Koenen kicks off to the SD0. Curtis Brinkley return for 28 yards to SD20. Tackled by Adam Hayward and Dekoda Watson. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD20 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Ronnie Brown for 5 yards to the SD25. Tackled by E.J. Biggers. | | |
| SD | 2nd&5 | SD25 | Philip Rivers incomplete pass to the right intended for Eddie Royal. | | |
| SD | 3rd&5 | SD25 | Philip Rivers pass to the left to Danario Alexander for 15 yards to the SD40. Tackled by LeQuan Lewis. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | SD40 | Philip Rivers pass to the right to Malcom Floyd for 13 yards to the TB47. | | |
| SD | 1st&10 | TB47 | Ronnie Brown rush up the middle for 16 yards to the TB31. Tackled by Michael Bennett and Lavonte David. | | |