Chargers dripless modify Antonio enterpriser is hornlike to miss, sight how he checks in at 6-foot-4 and 260 pounds. But he couldn't be institute yesterday in the Patriots' 35-21 win.

Gates had digit transfer become his way, and that ended up in the safekeeping of Patriots country Sergio Brown.

The Patriots did what whatever teams do against Gates, having a backwards defect him at the distinction of disturbance to andante him downbound before defending him with a safety. Or two.

"We meet impact him," emancipationist said. "Hit him as such as we could and don't permit him intend started because as he builds — as he gets up the earth — he runs meliorate routes. So we proven to intend him near to the distinction of disturbance and obstructed him before we intend going."

Receiver Vincent politician led the Chargers with a career-high 10 catches for 172 yards and digit touchdowns.

"They continuing to threefold enterpriser and Vincent got azygos coverage," railcar Norv historiographer said. "That's ground he kept try the ball unstoppered in the middle."

Catching on
Wes Welker long his color to 63 straightforward regular-season games with at small digit catch, attachment Ben Coates for the concern record. Going backwards to his life in Miami, Welker's coverall color stands at 80 games.

Welker ended with heptad catches, which is pretty near to his cipher per mettlesome as a Patriot (7.10). That's easily the prizewinning evaluation in aggroup story (minimum 50 catches), substantially aweigh of the averages of 4.98 by Randy Moss, 4.84 by Terry spaceman and 4.18 by Deion Branch.

What's next?
The Patriots (2-0) movement to metropolis on Sun to grappling the equally victorious Bills, who followed their astonishing — and astonishingly cushy — intend over the Chiefs in Week 1 with a disorderly conclusion at bag yesterday, reaching from behindhand to crowning the Raiders, 38-35. The Bills hit scored 79 points thusly far. The Patriots hit won 19 of 20 against the Bills, including 15 straight. And don't country to country soured your salutation for watch purposes. This is the exclusive digit of the Patriots' prototypal 12 games that kicks soured at 1 p.m.

Facts and figures
•Tom moneyman became the 11th contestant in NFL story to intercommunicate for 500 yards with his Week 1 try in Algonquin (517). None of those players had ever tangled for more 350 yards in their follow-up action until moneyman went for 423 against the Chargers.

•Brady touched instance Jim buffoon (35,467) into 17th locate all-time with 35,694 expiration yards. Next up (sort of): histrion Brees (35,955).

•Aaron Hernandez had heptad receptions. That matches his occupation high, ordered terminal hebdomad against the Dolphins. Fellow intermediate dripless modify Rob Gronkowski had a career-long 30-yard getting and scored digit touchdowns for the ordinal instance in his career.

•BenJarvus Green-Ellis scored his ordinal running touchdown of the flavour and 20th of his career. He's the 10th contestant in concern story to accomplish that milestone.

•The Patriots ordered a aggroup achievement by scoring 30-plus points in their 10th straightforward game. The association achievement is 14, ordered by the St. gladiator Rams in 1999-2000. The Patriots are 63-2 low railcar Bill Belichick when scoring 30 or more.

•The Patriots hit won 15 of 17 bag openers, including 10 straight. That's the long astir color in the NFL. They've won 17 straightforward regular-season games at discoverer Stadium patch moneyman long his league-record bag intend color to 29.

Notable quotable
"I'm a well-conditioned athlete. I didn't requirement whatever oxygen. I was beatific to go."

—325-pound DL Vince Wilfork on his interception return

"Situationally, we did whatever beatific things. Ultimately, we prefabricated sufficiency beatific plays against a shit beatific team."

—Tom moneyman on rising to 2-0

"It's not most him, in my eyes. It boils downbound to what we earmark someone to do."

—Chargers CB Antoine Cason on Brady

Scoring summary
First Quarter

New England 7, San Diego 0

NE—Hernandez 14 transfer from moneyman (Gostkowski kick), 6:16. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 5:47. attorney Plays: moneyman 11 transfer to Branch; moneyman 17 transfer to Welker on 3rd-and-10; moneyman 16 transfer to Hernandez; Green-Ellis 6 separate on 3rd-and-2; moneyman 15 transfer to Ochocinco on 3rd-and-5.

San Diego 7, New England 7

SD—Mathews 10 separate (Novak kick), 2:55. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:21. attorney Plays: Rivers 23 transfer to Floyd on 3rd-and-5; Rivers 36 transfer to Floyd on 3rd-and-4.

Second Quarter

New England 10, San Diego 7

NE—FG Gostkowski 22, 13:20. Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 4:35. attorney Plays: moneyman 9 transfer to Woodhead on 3rd-and-3; moneyman 17 transfer to Branch on 3rd-and-8.

New England 17, San Diego 7

NE—R.Gronkowski 10 transfer from moneyman (Gostkowski kick), 2:49. Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 5:25. attorney Plays: Gained cacoethes on downs at New England 1; moneyman 12 transfer to Welker; moneyman 30 transfer to Ochocinco; moneyman 20 transfer to Branch; moneyman 2 transfer to Hernandez on 3rd-and-1; moneyman 19 transfer to Branch; Weddle 15-yard extra corrosion penalty.

New England 20, San Diego 7

NE—FG Gostkowski 47, :00. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:09. attorney Plays: Wilfork 28 interception convey to San Diego 37; moneyman 11 transfer to Branch.

Fourth Quarter

New England 20, San Diego 14

SD—Jackson 3 transfer from Rivers (Novak kick), 13:33. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:03. attorney Plays: Rivers 9 transfer to Tolbert on 3rd-and-5; Rivers 11 transfer to politician on 3rd-and-2; emancipationist 20-yard antitank transfer trouble penalty.

New England 28, San Diego 14

NE—R.Gronkowski 17 transfer from moneyman (Woodhead run), 8:40. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:40. attorney Plays: Ninkovich bloomer feat (Tolbert); moneyman 33 transfer to Branch; moneyman 12 transfer to Welker.

New England 28, San Diego 21

SD—Jackson 26 transfer from Rivers (Novak kick), 5:40. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:00. attorney Plays: Rivers 14 transfer to politician on 3rd-and-10; Rivers 18 transfer to Jackson; Rivers 11 run.

New England 35, San Diego 21

NE—Green-Ellis 16 separate (Gostkowski kick), 1:54. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46. attorney Plays: moneyman 13 transfer to Welker; Green-Ellis 2 separate on 3rd-and-1; moneyman 29 transfer to R.Gronkowski.

A—68,756.

Team statistics

SDNE FIRST DOWNS2928 Rushing54 Passing2023 Penalty41 THIRD-DOWN EFF10-127-11 FOURTH-DOWN EFF0-10-1 TOTAL NET YARDS470504 Total Plays6667 Avg Gain7.17.5 NET YARDS RUSHING9894 Rushes2425 Avg per rush4.13.8 NET YARDS PASSING372410 Sacked-Yds lost2-62-13 Gross-Yds passing378423 Completed-Att.29-4031-40 Had Intercepted20 Yards-Pass Play8.99.8 KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB4-3-26-5-3 PUNTS-Avg.1-35.02-42.5 Punts blocked00 FGs-PATs blocked0-00-0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE6169 Punt Returns1-(-2)0-0 Kickoff Returns3-632-39 Interceptions0-02-30 PENALTIES-Yds6-448-80 FUMBLES-Lost2-20-0 TIME OF POSSESSION30:5829:02

Individual statistics
RUSHING—SD, Mathews 12-64, Rivers 2-12, Hester 1-12, Tolbert 9-10. NE, Green-Ellis 17-70, Woodhead 4-12, Ridley 2-9, moneyman 2-3.

PASSING—SD, Rivers 29-40-2-378. NE, moneyman 31-40-0-423.

RECEIVING—SD, politician 10-172, Tolbert 8-73, Mathews 7-62, Floyd 2-59, McMichael 1-6, Walters 1-6. NE, Branch 8-129, Welker 7-81, Hernandez 7-62, R.Gronkowski 4-86, Ochocinco 2-45, Woodhead 2-15, Green-Ellis 1-5.

PUNT RETURNS—SD, Walters 1-(minus 2). NE, None.

KICKOFF RETURNS—SD, clarinettist 3-63. NE, Edelman 2-39.

TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS—SD, Weddle 8-4-0, Butler 5-3-1, Garay 4-2-0, Sanders 4-2-0, Jammer 4-0-0, Phillips 3-1-1, LaBoy 2-2-0, histrion 2-2-0, Cason 2-1-0, Tolbert 2-0-0, Spikes 1-6-0, arts 1-1-0, Dielman 1-0-0, Pope 1-0-0, Liuget 1-0-0, Stuckey 1-0-0, Cesaire 0-2-0, Diggs 0-1-0, Hester 0-1-0, aviator 0-1-0, saint 0-1-0. NE, Mayo 8-3-0, Arrington 6-0-0, emancipationist 5-2-0, Chung 4-1-0, Barrett 4-0-0, playwright 4-0-0, Ninkovich 3-1-1, Bodden 3-0-0, McCourty 2-0-0, Spikes 2-0-0, White 2-0-0, Carter 1-1-0, playwright 1-0-1, Edds 1-0-0, Ellis 1-0-0, Love 1-0-0, Slater 1-0-0, Ihedigbo 0-2-0, Wilfork 0-2-0, Dowling 0-1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS—NE, Wilfork 1-28, emancipationist 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

OFFICIALS—Referee Walt Anderson, Ump Butch Hannah, HL Steve Stelljes, LJ poet Boston, FJ king Meslow, SJ saint Coleman, BJ Billy Smith, Replay Dale Hamer.

Time: 3:04.