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VETERANS &RETURNING PLAYERSMike Scifres, continuedanother for touchdown...averaged season-best 59.5 on sixpunts and handled kickoffs for injured Nate Kaeding Oct. 17at St. Louis...punt blocked for safety Oct. 31 vs. Tennessee...deflected punt in early first quarter led to touchdown Nov.7 at Houston...completed 28-yard pass to Mike Tolbert onfake punt in first quarter Nov. 22 vs. Denver. 2009: Pro Bowlthird-alternate…USA Today All-Joe…two touchbacks tiedfor fewest in NFL...Game Ball after best-ever game at KansasCity Oct. 25...49.0 average on four punts, forcing three faircatches and allowing only one return for 44.8-yard net...Game Ball after Dec. 13 win at Dallas...buried consecutivepunts at four and one during pivotal third quarter. 2008: ProBowl first-alternate…USA Today All-Joe…(-1) punt returnyards allowed Nov. 9 vs. Kansas City for higher net average(44.3) than gross (44.0)… SportsIllustrated.com SpecialTeams Player of Week after team postseason and NFL Playoffrecord six punts inside 20 in Jan. 5 Wild Card vs. Indy…52.7 average was third-highest in game in team playoff historyand 51.7-net was NFL postseason record (min. 5 att.)…set stage for late fourth quarter comeback by having finalpunt (52 yards) roll out of bounds at one…had first NFL puntreturned for touchdown in Jan. 11 AFC Divisional Playoffs atPittsburgh. 2007: USA Today All-Joe...Pro Bowl firstalternate…first-careerblock by Denver’s Tony Scheffler Oct.7…AFC Special Teams Player of Week after 50.2-yard netvs. Houston Oct. 28…5-of-5 inside 20 vs. Texans to runstreak of consecutive punts inside 20 to nine…season-long70-yarder vs. Baltimore Nov. 25…early fourth quarter Dec. 9vs. Tennessee, 39-yarder downed at one...led to three-andoutby defense and touchdown by offense…then in overtime,had 51-yarder downed at two…it too was followed by threeand-outand game-winning touchdown drive in overtime…vs.Denver Dec. 24 on Monday Night Football, handled kickoffsfor Kaeding…Jan. 13 Divisional Playoffs at Indy, new teampostseason record 59.0-yard per punt average, includingpostseason team-record 66-yarder from own 14-with 1:42left in fourth quarter…no punt return yards allowed in ChampionshipGame at New England. 2006: Pro Bowl first-alternate…season-long71-yarder, Oct. 1 at Baltimore…last puntin fourth quarter Dec. 3 at Buffalo went for touchback foronly second of season (Oct. 1 at Baltimore)...ended streak of38 consecutive punts without one…career-high 10 punts inrainy Dec. 24 game at Seattle…tied team playoff record withseven punts in Divisional Playoffs vs. New England...fivepunts inside 20 tied John Kidd’s team playoff record. 2005:Pro Bowl second-alternate…season-high 57.5 yards perpunt vs. New York Jets Nov. 6…season-long 71-yarder in Dec.4 ESPN Sunday Night game vs. Oakland. 2004: Pro Bowlfirst-alternate…first-team All-Pro by Sports Illustratedand SportsIllustrated.com…Chargers Special Teams Playerof Year…one punt return for one yard and two fair caughtby All-Pro returner Dante Hall Nov. 28 at Kansas City…Dec. 5vs. Denver, first touchback since Sept. 26 at Denver, endingstreak 36 consecutive punts without one…23 of 36 duringstretch landed inside 20…Chargers Alumni Player of Weekafter Tampa Bay game Dec. 12…Jan. 2 vs. Kansas City, threwinterception as holder on botched field goal attempt. 2003:Handled kickoffs Weeks 4, 7, 12-14 and 16.COLLEGE: Division I-AA All-America as sophomore andsenior…three-time first-team all-conference…only finalistfrom I-AA for ’02 Ray Guy Award after second in nation with48.0 average…National Player of Week four times by FootballGazette...Gateway Conference Special Teams Player of Weektwice as senior…conference and Sports Network Player ofWeek three times as soph…I-AA Special Teams Player ofWeek after school and conference-record 89-yard punt vs.Southwest Missouri State in ’00…school-record 56-yard fieldgoal (first of career) vs. Northern Iowa as time expired in 44-41 win for ’00 conference title...All-Newcomer as redshirtfrosh in ’99…played at Western Illinois from 1998-02…communicationsand broadcasting degree.PERSONAL: Born in Metairie, La.…all-district selection atDestrehan (La.) High…lettered in football, soccer and baseball.Regular Season Opp. Special TeamsYear Team G-S No.-Yards Avg. Net Avg. TB In-20 Long Blk. Ret.-Yds. Tackles2003 San Diego 6-0 0-0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12004 San Diego 16-0 69-2,974 43.1 38.4 8 29 60 0 23-164 12005 San Diego 16-0 71-3,104 43.7 38.0 8 25 71 0 26-244 22006 San Diego 16-0 69-2,893 41.9 38.2 2 35 71 0 27-216 02007 San Diego 16-0 81-3,735 46.1 39.6 9 36 70 1 29-311 02008 San Diego 16-0 51-2,332 45.7 40.9 5 19 67 0 23-146 12009 San Diego 16-0 52-2,342 45.0 39.2 2 23 65 0 23-265 02010 San Diego 16-0 52-2,430 46.7 30.8 9 13 67 4 28-528 22011 San Diego 16-0 47-2,234 47.5 39.7 2 17 71 0 25-329 1Totals 134-0 492-22,044 44.8 38.1 45 197 71 5 204-2,203 8(also 1-3 passing for 28 with one interception and one rush for -7 yards)Postseason Opp. Special TeamsYear Team G-S No.-Yards Avg. Net Avg. TB In-20 Long Blk. Ret.-Yds. Tackles2004 San Diego 1-0 5-182 36.4 36.4 0 1 42 0 0-0 02006 San Diego 1-0 7-256 36.6 36.6 0 5 51 0 1-0 02007 San Diego 3-0 12-530 44.2 37.4 1 4 66 0 5-61 02008 San Diego 2-0 12-599 49.9 43.3 0 7 67 0 4-79 02009 San Diego 1-0 6-297 49.5 43.8 0 3 60 0 3-34 0Totals 8-0 42-1,864 44.4 39.8 1 20 67 0 13-174 0Single-game HighsPunts — 10 at Seattle Dec. 24, 2006Punt Yards — 439 at Minnesota Nov. 4, 2007Punt Long — 71 (3 times) Last: vs. Oakland Nov. 10, 2011Punt Average — 67.0 vs. Arizona Oct. 3, 2010Inside 20 — 5 (2 times) Last: at Minnesota Nov. 4, 2007Postseason Single-game HighsPunts — 7 vs. New England Jan. 14, 2007Punt Yards — 316 vs. Indianapolis Jan. 3, 2009Punt Long — 67 vs. Indianapolis Jan. 3, 2009Punt Average — 59.0 at Indianapolis Jan. 13, 2008Inside 20 — 6 vs. Indianapolis Jan. 3, 2009MEDIA GUIDE | 106