2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Qualcomm Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
28
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San Diego Chargers
27
SD -5.5 upsetO 35.5 ✓
New Orleans Saints 28–27 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 33/46 | 259 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 24 | 50 | 2.1 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Jeff Blake | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | -7.2 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 12 | 15 | 116 | 2 | 33% | 16.7 |
| Jake Reed | 5 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 20% | -1.2 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 11% | 1.2 |
| Andrew Glover | 4 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 15% | -6.6 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Terrelle Smith | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Chad Morton | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Weary | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sammy Knight | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Clarke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Leaf | 12/24 | 134 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7.3 |
| Moses Moreno | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Robert Chancey | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Chancey | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Curtis Conway | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Kenny Bynum | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Ryan Leaf | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 3 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 16% | 1.7 |
| Curtis Conway | 3 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 28% | 1.1 |
| Trevor Gaylor | 4 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 20% | -0.9 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 12% | -5.3 |
| Freddie Jones | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 8% | -0.7 |
| Ronney Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8% | -1.6 |
| Robert Chancey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Seau | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamal Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Turner | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Dumas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryll Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -5.5
- Closing total
- 35.5
- NO moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 55 — over by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Dick Hantak
- Rest
- NO 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Mike Riley