2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
Washington Commanders
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San Diego ChargersWinner
30
SD -2.5 ✓U 36.5 ✓
San Diego Chargers 30–3 — never really in doubt late.
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
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 8/18 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -10.3 |
| Tony Banks | 7/14 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 | -5.6 |
| Donnell Bennett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Jeff George | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Tony Banks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gardner | 5 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 25% | -4.8 |
| Stephen Davis | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 16% | 0.1 |
| Michael Westbrook | 4 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 22% | -3.6 |
| Stephen Alexander | 2 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 19% | 0.5 |
| Donnell Bennett | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -3.5 |
| Kevin Lockett | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Shade | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenard Lang | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Terrell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 10/18 | 129 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 36 | 113 | 3.1 | 2 | -4.2 |
| Curtis Conway | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Doug Flutie | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Ronney Jenkins | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 22% | -3.2 |
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 28% | -2.6 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11% | 1.9 |
| Freddie Jones | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11% | 1.6 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 1.5 |
| Jeff Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.1 |
| Steve Heiden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Ruff | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Junior Seau | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rodney Harrison | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan McNeil | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Parrella | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Perry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -2.5
- Closing total
- 36.5
- WAS moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 33 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Jim Sprenger
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Marty Schottenheimer vs Mike Riley