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2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
San Diego Chargers 30–3 — never really in doubt late.
-5.6 expected points added on the ground
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 10/18 | 129 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −0.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2001_01_WAS_SD
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Chargers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 33 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.3 |
| 0 |
| −3.6 |
| Tony Banks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
