2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWashington Commanders 3 at San Diego Chargers 30. Final.
Who moved the needle
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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.
Rushing · WAS
14 att, 35 yds, 0 TD
-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 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gardner | 5 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 25% | −4.8 |
| Stephen Davis | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 16% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Shade | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenard Lang | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 10/18 | 129 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −0.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Jeff George | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |