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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
San Diego Chargers 28–14.
-6.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 18/32 | 135 | 2 | 3 | 2 | −1.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 0 | −6.8 |
| Curtis Keaton | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | +2.8 |
| Jon Kitna | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | −3.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Warrick | 4 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 21% | +2.3 |
| Chad Johnson | 2 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 14% | +2.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 12/19 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3.6 |
| 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_03_CIN_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 -6.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 39; the game landed 42 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Brandon Bennett | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 11% | +0.9 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7% | +1.3 |
| Tony McGee | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 14% | +0.8 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | +0.1 |
| Darnay Scott | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11% | −3.6 |
| Ron Dugans | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | +2.6 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7% | −1.2 |
| Danny Farmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Reinard Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnay Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 |
| 107 |
| 5.1 |
| 3 |
| +6.1 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Doug Flutie | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 4 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 37% | +1.5 |
| Jeff Graham | 3 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 21% | +3.3 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5% | +0.9 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5% | +2.4 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16% | −0.1 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11% | −1.3 |
| Freddie Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerald Dixon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Orlando Ruff | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tay Cody | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamal Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonardo Carson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis Sanchez | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
