2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
Cincinnati Bengals
14
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San Diego ChargersWinner
28
SD -6.5 ✓O 39 ✓
San Diego Chargers 28–14.
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
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 18/32 | 135 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1.2 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
San Diego Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 12/19 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -6.5
- Closing total
- 39
- CIN moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 39; the game landed 42 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Dick Hantak
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick LeBeau vs Mike Riley