2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
San Diego Chargers
16
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Cleveland BrownsWinner
20
SD -3 upsetO 35 ✓
Cleveland Browns 20–16.
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
San Diego Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 17/37 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 19 | 102 | 5.4 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Doug Flutie | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Curtis Conway | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 5 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 31% | -1.1 |
| Curtis Conway | 3 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 22% | 0.9 |
| Freddie Jones | 3 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 19% | -3.0 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | 0.3 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8% | -0.2 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Perry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rogers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonardo Carson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 14/27 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jackson | 26 | 68 | 2.6 | 1 | -6.8 |
| Tim Couch | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Quincy Morgan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Dudley | 3 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 15% | 4.7 |
| Kevin Johnson | 3 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 15% | 3.8 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 12% | 2.2 |
| Quincy Morgan | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 19% | 0.4 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Aaron Shea | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8% | -1.2 |
| Jammi German | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8% | 0.4 |
| Jamel White | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12% | -2.4 |
| James Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Rudd | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wali Rainer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Little | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamir Miller | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Henry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -3
- Closing total
- 35
- SD moneyline
- —
- CLE moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35; the game landed 36 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 45°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- SD 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Riley vs Butch Davis