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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 21, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
San Diego Chargers 27–10 — never really in doubt late.
-5.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 26/41 | 212 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −3.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | −5.0 |
| Olandis Gary | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Brian Griese | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 9 | 15 | 86 | 0 | 38% | +0.8 |
| Desmond Clark | 6 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 23% | +5.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Romanowski | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 21/32 | 280 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +10.1 |
| 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_06_DEN_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
Broncos closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 37 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Rod Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Eddie Kennison | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 15% | +0.2 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 10% | −1.2 |
| Olandis Gary | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8% | +0.1 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 3% | −1.2 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| John Mobley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Davis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester McGlockton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |
| 58 |
| 2.3 |
| 0 |
| −9.9 |
| Curtis Conway | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | +2.9 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Doug Flutie | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 7 | 11 | 107 | 2 | 34% | +6.5 |
| Freddie Jones | 3 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 13% | +4.0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 16% | −2.4 |
| Tim Dwight | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 16% | −1.6 |
| Curtis Conway | 2 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 13% | +2.4 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | −0.3 |
| Steve Heiden | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tay Cody | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rodney Harrison | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rogers Beckett | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke Moreno | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Davis Sanchez | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
