2001 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 21, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium

Denver Broncos

San Diego ChargersWinner

DEN -2.5 upsetU 43.5 ✓Broncos closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

San Diego Chargers 27–10 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · SD

Doug FlutieQB

21/32, 280 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

10.1 expected points added

Passing · DEN

Brian GrieseQB

26/41, 212 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-3.8 expected points added

Rushing · SD

LaDainian TomlinsonRB

25 att, 58 yds, 0 TD

-9.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

Mike AndersonRB

11 att, 50 yds, 0 TD

-5.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · SD

Jeff GrahamWR

7/11 for 107 yds, 2 TD

34% of team targets · 6.5 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Rod SmithWR

9/15 for 86 yds, 0 TD

38% of team targets · 0.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brian Griese	26/41	212	1	2	4	-3.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Mike Anderson	11	50	4.5	-5.0
Olandis Gary	5	21	4.2	0.7
Brian Griese	4	7	1.8	1.4
Rod Smith	1	3	3.0	-0.5

Receiving

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
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

Defense (top contributors)

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	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

San Diego Chargers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Doug Flutie	21/32	280	2	1	3	10.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
LaDainian Tomlinson	25	58	2.3	-9.9
Curtis Conway	1	28	28.0	2.9
Terrell Fletcher	2	11	5.5	-0.5
Doug Flutie	4	10	2.5	-0.6

Receiving

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

Defense (top contributors)

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

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -2.5
Closing total: 43.5
DEN moneyline: —
SD moneyline: —

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

Game environment

Venue: Qualcomm Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 66°F, wind 8 mph
Referee: Bill Leavy
Rest: DEN 7 days · SD 7 days
Coaches: Mike Shanahan vs Mike Riley

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.