2001 Week 8 · Sun, Nov 4, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
Kansas City ChiefsWinner
25
at
San Diego Chargers
20
SD -5.5 upsetO 41 ✓
Kansas City Chiefs 25–20.
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
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 13/25 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7.7 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 1/1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 30 | 181 | 6.0 | 1 | 9.4 |
| Tony Richardson | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Trent Green | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snoop Minnis | 2 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 12% | 2.6 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 4 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 31% | -0.2 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 1 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 19% | -0.7 |
| Tony Richardson | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 19% | -0.3 |
| Larry Parker | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12% | 1.4 |
| Priest Holmes | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | 0.1 |
| Kendall Gammon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -4.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wesley | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Edwards | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marvcus Patton | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerome Woods | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Maslowski | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Bartee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Clemons | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Atkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hicks | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 15/27 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.6 |
| Doug Flutie | 6/16 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 1 | -2.5 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Doug Flutie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Curtis Conway | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 5 | 8 | 94 | 0 | 19% | 4.5 |
| Curtis Conway | 5 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 24% | 3.8 |
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 19% | -5.4 |
| Freddie Jones | 3 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 7% | 5.1 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 12% | 0.3 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10% | -1.0 |
| Steve Heiden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
| Reggie Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.6 |
| Fred McCrary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Beckett | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan McNeil | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Seau | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Leonardo Carson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tay Cody | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -5.5
- Closing total
- 41
- KC moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 45 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 67°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- KC 10 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Vermeil vs Mike Riley
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.