2001 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 11, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
San Diego Chargers
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Denver BroncosWinner
26
DEN -5.5 ✓U 45 ✓
Denver Broncos 26–16.
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 | 12/31 | 165 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -11.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 14 | 75 | 5.4 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Doug Flutie | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 3 | 7 | 111 | 1 | 23% | 5.2 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 20% | -5.9 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 10% | 1.2 |
| Reggie Jones | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 17% | -2.4 |
| Steve Heiden | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Jeff Graham | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20% | -6.9 |
| Freddie Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Beckett | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Holecek | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tay Cody | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Dingle | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Perry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonardo Carson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 21/31 | 224 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis | 33 | 83 | 2.5 | 0 | -9.0 |
| Mike Anderson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Brian Griese | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -10.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 5 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 23% | 4.0 |
| Desmond Clark | 5 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 19% | 3.1 |
| Terrell Davis | 5 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 19% | -0.3 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 6% | 3.6 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 6% | 1.1 |
| Keith Poole | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 16% | -0.8 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | 1.6 |
| Chris Cole | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denard Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chester McGlockton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Woodall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -5.5
- Closing total
- 45
- SD moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 45; the game landed 42 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- SD 7 days · DEN 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike Riley vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.