2001 Week 14 · Sat, Dec 15, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalOakland Raiders 13 at San Diego Chargers 6. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 14 · Sat, Dec 15, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Oakland Raiders 13–6.
-3.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 20/28 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +6.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 19 | 68 | 3.6 | 0 | −6.2 |
| Rich Gannon | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Zack Crockett | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 6 | 8 | 93 | 1 | 29% | +6.4 |
| Tim Brown | 5 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 25% | +2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thomas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnnie Harris | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Allen |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 19/37 | 215 | 0 | 3 | 4 | −11.5 |
| 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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Raiders closed -4 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 19 — under by 27.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Terry Kirby | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 18% | +2.3 |
| Roland Williams | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11% | +0.1 |
| Jeremy Brigham | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | −1.2 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Jerry Porter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.7 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Greg Biekert | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travian Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Russell | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Elijah Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Coleman | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 46 |
| 2.7 |
| 0 |
| −3.3 |
| Doug Flutie | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Curtis Conway | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 6 | 10 | 99 | 0 | 28% | −3.9 |
| Jeff Graham | 4 | 11 | 71 | 0 | 31% | +3.4 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 6 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 19% | −4.8 |
| Freddie Jones | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| Steve Heiden | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −0.6 |
| Trevor Gaylor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −2.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Harrison | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Ruff | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Junior Seau | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogers Beckett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |