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2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Seattle Seahawks 25–22 — decided on the final possessions.
-3.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · SD
11/15 for 156 yds, 1 TD
28% of team targets · 11.6 expected points added
Receiving · SEA
5/9 for 114 yds, 2 TD
39% of team targets · 8.4 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 14/23 | 267 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +11.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Alexander | 23 | 59 | 2.6 | 0 | −5.4 |
| Trent Dilfer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Jackson | 5 | 9 | 114 | 2 | 39% | +8.4 |
| James Williams | 4 | 5 | 101 | 1 | 22% | +8.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Lucas | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Willie Williams | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Simmons | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 34/53 | 377 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +3.6 |
| 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_16_SEA_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
Chargers closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 47 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Bobby Engram | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 17% | +0.8 |
| Shaun Alexander | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9% | +0.4 |
| Koren Robinson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| Itula Mili | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.1 |
| Christian Fauria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | +0.4 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Kerry Joseph | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Terry | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Robertson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |
| 38 |
| 2.7 |
| 0 |
| −3.6 |
| Doug Flutie | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 11 | 15 | 156 | 1 | 28% | +11.6 |
| Trevor Gaylor | 5 | 15 | 84 | 0 | 28% | −2.1 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 10 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 23% | +0.1 |
| Freddie Jones | 5 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 11% | −0.3 |
| Pat Batteaux | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6% | +0.3 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | +0.1 |
| Nate Turner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tay Cody | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronney Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
