2004 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2004 · Reliant Stadium
San Diego ChargersWinner
27
at
Houston Texans
20
HOU -4.5 upsetO 44 ✓Dome
San Diego Chargers 27–20.
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
San Diego Chargers
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 19/25 | 229 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 2 | -3.8 |
| David Carr | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Tony Hollings | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Jarrod Baxter | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Babin | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Sharper | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Walker | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Coleman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domanick Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -4.5
- Closing total
- 44
- SD moneyline
- —
- HOU moneyline
- —
Texans closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 47 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- SD 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Marty Schottenheimer vs Dom Capers