2004 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 8, 2005 · Qualcomm Stadium
New York JetsWinner
20
at
San Diego Chargers
17
SD -6.5 upsetU 42.5 ✓
New York Jets 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
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
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 23/33 | 279 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.9 |
| LaMont Jordan | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Chad Pennington | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Robertson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Strait | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Tongue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -6.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- NYJ moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 37 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 55°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- NYJ 6 days · SD 6 days
- Coaches
- Herm Edwards vs Marty Schottenheimer