2005 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · Gillette Stadium
San Diego ChargersWinner
41
at
New England Patriots
17
NE -5.5 upsetO 47 ✓
San Diego Chargers 41–17 — never really in doubt late.
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
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19/32 | 224 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Matt Cassel | 2/4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -7.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Matt Cassel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vrabel | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guss Scott | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Starks | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Monty Beisel | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5.5
- Closing total
- 47
- SD moneyline
- —
- NE moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 58 — over by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- SD 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Marty Schottenheimer vs Bill Belichick