2008 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2008 · Qualcomm Stadium
Carolina PanthersWinner
26
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San Diego Chargers
24
SD -9.5 upsetO 41 ✓
Carolina Panthers 26–24 — 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
Passing · CAR
23/41, 247 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
2.7 expected points added · -2.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 23/41 | 247 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Jarrett | 2 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 100% | 3.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Harris | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'il Diggs | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Godfrey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Brayton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jon Beason | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damione Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ma'ake Kemoeatu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -9.5
- Closing total
- 41
- CAR moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 50 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 81°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Norv Turner