2008 Week 13 · Sun, Nov 30, 2008 · Qualcomm Stadium
Final
Atlanta Falcons 22 at San Diego Chargers 16. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 22–16.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Atlanta Falcons
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
San Diego Chargers
51 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
17/23, 207 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
15.6 expected points added · +21.6% completion over expected
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
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 17/23 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +15.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 31 | 120 | 3.9 | 0 | −10.4 |
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Matt Ryan | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | −1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevis Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Boley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Irons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coy Wire | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Chargers -6.5
- Closing total
- 48
- Falcons moneyline
- +225
- Chargers moneyline
- -245
Chargers closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 38 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 70°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 7 mph out of the north-west; clear.
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- Falcons 7 days · Chargers 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Norv Turner