2008 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2008 · Raymond James Stadium
San Diego ChargersWinner
41
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
24
TB -4.5 upsetO 42.5 ✓
San Diego Chargers 41–24 — 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
Passing · TB
21/35, 232 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-6.3 expected points added · -3.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 21/35 | 232 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -6.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Cadillac Williams | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Warrick Dunn | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Luke McCown | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Clifton Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Ruud | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabby Piscitelli | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tanard Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Haye | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaines Adams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Hayward | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -4.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- SD moneyline
- —
- TB moneyline
- —
Buccaneers closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 65 — over by 22.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 72°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- SD 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Jon Gruden