2008 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2008 · Qualcomm Stadium
Denver Broncos
21
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San Diego ChargersWinner
52
SD -7 ✓O 50.5 ✓
San Diego Chargers 52–21 — 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 · DEN
33/49, 316 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-3.3 expected points added · +3.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 33/49 | 316 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Bell | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Jay Cutler | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Williams | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Barrett | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Fox | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Clemons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Webster | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquand Manuel | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -7
- Closing total
- 50.5
- DEN moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -7 and covered, winning by 31.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 73 — over by 22.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Norv Turner
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.