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2008 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 3, 2009 · Qualcomm Stadium

Indianapolis Colts

17

San Diego ChargersWinner

23

IND -1.5 upsetU 49 ✓

San Diego Chargers 23–17.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · IND

Peyton ManningQB

25/42, 310 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

7.4 expected points added · -3.4% completion over expected

Rushing · IND

Joseph AddaiRB

16 att, 44 yds, 1 TD

-2.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Peyton Manning25/423101017.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Joseph Addai16442.81-2.8
Dominic Rhodes4123.000.3
Dallas Clark199.001.1
Peyton Manning1-1-1.00-0.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Clint Session710.000
Bob Sanders430.000
Tim Jennings510.002
Keiwan Ratliff310.001
Antoine Bethea220.011
Robert Mathis312.000
Tyjuan Hagler210.000
Freddy Keiaho300.000
Melvin Bullitt210.001
Antonio Johnson120.000

San Diego Chargers

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
IND -1.5
Closing total
49
IND moneyline
-128
SD moneyline
+118

Colts closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 49; the game landed 40 — under by 9.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Qualcomm Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
53°F, wind 8 mph
Referee
Ron Winter
Rest
IND 6 days · SD 6 days
Coaches
Tony Dungy vs Norv Turner