2009 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25, 2009 · Arrowhead Stadium
San Diego ChargersWinner
37
at
Kansas City Chiefs
7
SD -5.5 ✓44 push
San Diego Chargers 37–7 — 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 · KC
10/25, 97 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-20.2 expected points added · -15.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 10/25 | 97 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -20.2 |
| Matt Gutierrez | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 0 | -6.8 |
| Jamaal Charles | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Matt Cassel | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Dantrell Savage | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Wade | 4 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 31% | 2.8 |
| Lance Long | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 19% | -2.0 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 19% | 0.3 |
| Larry Johnson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Terrance Copper | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.9 |
| Jamaal Charles | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12% | -1.8 |
| Mark Bradley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -8.9 |
| Sean Ryan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -5.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demorrio Williams | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Mays | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon McGraw | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Charles | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -5.5
- Closing total
- 44
- SD moneyline
- -238
- KC moneyline
- +212
Chargers closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 30.
Total closed 44 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- SD 6 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Todd Haley
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.