2009 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 8, 2009 · Giants Stadium
San Diego ChargersWinner
21
at
New York Giants
20
NYG -5 upsetU 48.5 ✓
San Diego Chargers 21–20 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
25/33, 215 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.9 expected points added · +10.1% completion over expected
Receiving · NYG
6/6 for 52 yds, 0 TD
18% of team targets · 3.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 25/33 | 215 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jacobs | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 0 | -4.1 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| D.J. Ware | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Jeff Feagles | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 8 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 33% | 4.8 |
| Mario Manningham | 6 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 18% | 3.1 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 15% | 2.0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 12% | 1.0 |
| Kevin Boss | 2 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 9% | 2.1 |
| Darcy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 1.7 |
| Domenik Hixon | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Thomas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Boley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Webster | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Robbins | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bernard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osi Umenyiora | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -5
- Closing total
- 48.5
- SD moneyline
- +219
- NYG moneyline
- -245
Giants closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 41 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- SD 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Tom Coughlin