2010 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 2010 · Qualcomm Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
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San Diego Chargers
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SD -2.5 upsetU 49 ✓
New England Patriots 23–20 — 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 · NE
19/32, 159 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-4.0 expected points added · -3.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19/32 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Woodhead | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hernandez | 5 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 26% | 2.9 |
| Deion Branch | 4 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 26% | -0.8 |
| Danny Woodhead | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 10% | 2.1 |
| Wes Welker | 4 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 19% | -0.8 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6% | 2.1 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10% | -2.6 |
| Sammy Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Guyton | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sergio Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jermaine Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wilhite | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wright | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -2.5
- Closing total
- 49
- NE moneyline
- +113
- SD moneyline
- -125
Chargers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49; the game landed 43 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 69°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- NE 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Norv Turner