2010 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 2010 · Paul Brown Stadium
San Diego Chargers
20
at
Cincinnati BengalsWinner
34
SD -9 upsetO 43.5 ✓29°F · 16 mph
Cincinnati Bengals 34–20. Played in 16 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
16/21, 269 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
24.7 expected points added · +17.3% completion over expected
Receiving · CIN
6/7 for 124 yds, 2 TD
33% of team targets · 13.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 16/21 | 269 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 24 | 52 | 2.2 | 0 | -15.4 |
| Bernard Scott | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Cedric Peerman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Carson Palmer | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -2.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Simpson | 6 | 7 | 124 | 2 | 33% | 13.0 |
| Andre Caldwell | 4 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 24% | 7.1 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 4 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 24% | 5.8 |
| Jordan Shipley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Cedric Peerman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.3 |
| Bernard Scott | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Nelson | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keiwan Ratliff | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhani Jones | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Rivers | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Geathers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -9
- Closing total
- 43.5
- SD moneyline
- -350
- CIN moneyline
- +305
Chargers closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 54 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 29°F, wind 16 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- SD 10 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Marvin Lewis
Wind at 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.