2011 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2011 · Ford Field
San Diego Chargers
10
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Detroit LionsWinner
38
SD -1 upsetU 52.5 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 38–10 — 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 · DET
29/36, 373 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
24.1 expected points added · +16.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 29/36 | 373 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 1 | -3.7 |
| Maurice Morris | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 4 | 6 | 102 | 1 | 17% | 6.7 |
| Nate Burleson | 6 | 7 | 83 | 0 | 19% | 8.6 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 9 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 28% | 6.8 |
| Tony Scheffler | 3 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 11% | 2.8 |
| Titus Young | 4 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 14% | 2.5 |
| Kevin Smith | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8% | 1.1 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Durant | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Levy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alphonso Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Amari Spievey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashlee Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -1
- Closing total
- 52.5
- SD moneyline
- +100
- DET moneyline
- -110
Chargers closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 52.5; the game landed 48 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- SD 6 days · DET 6 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Jim Schwartz