2012 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 30, 2012 · Arrowhead Stadium
San Diego ChargersWinner
37
at
Kansas City Chiefs
20
SD -2.5 ✓O 43 ✓
San Diego Chargers 37–20 — 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
24/42, 251 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-12.9 expected points added · -3.6% 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 | 24/42 | 251 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -12.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 1 | -6.4 |
| Cyrus Gray | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Shaun Draughn | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bowe | 7 | 12 | 108 | 1 | 31% | -2.0 |
| Jon Baldwin | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 13% | -1.3 |
| Shaun Draughn | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 13% | 1.3 |
| Jamaal Charles | 3 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 10% | 2.9 |
| Tony Moeaki | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10% | -6.2 |
| Steve Breaston | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 2.3 |
| Dexter McCluster | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -2.6 |
| Cyrus Gray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Steve Maneri | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.1 |
| Nate Eachus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovan Belcher | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Berry | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ropati Pitoitua | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cory Greenwood | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Arenas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jalil Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -2.5
- Closing total
- 43
- SD moneyline
- -130
- KC moneyline
- +118
Chargers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 43; the game landed 57 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 67°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- SD 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Romeo Crennel
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.