2012 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 28, 2012 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
San Diego Chargers
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SD -2.5 upsetU 40.5 ✓19 mph wind
Cleveland Browns 7–6 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 19 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 · CLE
11/27, 129 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-6.0 expected points added · -23.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Weeden | 11/27 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Richardson | 24 | 122 | 5.1 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Brandon Weeden | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Montario Hardesty | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Josh Cribbs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Gordon | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 19% | 2.4 |
| Greg Little | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 19% | 1.4 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 15% | -1.0 |
| Trent Richardson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4% | 1.7 |
| Jordan Cameron | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 15% | -2.0 |
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11% | -2.5 |
| Josh Cribbs | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.4 |
| Alex Smith | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11% | -1.5 |
| Josh Cooper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 7 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James-Michael Johnson | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaluka Maiava | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Haden | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Usama Young | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Buster Skrine | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Hughes | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juqua Parker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishmaa'ily Kitchen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -2.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- SD moneyline
- -145
- CLE moneyline
- +131
Chargers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 13 — under by 27.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 19 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- SD 13 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Pat Shurmur
Wind at 19 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.