2012 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 16, 2012 · Qualcomm Stadium

Carolina PanthersWinner

San Diego Chargers

SD -3 upsetU 45 ✓Chargers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Carolina Panthers 31–7 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · CAR

19/33, 231 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

10.5 expected points added · -1.2% completion over expected

Rushing · CAR

22 att, 93 yds, 0 TD

-1.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

9 att, 40 yds, 2 TD

3.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CAR

6/9 for 57 yds, 1 TD

28% of team targets · 4.3 expected points added

Receiving · CAR

5/9 for 56 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · 3.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Cam Newton	19/33	231	2	0	2	10.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
DeAngelo Williams	22	93	4.2	0	-1.3
Mike Tolbert	9	40	4.4	2	3.5
Steve Smith	1	15	15.0	0	1.0
Cam Newton	4	7	1.8	0	1.1
Armond Smith	3	0	0.0	0	-2.2

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Steve Smith	6	9	57	1	28%	4.3
Greg Olsen	5	9	56	0	28%	3.9
DeAngelo Williams	2	2	51	1	6%	5.2
Mike Tolbert	2	4	24	0	13%	-0.1
Gary Barnidge	1	1	20	0	3%	2.0
Louis Murphy	2	6	18	0	19%	-1.8
Ben Hartsock	1	1	5	0	3%	-0.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Thomas Davis	7	1	0.0	0
Luke Kuechly	3	3	0.0	0
Greg Hardy	4	0	2.0	0
Nate Chandler	1	2	0.0	0
Captain Munnerlyn	1	2	0.0	0
Josh Thomas	2	0	0.0	0
James Dockery	2	0	0.0	0
D.J. Campbell	2	0	0.0	1
Charles Johnson	2	0	2.0	0
Jason Phillips	1	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Chargers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 45; the game landed 38 — under by 7.0.

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