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2015 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2015 · Qualcomm Stadium

Detroit Lions

28

San Diego ChargersWinner

33

SD -3.5 ✓O 45.5 ✓

San Diego Chargers 33–28.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DET

Matthew StaffordQB

19/30, 246 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-1.3 expected points added · +2.6% completion over expected

Rushing · DET

Ameer AbdullahRB

7 att, 50 yds, 1 TD

3.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

Joique BellRB

6 att, 14 yds, 0 TD

-0.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DET

Eric EbronTE

4/5 for 53 yds, 1 TD

18% of team targets · 2.1 expected points added

Receiving · DET

Ameer AbdullahRB

4/4 for 44 yds, 0 TD

14% of team targets · 1.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matthew Stafford19/30246221-1.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ameer Abdullah7507.113.0
Joique Bell6142.30-0.7
Zach Zenner263.00-0.9
Matthew Stafford1-1-1.00-0.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Eric Ebron4553118%2.1
Ameer Abdullah4444014%1.3
Calvin Johnson2439014%2.7
Theo Riddick223717%4.4
Joique Bell222707%1.8
Golden Tate4824029%-6.7
Lance Moore122207%1.9
Brandon Pettigrew01004%-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Rashean Mathis710.000
Glover Quin610.011
Josh Bynes520.000
Josh Wilson410.000
Darius Slay220.011
Devin Taylor220.000
Stephen Tulloch400.000
James Ihedigbo310.000
Jason Jones310.000
Phillip Hunt211.000

San Diego Chargers

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
SD -3.5
Closing total
45.5
DET moneyline
+162
SD moneyline
-180

Chargers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 5.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 61 — over by 15.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Qualcomm Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
84°F, wind 10 mph
Referee
Clete Blakeman
Rest
DET 7 days · SD 7 days
Coaches
Jim Caldwell vs Mike McCoy