2016 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2016 · FirstEnergy Stadium
San Diego Chargers
17
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Cleveland BrownsWinner
20
SD -4.5 upsetU 45 ✓
Cleveland Browns 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CLE
17/25, 164 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-1.8 expected points added · +5.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin | 17/25 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1.8 |
| Cody Kessler | 2/3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Crowell | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Robert Griffin | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Duke Johnson | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Barnidge | 5 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 21% | 4.9 |
| Terrelle Pryor | 3 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 18% | 0.2 |
| Duke Johnson | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 7% | 1.4 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 7% | 0.9 |
| Seth DeValve | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4% | 1.7 |
| Corey Coleman | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 18% | -0.6 |
| Dan Vitale | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4% | 0.9 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18% | -3.2 |
| Rashard Higgins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kirksey | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Reynolds | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Haden | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Taylor | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Briean Boddy-Calhoun | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tramon Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ricardo Louis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Nassib | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -4.5
- Closing total
- 45
- SD moneyline
- -199
- CLE moneyline
- +179
Chargers closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 37 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FirstEnergy Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 38°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- SD 6 days · CLE 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCoy vs Hue Jackson