2017 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · MetLife Stadium
Los Angeles ChargersWinner
27
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New York Giants
22
NYG -3 upsetO 45.5 ✓
Los Angeles Chargers 27–22.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · LAC
21/44, 258 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
4.4 expected points added · -11.0% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
21/36, 225 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-9.5 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Los Angeles Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 21/44 | 258 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Gordon | 20 | 105 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Travis Benjamin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Philip Rivers | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Austin Ekeler | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Allen | 4 | 12 | 67 | 0 | 29% | -2.0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 6 | 8 | 58 | 2 | 19% | 6.4 |
| Hunter Henry | 3 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 19% | 0.4 |
| Austin Ekeler | 3 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 14% | -1.3 |
| Antonio Gates | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7% | 1.1 |
| Tyrell Williams | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 5% | 2.1 |
| Travis Benjamin | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 7% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahleel Addae | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Bosa | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Ingram | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Boston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Phillips | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Philon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Dzubnar | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Emanuel | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayes Pullard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jatavis Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 21/36 | 225 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Darkwa | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Wayne Gallman | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Shane Vereen | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Odell Beckham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Beckham | 5 | 8 | 97 | 1 | 22% | 3.7 |
| Roger Lewis | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 6% | 2.7 |
| Shane Vereen | 4 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 14% | -0.9 |
| Wayne Gallman | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 14% | -1.0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8% | 2.2 |
| Jerell Adams | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Sterling Shepard | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | 0.4 |
| Rhett Ellison | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11% | -2.4 |
| Evan Engram | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darian Thompson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| B.J. Goodson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Collins | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Wynn | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Apple | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janoris Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerell Adams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Cockrell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Fluker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3
- Closing total
- 45.5
- LAC moneyline
- +144
- NYG moneyline
- -160
Giants closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 49 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- LAC 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Anthony Lynn vs Ben McAdoo