2017 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 24, 2017 · MetLife Stadium
Los Angeles ChargersWinner
14
at
New York Jets
7
LAC -7.5 no coverU 42.5 ✓
Los Angeles Chargers 14–7.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · LAC
22/40, 290 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
6.9 expected points added · -5.8% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
15/28, 119 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-14.6 expected points added · -10.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Los Angeles Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 22/40 | 290 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Gordon | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Branden Oliver | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Philip Rivers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Travis Benjamin | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Gates | 6 | 8 | 81 | 1 | 21% | 5.2 |
| Keenan Allen | 5 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 26% | 1.7 |
| Tyrell Williams | 5 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 15% | 3.2 |
| Melvin Gordon | 3 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 8% | 2.5 |
| Sean McGrath | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 5% | 1.4 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Branden Oliver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Mike Williams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.4 |
| Travis Benjamin | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13% | -3.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Pullard | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahleel Addae | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Korey Toomer | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond King | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Boston | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jatavis Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mebane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Rochell | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Petty | 15/28 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -14.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Powell | 19 | 145 | 7.6 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Bryce Petty | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Matt Forte | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | -6.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Chosen | 5 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 25% | -1.0 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 5 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 29% | -0.3 |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 4 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 29% | -5.0 |
| Matt Forte | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Bilal Powell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.2 |
| Lawrence Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Elijah McGuire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.1 |
| Chad Hansen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darron Lee | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Adams | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Jenkins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Maye | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pennel | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McLendon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Martin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Skrine | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Xavier Cooper | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- LAC -7.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- LAC moneyline
- -300
- NYJ moneyline
- +264
Chargers closed -7.5, won by 7 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 21 — under by 21.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 40°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- LAC 8 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Anthony Lynn vs Todd Bowles