Chargers
34–6
SD @ CIN
Bengals
Final · Sun, Sep 8, 2002 · 2002 Week 1 · Paul Brown Stadium
Ground Share
Chargers dominated the field
Teams with this edge win 98% of the time
CIN 27%73% LAC
28.2%GROUND74.9%
Win Probability
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Expected Points
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QB Matchup
Team Stats
| Metric | CIN | LAC |
|---|---|---|
| EPA / Play | -0.19 | +0.38 |
| EPA / Dropback | -0.19 | +0.53 |
| EPA / Rush | -0.41 | +0.30 |
| Success Rate | 35.3% | 56.9% |
| Explosive Play Rate | 15.7% | 38.5% |
| Yards / Play | 3.98 | 6.20 |
| Early-Down EPA / Play | -0.23 | +0.32 |
| 3rd/4th-Down Conversion | 33.3% | 54.5% |
| Avg 3rd-Down Distance | 8.9 | 4.8 |
| Line Yards / Carry | 1.64 | 4.07 |
| Opportunity Rate (4+) | 27.3% | 56.1% |
| Stuff Rate | 36.4% | 12.2% |
| Havoc Rate Allowed | 13.7% | 4.6% |
| Avg Starting Field Position | 20.0 | 32.8 |
| Plays | 51 | 65 |
| Total Yards | 203 | 403 |
| Total EPA | -9.8 | +24.4 |
| Giveaways | 1 | 0 |
Special Teams
Bengals dominated the kicking game
Teams with this edge win 70% of the time
SD 0%100% CIN
0.0 pts wonSPECIAL TEAMS5.0 pts won
Biggest swing · N.Rackers 54 yard field goal is GOOD. Louis — CIN +2.1
Kickoffs · SD +1.8Punts · SD +0.2Kicks · CIN +1.7
Player Stats
SD
CIN
Dropbacks
| Player | DB | C/Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | CPOE | SR | WPA | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus FrerotteQB | 37 | 18/31 | 181 | 4.9 | -7.0 | -0.19 | — | 38% | -0.13 | 0 | 1 |
Rush attempts
| Player | Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon BennettRB | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | +0.0 | +0.00 | 50% | -0.01 | 0 |
| Corey DillonRB | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | -4.6 | -0.51 | 11% | -0.17 | 0 |
Pass targets
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny FarmerWR | 3 | 2 | 54 | 18.0 | +3.9 | +1.30 | 33% | +0.03 | 0 |
| Michael WestbrookWR | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6.7 | +0.7 | +0.23 | 67% | +0.01 | 0 |
| Ron DugansWR | 4 | 2 | 23 | 5.8 | +0.6 | +0.14 | 50% | -0.01 | 0 |
| Nicolas LucheyRB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | -0.1 | -0.14 | 0% | +0.00 | 0 |
| Lorenzo NealFB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | -0.3 | -0.27 | 0% | +0.00 | 0 |
| T.J. HoushmandzadehWR | 4 | 2 | 27 | 6.8 | -0.8 | -0.19 | 50% | -0.03 | 0 |
| Corey DillonRB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | -1.1 | -0.36 | 33% | -0.02 | 0 |
| Brandon BennettRB | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | -1.5 | -0.76 | 0% | -0.04 | 0 |
| Chad JohnsonWR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1.9 | -0.62 | 0% | -0.01 | 0 |
| Peter WarrickWR | 7 | 4 | 35 | 5.0 | -2.1 | -0.30 | 57% | -0.12 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | Long | XP | KO | TB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil RackersK | 2/2(21, 54) | 54 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Net | Long | In 20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick HarrisP | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 37.6 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. HoushmandzadehWR | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 33 | 0 |
Punt returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny FarmerWR | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |