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2001 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 332 points (20.8/g), 14th of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 321 points (20.1/g), 16th.
 Differential of 11 points (0.7/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 13th.

Coached by Mike Riley (5-11-0)

2001 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 9 box W 1-0 Washington Redskins 30 3 19 255 122 133 4 8 161 117 44 4
2 Sun September 23 box W 2-0 @ Dallas Cowboys 32 21 26 475 345 130 1 14 289 188 101 5
3 Sun September 30 box W 3-0 Cincinnati Bengals 28 14 16 245 112 133 17 237 126 111 4
4 Sun October 7 box L 3-1 @ Cleveland Browns 16 20 15 269 143 126 16 278 181 97 1
5 Sun October 14 box L 3-2 @ New England Patriots 26 29 20 343 258 85 1 30 374 345 29 1
6 Sun October 21 box W 4-2 Denver Broncos 27 10 22 379 272 107 2 19 263 182 81 3
7 Sun October 28 box W 5-2 Buffalo Bills 27 24 17 338 243 95 22 396 291 105 2
8 Sun November 4 box L 5-3 Kansas City Chiefs 20 25 22 325 259 66 1 21 378 170 208 1
9 Sun November 11 box L 5-4 @ Denver Broncos 16 26 9 243 147 96 5 19 338 221 117 1
10 Sun November 18 box L 5-5 @ Oakland Raiders 24 34 12 250 98 152 2 21 381 293 88 1
11 Sun November 25 box L 5-6 Arizona Cardinals 17 20 20 392 308 84 1 18 298 227 71 2
12 Sun December 2 box L 5-7 @ Seattle Seahawks 10 13 19 292 185 107 3 18 309 192 117
13 Sun December 9 box L 5-8 @ Philadelphia Eagles 14 24 18 393 297 96 4 14 273 210 63 1
14 Sat December 15 box L 5-9 Oakland Raiders 6 13 14 274 206 68 3 15 299 208 91 3
15 Sun December 23 box L 5-10 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 20 20 329 164 165 24 323 203 120 2
16 Sun December 30 box L 5-11 Seattle Seahawks 22 25 21 398 346 52 2 14 307 246 61

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 332 5200 1010 5.1 290 309 548 3505 16 18 6.1 177 435 1695 13 3.9 92 29 11 21
Team Defense 321 4904 1025 4.8 481 317 535 3400 24 19 5.9 166 449 1504 10 3.3 290 31 12 25
Lg Rank Offense 14 11 14 13 11 24 17 11 18 20 11 20 17 10
Lg Rank Defense 16 11 15 20 20 23 12 19 16 7 11 1 13 14

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Doug Flutie 39 QB 16 16 5-11-0 294 521 56.4 3464 15 2.9 18 3.5 78 6.6 5.4 11.8 216.5 72.0 25 168 6.0 4.8 4.6
Drew Brees 22 1 0 15 27 55.6 221 1 3.7 0 0.0 40 8.2 8.6 14.7 221.0 94.8 2 12 7.2 7.6 6.9
Team Total 27.2 16 5-11-0 309 548 56.4 3685 16 2.9 18 3.3 78 6.7 5.5 11.9 230.3 73.1 27 180 6.1 5.0 4.7
Opp Total 16 317 535 59.3 3400 24 4.5 19 3.6 6.4 5.2 10.7 212.5 78.1 41 218 5.9 4.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
LaDainian Tomlinson 22 RB 16 16 339 1236 10 54 3.6 77.3 21.2 59 367 6.2 0 27 3.7 22.9 1603 10 8
Doug Flutie 39 QB 16 16 53 192 1 16 3.6 12.0 3.3 192 1 7
Terrell Fletcher 28 13 0 29 107 0 16 3.7 8.2 2.2 23 184 8.0 0 27 1.8 14.2 291 0 1
Curtis Conway 30 WR 16 16 7 116 1 67 16.6 7.3 0.4 71 1125 15.8 6 72 4.4 70.3 1241 7 1
Tim Dwight 26 RET 10 2 2 24 1 16 12.0 2.4 0.2 25 406 16.2 0 78 2.5 40.6 430 1 1
Fred McCrary 29 FB 16 12 2 3 0 2 1.5 0.2 0.1 13 71 5.5 0 12 0.8 4.4 74 0 0
Drew Brees 22 1 0 2 18 0 13 9.0 18.0 2.0 18 0 2
Ronney Jenkins 24 RET 16 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 1
Jeff Graham 32 WR 14 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 52 811 15.6 5 61 3.7 57.9 811 5 1
Freddie Jones 27 te 14 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 388 11.1 4 34 2.5 27.7 388 4 0
Trevor Gaylor 24 7 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 217 15.5 0 31 2.0 31.0 217 0 0
Steve Heiden 25 TE 16 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 55 6.9 1 16 0.5 3.4 55 1 0
Reggie Jones 30 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 29 5.8 0 11 0.6 3.2 29 0 2
Pat Batteaux 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 25 8.3 0 17 0.6 5.0 25 0 0
Derrick Harris 29 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.4 7 0 0
Team Total 27.2 16 435 1695 13 67 3.9 105.9 27.2 309 3685 11.9 16 78 19.3 230.3 5380 29 26
Opp Total 16 449 1504 10 3.3 94.0 28.1 317 3400 10.7 24 19.8 212.5 4904 34 33

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Ronney Jenkins 24 RET 16 0 58 1541 2 93 26.6 1540
Tim Dwight 26 RET 10 2 24 271 1 84 11.3 701
Glyn Milburn 30 6 0 17 139 0 19 8.2 139
Reggie Jones 30 9 0 3 5 0 5 1.7 4 126 0 74 31.5 160
Leonardo Carson 24 LDT 16 13 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
Terrell Fletcher 28 13 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 302
Derrick Harris 29 16 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 26
Josh Whitman 23 4 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Team Total 27.2 16 44 415 1 84 9.4 66 1716 2 93 26.0 7511
Opp Total 16 32 0 64 1671 0 26.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Darren Bennett 36 P 16 0 78 3308 62 0 42.4
Wade Richey 25 K 16 0 15 13 7 4 7 3 3 1 32 21 65.6% 26 26 100.0%
Steve Christie 34 5 0 4 4 5 3 2 2 11 9 81.8% 6 6 100.0%
Team Total 27.2 16 19 17 12 7 9 5 3 1 43 30 69.8% 32 32 100.0% 78 3308 62 0 42.4
Opp Total 16 35 26 74.3% 33 31 93.9% 90 3789 42.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Marcellus Wiley* 27 LDE 14 14 13.0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 38 9
Doug Flutie 39 QB 16 16 7 5 -8 0
Raylee Johnson 31 RDE 16 16 9.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 46 1 27 10
Ryan McNeil* 31 RCB 16 16 8 55 0 33 16 64 12
LaDainian Tomlinson 22 RB 16 16 8 0 0 0
Rodney Harrison* 29 SS 14 14 3.5 2 51 0 22 13 2 0 1 0 0 91 17
Leonardo Carson 24 LDT 16 13 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 24 9
Drew Brees 22 1 0 2 1 0 0
Gerald Dixon 32 LLB 16 15 2.0 1 6 0 6 3 48 14
Kendyl Jacox 26 C 16 16 1 2 -18 0
Reggie Jones 30 9 0 2 1 0 0
John Parrella 32 RDT 16 16 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 61 6
Jason Perry 25 14 3 2 37 1 37 5 1 0 1 7 0 20 4
Rogers Beckett 24 FS 16 16 1 8 0 8 5 2 0 1 1 0 73 21
Tay Cody 24 LCB 14 11 2 3 0 3 5 53 6
Tim Dwight 26 RET 10 2 1 1 0 0
Albert Fontenot 31 16 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 4 3
Ronney Jenkins 24 RET 16 0 1 1 0 0
Glyn Milburn 30 6 0 1 1 0 0
Orlando Ruff 25 MLB 16 14 1.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 59 15
Junior Seau* 32 RLB 16 16 1.0 1 2 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 84 12
Robert Carswell 23 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3
Curtis Conway 30 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
Adrian Dingle 24 14 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1
Terrell Fletcher 28 13 0 1 0 0 0
DeMingo Graham 28 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Jeff Graham 32 WR 14 11 1 0 0 0
Derrick Harris 29 16 0 0 1 6 1
Lloyd Harrison 24 12 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 15 2
Alex Molden 28 6 3 1 0 0 0 5 18 1
Zeke Moreno 23 16 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
Sam Rogers 31 15 0 1.0 3 1
Raleigh Roundtree 26 LG 16 16 0 1 2 0
Maa Tanuvasa 31 2 0 1.0 1 0
Jamal Williams 25 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
Team Total 27.2 16 41.0 19 162 1 37 74 13 26 26 36 2 733 152
Opp Total 16 27 33 21

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Wade Richey 25 K 16 0 26 21 89
LaDainian Tomlinson 22 RB 16 16 10 60
Curtis Conway 30 WR 16 16 1 6 42
Steve Christie 34 5 0 6 9 33
Jeff Graham 32 WR 14 11 5 30
Freddie Jones 27 te 14 9 4 24
Tim Dwight 26 RET 10 2 1 1 12
Ronney Jenkins 24 RET 16 0 2 12
Doug Flutie 39 QB 16 16 1 6
Derrick Harris 29 16 0 1 6
Steve Heiden 25 TE 16 10 1 6
Raylee Johnson 31 RDE 16 16 1 6
Jason Perry 25 14 3 1 6
Team Total 27.2 16 13 16 1 2 2 1 32 30 332
Opp Total 16 10 24 1 31 26 321