2001 · Week 3
Cincinnati Bengals at Los Angeles Chargers
Sep 30, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers defeated Cincinnati Bengals 28–14. ScoutIndex had favored Chargers (56%) going in. Chargers improve to 3-0; Bengals fall to 2-1. LaDainian Tomlinson paced the offense with 107 rushing yards and 3 rushing TDs; 1 catch for 15 yards. Bengals turned it over 4 times to Chargers's 0.
Team stats
| CIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 16 |
| 246 | Total yards | 266 |
| 135 | Passing yards | 133 |
| 111 | Rushing yards | 133 |
| 18/32 | Comp / Att | 12/19 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 18/32 | 135 | 2 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 15 | 46 | 0 |
| Curtis Keaton | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Peter Warrick | 4 | 6 | 31 | 1 |
| Chad Johnson | 2 | 4 | 28 | 1 |
| Brandon Bennett | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Tony McGee | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Darnay Scott | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Dugans | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Farmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 12/19 | 133 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 21 | 107 | 3 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 8 | 22 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Jeff Graham | 3 | 4 | 49 | 0 |
| Curtis Conway | 4 | 7 | 49 | 1 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |