2020 · Week 1
Los Angeles Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals
Sep 13, 2020 · Paul Brown Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers escaped with a 16–13 win over Cincinnati Bengals. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Chargers had just a 40% chance going in. Chargers improve to 1-0; Bengals fall to 0-1. Tyrod Taylor was the story of the game with 208 passing yards; 7 rushing yards. Bengals turned it over 2 times to Chargers's 0.
Team stats
| LAC | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 19 |
| 363 | Total yards | 315 |
| 208 | Passing yards | 193 |
| 155 | Rushing yards | 122 |
| 16/30 | Comp / Att | 23/36 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(2:30) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow up the middle for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q2(7:14) 4-M.Badgley 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q2(:03) 4-M.Badgley 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q3(11:43) 4-M.Badgley 50 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q3(9:17) 4-R.Bullock 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(1:36) 4-R.Bullock 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q4(12:27) (Shotgun) 27-J.Kelley left guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q44-M.Badgley extra point is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q4(8:59) 4-M.Badgley 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q4(:12) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 18-A.Green for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on CIN-18-A.Green, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at LAC 3 - No Play.
- Q4(:07) 4-R.Bullock 31 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 16/30 | 208 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Austin Ekeler | 19 | 84 | 0 |
| Joshua Kelley | 12 | 60 | 1 |
| Justin Jackson | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Ekeler | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 5 | 8 | 73 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 4 | 9 | 69 | 0 |
| Keenan Allen | 4 | 8 | 37 | 0 |
| Jalen Guyton | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 23/36 | 193 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 8 | 46 | 1 |
| Joe Mixon | 19 | 69 | 0 |
| Giovani Bernard | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| A.J. Green | 5 | 9 | 51 | 0 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Tyler Boyd | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Giovani Bernard | 4 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| John Ross | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Drew Sample | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |