Chargers 6–7 Browns: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 8, 2012

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in Los Angeles Chargers vs Cleveland Browns?

P. Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers), 52.9% completion, -8.0% CPOE, -0.15 EPA per dropback, -5.00 total passing EPA. B. Weeden (Cleveland Browns), 36.7% completion, -23.5% CPOE, -0.14 EPA per dropback, -4.31 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Los Angeles Chargers vs Cleveland Browns?

R. Brown (Los Angeles Chargers) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +3.58 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps. Their top snap (+1.84 EPA): (8:40) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short left to 30-R.Brown to LAC 37 for 11 yards (52-D.Jackson)..

Quick answer

Winner: Cleveland Browns
Final score: Cleveland Browns 7–6 Los Angeles Chargers
Halftime: Los Angeles Chargers 3–7 Cleveland Browns at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Ronnie Brown
Top passer: Philip Rivers
Biggest EPA play: (:50) 24-R.Mathews right tackle to LAC 40 for 4 yards (52-D.Jackson). FUMBLES (52-D.Jackso…
Game date: 2012-10-28

Game summary

The Cleveland Browns beat the Los Angeles Chargers 7–6 on 2012-10-28. Ronnie Brown posted a game-high +3.58 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q1 with 7 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	—	—	T
Los Angeles Chargers	0	3	3	0	0	6
Cleveland Browns	7	0	0	0	0	7

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

LACLos Angeles Chargers

LAC 26

+1LAC 2

+3CLE 25

+3CLE 13

CLECleveland Browns

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

4 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

CLECleveland Browns
Q1 4:26TD
TRT. Richardson
Points+6
Yard line
LAC 26
Score
0-6
(4:26) 33-T.Richardson right guard for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
CLECleveland Browns
Q1 4:17XP
PDP. Dawson
Points+1
Yard line
LAC 2
Score
0-7
4-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges.
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q2 0:03FG
NNN. Novak
Points+3
Yard line
CLE 25
Score
3-7
(:03) (Field Goal formation) 9-N.Novak 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres.
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q3 2:36FG
NNN. Novak
Points+3
Yard line
CLE 13
Score
6-7
(2:36) (Field Goal formation) 9-N.Novak 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Ronnie Brown · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +3.58 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.45 EPA/play
2M. Floyd · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +3.35 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.48 EPA/play
3J. Gordon · Cleveland Browns · Receiving · +2.44 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.49 EPA/play
4T. Richardson · Cleveland Browns · Receiving · +1.69 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.69 EPA/play
5B. Weeden · Cleveland Browns · Rushing · +1.62 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.54 EPA/play
6G. Little · Cleveland Browns · Receiving · +1.43 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.29 EPA/play
7Ronnie Brown · Los Angeles Chargers · Rushing · +0.48 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.12 EPA/play
8J. Cribbs · Cleveland Browns · Receiving · +0.37 total EPA · 1 snaps · +0.37 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Ronnie Brown — LAC · Receiving

Ronnie Brown posted the highest total EPA (+3.58) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Los Angeles Chargers. Across 8 counted snaps, they averaged +0.45 EPA per play.

Ronnie Brown's top snap (+1.84 EPA): (8:40) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short left to 30-R.Brown to LAC 37 for 11 yards (52-D.Jackson).

Biggest single play (-4.21 EPA): R. Mathews — (:50) 24-R.Mathews right tackle to LAC 40 for 4 yards (52-D.Jackson). FUMBLES (52-D.Jackson), RECOVERED by CLE-90-B.Winn at LAC 46. 90-B.Winn ran ob at LAC 46 for no gain. The Replay Assistant challen

Quarterback report card

Philip Rivers led all passers in efficiency for Los Angeles Chargers, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers) · 34 dropbacks · 52.9% completion · -8.0% CPOE · -0.15 EPA/play · -5.00 total EPA
B. Weeden (Cleveland Browns) · 30 dropbacks · 36.7% completion · -23.5% CPOE · -0.14 EPA/play · -4.31 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Los Angeles Chargers	Cleveland Browns
Offensive EPA/play	-0.114	-0.120
Offensive success rate	46.2%	34.2%
Pass EPA/play	-0.147	-0.144
Rush EPA/play	-0.227	-0.122
Defensive EPA/play	+0.120	+0.114
Defensive success rate	65.8%	53.8%

Drive & efficiency notes

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (Los Angeles Chargers -0.11, Cleveland Browns -0.12) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Los Angeles Chargers: -0.11 EPA/play (22nd percentile vs. 2012 team-game averages)
Cleveland Browns: -0.12 EPA/play (21st percentile vs. 2012 team-game averages)

Cleveland Browns: 11 drives, -9.52 total EPA, 1 scoring drives
Los Angeles Chargers: 11 drives, -9.09 total EPA, 2 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Cleveland Browns — T. Richardson (Q1 4:26)

Field goals

Los Angeles Chargers — N. Novak (Q2 0:03)
Los Angeles Chargers — N. Novak (Q3 2:36)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Cleveland Browns won the period 7–0. Cleveland Browns found the end zone from the LAC 26 (Q1 4:26) — (4:26) 33-T.Richardson right guard for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Cleveland Browns added 1 points from the LAC 2 (Q1 4:17) — 4-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges..

The second quarter: Los Angeles Chargers won the period 3–0. Los Angeles Chargers connected on a field goal from the CLE 25 (Q2 0:03) — (:03) (Field Goal formation) 9-N.Novak 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres..

The third quarter: Los Angeles Chargers won the period 3–0. Los Angeles Chargers connected on a field goal from the CLE 13 (Q3 2:36) — (2:36) (Field Goal formation) 9-N.Novak 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 1:24) — (1:24) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass incomplete short left to 80-M.Floyd (22-B.Skrine). [WPA -27.8% · EPA -0.49]
Cleveland Browns (Q3 1:49) — (1:49) (Shotgun) 3-B.Weeden pass deep right to 15-G.Little to 50 for 22 yards (23-Q.Jammer). [WPA +11.2% · EPA +2.93]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 9:00) — (9:00) 24-R.Mathews left tackle to LAC 47 for -5 yards (95-J.Parker). [WPA -10.7% · EPA -1.36]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 1:38) — (1:38) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass incomplete short right to 24-R.Mathews. [WPA -10.0% · EPA -0.32]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 1:57) — (1:57) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short left to 30-R.Brown to LAC 45 for 21 yards (24-S.Brown). [WPA +9.9% · EPA +0.98]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Los Angeles Chargers (Q1 0:50) — (:50) 24-R.Mathews right tackle to LAC 40 for 4 yards (52-D.Jackson). FUMBLES (52-D.Jackson), RECOVERED by CLE-90-B.Winn at LAC 46. 90-B.Winn ran ob at LAC 46 for no gain. The Replay Assistant challen [WPA -9.1% · EPA -4.21]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q1 8:58) — (8:58) 44-J.Battle right guard to CLE 30 for no gain (43-T.Ward). [WPA -7.8% · EPA -3.58]
Cleveland Browns (Q1 4:26) — (4:26) 33-T.Richardson right guard for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +4.9% · EPA +3.13]
Cleveland Browns (Q3 1:49) — (1:49) (Shotgun) 3-B.Weeden pass deep right to 15-G.Little to 50 for 22 yards (23-Q.Jammer). [WPA +11.2% · EPA +2.93]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Cleveland Browns TD (+6) — Q1 4:26 · LAC 26 · Score 0-6
(4:26) 33-T.Richardson right guard for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Cleveland Browns XP (+1) — Q1 4:17 · LAC 2 · Score 0-7
4-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges.
Los Angeles Chargers FG (+3) — Q2 0:03 · CLE 25 · Score 3-7
(:03) (Field Goal formation) 9-N.Novak 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres.
Los Angeles Chargers FG (+3) — Q3 2:36 · CLE 13 · Score 6-7
(2:36) (Field Goal formation) 9-N.Novak 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Cleveland Browns earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Ronnie Brown (Los Angeles Chargers) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
Philip Rivers (LAC) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Los Angeles Chargers vs Cleveland Browns on 2012-10-28?

The Cleveland Browns beat the Los Angeles Chargers 7-6 in Week 8, 2012.

What was the score by quarter in Los Angeles Chargers vs Cleveland Browns?

Q1: Los Angeles Chargers 0, Cleveland Browns 7; Q2: Los Angeles Chargers 3, Cleveland Browns 0; Q3: Los Angeles Chargers 3, Cleveland Browns 0; Final: Los Angeles Chargers 6, Cleveland Browns 7.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Los Angeles Chargers vs Cleveland Browns?

Cleveland Browns touchdown — T. Richardson (Q1 4:26) Los Angeles Chargers field goal — N. Novak (Q2 0:03, 3 pts) Los Angeles Chargers field goal — N. Novak (Q3 2:36, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Los Angeles Chargers vs Cleveland Browns?

Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers), 52.9% completion, -8.0% CPOE, -0.15 EPA per dropback, -5.00 total passing EPA. B. Weeden (Cleveland Browns), 36.7% completion, -23.5% CPOE, -0.14 EPA per dropback, -4.31 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Los Angeles Chargers vs Cleveland Browns?

Ronnie Brown (Los Angeles Chargers) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +3.58 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps. Their top snap (+1.84 EPA): (8:40) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short left to 30-R.Brown to LAC 37 for 11 yards (52-D.Jackson)..

Was Los Angeles Chargers vs Cleveland Browns a close game?

Yes — the margin was 1 points. Cleveland Browns won 7-6 in a game that came down to the wire.

Season records after this game

Los Angeles Chargers

Entered 3-3 Now 3-4 L

Cleveland Browns

Entered 1-6 Now 2-6 W

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