| San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1968 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 28642 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 72 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Dale Livingston 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gary Garrison 10 pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dennis Partee 21 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gary Garrison 19 pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Essex Johnson 6 run (Dale Livingston kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Hadl 2 run (Dennis Partee kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Hadl 1 run (Dennis Partee kick) | 31 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | SE | Gary Garrison |
| 76 | LOT | Terry Owens |
| 72 | LOG | Gary Kirner |
| 65 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 74 | ROT | Ron Mix |
| 38 | TE | Jacque MacKinnon |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 22 | HB | Dickie Post |
| 19 | FL | Lance Alworth |
| 37 | FB | Gene Foster |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Houston Ridge |
| 86 | LDT | Ron Billingsley |
| 70 | RDT | Scott Appleton |
| 82 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 81 | LLB | Jeff Staggs |
| 50 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 58 | RLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 33 | LS | Kenny Graham |
| 36 | RS | Dick Farley |
| 45 | RCB | Speedy Duncan |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | Warren McVea |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 68 | LOG | Dave Middendorf |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 72 | ROT | Howard Fest |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 15 | QB | John Stofa |
| 18 | HB | Paul Robinson |
| 23 | FL | Rod Sherman |
| 45 | FB | Tommie Smiley |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Jim Griffin |
| 70 | LDT | Andy Rice |
| 83 | RDT | Bill Staley |
| 89 | RDE | Harry Gunner |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 55 | RLB | Frank Buncom |
| 31 | LCB | Fletcher Smith |
| 30 | LS | Jess Phillips |
| 43 | RS | Curt Frazier |
| 47 | RCB | Charley King |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 18 | / | / | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| CIN | 14 | / | / | 8 | 90 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dickie Post | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 33 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Russ Smith | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 2t | 2 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 101 | 2.7 | 33 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Paul Robinson | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Estes Banks | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Dewey Warren | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommie Smiley | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 66 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 1 | 132 | 6.0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 72.5 |
| Gene Foster | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 83 | 41.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 215 | 9.0 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 88.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| John Stofa | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 1 | 100 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 49.7 |
| Dewey Warren | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 2 | 153 | 5.3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 44.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gary Garrison | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 50 | 2 |
| Gene Foster | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Willie Frazier | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Dickie Post | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 215 | 19.5 | 50 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Rod Sherman | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Herock | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Trumpy | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tommie Smiley | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Robinson | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Peterson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 153 | 9.0 | 22 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Kenny Graham | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Sherrill Headrick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dale Livingston | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 52 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Warren McVea | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Robinson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Estes Banks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | ||