| New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1977 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 50327 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 73 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Hasselbeck 1 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 1 run (run failed) | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rickey Young 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Ike Forte 7 run (John Smith kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 28 FG | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Hasselbeck 4 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 24 | 13 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 16 pass from Bill Munson (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 24 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | HB | Don Calhoun |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 59 | ROLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 89 | WR | Dwight McDonald |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 53 | C | Ralph Perretta |
| 62 | ROG | Don Macek |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 84 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 12 | QB | James Harris |
| 33 | RB | Don Woods |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 71 | RDE | Fred Dean |
| 51 | LLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 58 | MLB | Tom Graham |
| 50 | RLB | Don Goode |
| 48 | LCB | Jerome Dove |
| 21 | SS | Clarence Duren |
| 42 | FS | Mike Fuller |
| 45 | RCB | Hal Stringert |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Don Woods | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| Clarence Williams | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Bo Matthews | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1 | 83 | 3.8 | 2 | 74.6 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| James Harris | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 1 | 152 | 10.1 | 0 | 72.1 | |||
| Bill Munson | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 0 | 97 | 8.8 | 1 | 129.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Don Hasselbeck | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Don Woods | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 0 | |
| Dwight McDonald | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 7 | 262 | 37.4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Williams | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Ray Hamilton | 2.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Gary Johnson | 1.0 |
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