| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1978 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74983 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Ron Egloff 2 pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dan Fouts 3 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Jefferson 20 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lonnie Perrin 1 run (Jim Turner kick failed) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 75 punt return (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lonnie Perrin 21 run (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 53 | C | Ralph Perretta |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 84 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 33 | RB | Don Woods |
| 41 | FB | Bo Matthews |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 71 | RDE | Fred Dean |
| 50 | LLB | Don Goode |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 29 | LCB | Mike Williams |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 27 | FS | Glen Edwards |
| 45 | RCB | Hal Stringert |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 55 | LILB | Godwin Turk |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | WS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 27:50 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6/16 | / | 9 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| DEN | 32:10 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 7/15 | / | 10 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bo Matthews | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Woods | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 101 | 3.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lonnie Perrin | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 21t | 2 |
| Otis Armstrong | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 137 | 4.0 | 21t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 2 | 230 | 7.0 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 64.0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 2 | 230 | 7.0 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 64.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 0 | 141 | 6.4 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 74.2 |
| Norris Weese | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 60 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122.5 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 0 | 201 | 6.5 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 88.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Jefferson | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Don Woods | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 230 | 12.1 | 42 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 201 | 11.2 | 32 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||
| Jeff West | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 59 | 3 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Bucky Dilts | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 50 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Johnny Rodgers | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 23 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 0 | 75 | 75.0 | 75t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 75 | 75.0 | 75t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Bob Horn | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 44 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Louie Kelcher | 1.0 |
| Leroy Jones | 1.0 |
| Fred Dean | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Rubin Carter | 1.0 |
| Tom Jackson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |