| San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60916 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 58 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 1 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 10 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 31 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 31 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Jefferson 19 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 5 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 60 | LOG | Dan Audick |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 84 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 40 | FB | Clarence Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Wilbur Young |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 71 | RDE | Fred Dean |
| 50 | LLB | Don Goode |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 52 | RLB | Ray Preston |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 27 | FS | Glen Edwards |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 32 | HB | Andy Johnson |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Clarence Williams | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 2 | |
| Artie Owens | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 2 | 200 | 5.9 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 60.9 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 157 | 6.8 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 55.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bob Klein | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| John Jefferson | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 1 | |
| Clarence Williams | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Kellen Winslow | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Artie Owens | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 1 | |
| Andy Johnson | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bob Horn | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 7 | 247 | 35.3 | 50 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 5 | 176 | 35.2 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7.0 | 48 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Rick Sanford | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Allan Clark | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Wilbur Young | 2.0 |
| Fred Dean | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
| Richard Bishop | 1.0 |
| Mel Lunsford | 1.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
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