| San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: November 11, 1979 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 40782 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 36 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 1 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ray Griffin 96 interception return (Chris Bahr kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Wood 22 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Wood 42 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Wood 34 FG | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 2 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 28 FG | 16 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Artie Owens 32 pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick) | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Wood 32 FG | 26 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 56 | C | Bob Rush |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 84 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 26 | HB | Lydell Mitchell |
| 40 | FB | Clarence Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Wilbur Young |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 71 | RDE | Fred Dean |
| 52 | LLB | Ray Preston |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 45 | SS | Hal Stringert |
| 27 | FS | Glen Edwards |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Don Bass |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 45 | RB | Archie Griffin |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 73 | LDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 63 | RDT | Mike White |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 52 | LLB | Tom Dinkel |
| 55 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 51 | RLB | Tom Ruud |
| 32 | LCB | Scott Perry |
| 21 | SS | Jim Browner |
| 30 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 44 | RCB | Ray Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Williams | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Thomas | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Archie Griffin | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Pete Johnson | 21 | 57 | 2.7 | 10 | 2 |
| Ken Anderson | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Charles Alexander | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Deacon Turner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 4 | 295 | 7.4 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 53.6 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 0 | 91 | 4.1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 53.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 1 | |
| Mike Thomas | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Williams | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| John Floyd | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Artie Owens | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| John Jefferson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Don Bass | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Pete Johnson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Ray Griffin | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 96t | 1 |
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Marvin Cobb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 7 | 236 | 33.7 | 50 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 3 | 2 | 40 | 13.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Goode | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Levenseller | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Howie Kurnick | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| Deacon Turner | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Browner | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Vaughn Lusby | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Nathan Poole | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Wilbur Young | 2.0 |
| Fred Dean | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Gary Burley | 1.5 |
| Eddie Edwards | 1.5 |
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