| Atlanta Falcons at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1979 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 50198 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 76 F Humidty: 12% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Hank Bauer 1 run (Mike Wood kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Wood 35 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Floyd 19 pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 31 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 2 run (Mike Wood kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Safety, Steve Bartkowski tackled in end zone by Wilbur Young | 21 | 26 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 6 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 28 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 74 | LDT | Wilson Faumuina |
| 77 | RDT | Edgar Fields |
| 65 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 32 | SS | Ray Easterling |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | John Floyd |
| 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 |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 40 | FB | Clarence Williams |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Wilbur Young |
| 73 | RDT | Charles DeJurnett |
| 69 | RDE | John Lee |
| 52 | LLB | Ray Preston |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 27 | FS | Glen Edwards |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 21 | 131 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dan Fouts | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Clarence Williams | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Mike Thomas | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Artie Owens | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 1 | 225 | 7.5 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 100.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 37 | 28 | 75.7 | 1 | 338 | 9.1 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 101.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 2 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Haskel Stanback | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| Mike Thomas | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| John Jefferson | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 | |
| Clarence Williams | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| John Floyd | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Artie Owens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 41 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 5 | 144 | 28.8 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dewey McClain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Wilbur Young | 1.0 |
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