| AFC Divisional Playoff - Houston Oilers at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 29, 1979 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 51192 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 69 F Humidty: 20% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 1 run (Mike Wood kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 26 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Boobie Clark 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Lydell Mitchell 8 run (Mike Wood kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Renfro 47 pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 58 | LOG | David Carter |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 70 | ROT | Conway Hayman |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 14 | QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| 26 | RB | Rob Carpenter |
| 45 | RB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 53 | RILB | Art Stringer |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| 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 |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 44 | FS | Pete Shaw |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Rob Carpenter | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 8t | 1 |
| Clarence Williams | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 8 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 111 | 5.8 | 47t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.9 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 47 | 25 | 53.2 | 5 | 333 | 7.1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 36.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Rob Carpenter | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47t | 1 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bob Klein | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 |
| John Jefferson | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| John Floyd | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Gregg McCrary | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Vernon Perry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 0 | 8 | 8L | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 50 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carter Hartwig | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Rich Ellender | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Elvin Bethea | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Andy Dorris | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
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