| San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 21, 1980 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74970 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 81 F Humidty: 15% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 53 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 51 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Cappelletti 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 46 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 22 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Glen Edwards 68 interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 24 | 6 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 32 FG | 27 | 6 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 42 FG | 30 | 6 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 15 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 30 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 88 | TE | Gregg McCrary |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 40 | RB | Clarence Williams |
| 25 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Charles DeJurnett |
| 51 | LLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 52 | RLB | Ray Preston |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 44 | SS | Pete Shaw |
| 27 | FS | Glen Edwards |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 80 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 85 | TE | Ron Egloff |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 17 | QB | Matt Robinson |
| 46 | HB | Dave Preston |
| 30 | FB | Jim Jensen |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 58 | LOLB | Rob Nairne |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | FS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Clarence Williams | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Hank Bauer | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Booker Russell | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRue Harrington | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ed Luther | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Jensen | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Matt Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 3 | 211 | 7.8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.5 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Matt Robinson | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 4 | 146 | 5.8 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 30.2 |
| Craig Morton | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 2 | 124 | 6.9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 65.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Kellen Winslow | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 41 | 0 |
| John Jefferson | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 19 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Jensen | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 26 | 1 |
| Dave Preston | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Laslavic | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Hal Stringert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Thrift | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Foley | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Maurice Harvey | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Pete Shaw | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 5 | 0 | 36 | 7.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Harden | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Mike Harden | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Gary Johnson | 4.0 |
| John Lee | 1.0 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
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