| AFC Championship - Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 11, 1981 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 52428 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 72 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Raymond Chester 65 pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 48 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Jim Plunkett 5 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Kenny King 21 pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Mark van Eeghen 3 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 8 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 26 FG | 28 | 17 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Muncie 6 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Chris Bahr 27 FG | 31 | 24 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Chris Bahr 33 FG | 34 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 27 FG | 34 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 85 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 50 | C | Dave Dalby |
| 65 | ROG | Mickey Marvin |
| 70 | ROT | Henry Lawrence |
| 88 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 33 | RB | Kenny King |
| 30 | FB | Mark Van Eeghen |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | John Matuszak |
| 62 | MG | Reggie Kinlaw |
| 73 | RDE | Dave Browning |
| 83 | LOLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 55 | LILB | Matt Millen |
| 51 | RILB | Bob Nelson |
| 53 | ROLB | Rod Martin |
| 37 | LCB | Lester Hayes |
| 36 | SS | Mike Davis |
| 44 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 35 | RCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 84 | WR | Ronnie Smith |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 60 | ROT | Dan Audick |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 46 | FB | Chuck Muncie |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 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 |
| 27 | FS | Glen Edwards |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Mark van Eeghen | 20 | 85 | 4.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Kenny King | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Derrick Jensen | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Arthur Whittington | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ronnie Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 0 | 261 | 14.5 | 65t | 2 | 6 | 37 | 155.8 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 45 | 22 | 48.9 | 2 | 336 | 7.5 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 70.2 |
| Kellen Winslow | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Raymond Chester | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 65t | 1 |
| Cliff Branch | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Kenny King | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 1 |
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 48t | 2 |
| Mike Thomas | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 |
| John Jefferson | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Ronnie Smith | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Lester Hayes | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 4 | 224 | 56.0 | 71 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Ira Matthews | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 1 | 41 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Arthur Whittington | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Keith Moody | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Hank Bauer | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 27 | 0 | |
| Frank Duncan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Cedrick Hardman | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Willie Jones | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Leroy Jones | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Gary Johnson | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Fred Dean | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Louie Kelcher | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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