| San Diego Chargers at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 2, 1983 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 73892 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 72 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 40 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 37 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Muncie 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 20 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 20 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Earnest Gray 51 pass from Scott Brunner (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 20 | 10 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Kellen Winslow 16 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 27 | 10 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Danny Pittman 40 pass from Scott Brunner (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Rob Carpenter 1 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 27 | 24 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Muncie 2 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 34 | 24 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Tom Mullady 21 pass from Scott Brunner (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 34 | 31 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 37 FG | 34 | 34 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Muncie 34 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 41 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 75 | ROT | Andy Gissinger |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 46 | RB | Chuck Muncie |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 90 | NT | Bill Elko |
| 79 | RDE | Gary Johnson |
| 57 | LOLB | Linden King |
| 58 | LILB | Mike Green |
| 54 | RILB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 51 | ROLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 22 | LCB | Gill Byrd |
| 43 | SS | Bob Gregor |
| 28 | FS | Ken Greene |
| 23 | RCB | Danny Walters |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 85 | WR | John Mistler |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 59 | C | Rich Umphrey |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 84 | TE | Zeke Mowatt |
| 12 | QB | Scott Brunner |
| 26 | RB | Rob Carpenter |
| 25 | RB | Butch Woolfolk |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 79 | RDE | Dee Hardison |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 55 | LILB | Brian Kelley |
| 57 | RILB | Byron Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 29 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 28 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 46 | RCB | Mike Dennis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 17 | 87 | 5.1 | 34t | 3 |
| James Brooks | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Luther | 5 | -15 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Rob Carpenter | 18 | 35 | 1.9 | 8 | 1 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 2 | 215 | 7.7 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 72.8 |
| Ed Luther | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 1 | 94 | 7.2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.9 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Scott Brunner | 51 | 31 | 60.8 | 1 | 395 | 7.7 | 51t | 3 | 1 | 8 | 96.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Kellen Winslow | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Charlie Joiner | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 32 | 1 |
| Eric Sievers | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Sherman Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Earnest Gray | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 51t | 1 |
| John Mistler | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Mullady | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 21t | 1 |
| Danny Pittman | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 40t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gill Byrd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Maury Buford | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 57 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| James Brooks | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 23 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Danny Pittman | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 24 | 0 | |
| Leon Bright | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| John Tuggle | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| New York Giants | |
| Dee Hardison | 0.5 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 0.5 |
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