| San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1983 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 59016 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 50 F Humidty: % Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | James Brooks 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Fred Steinfort 35 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bobby Duckworth 40 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 7 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | James Brooks 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Fred Steinfort 20 FG | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Fred Steinfort 32 FG | 21 | 16 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Mark van Eeghen 1 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 21 | 23 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 10 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 21 | 30 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 1 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 21 | 37 |
| 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 |
| 91 | NT | Rick Ackerman |
| 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 |
| 49 | SS | Andre Young |
| 28 | FS | Ken Greene |
| 23 | RCB | Danny Walters |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 75 | ROT | Bob Cryder |
| 88 | TE | Derrick Ramsey |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 24 | FB | Robert Weathers |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Toby Williams |
| 98 | NT | Dennis Owens |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 52 | LILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 53 | RILB | Clayton Weishuhn |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 25 | FS | Rick Sanford |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| James Brooks | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 10 | 2 |
| Chuck Muncie | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 15 | 2 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 37 | 25 | 67.6 | 1 | 357 | 9.6 | 40t | 1 | 2 | 16 | 96.3 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 0 | 180 | 5.5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 40 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby Duckworth | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 40t | 1 |
| Pete Holohan | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Roger Carr | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Maury Buford | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 43 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Brooks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| James Brooks | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Sherman Smith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Billy Ray Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Keith Lee | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Linden King | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Dave Browning | 1.0 |
| Dennis Owens | 1.0 |
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