Sunday, October 8, 1972
San Diego Chargers 23, Baltimore Colts 20| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (2-1-1) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| Baltimore Colts (1-3-0) | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| SDG | BAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SDG | Mike Garrett 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) | 7 | 0 |
| BAL | Jim O'Brien 22 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| SDG | Dennis Partee 51 yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| BAL | Don Nottingham 13 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick) | 10 | 10 |
| BAL | Jim O'Brien 20 yard field goal | 10 | 13 |
| BAL | Don Nottingham 3 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick) | 10 | 20 |
| SDG | Mike Garrett 2 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) | 17 | 20 |
| SDG | Dennis Partee 40 yard field goal | 20 | 20 |
| SDG | Dennis Partee 28 yard field goal | 23 | 20 |
| SDG | BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 49-213-2 | 33-145-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-20-148-0-3 | 14-22-130-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-11 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 137 | 120 |
| Total yards | 350 | 265 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-78 | 7-83 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Mike Garrett | SDG | 27 | 132 | 2 | ||||||||