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San Diego Chargers 24 at Seattle Seahawks 20
Sunday, September 3, 1978
Stadium: Seattle Kingdome (dome), Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (1-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Seattle Seahawks (0-1-0) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Scoring
| SDG | SEA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Seahawks | Sherman Smith 64 yard pass from Jim Zorn (kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| Chargers | John Jefferson 29 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 6 | |
| 2nd | Chargers | Rolf Benirschke 18 yard field goal | 10 | 6 |
| Seahawks | Jim Zorn 23 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) | 10 | 13 | |
| 3rd | Chargers | John Jefferson 6 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4th | Chargers | Gary Johnson 52 yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 24 | 13 |
| Seahawks | Steve Largent 33 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick) | 24 | 20 |
Team Stats
| SDG | SEA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-89-0 | 38-138-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-22-186-2-1 | 21-32-329-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 3-21 |
| Net pass yards | 186 | 308 |
| Total yards | 275 | 446 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-15 | 5-52 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Don Woods | SDG | 16 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 14 | 22 | 186 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bo Matthews | SDG | 10 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| John Jefferson | SDG | 3 | 45 | 2 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 2 | 38 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Bob Klein | SDG | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Zorn | SEA | 21 | 32 | 329 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 23 | ||||
| Steve Largent | SEA | 6 | 127 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||
| David Sims | SEA | 18 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Sherman Smith | SEA | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 1 | 64 | ||||||
| Al Hunter | SEA | 9 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Ron Howard | SEA | 2 | 26 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Duke Fergerson | SEA | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Sam McCullum | SEA | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| John Sawyer | SEA | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Mike Fuller | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson | SDG | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Artie Owens | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ray Preston | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Autry Beamon | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Duke Fergerson | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rolf Benirschke | SDG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff West | SDG | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Efren Herrera | SEA | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | |
| Herman Weaver | SEA | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | ||||