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San Diego Chargers 14 at Denver Broncos 27

Sunday, September 17, 1978

San Diego Chargers 14, Denver Broncos 27

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San Diego Chargers (1-2-0)0140014
Denver Broncos (2-1-0)7061427

Scoring

SDGDEN
1stDENRon Egloff 2 yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick)07
2ndSDGDan Fouts 3 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)77
SDGJohn Jefferson 20 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)147
3rdDENLonnie Perrin 1 yard rush (kick failed)1413
4thDENRick Upchurch 75 yard punt return (Jim Turner kick)1420
DENLonnie Perrin 21 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)1427

Team Stats

SDGDEN
First downs1821
Rush-yards-TDs27-101-134-137-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT19-33-230-1-218-31-201-1-0
Sacked-yards2-163-24
Net pass yards214177
Total yards315314
Fumbles-lost1-00-0
Turnovers20
Penalties-yards9-5310-85

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dan Fouts SDG 19 33 230 1 2 42 1 3 1 3
Bo Matthews SDG 11 56 0 12 4 28 0 10
Lydell Mitchell SDG 6 27 0 14 5 42 0 17
Charlie Joiner SDG 2 61 0 42
John Jefferson SDG 3 51 1 20
Don Woods SDG 8 16 0 8 3 17 0 12
Bob Klein SDG 2 31 0 23
Hank Bauer SDG 1 -1 0 -1
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Craig Morton DEN 12 22 141 0 0 32 1 3 0 3
Otis Armstrong DEN 13 39 0 20 2 34 0 18
Riley Odoms DEN 5 69 0 32
Lonnie Perrin DEN 9 56 2 21 2 13 0 7
Haven Moses DEN 2 45 0 26
Norris Weese DEN 6 9 60 1 0 19 4 9 0 8
Jon Keyworth DEN 5 26 0 17 1 8 0 8
Dave Preston DEN 1 8 0 8 1 4 0 4
Rick Upchurch DEN 2 12 0 11
Ron Egloff DEN 2 11 1 9
Jack Dolbin DEN 1 5 0 5
Larry Canada DEN 1 -4 0 -4

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Bob Horn SDG 0 0 0 0 2 27 13.5 0 0
Artie Owens SDG 0 0 0 0 2 68 34.0 0 0
Johnny Rodgers SDG 0 0 0 0 1 34 34.0 0 0 3 23 7.7 0 0
Mike H. Williams SDG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Steve Foley DEN 1 3 0 0
Bernard Jackson DEN 1 20 0 0
Rick Upchurch DEN 0 0 0 0 1 75 75.0 1 0