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San Diego Chargers 14 at Detroit Lions 31
Sunday, October 22, 1978
San Diego Chargers 14, Detroit Lions 31| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (2-6-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Detroit Lions (2-6-0) | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| SDG | DET | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Jesse Thompson 2 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SDG | Lydell Mitchell 55 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 7 |
| DET | Benny Ricardo 22 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| DET | Lawrence Gaines 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 17 |
| DET | Dexter Bussey 18 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 24 |
| DET | Jesse Thompson 6 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 31 |
| SDG | Charlie Joiner 25 yard pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 31 |
| SDG | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 29 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 20-89-0 | 39-273-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-30-250-2-4 | 22-32-210-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-35 | 2-22 |
| Net pass yards | 215 | 188 |
| Total yards | 304 | 461 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-69 | 7-59 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 5 | 110 | 1 | ||||||||