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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > San Diego Chargers at Detroit Lions - October 22nd, 1978
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 |
Scoring
| SDG | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 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 | |
| 2nd | 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 | |
| 4th | SDG | Charlie Joiner 25 yard pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 31 |
Team Stats
| 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 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 5 | 110 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Lydell Mitchell | SDG | 9 | 53 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 55 | ||||||
| James Harris | SDG | 8 | 16 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 5 | 14 | 118 | 1 | 3 | 55 | ||||||||
| Bob Klein | SDG | 3 | 57 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Hank Bauer | SDG | 6 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 4 | 15 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Don Woods | SDG | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 18 | 91 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 18 | ||||||
| Horace King | DET | 8 | 90 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Gary Danielson | DET | 22 | 32 | 210 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| David Hill | DET | 3 | 29 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 9 | 28 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 2 | 9 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Jesse Thompson | DET | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Rickey Anderson | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Fuller | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Linden King | SDG | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Middleton | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Artie Owens | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 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 | |||
| Jimmy Allen | DET | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bruce Rhodes | DET | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nat Terry | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jesse Thompson | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Charlie Weaver | DET | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||