Sunday, November 5, 1978
Cincinnati Bengals 13, San Diego Chargers 22| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals (1-9-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| San Diego Chargers (4-6-0) | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| CIN | SDG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SDG | Rolf Benirschke 26 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| SDG | Rolf Benirschke 20 yard field goal | 0 | 6 |
| SDG | Bob Klein 16 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 13 |
| SDG | Mike Fuller 21 yard interception return (kick failed) | 0 | 19 |
| SDG | Rolf Benirschke 37 yard field goal | 0 | 22 |
| CIN | Rick Walker 3 yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick failed) | 6 | 22 |
| CIN | Billy Brooks 19 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 13 | 22 |
| CIN | SDG | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-156-0 | 49-173-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-26-131-2-3 | 13-25-162-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-39 | 2-13 |
| Net pass yards | 92 | 149 |
| Total yards | 248 | 322 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-53 | 10-80 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Deacon Turner | CIN | 16 | 116 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Lydell Mitchell | SDG | 28 | 101 | 0 | ||||||||