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San Diego Chargers 21 at New England Patriots 27

Sunday, September 23, 1979

San Diego Chargers 21, New England Patriots 27

1234Final
San Diego Chargers (3-1-0)0140721
New England Patriots (3-1-0)1730727

Scoring

SDGNWE
1stNWESam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)07
NWEDon Calhoun 10 yard rush (John Smith kick)014
NWEJohn Smith 31 yard field goal017
2ndNWEJohn Smith 31 yard field goal020
SDGJohn Jefferson 19 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)720
SDGClarence Williams 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)1420
4thNWERuss Francis 5 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)1427
SDGClarence Williams 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)2127

Team Stats

SDGNWE
First downs1520
Rush-yards-TDs18-39-243-151-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT21-35-218-1-213-23-157-1-2
Sacked-yards4-253-17
Net pass yards193140
Total yards232291
Fumbles-lost1-01-0
Turnovers22
Penalties-yards6-485-49

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dan Fouts SDG 20 34 200 1 2 33
John Jefferson SDG 4 59 1 33
Mike Thomas SDG 1 1 18 0 0 18 2 0 0 0 2 46 0 24
Clarence Williams SDG 13 34 2 12 4 20 0 14
Bob Klein SDG 6 50 0 18
Kellen Winslow SDG 2 20 0 19
Charlie Joiner SDG 2 18 0 10
Artie Owens SDG 2 4 0 8 1 5 0 5
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
Sam Cunningham NWE 22 75 1 9 1 12 0 12
Russ Francis NWE 4 85 1 40
Steve Grogan NWE 13 23 157 1 2 40 3 4 0 5
Andy Johnson NWE 7 24 0 8 4 21 0 10
Don Calhoun NWE 10 45 1 10 1 0 0 0
Harold Jackson NWE 2 33 0 18
Don Hasselbeck NWE 1 6 0 6
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 3 0 3

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
Glen Edwards SDG 1 2 0 0
Mike Fuller SDG 0 0 0 0 2 19 9.5 0 0
Bob Horn SDG 1 30 0 0
Bo Matthews SDG 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 0
Artie Owens SDG 0 0 0 0 3 47 15.7 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
Allan Clark NWE 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 0
Raymond Clayborn NWE 1 3 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 2 14 7.0 0 0
Steve Nelson NWE 1 18 0 0
Rick Sanford NWE 0 0 0 0 2 40 20.0 0 0
Don Westbrook NWE 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0