San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots - September 23rd, 1979
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | |
| New England Patriots | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | SDG | NWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patriots | Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| Patriots | Don Calhoun 10 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 0 | 14 | ||
| Patriots | John Smith 31 yard field goal | 0 | 17 | ||
| 2 | Patriots | John Smith 31 yard field goal | 0 | 20 | |
| Chargers | John Jefferson 19 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 20 | ||
| Chargers | Clarence Williams 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 20 | ||
| 4 | Patriots | Russ Francis 5 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 27 | |
| Chargers | Clarence Williams 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 27 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 20 | 34 | 200 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 33 | 60.9 | |||||||||
| Mike Thomas | SDG | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 118.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 24 |
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 13 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||
| Artie Owens | SDG | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Hank Bauer | SDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| John Jefferson | SDG | 10 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| Bob Klein | SDG | 7 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Kellen Winslow | SDG | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 13 | 23 | 157 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 55.9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 22 | 75 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 10 | 45 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 7 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 8 | 4 | 85 | 1 | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Patriots Starters
Chargers Starters
Full Play-By-Play
- Play-by-Play for this game courtesy of Aaron Schatz and Jeremy Snyder
