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San Diego Chargers 40 at Los Angeles Rams 16

Sunday, October 21, 1979

San Diego Chargers 40, Los Angeles Rams 16

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San Diego Chargers (6-2-0)7717940
Los Angeles Rams (4-4-0)700916

Scoring

SDGRAM
1stSDGHank Bauer 1 yard rush (Mike Wood kick)70
RAMWendell Tyler 3 yard rush (Frank Corral kick)77
2ndSDGJohn Jefferson 65 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)147
3rdSDGWilbur Young 3 yard fumble return (Mike Wood kick)217
SDGMike Wood 37 yard field goal247
SDGBob Klein 6 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)317
4thRAMPreston Dennard 31 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)3114
SDGMike Wood 31 yard field goal3414
SDGHank Bauer 1 yard rush (kick failed)4014
RAMSafety, West stepped out of end zone4016

Team Stats

SDGRAM
First downs1724
Rush-yards-TDs35-65-227-104-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT17-32-326-2-221-42-280-1-4
Sacked-yards0-05-47
Net pass yards326233
Total yards391337
Fumbles-lost1-05-4
Turnovers28
Penalties-yards14-1185-36

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Charlie Joiner SDG 7 168 0 35
Dan Fouts SDG 17 32 326 2 2 65
John Jefferson SDG 3 112 1 65
Lydell Mitchell SDG 12 48 0 12 3 17 0 8
Clarence Williams SDG 7 15 0 6 2 14 0 11
Larry Burton SDG 1 9 0 9
Bob Klein SDG 1 6 1 6
Hank Bauer SDG 3 4 2 2
Bo Matthews SDG 4 2 0 3
Artie Owens SDG 6 0 0 5
Jeff West SDG 1 -2 0 -2
James Harris SDG 2 -2 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Pat Haden RAM 17 30 248 1 3 49 1 12 0 12
Wendell Tyler RAM 20 79 1 32 3 19 0 17
Elvis Peacock RAM 5 97 0 49
Terry Nelson RAM 5 55 0 26
Preston Dennard RAM 1 0 0 0 3 54 1 31
Cullen Bryant RAM 5 13 0 10 4 40 0 18
Jeff Rutledge RAM 4 12 32 0 1 0
Ron B. Smith RAM 1 15 0 15

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
Mike Fuller SDG 2 23 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0 4 35 8.8 0 0
Artie Owens SDG 0 0 0 0 1 24 24.0 0 0
Pete Shaw SDG 1 30 0 0
Mike H. Williams SDG 1 50 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
Eddie Brown RAM 1 0 0 0
Drew Hill RAM 0 0 0 0 5 91 18.2 0 0
Eddie Hill RAM 0 0 0 0 2 45 22.5 0 0
Dwayne O'Steen RAM 1 0 0 0
Elvis Peacock RAM 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0