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San Diego Chargers 30 at Denver Broncos 13

Sunday, September 21, 1980

San Diego Chargers 30, Denver Broncos 13

1234Final
San Diego Chargers (3-0-0)3243030
Denver Broncos (1-2-0)337013

Scoring

SDGDEN
1stSDGRolf Benirschke 53 yard field goal30
DENFred Steinfort 51 yard field goal33
2ndSDGJohn Cappelletti 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)103
DENFred Steinfort 46 yard field goal106
SDGCharlie Joiner 22 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)176
SDGGlen Edwards 68 yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick)246
SDGRolf Benirschke 32 yard field goal276
3rdSDGRolf Benirschke 42 yard field goal306
DENHaven Moses 15 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)3013

Team Stats

SDGDEN
First downs1622
Rush-yards-TDs33-92-127-153-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT13-27-211-1-325-43-270-1-6
Sacked-yards0-06-49
Net pass yards211221
Total yards303374
Fumbles-lost2-02-1
Turnovers37
Penalties-yards12-10311-98

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dan Fouts SDG 13 27 211 1 3 41 2 0 0 0
Charlie Joiner SDG 4 80 1 29
Kellen Winslow SDG 3 60 0 41
Clarence Williams SDG 16 53 0 12
John Cappelletti SDG 8 26 1 9 3 27 0 11
John Jefferson SDG 3 44 0 19
Hank Bauer SDG 3 11 0 5
Booker Russell SDG 2 6 0 4
LaRue Harrington SDG 1 -2 0 -2
Ed Luther SDG 1 -2 0 -2
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim D. Jensen DEN 12 85 0 26 9 59 0 15
Haven Moses DEN 5 103 1 26
Matt Robinson DEN 13 25 146 0 4 25 3 1 0 1
Craig Morton DEN 12 18 124 1 2 26
Dave Preston DEN 6 26 0 19 3 19 0 7
Otis Armstrong DEN 3 25 0 13 3 5 0 6
Riley Odoms DEN 2 29 0 17
Rick Upchurch DEN 1 25 0 25
Ron Egloff DEN 1 24 0 24
Lawrence McCutcheon DEN 2 15 0 12
Rob Lytle DEN 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 6

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
Hank Bauer SDG 0 0 0 0 1 14 14.0 0 0
Glen Edwards SDG 2 88 1 0
Jim Laslavic SDG 1 11 0 0
Woodrow Lowe SDG 1 28 0 0
Pete Shaw SDG 0 0 0 0 4 20 5.0 0 0
Hal Stringert SDG 1 0 0 0
Cliff Thrift SDG 1 0 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
Steve Foley DEN 1 31 0 0
Mike Harden DEN 0 0 0 0 3 63 21.0 0 0 1 23 23.0 0 0
Maurice Harvey DEN 1 18 0 0
Bernard Jackson DEN 1 11 0 0
Rick Upchurch DEN 0 0 0 0 5 36 7.2 0 0