Sunday, September 20, 1981
San Diego Chargers 42, Kansas City Chiefs 31| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (3-0-0) | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Kansas City Chiefs (2-1-0) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| SDG | KAN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | KAN | Ted McKnight 1 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SDG | Kellen Winslow 13 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| SDG | James Brooks 29 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 2nd | SDG | Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 7 |
| SDG | Eric Sievers 12 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 28 | 7 | |
| KAN | Al Dixon 7 yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) | 28 | 14 | |
| 3rd | KAN | Ted McKnight 3 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) | 28 | 21 |
| SDG | Chuck Muncie 3 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 35 | 21 | |
| KAN | Billy Jackson 4 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) | 35 | 28 | |
| 4th | KAN | Nick Lowery 37 yard field goal | 35 | 31 |
| SDG | Gary Johnson 5 yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 42 | 31 |
| SDG | KAN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 29 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 24-114-2 | 37-148-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-43-284-3-3 | 22-41-303-1-5 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 3-25 |
| Net pass yards | 284 | 278 |
| Total yards | 398 | 426 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 8 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-50 | 11-104 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Chuck Muncie | SDG | 17 | 93 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 22 | 43 | 284 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kellen Winslow | SDG | 6 | 96 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Eric Sievers | SDG | 2 | 43 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||
| James Brooks | SDG | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 29 | ||||||
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Ron B. Smith | SDG | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| John Cappelletti | SDG | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| George Roberts | SDG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bill Kenney | KAN | 22 | 41 | 303 | 1 | 5 | 33 | ||||||||
| J.T. Smith | KAN | 9 | 140 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Joe Delaney | KAN | 9 | 66 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| Henry Marshall | KAN | 5 | 53 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| James Hadnot | KAN | 11 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Al Dixon | KAN | 3 | 44 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Ted McKnight | KAN | 14 | 40 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Carlos Carson | KAN | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Billy Jackson | KAN | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Mike A. Williams | KAN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| James Brooks | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Willie Buchanon | SDG | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Gregor | SDG | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Leroy Jones | SDG | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Linden King | SDG | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Shaw | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Gary Barbaro | KAN | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Carlos Carson | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Joe Delaney | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Frank Manumaleuga | KAN | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| J.T. Smith | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||