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San Diego Chargers 41 at New York Giants 34
Sunday, October 2, 1983
Stadium: The Meadowlands, Start Time: 4:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 66 degrees, relative humidity 86%, wind 8 mph
Weather: 66 degrees, relative humidity 86%, wind 8 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (2-3-0) | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| New York Giants (2-3-0) | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Scoring
| SDG | NYG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chargers | Rolf Benirschke 40 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Chargers | Rolf Benirschke 37 yard field goal | 6 | 0 | |
| Chargers | Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 13 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Giants | Ali Haji-Sheikh 20 yard field goal | 13 | 3 |
| Chargers | Charlie Joiner 13 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 20 | 3 | |
| Giants | Earnest Gray 51 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 20 | 10 | |
| Chargers | Kellen Winslow 16 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 27 | 10 | |
| Giants | Danny Pittman 40 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 27 | 17 | |
| 3rd | Giants | Rob Carpenter 1 yard rush (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 27 | 24 |
| Chargers | Chuck Muncie 2 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 34 | 24 | |
| 4th | Giants | Tom Mullady 21 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 34 | 31 |
| Giants | Ali Haji-Sheikh 37 yard field goal | 34 | 34 | |
| Chargers | Chuck Muncie 34 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 41 | 34 |
Team Stats
| SDG | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 28 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-120-3 | 28-54-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 24-41-309-2-3 | 31-51-395-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-7 | 1-8 |
| Net pass yards | 302 | 387 |
| Total yards | 422 | 441 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 5-5 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 6 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-77 | 7-65 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Chuck Muncie | SDG | 17 | 87 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 15 | 28 | 215 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kellen Winslow | SDG | 8 | 99 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 5 | 83 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Wes Chandler | SDG | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Eric Sievers | SDG | 4 | 49 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Ed Luther | SDG | 9 | 13 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 5 | -15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| James Brooks | SDG | 3 | 25 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Sherman Smith | SDG | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Scott Brunner | NYG | 31 | 51 | 395 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Earnest Gray | NYG | 9 | 159 | 1 | 51 | ||||||||||
| John Mistler | NYG | 8 | 91 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Butch Woolfolk | NYG | 6 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Rob Carpenter | NYG | 18 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Danny Pittman | NYG | 2 | 49 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Tom Mullady | NYG | 3 | 37 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Joe Morris | NYG | 1 | -11 | 0 | -11 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| 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 | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gill Byrd | SDG | 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 | |||
| Leon Bright | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dee Hardison | NYG | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Pittman | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Beasley Reece | NYG | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lawrence Taylor | NYG | 0.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| John Tuggle | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Brad Van Pelt | NYG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rolf Benirschke | SDG | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maury Buford | SDG | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Ali Haji-Sheikh | NYG | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Jennings | NYG | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | ||||