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1982 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 6-3-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 288 points (32.0/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 221 points (24.6/g), 24th.
 Differential of 67 points (7.4/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 5.9-3.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.6/g), 5th.

Coached by Don Coryell (6-3-0)

1982 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box W 1-0 @ Denver Broncos 23 3 23 393 253 140 17 323 222 101 6
2 Sun September 19 box L 1-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 12 19 16 282 204 78 3 20 282 182 100 1
3 Mon November 22 box L 1-2 @ Los Angeles Raiders 24 28 26 411 339 72 4 23 326 145 181 2
4 Sun November 28 box W 2-2 Denver Broncos 30 20 28 436 330 106 3 20 294 175 119 5
5 Sun December 5 box W 3-2 @ Cleveland Browns 30 13 24 382 252 130 2 24 398 308 90 2
6 Sat December 11 box W 4-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 41 37 28 538 444 94 29 465 366 99 2
7 Mon December 20 box W 5-2 Cincinnati Bengals 50 34 34 661 486 175 3 22 441 397 44 1
8 Sun December 26 box W 6-2 Baltimore Colts 44 26 25 507 338 169 3 20 370 300 70 5
9 Sun January 2 box L 6-3 Los Angeles Raiders 34 41 29 438 281 157 2 21 354 197 157 1
Playoffs
WildCard Sun January 9 box W 7-3 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 31 28 29 479 333 146 2 26 422 325 97 2
Division Sun January 16 box L 7-4 @ Miami Dolphins 13 34 17 247 168 79 7 29 413 199 214 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 288 4048 617 6.6 233 208 338 2927 19 12 8.4 145 267 1121 15 4.2 72 20 8 16
Team Defense 221 3253 591 5.5 196 233 342 2292 10 13 6.3 119 230 961 10 4.2 65 25 12 12
Lg Rank Offense 1 1 1 2 1 1 13 1 19 11 1 4 10 5
Lg Rank Defense 24 25 26 27 28 8 10 24 2 9 21 24 7 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
14 Dan Fouts*+ 31 QB 9 9 6-3-0 204 330 61.8 2883 17 5.2 11 3.3 44 8.7 8.3 14.1 320.3 93.3 12 94 8.2 7.7 3.5
11 Ed Luther 25 9 0 2 4 50.0 55 0 0.0 1 25.0 55 13.8 2.5 27.5 6.1 56.2 0 0 13.8 2.5 0.0
46 Chuck Muncie* 29 RB 9 9 2 3 66.7 83 2 66.7 0 0.0 66 27.7 41.0 41.5 9.2 149.3 0 0 27.7 41.0 0.0
80 Kellen Winslow*+ 25 TE 9 9 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.4 9 6-3-0 208 338 61.5 3021 19 5.6 12 3.6 66 8.9 8.5 14.5 335.7 94.6 12 94 8.4 7.9 3.4
Opp Total 9 233 342 68.1 2437 10 2.9 13 3.8 7.1 6.0 10.5 270.8 82.5 19 145 6.3 5.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
46 Chuck Muncie* 29 RB 9 9 138 569 8 27 4.1 63.2 15.3 25 207 8.3 1 39 2.8 23.0 776 9 4
21 James Brooks 24 RET 9 0 87 430 6 48 4.9 47.8 9.7 13 66 5.1 0 12 1.4 7.3 496 6 4
25 John Cappelletti 30 FB 9 6 22 82 0 17 3.7 9.1 2.4 7 48 6.9 0 22 0.8 5.3 130 0 1
14 Dan Fouts*+ 31 QB 9 9 9 8 1 9 0.9 0.9 1.0 8 1 2
89 Wes Chandler*+ 26 WR 8 8 5 32 0 21 6.4 4.0 0.6 49 1032 21.1 9 66 6.1 129.0 1064 9 0
40 Jim Jodat 28 7 0 3 7 0 3 2.3 1.0 0.4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 0.0 7 0 0
42 Ricky Bell 27 4 0 2 6 0 4 3.0 1.5 0.5 6 0 0
11 Ed Luther 25 9 0 1 -13 0 -13 -13.0 -1.4 0.1 -13 0 1
80 Kellen Winslow*+ 25 TE 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 54 721 13.4 6 40 6.0 80.1 721 6 1
18 Charlie Joiner 35 WR 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 545 15.1 0 43 4.0 60.6 545 0 1
85 Eric Sievers 25 9 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 173 14.4 1 26 1.3 19.2 173 1 0
87 Dwight Scales 29 9 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 105 17.5 1 29 0.7 11.7 105 1 0
81 Scott Fitzkee 25 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 47 15.7 1 18 0.3 5.2 47 1 0
82 Bobby Duckworth 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 77 38.5 0 55 0.4 15.4 77 0 0
Team Total 27.4 9 267 1121 15 48 4.2 124.6 29.7 208 3021 14.5 19 66 23.1 335.7 4142 34 17
Opp Total 9 230 961 10 4.2 106.8 25.6 233 2292 9.8 10 25.9 254.7 3253 20 19

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
21 James Brooks 24 RET 9 0 12 138 0 29 11.5 33 749 0 47 22.7 1383
49 Andre Young 22 8 2 4 45 0 16 11.3 45
40 Jim Jodat 28 7 0 3 45 0 16 15.0 52
37 Hank Bauer 28 9 0 2 24 0 15 12.0 24
42 Ricky Bell 27 4 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 16
75 Andrew Gissinger 23 9 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
85 Eric Sievers 25 9 2 1 17 0 17 17.0 190
Team Total 27.4 9 12 138 0 29 11.5 45 890 0 47 19.8 5170
Opp Total 9 7 0 51 991 0 19.4

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
6 Rolf Benirschke* 27 K 9 0 2 2 7 6 1 7 7 5 1 22 16 72.7% 34 32 94.1%
7 Maury Buford 22 P 9 0 21 868 71 2 41.3
Team Total 27.4 9 2 2 7 6 1 7 7 5 1 22 16 72.7% 34 32 94.1% 21 868 71 2 41.3
Opp Total 9 19 16 84.2% 25 23 92.0% 27 1212 44.9

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
76 Keith Ferguson 23 RDE 9 8 4.5 0 1 0 0
21 James Brooks 24 RET 9 0 4 1 0 0
14 Dan Fouts*+ 31 QB 9 9 2 3 0 0
48 Tim Fox 29 FS 7 7 4 103 0 35 1 0 0 0
46 Chuck Muncie* 29 RB 9 9 4 1 0 0
49 Andre Young 22 8 2 2 9 0 9 1 2 0 0
79 Gary Johnson* 30 RDT 9 9 4.0 1
59 Cliff Thrift 26 MLB 9 9 2 16 0 9 0 2 0 0
68 Leroy Jones 32 LDE 8 8 1.5 0 2 0 0
91 Rick Ackerman 23 9 1 3.0
74 Louie Kelcher 29 LDT 8 7 2.0 0 1 0 0
51 Woodrow Lowe 28 RLB 9 7 2.0 1 2 0 2
57 Linden King 27 LLB 9 7 1.0 0 1 0 0
11 Ed Luther 25 9 0 1 1 0 0
52 Ray Preston 28 9 0 0 2 0 0
29 Mike H. Williams 29 RCB 9 8 2 12 0 6
27 Jeff Allen 25 LCB 9 9 1 0 0 0
25 John Cappelletti 30 FB 9 6 1 0 0 0
43 Bob Gregor 25 4 3 1 6 0 6
88 Pete Holohan 23 9 0 0 1 0 0
18 Charlie Joiner 35 WR 9 9 1 0 0 0
30 Bruce Laird 32 SS 9 6 0 1 0 0
62 Don Macek 28 C 9 9 1 0 0 0
58 Dewey Selmon 29 8 0 0 1 0 0
80 Kellen Winslow*+ 25 TE 9 9 1 0 0 0
99 Wilbur Young 33 9 2 1.0
Team Total 27.4 9 19.0 13 148 0 35 17 20 0 0 1
Opp Total 9 12 19 7

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
6 Rolf Benirschke* 27 K 9 0 32 16 80
89 Wes Chandler*+ 26 WR 8 8 9 9 54
46 Chuck Muncie* 29 RB 9 9 8 1 9 54
21 James Brooks 24 RET 9 0 6 6 36
80 Kellen Winslow*+ 25 TE 9 9 6 6 36
81 Scott Fitzkee 25 9 0 1 1 6
14 Dan Fouts*+ 31 QB 9 9 1 1 6
87 Dwight Scales 29 9 2 1 1 6
85 Eric Sievers 25 9 2 1 1 6
79 Gary Johnson* 30 RDT 9 9 1 2
Team Total 27.4 9 15 19 34 32 16 1 286
Opp Total 9 10 10 23 16 221