San Diego Chargers at Houston Oilers - December 17th, 1978
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 45 | |
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | SDG | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chargers | John Jefferson 33 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 0 | |
| Oilers | Robert Woods 21 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 | ||
| Oilers | Toni Fritsch 43 yard field goal | 7 | 10 | ||
| Chargers | Dwight McDonald 37 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 10 | ||
| Chargers | Don Woods 3 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 10 | ||
| Oilers | Ronnie Coleman 7 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 21 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Chargers | Rolf Benirschke 19 yard field goal | 24 | 17 | |
| Chargers | Bob Klein 10 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 31 | 17 | ||
| 4 | Oilers | Tim Wilson 2 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 24 | |
| Chargers | Don Woods 18 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 38 | 24 | ||
| Chargers | John Jefferson 36 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 45 | 24 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 21 | 40 | 369 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 96.8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | |||||
| James Harris | SDG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||||||||
| Don Woods | SDG | 16 | 53 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| Lydell Mitchell | SDG | 8 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Hank Bauer | SDG | 5 | 21 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 8 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| John Jefferson | SDG | 8 | 6 | 149 | 2 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| Dwight McDonald | SDG | 6 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 37 | |||||||||||||
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 6 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| Bob Klein | SDG | 9 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Pat Curran | SDG | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Larry Burton | SDG | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 14 | 29 | 165 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 71.8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| Gifford Nielsen | HOU | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 56.2 | |||||||||
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 14 | 77 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 7 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||
| Brian Duncan | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Robert Woods | HOU | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 7 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Guido Merkens | HOU | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Conrad Rucker | HOU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Oilers Starters
Chargers Starters
Full Play-By-Play
- Play-by-Play for this game courtesy of Aaron Schatz and Jeremy Snyder
