| Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1978 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 42755 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 99 F Humidty: 22% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Green Bay Packers | Terdell Middleton 13 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Green Bay Packers | Walt Landers 15 blocked punt recovery (Chester Marcol kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | San Diego Chargers | Rolf Benirschke 43 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Green Bay Packers | Chester Marcol 37 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | Willie Buchanon 77 interception return (Chester Marcol kick) | 24 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Terdell Middleton | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 13t | 1 |
| Barty Smith | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Walt Landers | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nate Simpson | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| David Whitehurst | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Larry Barnes | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Don Woods | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| James Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 92 | 6.6 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 83 | 41.4 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| James Harris | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 2 | 111 | 6.2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 39.1 | |
| Dan Fouts | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 22.9 | |
| Cliff Olander | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 1 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 51.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| James Lofton | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Barty Smith | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Rich McGeorge | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Nate Simpson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Terdell Middleton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Lydell Mitchell | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Artie Owens | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Don Woods | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| John Jefferson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Barnes | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Curran | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rickey Anderson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Willie Buchanon | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 77t | 1 |
| Johnnie Gray | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Williams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 8 | 326 | 40.8 | 57 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Johnny Rodgers | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Don Macek | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Ezra Johnson | 2.0 |
| Bob Barber | 2.0 |
| Dave Roller | 2.0 |
| Mike Douglass | 1.0 |
| Mike Butler | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Louie Kelcher | 2.5 |
| Fred Dean | 2.5 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 2.0 |
| Gary Johnson | 2.0 |
| Leroy Jones | 1.0 |
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