1983 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
4th place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 6-10-0 .375 |
Head Coach: Don Coryell |
Tom Bass | Defensive Coordinator |
Marv Braden | Special Assistant |
Earnel Durden | Offensive Backs |
Dave Levy | Offensive Coordinator |
Al Saunders | Receivers |
Jerry Smith | Defensive Line |
Jim Wagstaff | Defensive Backfield |
Chuck Weber | Linebackers |
Ernie Zampese | Quarterbacks/Passing Game |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/6/1983 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 20-34 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 50036 | |
Sat | 8/13/1983 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-21 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 44482 | |
Sat | 8/20/1983 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 24-7 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 43939 | |
Fri | 8/26/1983 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 27-17 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 45451 | |
Sun | 9/4/1983 | H | New York Jets | 29-41 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51004 | |
Mon | 9/12/1983 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-14 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 62150 | |
Sun | 9/18/1983 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 31-34 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61714 | |
Sun | 9/25/1983 | H | Cleveland Browns | 24-30 | L | OT | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49482 |
Sun | 10/2/1983 | A | New York Giants | 41-34 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 73892 | |
Sun | 10/9/1983 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 28-21 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49132 | |
Sun | 10/16/1983 | A | New England Patriots | 21-37 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 59016 | |
Sun | 10/23/1983 | A | Denver Broncos | 6-14 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74581 | |
Mon | 10/31/1983 | H | Washington Redskins | 24-27 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 46114 | |
Sun | 11/6/1983 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-26 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58191 | |
Sun | 11/13/1983 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-23 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 46192 | |
Sun | 11/20/1983 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-44 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 40644 | |
Sun | 11/27/1983 | H | Denver Broncos | 31-7 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 43650 | |
Thu | 12/1/1983 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 10-42 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 47760 | |
Sun | 12/11/1983 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 41-38 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 35510 | |
Sun | 12/18/1983 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 14-30 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 57325 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Rick Ackerman | 91 | NT | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Memphis | 15 | 13 |
Rolf Benirschke | 6 | K | 6-0 | 165 | 28 | UC Davis | 16 | 0 |
Carlos Bradley | 50 | LB | 6-0 | 221 | 23 | Wake Forest | 16 | 0 |
James Brooks | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 25 | Auburn | 15 | 5 |
Don Brown | 61 | OT | 6-6 | 262 | 24 | Santa Clara | 13 | 0 |
Maury Buford | 7 | P | 6-1 | 191 | 23 | Texas Tech | 16 | 0 |
Gill Byrd | 22 | LCB | 5-11 | 197 | 22 | San Jose State | 14 | 12 |
John Cappelletti | 25 | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 31 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
Roger Carr | 81 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 31 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 0 |
Wes Chandler | 89 | WR | 6-0 | 186 | 27 | Florida | 16 | 14 |
Sam Claphan | 77 | OT | 6-6 | 288 | 27 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
Bobby Duckworth | 82 | WR | 6-3 | 196 | 25 | Arkansas | 16 | 2 |
Chuck Ehin | 78 | DE | 6-4 | 256 | 22 | Brigham Young | 9 | 0 |
Bill Elko | 90 | NT | 6-5 | 277 | 24 | Arizona State; Louisiana State | 11 | 3 |
Larry Evans | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 217 | 30 | Mississippi College | 3 | 0 |
Keith Ferguson | 76 | LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 24 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
Hosea Fortune | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 176 | 24 | Rice | 4 | 0 |
Dan Fouts | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 32 | Oregon | 10 | 10 |
Tim Fox | 48 | FS | 5-11 | 188 | 30 | Ohio State | 12 | 8 |
Andy Gissinger | 75 | ROT | 6-5 | 282 | 24 | Syracuse | 16 | 16 |
Derrel Gofourth | 69 | OG | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 15 | 0 |
Mike Green | 58 | LILB | 6-0 | 226 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 16 |
Ken Greene | 28 | FS-SS | 6-2 | 196 | 27 | Washington State | 16 | 9 |
Bob Gregor | 43 | SS | 6-2 | 187 | 26 | Washington State | 5 | 5 |
Reuben Henderson | 20 | LCB | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Oklahoma State; San Diego State | 14 | 4 |
Pete Holohan | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 238 | 24 | Notre Dame | 16 | 3 |
Earnest Jackson | 41 | RB | 5-9 | 218 | 24 | Texas A&M | 12 | 0 |
Jim Jodat | 40 | RB | 5-11 | 213 | 29 | Carthage | 15 | 0 |
Gary Johnson | 79 | RDE | 6-2 | 255 | 31 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 36 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
Leroy Jones | 68 | DE | 6-8 | 245 | 33 | Norfolk State | 12 | 0 |
Louie Kelcher | 74 | NT | 6-5 | 290 | 30 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 0 |
Linden King | 57 | LOLB | 6-4 | 247 | 28 | Colorado State | 16 | 16 |
Bruce Laird | 30 | S | 6-0 | 193 | 33 | American International | 14 | 0 |
Woodrow Lowe | 51 | ROLB | 6-0 | 227 | 29 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
Ed Luther | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | San Jose State | 16 | 6 |
Don Macek | 62 | C | 6-2 | 270 | 29 | Boston College | 11 | 11 |
Bruce Mathison | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 204 | 24 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
Dennis McKnight | 60 | C-LOG | 6-3 | 275 | 24 | Drake | 16 | 9 |
Miles McPherson | 24 | S | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | New Haven | 11 | 0 |
Chuck Muncie | 46 | RB | 6-3 | 233 | 30 | Arizona Western JC; California | 15 | 12 |
Derrie Nelson | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Nebraska | 15 | 0 |
Darrell Pattillo | 31 | CB | 5-10 | 194 | 23 | Los Angeles Valley JC; San Diego State; Long Beach State | 1 | 0 |
Ray Preston | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 221 | 29 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
Dwight Scales | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 30 | Grambling State | 7 | 1 |
Billy Shields | 66 | LOT | 6-8 | 281 | 30 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
Eric Sievers | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 26 | Maryland | 16 | 9 |
Billy Ray Smith | 54 | RILB | 6-3 | 236 | 22 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
Sherman Smith | 47 | RB | 6-4 | 225 | 29 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 2 |
Cliff Thrift | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 27 | East Central | 6 | 0 |
Danny Walters | 23 | RCB | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
Ed White | 67 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 36 | California | 16 | 16 |
Doug Wilkerson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 36 | North Carolina Central | 12 | 12 |
Henry Williams | 45 | CB | 5-10 | 182 | 27 | Hartnell JC; San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
Kellen Winslow | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 251 | 26 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
Andre Young | 49 | SS | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 15 | 10 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 5 | Billy Ray Smith | LB | Arkansas |
1 | 20 | Gary Anderson | WR-RB | Arkansas |
1 | 22 | Gill Byrd | DB | San Jose State |
4 | 95 | Danny Walters | DB | Arkansas |
6 | 141 | Trumaine Johnson | WR | Grambling State |
7 | 192 | Bill Elko | DT | Louisiana State |
8 | 202 | Earnest Jackson | RB | Texas A&M |
9 | 245 | Mike Green | LB | Oklahoma State |
10 | 272 | Bruce Mathison | QB | Nebraska |
11 | 303 | Tim Kearse | WR | San Jose State |
11 | 307 | Tim Spencer | RB | Ohio State |
12 | 314 | Billy Blaylock | DB | Tennessee Tech |
12 | 329 | Chuck Ehin | DT | Brigham Young |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 92 | 92 | 75 | 99 | 0 | 358 |
Opponents Totals | 83 | 137 | 95 | 141 | 6 | 462 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 28:04 | 361 | 106 | 230 | 25 | 93/215 43.3% | 10/21 47.6% | 115 | 961 |
Opponents Totals | 31:56 | 347 | 137 | 187 | 23 | 109/231 47.2% | 8/15 53.3% | 111 | 953 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 43 | 45 | 95.6 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 0 | 88 |
Chuck Muncie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
Kellen Winslow | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Wes Chandler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Bobby Duckworth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
James Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Charlie Joiner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Eric Sievers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Pete Holohan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Dan Fouts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Derrie Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Andre Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 45 | 43 | 45 | 95.6 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 0 | 358 |
Opponents Totals | 57 | 54 | 56 | 96.4 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 0 | 462 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rolf Benirschke | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 1 | 51 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 5/7 | 2/7 | 1/3 |
Team Totals | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 1 | 51 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 5/7 | 2/7 | 1/3 |
Opponents Totals | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 11/13 | 6/8 | 0/3 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Muncie | 235 | 886 | 3.8 | 34t | 12 |
James Brooks | 127 | 516 | 4.1 | 61 | 3 |
Sherman Smith | 24 | 91 | 3.8 | 20 | 0 |
Earnest Jackson | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
Wes Chandler | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
John Cappelletti | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Bruce Mathison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Fouts | 12 | -5 | -0.4 | 3 | 1 |
Eric Sievers | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
Ed Luther | 9 | -14 | -1.6 | 8 | 0 |
Team Totals | 423 | 1536 | 3.6 | 61 | 16 |
Opponents Totals | 552 | 2173 | 3.9 | 49t | 26 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Fouts | 340 | 215 | 63.2 | 110 | 2975 | 8.8 | 13.8 | 59t | 20 | 5.9 | 15 | 4.4 | 14 | 107 | 2868 | 92.5 |
Ed Luther | 287 | 151 | 52.6 | 119 | 1875 | 6.5 | 12.4 | 46 | 7 | 2.4 | 17 | 5.9 | 13 | 120 | 1755 | 56.6 |
Bruce Mathison | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 1 | 41 | 8.2 | 13.7 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 46.7 |
Maury Buford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Pete Holohan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Sherman Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Wes Chandler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | |||||||
Team Totals | 635 | 369 | 58.1 | 233 | 4891 | 7.7 | 13.3 | 59t | 27 | 4.3 | 33 | 5.2 | 28 | 230 | 4661 | 75.1 |
Opponents Totals | 544 | 330 | 60.7 | 198 | 4051 | 7.4 | 12.3 | 71t | 28 | 5.1 | 16 | 2.9 | 31 | 269 | 3782 | 88.6 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kellen Winslow | 88 | 1172 | 13.3 | 46 | 8 |
Charlie Joiner | 65 | 960 | 14.8 | 33t | 3 |
Wes Chandler | 58 | 845 | 14.6 | 44t | 5 |
Chuck Muncie | 42 | 396 | 9.4 | 27 | 1 |
Eric Sievers | 33 | 452 | 13.7 | 28 | 3 |
James Brooks | 25 | 215 | 8.6 | 36 | 0 |
Pete Holohan | 23 | 272 | 11.8 | 35 | 2 |
Bobby Duckworth | 20 | 422 | 21.1 | 59t | 5 |
Sherman Smith | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 21 | 0 |
Earnest Jackson | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 10 | 0 |
Roger Carr | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 |
Dwight Scales | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Team Totals | 369 | 4891 | 13.3 | 59t | 27 |
Opponents Totals | 330 | 4051 | 12.3 | 71t | 28 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Walters | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 33 | 0 |
Andre Young | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 40t | 1 |
Tim Fox | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
Linden King | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Ray Preston | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Mike Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Gill Byrd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miles McPherson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 16 | 153 | 9.6 | 40t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 33 | 377 | 11.4 | 39 | 2 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maury Buford | 63 | 2763 | 43.9 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 299 | 2304 | 36.6 |
Team Totals | 63 | 2763 | 43.9 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 299 | 2304 | 36.6 |
Opponents Totals | 70 | 2780 | 39.7 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 213 | 2527 | 36.1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Brooks | 18 | 4 | 137 | 7.6 | 30 | 0 |
Wes Chandler | 8 | 6 | 26 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
Hosea Fortune | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
Dwight Scales | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
Bruce Laird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 33 | 10 | 213 | 6.5 | 30 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 5 | 299 | 8.5 | 28 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Brooks | 32 | 0 | 607 | 19.0 | 34 | 0 |
Bruce Laird | 15 | 0 | 342 | 22.8 | 41 | 0 |
Earnest Jackson | 11 | 0 | 201 | 18.3 | 32 | 0 |
Miles McPherson | 5 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 | 19 | 0 |
Jim Jodat | 3 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
Andre Young | 3 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 |
Sherman Smith | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Billy Ray Smith | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Eric Sievers | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Team Totals | 74 | 0 | 1377 | 18.6 | 41 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 70 | 1426 | 20.4 | 64 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Linden King | 8.0 | |
Keith Ferguson | 5.0 | |
Woodrow Lowe | 4.5 | |
Billy Ray Smith | 3.0 | |
Gary Johnson | 3.0 | |
Rick Ackerman | 1.5 | |
Andre Young | 1.0 | |
Miles McPherson | 1.0 | |
Reuben Henderson | 1.0 | |
Mike Green | 1.0 | |
Bill Elko | 0.5 | |
Carlos Bradley | 0.5 | |
(Team) | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 31.0 | 269.0 |
Opponents Totals | 28.0 | 230.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Ackerman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
James Brooks | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Wes Chandler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Elko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Hosea Fortune | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Dan Fouts | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Earnest Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Jodat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Joiner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Leroy Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Linden King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Laird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Woodrow Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Luther | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Don Macek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Mathison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dennis McKnight | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Miles McPherson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chuck Muncie | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Billy Ray Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sherman Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ed White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kellen Winslow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Andre Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 42 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 1 |
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