| Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1970 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 41379 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 56 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Mercer 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Willie Frazier 5 pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Gloster Richardson 61 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Garrett 5 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 37 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 10 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Willie Frazier 3 pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Garrett 44 pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) | 13 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Frank Pitts |
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 66 | RDE | Bob Stein |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 27 | WR | Gary Garrison |
| 76 | LOT | Terry Owens |
| 51 | LOG | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 65 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 89 | TE | Art Strozier |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 25 | RB | Mike Garrett |
| 47 | RB | Jeff Queen |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Joe Owens |
| 86 | LDT | Ron Billingsley |
| 75 | RDT | Gene Ferguson |
| 82 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 56 | LLB | Bob Bruggers |
| 60 | MLB | Bob Babich |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 43 | LS | Jim Tolbert |
| 39 | RS | Jim Hill |
| 40 | RCB | Joe Beauchamp |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Robert Holmes | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Jeff Queen | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Gene Foster | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Dickie Post | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| John Hadl | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 0 | 161 | 7.7 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 105.5 |
| Mike Livingston | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 80.2 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 277 | 10.3 | 3 | 131.2 | |||
| Wayne Clark | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 | 48 | 0 | 95.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Otis Taylor | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Robert Holmes | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Gloster Richardson | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 61t | 1 |
| Morris Stroud | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gary Garrison | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 44 | 1 |
| Jeff Queen | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Gene Foster | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| Walker Gillette | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Willie Frazier | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Chris Fletcher | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Detwiler | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Robert Holmes | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Chris Fletcher | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | ||
| Joe Beauchamp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| San Diego Chargers | |
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