| San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: October 10, 1971 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 50514 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 64 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dennis Partee 43 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Garrett 3 pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jim Otis 3 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 29 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 15 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Warren McVea 15 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 7 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Chuck Dicus |
| 27 | WR | Gary Garrison |
| 32 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 76 | LOT | Terry Owens |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 38 | RB | Leon Burns |
| 20 | RB | Mike Garrett |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Tom Williams |
| 77 | LDT | Ron East |
| 80 | RDT | Kevin Hardy |
| 82 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 60 | LLB | Bob Babich |
| 66 | MLB | Rick Redman |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 43 | LS | Jim Tolbert |
| 39 | RS | Jim Hill |
| 40 | RCB | Joe Beauchamp |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 18 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Leon Burns | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Jeff Queen | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Montgomery | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 11 | 80 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Warren McVea | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| Jim Otis | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Robert Holmes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 2 | 125 | 5.4 | 1 | 46.5 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 0 | 188 | 8.2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 123.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Billy Parks | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Garrison | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Chuck Dicus | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 1 | |
| Morris Stroud | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Johnny Robinson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Marsalis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 6 | 279 | 46.5 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jerry LeVias | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| Chris Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Dennis Homan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Bryant Salter | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Warren McVea | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
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