| San Diego Chargers at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 19, 1971 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 35959 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 49 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Jeff Queen 4 run (Dennis Partee kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dennis Partee 50 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Joiner 14 pass from Woody Campbell (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Jeff Queen 5 run (Dennis Partee kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bob Babich 27 opponents fumble recovery (Dennis Partee kick failed) | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Robert Holmes 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Leon Burns 1 run (Dennis Partee kick) | 30 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 62 pass from Dan Pastorini (Mark Moseley kick) | 30 | 21 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Houston 35 interception return (Mark Moseley kick) | 30 | 28 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Houston 29 interception return (Mark Moseley kick) | 30 | 35 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dennis Partee 20 FG | 33 | 35 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Robert Holmes 2 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 33 | 42 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Bob Atkins 25 interception return (Mark Moseley kick) | 33 | 49 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | WR | Gary Garrison |
| 25 | WR | Jerry LeVias |
| 76 | LOT | Terry Owens |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 88 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 20 | RB | Mike Garrett |
| 47 | RB | Jeff Queen |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ron East |
| 87 | LDT | Tom Williams |
| 80 | RDT | Kevin Hardy |
| 82 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 66 | LLB | Rick Redman |
| 60 | MLB | Bob Babich |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 30 | LS | Bryant Salter |
| 44 | RS | Chris Fletcher |
| 40 | RCB | Joe Beauchamp |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jim Beirne |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 56 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 62 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 75 | ROG | Elbert Drungo |
| 77 | ROT | Sam Walton |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 35 | RB | Woody Campbell |
| 39 | RB | Robert Holmes |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 78 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 82 | RDT | Ron Billingsley |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 58 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 48 | LCB | Bob Atkins |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 25 | RS | John Charles |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff Queen | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 11 | 2 |
| Leon Burns | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Mike Garrett | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Dicus | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Robert Holmes | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 31 | 2 |
| Woody Campbell | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andy Hopkins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ward Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 3 | 147 | 5.1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 3 | 212 | 9.6 | 62t | 1 | 1 | 6 | 70.8 |
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Jerry LeVias | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| Pettis Norman | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Gary Garrison | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | ||||||
| Chuck Dicus | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Jeff Queen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Leon Burns | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 62t | 1 | ||||||
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| Jim Beirne | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Robert Holmes | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Ward Walsh | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Chris Fletcher | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bryant Salter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Houston | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 35t | 2 |
| Bob Atkins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dennis Partee | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 49 | 0 | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 3 | 212 | 9.6 | 62t | 1 | 1 | 6 | 70.8 |
| Dan Pastorini | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 45 | 0 | ||||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jerry LeVias | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jerry LeVias | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 71 | 0 | |
| Chris Fletcher | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Walt Sweeney | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 6 | 182 | 30.3 | 45 | 0 | |
| Ward Walsh | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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