| Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1972 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 54533 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 69 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 33 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Garrett 27 pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 50 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 6 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 15 FG | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Garrett 3 run (Dennis Partee kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Robert West 8 own fumble recovery (Jan Stenerud kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 37 FG | 26 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 21 | WR | Dennis Homan |
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 83 | TE | Willie Frazier |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chuck Dicus |
| 27 | WR | Gary Garrison |
| 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 |
| 37 | RB | Cid Edwards |
| 20 | RB | Mike Garrett |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 77 | LDT | Ron East |
| 64 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 87 | RDE | Lionel Aldridge |
| 60 | LLB | Bob Babich |
| 50 | MLB | Lee Roy Caffey |
| 66 | RLB | Rick Redman |
| 23 | LCB | Ray Jones |
| 30 | LS | Bryant Salter |
| 40 | RS | Joe Beauchamp |
| 39 | RCB | Lenny Dunlap |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Cid Edwards | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 7 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 2 | 154 | 5.7 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 38.2 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 3 | 231 | 6.4 | 1 | 45.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| Dennis Homan | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Willie Frazier | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Cid Edwards | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Gary Garrison | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Pettis Norman | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Dicus | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jim Kearney | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Nate Allen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bob Babich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Lenny Dunlap | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jesse Taylor | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | ||
| Lenny Dunlap | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Detwiler | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| San Diego Chargers | |
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