| Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1978 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 42755 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 99 F Humidty: 22% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Terdell Middleton 13 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Walt Landers 15 blocked punt recovery (Chester Marcol kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 43 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chester Marcol 37 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Willie Buchanon 77 interception return (Chester Marcol kick) | 24 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 43 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 71 | ROG | Mel Jackson |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 81 | TE | Rich McGeorge |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 33 | FB | Barty Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 74 | LDT | Dave Roller |
| 75 | RDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 78 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 55 | MLB | Mike Hunt |
| 60 | RLB | John Anderson |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 53 | C | Ralph Perretta |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 84 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 12 | QB | James Harris |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| 41 | FB | Bo Matthews |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 71 | RDE | Fred Dean |
| 50 | LLB | Don Goode |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 29 | LCB | Mike Williams |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 44 | FS | Pete Shaw |
| 45 | RCB | Hal Stringert |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Terdell Middleton | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 13t | 1 |
| Barty Smith | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Walt Landers | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nate Simpson | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| David Whitehurst | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Larry Barnes | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Don Woods | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| James Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 92 | 6.6 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 83 | 41.4 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| James Harris | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 2 | 111 | 6.2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 39.1 | |
| Dan Fouts | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 22.9 | |
| Cliff Olander | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 1 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 51.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| James Lofton | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Barty Smith | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Rich McGeorge | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Nate Simpson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Terdell Middleton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Lydell Mitchell | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Artie Owens | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Don Woods | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| John Jefferson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Barnes | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Curran | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rickey Anderson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Willie Buchanon | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 77t | 1 |
| Johnnie Gray | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Williams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 8 | 326 | 40.8 | 57 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Johnny Rodgers | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Don Macek | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Ezra Johnson | 2.0 |
| Bob Barber | 2.0 |
| Dave Roller | 2.0 |
| Mike Douglass | 1.0 |
| Mike Butler | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Louie Kelcher | 2.5 |
| Fred Dean | 2.5 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 2.0 |
| Gary Johnson | 2.0 |
| Leroy Jones | 1.0 |
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