| San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1978 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60781 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 66 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 30 pass from Steve Grogan (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Pat Curran 3 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick blocked) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Jefferson 21 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Jefferson 40 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 14 pass from Steve Grogan (Nick Lowery kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 6 pass from Steve Grogan (Nick Lowery kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 41 FG | 23 | 21 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 4 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 23 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| 41 | FB | Bo Matthews |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 32 | HB | Andy Johnson |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 55 | RILB | Ray Costict |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Hank Bauer | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Woods | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 1 | 173 | 9.6 | 40t | 3 | 2 | 11 | 123.1 |
| James Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 1 | 231 | 8.0 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 104.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| John Jefferson | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 40t | 2 |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pat Curran | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 57 | 2 |
| Sam Cunningham | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Don Goode | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 58 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Johnny Rodgers | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Johnny Rodgers | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Artie Owens | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| James McAlister | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Fred Dean | 2.0 |
| Gary Johnson | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Tony McGee | 2.0 |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
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