| Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 16, 1979 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 50709 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 96 F Humidty: 26% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 21 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 5 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick blocked) | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Ferguson 10 run (Tom Dempsey kick failed) | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Curtis Brown 84 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 19 | 13 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 55 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 19 | 20 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 2 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 19 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Dee Hardison |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LOLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 57 | ROLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 60 | LOG | Dan Audick |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 84 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 40 | FB | Clarence Williams |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Wilbur Young |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Charles DeJurnett |
| 52 | LLB | Ray Preston |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 57 | RLB | Linden King |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 27 | FS | Glen Edwards |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 31:55 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7/15 | / | 5 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| SD | 28:05 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3/9 | / | 5 | 40 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Curtis Brown | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 60 | 2.3 | 12 | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Clarence Williams | 18 | 157 | 8.7 | 55t | 4 |
| Mike Thomas | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Artie Owens | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 245 | 6.8 | 55t | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 0 | 257 | 8.9 | 84t | 2 | 2 | 19 | 108.0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 0 | 257 | 8.9 | 84t | 2 | 2 | 19 | 108.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 0 | 100 | 7.7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 85.4 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 0 | 100 | 7.7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 85.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | 1 | |
| Roland Hooks | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 257 | 16.1 | 84t | 2 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Kellen Winslow | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Clarence Williams | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 27 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Rusty Jackson | 7 | 336 | 48.0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 336 | 48.0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||
| Jeff West | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 62 | 1 | 2 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 5 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 | 27 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Terry Miller | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Steve Powell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ben Williams | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Gary Johnson | 1.0 |
| Leroy Jones | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |