Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
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 |
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Buffalo BillsBUF | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | SD |
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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 | ||
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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 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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Buffalo Bills | |||||
Terry Miller | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | |
Joe Ferguson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | |
Curtis Brown | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | |
Roland Hooks | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
Dennis Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
Frank Lewis | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers | |||||
Clarence Williams | 18 | 157 | 8.7 | 4 | |
Mike Thomas | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 0 | |
Artie Owens | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Hank Bauer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Dan Fouts | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
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Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
Joe Ferguson | 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 |
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 |
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 |
INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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Buffalo Bills | |||||
San Diego Chargers |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo Bills | |||||
Rusty Jackson | 7 | 336 | 48.0 | 52 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers | |||||
Jeff West | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 62 | 0 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo Bills | ||||||
Keith Moody | 1 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers | ||||||
Mike Fuller | 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 | |
San Diego Chargers | ||||||
Artie Owens | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 33 | 0 |
SACKS | NO |
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Buffalo Bills | |
Ben Williams | 1.0 |
San Diego Chargers | |
Gary Johnson | 1.0 |
Leroy Jones | 1.0 |
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