| San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60916 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 58 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| New England Patriots | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | Sam Cunningham 1 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England Patriots | Don Calhoun 10 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | New England Patriots | John Smith 31 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | John Smith 31 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | San Diego Chargers | John Jefferson 19 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | San Diego Chargers | Clarence Williams 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Russ Francis 5 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | San Diego Chargers | Clarence Williams 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 27 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Clarence Williams | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 2 | |
| Artie Owens | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 2 | 200 | 5.9 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 60.9 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 157 | 6.8 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 55.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bob Klein | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| John Jefferson | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 1 | |
| Clarence Williams | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Kellen Winslow | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Artie Owens | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 1 | |
| Andy Johnson | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bob Horn | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 7 | 247 | 35.3 | 50 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 5 | 176 | 35.2 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7.0 | 48 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Rick Sanford | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Allan Clark | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Wilbur Young | 2.0 |
| Fred Dean | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
| Richard Bishop | 1.0 |
| Mel Lunsford | 1.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
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