| Atlanta Falcons at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1979 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 50198 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 76 F Humidty: 12% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Haskel Stanback 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego Chargers | Hank Bauer 1 run (Mike Wood kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Wood 35 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | William Andrews 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | San Diego Chargers | John Floyd 19 pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Wallace Francis 31 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | San Diego Chargers | Clarence Williams 2 run (Mike Wood kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego Chargers | Safety, Steve Bartkowski tackled in end zone by Wilbur Young | 21 | 26 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Wallace Francis 6 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 28 | 26 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 21 | 131 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dan Fouts | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Clarence Williams | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Mike Thomas | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Artie Owens | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 1 | 225 | 7.5 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 100.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 37 | 28 | 75.7 | 1 | 338 | 9.1 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 101.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 2 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Haskel Stanback | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| Mike Thomas | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| John Jefferson | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 | |
| Clarence Williams | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| John Floyd | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Artie Owens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 41 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 5 | 144 | 28.8 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dewey McClain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Wilbur Young | 1.0 |
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