| Detroit Lions at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 30, 1984 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 53509 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 75 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Jewerl Thomas 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Jewerl Thomas 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Buford McGee 3 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 18 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jeff Chadwick 12 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 41 FG | 21 | 27 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 44 FG | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dieterich |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 20 | RB | Billy Sims |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | William Gay |
| 62 | LDT | Curtis Green |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 66 | RDE | Mike Cofer |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 58 | MLB | Steve Doig |
| 59 | RLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | LS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 35 | RS | Alvin Hall |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 77 | LOT | Sam Claphan |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis McKnight |
| 75 | ROT | Andy Gissinger |
| 85 | TE | Eric Sievers |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 41 | RB | Earnest Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Chuck Ehin |
| 68 | NT | Bill Elko |
| 76 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 57 | LOLB | Linden King |
| 58 | LILB | Mike Green |
| 54 | RILB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 51 | ROLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 22 | LCB | Gill Byrd |
| 28 | SS | Ken Greene |
| 43 | FS | Bob Gregor |
| 23 | RCB | Danny Walters |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 27:30 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 13 | 161 | 1 | 0 |
| SD | 32:30 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 7/12 | 1/1 | 9 | 109 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 14 | 119 | 8.5 | 81 | 2 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| James Jones | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 147 | 6.4 | 3 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lionel James | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Buford McGee | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Earnest Jackson | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Fouts | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 114 | 2.9 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 0 | 269 | 10.8 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 111.5 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 0 | 269 | 10.8 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 111.5 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 0 | 268 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 88.8 |
| Lionel James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 0 | 268 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 86.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 44 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| David Lewis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 269 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Pete Holohan | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Lionel James | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Buford McGee | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 268 | 12.2 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| Mike Black | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | ||||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||
| Maury Buford | 2 | 111 | 55.5 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 111 | 55.5 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Lionel James | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave D'Addio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Lionel James | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| William Gay | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Linden King | 1.5 |
| Keith Ferguson | 1.0 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 1.0 |
| Fred Robinson | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |