| San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 22, 1985 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 52270 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 83 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bob Thomas 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Cris Collinsworth 18 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Eric Sievers 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Eric Sievers 5 pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 1 run (Jim Breech kick failed) | 17 | 13 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bob Thomas 28 FG | 20 | 13 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Cris Collinsworth 16 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Pete Holohan 3 pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick) | 27 | 20 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Larry Kinnebrew 4 run (Jim Breech kick) | 27 | 27 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Stanford Jennings 11 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 27 | 34 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Lionel James 56 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 34 | 34 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Larry Kinnebrew 8 run (Jim Breech kick) | 34 | 41 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Lionel James 60 pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick) | 41 | 41 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bob Thomas 34 FG | 44 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Lachey |
| 67 | LOG | Ed White |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis McKnight |
| 77 | ROT | Sam Claphan |
| 88 | TE | Pete Holohan |
| 85 | TE | Eric Sievers |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 43 | FB | Tim Spencer |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Lee Williams |
| 91 | NT | Tony Chickillo |
| 65 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 57 | LOLB | Linden King |
| 58 | LILB | Mike Green |
| 54 | RILB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 51 | ROLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 20 | LCB | Wayne Davis |
| 22 | SS | Gill Byrd |
| 37 | FS | Jeff Dale |
| 23 | RCB | Danny Walters |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 74 | LOG | Brian Blados |
| 52 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 28 | FB | Larry Kinnebrew |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 59 | LOLB | Jeff Schuh |
| 56 | LILB | Ron Simpkins |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 37 | FS | Robert Jackson |
| 20 | RCB | Ray Horton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lionel James | 12 | 127 | 10.6 | 56t | 1 |
| Tim Spencer | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Anthony Steels | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 15 | 1 |
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 8t | 2 |
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 43 | 25 | 58.1 | 2 | 344 | 8.0 | 60t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 95.5 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 2 | 320 | 7.3 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 85.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Pete Holohan | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Lionel James | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 60t | 1 |
| Eric Sievers | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 9 | 2 |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Jesse Bendross | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Cris Collinsworth | 10 | 161 | 16.1 | 26 | 2 |
| Eddie Brown | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Dan Ross | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 11t | 1 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Danny Walters | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Robert Jackson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| James Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Ralf Mojsiejenko | 3 | 154 | 51.3 | 63 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Lionel James | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Anthony Steels | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 54 | 0 | |
| Lionel James | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 42 | 0 | |
| Stanford Jennings | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Linden King | 1.0 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 1.0 |
| Lee Williams | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
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