Chargers 40-16 Rams (Oct 21, 1979)

SD

LA

1

7

2

7

0

3

17

0

4

9

40

16

1Q

7 - 0

H. Bauer 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 7

W. Tyler 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 7

J. Jefferson 65-yard TD catch from D. Fouts.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 7

W. Young 3-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

24 - 7

M. Wood 37-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

31 - 7

B. Klein 6-yard TD catch from D. Fouts.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

31 - 14

P. Dennard 31-yard TD catch from P. Haden.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

34 - 14

M. Wood 31-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

40 - 14

H. Bauer 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

4Q

40 - 16

Safety.

Safety

Top Performers

Pass Yds

326

Fouts

SD

Rush Yds

79

Tyler

LA

Rec Yds

168

Joiner

SD

Scrim TD

2

Bauer

SD

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Dan Fouts

SD QB #14

Pat Haden

LA QB #11

326

Pass Yds

248

2

Pass TD

1

2

Int

3

SD

Team Stats

LA

391

Total Yds

337

17

1st Downs

24

2

Turnovers

8

1979 AFC West

SDLA

Team	W	L	PCT
Chargers	12	4	.750
Broncos	10	6	.625
Seahawks	9	7	.563
Raiders	9	7	.563
Chiefs	7	9	.438

Team	W	L	PCT
Rams	9	7	.563
Saints	8	8	.500
Falcons	6	10	.375
49ers	2	14	.125

Game Summary

The Los Angeles Rams were easily defeated by the San Diego Chargers, 40 to 16, on October 21, 1979.

Game Info

October 20, 1979

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dan Fouts D. Fouts #14	17/32	326	10.2	2	2	0-0	83.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Pat Haden P. Haden #11	17/30	248	8.3	1	3	0-0	55.3
Jeff Rutledge J. Rutledge #17	4/12	32	2.7	0	1	0-0	7.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell #26	12	48	4.0	0	12
Clarence Williams C. Williams #40	7	15	2.1	0	6
Hank Bauer H. Bauer #37	3	4	1.3	2	2
Bo Matthews B. Matthews #41	4	2	0.5	0	3
Artie Owens A. Owens #24	6	0	0.0	0	5
Jeff West J. West #8	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
James Harris J. Harris #12	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Wendell Tyler W. Tyler #26	20	79	4.0	1	32
Cullen Bryant C. Bryant #32	5	13	2.6	0	10
Pat Haden P. Haden #11	1	12	12.0	0	12
Preston Dennard P. Dennard #88	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Charlie Joiner C. Joiner #18	0/0	168	24.0	0	35
John Jefferson J. Jefferson #83	0/0	112	37.3	1	65
Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell #26	0/0	17	5.7	0	8
Clarence Williams C. Williams #40	0/0	14	7.0	0	11
Larry Burton L. Burton #80	0/0	9	9.0	0	9
Bob Klein B. Klein #80	0/0	6	6.0	1	6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Elvis Peacock E. Peacock #34	0/0	97	19.4	0	49
Terry Nelson T. Nelson #83	0/0	55	11.0	0	26
Preston Dennard P. Dennard #88	0/0	54	18.0	1	31
Cullen Bryant C. Bryant #32	0/0	40	10.0	0	18
Wendell Tyler W. Tyler #26	0/0	19	6.3	0	17
Ron Smith R. Smith #84	0/0	15	15.0	0	15

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Pete Shaw P. Shaw #44	0-0	1
Mike Williams M. Williams #29	0-0	1
Mike Fuller M. Fuller #42	0-0	2

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Dwayne O'Steen D. O'Steen #35	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Eddie Brown E. Brown #25	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Wood M. Wood #16	2/2	4/5	10	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Frank Corral F. Corral #3	0/1	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jeff West J. West #8	5	159	31.8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ken Clark K. Clark #13	5	221	44.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Artie Owens A. Owens #24	1	24	24.0	0	0
Mike Fuller M. Fuller #42	1	13	13.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Elvis Peacock E. Peacock #34	1	18	18.0
Drew Hill D. Hill #85	5	91	18.2
Eddie Hill E. Hill #31	2	45	22.5

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Fuller M. Fuller #42	4	35	8.8	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dan Fouts D. Fouts #14	17/32	326	10.2	2	2	0-0	83.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell #26	12	48	4.0	0	12
Clarence Williams C. Williams #40	7	15	2.1	0	6
Hank Bauer H. Bauer #37	3	4	1.3	2	2
Bo Matthews B. Matthews #41	4	2	0.5	0	3
Artie Owens A. Owens #24	6	0	0.0	0	5
Jeff West J. West #8	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
James Harris J. Harris #12	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Charlie Joiner C. Joiner #18	0/0	168	24.0	0	35
John Jefferson J. Jefferson #83	0/0	112	37.3	1	65
Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell #26	0/0	17	5.7	0	8
Clarence Williams C. Williams #40	0/0	14	7.0	0	11
Larry Burton L. Burton #80	0/0	9	9.0	0	9
Bob Klein B. Klein #80	0/0	6	6.0	1	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Pete Shaw P. Shaw #44	0-0	1
Mike Williams M. Williams #29	0-0	1
Mike Fuller M. Fuller #42	0-0	2

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Wood M. Wood #16	2/2	4/5	10	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jeff West J. West #8	5	159	31.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Artie Owens A. Owens #24	1	24	24.0	0	0
Mike Fuller M. Fuller #42	1	13	13.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Fuller M. Fuller #42	4	35	8.8	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Pat Haden P. Haden #11	17/30	248	8.3	1	3	0-0	55.3
Jeff Rutledge J. Rutledge #17	4/12	32	2.7	0	1	0-0	7.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Wendell Tyler W. Tyler #26	20	79	4.0	1	32
Cullen Bryant C. Bryant #32	5	13	2.6	0	10
Pat Haden P. Haden #11	1	12	12.0	0	12
Preston Dennard P. Dennard #88	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Elvis Peacock E. Peacock #34	0/0	97	19.4	0	49
Terry Nelson T. Nelson #83	0/0	55	11.0	0	26
Preston Dennard P. Dennard #88	0/0	54	18.0	1	31
Cullen Bryant C. Bryant #32	0/0	40	10.0	0	18
Wendell Tyler W. Tyler #26	0/0	19	6.3	0	17
Ron Smith R. Smith #84	0/0	15	15.0	0	15

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Dwayne O'Steen D. O'Steen #35	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Eddie Brown E. Brown #25	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Frank Corral F. Corral #3	0/1	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ken Clark K. Clark #13	5	221	44.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Elvis Peacock E. Peacock #34	1	18	18.0
Drew Hill D. Hill #85	5	91	18.2
Eddie Hill E. Hill #31	2	45	22.5

SD

LA

1

7

2

7

0

3

17

0

4

9

40

16

SD

Team Stats

LA

391

Total Yds

337

326

Pass Yds

233

65

Rush Yds

104

67

Total Plays

74

5.8

Yards Per Play

4.6

10.2

Yards Per Pass

5.0

1.9

Yards Per Rush

3.9

17

1st Downs

24

5

Punts

5

2

Turnovers

8

2

Interceptions Thrown

4

0

Fumbles Lost

4

14

Penalties

5

5.0

Sacks

0.0

0

D/ST TD

0

6-2 SD

LA 4-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1979 AFC West

Game Summary

Game Info

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