The San Diego Chargers were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 28 to 26, on December 2, 1979.

Final

Falcons

5-9-0

28

Chargers

10-4-0

26

Team

ATL

SD

1

7

2

7

3

7

4

7

9

Total

28

26

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

SD

Haskel Stanback 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

7

0

Hank Bauer 1-yard run (Mike Wood kick)

7

2nd quarter

ATL

SD

Mike Wood 35-yard field goal

7

10

William Andrews 11-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

14

10

3rd quarter

ATL

SD

John Floyd 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)

14

17

Wally Francis 31-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

21

17

4th quarter

ATL

SD

Clarence Williams 2-yard run (Mike Wood kick)

21

24

Safety by Wilbur Young

21

26

Wally Francis 6-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

28

26

Falcons

Chargers

1st Downs

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

65

Total Yards

375

410

Yards per play

6.0

6.3

Passing

222

324

Comp - Att

17 - 30

28 - 37

Yards per pass

7.2

8.3

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 3

2 - 14

Rushing

153

86

Rushing Attempts

32

26

Yards per rush

4.8

3.3

Penalties

5

7

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

1

Possession

Falcons

Chargers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	17	30	225	7.5	3	1		100.0
Team	17	30	222	7.5	3	1	1	100.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
William Andrews	21	131	6.2	0
Haskel Stanback	9	23	2.6	1
Steve Bartkowski	2	-1	-0.5	0
Team	32	153	4.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Wally Francis	6	90	15.0	2
Alfred Jenkins	4	79	19.8	0
William Andrews	4	38	9.5	1
Billy Ryckman	1	9	9.0	0
Haskel Stanback	2	9	4.5	0
Team	17	225	7.5	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tim Mazzetti	0	1		4	4
Team	0	1		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	3	111	37.0
Team	3	111	37.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dennis Pearson	3	48	16.0	0
Team	3	48	16.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Billy Ryckman	2	4	2.0
Dewey McClain	1	2	2.0
Team	3	6	2.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Fouts	28	37	338	9.1	1	1		101.0
Team	28	37	324	9.1	1	1	2	101.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
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
Team	26	86	3.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
John Jefferson	5	103	20.6	0
Charlie Joiner	8	99	12.4	0
Mike Thomas	6	60	10.0	0
John Floyd	3	37	12.3	1
Clarence Williams	4	29	7.3	0
Artie Owens	1	7	7.0	0
Lydell Mitchell	1	3	3.0	0
Team	28	338	9.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mike Wood	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jeff West	5	144	28.8
Team	5	144	28.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Artie Owens	4	88	22.0
Mike Fuller	2	30	15.0
Team	6	118	19.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mike Fuller	1	5	5.0	0
Team	1	5	5.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,134

Herbert

RUSH

628

Ekeler

REC

1,243

Allen

Team Rankings

PPG

20.4

21st

OPP PPG

23.4

24th

RUSH YDS/G

96.6

25th

PASS YDS/G

253.6

9th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	11	6	.647
Broncos	8	9	.471
Raiders	8	9	.471
Chargers	5	12	.294

Last Game

Chargers

5-12-0

12

Final

13

Chiefs

11-6-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The San Diego Chargers were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 28 to 26, on December 2, 1979.

Final

Falcons

28

Chargers

26

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Chargers Stats

3,134

628

1,243

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule