The Denver Broncos handily beat the San Diego Chargers, 27 to 14, on September 17, 1978.
1st quarter
SD
DEN
Ron Egloff 2-yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
SD
DEN
Dan Fouts 3-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)
7
7
John Jefferson 20-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
14
7
3rd quarter
SD
DEN
Lonnie Perrin 1-yard run (kick failed)
14
13
4th quarter
SD
DEN
Rick Upchurch 75-yard punt return (Jim Turner kick)
14
20
Lonnie Perrin 21-yard run (Jim Turner kick)
14
27
Chargers
Broncos
1st Downs
18
21
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
62
68
Total Yards
315
314
Yards per play
5.1
4.6
Passing
214
177
Comp - Att
19 - 33
18 - 31
Yards per pass
6.1
5.2
Interceptions thrown
2
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 16
3 - 24
Rushing
101
137
Rushing Attempts
27
34
Yards per rush
3.7
4.0
Penalties
9
10
Turnovers
2
0
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
2
0
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Fouts | 19 | 33 | 230 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 64.0 | |
Team | 19 | 33 | 214 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 64.0 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bo Matthews | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 0 |
Lydell Mitchell | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 |
Don Woods | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 |
Dan Fouts | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 |
Hank Bauer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 27 | 101 | 3.7 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Joiner | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | |
John Jefferson | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 1 | |
Lydell Mitchell | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
Bob Klein | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
Bo Matthews | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Don Woods | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
Team | 19 | 230 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff West | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | |
Team | 6 | 237 | 39.5 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Artie Owens | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | |
Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | |
Bob Horn | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Rodgers | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Morton | 12 | 22 | 141 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 74.2 | |
Norris Weese | 6 | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 122.5 | |
Team | 18 | 31 | 177 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 88.2 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lonnie Perrin | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 2 |
Otis Armstrong | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 |
Jon Keyworth | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 |
Norris Weese | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 |
Dave Preston | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
Craig Morton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Larry Canada | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
Team | 34 | 137 | 4.0 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Riley Odoms | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | |
Haven Moses | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
Otis Armstrong | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
Rick Upchurch | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Ron Egloff | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | |
Jon Keyworth | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Jack Dolbin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Dave Preston | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 201 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Turner | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bucky Dilts | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | |
Team | 7 | 265 | 37.9 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Upchurch | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | |
Team | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 |
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