Week 4, 1988

played in Pittsburgh, PA

66 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	6	3	3	-	12
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 PIT - Albert Bentley 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 05:35 SDO - Chester Marcol 21 field goal
2Q: 00:06 SDO - Chester Marcol 50 field goal
3Q: 11:06 PIT - Raul Allegre 21 field goal
3Q: 08:12 SDO - Chester Marcol 43 field goal
4Q: 12:59 SDO - Chester Marcol 42 field goal
4Q: 06:43 PIT - Albert Bentley 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 PIT - Albert Bentley 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 05:35 SDO - Chester Marcol 21 field goal
2Q: 00:06 SDO - Chester Marcol 50 field goal
3Q: 11:06 PIT - Raul Allegre 21 field goal
3Q: 08:12 SDO - Chester Marcol 43 field goal
4Q: 12:59 SDO - Chester Marcol 42 field goal
4Q: 06:43 PIT - Albert Bentley 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team Statistics SDO PIT
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 12 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 273 396
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 4.40 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 63 117
- Rushing Attempts 17 26
- Yards per Rush 3.71 4.50
Net Passing Yards 210 279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 23 - 0 37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 210 310
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 6.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/64 3/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:01 32:59

Team Statistics	SDO	PIT
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	12	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	273	396
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	4.40	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	63	117
- Rushing Attempts	17	26
- Yards per Rush	3.71	4.50
Net Passing Yards	210	279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 23 - 0	37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	210	310
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	6.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/64	3/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:01	32:59

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 22	6	11	Punt
1	8:46	3:59	OWN 22	8	29	Punt
1	3:49	1:40	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
2	13:44	1:01	OPP 44	3	-1	Punt
2	11:06	5:39	OWN 39	11	57	Field Goal
2	3:17	0:51	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OPP 33	1	0	Field Goal
3	10:59	2:54	OWN 16	6	58	Field Goal
3	2:09	4:18	OWN 24	9	51	Field Goal
4	6:35	2:40	OWN 18	5	19	Punt
4	2:48	1:00	OWN 26	5	25	Downs
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 41	2	6	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	3:03	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
1	4:47	0:58	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	2:09	3:25	OWN 12	7	33	Interception
2	12:43	1:37	OWN 4	3	-3	Punt
2	5:27	2:10	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
2	2:26	2:12	OWN 30	7	51	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:01	OWN 27	7	69	Field Goal
3	8:05	5:56	OWN 28	10	55	Missed FG
4	12:51	6:16	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	3:55	1:07	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
4	1:48	1:27	OWN 49	4	17	Missed FG

Game MVP: Albert Bentley, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Williams	10	33	3.30	14	2	0
Brent Fullwood	7	30	4.29	7	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Bentley	17	70	4.12	11	2	2
David Overstreet	5	33	6.60	8	0	0
Marvin Allen	4	14	3.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	45	23	210	0/0	0	53	0	64.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	37	22	310	4/31	0	30	1	75.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	10	53	10.60	0	18
WR Chris Burkett	4	5	77	19.25	48	53
RB Kelvin Bryant	3	5	6	2.00	5	7
WR Anthony Miller	3	9	17	5.67	5	10
WR Preston Dennard	2	3	7	3.50	0	4
TE Steve Jordan	2	6	5	2.50	6	4
FB Anthony Toney	2	4	31	15.50	15	21
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB John Williams	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cedric Jones	6	11	105	17.50	37	30
WR Mike Quick	5	7	62	12.40	6	19
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	7	43	10.75	3	22
TE Clarence Kay	3	5	52	17.33	24	22
TE Ron Egloff	2	3	32	16.00	0	19
WR Clarence Verdin	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	11	11.00	3	11
FB Ron Davenport	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	10	10.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	298	49.7	45.2	63	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	4	219	54.8	52.5	64	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	4/4	3/3	1/1	50	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	1/4	0/1	0/1	21	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	2	9	4.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	2	31	15.5	0
Terry Jackson	2	33	16.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Allen	3	81	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.C. Wilson	5	1	1.0	14	29
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	4	0.0	20	31
DE Eddie Edwards	5	1	0.0	21	28
S Ray Ellis	5	1	0.0	8	15
ILB Mike Reichenbach	3	3	0.5	22	38
S Terry Jackson	3	2	0.0	21	31
CB Anthony Washington	3	2	0.0	15	32
DT Ramsey Dardar	3	1	0.0	20	17
S Eddie Anderson	3	1	0.0	18	28
CB Ricky Reynolds	3	1	0.0	23	33
S James Marshall	3	0	0.0	15	25
DE Curtis Greer	2	1	2.0	21	26
DT Mike Charles	2	1	0.0	13	24
DE Tyrone Keys	2	0	0.0	5	13
OLB Todd Shell	2	0	0.0	7	10
DT Gary Bolden	1	0	0.5	6	16
OLB Jim Kovach	0	1	0.0	5	5
S Chuck Cecil	0	1	0.0	5	13

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	2	0.0	12	36
S David Fulcher	5	1	0.0	13	43
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	5	0	0.0	11	30
OLB Charles Bowser	4	1	0.0	12	39
S Brad Edwards	3	1	0.0	17	34
OLB Carl Zander	3	0	0.0	10	17
ILB Cliff Thrift	2	1	0.0	6	9
CB Russell Carter	2	0	0.0	9	34
DE Blaise Winter	2	0	0.0	8	24
CB Liffort Hobley	2	0	0.0	1	22
CB Keith Taylor	2	0	0.0	8	18
CB Ken Coffey	1	2	0.0	12	33
OLB Darin Jordan	1	2	0.0	10	12
DT Curtis Green	1	0	0.0	5	20
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joe Phillips	1	0	0.0	14	23
DE Tim Rother	1	0	0.0	8	12
CB Wyatt Henderson	0	2	0.0	5	17

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Greer	2.0	1	0	0	26
CB J.C. Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	29
ILB Mike Reichenbach	0.5	0	1	0	38
DT Gary Bolden	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Mike Charles	0.0	1	1	1	24
S Terry Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Phillips	1	1	0	23
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	1	24
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1	0	0	21
DE Danny Stubbs	1	0	0	33
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0	2	0	30
OLB Charles Bowser	0	1	0	39
S Brad Edwards	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.C. Wilson	4	1	0	29
CB Anthony Washington	3	1	0	32
S James Marshall	3	0	0	25
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	1	0	38
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	0	1	31
S Terry Jackson	2	0	0	31
S Ray Ellis	2	0	0	15
CB Ricky Reynolds	2	0	0	33
S Eddie Anderson	1	2	0	28
DE Tyrone Keys	1	0	0	13
OLB Todd Shell	0	1	0	10

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	4	2	36
OLB Charles Bowser	3	1	39
S David Fulcher	3	1	43
CB Russell Carter	2	1	34
CB Liffort Hobley	2	1	22
OLB Carl Zander	2	1	17
CB Keith Taylor	2	0	18
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	9
DT Curtis Green	1	0	20
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	33
S Brad Edwards	1	0	34
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brett Miller	2	2	15	40
Bruce Armstrong	1	3	15	36
Derrel Gofourth	1	2	11	26
Jesse Sapolu	1	2	16	44
Earl Cooper	1	1	4	12
Steve Jordan	1	1	14	27
Ron Hallstrom	0	3	6	19
Michael Durrette	0	3	12	32

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Eck	3	5	21	1	40
Joel Hilgenberg	3	5	22	0	33
Gary Zimmerman	2	5	24	1	34
Eric Moore	2	5	24	1	36
Chris Ward	2	4	24	0	36
Ron Davenport	0	1	18	0	19
Ron Tilton	0	1	11	0	11
Rich Strenger	0	0	4	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Preston Dennard	1	21
James Marshall	1	21
Kelvin Bryant	1	18
Anthony Miller	1	11
Chris Burkett	1	9

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Darin Jordan	3	19
Steve Tasker	1	18
Alfredo Roberts	1	16
Ron Davenport	1	11

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Sapolu	16	44	---	---	10	70
Terry Jackson	---	---	21	31	12	64
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	22	38	3	63
Dan Fouts	17	45	---	---	---	62
James Marshall	---	---	15	25	21	61
Brett Miller	15	40	---	---	4	59
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	23	33	3	59
Reggie Langhorne	15	39	---	---	1	55
J.C. Wilson	---	---	14	29	11	54
Bill Romanowski	---	---	20	31	2	53
Curtis Greer	---	---	21	26	5	52
Eddie Edwards	---	---	21	28	2	51
Bruce Armstrong	15	36	---	---	---	51
Anthony Miller	12	28	---	---	11	51
Preston Dennard	5	24	---	---	21	50
Anthony Washington	---	---	15	32	3	50
Michael Durrette	12	32	---	---	6	50
Eddie Anderson	---	---	18	28	2	48
Steve Jordan	14	27	---	---	5	46
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	20	17	8	45
Kelvin Bryant	5	19	---	---	18	42
Brent Fullwood	7	17	---	---	15	39
Mike Charles	---	---	13	24	1	38
Derrel Gofourth	11	26	---	---	---	37
Ron Hallstrom	6	19	---	---	10	35
Anthony Toney	9	19	---	---	7	35
Rich Stachowski	---	---	13	17	4	34
Earl Cooper	4	12	---	---	17	33
Chris Burkett	4	19	---	---	9	32
John Williams	10	21	---	---	---	31
Dennis Swilley	6	14	---	---	10	30
Jim Kovach	---	---	5	5	17	27
Ray Ellis	---	---	8	15	3	26
Gary Bolden	---	---	6	16	---	22
Jethro Franklin	---	---	5	15	2	22
Tyrone Keys	---	---	5	13	3	21
Todd Shell	---	---	7	10	2	19
Chuck Cecil	---	---	5	13	---	18
Jeff Walker	2	5	---	---	10	17
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	5	2	5	12
Ervin Randle	---	---	4	3	5	12
Curt Marsh	2	9	---	---	---	11
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	26	41	---	---	4	71
Keith Eck	21	40	---	---	8	69
Chris Ward	24	36	---	---	8	68
Joel Hilgenberg	22	33	---	---	8	63
Gary Zimmerman	24	34	---	---	2	60
David Fulcher	---	---	13	43	4	60
Eric Moore	24	36	---	---	---	60
Charles Bowser	---	---	12	39	4	55
Mike Quick	22	29	---	---	4	55
Brad Edwards	---	---	17	34	2	53
Cedric Jones	19	33	---	---	---	52
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	12	36	4	52
Ken Coffey	---	---	12	33	3	48
Ron Davenport	18	19	---	---	11	48
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	11	30	6	47
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	5	17	23	45
Danny Stubbs	---	---	9	33	3	45
Russell Carter	---	---	9	34	1	44
Darin Jordan	---	---	10	12	19	41
Jeff Chadwick	11	21	---	---	8	40
Joe Phillips	---	---	14	23	3	40
Blaise Winter	---	---	8	24	6	38
David Overstreet	5	11	---	---	21	37
Albert Bentley	17	20	---	---	---	37
Clarence Kay	13	23	---	---	1	37
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	9	21	2	32
Ron Egloff	11	11	---	---	9	31
Keith Taylor	---	---	8	18	5	31
Curtis Green	---	---	5	20	5	30
James Britt	---	---	4	10	16	30
Carl Zander	---	---	10	17	3	30
Ron Tilton	11	11	---	---	6	28
Rich Strenger	4	15	---	---	8	27
Liffort Hobley	---	---	1	22	3	26
Tim Rother	---	---	8	12	6	26
Clarence Verdin	4	14	---	---	6	24
Cliff Thrift	---	---	6	9	8	23
Buford Jordan	3	13	---	---	6	22
Steve Tasker	2	2	---	---	18	22
Marvin Allen	4	9	---	---	4	17
Alfredo Roberts	1	0	---	---	16	17
Darryl Grant	---	---	4	8	---	12
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	11	51	4.6
Right	8	39	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	45	23	2	1	5	7	5	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	37	22	6	1	2	6	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	64	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	129	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	84	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	136	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	90	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	10	5	1	53	0	39
WR Anthony Miller	9	3	1	17	0	28
TE Steve Jordan	6	2	1	5	0	27
RB Kelvin Bryant	5	3	1	6	0	19
WR Chris Burkett	5	4	0	77	1	19
FB Anthony Toney	4	2	1	31	1	19
WR Preston Dennard	3	2	0	7	0	24
RB John Williams	2	1	0	6	0	21
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	0	8	0	12

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Jones	11	6	1	105	3	33
WR Mike Quick	7	5	0	62	0	29
WR Jeff Chadwick	7	4	1	43	1	21
TE Clarence Kay	5	3	0	52	2	23
TE Ron Egloff	3	2	0	32	0	11
WR Clarence Verdin	2	1	0	5	0	14
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	0	11	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Bentley	4	17	4.25	4.12
Marvin Allen	1	3	3.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	3	2	12	4.00	4.67

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	4	1	6	1.50	8.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	3	3.00	2.33
WR Chris Burkett	1	1	9	9.00	15.40
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	0	0	0.00	5.30

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	2	0	0	0.00	9.55
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	1	6	3.00	6.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Marvin Allen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	16	9	6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	11	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Langhorne	6	3	2
RB Kelvin Bryant	3	1	0
FB Anthony Toney	3	2	2
WR Chris Burkett	2	2	1
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Jones	4	3	3
WR Jeff Chadwick	3	2	1
WR Mike Quick	2	2	2
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	1
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,800)