Week 3, 1989

played in Cincinnati, OH

74 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	14	0	0	10	-	24
Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 SDO - John Williams 2 run (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 09:22 CIN - Michael Irvin 16 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 05:02 SDO - Gaston Green 18 run (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 06:04 CIN - Gary Anderson 44 field goal
2Q: 02:36 CIN - Drew Hill 19 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 14:25 SDO - John Williams 5 run (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 07:12 SDO - John Carney 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 SDO - John Williams 2 run (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 09:22 CIN - Michael Irvin 16 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 05:02 SDO - Gaston Green 18 run (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 06:04 CIN - Gary Anderson 44 field goal
2Q: 02:36 CIN - Drew Hill 19 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 14:25 SDO - John Williams 5 run (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 07:12 SDO - John Carney 50 field goal

Team Statistics SDO CIN
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 303 294
- Offensive Plays 66 55
- Yards per Play 4.59 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 122 117
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 3.70 5.32
Net Passing Yards 181 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 2 32 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 191 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.48 5.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 7/42
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 5/83
Interception Ret./Yards 3/1 2/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:17 27:43

Team Statistics	SDO	CIN
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	303	294
- Offensive Plays	66	55
- Yards per Play	4.59	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	122	117
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	3.70	5.32
Net Passing Yards	181	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 2	32 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	191	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.48	5.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	7/42
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	5/83
Interception Ret./Yards	3/1	2/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:17	27:43

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:13	1:57	OPP 15	4	15	Touchdown
1	9:13	4:29	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
1	4:06	0:56	OPP 39	3	-3	Fumble
1	1:20	2:03	OWN 15	3	-6	Punt
2	10:55	1:20	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	5:59	2:07	OWN 36	5	22	Interception
2	2:30	1:33	OWN 35	5	23	Punt
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 24	6	22	Punt
3	8:18	3:05	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	2:05	2:48	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
4	12:17	5:12	OWN 18	10	49	Field Goal
4	4:50	0:13	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
4	2:39	2:14	OWN 40	6	17	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:47	OWN 24	2	-10	Interception
1	12:16	3:03	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
1	4:44	0:38	OWN 15	1	0	Interception
1	3:10	1:50	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
2	14:17	3:22	50	7	22	Interception
2	9:35	3:36	OWN 41	7	32	Field Goal
2	3:52	1:22	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 20	2	10	Half
3	11:20	3:02	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
3	5:13	3:08	OWN 6	5	17	Punt
4	14:17	2:00	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	7:05	2:15	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
4	4:37	1:58	OWN 28	6	32	Downs
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	2	17	Game

Game MVP: Michael Knight, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Williams	16	71	4.44	23	1	2
Gaston Green	13	40	3.08	18	1	1
Kelvin Bryant	4	11	2.75	4	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanley Wilson	15	77	5.13	27	2
Owen Gill	6	38	6.33	16	2
Ken O'Brien	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Robinson	31	21	191	2/10	0	42	2	57.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	32	22	183	1/6	2	38	3	64.9

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Steve Jordan	5	5	30	6.00	2	10
WR Mike Young	3	3	66	22.00	41	42
WR Anthony Miller	3	4	22	7.33	5	12
WR Preston Dennard	2	4	21	10.50	0	12
TE Tim Wrightman	2	2	7	3.50	5	4
WR Danny Peebles	2	2	17	8.50	1	9
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	6	7	7.00	0	7
FB Anthony Toney	1	2	13	13.00	1	13
RB John Williams	1	2	8	8.00	1	8

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	6	8	45	7.50	1	16	1
WR Drew Hill	3	3	35	11.67	9	19	1
TE Rob Awalt	3	3	23	7.67	3	14	0
FB Dan Majerle	3	5	48	16.00	37	38	0
RB Stanley Wilson	2	4	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Rod Barksdale	2	3	19	9.50	0	11	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
WR John Jefferson	1	3	3	3.00	1	3	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg
DT Ramsey Dardar	1	0	0.00
S Chuck Cecil	1	0	0.00
CB Maurice Hurst	1	1	1.00

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Ross	1	25	25.00	0
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matt Robinson	1	0	0	0
Rick Vaughn	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stanley Wilson	1	0	0
Michael Knight	0	1	1
Rod Barksdale	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	281	46.8	34.5	54	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	5	236	47.2	41.2	54	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	3	10	3.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	3	74	24.7	0
J.C. Wilson	1	19	19.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	4	70	17.5	0
Owen Gill	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.C. Wilson	6	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	2	0.0	17	20
ILB Rick Vaughn	4	0	0.0	10	8
CB Ricky Reynolds	3	1	0.0	15	23
S Chuck Cecil	3	1	0.0	21	24
DT Rich Stachowski	3	0	0.0	14	23
CB Victor Scott	3	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Todd Shell	3	0	0.0	7	13
DE Curtis Greer	2	0	1.0	16	24
S James Marshall	2	1	0.0	4	18
S Ray Ellis	2	1	0.0	10	10
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	1	0.0	12	24
DT Mike Charles	2	0	0.0	13	18
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	0	---	---	---
DT Ramsey Dardar	1	1	0.0	14	16
S Mark Jerue	1	1	0.0	12	23
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	1	0.0	4	3
CB Maurice Hurst	0	2	0.0	21	27
DE Tyrone Keys	0	1	0.0	6	2
DE Jethro Franklin	0	1	0.0	6	9

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Alex Gordon	9	1	0.0	28	25
OLB Michael Knight	5	1	2.0	30	31
DT Dean Hamel	5	2	0.0	13	14
ILB Ty Allert	5	0	0.0	12	11
DT Bill Maas	4	1	0.0	21	19
S Kenneth Johnson	4	1	0.0	21	24
S David Tate	3	3	0.0	24	19
DE Les Miller	3	2	0.0	22	22
CB Kevin Ross	3	1	0.0	24	17
DE Tom Strauthers	2	1	0.0	19	12
CB William White	2	1	0.0	24	26
CB Bill S Preston	2	0	0.0	18	26
S Jeff Donaldson	1	1	0.0	8	17
CB Kevin Williams	1	1	0.0	9	12
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	1	0.0	29	21
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	0	0.0	11	5
RB Stanley Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	0.0	3	2
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0.0	6	15
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	---	---	---
FB Dan Majerle	1	0	---	---	---
S Devon Mitchell	0	2	0.0	12	10
DT Tom Magee	0	1	0.0	12	11
OLB John McClane	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Curtis Greer	1.0	0	1	24
DE Colin Powell	0.0	1	0	31
DE Jethro Franklin	0.0	0	1	9

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	2.0	1	1	4	31
DT Bill Maas	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Les Miller	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.C. Wilson	7	0	0	17
CB Victor Scott	3	1	0	23
OLB Bill Romanowski	3	0	0	20
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	0	0	24
OLB Todd Shell	2	0	0	13
S Chuck Cecil	1	0	1	24
S James Marshall	1	0	0	18
DT Mike Charles	1	0	0	18
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	0	0	23
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	0	0	8
DT Ramsey Dardar	0	0	1	16
CB Maurice Hurst	0	0	1	27

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Alex Gordon	5	1	0	25
S David Tate	3	0	0	19
CB Kevin Ross	2	0	1	17
ILB Ty Allert	2	0	0	11
CB Bill S Preston	2	0	0	26
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	0	0	5
DE Tom Strauthers	1	0	0	12
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0	17
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0	15
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	0	12
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	0	24
CB William White	1	0	0	26
OLB Carleton Bailey	0	1	1	21
OLB Michael Knight	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Miller	4	6	0	30	1	30
Jesse Sapolu	2	6	0	32	0	31
Anthony Toney	2	4	0	23	0	11
Homer Elias	1	8	1	27	1	25
Bruce Armstrong	1	5	0	31	0	30
Ron Hallstrom	1	1	0	5	0	3
Curt Marsh	0	1	0	6	0	8
Tim Wrightman	0	1	0	14	0	4
Michael Durrette	0	1	0	28	0	30

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jay Hilgenberg	3	3	20	0	30
David Williams	2	4	18	1	26
Will Wolford	1	2	18	0	29
Roberto Rohrer	1	2	19	0	25
Roy Jones Jr	1	2	14	0	20
Lomas Brown	1	1	8	0	10
Don Mosebar	0	4	20	0	29
Rob Awalt	0	1	7	0	8
Gregg Swartwoudt	0	1	7	0	16
Dan Majerle	0	1	12	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Preston Dennard	2	21
Kelvin Bryant	1	16
James Marshall	1	15
Reggie Langhorne	1	14
Michael Durrette	1	7

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Owen Gill	2	21
Jeff Donaldson	2	14
Roy Jones Jr	2	14
Jim Eliopulos	1	9

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Sapolu	32	31	---	---	7	70
Matt Robinson	33	33	---	---	---	66
Michael Durrette	28	30	---	---	7	65
Steve Jordan	30	18	---	---	15	63
Reggie Langhorne	22	27	---	---	14	63
Brett Miller	30	30	---	---	1	61
Bruce Armstrong	31	30	---	---	---	61
Homer Elias	27	25	---	---	---	52
Maurice Hurst	---	---	21	27	1	49
Victor Scott	---	---	11	23	14	48
Colin Powell	---	---	16	31	1	48
Chuck Cecil	---	---	21	24	1	46
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	12	24	5	41
Curtis Greer	---	---	16	24	---	40
Anthony Toney	23	11	---	---	6	40
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	15	23	1	39
Preston Dennard	1	16	---	---	21	38
Rich Stachowski	---	---	14	23	1	38
Anthony Miller	17	20	---	---	1	38
Bill Romanowski	---	---	17	20	1	38
James Marshall	---	---	4	18	15	37
Mark Jerue	---	---	12	23	2	37
Danny Peebles	9	19	---	---	8	36
J.C. Wilson	---	---	9	17	9	35
Gaston Green	13	7	---	---	15	35
Kelvin Bryant	7	11	---	---	16	34
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	14	16	3	33
Mike Charles	---	---	13	18	1	32
Mike Young	13	19	---	---	---	32
John Williams	16	13	---	---	---	29
Tim Wrightman	14	4	---	---	6	24
Todd Shell	---	---	7	13	4	24
Rick Vaughn	---	---	10	8	5	23
Ray Ellis	---	---	10	10	1	21
Willis Crockett	---	---	4	7	10	21
Jeff Walker	5	6	---	---	7	18
Jethro Franklin	---	---	6	9	3	18
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	4	3	9	16
Ron Hallstrom	5	3	---	---	7	15
Curt Marsh	6	8	---	---	---	14
Tyrone Keys	---	---	6	2	5	13
Dennis Swilley	1	2	---	---	6	9
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Carney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Knight	---	---	30	31	1	62
Don Mosebar	20	29	---	---	6	55
Ken O'Brien	22	33	---	---	---	55
Alex Gordon	---	---	28	25	2	55
Michael Irvin	22	33	---	---	---	55
Jay Hilgenberg	20	30	---	---	4	54
Carleton Bailey	---	---	29	21	4	54
William White	---	---	24	26	1	51
Bill S Preston	---	---	18	26	7	51
Stanley Wilson	16	21	---	---	13	50
Roberto Rohrer	19	25	---	---	6	50
Roy Jones Jr	14	20	---	---	14	48
Dan Majerle	12	25	---	---	11	48
Will Wolford	18	29	---	---	---	47
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	21	24	2	47
Rod Barksdale	18	27	---	---	---	45
David Tate	---	---	24	19	2	45
Les Miller	---	---	22	22	---	44
David Williams	18	26	---	---	---	44
Kevin Ross	---	---	24	17	1	42
Bill Maas	---	---	21	19	1	41
Jeff Lageman	---	---	14	21	5	40
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	8	17	14	39
Owen Gill	6	12	---	---	21	39
Tom Strauthers	---	---	19	12	1	32
Drew Hill	9	11	---	---	11	31
Sam Seale	---	---	6	15	10	31
Tom Magee	---	---	12	11	8	31
Rob Awalt	7	8	---	---	14	29
Dean Hamel	---	---	13	14	---	27
Ty Allert	---	---	12	11	4	27
Gregg Swartwoudt	7	16	---	---	3	26
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	11	5	9	25
Lomas Brown	8	10	---	---	6	24
Devon Mitchell	---	---	12	10	1	23
John Jefferson	4	6	---	---	11	21
Kevin Williams	---	---	9	12	---	21
John McClane	---	---	3	3	11	17
Willie Gault	0	0	---	---	14	14
Michael Haddix	2	2	---	---	8	12
Ed Brady	---	---	3	2	5	10
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Secules	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	20	86	4.3
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	7	8	1.1
Right	10	82	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Robinson	31	21	1	0	1	3	3	4	2

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	32	22	1	2	1	1	2	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	108	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	76	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	87	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	78	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	6	1	1	7	0	27
TE Steve Jordan	5	5	0	30	0	18
WR Preston Dennard	4	2	0	21	0	16
WR Anthony Miller	4	3	0	22	0	20
WR Mike Young	3	3	0	66	1	19
TE Tim Wrightman	2	2	0	7	0	4
FB Anthony Toney	2	1	0	13	0	11
RB John Williams	2	1	0	8	0	13
WR Danny Peebles	2	2	0	17	0	19
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0	0	0	11

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	8	6	0	45	0	33
FB Dan Majerle	5	3	0	48	1	25
RB Stanley Wilson	4	2	0	7	0	21
WR John Jefferson	3	1	0	3	0	6
WR Drew Hill	3	3	0	35	0	11
WR Rod Barksdale	3	2	1	19	0	27
TE Rob Awalt	3	3	0	23	0	8
TE Roy Jones Jr	3	2	0	3	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Williams	4	18	4.50	4.44
Gaston Green	2	18	9.00	3.08

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Robinson	1	1	3	3.00	6.16

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	2	2	35	17.50	5.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	3	3.00	3.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Hill	1	1	19	19.00	11.67
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	16	16.00	5.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Bryant	2	1
Gaston Green	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Robinson	10	8	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	8	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	1	0
WR Mike Young	2	2	2
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	1
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0
FB Anthony Toney	1	1	1
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	0
WR Danny Peebles	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Stanley Wilson	2	1	0
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	1
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	1	0
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	0
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)