Week 3, 1997

played in San Diego, CA

77 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Tennessee Oilers	3	0	3	3	3	-	12
San Diego Chargers	3	6	0	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:29 SDO - Tommy Pickles 48 field goal
1Q: 03:28 TEN - Lucy Draper 39 field goal
2Q: 09:24 SDO - Tommy Pickles 47 field goal
2Q: 02:33 SDO - Tommy Pickles 39 field goal
3Q: 07:01 TEN - Lucy Draper 40 field goal
4Q: 02:26 TEN - Lucy Draper 38 field goal
OT: 10:51 TEN - Lucy Draper 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:29 SDO - Tommy Pickles 48 field goal
1Q: 03:28 TEN - Lucy Draper 39 field goal
2Q: 09:24 SDO - Tommy Pickles 47 field goal
2Q: 02:33 SDO - Tommy Pickles 39 field goal
3Q: 07:01 TEN - Lucy Draper 40 field goal
4Q: 02:26 TEN - Lucy Draper 38 field goal
OT: 10:51 TEN - Lucy Draper 31 field goal

Team Statistics TEN SDO
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 336 243
- Offensive Plays 69 68
- Yards per Play 4.87 3.57
Net Rushing Yards 82 75
- Rushing Attempts 15 32
- Yards per Rush 5.47 2.34
Net Passing Yards 254 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 33 - 1 35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 282 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.70 4.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/85 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 2/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 3/96
Interception Ret./Yards 1/37 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:14 30:00

Team Statistics	TEN	SDO
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	336	243
- Offensive Plays	69	68
- Yards per Play	4.87	3.57
Net Rushing Yards	82	75
- Rushing Attempts	15	32
- Yards per Rush	5.47	2.34
Net Passing Yards	254	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 33 - 1	35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	282	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.70	4.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/85	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	2/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	3/96
Interception Ret./Yards	1/37	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:14	30:00

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 30	5	29	Punt
1	6:21	1:24	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
1	4:47	1:26	OPP 20	3	-2	Field Goal
1	2:00	3:11	OWN 33	9	28	Punt
2	9:19	3:55	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
2	2:25	2:08	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	13:02	6:09	OWN 14	13	63	Field Goal
3	0:34	1:17	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	13:01	2:04	OWN 10	4	26	Punt
4	9:26	7:08	OWN 21	14	58	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:10	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
OT1	12:44	1:58	OWN 22	4	64	Field Goal

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	4:54	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
1	4:57	0:10	OWN 48	1	0	Interception
1	3:21	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:49	4:30	OWN 20	12	50	Field Goal
2	5:24	2:59	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 36	2	0	Half
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
3	6:53	6:19	OWN 24	12	38	Punt
4	14:17	1:16	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	10:57	1:31	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
4	2:18	1:28	OWN 46	6	36	Fumble
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 16	2	0	Missed FG
OT1	15:00	2:16	OWN 34	5	11	Punt

Game MVP: Jeff George, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rey Mysterio Jr	8	79	9.88	54	2
Sedrick Shaw	5	-2	-0.40	6	0
Jeff George	1	4	4.00	4	0
Joe Aska	1	1	1.00	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Garrison Hearst	22	51	2.32	8	0
Ki-Jana Carter	7	11	1.57	11	1
Scott Mitchell	2	12	6.00	7	0
Reggie Cobb	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff George	49	33	282	5/28	0	32	1	73.7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	35	20	176	1/8	0	41	1	58.7

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Haywood Jeffires	11	15	128	11.64	34	28
WR Lonzell Hill	5	9	44	8.80	0	18
WR Ben Johnson	5	7	51	10.20	0	32
WR Joaquin Stuckey	4	7	26	6.50	0	10
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	2	2	1	0.50	0	2
RB Sedrick Shaw	2	3	18	9.00	6	15
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Donnell Bennett	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	2	4	4.00	4	4
TE Itula Mili	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Robert Brooks	6	7	39	6.50	2	18
FB Reggie Cobb	4	4	30	7.50	23	26
WR Michael Irvin	3	5	36	12.00	14	23
TE Tony McGee	3	6	19	6.33	7	9
WR Jerry Rice	2	7	49	24.50	30	41
RB Garrison Hearst	2	3	3	1.50	3	2
WR Kenny Lofton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Andrew Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dexter Bahr	1	37	37.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darryl Henley	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	0	0
Kevin Turner	0	1	0
Ray Moreno	0	1	0
Vincent Brown	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Garrison Hearst	1	0	0	0
Corey Fuller	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	7	314	44.9	30.9	61	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	286	47.7	41.8	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	3/4	2/2	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joaquin Stuckey	3	15	5.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Miller	2	38	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	18	18.0	0
Macey Brooks	1	20	20.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	2	66	33.0	0
Kenny Lofton	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	8	3	0.0	30	31
DT Israel Miller	6	0	0.0	24	16
DT Shane Dronett	5	2	0.0	18	24
OLB Vincent Brown	5	1	0.0	16	8
S Alvin Walton	5	0	0.0	30	32
ILB Curtis Jackson III	4	1	1.0	4	8
OLB Mike Vrabel	4	2	0.0	20	25
S Mark Carrier	4	1	0.0	26	32
CB Dexter Bahr	2	1	0.0	28	33
S George Teague	2	1	0.0	16	25
CB James Hasty	2	0	0.0	30	35
CB Chris Dishman	1	1	0.0	11	12
DE Anthony Smith	1	1	0.0	22	25
S Ron Granger	1	1	0.0	6	7
DE Shante Carver	1	1	0.0	27	26
DE Hugh Douglas	1	1	0.0	20	28
C Jeff Christy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Carlos Jenkins	0	2	0.0	12	11

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Vaughn	10	1	0.0	14	51
CB Corey Fuller	6	4	0.0	12	40
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	6	0	0.0	13	52
S Brian Washington	5	2	0.0	15	50
CB Darryl Henley	5	2	0.0	14	53
DE Melvin Donnalley	4	0	2.0	12	44
OLB Bill Romanowski	4	0	0.0	12	43
DT Jeff Wright	2	0	1.0	11	37
DT Dan Footman	2	0	1.0	9	37
CB Willie Williams	2	2	0.0	14	50
DE Eric England	1	0	1.0	4	14
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	1	0.0	6	17
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	0.0	11	40
TE Tony McGee	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jamie Fields	1	0	0.0	1	9
DT Mark Campbell	1	0	0.0	4	13
T Matt Lepsis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ed Jasper	1	0	0.0	6	17
S Sam Garnes	1	0	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Curtis Jackson III	1.0	0	0	0	8
DT Shane Dronett	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Anthony Smith	0.0	0	1	1	25
DE Ray Moreno	0.0	0	1	0	17

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin Donnalley	2.0	0	1	0	44
DE Eric England	1.0	1	0	0	14
DT Jeff Wright	1.0	0	2	1	37
DT Dan Footman	1.0	0	1	1	37
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	0	3	0	40
DT Alfred Oglesby	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0	31
OLB Vincent Brown	3	0	0	8
CB James Hasty	2	3	0	35
CB Dexter Bahr	2	1	1	33
ILB Curtis Jackson III	2	0	0	8
OLB Mike Vrabel	2	0	0	25
S George Teague	1	1	0	25
CB Chris Dishman	1	0	0	12
S Mark Carrier	1	0	0	32
DT Israel Miller	1	0	0	16
DE Shante Carver	1	0	0	26

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rick Vaughn	6	0	0	51
CB Corey Fuller	5	0	0	40
CB Darryl Henley	4	1	1	53
OLB Bill Romanowski	3	0	0	43
S Brian Washington	3	0	0	50
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	3	0	0	52
CB Willie Williams	2	1	0	50
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	0	17
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	0	40
OLB Jamie Fields	1	0	0	9
DE Melvin Donnalley	1	0	0	44
DT Mark Campbell	1	0	0	13
DT Ed Jasper	1	0	0	17
S Sam Garnes	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Michels	2	5	11	1	40
Jeff Davidson	2	2	15	0	54
Alfred Pupunu	1	2	10	0	24
Jeff Christy	1	2	15	0	54
George Hegamin	0	2	4	1	14
Wally Williams	0	1	15	3	54

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed King	3	7	32	1	36
Jerry Fontenot	2	7	32	0	36
Pete Russell	1	1	7	0	6
Pete Kendall	0	5	32	0	36
Reggie Cobb	0	4	19	0	21
Bruce Armstrong	0	3	32	0	36
Matt Lepsis	0	2	32	0	36
Tony McGee	0	1	25	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Itula Mili	1	18
Alex Van Dyke	1	17
Jay Pennison	1	11
Wally Williams	1	11
Kevin Turner	1	9

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Miller	2	26
Ki-Jana Carter	1	25
Corey Fuller	1	12
Garrison Hearst	1	1

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Davidson	15	54	---	---	11	80
Sid Miller	15	54	---	---	11	80
Wally Williams	15	54	---	---	11	80
James Hasty	---	---	30	35	4	69
Jeff George	15	54	---	---	---	69
Jeff Christy	15	54	---	---	---	69
Lonzell Hill	11	42	---	---	15	68
Alvin Walton	---	---	30	32	4	66
Mike Vrabel	---	---	20	25	21	66
Dexter Bahr	---	---	28	33	4	65
Pepper Johnson	---	---	30	31	3	64
Mark Carrier	---	---	26	32	3	61
Haywood Jeffires	14	43	---	---	---	57
Hugh Douglas	---	---	20	28	9	57
Shante Carver	---	---	27	26	3	56
Joaquin Stuckey	8	38	---	---	6	52
John Michels	11	40	---	---	---	51
Anthony Smith	---	---	22	25	2	49
Israel Miller	---	---	24	16	8	48
Chris Dishman	---	---	11	12	24	47
George Teague	---	---	16	25	4	45
Shane Dronett	---	---	18	24	2	44
Rey Mysterio Jr	9	30	---	---	4	43
Alfred Pupunu	10	24	---	---	8	42
Donnell Bennett	10	21	---	---	11	42
Sedrick Shaw	5	15	---	---	20	40
Ben Johnson	5	29	---	---	---	34
Ray Moreno	---	---	12	17	2	31
Alex Van Dyke	1	12	---	---	17	30
Ron Granger	---	---	6	7	15	28
Itula Mili	0	8	---	---	18	26
Vincent Brown	---	---	16	8	1	25
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	12	11	1	24
Curtis Jackson III	---	---	4	8	9	21
Macey Brooks	0	4	---	---	15	19
George Hegamin	4	14	---	---	---	18
Joe Aska	2	4	---	---	6	12
Jay Pennison	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kevin Turner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Patrick Sapp	---	---	0	1	7	8
David Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Armstrong	32	36	---	---	10	78
Pete Kendall	32	36	---	---	10	78
Robert Brooks	26	30	---	---	16	72
Darryl Henley	---	---	14	53	4	71
Brian Washington	---	---	15	50	5	70
Rick Vaughn	---	---	14	51	4	69
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	13	52	4	69
Willie Williams	---	---	14	50	5	69
Jerry Fontenot	32	36	---	---	---	68
Scott Mitchell	32	36	---	---	---	68
Ed King	32	36	---	---	---	68
Matt Lepsis	32	36	---	---	---	68
Corey Fuller	---	---	12	40	12	64
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	12	44	3	59
Bill Romanowski	---	---	12	43	3	58
Tony McGee	25	23	---	---	8	56
Vera De Milo	---	---	11	40	4	55
Garrison Hearst	23	29	---	---	1	53
Dan Footman	---	---	9	37	5	51
Jeff Wright	---	---	11	37	2	50
Reggie Cobb	19	21	---	---	9	49
Jerry Rice	22	23	---	---	---	45
Marvcus Patton	---	---	6	17	22	45
Ki-Jana Carter	9	7	---	---	25	41
Kenny Lofton	10	15	---	---	9	34
Michael Irvin	10	18	---	---	5	33
Andrew Jordan	7	8	---	---	18	33
Ed Jasper	---	---	6	17	6	29
Anthony Miller	2	0	---	---	26	28
Mark Campbell	---	---	4	13	8	25
Pete Russell	7	6	---	---	11	24
Tory James	---	---	1	4	14	19
Jamie Fields	---	---	1	9	8	18
Eric England	---	---	4	14	---	18
Anthony Dorsett	---	---	0	4	12	16
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	4	10	1	15
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	10	10
Fred Lamson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ronnie Booty	---	---	1	3	5	9
Sam Garnes	---	---	1	6	2	9
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chad Levitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Druckenmiller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	6	15	2.5
Right	5	54	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	19	45	2.4
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff George	49	33	3	1	3	2	8	2	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	35	20	3	1	5	5	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-2	-0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	20	135	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	71	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	78	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	52	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	99	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	15	11	1	128	2	43
WR Lonzell Hill	9	5	2	44	0	42
WR Ben Johnson	7	5	0	51	1	29
WR Joaquin Stuckey	7	4	0	26	0	38
RB Sedrick Shaw	3	2	0	18	0	15
FB Donnell Bennett	2	1	0	2	0	21
WR Alex Van Dyke	2	1	0	4	0	12
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	2	2	0	1	0	30
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	0	5	0	24
TE Itula Mili	1	1	0	3	0	8

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	7	2	2	49	1	23
WR Robert Brooks	7	6	0	39	0	30
TE Tony McGee	6	3	1	19	0	23
WR Michael Irvin	5	3	2	36	1	18
FB Reggie Cobb	4	4	0	30	1	21
RB Garrison Hearst	3	2	0	3	0	29
WR Kenny Lofton	2	0	0	0	0	15
TE Andrew Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	1.00	9.88
Sedrick Shaw	1	-2	-2.00	-0.40

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	4	-1	-0.25	2.32
Reggie Cobb	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	1	1	5	5.00	5.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	5	5.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Aska	1	1
Sedrick Shaw	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	4	2
Scott Mitchell	2	0
Ki-Jana Carter	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff George	13	9	5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	4	3
WR Ben Johnson	2	2	0
WR Alex Van Dyke	2	1	1
WR Lonzell Hill	1	1	1
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	0	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	2	1	1
WR Robert Brooks	2	2	2
TE Tony McGee	2	0	0
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	1
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	1
RB Garrison Hearst	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)