Week 3, 1974

played in San Diego, CA

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New York (A) Titans	3	7	0	7	-	17
San Diego Chargers	0	17	14	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 NYT - Pat Leahy 41 field goal
2Q: 13:51 SDO - Monroe Eley 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 08:34 NYT - John Riggins 36 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 03:58 SDO - Broderick Van Pelt 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:12 SDO - Chester Marcol 48 field goal
3Q: 12:10 SDO - Broderick Van Pelt 26 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 03:05 SDO - Broderick Van Pelt 16 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 11:26 SDO - Ken Burrough 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 07:20 NYT - Everett Conley 9 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 NYT - Pat Leahy 41 field goal
2Q: 13:51 SDO - Monroe Eley 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 08:34 NYT - John Riggins 36 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 03:58 SDO - Broderick Van Pelt 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:12 SDO - Chester Marcol 48 field goal
3Q: 12:10 SDO - Broderick Van Pelt 26 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 03:05 SDO - Broderick Van Pelt 16 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 11:26 SDO - Ken Burrough 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 07:20 NYT - Everett Conley 9 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)

Team Statistics NYT SDO
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 18 28
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 10 19
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 300 448
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 4.84 7.11
Net Rushing Yards 132 127
- Rushing Attempts 31 29
- Yards per Rush 4.26 4.38
Net Passing Yards 168 321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 1 33 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 175 328
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 9.44
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/83 10/80
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 1/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/91 4/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:32 31:28

Team Statistics	NYT	SDO
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	18	28
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	10	19
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	300	448
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	4.84	7.11
Net Rushing Yards	132	127
- Rushing Attempts	31	29
- Yards per Rush	4.26	4.38
Net Passing Yards	168	321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 1	33 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	175	328
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	9.44
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/83	10/80
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	1/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/91	4/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:32	31:28

Drive Charts

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:15	OWN 20	13	56	Field Goal
1	6:04	1:44	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
1	2:19	0:50	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	13:41	5:23	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	3:52	2:00	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:59	3:18	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
3	2:57	1:49	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
4	11:19	4:07	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
4	2:11	1:32	OWN 20	10	43	Interception
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 18	1	9	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:45	1:41	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
1	4:20	2:01	OWN 12	5	13	Punt
1	1:29	2:48	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	8:18	4:26	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:47	OWN 26	6	43	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
3	8:41	5:44	OWN 6	10	94	Touchdown
3	1:08	4:49	OWN 4	10	96	Touchdown
4	7:12	5:01	OWN 34	8	18	Punt
4	0:39	0:36	OWN 20	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Riggins	25	120	4.80	36	1	1
Pete Banaszak	5	14	2.80	5	0	0
Joe Namath	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walt Garrison	16	86	5.38	15	4
Monroe Eley	12	33	2.75	18	1
Dan Fouts	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	30	17	175	1/7	1	18	1	70.8

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	33	27	328	1/7	5	38	0	147.6

Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Everett Conley	6	11	55	9.17	5	18	1
WR Jerald Bennett	3	4	36	12.00	0	14	0
RB Pete Banaszak	2	2	13	6.50	6	8	0
WR Randy Vataha	2	4	25	12.50	1	13	0
TE Eric Sanderson	2	2	24	12.00	1	13	0
FB John Riggins	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	4	17	17.00	3	17	0
TE John Beasley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Van Pelt	6	7	90	15.00	0	26	3
WR Johnny Rodgers	5	6	52	10.40	3	19	0
TE Jerry Smith	4	6	98	24.50	43	38	0
WR Jim Beirne	3	3	28	9.33	0	15	0
WR Ken Burrough	3	3	12	4.00	1	6	1
RB Walt Garrison	2	3	10	5.00	6	6	0
WR Mike Siani	2	3	30	15.00	11	25	0
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0

Interception Statistics

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov
John Riggins	1	0
Daryl Bernstein	1	0
John Beasley	0	1
David Shiancoe	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bob Lurtsema	0	0	1	0
Claude Dawson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	5	206	41.2	38.0	51	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	4	195	48.8	40.8	60	1

Kicking Statistics

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daryl Bernstein	1	12	12.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Holmes	2	62	31.0	0
Daryl Bernstein	1	29	29.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	3	76	25.3	0
Johnny Rodgers	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Kolen	6	1	0.0	22	32
S Roderick Vance	5	2	0.0	18	25
ILB Jim LeClair	5	1	0.0	29	33
CB Earlie Thomas	5	1	0.0	24	31
DE Richard Neal	4	4	0.0	28	31
DT Rickey McBeal	4	0	0.0	23	30
DT Roosevelt Winters	3	0	1.0	14	10
S Daniel Reiner	3	7	0.0	28	33
DE Deron DeLorraine	3	0	0.0	23	30
ILB Tyrus Heskew	3	0	0.0	5	7
S Warren Burroughs	2	2	0.0	9	11
CB Lawrence Wiggins	2	1	0.0	23	28
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	1	0.0	17	22
ILB John Ebersole	2	0	0.0	12	9
QB Joe Namath	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rob Maloney	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	0.0	7	2
CB Vernon McAlister	1	0	0.0	6	6

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Babb	10	2	0.0	28	29
S Dick Conn	6	1	0.0	28	31
OLB Charles Anthony	6	0	0.0	27	23
S Sam Williams	4	2	0.0	24	27
CB Nathan Conrady	4	2	0.0	29	29
CB Ernie Jackson	3	1	0.0	29	28
DE Mel Lunsford	2	1	1.0	29	29
OLB Ray May	2	5	0.0	26	28
DT Bob Lurtsema	2	2	0.0	17	13
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	0.0	14	20
ILB Jack LeVeck	2	0	0.0	4	4
DE Ron Carpenter	1	2	0.0	30	30
DE Mike Barnes	1	0	0.0	25	28
CB Levi Johnson	1	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Don Goode	0	1	0.0	8	5
ILB Bob Pifferini	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (A)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Roosevelt Winters	1.0	0	0	10
DE Richard Neal	0.0	1	1	31
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	0	1	30

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mel Lunsford	1.0	1	1	0	29
OLB Ray May	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (A)	Caught	PPlay
OLB Mike Kolen	7	32
CB Earlie Thomas	5	31
S Roderick Vance	4	25
DE Deron DeLorraine	2	30
ILB Tyrus Heskew	2	7
ILB John Ebersole	1	9
ILB Jim LeClair	1	33
DE Richard Neal	1	31
CB Kennedy McCargo	1	22
S Daniel Reiner	1	33
DT Roosevelt Winters	1	10
S Warren Burroughs	1	11

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Brooks	3	1	0	20
S Dick Conn	3	1	0	31
CB Nathan Conrady	3	1	0	29
S Sam Williams	2	2	0	27
S Charlie Babb	2	0	0	29
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	1	28
OLB Charles Anthony	1	0	0	23
CB Levi Johnson	1	0	0	6
OLB Ray May	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Burgess	3	9	26	0	25
Chuck Hutchison	3	7	28	0	26
Todd Watkins	2	5	23	0	24
Rich Druschel	1	2	25	0	23
David Shiancoe	0	3	27	0	28
Karl Chandler	0	2	14	0	15
Bob Johnson	0	1	8	1	11
Randal Farley	0	1	4	0	3

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carl Mauck	4	9	1	20	0	21
Joe Brunson	2	3	1	12	0	20
Russ Washington	1	4	0	25	0	27
Seth Hallen	1	2	0	15	0	17
Jerry Smith	1	1	0	25	0	24
Chester Brennan	1	1	0	9	0	13
Tom Condon	0	3	0	18	0	19
Solomon Freelon	0	2	0	16	0	18
Dave Lapham	0	1	0	16	1	10
Bo Matthews	0	1	0	12	0	13
Gerald Taylor	0	1	0	14	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Vataha	3	17
Pete Banaszak	1	21
Bob Johnson	1	6

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Claude Dawson	2	16
Jim Beirne	1	16
Don Goode	1	11

Participation

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daniel Reiner	---	---	28	33	4	65
Jim LeClair	---	---	29	33	1	63
Joe Namath	31	31	---	---	---	62
Richard Neal	---	---	28	31	3	62
David Shiancoe	27	28	---	---	6	61
Earlie Thomas	---	---	24	31	3	58
Mike Kolen	---	---	22	32	1	55
Rich Druschel	25	23	---	---	6	54
Chuck Hutchison	28	26	---	---	---	54
Rickey McBeal	---	---	23	30	1	54
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	23	30	1	54
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	17	22	14	53
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	23	28	1	52
Jesse Burgess	26	25	---	---	---	51
Everett Conley	17	18	---	---	14	49
Daryl Bernstein	16	19	---	---	14	49
Robert Holmes	16	19	---	---	13	48
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	22	24	1	47
Todd Watkins	23	24	---	---	---	47
John Riggins	26	18	---	---	1	45
Randy Vataha	13	15	---	---	17	45
Roderick Vance	---	---	18	25	2	45
Pete Banaszak	6	14	---	---	21	41
Jerald Bennett	21	19	---	---	1	41
John Beasley	14	16	---	---	6	36
Eric Sanderson	18	14	---	---	4	36
Karl Chandler	14	15	---	---	6	35
John Ebersole	---	---	12	9	6	27
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	14	10	2	26
Bob Johnson	8	11	---	---	6	25
Irv Newton	4	0	---	---	17	21
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	5	7	9	21
Vernon McAlister	---	---	6	6	9	21
Warren Burroughs	---	---	9	11	1	21
Christian Howe	---	---	7	2	11	20
Randal Farley	4	3	---	---	6	13
Rob Maloney	---	---	2	4	6	12
Marvin Warfield	---	---	1	1	9	11
Hardy Tucker	---	---	1	5	4	10
Ricky Baker	4	3	---	---	---	7
Ron Acks	---	---	5	0	---	5
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jack DeGrenier	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	1	1
Harold Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dick Conn	---	---	28	31	11	70
Charlie Babb	---	---	28	29	7	64
Mike Siani	20	27	---	---	15	62
Ron Carpenter	---	---	30	30	1	61
Dan Fouts	26	34	---	---	---	60
Mel Lunsford	---	---	29	29	1	59
Nathan Conrady	---	---	29	29	1	59
Ernie Jackson	---	---	29	28	1	58
Walt Garrison	16	21	---	---	19	56
Ray May	---	---	26	28	1	55
Mike Barnes	---	---	25	28	1	54
Jerry Smith	25	24	---	---	5	54
Charles Anthony	---	---	27	23	2	52
Russ Washington	25	27	---	---	---	52
Sam Williams	---	---	24	27	1	52
Johnny Rodgers	17	19	---	---	10	46
Bobby Brooks	---	---	14	20	11	45
Ken Burrough	18	19	---	---	4	41
Tom Condon	18	19	---	---	4	41
Carl Mauck	20	21	---	---	---	41
Broderick Van Pelt	12	21	---	---	7	40
Gerald Taylor	14	25	---	---	---	39
Seth Hallen	15	17	---	---	5	37
Joe Brunson	12	20	---	---	3	35
Solomon Freelon	16	18	---	---	---	34
Dave Lapham	16	10	---	---	5	31
Bob Lurtsema	---	---	17	13	1	31
Bo Matthews	12	13	---	---	5	30
Monroe Eley	13	13	---	---	2	28
Jim Beirne	4	6	---	---	16	26
Chester Brennan	9	13	---	---	3	25
Don Goode	---	---	8	5	11	24
Levi Johnson	---	---	2	6	10	18
Jack LeVeck	---	---	4	4	10	18
Bob Pifferini	---	---	3	1	14	18
Mike Hawkins	1	1	---	---	14	16
Claude Dawson	0	0	---	---	16	16
Les Strayhorn	7	6	---	---	2	15
Ron Fernandes	---	---	5	1	5	11
Charles Davis	---	---	6	3	---	9
Bruce Mangum	---	---	5	4	---	9
Ed Benson	---	---	2	2	5	9
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dean Carlson	3	0	---	---	1	4
Bill Munson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	19	56	2.9
Right	4	46	11.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	16	73	4.6
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	30	17	0	0	5	5	1	1	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	33	27	5	2	1	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	53	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	117	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	113	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	105	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	96	13.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Everett Conley	11	6	2	55	18
WR Randy Vataha	4	2	2	25	15
WR Jerald Bennett	4	3	0	36	19
WR Daryl Bernstein	4	1	0	17	19
RB Pete Banaszak	2	2	0	13	14
TE John Beasley	2	0	1	0	16
TE Eric Sanderson	2	2	0	24	14
FB John Riggins	1	1	0	5	18

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Van Pelt	7	6	0	90	2	21
WR Johnny Rodgers	6	5	0	52	0	19
TE Jerry Smith	6	4	1	98	2	24
WR Jim Beirne	3	3	0	28	0	6
WR Ken Burrough	3	3	0	12	0	19
RB Walt Garrison	3	2	0	10	0	21
WR Mike Siani	3	2	0	30	1	27
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	0	1	0	13
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	7	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Riggins	1	7	7.00	4.80

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Monroe Eley	3	1	0.33	2.75
Walt Garrison	2	2	1.00	5.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	1	1	9	9.00	5.83

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	6	6	47	7.83	9.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Everett Conley	1	1	9	9.00	5.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Van Pelt	2	2	29	14.50	12.86
WR Ken Burrough	1	1	1	1.00	4.00
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Mike Siani	1	1	5	5.00	10.00
TE Jerry Smith	1	1	11	11.00	16.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
John Riggins	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Walt Garrison	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	11	6	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	9	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Everett Conley	4	2	1
WR Daryl Bernstein	3	0	0
WR Jerald Bennett	2	2	1
RB Pete Banaszak	1	1	1
WR Randy Vataha	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Van Pelt	3	2	2
WR Jim Beirne	1	1	1
RB Walt Garrison	1	1	1
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	1
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	0	0
WR Mike Siani	1	1	1
TE Jerry Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)