Week 8, 1974

played in New Orleans, LA

51 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	7	14	0	7	-	28
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 SDO - Mike Siani 14 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 04:16 NOS - Henry Childs 2 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 14:19 SDO - Ken Burrough 11 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 02:14 SDO - Mike Siani 5 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:13 NOS - Jim Bakken 26 field goal
4Q: 14:52 SDO - Walt Garrison 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 SDO - Mike Siani 14 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 04:16 NOS - Henry Childs 2 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 14:19 SDO - Ken Burrough 11 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 02:14 SDO - Mike Siani 5 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:13 NOS - Jim Bakken 26 field goal
4Q: 14:52 SDO - Walt Garrison 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics SDO NOS
Record 4-4 2-6
First Downs 23 22
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 362 329
- Offensive Plays 65 70
- Yards per Play 5.57 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 82 109
- Rushing Attempts 27 21
- Yards per Rush 3.04 5.19
Net Passing Yards 280 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 46 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 286 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/26
- Yards per Pass Play 7.37 4.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 17
Time of Possession 31:21 28:39

Team Statistics	SDO	NOS
Record	4-4	2-6
First Downs	23	22
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	362	329
- Offensive Plays	65	70
- Yards per Play	5.57	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	82	109
- Rushing Attempts	27	21
- Yards per Rush	3.04	5.19
Net Passing Yards	280	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	46 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	286	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/26
- Yards per Pass Play	7.37	4.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 17
Time of Possession	31:21	28:39

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:51	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
1	4:08	4:56	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	8:11	6:07	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:45	1:04	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	5:07	5:22	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	11:45	1:14	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
4	8:09	1:47	OPP 45	3	-2	Punt
4	4:56	2:53	OPP 23	7	22	Fumble
4	1:23	1:23	OPP 1	2	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:09	5:01	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	14:12	6:01	OWN 18	11	50	Punt
2	2:04	1:57	OWN 20	9	71	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:15	OWN 20	4	3	Punt
3	10:41	5:34	OWN 20	9	44	Punt
4	14:45	3:00	OWN 15	6	43	Punt
4	10:31	2:22	OWN 23	10	22	Downs
4	6:22	1:26	OWN 11	7	12	Downs
4	2:03	0:40	OWN 1	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Monroe Eley	14	62	4.43	14	1
Walt Garrison	11	22	2.00	6	0
Dan Fouts	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Matt Muhammad	12	67	5.58	16	2	0
Jim Kiick	9	42	4.67	11	2	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	37	25	286	1/6	4	22	0	126.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Manning	46	24	246	3/26	1	30	0	75.0

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Burrough	5	7	66	13.20	3	22	1
WR Broderick Van Pelt	5	7	52	10.40	5	17	0
WR Mike Siani	4	6	28	7.00	1	14	2
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	4	42	14.00	0	20	0
TE Jerry Smith	3	6	29	9.67	9	14	0
WR Jim Beirne	2	2	27	13.50	8	14	0
RB Walt Garrison	2	2	23	11.50	3	13	1
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	19	19.00	5	19	0
RB Les Strayhorn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mike Hawkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Sam Cunningham	5	5	40	8.00	1	12	0
WR Richard Sims	5	13	39	7.80	0	21	0
WR Larry Wilcox	3	6	38	12.67	10	30	0
TE Henry Childs	2	4	23	11.50	0	21	1
WR Ike Harris	2	5	28	14.00	0	17	0
RB Jim Kiick	2	2	47	23.50	45	26	0
TE Eric Cook	2	2	13	6.50	0	8	0
WR Tony Galloway	2	7	14	7.00	0	12	0
RB Matt Muhammad	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Force
Monroe Eley	1	0
Dick Conn	0	1
Bob Lurtsema	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Archie Manning	1	0	0
Matt Muhammad	1	0	0
Joe Federspiel	0	1	0
Bruce Rasmussen	0	1	0
Richard Sims	0	1	0
Walt Tamaarkin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	3	173	57.7	49.7	72	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	4	158	39.5	27.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Bakken	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	1	9	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	1	1	1.0	0
Larry Wilcox	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	1	27	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sam Williams	8	3	0.0	16	45
S Charlie Babb	7	0	0.0	21	48
S Dick Conn	7	0	0.0	17	31
OLB Ray May	6	1	0.0	19	48
DE Ron Carpenter	4	1	2.5	19	47
DT Bob Lurtsema	3	0	0.5	13	23
DE Mel Lunsford	2	2	0.0	16	46
CB Ernie Jackson	2	1	0.0	20	46
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	0.0	6	28
OLB Don Goode	2	0	0.0	6	7
ILB Jack LeVeck	2	0	0.0	3	3
CB Nathan Conrady	1	1	0.0	21	48
DE Bruce Mangum	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Charles Anthony	0	1	0.0	19	44
DT Charles Davis	0	1	0.0	6	3
ILB Bob Pifferini	0	1	0.0	2	2

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	10	4	0.0	27	36
ILB Joe Federspiel	6	1	0.0	25	33
OLB Dave Wilcox	5	2	1.0	25	33
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	5	1	0.0	23	29
DT Ricardo Browning	3	2	0.0	21	33
CB Walt Tamaarkin	3	1	0.0	25	33
DE Karl Lorch	3	0	0.0	24	34
OLB Sammy Everett	3	0	0.0	9	14
S Tracy Hanks	2	1	0.0	22	25
S Lenny Richard	2	1	0.0	7	10
CB J.B. Conway	2	0	0.0	22	26
CB Robbie Magana	2	0	0.0	21	30
OLB Chester Kuehl	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Derland Moore	0	3	0.0	25	34

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Carpenter	2.5	1	47
DT Bob Lurtsema	0.5	1	23
S Charlie Babb	0.0	1	48
DE Mike Barnes	0.0	1	46
CB Ernie Jackson	0.0	1	46
DE Mel Lunsford	0.0	1	46
OLB Ray May	0.0	1	48

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dave Wilcox	1.0	0	0	1	33
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	1	2	0	29
DT Derland Moore	0.0	1	1	1	34
ILB Joe Federspiel	0.0	0	1	0	33
DT Ricardo Browning	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sam Williams	6	1	45
S Dick Conn	5	0	31
OLB Ray May	5	0	48
S Charlie Babb	4	1	48
CB Bobby Brooks	1	1	28
CB Ernie Jackson	1	1	46
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	3
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	48
CB Levi Johnson	0	1	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	5	0	36
CB Walt Tamaarkin	4	0	33
OLB Dave Wilcox	3	0	33
CB J.B. Conway	3	0	26
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	0	33
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	2	0	29
OLB Sammy Everett	2	0	14
S Lenny Richard	1	1	10
OLB Chester Kuehl	1	0	6
CB Robbie Magana	1	0	30
S Tracy Hanks	1	0	25
DE Jim White	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Solomon Freelon	3	3	12	0	23
Carl Mauck	1	4	15	0	21
Chester Brennan	1	4	12	0	17
Jerry Smith	1	1	19	0	26
Russ Washington	1	1	20	0	30
Joe Brunson	0	4	13	0	18
Tom Condon	0	2	19	1	24
Dave Lapham	0	2	16	0	13
Bo Matthews	0	2	13	0	18
Seth Hallen	0	1	14	0	19
Gerald Taylor	0	1	14	0	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stephen Johnstone	3	4	0	16	0	27
Bruce Rasmussen	2	6	0	15	1	37
John Demarie	2	3	1	14	1	32
Thurman Cowley	2	2	0	10	0	28
Clarence Hironaka	1	3	0	17	0	33
Randy Rasmussen	1	2	1	12	0	28
Sam Cunningham	0	1	0	9	0	22
Cas Banaszek	0	0	0	16	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Don Goode	4	9
Jim Beirne	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Kuehl	1	15
Matt Muhammad	1	14

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Babb	---	---	21	48	7	76
Nathan Conrady	---	---	21	48	1	70
Ray May	---	---	19	48	1	68
Sam Williams	---	---	16	45	7	68
Ron Carpenter	---	---	19	47	1	67
Ernie Jackson	---	---	20	46	1	67
Charles Anthony	---	---	19	44	3	66
Dan Fouts	27	38	---	---	---	65
Mel Lunsford	---	---	16	46	1	63
Mike Barnes	---	---	15	46	1	62
Mike Siani	21	28	---	---	12	61
Russ Washington	20	30	---	---	---	50
Dick Conn	---	---	17	31	1	49
Jerry Smith	19	26	---	---	4	49
Tom Condon	19	24	---	---	3	46
Walt Garrison	12	20	---	---	14	46
Bobby Brooks	---	---	6	28	8	42
Broderick Van Pelt	13	23	---	---	5	41
Gerald Taylor	14	25	---	---	---	39
Bob Lurtsema	---	---	13	23	2	38
Johnny Rodgers	17	14	---	---	7	38
Ken Burrough	14	20	---	---	3	37
Carl Mauck	15	21	---	---	---	36
Seth Hallen	14	19	---	---	3	36
Solomon Freelon	12	23	---	---	---	35
Monroe Eley	15	18	---	---	1	34
Bo Matthews	13	18	---	---	3	34
Joe Brunson	13	18	---	---	3	34
Dave Lapham	16	13	---	---	3	32
Chester Brennan	12	17	---	---	---	29
Levi Johnson	---	---	0	15	8	23
Jim Beirne	5	6	---	---	11	22
Don Goode	---	---	6	7	9	22
Mike Hawkins	3	9	---	---	10	22
Ron Fernandes	---	---	5	3	4	12
Jack LeVeck	---	---	3	3	6	12
Les Strayhorn	3	8	---	---	1	12
Ed Benson	---	---	5	3	4	12
Claude Dawson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bob Pifferini	---	---	2	2	6	10
Charles Davis	---	---	6	3	---	9
Bruce Mangum	---	---	2	3	3	8
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dean Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Munson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Archie Manning	21	49	---	---	1	71
Tommy Myers	---	---	27	36	1	64
Joe Federspiel	---	---	25	33	1	59
Derland Moore	---	---	25	34	---	59
Karl Lorch	---	---	24	34	---	58
Dave Wilcox	---	---	25	33	---	58
Walt Tamaarkin	---	---	25	33	---	58
Cas Banaszek	16	38	---	---	3	57
Robbie Magana	---	---	21	30	6	57
Henry Childs	15	31	---	---	10	56
Bruce Rasmussen	15	37	---	---	4	56
Richard Sims	12	37	---	---	6	55
Clarence Hironaka	17	33	---	---	4	54
Ricardo Browning	---	---	21	33	---	54
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	23	29	---	52
Matt Muhammad	12	25	---	---	14	51
Tony Galloway	10	30	---	---	10	50
Ike Harris	14	28	---	---	6	48
J.B. Conway	---	---	22	26	---	48
Tracy Hanks	---	---	22	25	1	48
John Demarie	14	32	---	---	---	46
Randy Rasmussen	12	28	---	---	5	45
Stephen Johnstone	16	27	---	---	---	43
Thurman Cowley	10	28	---	---	3	41
Larry Wilcox	11	27	---	---	2	40
Sam Cunningham	9	22	---	---	8	39
Eric Cook	11	13	---	---	11	35
J.B. Aarhus	5	22	---	---	5	32
Jim Kiick	9	19	---	---	2	30
Harris Malinowski	---	---	9	16	3	28
Bob Grim	2	13	---	---	10	25
Lenny Richard	---	---	7	10	7	24
Sammy Everett	---	---	9	14	---	23
Chester Kuehl	---	---	2	6	15	23
Tommy Nobis	---	---	2	5	12	19
Jim White	---	---	5	9	3	17
John Brandon	---	---	1	7	8	16
Carl Gersbach	---	---	2	5	7	14
Jim Bakken	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Hadl	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	10	22	2.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	10	29	2.9
Right	9	66	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	37	25	2	0	3	2	5	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Manning	46	24	5	5	5	5	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	93	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	151	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	83	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	84	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	72	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Burrough	7	5	1	66	1	20
WR Broderick Van Pelt	7	5	0	52	0	23
WR Mike Siani	6	4	1	28	0	28
TE Jerry Smith	6	3	0	29	0	26
WR Johnny Rodgers	4	3	0	42	1	14
WR Jim Beirne	2	2	0	27	0	6
RB Walt Garrison	2	2	0	23	0	20
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	0	19	0	18
RB Les Strayhorn	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Mike Hawkins	1	0	1	0	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Sims	13	5	0	39	1	37
WR Tony Galloway	7	2	2	14	0	30
WR Larry Wilcox	6	3	2	38	1	27
RB Sam Cunningham	5	5	0	40	0	22
WR Ike Harris	5	2	1	28	0	28
TE Henry Childs	4	2	0	23	1	31
RB Jim Kiick	2	2	0	47	2	19
RB Matt Muhammad	2	1	0	4	0	25
TE Eric Cook	2	2	0	13	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Monroe Eley	4	10	2.50	4.43
Walt Garrison	4	8	2.00	2.00
Dan Fouts	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jim Kiick	3	11	3.67	4.67
Matt Muhammad	1	5	5.00	5.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	7	6	58	8.29	7.73

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Manning	1	1	2	2.00	5.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Burrough	2	1	11	5.50	9.43
WR Mike Siani	2	2	19	9.50	4.67
TE Jerry Smith	2	2	15	7.50	4.83
RB Walt Garrison	1	1	13	13.00	11.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Henry Childs	1	1	2	2.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	3	3
Walt Garrison	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Muhammad	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	11	8	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Manning	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	2	2
WR Ken Burrough	2	1	1
RB Walt Garrison	2	2	2
WR Mike Siani	2	1	1
WR Jim Beirne	1	1	1
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richard Sims	6	2	1
TE Henry Childs	1	0	0
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	1
WR Ike Harris	1	1	0
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	0
TE Eric Cook	1	1	1
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	1
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)