Week 12, 1974

played in San Diego, CA

79 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	3	7	0	0	-	10
San Diego Chargers	7	14	3	9	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 SDO - Monroe Eley 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 02:30 BAL - Fred Cox 45 field goal
2Q: 11:18 SDO - Monroe Eley 4 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 08:24 SDO - Monroe Eley 2 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 03:33 BAL - Rusty Tillman 49 interception return (Fred Cox extra point)
3Q: 09:56 SDO - Chester Marcol 41 field goal
4Q: 05:05 SDO - Chester Marcol 34 field goal
4Q: 02:32 SDO - Chester Marcol 33 field goal
4Q: 00:14 SDO - Chester Marcol 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 SDO - Monroe Eley 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 02:30 BAL - Fred Cox 45 field goal
2Q: 11:18 SDO - Monroe Eley 4 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 08:24 SDO - Monroe Eley 2 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 03:33 BAL - Rusty Tillman 49 interception return (Fred Cox extra point)
3Q: 09:56 SDO - Chester Marcol 41 field goal
4Q: 05:05 SDO - Chester Marcol 34 field goal
4Q: 02:32 SDO - Chester Marcol 33 field goal
4Q: 00:14 SDO - Chester Marcol 35 field goal

Team Statistics BAL SDO
Record 5-6 6-5
First Downs 10 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 6 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 163 338
- Offensive Plays 54 71
- Yards per Play 3.02 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 51 106
- Rushing Attempts 16 33
- Yards per Rush 3.19 3.21
Net Passing Yards 112 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 0 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 154 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/42 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 2.95 6.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/51 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/49 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 42
Time of Possession 24:37 35:23

Team Statistics	BAL	SDO
Record	5-6	6-5
First Downs	10	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	6	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	163	338
- Offensive Plays	54	71
- Yards per Play	3.02	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	51	106
- Rushing Attempts	16	33
- Yards per Rush	3.19	3.21
Net Passing Yards	112	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 0	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	154	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/42	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	2.95	6.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/51	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/49	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 42
Time of Possession	24:37	35:23

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	11:26	2:23	OWN 20	5	4	Fumble
1	7:32	5:07	OWN 16	8	56	Field Goal
2	11:12	1:37	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	8:18	1:44	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	1:02	0:30	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	9:51	3:59	OWN 28	6	32	Punt
3	2:45	1:49	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	14:51	4:00	OWN 5	6	35	Punt
4	8:50	1:39	OPP 45	3	-12	Fumble
4	4:59	1:21	OWN 20	6	4	Downs
4	2:26	0:34	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:17	2:51	OWN 42	6	18	Punt
1	9:03	1:31	OPP 24	3	24	Touchdown
1	2:25	6:13	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	9:35	1:17	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
2	6:34	3:13	OWN 17	6	19	Interception
2	3:21	2:19	OWN 20	7	19	Punt
2	0:32	0:31	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	5:09	OWN 23	9	53	Field Goal
3	5:52	3:07	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	0:56	1:05	50	3	-5	Punt
4	10:51	2:01	OWN 5	4	9	Punt
4	7:11	2:12	OPP 43	4	26	Field Goal
4	3:38	1:12	OPP 24	3	8	Field Goal
4	1:52	1:44	OPP 20	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ron Carpenter, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Calvin Hill	7	25	3.57	11	1
Tommy Thompson	6	18	3.00	8	0
Les Goodman	2	9	4.50	8	0
Steve Spurrier	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Monroe Eley	17	50	2.94	8	0	2
Walt Garrison	15	57	3.80	15	1	0
Bill Munson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Spurrier	30	16	154	8/42	0	22	0	67.9

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	36	21	245	2/13	1	52	1	76.7

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Len Garrett	3	3	37	12.33	1	20
WR Juan Jamison	3	5	32	10.67	0	11
WR Carlos Stevens	3	4	29	9.67	0	13
FB Bill Brown	2	4	6	3.00	0	5
WR Brad Kimberly	2	7	21	10.50	0	17
TE Jim Mandich	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Steve Odom	1	3	22	22.00	2	22
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	4	4.00	1	4

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Monroe Eley	5	6	24	4.80	6	11	1
WR Ken Burrough	4	5	49	12.25	10	26	0
RB Walt Garrison	3	5	15	5.00	13	8	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	6	50	16.67	2	21	0
TE Jerry Smith	3	5	78	26.00	32	52	0
WR Mike Siani	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	3	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Jim Beirne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rusty Tillman	1	49	49.00	1

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Spurrier	2	0	0	0
Chip Myrtle	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Johnny Rodgers	1	0	0
Charlie Babb	0	1	1
Mike Barnes	0	1	0
Mel Lunsford	0	1	0
Bob Lurtsema	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Long	7	292	41.7	35.6	55	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	6	280	46.7	34.8	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	4/4	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	1	11	11.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	3	54	18.0	0
Bruce Laird	1	26	26.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bobby Bryant	10	1	0.0	26	33
S Bruce Laird	8	1	0.0	32	35
CB Benny Barnes	5	0	0.0	28	24
OLB Ken Geddes	5	0	0.0	15	19
ILB Rusty Tillman	4	3	0.5	25	26
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	4	0	0.0	23	30
S Ray Brown	3	1	0.0	13	12
OLB Wayne Colman	3	0	0.0	9	13
DT John Dutton	2	3	0.5	33	37
CB Rick Volk	2	2	0.0	27	25
CB Bruce Taylor	2	0	0.0	30	34
DT Kyle Hendon	2	0	0.0	30	37
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	1	0.0	16	20
ILB Mike Curtis	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Fred Cook	0	3	1.0	31	35

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Babb	7	3	1.0	15	37
DE Ron Carpenter	4	1	2.0	16	36
DT Bob Lurtsema	4	1	1.0	13	15
OLB Charles Anthony	4	0	1.0	16	38
DE Mel Lunsford	4	0	1.0	16	36
S Sam Williams	3	0	0.0	9	37
DE Mike Barnes	2	0	1.0	9	36
S Dick Conn	2	0	1.0	10	35
CB Bobby Brooks	2	1	0.0	3	23
OLB Ray May	2	1	0.0	15	37
CB Ernie Jackson	2	0	0.0	15	36
CB Nathan Conrady	1	3	0.0	16	37
DT Charles Davis	1	0	0.0	7	2
DT Ron Fernandes	1	0	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Fred Cook	1.0	1	1	35
DT John Dutton	0.5	0	3	37
ILB Rusty Tillman	0.5	0	0	26
CB Rick Volk	0.0	0	1	25
DT Kyle Hendon	0.0	0	1	37

San Diego	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Ron Carpenter	2.0	1	1	36
DE Mel Lunsford	1.0	2	0	36
DE Mike Barnes	1.0	1	0	36
OLB Charles Anthony	1.0	0	0	38
S Charlie Babb	1.0	0	0	37
S Dick Conn	1.0	0	0	35
DT Bob Lurtsema	1.0	0	0	15
CB Nathan Conrady	0.0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Benny Barnes	5	0	0	24
CB Bobby Bryant	4	0	0	33
OLB Wayne Colman	3	1	0	13
OLB Ken Geddes	3	1	0	19
CB Bruce Taylor	2	1	0	34
S Ray Brown	1	0	0	12
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	0	0	30
CB Rick Volk	1	0	0	25
DT Kyle Hendon	1	0	0	37
ILB Rusty Tillman	0	1	1	26

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Charlie Babb	4	0	37
S Sam Williams	3	0	37
OLB Ray May	2	1	37
CB Ernie Jackson	2	0	36
S Dick Conn	1	2	35
OLB Charles Anthony	1	0	38
DE Mike Barnes	1	0	36
CB Bobby Brooks	1	0	23
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Fitzgerald	1	4	11	0	28
Conrad Dobler	1	2	14	0	33
Donnie Green	1	1	8	4	19
Tim Stokes	1	1	9	3	31
Len Garrett	1	1	10	0	21
Kendall Blair	1	1	5	0	10
Elbert Drungo	0	2	15	1	26
Cornell Forte	0	2	11	0	27
Bill Brown	0	1	8	0	12

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerald Taylor	4	5	18	0	24
Joe Brunson	2	7	17	0	19
Russ Washington	1	3	26	1	29
Jerry Smith	1	1	21	0	22
Chester Brennan	1	1	8	0	10
Carl Mauck	0	4	25	0	28
Tom Condon	0	3	21	1	25
Seth Hallen	0	3	15	0	15
Solomon Freelon	0	2	18	0	22
Dave Lapham	0	2	17	0	18
Bo Matthews	0	1	13	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Chip Myrtle	3	32
Brad Kimberly	1	15
Calvin Hill	1	10
Donnie Green	1	8

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Beirne	3	22
Mike Hawkins	1	14
Don Goode	1	13

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Taylor	---	---	30	34	20	84
Bruce Laird	---	---	32	35	15	82
John Dutton	---	---	33	37	4	74
Kyle Hendon	---	---	30	37	4	71
Fred Cook	---	---	31	35	4	70
Chip Myrtle	---	---	16	20	32	68
Benny Barnes	---	---	28	24	14	66
Bobby Bryant	---	---	26	33	2	61
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	23	30	3	56
Conrad Dobler	14	33	---	---	8	55
Rick Volk	---	---	27	25	3	55
Brad Kimberly	8	32	---	---	15	55
Steve Spurrier	16	38	---	---	---	54
Rusty Tillman	---	---	25	26	2	53
John Fitzgerald	11	28	---	---	8	47
Juan Jamison	9	25	---	---	12	46
Elbert Drungo	15	26	---	---	2	43
Ken Geddes	---	---	15	19	7	41
Tim Stokes	9	31	---	---	---	40
Les Goodman	4	15	---	---	20	39
Cornell Forte	11	27	---	---	---	38
Ray Brown	---	---	13	12	11	36
Len Garrett	10	21	---	---	5	36
Donnie Green	8	19	---	---	8	35
George Daney	7	16	---	---	8	31
Calvin Hill	7	12	---	---	10	29
Steve Odom	7	21	---	---	1	29
Zack Lang	---	---	8	13	8	29
Carlos Stevens	9	19	---	---	1	29
Mike Curtis	---	---	8	12	6	26
Po James	4	8	---	---	13	25
Wayne Colman	---	---	9	13	2	24
Bill Brown	8	12	---	---	3	23
Jim Mandich	6	11	---	---	6	23
Kendall Blair	5	10	---	---	6	21
Gary Parris	1	1	---	---	18	20
Tommy Thompson	7	13	---	---	---	20
Mike Hennigan	---	---	2	4	10	16
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	3	4	6	13
David Merlo	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ken Gannon	---	---	3	5	---	8
Phillip Long	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rick Fontenot	---	---	1	0	---	1
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Fouts	30	38	---	---	---	68
Charlie Babb	---	---	15	37	9	61
Walt Garrison	16	20	---	---	21	57
Johnny Rodgers	22	25	---	---	10	57
Sam Williams	---	---	9	37	11	57
Ken Burrough	20	25	---	---	11	56
Charles Anthony	---	---	16	38	1	55
Russ Washington	26	29	---	---	---	55
Jerry Smith	21	22	---	---	11	54
Nathan Conrady	---	---	16	37	1	54
Ron Carpenter	---	---	16	36	1	53
Tom Condon	21	25	---	---	7	53
Mel Lunsford	---	---	16	36	1	53
Carl Mauck	25	28	---	---	---	53
Ray May	---	---	15	37	1	53
Broderick Van Pelt	19	18	---	---	16	53
Ernie Jackson	---	---	15	36	1	52
Mike Barnes	---	---	9	36	2	47
Dick Conn	---	---	10	35	2	47
Mike Siani	21	26	---	---	---	47
Joe Brunson	17	19	---	---	10	46
Dave Lapham	17	18	---	---	10	45
Bo Matthews	13	13	---	---	17	43
Gerald Taylor	18	24	---	---	---	42
Solomon Freelon	18	22	---	---	---	40
Seth Hallen	15	15	---	---	10	40
Jim Beirne	8	9	---	---	22	39
Bobby Brooks	---	---	3	23	10	36
Monroe Eley	17	18	---	---	---	35
Bob Lurtsema	---	---	13	15	4	32
Mike Hawkins	4	6	---	---	14	24
Don Goode	---	---	7	2	13	22
Chester Brennan	8	10	---	---	3	21
Claude Dawson	0	0	---	---	20	20
Ron Fernandes	---	---	7	3	6	16
Levi Johnson	---	---	0	1	15	16
Bob Pifferini	---	---	1	2	13	16
Les Strayhorn	4	8	---	---	4	16
Jack LeVeck	---	---	1	1	10	12
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	12	12
Charles Davis	---	---	7	2	---	9
Ed Benson	---	---	0	2	6	8
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bruce Mangum	---	---	0	2	4	6
Dean Carlson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bill Munson	3	0	---	---	---	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	4	20	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	44	4.0
Middle	13	36	2.8
Right	8	27	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Spurrier	30	16	2	3	3	3	0	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	36	21	3	1	2	4	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	26	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	64	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	59	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	31	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	125	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	73	10.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Kimberly	7	2	1	21	0	32
WR Juan Jamison	5	3	0	32	0	25
FB Bill Brown	4	2	0	6	0	12
WR Carlos Stevens	4	3	0	29	0	19
TE Len Garrett	3	3	0	37	1	21
TE Jim Mandich	3	1	2	3	0	11
WR Steve Odom	3	1	0	22	1	21
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	0	4	0	13

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Monroe Eley	6	5	0	24	0	18
WR Johnny Rodgers	6	3	0	50	1	25
WR Ken Burrough	5	4	0	49	1	25
RB Walt Garrison	5	3	0	15	0	20
TE Jerry Smith	5	3	0	78	1	22
WR Mike Siani	4	1	0	9	0	26
WR Broderick Van Pelt	3	1	1	18	0	18
WR Jim Beirne	1	0	1	0	0	9
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	0	2	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Monroe Eley	4	10	2.50	2.94
Walt Garrison	4	8	2.00	3.80
Bill Munson	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	2	2	19	9.50	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	1	1.00	4.00
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	1	18	18.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Les Goodman	1	1
Calvin Hill	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Walt Garrison	3	0
Monroe Eley	1	1
Bill Munson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Spurrier	8	3	0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch
WR Brad Kimberly	4	1
WR Steve Odom	2	0
FB Bill Brown	1	1
WR Carlos Stevens	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Burrough	2	2	1
RB Walt Garrison	2	1	1
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	1	1
WR Mike Siani	2	0	0
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	1
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	1
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)