Exhibition Week 5, 1975

played in San Diego, CA

72 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	6	3	0	18	-	27
San Diego Chargers	7	10	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 ATL - Dick Gordon 9 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point failed)
1Q: 01:31 SDO - Stan Fritts 1 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 11:03 SDO - Chester Marcol 52 field goal
2Q: 02:19 SDO - Monroe Eley 3 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:04 ATL - Ricky Fisher 25 field goal
4Q: 14:43 ATL - Ken Grandberry 10 pass from Reuben Fields (Reuben Fields pass to Mark Van Eeghen for conversion)
4Q: 12:09 SDO - Mike Siani 42 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:20 ATL - Mack Herron 3 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
4Q: 00:05 ATL - Ricky Fisher 55 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 ATL - Dick Gordon 9 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point failed)
1Q: 01:31 SDO - Stan Fritts 1 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 11:03 SDO - Chester Marcol 52 field goal
2Q: 02:19 SDO - Monroe Eley 3 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:04 ATL - Ricky Fisher 25 field goal
4Q: 14:43 ATL - Ken Grandberry 10 pass from Reuben Fields (Reuben Fields pass to Mark Van Eeghen for conversion)
4Q: 12:09 SDO - Mike Siani 42 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:20 ATL - Mack Herron 3 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
4Q: 00:05 ATL - Ricky Fisher 55 field goal

Team Statistics ATL SDO
Record 4-0 3-1
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 321 330
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 4.86 5.41
Net Rushing Yards 92 91
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards per Rush 3.29 3.79
Net Passing Yards 229 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 234 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 6.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:05 29:55

Team Statistics	ATL	SDO
Record	4-0	3-1
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	321	330
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	4.86	5.41
Net Rushing Yards	92	91
- Rushing Attempts	28	24
- Yards per Rush	3.29	3.79
Net Passing Yards	229	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	234	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	6.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:05	29:55

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 48	5	7	Punt
1	10:27	2:54	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
1	1:21	2:05	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
2	10:56	1:30	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:13	2:13	OWN 28	7	64	Field Goal
3	13:52	1:55	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	10:35	1:30	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
3	5:36	4:00	OWN 6	8	28	Punt
3	1:36	2:01	OPP 15	6	15	Touchdown
4	11:51	8:37	OWN 12	16	88	Touchdown
4	2:28	0:45	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	2	42	Field Goal

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	1:59	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
1	7:33	6:12	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	14:16	3:20	OWN 26	8	39	Field Goal
2	9:26	7:13	OWN 10	14	90	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:08	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
3	11:57	1:22	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
3	9:05	3:29	OWN 12	8	27	Punt
4	14:35	2:44	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
4	3:14	0:46	OWN 45	2	10	Interception
4	1:43	1:19	OWN 16	5	36	Punt

Game MVP: Reuben Fields, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mack Herron	22	76	3.45	11	1	1
Vince Wilkerson	6	16	2.67	4	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Monroe Eley	13	61	4.69	18	2	1
Stan Fritts	10	30	3.00	7	0	1
Dan Fouts	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Fields	33	23	213	0/0	2	34	0	107.2
Buddy Ursino	4	2	21	1/5	0	13	0	65.6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	31	21	250	3/20	1	42	1	89.4
Dean Carlson	3	1	9	0/0	0	9	0	42.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Grandberry	8	11	69	8.63	5	16	1
WR Dick Gordon	6	6	84	14.00	21	34	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	6	6	43	7.17	12	11	0
WR Lionel Summers	3	7	26	8.67	0	13	0
WR Charley Young	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Jim Robinson	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Len Garrett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Van Pelt	6	7	60	10.00	0	21	0
WR Ken Burrough	5	7	46	9.20	6	18	0
WR Mike Siani	5	10	115	23.00	35	42	1
RB Monroe Eley	3	3	14	4.67	1	8	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	3	19	9.50	0	12	0
FB Bo Matthews	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Luther Middleton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Michael Burhart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Allan Ellis	1	7	7.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Mitchell	0	1	0	0
Mark Van Eeghen	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Broderick Van Pelt	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	7	285	40.7	40.4	57	5

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	5	237	47.4	41.6	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	2/2	1/1	1/1	55	1/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	1	9	9.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Van Pelt	2	0	0.0	0
Johnny Rodgers	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	2	54	27.0	0
Bernie Jackson	1	36	36.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	4	99	24.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tom MacLeod	8	0	0.0	22	36
S Ralph McGill	7	3	0.0	23	36
S Bernie Jackson	6	1	0.0	19	30
OLB John Pergine	4	1	0.0	23	36
DT Randy Crowder	3	4	1.0	22	28
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	1	1.0	19	30
CB Allan Ellis	3	0	0.0	18	33
DE John Zook	2	3	1.0	21	29
S Nate Crane	2	2	0.0	14	23
CB Randy Logan	2	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Jorge Ballard	2	0	0.0	21	31
CB Charlie Ford	1	1	0.0	7	11
DE Carl Wafer	1	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Van Terry	1	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Ken Mitchell	0	1	0.0	8	10
ILB Steve Shull	0	1	0.0	0	2

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ray May	8	2	0.0	24	38
S Dick Conn	6	2	1.0	21	28
OLB Charles Anthony	6	2	0.0	23	32
DE Ron Carpenter	5	2	0.0	26	30
CB Monte Jackson	5	1	0.0	27	34
CB Bobby Brooks	3	0	0.0	23	31
DT Charles Davis	2	1	0.0	24	33
S Sam Williams	2	1	0.0	20	27
ILB Dominic Rojas	2	1	0.0	4	8
OLB Reuben Lane	2	1	0.0	9	8
S Charlie Babb	2	0	0.0	12	21
DE Mel Lunsford	2	0	0.0	25	31
DT Bob Lurtsema	2	0	0.0	23	24
CB Ernie Jackson	1	2	0.0	18	27
CB Levi Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	7
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	0.0	6	6
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	0	---	---	---
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Mike Barnes	0	1	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Randy Crowder	1.0	1	0	28
CB Rolland Lawrence	1.0	0	0	30
DE John Zook	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Jorge Ballard	0.0	0	2	31

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Dick Conn	1.0	0	0	28
DE Ron Carpenter	0.0	1	2	30
DE Bruce Mangum	0.0	1	0	7
DE Mel Lunsford	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bernie Jackson	5	0	0	30
ILB Tom MacLeod	3	0	0	36
S Ralph McGill	3	0	0	36
OLB John Pergine	2	1	0	36
CB Allan Ellis	2	0	1	33
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0	30
CB Randy Logan	2	0	0	5
CB Charlie Ford	1	1	0	11
OLB Jorge Ballard	1	0	0	31
S Nate Crane	1	0	0	23
OLB Ken Mitchell	0	1	0	10

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ray May	7	0	38
CB Monte Jackson	4	1	34
OLB Charles Anthony	2	2	32
S Dick Conn	2	0	28
CB Ernie Jackson	2	0	27
ILB Dominic Rojas	2	0	8
OLB Reuben Lane	2	0	8
CB Bobby Brooks	1	1	31
CB Levi Johnson	1	1	7
S Charlie Babb	1	0	21
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	4
DE Mel Lunsford	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Atkins	2	6	0	28	1	38
Jeff Van Note	2	5	1	18	0	20
Ted Fritsch	2	2	0	10	0	18
George Kunz	1	4	0	28	0	38
Jon Morris	1	3	0	16	0	20
Travis Roach	1	3	0	21	0	28
Len Garrett	1	2	0	19	0	22
Mark Van Eeghen	0	1	0	16	0	18
Kyle Mathis	0	1	0	7	0	10
Russ Francis	0	1	0	11	0	14

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chester Brennan	4	5	0	10	0	24
Seth Hallen	2	4	0	14	0	22
Carl Mauck	1	4	0	15	0	13
Russ Washington	1	2	1	16	2	30
Bill Story	1	2	0	12	0	11
Tom Condon	0	3	0	12	0	16
Solomon Freelon	0	2	0	18	0	21
Dave Lapham	0	2	0	13	0	28
Joe Brunson	0	0	0	10	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Ford	5	16
Vince Wilkerson	1	18
Mark Van Eeghen	1	15

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Levi Johnson	1	15
Charlie Babb	1	14
Dominic Rojas	1	14
Bo Matthews	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Kunz	28	38	---	---	9	75
Matt Atkins	28	38	---	---	---	66
Ralph McGill	---	---	23	36	2	61
John Pergine	---	---	23	36	1	60
Tom MacLeod	---	---	22	36	1	59
Reuben Fields	24	33	---	---	---	57
Travis Roach	21	28	---	---	7	56
Bernie Jackson	---	---	19	30	5	54
Carl Wafer	---	---	20	33	1	54
Allan Ellis	---	---	18	33	2	53
John Zook	---	---	21	29	3	53
Jorge Ballard	---	---	21	31	---	52
Randy Crowder	---	---	22	28	1	51
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	19	30	2	51
Mark Van Eeghen	16	18	---	---	15	49
Vince Wilkerson	6	25	---	---	18	49
Len Garrett	19	22	---	---	6	47
Ken Mitchell	---	---	8	10	27	45
Jim Robinson	20	24	---	---	---	44
Dave Burk	12	18	---	---	9	39
Ken Grandberry	12	22	---	---	4	38
Mack Herron	22	13	---	---	3	38
Jon Morris	16	20	---	---	2	38
Jeff Van Note	18	20	---	---	---	38
Nate Crane	---	---	14	23	1	38
Ted Fritsch	10	18	---	---	9	37
Charlie Ford	---	---	7	11	16	34
Willie Frazier	8	7	---	---	18	33
Dick Gordon	14	18	---	---	1	33
Russ Francis	11	14	---	---	7	32
Lionel Summers	11	20	---	---	---	31
Van Terry	---	---	6	4	18	28
Kyle Mathis	7	10	---	---	9	26
Charley Young	1	7	---	---	15	23
Richie Minter	---	---	9	9	3	21
Randy Logan	---	---	2	5	8	15
Dave Pear	---	---	2	9	3	14
Coy Bacon	---	---	4	4	5	13
Dave Rowe	---	---	4	8	---	12
Steve Shull	---	---	0	2	8	10
Fred Willis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Buddy Ursino	4	5	---	---	---	9
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wayne England	0	0	---	---	2	2
Robert Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray May	---	---	24	38	2	64
Monte Jackson	---	---	27	34	2	63
Bobby Brooks	---	---	23	31	6	60
Charles Davis	---	---	24	33	3	60
Mel Lunsford	---	---	25	31	4	60
Ron Carpenter	---	---	26	30	2	58
Dan Fouts	24	34	---	---	---	58
Charles Anthony	---	---	23	32	2	57
Claude Dawson	14	26	---	---	15	55
Mike Siani	17	25	---	---	10	52
Sam Williams	---	---	20	27	5	52
Dick Conn	---	---	21	28	2	51
Bob Lurtsema	---	---	23	24	2	49
Ken Burrough	17	23	---	---	8	48
Broderick Van Pelt	15	19	---	---	14	48
Charlie Babb	---	---	12	21	14	47
Dave Lapham	13	28	---	---	6	47
Ernie Jackson	---	---	18	27	1	46
Russ Washington	16	30	---	---	---	46
Solomon Freelon	18	21	---	---	---	39
Chester Brennan	10	24	---	---	5	39
Luther Middleton	2	15	---	---	22	39
Johnny Rodgers	11	19	---	---	7	37
Joe Brunson	10	20	---	---	6	36
Seth Hallen	14	22	---	---	---	36
Bo Matthews	6	17	---	---	10	33
Tom Condon	12	16	---	---	3	31
Carl Mauck	15	13	---	---	3	31
Levi Johnson	---	---	7	7	15	29
Michael Burhart	8	9	---	---	12	29
Bill Story	12	11	---	---	6	29
Monroe Eley	14	13	---	---	---	27
Dominic Rojas	---	---	4	8	14	26
Stan Fritts	10	15	---	---	1	26
Nathan Conrady	---	---	1	4	19	24
Ed Benson	---	---	3	8	12	23
Reuben Lane	---	---	9	8	5	22
Jack LeVeck	---	---	6	6	8	20
Mike Barnes	---	---	8	10	---	18
Mike Hawkins	6	4	---	---	2	12
Bruce Mangum	---	---	3	7	---	10
Ron Fernandes	---	---	1	4	4	9
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dean Carlson	0	3	---	---	1	4
Bill Munson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	20	61	3.1
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	13	60	4.6
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Fields	33	23	1	0	1	4	3	0	0
Buddy Ursino	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	31	21	3	1	3	3	1	0	1
Dean Carlson	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	85	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	131	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	84	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	94	18.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Grandberry	11	8	0	69	0	22
WR Lionel Summers	7	3	0	26	0	20
WR Dick Gordon	6	6	0	84	1	18
FB Mark Van Eeghen	6	6	0	43	0	18
WR Jim Robinson	4	1	0	4	0	24
TE Len Garrett	2	0	1	0	0	22
WR Charley Young	1	1	0	8	0	7

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Siani	10	5	3	115	2	25
WR Ken Burrough	7	5	0	46	0	23
WR Broderick Van Pelt	7	6	0	60	1	19
RB Monroe Eley	3	3	0	14	0	13
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	2	0	19	0	19
FB Bo Matthews	2	1	0	5	0	17
RB Luther Middleton	1	0	1	0	0	15
FB Michael Burhart	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mack Herron	5	18	3.60	3.45

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Monroe Eley	4	18	4.50	4.69
Stan Fritts	4	7	1.75	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Fields	8	5	36	4.50	6.45

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	2	2	13	6.50	8.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Grandberry	4	2	13	3.25	6.27
WR Dick Gordon	2	2	20	10.00	14.00
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	3	3.00	7.17

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Burrough	1	1	4	4.00	6.57
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	1	9	9.00	8.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Herron	5	3

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	1	1
Stan Fritts	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Fields	9	7	5
Buddy Ursino	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	10	6	6
Dean Carlson	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Grandberry	3	2	1
WR Dick Gordon	2	2	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	2
WR Lionel Summers	2	0	0
WR Charley Young	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Siani	6	3	3
WR Broderick Van Pelt	3	3	3
WR Ken Burrough	1	0	0
FB Michael Burhart	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)