Week 1, 1975

played in Kansas City, MO

82 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	7	7	3	0	-	17
Kansas City Chiefs	3	10	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 KCY - Tom Dempsey 26 field goal
1Q: 04:18 SDO - Ken Burrough 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 12:34 KCY - Marco King 2 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)
2Q: 03:48 KCY - Tom Dempsey 19 field goal
2Q: 01:11 SDO - Stan Fritts 5 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 09:41 SDO - Chester Marcol 41 field goal
3Q: 00:06 KCY - Tom Dempsey 24 field goal
4Q: 03:38 KCY - Tom Dempsey 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 KCY - Tom Dempsey 26 field goal
1Q: 04:18 SDO - Ken Burrough 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 12:34 KCY - Marco King 2 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)
2Q: 03:48 KCY - Tom Dempsey 19 field goal
2Q: 01:11 SDO - Stan Fritts 5 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 09:41 SDO - Chester Marcol 41 field goal
3Q: 00:06 KCY - Tom Dempsey 24 field goal
4Q: 03:38 KCY - Tom Dempsey 45 field goal

Team Statistics SDO KCY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 248 338
- Offensive Plays 50 70
- Yards per Play 4.96 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 62 200
- Rushing Attempts 18 44
- Yards per Rush 3.44 4.55
Net Passing Yards 186 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 2 24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 200 148
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/64
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-3 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/133 3/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 22:54 37:06

Team Statistics	SDO	KCY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	248	338
- Offensive Plays	50	70
- Yards per Play	4.96	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	62	200
- Rushing Attempts	18	44
- Yards per Rush	3.44	4.55
Net Passing Yards	186	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 2	24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	200	148
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/64
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-3	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/133	3/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	22:54	37:06

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	0:50	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
1	8:49	4:41	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
2	12:27	2:56	OWN 33	4	37	Missed FG
2	3:42	2:38	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:24	OWN 33	8	43	Field Goal
3	7:46	2:27	OWN 1	5	24	Interception
4	15:00	2:49	OWN 33	5	7	Fumble
4	9:52	0:54	OWN 40	3	-11	Punt
4	3:30	0:54	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 6	2	4	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
1	12:29	3:40	OPP 31	6	22	Field Goal
1	4:08	6:41	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
2	9:31	5:49	OWN 39	12	59	Field Goal
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
3	9:36	1:50	OWN 31	4	13	Punt
3	5:19	5:19	OWN 42	11	51	Field Goal
4	12:11	2:19	OPP 30	3	-1	Missed FG
4	8:58	5:28	OWN 20	10	52	Field Goal
4	2:36	2:11	OWN 5	6	32	Punt

Game MVP: Jack Rudnay, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Stan Fritts	10	36	3.60	8	1
Monroe Eley	7	24	3.43	8	0
Luther Middleton	1	2	2.00	2	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Dressler	23	101	4.39	11	2	0
Marco King	15	64	4.27	13	2	1
Gary Hammond	4	19	4.75	8	0	0
Steve Hunter	2	16	8.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	30	17	200	2/14	1	31	2	60.4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Hunter	24	18	148	2/10	0	22	0	90.3

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnny Rodgers	5	8	86	17.20	18	26	0
WR Ken Burrough	4	6	38	9.50	1	20	1
WR Mike Siani	3	8	47	15.67	6	31	0
TE Mike Hawkins	2	4	15	7.50	2	8	0
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Michael Burhart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bob Chandler	4	7	61	15.25	20	22
RB Doug Dressler	3	4	14	4.67	2	7
FB Sean Rolle	3	3	17	5.67	7	6
WR John Holland	2	2	14	7.00	6	7
TE Lorenzo Jasso	2	2	5	2.50	5	3
WR Willie Miller	2	2	28	14.00	10	21
WR Gloster Richardson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Marco King	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Bob Klein	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dick Jauron	1	23	23.00	0
CB Fabian Damkroger	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dan Fouts	2	0	0	0
Joe Brunson	0	1	0	0

Kansas City	Recov	Force
Ross Brupbacher	1	0
Wilbur Young	0	1
Dale Tamburrino	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	2	137	68.5	58.5	71	1

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Jennings	4	205	51.3	47.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tom Dempsey	4/5	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	2	-3	-1.5	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	6	133	22.2	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	58	29.0	0
Gary Hammond	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Babb	13	3	0.0	40	25
DT Bob Lurtsema	8	1	0.0	37	17
OLB Charles Anthony	7	5	0.0	40	23
S Dick Conn	7	1	0.0	30	21
OLB Ray May	7	0	0.0	36	23
DE Ron Carpenter	6	3	1.0	42	24
DE Mike Barnes	3	2	1.0	41	23
CB Monte Jackson	3	0	0.0	42	25
CB Bobby Brooks	2	2	0.0	21	22
OLB Don Goode	2	2	0.0	23	7
CB Ernie Jackson	2	0	0.0	44	21
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	1	0.0	5	4
C Carl Mauck	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Siani	1	0	---	---	---
S Sam Williams	1	0	0.0	9	6
RB Luther Middleton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dominic Rojas	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Charles Davis	0	1	0.0	14	5
DE Mel Lunsford	0	1	0.0	41	24

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Marvin Upshaw	6	1	0.0	18	29
ILB Ross Brupbacher	4	1	0.0	18	32
DT Buck Buchanan	3	2	0.5	17	30
DE Wilbur Young	3	1	0.5	17	29
ILB Willie Lanier	3	1	0.0	17	32
CB Jim Marsalis	3	1	0.0	17	30
DT Bob Briggs	2	1	0.0	13	19
OLB Dan Buffone	2	1	0.0	4	10
CB Fabian Damkroger	2	1	0.0	14	24
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	0	0.0	15	24
DE Dale Tamburrino	1	0	1.0	0	3
S Dick Jauron	1	0	0.0	15	22
CB Emmitt Thomas	1	0	0.0	18	29
S Bruce Halford	1	0	0.0	7	18
ILB Mike Cofer	0	1	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Carpenter	1.0	0	1	24
DE Mike Barnes	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Charles Anthony	0.0	1	0	23
DT Charles Davis	0.0	0	1	5

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dale Tamburrino	1.0	0	0	0	3
DE Wilbur Young	0.5	1	1	1	29
DT Buck Buchanan	0.5	0	1	3	30
DE Marvin Upshaw	0.0	1	1	0	29
DT Bob Briggs	0.0	0	1	1	19
ILB Willie Lanier	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Charlie Babb	3	1	25
S Dick Conn	3	0	21
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	22
OLB Ray May	2	0	23
OLB Charles Anthony	1	1	23
OLB Don Goode	1	0	7
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	21
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	4
DT Bob Lurtsema	1	0	17
S Sam Williams	1	0	6
ILB Dominic Rojas	1	0	3
CB Monte Jackson	1	0	25

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim Marsalis	4	1	0	30
CB Fabian Damkroger	2	0	1	24
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	0	0	24
S Bruce Halford	2	0	0	18
ILB Ross Brupbacher	1	1	0	32
S Dick Jauron	1	0	1	22
DT Buck Buchanan	1	0	0	30
OLB Dan Buffone	1	0	0	10
ILB Willie Lanier	1	0	0	32
CB Emmitt Thomas	1	0	0	29
DE Marvin Upshaw	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carl Mauck	3	5	10	0	17
Joe Brunson	1	3	8	2	16
Bill Story	1	2	11	0	17
Chester Brennan	1	1	8	0	15
Claude Dawson	1	1	2	0	5
Tom Condon	0	2	13	0	20
Russ Washington	0	2	13	0	27
Solomon Freelon	0	1	13	0	16
Seth Hallen	0	1	6	0	15

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Rudnay	6	12	1	35	0	17
Mike Montler	4	7	1	44	1	25
Gerry Mullins	3	6	0	38	0	23
Vern Holland	2	7	0	39	0	23
Dennis Nelson	1	3	0	15	0	4
Sean Rolle	1	2	0	19	0	10
Lorenzo Jasso	1	1	0	27	0	15
Charlie Getty	0	2	0	32	1	25
Harris Lehan	0	1	0	11	0	9
Herbert Scott	0	1	0	6	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Luther Middleton	1	16
Sam Williams	1	15
Claude Dawson	1	13

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Jubilee Dunbar	5	19
Bill Cahill	1	17
Dick Jauron	1	12
Bob Klein	1	4

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Monte Jackson	---	---	42	25	5	72
Charlie Babb	---	---	40	25	6	71
Ron Carpenter	---	---	42	24	5	71
Ernie Jackson	---	---	44	21	5	70
Mel Lunsford	---	---	41	24	5	70
Charles Anthony	---	---	40	23	6	69
Mike Barnes	---	---	41	23	5	69
Ray May	---	---	36	23	5	64
Bob Lurtsema	---	---	37	17	3	57
Dick Conn	---	---	30	21	4	55
Bobby Brooks	---	---	21	22	8	51
Dan Fouts	18	32	---	---	---	50
Mike Siani	15	22	---	---	12	49
Don Goode	---	---	23	7	11	41
Johnny Rodgers	9	22	---	---	10	41
Ken Burrough	9	23	---	---	8	40
Russ Washington	13	27	---	---	---	40
Mike Hawkins	12	21	---	---	6	39
Tom Condon	13	20	---	---	2	35
Broderick Van Pelt	8	15	---	---	12	35
Luther Middleton	6	10	---	---	16	32
Sam Williams	---	---	9	6	15	30
Solomon Freelon	13	16	---	---	---	29
Dave Lapham	8	17	---	---	4	29
Carl Mauck	10	17	---	---	1	28
Joe Brunson	8	16	---	---	4	28
Bill Story	11	17	---	---	---	28
Chester Brennan	8	15	---	---	3	26
Michael Burhart	7	7	---	---	12	26
Seth Hallen	6	15	---	---	4	25
Monroe Eley	7	16	---	---	1	24
Charles Davis	---	---	14	5	2	21
Bo Matthews	5	12	---	---	4	21
Claude Dawson	2	5	---	---	13	20
Levi Johnson	---	---	3	3	13	19
Stan Fritts	10	7	---	---	---	17
Jack LeVeck	---	---	5	4	6	15
Bruce Mangum	---	---	8	3	3	14
Nathan Conrady	---	---	2	1	10	13
Dominic Rojas	---	---	1	3	7	11
Ron Fernandes	---	---	2	4	3	9
Ed Benson	---	---	3	2	4	9
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dean Carlson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bill Munson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gerry Mullins	38	23	---	---	9	70
Steve Hunter	44	26	---	---	---	70
Mike Montler	44	25	---	---	---	69
Bob Chandler	37	22	---	---	7	66
Vern Holland	39	23	---	---	---	62
Charlie Getty	32	25	---	---	1	58
Bob Klein	32	20	---	---	4	56
Ross Brupbacher	---	---	18	32	3	53
Fabian Damkroger	---	---	14	24	15	53
Lorenzo Jasso	27	15	---	---	11	53
Jack Rudnay	35	17	---	---	---	52
Willie Lanier	---	---	17	32	2	51
Doug Dressler	29	16	---	---	4	49
Dick Jauron	---	---	15	22	12	49
Jim Marsalis	---	---	17	30	2	49
Buck Buchanan	---	---	17	30	1	48
Emmitt Thomas	---	---	18	29	1	48
Marvin Upshaw	---	---	18	29	1	48
Wilbur Young	---	---	17	29	2	48
Sean Rolle	19	10	---	---	17	46
Willie Miller	25	17	---	---	---	42
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	15	24	2	41
Bob Briggs	---	---	13	19	2	34
John Holland	12	5	---	---	11	28
Dennis Nelson	15	4	---	---	9	28
Harris Lehan	11	9	---	---	8	28
Gary Hammond	4	3	---	---	19	26
Tony Chryplewicz	5	2	---	---	19	26
Bruce Halford	---	---	7	18	1	26
Gloster Richardson	15	9	---	---	---	24
Marco King	15	9	---	---	---	24
Jubilee Dunbar	0	2	---	---	19	21
Herbert Scott	6	4	---	---	9	19
Bill Cahill	---	---	0	1	17	18
Dan Buffone	---	---	4	10	2	16
Cory Joyner	---	---	3	9	2	14
Frank Byrne	---	---	3	9	1	13
Tom Dempsey	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Cofer	---	---	1	0	9	10
Albert Knight	---	---	1	2	7	10
Dave Jennings	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dale Tamburrino	---	---	0	3	3	6
Arnold Ellis	---	---	0	0	1	1
Webster Caldwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Fuller	---	---	0	0	---	0
Byron Amey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	37	171	4.6
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	30	17	4	0	2	2	5	5	2

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Hunter	24	18	2	1	0	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	60	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	71	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	28	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	65	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	55	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Rodgers	8	5	1	86	2	22
WR Mike Siani	8	3	0	47	1	22
WR Ken Burrough	6	4	0	38	1	23
TE Mike Hawkins	4	2	1	15	0	21
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	0	1	0	16
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	8	0	12
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	1	0	5	0	15
FB Michael Burhart	1	0	0	0	0	7

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Chandler	7	4	61	1	22
RB Doug Dressler	4	3	14	0	16
FB Sean Rolle	3	3	17	0	10
WR John Holland	2	2	14	0	5
TE Bob Klein	2	0	0	0	20
TE Lorenzo Jasso	2	2	5	0	15
WR Willie Miller	2	2	28	1	17
WR Gloster Richardson	1	1	3	0	9
RB Marco King	1	1	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Fritts	3	12	4.00	3.60

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Dressler	4	17	4.25	4.39
Marco King	3	3	1.00	4.27
Gary Hammond	1	1	1.00	4.75
Steve Hunter	1	6	6.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	1	1	13	13.00	6.67

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Hunter	3	3	16	5.33	6.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Burrough	1	1	13	13.00	6.33

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Doug Dressler	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
WR John Holland	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
TE Lorenzo Jasso	1	1	2	2.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Luther Middleton	1	0
Stan Fritts	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Dressler	7	3
Gary Hammond	2	1
Steve Hunter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	7	3	2

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Hunter	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Siani	3	2	1
TE Mike Hawkins	2	1	1
WR Ken Burrough	1	0	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	0	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Doug Dressler	2	1	0
WR Bob Chandler	1	1	1
WR John Holland	1	1	0
WR Gloster Richardson	1	1	1
FB Sean Rolle	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)