Week 14, 1975

played in Detroit, MI

23 degrees, fair, calm

San Diego Chargers	0	3	0	7	-	10
Detroit Lions	3	10	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:28 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 49 field goal
2Q: 12:58 SDO - Chester Marcol 41 field goal
2Q: 07:17 DET - Jess Phillips 2 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 00:33 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 21 field goal
3Q: 08:53 DET - Carlos Spencer 3 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 11:49 SDO - Monroe Eley 2 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:23 DET - Mel Phillips 76 interception return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:28 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 49 field goal
2Q: 12:58 SDO - Chester Marcol 41 field goal
2Q: 07:17 DET - Jess Phillips 2 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 00:33 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 21 field goal
3Q: 08:53 DET - Carlos Spencer 3 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 11:49 SDO - Monroe Eley 2 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:23 DET - Mel Phillips 76 interception return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DET
Record 4-9 9-4
First Downs 12 22
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 210 371
- Offensive Plays 51 67
- Yards per Play 4.12 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 88 162
- Rushing Attempts 19 38
- Yards per Rush 4.63 4.26
Net Passing Yards 122 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 2 28 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.81 7.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 3/69
Kick Returns/Yards 6/151 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/76
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 39
Time of Possession 23:32 36:28

Team Statistics	SDO	DET
Record	4-9	9-4
First Downs	12	22
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	210	371
- Offensive Plays	51	67
- Yards per Play	4.12	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	88	162
- Rushing Attempts	19	38
- Yards per Rush	4.63	4.26
Net Passing Yards	122	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 2	28 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.81	7.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	3/69
Kick Returns/Yards	6/151	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/76
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 39
Time of Possession	23:32	36:28

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	3:45	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
1	2:23	4:31	OWN 25	7	51	Field Goal
2	7:10	2:23	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 31	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:07	OWN 37	3	-6	Punt
3	8:46	2:21	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	2:40	6:00	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
4	7:55	1:02	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	4:36	1:24	OWN 32	5	27	Interception
4	3:12	0:20	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
4	2:06	1:22	OWN 34	6	24	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 27	6	35	Punt
1	7:05	4:42	OWN 20	8	48	Field Goal
2	12:52	5:42	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	4:47	4:21	OWN 44	12	52	Field Goal
3	13:53	5:07	OPP 46	10	46	Touchdown
3	6:25	3:45	OWN 17	7	25	Punt
4	11:40	3:45	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
4	6:53	2:17	OPP 34	3	9	Missed FG
4	2:52	0:46	OPP 30	3	3	Missed FG
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 42	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mel Phillips, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Monroe Eley	10	52	5.20	19	2	1
Walt Garrison	8	38	4.75	11	1	0
Dan Fouts	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	21	109	5.19	24	3	1
Jess Phillips	16	54	3.38	11	1	1
Bill Demory	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	21	14	123	4/25	0	19	1	62.2
Dean Carlson	6	4	30	1/6	0	9	1	38.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	28	24	215	1/6	0	23	0	98.6

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ken Burrough	5	7	48	9.60	11	19
RB Monroe Eley	4	5	23	5.75	5	7
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	4	35	11.67	19	19
RB Walt Garrison	2	5	17	8.50	9	14
FB Bo Matthews	2	2	19	9.50	0	12
TE Mike Hawkins	2	3	11	5.50	0	7
WR Mike Siani	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tyrell Fleming	5	5	52	10.40	0	23
RB Carlos Spencer	4	4	37	9.25	19	14
WR Frank Lewis	3	5	32	10.67	4	11
RB Jess Phillips	3	3	24	8.00	7	17
TE Charlie Sanders	3	3	27	9.00	10	11
FB Horace King	3	3	12	4.00	3	5
WR Wally Francis	2	3	12	6.00	3	6
WR Jack Dolbin	1	2	19	19.00	0	19

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mel Phillips	1	76	76.00	1
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dan Fouts	2	1	0
Chester Brennan	0	1	0
Charlie Babb	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jess Phillips	1	0	0
Paul Howard	0	1	0
Mel Phillips	0	0	1
Charlie West	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	5	214	42.8	25.0	53	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	3	118	39.3	21.7	42	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/4	1/3	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	1	13	13.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	3	69	23.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	6	151	25.2	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Babb	7	3	0.0	35	26
OLB Charles Anthony	7	1	0.0	34	28
DE Ron Carpenter	6	1	0.0	34	27
S Dick Conn	6	0	0.0	22	17
DT Ron Fernandes	6	0	0.0	30	21
OLB Don Goode	5	0	0.5	15	14
OLB Ray May	4	2	0.0	37	25
CB Monte Jackson	4	1	0.0	30	28
DT Charles Davis	4	0	0.0	34	23
CB Bobby Brooks	3	1	0.0	23	17
CB Ernie Jackson	2	3	0.0	33	25
ILB Jack LeVeck	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Mel Lunsford	1	1	0.0	35	23
S Sam Williams	1	1	0.0	6	9
CB Nathan Conrady	1	1	0.0	8	1
CB Levi Johnson	1	0	0.0	6	5
TE Mike Hawkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mike Barnes	0	3	0.5	19	15

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mel Phillips	6	4	1.0	17	32
OLB Charlie Weaver	5	3	1.0	19	32
S Charlie West	4	1	1.0	18	31
DT Herb Orvis	4	0	1.0	19	30
CB Skip Thomas	4	1	0.0	18	32
DE Sherman White	3	0	1.0	19	31
CB Lem Barney	2	1	0.0	18	24
DT Mike Tilleman	2	1	0.0	13	16
CB Tom Hayes	2	0	0.0	18	27
ILB Merv Krakau	2	0	0.0	18	28
CB Eugene Johnstone	2	0	0.0	0	8
DE Tim Rossovich	1	1	0.0	18	30
OLB Larry Ball	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Chuck Crist	1	0	0.0	2	2
OLB Ron Hornsby	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Greg Wojcik	0	1	0.0	2	2
DE Roger Stillwell	0	1	0.0	0	2

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Barnes	0.5	0	1	0	15
OLB Don Goode	0.5	0	0	0	14

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Herb Orvis	1.0	0	1	1	30
DE Sherman White	1.0	0	0	1	31
S Mel Phillips	1.0	0	0	0	32
OLB Charlie Weaver	1.0	0	0	0	32
S Charlie West	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	1	2	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Don Goode	4	0	14
S Charlie Babb	3	2	26
CB Monte Jackson	3	1	28
OLB Charles Anthony	3	0	28
OLB Ray May	3	0	25
S Dick Conn	2	0	17
CB Bobby Brooks	1	0	17
DE Ron Carpenter	1	0	27
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	25
CB Levi Johnson	1	0	5
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	5
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	1

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mel Phillips	3	0	1	32
CB Skip Thomas	3	0	1	32
CB Tom Hayes	2	0	0	27
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	0	32
S Charlie West	2	0	0	31
CB Eugene Johnstone	2	0	0	8
CB Lem Barney	1	0	0	24
OLB Ron Hornsby	1	0	0	3
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	0	30
DE Tim Rossovich	1	0	0	30
ILB Merv Krakau	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carl Mauck	2	3	13	0	19
Tom Condon	2	2	12	0	17
Solomon Freelon	1	3	8	0	23
Michael Burhart	1	2	8	0	14
Chester Brennan	1	1	6	0	13
Seth Hallen	0	3	13	0	17
Russ Washington	0	2	13	3	22
Joe Brunson	0	1	8	1	16
Bill Story	0	1	15	1	18

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Morrison	5	11	2	35	0	25
Paul Howard	2	6	0	32	1	20
Sam Adams	2	3	2	26	0	24
John Didion	1	9	0	32	0	28
Tom Luken	1	2	0	12	0	5
Ronnie Carroll	1	1	0	32	0	24
Charlie Sanders	1	1	0	30	0	23
Dan Neal	0	2	0	12	0	10
Earl Thomas	0	1	1	13	0	5
Horace King	0	1	0	22	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Williams	2	14
Mike Siani	1	10
Levi Johnson	1	8
Bo Matthews	1	6

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Hornsby	3	12
Larry Ball	1	19
Tyrell Fleming	1	13
Chuck Crist	1	9
Paul Howard	1	6

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Anthony	---	---	34	28	5	67
Charlie Babb	---	---	35	26	5	66
Ray May	---	---	37	25	4	66
Ron Carpenter	---	---	34	27	4	65
Ernie Jackson	---	---	33	25	4	62
Mel Lunsford	---	---	35	23	4	62
Charles Davis	---	---	34	23	4	61
Monte Jackson	---	---	30	28	3	61
Ron Fernandes	---	---	30	21	4	55
Bobby Brooks	---	---	23	17	12	52
Dan Fouts	19	25	---	---	---	44
Dick Conn	---	---	22	17	4	43
Ken Burrough	11	23	---	---	8	42
Monroe Eley	10	15	---	---	17	42
Mike Hawkins	13	23	---	---	6	42
Mike Barnes	---	---	19	15	4	38
Mike Siani	11	16	---	---	10	37
Seth Hallen	13	17	---	---	6	36
Carl Mauck	13	19	---	---	3	35
Johnny Rodgers	5	21	---	---	9	35
Russ Washington	13	22	---	---	---	35
Tom Condon	12	17	---	---	4	33
Broderick Van Pelt	15	8	---	---	10	33
Bill Story	15	18	---	---	---	33
Don Goode	---	---	15	14	3	32
Michael Burhart	8	14	---	---	10	32
Solomon Freelon	8	23	---	---	---	31
Joe Brunson	8	16	---	---	6	30
Sam Williams	---	---	6	9	14	29
Dave Lapham	7	15	---	---	6	28
Walt Garrison	9	17	---	---	---	26
Jerry Smith	5	7	---	---	14	26
Bo Matthews	5	11	---	---	6	22
Chester Brennan	6	13	---	---	3	22
Levi Johnson	---	---	6	5	8	19
Dominic Rojas	---	---	5	2	12	19
Jack LeVeck	---	---	5	5	8	18
Nathan Conrady	---	---	8	1	9	18
Bruce Mangum	---	---	4	2	3	9
Ed Benson	---	---	3	6	---	9
Dean Carlson	0	7	---	---	1	8
Stan Fritts	3	5	---	---	---	8
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bill Munson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Sanders	30	23	---	---	15	68
Bill Demory	38	29	---	---	---	67
John Didion	32	28	---	---	2	62
Don Morrison	35	25	---	---	---	60
Wally Francis	20	23	---	---	16	59
Paul Howard	32	20	---	---	6	58
Ronnie Carroll	32	24	---	---	---	56
Charlie West	---	---	18	31	7	56
Tom Hayes	---	---	18	27	8	53
Charlie Weaver	---	---	19	32	1	52
Skip Thomas	---	---	18	32	1	51
Sherman White	---	---	19	31	1	51
Horace King	22	16	---	---	13	51
Sam Adams	26	24	---	---	---	50
Herb Orvis	---	---	19	30	1	50
Mel Phillips	---	---	17	32	1	50
Frank Lewis	25	19	---	---	5	49
Tim Rossovich	---	---	18	30	1	49
Merv Krakau	---	---	18	28	1	47
Lem Barney	---	---	18	24	3	45
Jess Phillips	17	8	---	---	20	45
Tyrell Fleming	15	14	---	---	13	42
Carlos Spencer	21	21	---	---	---	42
Jack Dolbin	26	15	---	---	1	42
Earl Thomas	13	5	---	---	12	30
Mike Tilleman	---	---	13	16	1	30
Dan Neal	12	10	---	---	6	28
Tom Luken	12	5	---	---	7	24
Doug Wyatt	---	---	5	16	---	21
Larry Ball	---	---	1	0	19	20
Tom Neville	9	9	---	---	2	20
Ron Hornsby	---	---	1	3	12	16
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	8	8	16
Ed O'Neil	---	---	1	2	11	14
Chuck Crist	---	---	2	2	9	13
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Wojcik	---	---	2	2	5	9
Paul Fersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roger Stillwell	---	---	0	2	5	7
Mike Varty	---	---	1	2	3	6
Bruce Coslet	1	1	---	---	2	4
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bob Pollard	---	---	1	1	---	2
Bill Gergory	---	---	0	1	---	1
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	8	16	2.0
Right	6	48	8.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	73	6.6
Middle	19	80	4.2
Right	7	10	1.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	21	14	0	2	0	1	2	1	1
Dean Carlson	6	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	28	24	1	0	0	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	100	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	48	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	34	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	86	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	42	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Ken Burrough	7	5	48	23
RB Monroe Eley	5	4	23	15
RB Walt Garrison	5	2	17	17
WR Johnny Rodgers	4	3	35	21
TE Mike Hawkins	3	2	11	23
FB Bo Matthews	2	2	19	11
WR Mike Siani	1	0	0	16

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Lewis	5	3	32	0	19
WR Tyrell Fleming	5	5	52	1	14
RB Carlos Spencer	4	4	37	0	21
WR Wally Francis	3	2	12	0	23
RB Jess Phillips	3	3	24	0	8
TE Charlie Sanders	3	3	27	0	23
FB Horace King	3	3	12	0	16
WR Jack Dolbin	2	1	19	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Monroe Eley	1	2	2.00	5.20
Walt Garrison	1	5	5.00	4.75

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jess Phillips	6	27	4.50	3.38
Carlos Spencer	4	9	2.25	5.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	1	1	4	4.00	5.86

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	2	2	17	8.50	7.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Burrough	1	1	4	4.00	6.86

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Lewis	1	1	11	11.00	6.40
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	6	6.00	9.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	3	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jess Phillips	5	1
Carlos Spencer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	5	4	4
Dean Carlson	1	1	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Burrough	2	2	2
FB Bo Matthews	2	2	1
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Lewis	2	1	1
WR Jack Dolbin	2	1	1
WR Wally Francis	1	1	1
RB Jess Phillips	1	1	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	1	1
FB Horace King	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)