Week 1, 1979

played in San Diego, CA

85 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Oakland Raiders	10	13	0	21	-	44
San Diego Chargers	0	7	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 OAK - Tommie Towns 2 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
1Q: 00:53 OAK - Ray Wersching 37 field goal
2Q: 12:17 SDO - Gene Washington 8 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 06:42 OAK - Ray Wersching 20 field goal
2Q: 02:59 OAK - Bobby Jones 26 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:06 OAK - Ray Wersching 38 field goal
3Q: 10:59 SDO - Chester Marcol 51 field goal
3Q: 02:14 SDO - Ronnie Coleman 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 11:38 OAK - Jerry Eckwood 7 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 06:21 OAK - Bobby Jones 18 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 02:27 OAK - Jerry Eckwood 57 run (Ray Wersching extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 OAK - Tommie Towns 2 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
1Q: 00:53 OAK - Ray Wersching 37 field goal
2Q: 12:17 SDO - Gene Washington 8 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 06:42 OAK - Ray Wersching 20 field goal
2Q: 02:59 OAK - Bobby Jones 26 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:06 OAK - Ray Wersching 38 field goal
3Q: 10:59 SDO - Chester Marcol 51 field goal
3Q: 02:14 SDO - Ronnie Coleman 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 11:38 OAK - Jerry Eckwood 7 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 06:21 OAK - Bobby Jones 18 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 02:27 OAK - Jerry Eckwood 57 run (Ray Wersching extra point)

Team Statistics OAK SDO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 28 13
- by Rushing 8 0
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 538 275
- Offensive Plays 70 49
- Yards per Play 7.69 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 203 35
- Rushing Attempts 35 13
- Yards per Rush 5.80 2.69
Net Passing Yards 335 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 348 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 9.57 6.67
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 38:01 21:59

Team Statistics	OAK	SDO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	28	13
- by Rushing	8	0
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	538	275
- Offensive Plays	70	49
- Yards per Play	7.69	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	203	35
- Rushing Attempts	35	13
- Yards per Rush	5.80	2.69
Net Passing Yards	335	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	348	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	9.57	6.67
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	38:01	21:59

Drive Charts

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	7:30	6:42	OWN 33	12	47	Field Goal
1	0:36	0:44	OPP 11	3	1	Interception
2	12:10	5:34	OWN 20	11	77	Field Goal
2	5:46	2:58	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:29	OWN 47	3	32	Field Goal
3	10:53	3:14	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
3	2:08	5:40	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	9:36	3:24	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
4	4:06	1:58	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 17	2	0	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	3:28	OWN 14	6	18	Punt
1	0:48	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	14:52	2:42	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	6:36	0:50	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	2:48	2:18	OWN 18	3	-9	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	0	Half
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 28	6	38	Field Goal
3	7:39	5:31	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
4	11:28	1:52	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	6:12	2:06	OWN 27	6	41	Downs
4	2:08	1:05	OWN 20	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Horace Ivory	19	73	3.84	14	2	0
Jerry Eckwood	15	122	8.13	57	3	2
Ken Stabler	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ronnie Coleman	12	28	2.33	5	0	0
Wendell Tyler	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Stabler	33	24	348	2/13	3	44	1	124.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	31	21	268	5/28	2	53	1	102.6

Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cliff Branch	6	8	133	22.17	46	44	0
TE Dave Casper	6	7	57	9.50	18	20	0
WR Bobby Jones	4	8	81	20.25	31	29	2
WR Tommie Towns	3	4	25	8.33	5	15	1
WR Gerald Tinker	2	3	20	10.00	0	13	0
FB Ron Lee	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Mike Voight	1	1	18	18.00	11	18	0
RB Jerry Eckwood	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ronnie Coleman	5	6	47	9.40	29	20	1
WR Aundra Thompson	4	5	34	8.50	1	15	0
WR Dennis Pearson	4	5	57	14.25	26	39	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	5	57	19.00	18	21	0
WR Gene Washington	3	5	65	21.67	46	53	1
FB Bo Matthews	2	3	8	4.00	0	6	0
TE Paul Seymour	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Stan Fritts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rod Perry	1	15	15.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dick Conn	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Horace Ivory	1	0	0
Jerry Eckwood	1	0	0
Gerald Tinker	0	1	0
Steve Sylvester	0	1	0
Henry Reed	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dan Fouts	1	0	0
Dennis Pearson	0	1	0
Mel Lunsford	0	0	1
Roderick Vance	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	1	40	40.0	40.0	40	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	5	236	47.2	42.4	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	5/5

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Branch	2	15	7.5	0
Prentice McCray	1	9	9.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	4	82	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Billie Hayes	5	2	0.0	12	30
CB Rod Perry	5	1	0.0	11	30
ILB Dewey Selmon	4	1	1.0	6	34
OLB Jim Merlo	4	2	0.0	12	30
DT Joe Ehrmann	3	1	1.0	8	26
CB Norm Thompson	3	1	0.0	10	30
S Phil Wise	3	0	0.0	9	18
DE Henry Reed	2	0	1.0	9	21
S Jack Tatum	2	2	0.0	13	36
OLB Clyde Werner	1	2	1.0	4	9
DE Ken Johnson	1	0	1.0	3	8
DE L.C. Greenwood	1	1	0.0	11	33
DT Jim Bailey	1	0	0.0	7	18
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0.0	9	30
QB Ken Stabler	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ken Novak	1	0	0.0	6	12

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.C. Wilson	7	2	0.0	28	29
ILB John Ebersole	5	3	0.0	29	30
DE Ron Carpenter	4	2	1.0	22	23
OLB Don Goode	4	1	0.0	25	19
OLB Ray Kiddoo	4	1	0.0	8	12
CB Bobby Brooks	4	0	0.0	22	23
DE Mel Lunsford	4	0	0.0	13	12
DT Charles Davis	3	0	1.0	30	28
S Dick Conn	3	2	0.0	30	26
DT Calvin Miller	3	2	0.0	19	22
CB Monte Jackson	2	3	0.0	21	23
S Sam Williams	2	2	0.0	20	25
OLB Jim Kovach	2	1	0.0	6	5
DT Ron Fernandes	2	0	0.0	23	19
CB Curtis Johnson	2	0	0.0	16	16
S Roderick Vance	2	0	0.0	17	13
OLB Charles Anthony	1	0	0.0	15	14
S Charlie Babb	1	0	0.0	5	15
FB Bo Matthews	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kurt Surratt	1	0	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Henry Reed	1.0	0	1	1	21
OLB Clyde Werner	1.0	0	0	1	9
DT Joe Ehrmann	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Ken Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	8
ILB Dewey Selmon	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE L.C. Greenwood	0.0	1	1	0	33
OLB Jim Merlo	0.0	0	1	0	30

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Charles Davis	1.0	1	0	28
DE Ron Carpenter	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Jim Kovach	0.0	1	0	5
DT Kurt Surratt	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Billie Hayes	5	0	0	30
CB Norm Thompson	4	0	0	30
OLB Jim Merlo	3	0	0	30
CB Rod Perry	2	1	1	30
S Phil Wise	2	0	0	18
ILB Dewey Selmon	2	0	0	34
DT Jim Bailey	1	0	0	18
DT Joe Ehrmann	1	0	0	26
S Jack Tatum	1	0	0	36
DT Ken Novak	0	1	0	12

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sam Williams	5	0	0	25
CB J.C. Wilson	4	0	0	29
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	0	23
ILB John Ebersole	2	0	0	30
OLB Don Goode	2	0	0	19
OLB Ray Kiddoo	2	0	0	12
CB Monte Jackson	2	0	0	23
CB Curtis Johnson	1	1	0	16
OLB Charles Anthony	1	0	0	14
S Charlie Babb	1	0	0	15
DT Ron Fernandes	1	0	0	19
S Roderick Vance	1	0	0	13
S Dick Conn	0	2	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thomas Brahaney	3	3	22	1	24
Ted Albrecht	2	6	31	0	27
Jim Clack	2	3	35	1	35
Art Shell	1	12	32	0	32
Don McFarland	1	2	4	0	8
Ron Lee	1	2	15	0	10
Gerald Skinner	1	1	4	0	2
Joe Devlin	0	3	31	0	33
Dave Casper	0	1	22	0	30
Steve Sylvester	0	1	13	0	11

San Diego	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Koncar	2	10	3	25
Seth Hallen	2	13	1	35
Tom Condon	2	13	0	36
Sid Smith	2	12	0	30
Solomon Freelon	1	12	1	27
Bo Matthews	1	5	0	18
Paul Seymour	1	2	0	12
Chester Brennan	1	1	0	6
Amos Montgomery	1	1	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Voight	2	22
Norm Thompson	1	15
Jerry Eckwood	1	10

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Babb	3	18

Participation

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Branch	30	29	---	---	17	76
Jim Clack	35	35	---	---	4	74
Ken Stabler	35	35	---	---	---	70
Dave Casper	22	30	---	---	14	66
Art Shell	32	32	---	---	---	64
Joe Devlin	31	33	---	---	---	64
Ted Albrecht	31	27	---	---	---	58
Bobby Jones	18	23	---	---	16	57
Jack Tatum	---	---	13	36	6	55
Norm Thompson	---	---	10	30	15	55
Billie Hayes	---	---	12	30	10	52
Thomas Brahaney	22	24	---	---	4	50
Jim Merlo	---	---	12	30	6	48
L.C. Greenwood	---	---	11	33	1	45
Prentice McCray	---	---	9	30	4	43
Rod Perry	---	---	11	30	1	42
Dewey Selmon	---	---	6	34	1	41
Phil Wise	---	---	9	18	12	39
Tommie Towns	18	21	---	---	---	39
Jerry Eckwood	15	14	---	---	10	39
Horace Ivory	20	14	---	---	4	38
Gerald Tinker	20	16	---	---	1	37
Mike Voight	6	9	---	---	22	37
Joe Ehrmann	---	---	8	26	1	35
Henry Reed	---	---	9	21	2	32
Jim Bailey	---	---	7	18	4	29
Jim Romaniszyn	---	---	1	8	20	29
Ron Lee	15	10	---	---	4	29
Jerome Moriarty	7	5	---	---	15	27
Steve Sylvester	13	11	---	---	3	27
Ian Lyons	---	---	4	15	7	26
Ken Novak	---	---	6	12	1	19
Nathan Conrady	---	---	1	6	10	17
Don McFarland	4	8	---	---	4	16
Robbie Ramirez	4	4	---	---	8	16
Clyde Werner	---	---	4	9	---	13
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ken Johnson	---	---	3	8	---	11
Will Foster	---	---	7	2	---	9
Gerald Skinner	4	2	---	---	1	7
Barney Cotton	3	3	---	---	---	6
Lewis Rockett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeb Blount	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Ebersole	---	---	29	30	3	62
Ronnie Coleman	13	35	---	---	12	60
Charles Davis	---	---	30	28	2	60
J.C. Wilson	---	---	28	29	3	60
Dick Conn	---	---	30	26	3	59
Tom Condon	13	36	---	---	6	55
Bobby Brooks	---	---	22	23	9	54
Curtis Johnson	---	---	16	16	20	52
Aundra Thompson	10	26	---	---	14	50
Dan Fouts	13	36	---	---	---	49
Sam Williams	---	---	20	25	3	48
Seth Hallen	13	35	---	---	---	48
Ron Carpenter	---	---	22	23	1	46
Don Goode	---	---	25	19	2	46
Sid Smith	12	30	---	---	4	46
Monte Jackson	---	---	21	23	2	46
Eddie Edwards	---	---	23	20	3	46
Charles Anthony	---	---	15	14	14	43
Ron Fernandes	---	---	23	19	1	43
Bo Matthews	5	18	---	---	19	42
Calvin Miller	---	---	19	22	1	42
Solomon Freelon	12	27	---	---	---	39
Gene Washington	9	30	---	---	---	39
Charlie Babb	---	---	5	15	18	38
Dennis Pearson	6	18	---	---	14	38
Johnny Rodgers	9	25	---	---	1	35
Roderick Vance	---	---	17	13	5	35
Mark Koncar	10	25	---	---	---	35
Paul Seymour	2	12	---	---	18	32
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	8	12	11	31
Mel Lunsford	---	---	13	12	4	29
Bob Moore	7	12	---	---	10	29
Stan Fritts	3	2	---	---	17	22
Billy Lindstrom	3	11	---	---	6	20
Kurt Surratt	---	---	8	9	1	18
Chester Brennan	1	6	---	---	6	13
Jim Kovach	---	---	6	5	---	11
Amos Montgomery	1	9	---	---	---	10
Willie Harper	---	---	5	2	1	8
Tim Vogler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wendell Tyler	1	2	---	---	---	3
Wes Phillips	0	1	---	---	2	3
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	72	5.5
Middle	16	113	7.1
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Stabler	33	24	5	0	2	3	1	0	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	31	21	4	0	3	2	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	199	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	88	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	61	20.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	136	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	111	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cliff Branch	8	6	1	133	2	29
WR Bobby Jones	8	4	0	81	2	23
TE Dave Casper	7	6	0	57	1	30
WR Tommie Towns	4	3	0	25	0	21
WR Gerald Tinker	3	2	1	20	0	16
FB Ron Lee	1	1	0	11	0	10
RB Mike Voight	1	1	0	18	0	9
RB Jerry Eckwood	1	1	0	3	0	14

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ronnie Coleman	6	5	0	47	1	35
WR Johnny Rodgers	5	3	2	57	1	25
WR Gene Washington	5	3	1	65	1	30
WR Aundra Thompson	5	4	0	34	0	26
WR Dennis Pearson	5	4	0	57	1	18
FB Bo Matthews	3	2	0	8	0	18
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Stan Fritts	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace Ivory	5	3	0.60	3.84
Jerry Eckwood	2	14	7.00	8.13

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Stabler	8	4	36	4.50	10.55

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	4	4	28	7.00	8.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dave Casper	2	1	5	2.50	8.14
WR Tommie Towns	2	1	2	1.00	6.25
WR Bobby Jones	2	1	18	9.00	10.13
WR Gerald Tinker	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
FB Ron Lee	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ronnie Coleman	1	1	9	9.00	7.83
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	2	2.00	2.67
WR Gene Washington	1	1	8	8.00	13.00
WR Dennis Pearson	1	1	9	9.00	11.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
Jerry Eckwood	2	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Ronnie Coleman	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Stabler	10	8	8

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	8	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cliff Branch	4	4	4
WR Gerald Tinker	2	2	2
WR Bobby Jones	2	1	1
TE Dave Casper	1	1	1
WR Tommie Towns	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ronnie Coleman	2	2	2
WR Aundra Thompson	2	2	1
WR Dennis Pearson	2	2	2
WR Gene Washington	1	1	0
RB Stan Fritts	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)