Week 9, 1979

played in Oakland, CA

63 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	3	3	0	13	-	19
Oakland Raiders	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:02 OAK - Bobby Jones 10 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
1Q: 03:18 SDO - Chester Marcol 54 field goal
2Q: 10:42 SDO - Chester Marcol 20 field goal
3Q: 12:49 OAK - Gerald Tinker 10 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SDO - David Knight 31 pass from Dan Fouts (Wendell Tyler run for conversion failed)
4Q: 09:41 SDO - Wendell Tyler 5 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 06:00 OAK - Ray Wersching 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:02 OAK - Bobby Jones 10 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
1Q: 03:18 SDO - Chester Marcol 54 field goal
2Q: 10:42 SDO - Chester Marcol 20 field goal
3Q: 12:49 OAK - Gerald Tinker 10 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SDO - David Knight 31 pass from Dan Fouts (Wendell Tyler run for conversion failed)
4Q: 09:41 SDO - Wendell Tyler 5 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 06:00 OAK - Ray Wersching 24 field goal

Team Statistics SDO OAK
Record 6-2 7-2
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 17 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 451 407
- Offensive Plays 67 70
- Yards per Play 6.73 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 59 66
- Rushing Attempts 19 16
- Yards per Rush 3.11 4.13
Net Passing Yards 392 341
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 28 - 1 54 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 399 341
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.17 6.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/48
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 1/1
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Team Statistics	SDO	OAK
Record	6-2	7-2
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	17	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	451	407
- Offensive Plays	67	70
- Yards per Play	6.73	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	59	66
- Rushing Attempts	19	16
- Yards per Rush	3.11	4.13
Net Passing Yards	392	341
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 28 - 1	54 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	399	341
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.17	6.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/48
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	1/1
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:29	29:31

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:03	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	9:22	1:23	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
1	4:53	1:43	OWN 20	4	43	Field Goal
1	2:51	1:24	OWN 44	3	4	Punt
2	15:00	1:37	OWN 31	5	24	Punt
2	13:15	2:39	OPP 24	6	21	Field Goal
2	6:20	2:19	OWN 20	4	38	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 28	1	-2	Half
3	12:41	3:15	OWN 19	7	42	Missed FG
3	8:04	3:57	OWN 20	9	49	Interception
3	2:16	2:28	OWN 5	6	95	Touchdown
4	11:56	2:22	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	5:52	5:30	OWN 20	10	34	Punt

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:57	4:35	OWN 38	10	44	Missed FG
1	7:59	3:06	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
1	3:10	0:19	OWN 20	1	-5	Interception
1	1:27	1:27	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	13:23	0:08	OWN 20	1	4	Fumble
2	10:36	4:16	OWN 33	8	22	Punt
2	4:01	3:54	OWN 6	11	73	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
3	9:26	1:22	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	4:07	1:51	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
4	14:48	2:52	OWN 37	6	18	Punt
4	9:34	3:42	OWN 20	9	73	Field Goal
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ronnie Coleman	10	40	4.00	6	0	0
Wendell Tyler	8	21	2.63	10	1	1
Dan Fouts	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace Ivory	7	29	4.14	10	1
Jerry Eckwood	7	22	3.14	8	0
Ken Stabler	1	5	5.00	5	0
Ron Lee	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	47	28	399	1/7	1	41	1	85.3

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Stabler	54	31	341	0/0	2	38	1	80.8

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnny Rodgers	8	14	129	16.13	48	41	0
WR Gene Washington	8	13	131	16.38	11	38	0
WR David Knight	6	7	93	15.50	28	31	1
RB Ronnie Coleman	2	2	10	5.00	4	8	0
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	17	17.00	6	17	0
WR Aundra Thompson	1	7	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Dennis Pearson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cliff Branch	7	14	104	14.86	29	38	0
TE Dave Casper	6	9	54	9.00	25	24	0
WR Tommie Towns	6	10	92	15.33	9	28	0
WR Gerald Tinker	4	7	39	9.75	3	15	1
WR Bobby Jones	3	8	17	5.67	1	10	1
FB Ron Lee	2	2	10	5.00	4	6	0
WR Ike Hill	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Jerry Eckwood	1	2	19	19.00	14	19	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sam Williams	1	10	10.00	0

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rod Perry	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Recov	Force
John Ebersole	1	0
Don Goode	0	1
Stan Fritts	0	1

Oakland	Fumb	Recov
Ike Hill	1	0
Gerald Tinker	1	0
James Hunter	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	6	275	45.8	31.2	57	2

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	5	217	43.4	31.4	50	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/3	1/2	1/2	54	1/1

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	1/3	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Tinker	4	48	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	1	19	19.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Hill	2	48	24.0	0
Gerald Tinker	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.C. Wilson	5	4	0.0	14	46
S Dick Conn	5	3	0.0	14	49
OLB Don Goode	4	2	0.0	12	31
S Sam Williams	4	0	0.0	13	38
S Roderick Vance	4	0	0.0	6	23
ILB John Ebersole	3	4	0.0	13	36
OLB Ray Kiddoo	3	0	0.0	1	14
DT Charles Davis	2	1	0.0	15	43
CB Monte Jackson	2	1	0.0	11	31
S Charlie Babb	2	0	0.0	4	23
DE Mel Lunsford	2	0	0.0	9	18
OLB Jim Kovach	2	0	0.0	3	16
CB Bobby Brooks	1	1	0.0	9	33
CB Curtis Johnson	1	1	0.0	5	25
DT Ron Fernandes	1	0	0.0	9	28
OLB Willie Harper	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR Gene Washington	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kurt Surratt	1	0	0.0	4	14
DT Calvin Miller	1	0	0.0	5	35
OLB Charles Anthony	0	1	0.0	7	22
DE Eddie Edwards	0	1	0.0	12	30

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jack Tatum	8	0	0.0	19	48
DT Jim Bailey	5	1	0.0	15	31
CB Norm Thompson	5	1	0.0	14	38
S Prentice McCray	4	3	0.0	17	42
CB Billie Hayes	4	0	0.0	13	41
ILB Dewey Selmon	3	3	0.5	17	39
S Phil Wise	3	0	0.0	3	14
CB Rod Perry	3	0	0.0	14	35
DT Joe Ehrmann	2	0	0.0	5	6
DE Henry Reed	1	0	0.5	15	27
OLB Clyde Werner	1	2	0.0	9	30
CB James Hunter	1	2	0.0	8	22
DE Ken Johnson	1	1	0.0	9	32
OLB Jim Romaniszyn	1	1	0.0	8	13
ILB Will Foster	1	0	0.0	2	9
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0.0	7	12
WR Gerald Tinker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ian Lyons	1	0	0.0	4	21
DT Bob Pollard	0	1	0.0	9	29

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Carpenter	1	1	36
DT Ron Fernandes	1	0	28
DT Calvin Miller	0	2	35
DE Mel Lunsford	0	1	18

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Henry Reed	0.5	0	0	1	27
ILB Dewey Selmon	0.5	0	0	1	39
DT Bob Pollard	0.0	2	1	0	29
DE Ken Johnson	0.0	1	1	0	32
DE L.C. Greenwood	0.0	0	3	3	38
DE Ian Lyons	0.0	0	1	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.C. Wilson	5	2	0	46
S Roderick Vance	4	0	0	23
S Sam Williams	3	3	1	38
S Dick Conn	3	0	0	49
OLB Don Goode	3	0	0	31
OLB Ray Kiddoo	3	0	0	14
CB Monte Jackson	3	0	0	31
OLB Jim Kovach	2	0	0	16
CB Bobby Brooks	1	2	0	33
ILB John Ebersole	1	1	0	36
CB Curtis Johnson	1	1	0	25
DT Charles Davis	1	0	0	43
OLB Willie Harper	1	0	0	3

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jack Tatum	4	1	0	48
CB Norm Thompson	4	0	0	38
S Prentice McCray	3	1	0	42
ILB Dewey Selmon	3	1	0	39
CB Billie Hayes	3	0	0	41
CB Rod Perry	2	3	1	35
S Phil Wise	2	0	0	14
CB James Hunter	2	0	0	22
DT Jim Bailey	1	0	0	31
DT Joe Ehrmann	1	0	0	6
OLB Jim Romaniszyn	1	0	0	13
OLB Clyde Werner	1	0	0	30
DE Ian Lyons	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sid Smith	2	5	0	15	0	42
Tom Condon	2	4	0	19	0	48
Seth Hallen	1	1	0	18	1	46
Chester Brennan	1	1	0	4	0	6
Amos Montgomery	1	1	0	4	0	6
Solomon Freelon	0	2	1	15	0	42
Wes Phillips	0	2	0	15	0	38
Bo Matthews	0	1	0	11	0	20
Paul Seymour	0	1	0	9	0	16

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Joe Devlin	2	3	14	45
Ted Albrecht	2	3	14	46
Thomas Brahaney	1	5	12	44
Art Shell	1	2	14	47
Dave Lapham	1	1	14	46
Ron Lee	0	1	8	14

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Babb	4	19
Ray Kiddoo	1	20
Curtis Johnson	1	18
Stan Fritts	1	8

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Norm Thompson	1	7

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Condon	19	48	---	---	9	76
Dan Fouts	19	48	---	---	---	67
Dick Conn	---	---	14	49	2	65
Seth Hallen	18	46	---	---	1	65
J.C. Wilson	---	---	14	46	3	63
Sid Smith	15	42	---	---	4	61
Charles Davis	---	---	15	43	2	60
Solomon Freelon	15	42	---	---	---	57
Gene Washington	16	41	---	---	---	57
Wes Phillips	15	38	---	---	---	53
Bobby Brooks	---	---	9	33	10	52
Sam Williams	---	---	13	38	1	52
Aundra Thompson	6	32	---	---	14	52
John Ebersole	---	---	13	36	2	51
Johnny Rodgers	17	34	---	---	---	51
Ronnie Coleman	10	17	---	---	22	49
Curtis Johnson	---	---	5	25	18	48
Charlie Babb	---	---	4	23	19	46
Ron Carpenter	---	---	7	36	3	46
Bo Matthews	11	20	---	---	15	46
Monte Jackson	---	---	11	31	3	45
Eddie Edwards	---	---	12	30	3	45
Don Goode	---	---	12	31	1	44
Paul Seymour	9	16	---	---	17	42
Ron Fernandes	---	---	9	28	4	41
Calvin Miller	---	---	5	35	1	41
David Knight	4	25	---	---	7	36
Roderick Vance	---	---	6	23	7	36
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	1	14	20	35
Wendell Tyler	9	26	---	---	---	35
Mel Lunsford	---	---	9	18	7	34
Charles Anthony	---	---	7	22	4	33
Lorenzo Jasso	7	11	---	---	12	30
Dennis Pearson	2	11	---	---	12	25
Jim Kovach	---	---	3	16	5	24
Mark Koncar	4	10	---	---	9	23
Kurt Surratt	---	---	4	14	1	19
Stan Fritts	4	7	---	---	8	19
Chester Brennan	4	6	---	---	8	18
Willie Harper	---	---	3	3	6	12
Tim Vogler	1	2	---	---	9	12
Amos Montgomery	4	6	---	---	---	10
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Casper	16	48	---	---	6	70
Ken Stabler	16	54	---	---	---	70
Jack Tatum	---	---	19	48	3	70
Dave Lapham	14	46	---	---	8	68
Thomas Brahaney	12	44	---	---	8	64
Cliff Branch	15	44	---	---	2	61
Prentice McCray	---	---	17	42	2	61
Art Shell	14	47	---	---	---	61
Dewey Selmon	---	---	17	39	4	60
Ted Albrecht	14	46	---	---	---	60
Norm Thompson	---	---	14	38	7	59
Joe Devlin	14	45	---	---	---	59
L.C. Greenwood	---	---	17	38	3	58
Billie Hayes	---	---	13	41	3	57
Tommie Towns	6	36	---	---	13	55
Rod Perry	---	---	14	35	1	50
Jim Bailey	---	---	15	31	3	49
Henry Reed	---	---	15	27	6	48
Gerald Tinker	6	29	---	---	11	46
James Hunter	---	---	8	22	16	46
Ken Johnson	---	---	9	32	3	44
Clyde Werner	---	---	9	30	4	43
Bob Pollard	---	---	9	29	1	39
Bobby Jones	8	25	---	---	5	38
Jim Romaniszyn	---	---	8	13	15	36
Ron Lee	8	14	---	---	13	35
Ian Lyons	---	---	4	21	7	32
Horace Ivory	7	25	---	---	---	32
Jerome Moriarty	1	11	---	---	17	29
Don McFarland	3	17	---	---	8	28
Jerry Eckwood	9	18	---	---	---	27
Steve Young	4	14	---	---	8	26
Jim Clack	5	11	---	---	8	24
Ike Hill	2	10	---	---	12	24
Jim Bertelsen	0	0	---	---	23	23
Jim Merlo	---	---	7	12	4	23
Will Foster	---	---	2	9	9	20
Phil Wise	---	---	3	14	3	20
Ron Hornsby	---	---	2	0	15	17
Jerry Reese	---	---	2	1	14	17
Mike Voight	2	10	---	---	4	16
Joe Ehrmann	---	---	5	6	2	13
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Doug Burrell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeb Blount	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	7	23	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	47	28	6	0	3	6	6	6	1

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Stabler	54	31	5	4	3	9	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	78	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	173	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	14	4	129	9.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	40	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	94	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	10	141	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	66	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Rodgers	14	8	1	129	2	34
WR Gene Washington	13	8	0	131	3	41
WR David Knight	7	6	0	93	1	25
WR Aundra Thompson	7	1	2	5	0	32
RB Ronnie Coleman	2	2	0	10	0	17
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	2	0	20
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	0	17	0	16
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	0	12	0	26
WR Dennis Pearson	1	0	0	0	0	11

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cliff Branch	14	7	0	104	2	44
WR Tommie Towns	10	6	1	92	2	36
TE Dave Casper	9	6	1	54	1	48
WR Bobby Jones	8	3	1	17	0	25
WR Gerald Tinker	7	4	0	39	0	29
FB Ron Lee	2	2	0	10	0	14
RB Jerry Eckwood	2	1	0	19	0	18
WR Ike Hill	1	1	0	4	0	10
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	0	2	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	1	5	5.00	2.63

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ken Stabler	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	3	2	17	5.67	8.49

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Stabler	7	3	24	3.43	6.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Washington	2	1	7	3.50	10.08
WR David Knight	1	1	10	10.00	13.29

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Jones	3	1	10	3.33	2.13
WR Cliff Branch	1	0	0	0.00	7.43
TE Dave Casper	1	1	4	4.00	6.00
WR Gerald Tinker	1	1	10	10.00	5.57
RB Jerry Eckwood	1	0	0	0.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Ronnie Coleman	1	1
Wendell Tyler	1	0

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
Jerry Eckwood	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	12	8	4

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Stabler	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	1	1
WR Gene Washington	3	3	1
WR David Knight	2	2	1
WR Aundra Thompson	2	1	1
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0
WR Dennis Pearson	1	0	0

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dave Casper	4	2	1
WR Cliff Branch	3	2	1
WR Tommie Towns	3	3	2
WR Bobby Jones	2	1	1
RB Jerry Eckwood	1	0	0

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

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