Week 15, 1979

played in Denver, CO

56 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	0	0	10	-	10
Denver Broncos	10	10	3	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 50 field goal
1Q: 04:32 DEN - Ted Brown 18 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 10:39 DEN - Billy Thompson 69 fumble return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 00:44 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 58 field goal
3Q: 04:52 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 20 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Chester Marcol 50 field goal
4Q: 05:09 SDO - Gene Washington 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 50 field goal
1Q: 04:32 DEN - Ted Brown 18 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 10:39 DEN - Billy Thompson 69 fumble return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 00:44 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 58 field goal
3Q: 04:52 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 20 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Chester Marcol 50 field goal
4Q: 05:09 SDO - Gene Washington 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DEN
Record 10-4 5-8-1
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 0 6
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 347 324
- Offensive Plays 62 71
- Yards per Play 5.60 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 10 141
- Rushing Attempts 6 32
- Yards per Rush 1.67 4.41
Net Passing Yards 337 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 31 - 2 36 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 354 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.02 4.69
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/14 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/94 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:17 34:43

Team Statistics	SDO	DEN
Record	10-4	5-8-1
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	0	6
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	347	324
- Offensive Plays	62	71
- Yards per Play	5.60	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	10	141
- Rushing Attempts	6	32
- Yards per Rush	1.67	4.41
Net Passing Yards	337	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 31 - 2	36 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	354	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.02	4.69
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/14	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.8	9.4
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/94	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	25:17	34:43

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:45	1:41	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	7:13	1:43	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
1	4:15	2:57	OWN 10	4	18	Punt
2	14:50	1:54	OWN 29	6	20	Punt
2	11:12	0:39	OPP 44	2	13	Fumble
2	10:33	2:28	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
2	3:31	1:25	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 12	1	15	Half
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	4:44	2:14	OWN 11	4	37	Punt
3	0:59	1:05	OPP 29	3	-4	Field Goal
4	12:45	1:52	OWN 28	4	29	Punt
4	9:43	2:13	OWN 44	8	33	Interception
4	7:00	2:02	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
4	1:55	0:59	OWN 20	4	55	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:15	OWN 18	10	49	Field Goal
1	9:04	1:51	OWN 36	4	12	Punt
1	5:30	1:15	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
1	1:18	1:28	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
2	12:56	1:44	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
2	8:05	4:34	OWN 29	8	48	Missed FG
2	2:06	1:28	OWN 31	6	28	Field Goal
3	12:16	7:32	OWN 4	14	93	Field Goal
3	2:30	1:31	OWN 22	4	20	Fumble
4	14:54	2:09	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	10:53	1:10	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:30	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	4:58	3:03	OWN 31	6	11	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 10	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ray Easterling, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Ronnie Coleman	2	3	1.50	2
Wendell Tyler	2	2	1.00	1
Dan Fouts	1	5	5.00	5
Bo Matthews	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Franklin	20	85	4.25	11	3	0
Cullen Bryant	8	36	4.50	10	1	0
Pat Ryan	3	2	0.67	4	0	0
Ted Brown	1	18	18.00	18	1	1

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	53	31	354	3/17	1	35	2	69.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	36	18	201	3/18	0	30	0	67.0

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnny Rodgers	9	14	136	15.11	8	35	0
WR Gene Washington	8	16	75	9.38	7	21	1
WR David Knight	5	7	84	16.80	9	31	0
RB Wendell Tyler	3	3	14	4.67	4	8	0
RB Ronnie Coleman	2	2	14	7.00	4	10	0
TE Paul Seymour	2	5	9	4.50	0	7	0
WR Aundra Thompson	1	5	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Dennis Pearson	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charlie Wade	5	8	61	12.20	8	28
WR Duriel Harris	5	9	72	14.40	6	30
TE Ed Beckman	3	4	25	8.33	11	22
WR Danny Buggs	2	4	19	9.50	0	12
FB Ted Brown	2	2	20	10.00	0	21
WR Rick Upchurch	1	7	4	4.00	0	4
RB George Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Victor Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ray Easterling	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ronnie Coleman	1	0	0
Dennis Pearson	1	0	0
Curtis Johnson	0	1	0
Calvin Miller	0	1	0
Eddie Edwards	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pat Ryan	1	0	0	0
Billy Thompson	0	1	0	1
Dave Scott	0	0	1	0
Bruce Huther	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	9	401	44.6	38.3	57	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	7	339	48.4	41.9	58	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	3/4	2/3	2/2	58	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	4	26	6.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	36	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	2	26	13.0	0
Aundra Thompson	1	26	26.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Ebersole	7	2	1.0	28	33
S Sam Williams	7	0	0.0	20	26
S Charlie Babb	6	4	0.0	26	31
S Dick Conn	4	2	0.0	30	38
DT Charles Davis	4	2	0.0	24	27
OLB Don Goode	3	1	0.0	20	23
S Roderick Vance	3	0	0.0	13	20
DE Eddie Edwards	2	2	2.0	27	31
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	0.0	11	19
CB Monte Jackson	2	0	0.0	21	16
OLB Jim Kovach	2	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	3	0.0	11	10
DT Ron Fernandes	1	1	0.0	17	22
DT Kurt Surratt	1	1	0.0	12	10
DE Ron Carpenter	1	0	0.0	19	24
QB Dan Fouts	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Willie Harper	1	0	0.0	7	4
CB Curtis Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	23
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	0	---	---	---
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Charles Anthony	0	1	0.0	15	22
DE Mel Lunsford	0	1	0.0	13	15
DT Calvin Miller	0	1	0.0	13	20

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	10	0	2.0	6	53
CB Ernie Jackson	6	2	0.0	5	45
CB Ray Easterling	3	1	0.0	6	49
CB Judson Flint	3	1	0.0	3	45
CB Graham Spreen	3	0	0.0	5	38
OLB Bruce Huther	3	0	0.0	4	46
S Bob Jury	2	1	0.0	4	54
OLB Rusty Rebowe	2	0	0.0	3	11
DE Karl Lorch	1	0	1.0	6	51
S William Semple	1	1	0.0	3	26
DE Deron DeLorraine	1	0	0.0	1	12
DE Ernie Dodge	1	0	0.0	1	30
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0.0	4	24
DE Mario Nakamura	1	0	0.0	2	29
TE Ed Beckman	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Edwards	2.0	0	5	0	31
ILB John Ebersole	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Calvin Miller	0.0	1	1	0	20
DE Ron Carpenter	0.0	1	0	0	24
OLB Don Goode	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Charles Davis	0.0	0	1	2	27

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	2.0	1	0	53
DE Karl Lorch	1.0	1	0	51
DT Josh Lane	0.0	1	1	24
CB Graham Spreen	0.0	0	1	38
DE Ernie Dodge	0.0	0	1	30
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sam Williams	4	0	26
S Dick Conn	3	0	38
S Roderick Vance	3	0	20
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	19
CB Monte Jackson	1	1	16
DT Charles Davis	1	0	27
ILB John Ebersole	1	0	33
OLB Don Goode	1	0	23
CB Curtis Johnson	1	0	23
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	9
S Charlie Babb	0	1	31
OLB Ray Kiddoo	0	1	10

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	7	0	0	53
CB Ernie Jackson	6	0	0	45
OLB Bruce Huther	4	1	0	46
CB Ray Easterling	3	2	2	49
CB Graham Spreen	3	2	0	38
CB Judson Flint	3	0	0	45
S Bob Jury	2	2	0	54
OLB Rusty Rebowe	2	1	0	11
S William Semple	1	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Seth Hallen	4	6	0	49
Sid Smith	1	6	0	47
Solomon Freelon	0	2	2	45
Mark Koncar	0	5	1	45

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Copeland	3	4	10	0	18
Bob Lingenfelter	2	4	16	0	27
Leotis Harris	2	2	16	0	12
Dave Scott	1	6	26	2	29
Willie Parker	1	3	28	0	31
Ted Brown	1	1	17	0	19
John Giesler	0	3	28	1	34
Daryl White	0	3	26	0	31
Jean Barrett	0	1	4	0	5
Tom Glassic	0	1	6	0	8
Ed Beckman	0	1	24	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Seymour	2	18
Curtis Johnson	1	27
Ronnie Coleman	1	25
Charles Anthony	1	2

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	2	20
Judson Flint	2	16
Cullen Bryant	1	28
Ray Easterling	1	9
Dave Scott	1	9

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Babb	---	---	26	31	24	81
Tom Condon	6	56	---	---	10	72
Dick Conn	---	---	30	38	4	72
John Ebersole	---	---	28	33	5	66
Dan Fouts	6	56	---	---	---	62
Curtis Johnson	---	---	12	23	27	62
Sid Smith	6	47	---	---	7	60
Eddie Edwards	---	---	27	31	2	60
Seth Hallen	6	49	---	---	3	58
Charles Davis	---	---	24	27	4	55
Gene Washington	5	50	---	---	---	55
Aundra Thompson	4	35	---	---	16	55
Mark Koncar	5	45	---	---	---	50
Paul Seymour	1	29	---	---	18	48
Sam Williams	---	---	20	26	2	48
Ron Carpenter	---	---	19	24	4	47
Solomon Freelon	2	45	---	---	---	47
Don Goode	---	---	20	23	4	47
Johnny Rodgers	3	41	---	---	---	44
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	11	10	23	44
Wendell Tyler	3	41	---	---	---	44
Bobby Brooks	---	---	11	19	13	43
Ron Fernandes	---	---	17	22	4	43
Ronnie Coleman	3	12	---	---	25	40
Mel Lunsford	---	---	13	15	12	40
Charles Anthony	---	---	15	22	2	39
Monte Jackson	---	---	21	16	2	39
Roderick Vance	---	---	13	20	5	38
David Knight	4	26	---	---	6	36
Bo Matthews	2	21	---	---	13	36
Calvin Miller	---	---	13	20	2	35
Stan Fritts	1	10	---	---	18	29
Kurt Surratt	---	---	12	10	1	23
Billy Lindstrom	1	11	---	---	10	22
Dennis Pearson	1	9	---	---	10	20
Chester Brennan	0	9	---	---	10	19
J.C. Wilson	---	---	9	9	---	18
Willie Harper	---	---	7	4	6	17
Bob Moore	3	6	---	---	8	17
Wes Phillips	0	7	---	---	10	17
Jim Kovach	---	---	4	6	6	16
Amos Montgomery	4	11	---	---	---	15
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Ryan	32	39	---	---	---	71
Daryl White	26	31	---	---	11	68
Bob Jury	---	---	4	54	10	68
Ray Easterling	---	---	6	49	9	64
Dave Scott	26	29	---	---	9	64
Judson Flint	---	---	3	45	16	64
Randy Gradishar	---	---	6	53	3	62
John Giesler	28	34	---	---	---	62
Willie Parker	28	31	---	---	2	61
Rick Upchurch	23	26	---	---	12	61
Ted Brown	17	19	---	---	25	61
Karl Lorch	---	---	6	51	2	59
Ed Beckman	24	29	---	---	6	59
Victor Hicks	17	24	---	---	18	59
William Semple	---	---	3	26	26	55
Charlie Wade	13	22	---	---	18	53
Cullen Bryant	10	13	---	---	28	51
Ernie Jackson	---	---	5	45	1	51
Bruce Huther	---	---	4	46	1	51
George Franklin	21	24	---	---	1	46
Graham Spreen	---	---	5	38	2	45
Bob Lingenfelter	16	27	---	---	---	43
Duriel Harris	18	24	---	---	---	42
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	5	26	10	41
Jim Copeland	10	18	---	---	11	39
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	4	34	1	39
Leotis Harris	16	12	---	---	11	39
Billy Thompson	---	---	2	36	---	38
Mario Nakamura	---	---	2	29	6	37
Danny Buggs	15	13	---	---	8	36
Ernie Dodge	---	---	1	30	2	33
Josh Lane	---	---	4	24	---	28
Tom Glassic	6	8	---	---	11	25
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	3	11	11	25
Johnny Perkins	2	1	---	---	20	23
Guy Brown	---	---	2	5	8	15
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	1	12	1	14
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lyle Alzado	---	---	0	0	9	9
Jean Barrett	4	5	---	---	---	9
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Polowski	---	---	0	2	---	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	5	9	1.8
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	43	4.3
Middle	6	22	3.7
Right	14	78	5.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	53	31	5	0	4	9	4	0	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	36	18	5	4	1	3	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	72	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	13	176	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	13	3	95	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	42	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	80	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	79	15.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Washington	16	8	1	75	1	50
WR Johnny Rodgers	14	9	1	136	3	41
WR David Knight	7	5	1	84	1	26
TE Paul Seymour	5	2	0	9	0	29
WR Aundra Thompson	5	1	1	10	0	35
RB Wendell Tyler	3	3	0	14	0	41
RB Ronnie Coleman	2	2	0	14	0	12
WR Dennis Pearson	1	1	0	12	0	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	9	5	0	72	2	24
WR Charlie Wade	8	5	0	61	1	22
WR Rick Upchurch	7	1	1	4	0	26
WR Danny Buggs	4	2	0	19	0	13
TE Ed Beckman	4	3	0	25	1	29
FB Ted Brown	2	2	0	20	1	19
RB George Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	24
TE Victor Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cullen Bryant	1	3	3.00	4.50
George Franklin	1	0	0.00	4.25
Ted Brown	1	18	18.00	18.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	2	2	19	9.50	6.68

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	1	0	0	0.00	5.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	1	10	10.00	9.71
WR Gene Washington	1	1	9	9.00	4.69

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0	0.00	0.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cullen Bryant	2	1
George Franklin	2	0
Ted Brown	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	14	9	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	12	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Rodgers	4	2	0
TE Paul Seymour	3	2	0
WR David Knight	2	2	1
WR Gene Washington	2	2	0
WR Aundra Thompson	2	0	0
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	3	2	0
WR Charlie Wade	2	2	1
WR Rick Upchurch	2	0	0
WR Duriel Harris	2	0	0
FB Ted Brown	2	2	1
TE Ed Beckman	1	1	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)