Week 2, 1980

played in San Diego, CA

61 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	3	10	3	0	-	16
San Diego Chargers	7	0	3	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 ATL - Chris Bahr 52 field goal
1Q: 02:33 SDO - Wendell Tyler 8 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 06:44 ATL - Chris Bahr 24 field goal
2Q: 02:34 ATL - Tony Dorsett 1 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 07:51 SDO - Chester Marcol 20 field goal
3Q: 00:52 ATL - Chris Bahr 20 field goal
4Q: 12:39 SDO - Chester Marcol 37 field goal
4Q: 02:44 SDO - Gene Washington 24 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 ATL - Chris Bahr 52 field goal
1Q: 02:33 SDO - Wendell Tyler 8 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 06:44 ATL - Chris Bahr 24 field goal
2Q: 02:34 ATL - Tony Dorsett 1 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 07:51 SDO - Chester Marcol 20 field goal
3Q: 00:52 ATL - Chris Bahr 20 field goal
4Q: 12:39 SDO - Chester Marcol 37 field goal
4Q: 02:44 SDO - Gene Washington 24 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SDO
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 249 303
- Offensive Plays 63 54
- Yards per Play 3.95 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 76 113
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards per Rush 2.81 4.71
Net Passing Yards 173 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 179 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.81 6.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/23 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/103 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:56 27:04

Team Statistics	ATL	SDO
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	249	303
- Offensive Plays	63	54
- Yards per Play	3.95	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	76	113
- Rushing Attempts	27	24
- Yards per Rush	2.81	4.71
Net Passing Yards	173	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	179	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.81	6.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/23	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/103	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:56	27:04

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:42	OWN 22	11	43	Field Goal
1	2:23	1:42	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
2	14:45	8:07	OWN 18	14	75	Field Goal
2	5:54	3:26	OPP 30	8	30	Touchdown
2	1:43	1:01	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
3	7:43	6:57	OWN 30	11	67	Field Goal
4	12:34	3:52	OWN 23	6	26	Punt
4	6:58	1:47	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	2:24	0:44	OWN 36	4	4	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:18	6:55	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	0:41	0:56	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
2	6:38	0:44	OWN 20	2	10	Fumble
2	2:28	0:45	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 22	2	13	Half
3	15:00	7:17	OWN 22	11	75	Field Goal
3	0:46	3:12	OWN 39	6	41	Field Goal
4	8:42	1:44	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	5:11	2:47	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
4	1:40	1:40	OPP 40	5	8	Game

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Dorsett	20	51	2.55	10	1	1
Mark Van Eeghen	3	3	1.00	4	0	0
Vagas Ferguson	2	16	8.00	11	1	0
Charles Alexander	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Jerry Butler	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wendell Tyler	14	76	5.43	19	3	1
Jim Jensen	7	27	3.86	14	1	0
Dan Fouts	2	8	4.00	9	0	0
Ron Lee	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	35	23	179	1/6	0	19	0	78.1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	30	20	190	0/0	1	28	0	95.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Jefferson	4	8	18	4.50	0	9
WR Jerry Butler	4	4	33	8.25	3	18
WR Robert Miller	3	3	26	8.67	5	14
TE Kellen Winslow	3	5	22	7.33	2	9
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	9	4.50	0	6
TE Russ Francis	2	4	24	12.00	9	18
RB Vagas Ferguson	2	2	10	5.00	0	7
WR Lionel Summers	1	1	19	19.00	1	19
WR Dennis Franklin	1	4	6	6.00	0	6
RB Tony Dorsett	1	2	12	12.00	6	12

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Washington	6	9	63	10.50	19	24	1
WR Johnny Rodgers	4	7	70	17.50	15	24	0
RB Wendell Tyler	3	4	9	3.00	1	4	0
WR David Knight	2	2	1	0.50	0	1	0
TE Bob Moore	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Ron Lee	1	1	28	28.00	17	28	0
WR Aundra Thompson	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Dennis Pearson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lionel Summers	1	0	0
Tom MacLeod	0	1	1
Rob Niarne	0	1	0
Rolland Lawrence	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gene Washington	1	0	0
Wendell Tyler	1	0	0
Sid Smith	0	1	0
Bo Matthews	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	4	186	46.5	39.5	55	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	3	148	49.3	48.7	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	2	2	1.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	4	87	21.8	0
Dennis Franklin	1	16	16.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dirt Winston	8	0	17	25
OLB Rob Niarne	6	0	5	12
CB Rolland Lawrence	5	0	14	23
S Jeff Severson	4	2	22	26
DE Rulon Jones	3	2	13	19
OLB Gary Cobb	3	1	11	8
CB Randy Logan	3	0	16	23
OLB Cecil Johnson	2	1	19	18
DT Charlie Johnson	2	0	20	21
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	20	28
CB Henry Monroe	1	1	17	24
S Darrol Ray	1	1	24	28
S Scott Burk	1	0	3	6
ILB Tom MacLeod	0	1	7	5
CB Tim Fox	0	1	12	17
DT Ken Novak	0	1	17	14

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dick Conn	7	3	0.0	23	30
OLB Don Goode	6	2	0.0	21	18
OLB Jim Kovach	5	0	1.0	20	32
DT Charles Davis	5	1	0.0	21	28
CB Bobby Brooks	4	1	0.0	15	26
CB J.C. Wilson	4	0	0.0	20	23
CB Monte Jackson	3	1	0.0	17	22
S Sam Williams	3	0	0.0	17	25
DE Eddie Edwards	3	0	0.0	21	30
DT Ron Fernandes	2	1	0.0	20	18
ILB John Ebersole	2	0	0.0	12	14
S Roderick Vance	2	0	0.0	10	15
DE Curtis Greer	1	3	0.0	18	22
S Charlie Babb	1	1	0.0	5	20
OLB Bob Horn	1	0	0.0	6	3
S Greg Bright	1	0	0.0	8	19
DT Ray Yakavonis	0	1	0.0	10	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	0	0	2	28

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jim Kovach	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Charles Davis	0.0	0	1	1	28
OLB Don Goode	0.0	0	1	1	18
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Randy Logan	3	1	23
OLB Rob Niarne	3	1	12
ILB Dirt Winston	3	1	25
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	23
S Jeff Severson	2	3	26
CB Henry Monroe	2	0	24
ILB Tom MacLeod	1	0	5
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	8
S Scott Burk	1	0	6
S Darrol Ray	1	0	28
CB Tim Fox	0	2	17

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bobby Brooks	4	0	26
S Dick Conn	3	1	30
OLB Don Goode	3	1	18
CB J.C. Wilson	3	0	23
S Sam Williams	2	0	25
S Roderick Vance	2	0	15
CB Monte Jackson	2	0	22
OLB Jim Kovach	1	1	32
S Greg Bright	1	1	19
S Charlie Babb	1	0	20
DT Charles Davis	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Karl Baldischwiler	3	3	22	0	31
Derrel Gofourth	2	7	24	0	33
Kellen Winslow	2	2	23	0	29
Jeff Van Note	1	4	27	0	35
Louis Bullard	1	3	20	0	23
Andre Hines	1	3	5	0	5
Mark Slater	1	2	7	1	14
Dan Alexander	0	3	18	0	30

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Seth Hallen	2	2	0	20	26
Sid Smith	1	5	1	18	22
Billy Lindstrom	1	4	0	19	22
Tom Condon	1	3	0	24	30
Bo Matthews	1	2	0	5	6
Paul Seymour	1	1	0	8	11
Ron Lee	1	1	0	13	14
Solomon Freelon	0	2	0	20	24
Tim Vogler	0	1	0	4	6
Wes Phillips	0	1	0	5	8

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
J.T. Galles	1	17
Charles Alexander	1	14
Dirt Winston	1	11
Henry Monroe	1	6

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Matthews	3	15
Ron Lee	2	5
Roderick Vance	1	19
Charlie Babb	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Van Note	27	35	---	---	2	64
Derrel Gofourth	24	33	---	---	7	64
Tommy Kramer	27	36	---	---	---	63
Karl Baldischwiler	22	31	---	---	4	57
John Jefferson	22	29	---	---	5	56
Dan Alexander	18	30	---	---	7	55
Kellen Winslow	23	29	---	---	3	55
Joe Klecko	---	---	20	28	5	53
Dirt Winston	---	---	17	25	11	53
Darrol Ray	---	---	24	28	1	53
Mark Van Eeghen	16	20	---	---	15	51
Jeff Severson	---	---	22	26	2	50
Henry Monroe	---	---	17	24	6	47
Tony Dorsett	24	21	---	---	1	46
Tim Fox	---	---	12	17	16	45
Charlie Johnson	---	---	20	21	2	43
Louis Bullard	20	23	---	---	---	43
Randy Logan	---	---	16	23	2	41
Cecil Johnson	---	---	19	18	3	40
Jerry Butler	17	23	---	---	---	40
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	14	23	1	38
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	15	21	2	38
Vagas Ferguson	3	15	---	---	16	34
Dennis Franklin	11	14	---	---	8	33
Ken Novak	---	---	17	14	2	33
Rob Niarne	---	---	5	12	16	33
Rulon Jones	---	---	13	19	---	32
Robert Miller	8	12	---	---	10	30
Mark Slater	7	14	---	---	5	26
Gary Cobb	---	---	11	8	4	23
Charles Alexander	4	4	---	---	14	22
Jim Langer	12	9	---	---	---	21
Ed Smith	---	---	9	9	3	21
J.T. Galles	2	2	---	---	17	21
Russ Francis	5	10	---	---	3	18
Lionel Summers	0	1	---	---	16	17
Andre Hines	5	5	---	---	7	17
Tom MacLeod	---	---	7	5	3	15
Scott Burk	---	---	3	6	5	14
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Al Richardson	---	---	0	3	2	5
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terry Rennaker	---	---	3	0	1	4
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Condon	24	30	---	---	4	58
Dick Conn	---	---	23	30	2	55
Eddie Edwards	---	---	21	30	4	55
Jim Kovach	---	---	20	32	3	55
Dan Fouts	24	30	---	---	---	54
Charles Davis	---	---	21	28	2	51
Bobby Brooks	---	---	15	26	7	48
Don Goode	---	---	21	18	9	48
Seth Hallen	20	26	---	---	---	46
J.C. Wilson	---	---	20	23	3	46
Gene Washington	22	23	---	---	---	45
Solomon Freelon	20	24	---	---	---	44
Sam Williams	---	---	17	25	2	44
Roderick Vance	---	---	10	15	19	44
Ron Fernandes	---	---	20	18	5	43
Sid Smith	18	22	---	---	3	43
Curtis Greer	---	---	18	22	3	43
Charlie Babb	---	---	5	20	16	41
Billy Lindstrom	19	22	---	---	---	41
Monte Jackson	---	---	17	22	1	40
Johnny Rodgers	18	21	---	---	---	39
Aundra Thompson	10	15	---	---	14	39
John Ebersole	---	---	12	14	10	36
Jim Jensen	9	12	---	---	13	34
Charles Anthony	---	---	13	16	3	32
Bob Moore	13	14	---	---	5	32
Paul Seymour	8	11	---	---	13	32
Ron Lee	13	14	---	---	5	32
Wendell Tyler	15	16	---	---	---	31
Greg Bright	---	---	8	19	4	31
Kurt Surratt	---	---	13	15	1	29
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	10	14	4	28
Bo Matthews	5	6	---	---	15	26
David Knight	6	12	---	---	5	23
Ronnie Coleman	0	0	---	---	19	19
Chester Brennan	6	8	---	---	5	19
Dennis Pearson	1	6	---	---	12	19
Wes Phillips	5	8	---	---	3	16
Tim Vogler	4	6	---	---	5	15
Mel Lunsford	---	---	7	6	1	14
Bob Horn	---	---	6	3	5	14
Mark Koncar	4	4	---	---	5	13
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ron Penn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	21	2.3
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	11	34	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-3	-3.0
Middle	13	63	4.8
Right	9	54	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	35	23	0	3	1	4	3	2	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	30	20	4	0	2	8	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	113	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	66	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	17	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	46	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	8	4	0	18	29
TE Kellen Winslow	5	3	0	22	29
TE Russ Francis	4	2	1	24	10
WR Dennis Franklin	4	1	0	6	14
WR Jerry Butler	4	4	0	33	23
WR Robert Miller	3	3	0	26	12
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	0	9	20
RB Tony Dorsett	2	1	0	12	21
RB Vagas Ferguson	2	2	0	10	15
WR Lionel Summers	1	1	0	19	1

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Washington	9	6	0	63	1	23
WR Johnny Rodgers	7	4	2	70	2	21
RB Wendell Tyler	4	3	0	9	0	16
WR David Knight	2	2	0	1	0	12
TE Bob Moore	2	2	0	10	0	14
WR Aundra Thompson	2	1	0	4	0	15
WR Dennis Pearson	2	0	0	0	0	6
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	5	0	6
FB Ron Lee	1	1	0	28	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Dorsett	6	3	0.50	2.55

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	3	6	2.00	5.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	7	4	19	2.71	5.11

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	5	3	11	2.20	6.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	2	1	0	0.00	2.25
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	3	3.00	4.50
TE Russ Francis	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Robert Miller	1	1	10	10.00	8.67
RB Tony Dorsett	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Kellen Winslow	1	0	0	0.00	4.40

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Bob Moore	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
WR Aundra Thompson	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	3	3.00	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Dorsett	3	1
Vagas Ferguson	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Jensen	1	1
Wendell Tyler	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	11	7	5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Franklin	3	1	0
WR John Jefferson	2	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	2
WR Lionel Summers	1	1	1
TE Russ Francis	1	1	0
WR Robert Miller	1	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	1	1
WR Gene Washington	3	0	0
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	1
TE Bob Moore	1	1	1
FB Ron Lee	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)