Week 3, 1980

played in Buffalo, NY

57 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	7	3	3	6	-	19
Buffalo Bills	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 SDO - David Knight 10 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 03:53 SDO - Chester Marcol 28 field goal
2Q: 00:56 BUF - Tony Hill 14 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 08:43 BUF - Carson Long 30 field goal
3Q: 04:54 SDO - Chester Marcol 47 field goal
4Q: 11:07 SDO - Chester Marcol 19 field goal
4Q: 04:27 SDO - Chester Marcol 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 SDO - David Knight 10 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 03:53 SDO - Chester Marcol 28 field goal
2Q: 00:56 BUF - Tony Hill 14 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 08:43 BUF - Carson Long 30 field goal
3Q: 04:54 SDO - Chester Marcol 47 field goal
4Q: 11:07 SDO - Chester Marcol 19 field goal
4Q: 04:27 SDO - Chester Marcol 24 field goal

Team Statistics SDO BUF
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 23 10
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 340 234
- Offensive Plays 73 53
- Yards per Play 4.66 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 78 54
- Rushing Attempts 32 16
- Yards per Rush 2.44 3.38
Net Passing Yards 262 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 0 34 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.39 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 9/67
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 19
Time of Possession 36:28 23:32

Team Statistics	SDO	BUF
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	23	10
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	340	234
- Offensive Plays	73	53
- Yards per Play	4.66	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	78	54
- Rushing Attempts	32	16
- Yards per Rush	2.44	3.38
Net Passing Yards	262	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 0	34 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.39	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	9/67
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 19
Time of Possession	36:28	23:32

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
1	8:51	2:05	OWN 32	4	12	Punt
1	4:49	1:17	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
1	1:46	3:28	50	6	22	Missed FG
2	12:00	2:17	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	8:30	4:43	OPP 44	9	33	Field Goal
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	3	13	Half
3	8:37	3:49	OWN 28	8	42	Field Goal
3	2:18	6:19	OWN 41	13	57	Field Goal
4	9:09	4:50	OPP 46	7	39	Field Goal
4	3:03	1:10	OWN 46	5	4	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 15	2	3	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	2:00	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
1	6:46	1:57	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	3:32	1:46	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
2	13:18	1:18	OWN 35	4	20	Punt
2	9:43	1:13	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
2	3:47	3:01	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:23	OWN 21	12	66	Field Goal
3	4:48	2:30	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	10:59	1:50	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	4:19	1:16	OWN 20	5	34	Downs
4	1:53	0:45	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Wendell Tyler	19	57	3.00	9
Jim Jensen	11	24	2.18	6
Dan Fouts	1	-1	-1.00	-1
Bo Matthews	1	-2	-2.00	-2

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	10	47	4.70	13	3
Earl Gant	3	6	2.00	2	0
Archie Griffin	1	1	1.00	1	0
Richard Todd	1	3	3.00	3	0
Ted McKnight	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	41	25	262	0/0	1	31	0	87.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	34	17	197	3/17	1	33	0	77.7

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Washington	7	11	88	12.57	24	22	0
WR David Knight	6	8	96	16.00	26	31	1
WR Johnny Rodgers	4	7	26	6.50	5	9	0
RB Wendell Tyler	4	6	17	4.25	9	11	0
FB Ron Lee	3	4	22	7.33	21	14	0
RB Jim Jensen	1	3	13	13.00	7	13	0
WR Aundra Thompson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Henry	5	7	37	7.40	1	21	0
WR Tony Hill	5	10	96	19.20	59	33	1
RB Walter Payton	2	4	19	9.50	15	13	0
WR Archie Griffin	2	6	24	12.00	0	18	0
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Earl Gant	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR George Farmer	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Bob Tucker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Gary Shirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ronnie Coleman	1	0	0
Wendell Tyler	1	0	0
Solomon Freelon	0	1	0
Ray Yakavonis	0	1	0
Kurt Surratt	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walter Payton	1	0	0
Ted McKnight	0	1	0
Carl Barisich	0	0	1
Tony Hill	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	4	186	46.5	38.5	50	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	7	313	44.7	36.4	50	0

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	4/5	1/2	0/0	47	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	4	38	9.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	2	31	15.5	0
Aundra Thompson	1	23	23.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	3	48	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Ron Fernandes	4	0	1.0	8	14
OLB Jim Kovach	4	1	0.0	13	34
S Dick Conn	4	0	0.0	11	32
CB Monte Jackson	3	2	0.0	10	26
OLB Charles Anthony	2	3	1.0	8	16
DT Charles Davis	2	2	0.5	13	27
S Charlie Babb	2	2	0.0	8	21
S Greg Bright	2	1	0.0	7	21
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	0.0	11	26
OLB Don Goode	2	0	0.0	10	13
DT Kurt Surratt	2	0	0.0	9	17
CB J.C. Wilson	2	0	0.0	10	31
DE Curtis Greer	2	0	0.0	12	24
DE Mel Lunsford	1	0	0.0	5	11
S Roderick Vance	1	0	0.0	7	14
DE Eddie Edwards	0	1	0.5	11	26

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Casanova	7	2	30	37
OLB Tom Toner	7	2	25	31
ILB Don Rives	5	3	26	34
DT Mike Dawson	5	0	19	21
S Bryant Salter	4	2	22	31
DT Willie Lee	4	1	18	27
DT Carl Barisich	3	1	14	17
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	1	24	32
CB Jeff Wright	3	0	16	28
S Vince Castillo	3	0	16	17
CB Dwight Harrison	2	2	19	32
ILB Harold McLinton	2	1	7	9
S Bob Glazebrook	2	1	6	6
OLB Mel Land	2	0	7	8
DE Andy Dorris	1	0	30	37
DE Walt Patulski	1	0	27	26
DE Will Wynn	0	1	9	14
OLB Andy Collins	0	1	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Charles Anthony	1.0	0	1	16
DT Ron Fernandes	1.0	0	0	14
DE Eddie Edwards	0.5	1	4	26
DT Charles Davis	0.5	0	2	27
S Sam Williams	0.0	0	1	26
DT Kurt Surratt	0.0	0	1	17
OLB Jim Kovach	0.0	0	1	34
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	0	1	24

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Byron Alexander	1	0	0	15
DE Will Wynn	0	2	0	14
DE Andy Dorris	0	1	1	37
DE Walt Patulski	0	1	0	26
DT Mike Dawson	0	1	0	21
DT Willie Lee	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jim Kovach	3	1	34
CB Monte Jackson	3	0	26
CB J.C. Wilson	2	1	31
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	26
OLB Don Goode	1	1	13
OLB Charles Anthony	1	0	16
S Charlie Babb	1	0	21
S Dick Conn	1	0	32
S Roderick Vance	1	0	14
S Greg Bright	1	0	21
DE Curtis Greer	1	0	24

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tommy Casanova	4	1	37
OLB Tom Toner	3	1	31
ILB Don Rives	3	0	34
S Bryant Salter	3	0	31
CB Jeff Wright	3	0	28
CB Dwight Harrison	2	0	32
OLB Mel Land	2	0	8
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	1	32
S Vince Castillo	1	1	17
ILB Harold McLinton	1	0	9
DT Mike Dawson	1	0	21
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	6
DT Willie Lee	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tom Condon	2	7	0	32	41
Seth Hallen	2	5	0	28	39
Sid Smith	1	7	1	30	36
Mark Koncar	1	2	0	4	2
Ron Lee	1	1	0	14	19
Solomon Freelon	0	5	0	24	38
Bob Moore	0	2	0	16	26
Billy Lindstrom	0	1	0	25	29
Tim Vogler	0	1	0	8	3

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	2	7	1	16	0	32
Don Macek	1	2	0	14	0	33
Kelvin Clark	0	3	0	12	2	28
Ken Huff	0	1	0	12	1	31
Steve Riley	0	1	0	16	0	37
Ted McKnight	0	1	0	10	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Babb	2	14
Bo Matthews	1	16
Mark Koncar	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
George Farmer	2	7
Lloyd Mumphord	1	20
Tony Hill	1	16
Bob Tucker	1	15
Larron Jackson	1	8
Ken Huff	1	4

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Condon	32	41	---	---	9	82
Dan Fouts	32	41	---	---	---	73
Sid Smith	30	36	---	---	7	73
Seth Hallen	28	39	---	---	---	67
Solomon Freelon	24	38	---	---	---	62
Gene Washington	26	34	---	---	---	60
Aundra Thompson	20	23	---	---	16	59
Bob Moore	16	26	---	---	15	57
Billy Lindstrom	25	29	---	---	---	54
Ron Lee	14	19	---	---	18	51
Johnny Rodgers	23	25	---	---	---	48
Jim Kovach	---	---	13	34	1	48
Roderick Vance	---	---	7	14	24	45
Dick Conn	---	---	11	32	1	44
Wendell Tyler	20	24	---	---	---	44
Charlie Babb	---	---	8	21	14	43
J.C. Wilson	---	---	10	31	1	42
Charles Davis	---	---	13	27	1	41
Bobby Brooks	---	---	11	26	3	40
John Ebersole	---	---	8	13	17	38
Eddie Edwards	---	---	11	26	1	38
Sam Williams	---	---	10	26	1	37
Monte Jackson	---	---	10	26	---	36
Greg Bright	---	---	7	21	8	36
Curtis Greer	---	---	12	24	---	36
David Knight	11	22	---	---	1	34
Paul Seymour	13	8	---	---	13	34
Charles Anthony	---	---	8	16	9	33
Kurt Surratt	---	---	9	17	2	28
Ron Fernandes	---	---	8	14	4	26
Bo Matthews	4	6	---	---	16	26
Ronnie Coleman	0	0	---	---	25	25
Don Goode	---	---	10	13	2	25
Jim Jensen	12	10	---	---	2	24
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	4	13	7	24
Dennis Pearson	1	8	---	---	14	23
Mel Lunsford	---	---	5	11	4	20
Tim Vogler	8	3	---	---	9	20
Wes Phillips	7	12	---	---	1	20
Chester Brennan	2	5	---	---	9	16
Mark Koncar	4	2	---	---	9	15
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bob Horn	---	---	1	2	2	5
Ron Penn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	24	32	20	76
Tommy Casanova	---	---	30	37	5	72
Andy Dorris	---	---	30	37	4	71
Don Rives	---	---	26	34	4	64
Tom Toner	---	---	25	31	5	61
Bryant Salter	---	---	22	31	4	57
Walt Patulski	---	---	27	26	3	56
Dwight Harrison	---	---	19	32	4	55
Steve Riley	16	37	---	---	---	53
Richard Todd	16	37	---	---	---	53
Kenny Johnson	---	---	22	18	12	52
Reggie McKenzie	16	32	---	---	1	49
Don Macek	14	33	---	---	2	49
Tony Hill	7	26	---	---	16	49
Vince Castillo	---	---	16	17	15	48
Jeff Wright	---	---	16	28	3	47
Ken Huff	12	31	---	---	4	47
Mike Dawson	---	---	19	21	6	46
Willie Lee	---	---	18	27	1	46
Wally Henry	9	30	---	---	2	41
Kelvin Clark	12	28	---	---	---	40
Carl Barisich	---	---	14	17	7	38
Andy Collins	---	---	10	11	15	36
Walter Payton	12	22	---	---	---	34
Ted McKnight	10	22	---	---	2	34
Gary Shirk	11	18	---	---	4	33
Earl Gant	4	13	---	---	16	33
Bob Tucker	5	11	---	---	15	31
George Farmer	7	17	---	---	7	31
Archie Griffin	11	18	---	---	1	30
Harold McLinton	---	---	7	9	10	26
Byron Alexander	---	---	5	15	6	26
Tom Bailey	1	3	---	---	21	25
Will Wynn	---	---	9	14	1	24
Larron Jackson	4	11	---	---	8	23
Chad Bush	4	9	---	---	8	21
Mike Renfro	2	4	---	---	13	19
Walt Arnold	1	1	---	---	17	19
Mel Land	---	---	7	8	1	16
George Buehler	2	4	---	---	6	12
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	6	6	---	12
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Courson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	23	47	2.0
Right	5	22	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	10	29	2.9
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	41	25	3	1	3	5	6	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	34	17	3	0	2	3	11	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	66	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	94	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	49	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	53	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	46	15.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	48	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	39	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Washington	11	7	1	88	1	34
WR David Knight	8	6	0	96	2	22
WR Johnny Rodgers	7	4	0	26	0	25
RB Wendell Tyler	6	4	0	17	0	24
FB Ron Lee	4	3	0	22	0	19
RB Jim Jensen	3	1	1	13	0	10
WR Aundra Thompson	2	0	1	0	0	23

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Hill	10	5	1	96	2	26
WR Wally Henry	7	5	0	37	1	30
WR Archie Griffin	6	2	1	24	0	18
RB Walter Payton	4	2	0	19	0	22
TE Bob Tucker	2	0	0	0	0	11
WR George Farmer	2	1	0	9	0	17
TE Gary Shirk	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	0	0	0	22
RB Earl Gant	1	1	0	12	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	4	5	1.25	3.00
Jim Jensen	3	0	0.00	2.18
Dan Fouts	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	1	2	2.00	4.70
Archie Griffin	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	6	4	25	4.17	6.39

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	4	1	14	3.50	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Wendell Tyler	2	2	3	1.50	2.83
WR David Knight	1	1	10	10.00	12.00
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	0	0	0.00	3.71
WR Gene Washington	1	1	12	12.00	8.00
WR Aundra Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Hill	2	1	14	7.00	9.60
TE Bob Tucker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Wally Henry	1	0	0	0.00	5.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tyler	4	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	12	7	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	12	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Rodgers	4	2	1
RB Wendell Tyler	3	2	1
WR David Knight	2	1	1
WR Gene Washington	1	1	1
RB Jim Jensen	1	0	0
FB Ron Lee	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hill	7	4	3
WR Archie Griffin	2	0	0
WR Wally Henry	1	1	1
RB Earl Gant	1	1	0
WR George Farmer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)