Week 8, 1981

played in Buffalo, NY

41 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	3	3	3	0	-	9
Buffalo Bills	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:23 SDO - Chester Marcol 26 field goal
2Q: 12:04 SDO - Chester Marcol 49 field goal
2Q: 02:01 BUF - Carson Long 28 field goal
3Q: 01:32 SDO - Chester Marcol 35 field goal
4Q: 07:04 BUF - Carson Long 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:23 SDO - Chester Marcol 26 field goal
2Q: 12:04 SDO - Chester Marcol 49 field goal
2Q: 02:01 BUF - Carson Long 28 field goal
3Q: 01:32 SDO - Chester Marcol 35 field goal
4Q: 07:04 BUF - Carson Long 18 field goal

Team Statistics SDO BUF
Record 7-0 2-5
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 291 212
- Offensive Plays 56 56
- Yards per Play 5.20 3.79
Net Rushing Yards 114 70
- Rushing Attempts 32 22
- Yards per Rush 3.56 3.18
Net Passing Yards 177 142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 1 31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 177 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 7.38 4.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:44 29:16

Team Statistics	SDO	BUF
Record	7-0	2-5
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	291	212
- Offensive Plays	56	56
- Yards per Play	5.20	3.79
Net Rushing Yards	114	70
- Rushing Attempts	32	22
- Yards per Rush	3.56	3.18
Net Passing Yards	177	142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 1	31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	177	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	7.38	4.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:44	29:16

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:45	OWN 36	7	55	Field Goal
1	3:35	6:39	OWN 6	11	62	Field Goal
2	11:09	1:58	OPP 35	4	5	Missed FG
2	1:53	1:49	OWN 20	5	31	Interception
3	14:13	2:23	OWN 35	5	11	Punt
3	7:26	6:01	OWN 6	10	76	Field Goal
4	13:07	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	6:58	2:06	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
4	3:20	3:20	OWN 49	8	28	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:15	6:40	OWN 20	12	35	Punt
2	11:56	0:47	OWN 20	3	-2	Interception
2	9:11	7:18	OWN 37	14	52	Field Goal
2	0:04	0:04	OPP 43	0	0	Missed FG
3	15:00	0:47	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
3	11:50	4:24	OWN 20	8	23	Punt
3	1:25	3:18	OWN 26	5	29	Punt
4	11:41	4:43	OWN 27	8	72	Field Goal
4	4:52	1:32	OWN 4	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Dick Conn, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Tyler	18	47	2.61	11	1
Ricky Bell	9	24	2.67	6	0
Dan Fouts	2	9	4.50	10	1
Ron Lee	2	29	14.50	17	2
Ronnie Coleman	1	5	5.00	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	17	46	2.71	14	1
Earl Gant	4	18	4.50	9	0
Ted McKnight	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	24	17	177	0/0	0	40	1	74.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	31	19	165	3/23	0	22	1	61.9

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gene Washington	6	7	93	15.50	16	40
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	5	19	9.50	7	14
WR Aundra Thompson	2	3	36	18.00	4	27
RB Ricky Bell	2	2	2	1.00	0	3
RB Wendell Tyler	2	3	5	2.50	0	4
TE Bob Moore	1	1	16	16.00	16	16
FB Ron Lee	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Dennis Pearson	1	1	3	3.00	1	3
TE Paul Seymour	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Walter Payton	5	10	10	2.00	3	7
TE Gary Shirk	3	4	28	9.33	13	21
WR Wally Henry	3	4	32	10.67	3	19
WR Tony Hill	2	2	30	15.00	14	22
FB Billy Jackson	2	3	15	7.50	7	13
WR Dennis Franklin	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Archie Griffin	1	3	13	13.00	7	13
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Earl Gant	1	1	22	22.00	14	22
WR George Farmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

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

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kenny Johnson	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charles Davis	0	0	1	0
Ed Benson	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
Richard Todd	2	0
Ken Huff	0	1
Billy Jackson	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	3	168	56.0	45.7	61	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	5	213	42.6	38.6	51	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	3/4	1/2	0/0	49	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	2/3	0/1	0/1	28	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Spreen	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	2	50	25.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Spreen	1	24	24.0	0
Dennis Franklin	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Kovach	5	1	0.0	20	26
DT Charles Davis	4	0	0.5	16	22
S Dick Conn	4	1	0.0	16	26
CB J.C. Wilson	4	0	0.0	18	24
CB James Davis	4	0	0.0	8	18
DE Ed Benson	3	0	1.0	7	20
CB Monte Jackson	3	2	0.0	19	22
OLB Don Goode	3	1	0.0	14	21
DE Eddie Edwards	2	3	0.5	18	29
DE Tyrone Keys	2	2	0.0	15	15
S Sam Williams	2	0	0.0	13	24
CB Danny Reece	2	0	0.0	11	22
OLB Bob Horn	1	0	1.0	12	15
DT Doug English	1	1	0.0	14	23
OLB Charles Anthony	1	0	0.0	3	3
G Tom Condon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB John Hennessy	1	0	0.0	2	8
S Greg Bright	1	0	0.0	12	13
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	0	0.0	8	17
DE Mel Lunsford	0	1	0.0	4	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Doug McDougald	6	1	0.0	13	8
DT Carl Barisich	6	0	0.0	17	12
OLB Tom Toner	4	2	0.0	23	20
CB Jeff Wright	4	1	0.0	11	9
S Tommy Casanova	4	0	0.0	26	18
CB Dwight Harrison	3	2	0.0	24	18
CB Kenny Johnson	3	1	0.0	25	17
S Bryant Salter	3	0	0.0	22	19
ILB Jim Collins	2	1	0.0	23	16
OLB Frank LeMaster	2	0	0.0	8	7
DE Walt Patulski	2	0	0.0	19	16
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	0.0	27	19
ILB Don Blackmon	1	2	0.0	20	12
S Jack Tatum	1	1	0.0	9	8
DE Will Wynn	1	1	0.0	10	5
DT Mike Dawson	1	1	0.0	15	12
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	1	0.0	17	8
ILB Don Rives	1	0	0.0	6	6
FB Ted McKnight	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Keena Turner	1	0	0.0	15	15

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ed Benson	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Bob Horn	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Charles Davis	0.5	1	1	0	22
DE Eddie Edwards	0.5	0	0	1	29
OLB Don Goode	0.0	0	0	1	21

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	1	0	0	19
OLB Keena Turner	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Don Goode	3	1	0	21
CB Monte Jackson	3	0	0	22
CB James Davis	3	0	0	18
OLB Jim Kovach	2	2	0	26
CB J.C. Wilson	2	1	0	24
CB Danny Reece	2	0	0	22
S Dick Conn	1	1	1	26
S Sam Williams	1	1	0	24
OLB Charles Anthony	1	0	0	3
DE Tyrone Keys	1	0	0	15
OLB Eric Williams	0	1	0	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tom Toner	3	0	0	20
CB Jeff Wright	3	0	0	9
CB Kenny Johnson	2	1	1	17
S Bryant Salter	2	0	0	19
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	0	19
S Tommy Casanova	1	1	0	18
ILB Jim Collins	1	1	0	16
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	0	7
OLB Keena Turner	1	0	0	15
ILB Don Blackmon	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Billy Lindstrom	2	3	23	17
Tom Condon	1	10	32	24
Sid Smith	1	4	27	23
Mark Koncar	1	4	23	19
Wes Phillips	1	3	9	5
Chester Brennan	1	1	14	8
Russ Grimm	0	4	30	22
Bo Matthews	0	1	4	7

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Riley	2	4	0	22	1	32
Don Macek	2	3	0	19	0	30
Kelvin Clark	1	5	0	19	0	26
Reggie McKenzie	1	2	1	16	0	30
Ted McKnight	1	2	0	14	0	14
Billy Jackson	1	2	0	8	0	14
Ken Huff	0	2	0	20	1	31
Walt Arnold	0	2	0	15	0	15
Steve Courson	0	0	0	6	1	4

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Lee	1	15
Bo Matthews	1	13
Charlie Babb	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Franklin	1	9
Tony Hill	1	8

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Condon	32	24	---	---	3	59
Russ Grimm	30	22	---	---	7	59
Dan Fouts	32	24	---	---	---	56
Sid Smith	27	23	---	---	2	52
Aundra Thompson	21	17	---	---	12	50
Eddie Edwards	---	---	18	29	3	50
Jim Kovach	---	---	20	26	4	50
Monte Jackson	---	---	19	22	6	47
Danny Reece	---	---	11	22	13	46
J.C. Wilson	---	---	18	24	3	45
Dick Conn	---	---	16	26	2	44
Gene Washington	27	15	---	---	---	42
Doug English	---	---	14	23	5	42
Mark Koncar	23	19	---	---	---	42
Charles Davis	---	---	16	22	3	41
Don Goode	---	---	14	21	5	40
Billy Lindstrom	23	17	---	---	---	40
Sam Williams	---	---	13	24	2	39
Paul Seymour	17	9	---	---	12	38
Wendell Tyler	20	17	---	---	---	37
James Davis	---	---	8	18	11	37
Johnny Rodgers	20	15	---	---	---	35
Ron Lee	12	8	---	---	15	35
Ed Benson	---	---	7	20	6	33
Tyrone Keys	---	---	15	15	2	32
Charlie Babb	---	---	8	13	9	30
Bob Horn	---	---	12	15	3	30
Bob Moore	9	11	---	---	8	28
Chester Brennan	14	8	---	---	6	28
Greg Bright	---	---	12	13	1	26
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	8	17	1	26
David Knight	14	10	---	---	---	24
Bo Matthews	4	7	---	---	13	24
Dennis Pearson	5	5	---	---	11	21
Wes Phillips	9	5	---	---	7	21
Ronnie Coleman	1	0	---	---	19	20
Eric Williams	---	---	4	8	8	20
Ricky Bell	10	6	---	---	3	19
Charles Anthony	---	---	3	3	8	14
Mel Lunsford	---	---	4	5	5	14
John Hennessy	---	---	2	8	2	12
Tim Vogler	2	2	---	---	7	11
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron Penn	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Graham Spreen	---	---	27	19	14	60
Ken Huff	20	31	---	---	8	59
Richard Todd	22	34	---	---	---	56
Steve Riley	22	32	---	---	---	54
Kenny Johnson	---	---	25	17	9	51
Don Macek	19	30	---	---	1	50
Tommy Casanova	---	---	26	18	3	47
Tom Toner	---	---	23	20	4	47
Reggie McKenzie	16	30	---	---	---	46
Bryant Salter	---	---	22	19	4	45
Kelvin Clark	19	26	---	---	---	45
Andy Dorris	---	---	22	19	3	44
Dwight Harrison	---	---	24	18	2	44
Walt Arnold	15	15	---	---	13	43
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	17	8	17	42
Don Blackmon	---	---	20	12	9	41
Walter Payton	17	22	---	---	---	39
Tony Hill	9	22	---	---	8	39
Jim Collins	---	---	23	16	---	39
Walt Patulski	---	---	19	16	3	38
Keena Turner	---	---	15	15	7	37
Billy Jackson	8	14	---	---	14	36
Gary Shirk	10	18	---	---	6	34
Carl Barisich	---	---	17	12	4	33
Ted McKnight	14	14	---	---	5	33
Archie Griffin	13	19	---	---	---	32
Earl Gant	5	9	---	---	18	32
Jeff Wright	---	---	11	9	9	29
Mike Dawson	---	---	15	12	2	29
Dennis Franklin	7	11	---	---	9	27
George Farmer	4	8	---	---	15	27
Wally Henry	8	18	---	---	---	26
Doug McDougald	---	---	13	8	5	26
Frank LeMaster	---	---	8	7	7	22
Jack Tatum	---	---	9	8	2	19
Chad Bush	3	8	---	---	8	19
Will Wynn	---	---	10	5	1	16
Dave Scott	2	3	---	---	8	13
Don Rives	---	---	6	6	---	12
Len Gotshalk	0	2	---	---	8	10
Steve Courson	6	4	---	---	---	10
Todd Thomas	3	4	---	---	2	9
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	63	4.5
Middle	17	52	3.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	0	0.0
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	24	17	3	0	1	3	1	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	31	19	3	0	2	7	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	64	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	32	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	67	22.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	123	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	36	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Washington	7	6	0	93	2	15
WR Johnny Rodgers	5	2	0	19	0	15
WR Aundra Thompson	3	2	0	36	1	17
RB Wendell Tyler	3	2	0	5	0	17
RB Ricky Bell	2	2	0	2	0	6
TE Bob Moore	1	1	0	16	0	11
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	1	0	0	9
FB Ron Lee	1	1	0	3	0	8
WR Dennis Pearson	1	1	0	3	0	5

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Walter Payton	10	5	1	10	0	22
TE Gary Shirk	4	3	1	28	1	18
WR Wally Henry	4	3	0	32	0	18
WR Archie Griffin	3	1	0	13	0	19
FB Billy Jackson	3	2	0	15	0	14
WR Dennis Franklin	2	1	0	11	0	11
WR Tony Hill	2	2	0	30	1	22
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	0	4	0	14
RB Earl Gant	1	1	0	22	1	9
WR George Farmer	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	3	0	0.00	2.61
Ricky Bell	1	3	3.00	2.67

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	3	9	3.00	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	2	2	6	3.00	7.38

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	5	2	1	0.20	5.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Washington	1	1	3	3.00	13.29
WR Dennis Pearson	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Walter Payton	3	1	-1	-0.33	1.00
WR George Farmer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	2	2.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Bell	4	1
Wendell Tyler	2	1
Dan Fouts	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	3	2
Earl Gant	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	6	4	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	11	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	1	1
WR Gene Washington	2	1	1
WR Aundra Thompson	1	1	1
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Walter Payton	4	0	0
WR Wally Henry	3	3	3
WR Archie Griffin	2	0	0
FB Billy Jackson	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)