Week 13, 1983

played in San Diego, CA

47 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots177714-45
San Diego Chargers010710-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 NED - Bucky Wallace 24 field goal
1Q: 08:24 NED - Lynn Swann 73 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 02:01 NED - Jimmy Rogers 9 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 14:08 SDO - Chester Marcol 23 field goal
2Q: 09:26 NED - Jimmy Rogers 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 07:15 SDO - Johnny Rodgers 29 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 09:37 NED - Lynn Swann 21 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 06:01 SDO - David Knight 28 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SDO - David Knight 18 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 05:08 SDO - Chester Marcol 35 field goal
4Q: 02:59 NED - Tony Nathan 38 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:31 NED - Tony Nathan 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDSDO
Record12-08-4
First Downs2221
- by Rushing164
- by Passing617
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards482511
- Offensive Plays6669
- Yards per Play7.307.41
Net Rushing Yards26080
- Rushing Attempts3819
- Yards per Rush6.844.21
Net Passing Yards222431
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 17 - 047 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards227450
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/53/19
- Yards per Pass Play7.938.62
Fumbles/Lost1/03/1
3rd Down Conversions5/137/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.35.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards5/386/30
Punt Returns/Yards0/03/9
Kick Returns/Yards4/1004/96
Interception Ret./Yards2/80/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 23
Time of Possession30:1829:42

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:31OWN 20973Field Goal
18:240:16OWN 27173Touchdown
16:394:46OWN 321068Touchdown
214:014:42OWN 431057Touchdown
26:582:32OWN 27522Punt
22:221:10OWN 4339Punt
312:420:56OWN 534Punt
311:332:08OPP 49449Touchdown
35:463:36OWN 28516Punt
414:521:48OWN 2043Punt
48:511:42OPP 4231Punt
45:022:24OWN 36464Touchdown
42:110:38OWN 4237Punt
40:540:33OPP 838Touchdown
San Diego Chargers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:293:05OWN 20638Interception
18:081:29OWN 2038Punt
11:532:52OWN 20774Field Goal
29:192:21OWN 30770Touchdown
24:262:04OWN 5420Punt
21:121:12OWN 17521Half
315:002:18OWN 4035Punt
311:460:13OPP 431-8Fumble
39:253:39OWN 20780Touchdown
32:102:18OWN 13587Touchdown
413:044:13OWN 37839Missed FG
47:092:07OWN 20562Field Goal
42:380:27OWN 2620Interception
41:330:39OWN 444Downs
40:210:21OWN 3020Game

Game MVP: Tony Nathan, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Nathan252048.164452
Jimmy Rogers9455.001612
Stan Edwards4112.75600
San DiegoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wendell Tyler14634.501840
Ricky Bell2115.50800
Dan Fouts133.00300
Ron Lee100.00000
Aundra Thompson133.00300

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski27172271/52730114.2
San DiegoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dan Fouts47274503/19347293.4

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lynn Swann5911623.2076732
WR Stanley Morgan585310.6021150
RB Tony Nathan34196.330140
FB Stan Edwards22126.00080
WR Johnny Perkins111414.000140
TE Lin Dawson111313.000130
WR Benny Malone0200.00000
San DiegoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Aundra Thompson711547.716160
WR David Knight6814924.8340472
WR Johnny Rodgers51212925.8068371
RB Wendell Tyler334214.000250
WR Ronald Fitzgerald262814.004220
FB Ron Lee223718.5025250
FB Bo Matthews1166.00060
TE Paul Seymour1255.00050
WR Ike Harris0100.00000
TE Steve Jordan0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Herman Edwards284.000
San DiegoIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Tony Nathan1000
Joe Fields0100
Jeff Lloyd0100
Edddie Brown0010
Barney Chavous0010
Steve Luke0010
San DiegoFumbRecovForceTD
Ronnie Coleman1000
Dan Fouts1000
Ronald Fitzgerald1000
Ike Harris0100
Howard Carson0100
Monte Jackson0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles729241.737.6474
San DiegoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Misko312240.740.7501

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bucky Wallace1/10/00/0246/6
San DiegoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chester Marcol2/30/10/0353/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Ronnie Coleman393.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Edddie Brown25125.50
Lynn Swann24924.50
San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Ronnie Coleman24522.50
Danny Reece25125.50

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Shane Nelson610.01222
ILB John Anderson610.01732
OLB Sam Hunt520.51733
CB Mike Washington410.01337
OLB Gary Campbell331.01950
DE Barney Chavous311.01341
CB Herman Edwards320.01435
S Vinny Hoover310.01731
CB Eddie McMillan300.01126
S Mike Davis300.01747
DT Ron Fernandes210.01212
DT Jeff Lloyd110.5940
DE Jim Young130.01431
ILB Jerry Blanton110.0112
S Edddie Brown100.0112
S Steve Luke100.0836
ILB Jim Eliopulos100.0111
San DiegoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB James Davis700.02418
DT Charles Davis511.02520
S Dick Conn560.02819
OLB Jim Kovach440.03123
DE Eddie Edwards410.03321
CB Monte Jackson320.02923
CB Danny Reece310.02016
CB J.C. Wilson310.02921
OLB Eric Williams300.02012
S Greg Bright300.03326
DT Rich Stachowski300.02217
OLB Bob Horn210.01712
DT Doug English120.02214
S Vince Castillo110.0109
RB Ricky Bell10---------
RB Wendell Tyler10---------
DE Curtis Greer100.02319
OLB Howard Carson100.01312
DE Tyrone Keys010.057
OLB Tony Caldwell010.072
OLB Eric Hasenohrl010.075

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Barney Chavous1.012041
OLB Gary Campbell1.002650
OLB Sam Hunt0.500033
DT Jeff Lloyd0.500040
S Steve Luke0.001036
DE Jim Young0.001031
OLB Rusty Rebowe0.00106
DE Al Harris0.001026
San DiegoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Charles Davis1.000020
DT Rich Stachowski0.011017
DE Curtis Greer0.002019
OLB Jim Kovach0.001023
DE Keith Baldwin0.00109

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Shane Nelson50022
CB Eddie McMillan41026
CB Herman Edwards31235
CB Mike Washington30037
OLB Sam Hunt20033
S Vinny Hoover20031
OLB Gary Campbell20050
S Steve Luke11036
ILB John Anderson11032
ILB Jim Eliopulos11011
DT Jeff Lloyd10040
ILB Jerry Blanton10012
OLB Rusty Rebowe1006
San DiegoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB James Davis40018
OLB Bob Horn30012
CB J.C. Wilson20021
OLB Jim Kovach20023
S Dick Conn11019
CB Monte Jackson11023
S Vince Castillo1009
S Greg Bright10026
OLB Howard Carson10012
DT Rich Stachowski10017
OLB Tony Caldwell0102

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Wade Griffin510232025
Larry Tearry37031023
Irv Pankey35027023
John Hannah25234027
Montique Anderson2301908
Joe Fields15032025
Lin Dawson11022014
Stan Edwards11027012
Chris Dressel01026015
Leonard Mitchell0001519
San DiegoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Russ Grimm33016044
Sid Smith14016036
Brett Miller13017143
Jesse Sapolu12116147
Seth Hallen04016144
Wes Phillips0106014
Steve Jordan01012033

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Edddie Brown318
Johnny Perkins215
Jimmy Rogers121
Stan Edwards121
San DiegoTacklesSTPlays
Monte Jackson215
Ronnie Coleman127
Ron Lee118

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gary Campbell------1950473
Mike Washington------13372070
John Hannah3427------869
Steve Bartkowski3828---------66
Mike Davis------1747266
Joe Fields3225------865
Stan Edwards2712------2160
Wade Griffin3225------158
Larry Tearry3123------458
Barney Chavous------1341357
Sam Hunt------1733555
Lin Dawson2214------1854
Vinny Hoover------1731452
John Anderson------1732352
Lynn Swann2421------651
Jeff Lloyd------940251
Herman Edwards------1435251
Irv Pankey2723---------50
Shane Nelson------12221549
Jim Young------1431348
Tony Nathan2718------348
Steve Luke------836---44
Chris Dressel2615------344
Stanley Morgan2119------343
Jimmy Rogers119------2141
Eddie McMillan------1126138
Al Harris------926338
Montique Anderson198------734
Benny Malone1617---------33
Walter White83------2233
Leonard Mitchell159------832
Edddie Brown------1121831
Johnny Perkins58------1528
Ron Fernandes------1212125
Reuben Gant33------1622
Mark Mitchell------310518
Jerry Blanton------112518
Mike Wilson01------1718
Rusty Rebowe------16815
Jim Eliopulos------111315
Allan Leavitt00------88
Rick Engles00------77
Milt McColl------0033
Larry Lawrence00------11
Bucky Wallace00------11
Joe Gilliam00---------0
San DiegoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dan Fouts1950---------69
Monte Jackson------29231567
Greg Bright------3326867
Seth Hallen1644------666
Aundra Thompson1232------2165
Russ Grimm1644------565
James Davis------24182264
Jesse Sapolu1647---------63
Brett Miller1743------161
Jim Kovach------3123155
Steve Jordan1233------1055
Eddie Edwards------3321---54
Sid Smith1636---------52
J.C. Wilson------2921151
Danny Reece------20161450
Wendell Tyler1634---------50
Ronald Fitzgerald724------1748
Howard Carson------13122348
Dick Conn------2819---47
Charles Davis------2520247
Eric Williams------20121345
David Knight1429---------43
Curtis Greer------2319143
Johnny Rodgers1230---------42
Ron Lee518------1841
Paul Seymour416------2040
Rich Stachowski------2217140
Bo Matthews613------2039
Doug English------2214339
Bob Horn------1712231
Keith Baldwin------159428
Ronnie Coleman00------2727
Wes Phillips614------626
Robert Woods519------125
Ricky Bell314------825
Vince Castillo------109221
Tyrone Keys------57719
Eric Hasenohrl------75517
Ike Harris47---------11
Sam Williams------53311
Chester Brennan33------511
Tony Caldwell------72110
Chester Marcol00------99
John Misko00------66
Tommy Duniven00---------0
Phil Simms00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left161449.0
Middle4328.0
Right18844.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6416.8
Middle10262.6
Right3134.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski27172013500
San DiegoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dan Fouts472710135862

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65305.0
Short (0-8 Yds)959210.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)10710510.5
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen444010.0
Short (0-8 Yds)19111487.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)1581369.1
Long (19+ Yds)9412614.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Lynn Swann950116221
WR Stanley Morgan85053019
RB Tony Nathan43019018
WR Benny Malone2010017
FB Stan Edwards22012012
WR Johnny Perkins1101408
TE Lin Dawson11013014
San DiegoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Johnny Rodgers1251129430
WR Aundra Thompson117154032
WR David Knight860149329
WR Ronald Fitzgerald62128124
RB Wendell Tyler33042134
TE Paul Seymour2105016
FB Ron Lee22037118
WR Ike Harris100007
FB Bo Matthews1106013
TE Steve Jordan1000033

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tony Nathan5204.008.16
Jimmy Rogers2115.505.00
Stan Edwards111.002.75
San DiegoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Wendell Tyler231.504.50
Dan Fouts133.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski4000.008.41
San DiegoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan Fouts52193.809.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Stanley Morgan2000.006.63
WR Benny Malone1000.000.00
WR Lynn Swann1000.0012.89
San DiegoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Aundra Thompson2110.504.91
WR David Knight111818.0018.63
WR Johnny Rodgers1000.0010.75
WR Ronald Fitzgerald1000.004.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Tony Nathan43
Jimmy Rogers31
San DiegoRushesConversions
Wendell Tyler21
Ricky Bell11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski641
San DiegoAttCompConversions
Dan Fouts1075

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Lynn Swann210
WR Benny Malone100
WR Stanley Morgan111
RB Tony Nathan110
TE Lin Dawson110
San DiegoTargCatchConversions
WR Ronald Fitzgerald321
WR Johnny Rodgers211
WR Aundra Thompson210
FB Bo Matthews111
FB Ron Lee111
RB Wendell Tyler111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)