Week 8, 1984

played in Buffalo, NY

36 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	7	3	3	14	-	27
Buffalo Bills	3	0	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 SDO - David Knight 42 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 00:40 BUF - Carson Long 30 field goal
2Q: 00:05 SDO - Chester Marcol 30 field goal
3Q: 07:40 SDO - Chester Marcol 43 field goal
3Q: 00:54 BUF - Shaun Gayle 12 interception return (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 13:53 BUF - Gary Anderson 14 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 09:28 SDO - Ike Harris 6 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:19 SDO - John Kimbrough 6 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 SDO - David Knight 42 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 00:40 BUF - Carson Long 30 field goal
2Q: 00:05 SDO - Chester Marcol 30 field goal
3Q: 07:40 SDO - Chester Marcol 43 field goal
3Q: 00:54 BUF - Shaun Gayle 12 interception return (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 13:53 BUF - Gary Anderson 14 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 09:28 SDO - Ike Harris 6 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:19 SDO - John Kimbrough 6 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics SDO BUF
Record 7-0 5-2
First Downs 25 11
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 18 5
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 455 159
- Offensive Plays 73 54
- Yards per Play 6.23 2.94
Net Rushing Yards 111 90
- Rushing Attempts 31 26
- Yards per Rush 3.58 3.46
Net Passing Yards 344 69
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 3 26 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 355 82
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.19 2.46
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/75 4/39
Punt Returns/Yards 4/42 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/23 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:42 25:18

Team Statistics	SDO	BUF
Record	7-0	5-2
First Downs	25	11
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	18	5
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	455	159
- Offensive Plays	73	54
- Yards per Play	6.23	2.94
Net Rushing Yards	111	90
- Rushing Attempts	31	26
- Yards per Rush	3.58	3.46
Net Passing Yards	344	69
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 3	26 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	355	82
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.19	2.46
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/75	4/39
Punt Returns/Yards	4/42	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/23	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:42	25:18

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
1	10:36	3:04	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
1	0:32	5:35	OWN 20	10	58	Interception
2	7:47	1:08	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	4:33	1:25	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
2	1:56	1:56	OWN 25	8	62	Field Goal
3	12:07	4:35	OWN 19	10	55	Field Goal
3	5:12	1:23	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
3	2:31	1:45	OWN 9	5	1	Interception
3	0:46	0:35	OWN 24	1	-5	Interception
4	13:47	4:29	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	7:07	3:54	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	1:53	1:53	OPP 43	5	20	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	1:45	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
1	7:32	7:00	OWN 20	15	67	Field Goal
2	9:57	2:10	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	6:39	2:06	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
2	3:08	1:12	OWN 35	4	16	Punt
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	13:13	1:06	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
3	7:32	2:20	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
3	3:49	1:18	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
3	0:11	1:24	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
4	9:18	2:11	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
4	3:13	1:20	OWN 20	9	32	Fumble

Game MVP: Shaun Gayle, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wendell Tyler	17	64	3.76	17	2	0
Rodney Tate	9	29	3.22	8	0	0
Dan Fouts	2	10	5.00	12	1	0
Ron Lee	2	2	1.00	2	0	0
Ike Harris	1	6	6.00	6	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Anderson	20	73	3.65	16	2	1
Walter Payton	5	13	2.60	5	0	0
Richard Todd	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	40	26	355	2/11	2	42	3	78.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	26	10	82	2/13	0	22	0	47.3

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ike Harris	4	4	87	21.75	0	41	0
WR David Knight	4	5	96	24.00	46	42	1
FB Ron Lee	4	5	18	4.50	7	7	0
WR John Kimbrough	4	7	48	12.00	9	23	1
RB Wendell Tyler	4	6	41	10.25	19	14	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	7	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	21	21.00	21	21	0
TE Tony Samuels	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Rodney Tate	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roger Carr	4	9	31	7.75	5	14
WR Tony Hill	2	4	36	18.00	16	22
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Walter Payton	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Archie Griffin	1	5	5	5.00	0	5
TE Eric Sievers	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Wally Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Tim Wrightman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shaun Gayle	2	12	6.00	1
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Kimbrough	1	0	0
Wendell Tyler	1	0	0
Russ Grimm	0	1	0
Rich Stachowski	0	1	0
Curtis Greer	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Richard Todd	1	0	0
Earl Gant	0	1	0
Graham Spreen	0	0	1
Steve Luke	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	4	157	39.3	39.3	45	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	9	401	44.6	37.7	57	5

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	4	42	10.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Williams	2	23	11.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dick Conn	8	0	0.0	22	25
DT Gary Dunn	4	2	0.0	18	14
CB Dennis Thurman	3	1	0.0	18	27
CB J.C. Wilson	3	1	0.0	19	19
DE Tyrone Keys	2	0	1.0	14	21
OLB Jim Kovach	2	1	0.0	22	20
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	1	0.0	20	24
DT Charles Davis	2	0	0.0	10	17
S Sam Williams	2	0	0.0	14	17
S Rick Fontenot	2	0	0.0	15	18
DT Stan Johnson	2	0	0.0	13	2
DE Curtis Greer	1	1	1.0	17	21
CB James Davis	1	1	0.0	12	20
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	0.0	12	9
WR John Kimbrough	1	0	---	---	---
OLB James Haynes	1	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	0.0	7	1

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Luke	7	1	0.0	19	37
OLB Johnny Rembert	5	2	0.0	23	32
OLB Bruce Scholtz	4	0	1.0	20	29
S Tommy Casanova	4	2	0.0	26	36
CB Graham Spreen	4	2	0.0	22	38
CB Kenny Johnson	4	2	0.0	21	29
DT Carl Barisich	4	0	0.0	14	15
ILB Jim Collins	3	4	0.0	13	4
OLB Keena Turner	3	1	0.0	26	31
S Shaun Gayle	3	1	0.0	30	41
ILB Scott Radecic	3	0	0.0	10	10
DE Reggie White	2	0	1.0	26	37
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	2	0.0	25	35
DE Andy Dorris	2	1	0.0	19	25
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	0	0.0	12	17
DT Mike Dawson	2	0	0.0	17	27
T Greg Sampson	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Curtis Greer	1.0	1	21
DE Tyrone Keys	1.0	0	21
DT Gary Dunn	0.0	1	14
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	1	9
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	1	21
ILB Mike Reichenbach	0.0	1	24

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1.0	1	0	29
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	0	37
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	3	0	27
OLB Keena Turner	0.0	1	0	31
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dennis Thurman	2	1	27
S Rick Fontenot	2	0	18
CB J.C. Wilson	2	0	19
S Dick Conn	1	3	25
S Sam Williams	1	1	17
CB James Davis	1	1	20
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	0	24

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tommy Casanova	4	1	0	36
CB Kenny Johnson	4	0	0	29
OLB Johnny Rembert	4	0	0	32
CB Graham Spreen	3	0	0	38
OLB Keena Turner	3	0	0	31
S Steve Luke	2	1	0	37
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	0	1	35
S Shaun Gayle	1	1	2	41
DE Reggie White	1	1	0	37
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0	4
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	3	8	0	24	0	31
Russ Grimm	3	6	0	29	0	42
Sam Claphan	2	5	0	24	0	32
Dennis Swilley	2	3	1	9	0	11
Tony Samuels	1	1	0	7	0	5
Steve Jordan	1	1	0	23	0	25
Terry Long	0	3	0	21	0	35
Brett Miller	0	1	0	29	1	35
Bob Van Duyne	0	1	0	10	0	7
Wes Phillips	0	0	0	9	1	17

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Huff	2	4	21	0	22
Greg Sampson	1	3	20	1	22
Larry Moriarty	1	3	16	0	11
Don Macek	0	6	23	0	26
Terry Tausch	0	3	22	0	23
Sid Abramowicz	0	2	19	1	17
Don Mosebar	0	2	15	0	19
Ted McKnight	0	1	4	0	6
Brad Edelman	0	1	4	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Bell	1	24

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Luke	3	18
Don Blackmon	1	19
Glenn Dennison	1	19
Orlando Whiteman	1	14

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Russ Grimm	29	42	---	---	6	77
Dan Fouts	31	42	---	---	---	73
Dennis Thurman	---	---	18	27	19	64
Brett Miller	29	35	---	---	---	64
Sam Claphan	24	32	---	---	6	62
Steve Jordan	23	25	---	---	12	60
Jesse Sapolu	24	31	---	---	3	58
Ike Harris	20	28	---	---	9	57
Ronald Fitzgerald	20	25	---	---	11	56
Terry Long	21	35	---	---	---	56
John Kimbrough	12	23	---	---	17	52
Dick Conn	---	---	22	25	1	48
Wendell Tyler	20	25	---	---	1	46
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	20	24	2	46
David Knight	16	27	---	---	1	44
Rick Fontenot	---	---	15	18	11	44
Jim Kovach	---	---	22	20	2	44
James Davis	---	---	12	20	10	42
Curtis Greer	---	---	17	21	2	40
J.C. Wilson	---	---	19	19	1	39
Rich Stachowski	---	---	17	21	1	39
Gary Dunn	---	---	18	14	6	38
Paul Seymour	10	12	---	---	15	37
Ron Lee	14	19	---	---	4	37
Tyrone Keys	---	---	14	21	2	37
Monte Jackson	---	---	17	17	2	36
Sam Williams	---	---	14	17	4	35
Ricky Bell	2	8	---	---	24	34
Frank LeMaster	---	---	4	8	20	32
Wes Phillips	9	17	---	---	6	32
Charles Davis	---	---	10	17	3	30
Eddie Edwards	---	---	12	9	8	29
Tony Samuels	7	5	---	---	14	26
Dennis Swilley	9	11	---	---	6	26
James Haynes	---	---	6	4	16	26
Rodney Tate	11	13	---	---	---	24
Bob Van Duyne	10	7	---	---	---	17
Todd Shell	---	---	7	1	8	16
Stan Johnson	---	---	13	2	---	15
Bob Horn	---	---	5	0	4	9
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vince Castillo	---	---	4	3	---	7
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
Howard Carson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Simms	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Gayle	---	---	30	41	6	77
Steve Luke	---	---	19	37	18	74
Tommy Casanova	---	---	26	36	10	72
Graham Spreen	---	---	22	38	11	71
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	25	35	6	66
Reggie White	---	---	26	37	1	64
Keena Turner	---	---	26	31	3	60
Don Macek	23	26	---	---	7	56
Johnny Rembert	---	---	23	32	1	56
Richard Todd	26	28	---	---	---	54
Kenny Johnson	---	---	21	29	2	52
Terry Tausch	22	23	---	---	7	52
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	20	29	1	50
Ken Huff	21	22	---	---	4	47
Roger Carr	17	20	---	---	9	46
Mike Dawson	---	---	17	27	2	46
Andy Dorris	---	---	19	25	---	44
Greg Sampson	20	22	---	---	---	42
Don Mosebar	15	19	---	---	8	42
Orlando Whiteman	12	15	---	---	14	41
Archie Griffin	16	19	---	---	5	40
Tony Hill	14	17	---	---	9	40
Larry Moriarty	16	11	---	---	10	37
Sid Abramowicz	19	17	---	---	---	36
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	12	17	6	35
Eric Sievers	17	10	---	---	8	35
Carl Barisich	---	---	14	15	4	33
Don Blackmon	---	---	8	6	19	33
Gary Anderson	20	9	---	---	---	29
Jim Collins	---	---	13	4	8	25
Tim Wrightman	6	10	---	---	9	25
Earl Gant	0	0	---	---	22	22
Thomas Hopkins	6	6	---	---	10	22
Tom Toner	---	---	5	8	8	21
Scott Radecic	---	---	10	10	1	21
Walter Payton	6	14	---	---	---	20
Glenn Dennison	0	1	---	---	19	20
Brad Edelman	4	5	---	---	10	19
Ted McKnight	4	6	---	---	1	11
Fred Anderson	---	---	5	5	1	11
Wally Henry	2	8	---	---	---	10
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	9	9
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cedric Minter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	17	46	2.7
Right	6	33	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	19	63	3.3
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	40	26	6	0	2	4	5	1	3

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	26	10	1	4	1	6	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	53	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	97	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	133	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	72	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	23	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	52	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	7	1	1	7	0	25
WR John Kimbrough	7	4	0	48	1	23
RB Wendell Tyler	6	4	1	41	0	25
WR David Knight	5	4	0	96	2	27
FB Ron Lee	5	4	0	18	0	19
WR Ike Harris	4	4	0	87	2	28
RB Rodney Tate	2	1	0	0	0	13
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	0	11	0	12
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	0	21	1	8
TE Tony Samuels	1	1	0	13	0	5
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	0	13	0	25

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	9	4	1	31	0	20
WR Archie Griffin	5	1	0	5	0	19
WR Tony Hill	4	2	0	36	1	17
RB Walter Payton	2	1	0	3	0	14
TE Eric Sievers	2	1	0	1	0	10
TE Tim Wrightman	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	0	6	0	15
WR Wally Henry	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ike Harris	1	6	6.00	6.00
Wendell Tyler	1	6	6.00	3.76

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	2	16	8.00	3.65
Walter Payton	1	2	2.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	3	2	17	5.67	8.88

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	2	1	6	3.00	3.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
FB Ron Lee	1	0	0	0.00	3.60
WR John Kimbrough	1	1	6	6.00	6.86

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	13	7	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Kimbrough	4	2	2
WR David Knight	3	2	2
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	0	0
RB Wendell Tyler	2	1	1
WR Ike Harris	1	1	1
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie Griffin	3	0	0
WR Tony Hill	3	1	1
WR Roger Carr	2	2	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	1
RB Walter Payton	1	1	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)