Week 14, 1984

played in New Orleans, LA

40 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	10	3	10	7	-	30
New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:52 SDO - David Knight 28 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 01:13 SDO - Chester Marcol 18 field goal
2Q: 12:08 NOS - Morten Andersen 34 field goal
2Q: 06:08 SDO - Chester Marcol 56 field goal
3Q: 09:58 SDO - Chester Marcol 49 field goal
3Q: 02:55 SDO - Eddie Edwards 0 blocked punt return (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 09:05 SDO - Wendell Tyler 2 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:52 SDO - David Knight 28 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 01:13 SDO - Chester Marcol 18 field goal
2Q: 12:08 NOS - Morten Andersen 34 field goal
2Q: 06:08 SDO - Chester Marcol 56 field goal
3Q: 09:58 SDO - Chester Marcol 49 field goal
3Q: 02:55 SDO - Eddie Edwards 0 blocked punt return (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 09:05 SDO - Wendell Tyler 2 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics SDO NOS
Record 11-2 2-11
First Downs 18 9
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 9 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 349 141
- Offensive Plays 60 53
- Yards per Play 5.82 2.66
Net Rushing Yards 180 113
- Rushing Attempts 37 30
- Yards per Rush 4.86 3.77
Net Passing Yards 169 28
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 1 18 - 7 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 169 55
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/27
- Yards per Pass Play 7.35 1.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/22 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 5/98
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:46 25:14

Team Statistics	SDO	NOS
Record	11-2	2-11
First Downs	18	9
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	9	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	349	141
- Offensive Plays	60	53
- Yards per Play	5.82	2.66
Net Rushing Yards	180	113
- Rushing Attempts	37	30
- Yards per Rush	4.86	3.77
Net Passing Yards	169	28
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 1	18 - 7 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	169	55
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/27
- Yards per Pass Play	7.35	1.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/22	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	5/98
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:46	25:14

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:52	0:16	OPP 28	1	28	Touchdown
1	9:40	3:30	OWN 8	6	21	Punt
1	4:06	2:58	OWN 47	6	52	Field Goal
2	12:03	2:11	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
2	9:00	2:57	OWN 37	7	24	Field Goal
2	1:52	0:11	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 20	1	46	Half
3	15:00	5:10	OWN 20	9	48	Field Goal
3	7:31	3:04	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
3	0:28	6:30	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
4	5:42	5:42	OWN 8	8	20	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:36	4:56	OWN 20	10	25	Punt
1	6:10	2:04	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
1	1:08	2:28	OWN 24	5	20	Punt
2	13:40	1:37	OPP 24	3	7	Field Goal
2	9:52	0:52	OWN 38	3	-10	Punt
2	6:03	4:11	OWN 19	9	53	Missed FG
2	1:41	1:00	OWN 48	4	13	Punt
3	9:50	2:19	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
3	4:27	1:45	OWN 16	3	-9	Punt
3	2:42	2:14	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	8:58	3:16	OWN 29	5	7	Punt

Game MVP: Wendell Tyler, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Tyler	22	123	5.59	27	3
Rodney Tate	12	43	3.58	10	1
Aundra Thompson	2	7	3.50	4	0
Dan Fouts	1	7	7.00	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	14	52	3.71	11	1
Larry Heater	12	38	3.17	8	0
Warren Moon	3	18	6.00	9	0
Carl Roaches	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	23	15	169	0/0	2	46	1	97.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	16	6	53	4/24	0	25	0	47.1
Steve Joachim	2	1	2	1/3	0	2	0	56.3

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Knight	4	7	64	16.00	11	28	1
RB Wendell Tyler	4	5	13	3.25	3	6	1
WR Aundra Thompson	2	3	26	13.00	2	15	0
WR John Kimbrough	2	2	49	24.50	0	46	0
WR Ike Harris	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
TE Tony Samuels	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Steve Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Larry Heater	3	3	12	4.00	2	6
WR John Floyd	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Walt Arnold	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
FB Matt Suhey	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Bill Johnson	1	3	25	25.00	26	25
WR Art Monk	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
TE Walt Easley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Otis Grant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Kimbrough	1	0	0	0
James Davis	0	1	1	0
Charles Davis	0	0	1	0
Eddie Edwards	0	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Jones	1	0	0
Warren Moon	1	0	0
Walt Easley	0	1	0
Bill Johnson	0	1	0
Karl Swanke	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	3	145	48.3	46.3	67	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	9	342	38.0	33.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	3/3	2/2	1/1	56	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	4	22	5.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hunter	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	5	98	19.6	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dick Conn	7	1	0.0	24	19
DE Tyrone Keys	4	1	1.5	24	15
DE Curtis Greer	4	4	1.0	23	16
ILB Mike Reichenbach	4	3	0.0	28	21
CB Dennis Thurman	4	0	0.0	13	15
DT Charles Davis	3	1	2.0	15	11
DT Gary Dunn	3	0	0.5	15	13
S Sam Williams	2	2	0.0	18	16
OLB Jim Kovach	2	1	0.0	19	21
CB J.C. Wilson	2	0	0.0	22	16
DT Rich Stachowski	2	0	0.0	22	17
S Bruce Rhodes	1	4	0.0	16	12
OLB Bob Horn	1	1	0.0	4	1
OLB Howard Carson	1	1	0.0	11	2
WR David Knight	1	0	---	---	---
CB James Hunter	1	0	0.0	22	21
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	0.0	14	12
CB James Davis	1	0	0.0	12	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	12	2	36	23
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	1	34	23
CB Kirk Collins	4	0	22	16
CB Gill Byrd	4	0	27	19
S Greg Bright	3	5	29	18
S Doug Jones	3	1	21	15
OLB Chip Banks	3	1	17	14
DE Doug McDougald	2	2	21	14
DE Mike Calhoun	2	1	25	16
S Rod Kush	2	1	17	9
DT Stafford Mays	2	0	21	10
DT Ray Yakavonis	2	0	22	16
OLB Fred Robinson	2	0	6	3
DE Elvis Franks	1	1	28	17
CB Jo Jo Heath	1	0	23	12
S Jimmy Turner	1	0	13	5
DT Phil Murphy	0	1	19	10

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Charles Davis	2.0	0	0	0	11
DE Tyrone Keys	1.5	0	1	0	15
DE Curtis Greer	1.0	1	0	2	16
DT Gary Dunn	0.5	0	2	0	13
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	0	2	1	12

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ray Yakavonis	0.0	0	2	0	16
DT Stafford Mays	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dennis Thurman	3	0	15
CB James Hunter	1	0	21
OLB Jim Kovach	1	0	21
DE Curtis Greer	1	0	16
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	0	21
CB J.C. Wilson	0	2	16
S Sam Williams	0	1	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	4	1	0	23
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	1	19
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	0	0	23
S Doug Jones	1	0	0	15
S Greg Bright	1	0	0	18
CB Kirk Collins	1	0	0	16
CB Jo Jo Heath	1	0	0	12
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	0	0	16
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	4	7	1	31	22
Sam Claphan	4	5	0	27	19
Dennis Swilley	2	6	0	16	2
Brett Miller	1	5	0	35	19
Bob Van Duyne	1	3	1	13	5
Russ Grimm	1	3	0	27	22
Mark Koncar	1	2	0	24	18
Ron Lee	1	2	0	18	10
Wes Phillips	0	2	0	12	8
Steve Jordan	0	1	0	27	15

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Obrovac	4	8	24	0	17
Steve Wilson	1	3	28	0	22
Billy Jackson	1	3	19	0	10
Karl Swanke	1	2	26	0	20
Matt Suhey	1	1	10	0	12
Tremain Rogers	1	1	6	0	6
Edwin Bailey	0	5	27	1	20
Dan Fike	0	3	14	1	13
Walt Arnold	0	2	24	0	19
Rich Strenger	0	0	23	3	16

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Davis	3	19
Aundra Thompson	2	18
Eddie Edwards	1	11
Wes Phillips	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Suhey	2	13
Karl Swanke	1	11
Billy Jackson	1	10
Mike Freeman	1	9

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Hunter	---	---	22	21	22	65
Dan Fouts	37	23	---	---	---	60
Jesse Sapolu	31	22	---	---	6	59
Aundra Thompson	23	16	---	---	18	57
Russ Grimm	27	22	---	---	6	55
Brett Miller	35	19	---	---	---	54
Steve Jordan	27	15	---	---	10	52
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	28	21	2	51
Mark Koncar	24	18	---	---	6	48
Sam Claphan	27	19	---	---	---	46
Dick Conn	---	---	24	19	1	44
Jim Kovach	---	---	19	21	3	43
Rich Stachowski	---	---	22	17	4	43
Curtis Greer	---	---	23	16	2	41
J.C. Wilson	---	---	22	16	2	40
Tyrone Keys	---	---	24	15	1	40
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	16	12	11	39
Wendell Tyler	23	16	---	---	---	39
James Davis	---	---	12	8	19	39
Ricky Bell	10	4	---	---	24	38
John Kimbrough	16	11	---	---	11	38
Sam Williams	---	---	18	16	3	37
Eddie Edwards	---	---	14	12	11	37
Howard Carson	---	---	11	2	22	35
Monte Jackson	---	---	19	11	4	34
Gary Dunn	---	---	15	13	6	34
David Knight	19	14	---	---	---	33
Ron Lee	18	10	---	---	5	33
Tony Samuels	13	6	---	---	14	33
Ike Harris	19	12	---	---	---	31
Dennis Thurman	---	---	13	15	3	31
Charles Davis	---	---	15	11	2	28
Wes Phillips	12	8	---	---	6	26
Dennis Swilley	16	2	---	---	6	24
Rodney Tate	13	6	---	---	2	21
Ronald Fitzgerald	3	4	---	---	12	19
Bob Van Duyne	13	5	---	---	---	18
Todd Shell	---	---	7	4	7	18
Frank LeMaster	---	---	2	2	9	13
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kevin Long	1	1	---	---	8	10
Bob Horn	---	---	4	1	2	7
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Simms	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	36	23	3	62
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	34	23	2	59
Karl Swanke	26	20	---	---	11	57
Walt Arnold	24	19	---	---	13	56
Steve Wilson	28	22	---	---	5	55
Kirk Collins	---	---	22	16	16	54
Greg Bright	---	---	29	18	4	51
Walt Easley	18	15	---	---	17	50
Doug Jones	---	---	21	15	12	48
Warren Moon	28	20	---	---	---	48
Elvis Franks	---	---	28	17	3	48
Gill Byrd	---	---	27	19	2	48
Larry Heater	14	10	---	---	23	47
Edwin Bailey	27	20	---	---	---	47
Mike Calhoun	---	---	25	16	1	42
Michael Obrovac	24	17	---	---	---	41
Rod Kush	---	---	17	9	14	40
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	22	16	2	40
Billy Jackson	19	10	---	---	10	39
Rich Strenger	23	16	---	---	---	39
Dan Fike	14	13	---	---	11	38
Doug McDougald	---	---	21	14	2	37
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	23	12	1	36
Art Monk	21	15	---	---	---	36
Matt Suhey	10	12	---	---	13	35
Chip Banks	---	---	17	14	3	34
Stafford Mays	---	---	21	10	2	33
Phil Murphy	---	---	19	10	3	32
Bill Johnson	16	13	---	---	3	32
Bob Kohrs	---	---	12	9	5	26
John Floyd	8	9	---	---	7	24
Bobby Leopold	---	---	9	4	10	23
Tremain Rogers	6	6	---	---	11	23
Otis Grant	12	9	---	---	---	21
Brian Kelley	---	---	2	0	18	20
Jimmy Turner	---	---	13	5	1	19
Kris Haines	2	1	---	---	11	14
Mel Kaufman	---	---	3	0	9	12
Tony Woodruff	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Freeman	2	1	---	---	9	12
Fred Robinson	---	---	6	3	2	11
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Carl Roaches	6	2	---	---	---	8
Steve Joachim	2	3	---	---	2	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	25	126	5.0
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	18	52	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	23	15	3	0	3	1	3	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	16	6	1	0	1	3	5	3	0
Steve Joachim	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	9	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	52	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	95	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	18	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	10	2.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Knight	7	4	1	64	2	14
RB Wendell Tyler	5	4	0	13	0	16
WR Aundra Thompson	3	2	0	26	0	16
WR Ike Harris	2	1	0	11	0	12
WR John Kimbrough	2	2	0	49	1	11
TE Tony Samuels	2	1	1	3	0	6
RB Ricky Bell	1	1	0	3	0	4
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	1	0	0	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	5	0	0	0	0	15
RB Larry Heater	3	3	0	12	0	10
RB Bill Johnson	3	1	1	25	1	13
TE Walt Arnold	2	1	0	10	0	19
FB Matt Suhey	2	1	0	3	0	12
WR John Floyd	1	1	0	5	0	9
TE Walt Easley	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Otis Grant	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Aundra Thompson	1	4	4.00	3.50
Wendell Tyler	1	3	3.00	5.59

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	4	3	11	2.75	7.35

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Knight	2	1	6	3.00	9.14
TE Tony Samuels	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	2	2.00	2.60

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Tate	3	2
Wendell Tyler	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	3	2
Bill Johnson	2	0
Warren Moon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	9	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	6	2	1
Steve Joachim	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Knight	4	1	1
WR Aundra Thompson	2	1	1
RB Wendell Tyler	2	1	1
WR Ike Harris	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	2	0	0
FB Matt Suhey	2	1	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	1
WR Otis Grant	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	600 (3,300)