Week 3, 1985

played in New England, MA

49 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

San Diego Chargers002136-30
New England Patriots717000-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 NED - Steve Bartkowski 3 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 14:23 NED - Mike Wilson 15 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 11:48 NED - Walter White 14 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 03:49 NED - Bucky Wallace 37 field goal
3Q: 10:16 SDO - Aundra Thompson 8 pass from Dan Fouts (Reggie Langhorne run for conversion failed)
3Q: 08:58 SDO - David Knight 11 pass from Dan Fouts (Dan Fouts pass to Steve Jordan for conversion)
3Q: 01:16 SDO - David Knight 16 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 00:42 SDO - Chester Marcol 49 field goal
OT: 05:10 SDO - Rodney Tate 2 run

Team StatisticsSDONED
Record3-01-2
First Downs2914
- by Rushing53
- by Passing2110
- by Penalty31
Total Net Yards501314
- Offensive Plays8165
- Yards per Play6.194.83
Net Rushing Yards128115
- Rushing Attempts3136
- Yards per Rush4.133.19
Net Passing Yards373199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt47 - 35 - 128 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards392204
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/191/5
- Yards per Pass Play7.466.86
Fumbles/Lost2/11/1
3rd Down Conversions7/165/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.47.7
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/327/60
Punt Returns/Yards4/313/29
Kick Returns/Yards5/962/58
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/18
2pt Conversions2/10/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 29
Time of Possession38:0431:53

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:441:07OWN 1536Punt
18:553:33OWN 24627Punt
13:231:26OPP 4734Punt
214:151:36OWN 13316Interception
211:383:13OWN 32422Punt
23:431:59OWN 18518Punt
20:270:27OWN 35434Half
315:004:54OWN 41959Touchdown
39:340:42OPP 21421Touchdown
37:042:00OWN 8429Fumble
33:472:39OWN 39561Touchdown
414:202:43OWN 22612Punt
48:184:19OWN 34737Missed FG
42:111:37OWN 5763Field Goal
OT112:127:09OWN 31297Touchdown
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:16OWN 20614Punt
110:371:42OWN 34466Touchdown
15:221:59OWN 639Punt
11:572:42OWN 20680Touchdown
212:391:01OPP 17317Touchdown
28:254:42OWN 201260Field Goal
21:441:17OWN 2235Punt
310:060:32OWN 2515Fumble
38:521:48OWN 263-1Punt
35:041:17OPP 3735Missed FG
31:081:48OWN 2033Punt
411:373:19OWN 2368Punt
43:591:48OWN 3637Punt
40:340:34OWN 203-5Half
OT115:002:48OWN 39621Punt

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San DiegoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wendell Tyler20884.403030
Rodney Tate10393.90901
Ron Lee111.00100
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Nathan19562.951910
Walter Payton11484.361310
Steve Bartkowski372.33301
Stan Edwards242.00300
Sylvester Stamps100.00000

Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dan Fouts47353923/193401111.3
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski28152041/52620100.9

Receiving Statistics

San DiegoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Thomas111117215.6440400
WR David Knight7117510.719162
RB Wendell Tyler44235.75690
WR Aundra Thompson363712.336251
WR Reggie Langhorne37268.672150
FB Ron Lee222110.5012110
TE Steve Jordan23178.500110
RB Rodney Tate2273.50550
WR John Kimbrough111414.000140
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Walter White46276.750141
RB Walter Payton337424.6764620
FB Stan Edwards33268.672110
WR Stanley Morgan243417.000180
WR Mike Wilson24189.002151
WR Benny Malone122525.0010250
WR Lynn Swann0200.00000
RB Tony Nathan0200.00000
TE Lin Dawson0200.00000

Interception Statistics

San DiegoIntsYardsAvgTD
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Daryl Smith11818.000

Fumble Statistics

San DiegoFumbRecovForceTD
John Kimbrough1000
Wendell Tyler1000
Eddie Edwards0100
Curtis Greer0100
Sam Williams0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Walter Payton1000
Herman Edwards0100
Dan Lloyd0010
Ron Solt0010

Punting Statistics

San DiegoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Skladany629148.537.0573
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles839349.145.3625

Kicking Statistics

San DiegoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chester Marcol1/21/20/0491/1
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bucky Wallace1/20/10/0373/3

Punt Return Statistics

San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
John Kimbrough4317.80
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan3299.70

Kick Return Statistics

San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
James Hunter37224.00
John Kimbrough22412.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Fred Bohannon25829.00

Defensive Statistics

San DiegoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dick Conn920.03023
OLB Jim Kovach620.03024
S Sam Williams520.02118
ILB Mike Reichenbach500.02924
CB John Hendy420.02416
S Bruce Rhodes310.0129
DT Rich Stachowski300.02425
OLB Todd Shell300.0176
DT Stan Johnson201.02314
DE Curtis Greer240.03629
DE Eddie Edwards210.01813
DT Charles Davis110.01513
CB James Hunter100.01615
CB J.C. Wilson100.02625
CB Anthony Washington100.01920
WR Reggie Langhorne10---------
ILB Ervin Randle100.075
DE Tyrone Keys020.02318
CB Dennis Thurman010.01614
OLB Tony Caldwell010.043
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB John Anderson750.02537
ILB Jerry Blanton630.01211
DT Pete Koch620.02027
OLB Greg Gaines600.01636
CB Herman Edwards512.02639
OLB Gary Campbell500.52938
S Fred Bohannon510.02646
S Mark Murphy410.01635
CB Daryl Smith400.02231
S Doug Greene300.02338
CB Rufus Bess300.01535
S Mike Davis200.075
DT Ron Fernandes130.51223
ILB Shane Nelson110.01219
DE Jim Young110.02228
DE Al Harris110.02037
DE Bruce Clark110.02035
OLB Sam Hunt100.0810
CB Louis Wright100.078
OLB Dan Lloyd100.0212
WR Stanley Morgan10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

San DiegoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Stan Johnson1.001014
DT Charles Davis0.010013
DE Curtis Greer0.003129
DT Rich Stachowski0.002125
DE Tyrone Keys0.000118
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Herman Edwards2.000039
OLB Gary Campbell0.501038
DT Ron Fernandes0.500023
OLB Dan Lloyd0.020012
DE Al Harris0.002237
DE Bruce Clark0.001035
DT Pete Koch0.000127

Pass Defense Statistics

San DiegoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Sam Williams30018
CB John Hendy30016
OLB Jim Kovach20024
CB Anthony Washington20020
ILB Mike Reichenbach20024
S Dick Conn11023
S Bruce Rhodes1109
CB James Hunter10015
CB J.C. Wilson01025
OLB Howard Carson0105
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB John Anderson50037
S Fred Bohannon50046
OLB Greg Gaines40036
CB Daryl Smith30131
ILB Jerry Blanton30011
S Mark Murphy30035
CB Rufus Bess21035
OLB Dan Lloyd20012
CB Herman Edwards20039
S Doug Greene20038
OLB Sam Hunt10010
CB Louis Wright1008
ILB Shane Nelson10019
DT Pete Koch10027

Blocking Statistics

San DiegoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jesse Sapolu26129145
Russ Grimm17026139
Sam Claphan15024135
Bob Van Duyne13025039
Brett Miller13029044
Ron Lee12013017
Dennis Swilley1209023
Wes Phillips1106010
Kevin Belcher1107015
Kevin Long01010013
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Don Maggs28023023
Larry Tearry16034026
Bill Story14023013
Wade Griffin13019018
Stan Edwards11025021
Ron Solt03029027
Duval Love03025017
Revie Sorey020918
Walter White01021013
Bob Rush01018013
Lin Dawson01033021

Special Teams Tackles

San DiegoTacklesSTPlays
John Kimbrough227
Rodney Tate225
James Haynes115
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Benny Malone318
Sylvester Stamps220
George Farmer213
Lynn Swann114
Ron Solt17

Participation

San DiegoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dan Fouts3150---------81
Jesse Sapolu2945------680
Brett Miller2944---------73
Russ Grimm2639------671
Curtis Greer------3629267
Reggie Langhorne2442---------66
Steve Jordan2630------965
Bob Van Duyne2539---------64
Sam Claphan2435------564
Mike Thomas1130------1859
Jim Kovach------3024559
Dick Conn------3023255
Rodney Tate1020------2555
Mike Reichenbach------2924255
J.C. Wilson------2625253
Rich Stachowski------2425352
James Hunter------16152051
Wendell Tyler2126------148
Tyrone Keys------2318243
John Hendy------2416242
David Knight1526---------41
Sam Williams------2118241
Aundra Thompson1526---------41
Anthony Washington------1920140
Eddie Edwards------1813839
Dennis Swilley923------739
Tony Samuels911------1838
Kevin Long1013------1437
Stan Johnson------2314---37
Howard Carson------652637
Ron Lee1317------636
Dennis Thurman------1614636
Bruce Rhodes------1291233
Todd Shell------176831
Charles Davis------1513230
John Kimbrough12------2730
Kevin Belcher715------830
Wes Phillips610------824
Ervin Randle------75820
Keith Ortego07------1219
James Haynes------001515
Tony Caldwell------43512
Chester Marcol00------88
Tom Skladany00------66
Dan Manucci00------22
Tommy Duniven00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Fred Bohannon------2646779
Gary Campbell------2938370
Rufus Bess------15351868
Herman Edwards------2639267
Larry Tearry3426------767
Mark Murphy------16351667
Lin Dawson3321------1367
Steve Bartkowski3629---------65
John Anderson------2537365
Stan Edwards2521------1965
Ron Solt2927------763
Doug Greene------2338162
Tony Nathan2217------1958
Al Harris------2037158
Jim Young------2228757
Bruce Clark------2035257
Greg Gaines------1636456
Daryl Smith------2231255
Walter White2113------1953
Lynn Swann2216------1452
Pete Koch------2027148
Bill Story2313------1046
Don Maggs2323---------46
Duval Love2517------446
Stanley Morgan2017------744
Sam Hunt------8102341
Bob Rush1813------1041
Ron Fernandes------1223439
Benny Malone812------1838
Wade Griffin1918------138
Shane Nelson------1219536
Jerry Blanton------1211528
Walter Payton1312---------25
Revie Sorey98------825
Mike Wilson914---------23
George Farmer62------1321
Sylvester Stamps10------2021
Dan Lloyd------212519
Louis Wright------78217
Mike Davis------75214
Rick Engles00------88
Allan Leavitt00------55
Larry Lawrence00------22
Bucky Wallace00------22
Jim Eliopulos------10---1
Bobby Hebert00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8232.9
Middle16805.0
Right7253.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12504.2
Middle15463.1
Right9192.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dan Fouts47353041431
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski28152024630

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55224.4
Short (0-8 Yds)25181636.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)1281089.0
Long (19+ Yds)549919.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen637111.8
Short (0-8 Yds)86374.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)146966.9
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR David Knight117175026
WR Mike Thomas11110172230
WR Reggie Langhorne73126042
WR Aundra Thompson63137126
RB Wendell Tyler44023026
TE Steve Jordan32117030
FB Ron Lee22021017
RB Rodney Tate2207020
WR John Kimbrough1101402
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Walter White64027013
WR Stanley Morgan42034017
WR Mike Wilson42118014
RB Walter Payton33074112
FB Stan Edwards33026021
WR Benny Malone21025112
WR Lynn Swann2000016
RB Tony Nathan2010017
TE Lin Dawson2000021

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San DiegoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Wendell Tyler231.504.40
Rodney Tate122.003.90
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski263.002.33
Walter Payton133.004.36
Tony Nathan111.002.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan Fouts64518.508.34
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski52295.807.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR David Knight434310.756.82
WR Aundra Thompson1188.006.17
TE Steve Jordan1000.005.67
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Walter White21147.004.50
WR Benny Malone1000.0012.50
RB Tony Nathan1000.000.00
WR Mike Wilson111515.004.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San DiegoRushesConversions
Wendell Tyler31
New EnglandRushesConversions
Walter Payton20
Steve Bartkowski11

Third Down Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompConversions
Dan Fouts1396
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski1374

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Thomas442
WR David Knight311
WR Aundra Thompson210
WR Reggie Langhorne211
FB Ron Lee111
RB Rodney Tate111
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
TE Walter White322
WR Lynn Swann200
RB Walter Payton221
WR Mike Wilson210
FB Stan Edwards221
WR Stanley Morgan100
RB Tony Nathan100

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)