Week 12, 1985

played in Washington, DC

40 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	7	3	17	-	27
Washington Redskins	0	10	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:12 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 37 pass from Steve Grogan (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 02:32 WAS - Ray Wersching 26 field goal
2Q: 01:21 SDO - Reggie Langhorne 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 04:48 SDO - Chester Marcol 34 field goal
4Q: 14:17 WAS - Ray Wersching 28 field goal
4Q: 12:18 SDO - Steve Jordan 29 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:49 SDO - Rodney Tate 1 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 00:54 SDO - Chester Marcol 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:12 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 37 pass from Steve Grogan (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 02:32 WAS - Ray Wersching 26 field goal
2Q: 01:21 SDO - Reggie Langhorne 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 04:48 SDO - Chester Marcol 34 field goal
4Q: 14:17 WAS - Ray Wersching 28 field goal
4Q: 12:18 SDO - Steve Jordan 29 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:49 SDO - Rodney Tate 1 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 00:54 SDO - Chester Marcol 20 field goal

Team Statistics SDO WAS
Record 8-3 6-5
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 382 309
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 6.06 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 100 49
- Rushing Attempts 25 16
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.06
Net Passing Yards 282 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 1 46 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 301 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.42 5.53
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/49 3/23
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:35 29:25

Team Statistics	SDO	WAS
Record	8-3	6-5
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	382	309
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	6.06	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	100	49
- Rushing Attempts	25	16
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.06
Net Passing Yards	282	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 1	46 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	301	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.42	5.53
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/49	3/23
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:35	29:25

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	1:33	OWN 7	3	33	Interception
1	5:09	5:26	OWN 20	11	40	Punt
2	13:13	1:05	OWN 26	3	-7	Punt
2	9:54	3:24	OWN 25	6	47	Missed FG
2	5:12	1:47	OWN 25	4	10	Fumble
2	2:26	1:15	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 34	5	7	Punt
3	8:20	3:40	OPP 30	6	13	Field Goal
4	14:09	2:03	OWN 26	3	74	Touchdown
4	10:10	0:58	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
4	8:42	1:07	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
4	7:35	3:56	OPP 34	6	34	Touchdown
4	3:02	2:14	OPP 27	6	24	Field Goal

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
1	9:10	4:01	OWN 49	6	9	Punt
2	14:43	1:30	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
2	12:08	2:14	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	6:30	1:18	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	3:25	0:59	OPP 35	5	26	Field Goal
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 32	3	27	Missed FG
3	11:54	3:34	OWN 8	6	30	Punt
3	4:40	5:31	OWN 20	10	69	Field Goal
4	12:06	1:56	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	9:12	0:30	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	3:39	0:37	OWN 22	4	5	Downs
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 20	4	15	Game

Game MVP: Steve Grogan, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wendell Tyler	16	65	4.06	32	2	0
Rodney Tate	8	29	3.63	12	1	1
Kevin Long	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Abercrombie	11	30	2.73	11	1
Willard Reeves	4	13	3.25	8	0
Mike Rozier	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	35	23	301	3/19	2	45	1	99.8

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Grogan	46	30	265	1/5	1	39	0	87.7

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Langhorne	8	11	136	17.00	20	35	1
WR David Knight	3	3	6	2.00	4	3	0
WR Mike Thomas	3	4	63	21.00	9	45	0
WR Aundra Thompson	3	5	34	11.33	2	16	0
RB Wendell Tyler	2	3	18	9.00	19	9	0
TE Steve Jordan	2	2	30	15.00	24	29	1
FB Ron Lee	1	3	2	2.00	3	2	0
TE Tony Samuels	1	2	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR John Kimbrough	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Rodney Tate	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mervyn Fernandez	12	15	107	8.92	35	37	1
WR Mike Rozier	8	13	62	7.75	15	15	0
WR Gary Clark	4	9	67	16.75	10	39	0
TE Mike Barber	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Anthony Jones	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
RB Willard Reeves	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Neal Olkewicz	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wendell Tyler	2	0	0
Dan Fouts	1	0	0
Mike Thomas	1	0	0
Tony Samuels	0	1	0
Dennis Swilley	0	1	0
Rodney Tate	0	1	0
Brett Miller	0	1	0
Dennis Thurman	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Williams	1	0	1
Mike Fultz	0	1	0
Reggie Williams	0	0	1
Neal Olkewicz	0	0	1
Tim Krumrie	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	5	236	47.2	45.4	58	2

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	7	303	43.3	37.1	68	4

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	3/3

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	2/3	0/1	0/1	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	3	23	7.7	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Williams	1	7	7.0	0
Tom Pridemore	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hunter	3	60	20.0	0
John Kimbrough	1	19	19.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	2	60	30.0	0
Mike Williams	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB James Hunter	8	1	0.0	13	35
OLB Jim Kovach	6	4	0.0	15	40
S Dick Conn	6	1	0.0	13	40
S Bruce Rhodes	4	1	0.0	8	33
CB Dennis Thurman	4	1	0.0	11	42
ILB Mike Reichenbach	3	4	0.0	13	36
CB Anthony Washington	3	1	0.0	14	25
DT Gary Dunn	2	0	1.0	9	29
S Sam Williams	2	1	0.0	12	39
DE Eddie Edwards	2	1	0.0	10	29
DE Tyrone Keys	2	0	0.0	13	31
DT Rich Stachowski	1	1	0.0	13	28
TE Tony Samuels	1	0	---	---	---
DE Curtis Greer	1	0	0.0	10	37
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	0.0	1	7
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	0.0	6	8
ILB Ervin Randle	0	1	0.0	3	10

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Neal Olkewicz	8	1	0.0	22	36
S Charles Romes	7	2	1.0	25	38
S Joey Browner	5	2	0.0	25	34
OLB Reggie Williams	5	1	0.0	18	27
CB Mike Williams	4	1	0.0	19	32
S Tom Pridemore	3	1	1.0	17	29
S Benny Perrin	3	1	0.0	12	29
DT Keith Millard	3	0	0.0	18	25
DE Mike Fultz	2	0	0.0	17	25
OLB Mark Nichols	2	0	0.0	13	18
DT Tim Krumrie	1	3	1.0	20	32
DT Rickey McBeal	1	1	0.0	11	13
DT John Woodcock	1	1	0.0	12	28
CB Ernest Gibson	1	1	0.0	16	29
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Andy Headen	1	0	0.0	8	5
DE Sean McNanie	1	0	0.0	19	16

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gary Dunn	1.0	2	29
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	2	29
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	2	37
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	2	28

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tim Krumrie	1.0	0	3	32
S Charles Romes	1.0	0	0	38
S Tom Pridemore	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Reggie Williams	0.0	1	0	27
DE Sean McNanie	0.0	0	2	16
OLB Mark Nichols	0.0	0	1	18
ILB Neal Olkewicz	0.0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB James Hunter	7	0	35
OLB Jim Kovach	6	0	40
CB Dennis Thurman	4	1	42
S Bruce Rhodes	3	0	33
CB Anthony Washington	3	0	25
S Dick Conn	2	0	40
S Sam Williams	2	0	39
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	0	36
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	7
CB John Hendy	0	1	25

Washington	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Neal Olkewicz	4	1	36
CB Mike Williams	3	0	32
OLB Reggie Williams	3	0	27
S Charles Romes	3	0	38
S Joey Browner	3	0	34
S Benny Perrin	2	0	29
DT John Woodcock	1	0	28
DE Mike Fultz	1	0	25
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	29
OLB Andy Headen	1	0	5
CB Ernest Gibson	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sam Claphan	2	5	22	0	28
Charley Hannah	2	3	21	1	34
Jesse Sapolu	1	6	23	0	31
Brett Miller	1	2	22	1	34
Wes Phillips	1	1	6	0	14
Russ Grimm	0	4	20	1	32
Dennis Swilley	0	2	7	0	13
Kevin Long	0	1	8	0	10
Steve Jordan	0	1	23	0	28

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Jordan	2	3	14	0	37
Doug Dumler	1	2	16	0	40
Ken Reeves	1	2	13	0	37
Jim Lachey	1	1	5	0	12
Cleveland Green	0	4	11	0	35
Melvin Jones	0	1	10	1	43
Keith Shelton	0	1	2	0	10
Mike Barber	0	1	7	0	17
Jim Hough	0	1	6	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Samuels	2	17
Dennis Thurman	1	28
Rodney Tate	1	24
John Kimbrough	1	23

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Barber	2	13
Derrick Harmon	1	25
Ernest Gibson	1	22
Willard Reeves	1	11
Jim Hough	1	9
Melvin Jones	1	9

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis Thurman	---	---	11	42	28	81
Dan Fouts	25	38	---	---	---	63
Jesse Sapolu	23	31	---	---	8	62
Russ Grimm	20	32	---	---	8	60
Dick Conn	---	---	13	40	6	59
Steve Jordan	23	28	---	---	8	59
Sam Claphan	22	28	---	---	8	58
Jim Kovach	---	---	15	40	2	57
Brett Miller	22	34	---	---	---	56
James Hunter	---	---	13	35	7	55
Charley Hannah	21	34	---	---	---	55
Sam Williams	---	---	12	39	3	54
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	8	33	13	54
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	13	36	5	54
Rodney Tate	8	18	---	---	24	50
Curtis Greer	---	---	10	37	2	49
Eddie Edwards	---	---	10	29	9	48
Tyrone Keys	---	---	13	31	3	47
Reggie Langhorne	20	26	---	---	---	46
Gary Dunn	---	---	9	29	7	45
Rich Stachowski	---	---	13	28	3	44
David Knight	16	24	---	---	---	40
Anthony Washington	---	---	14	25	1	40
John Hendy	---	---	4	25	11	40
Wendell Tyler	17	19	---	---	---	36
Ron Lee	8	19	---	---	6	33
Kevin Long	8	10	---	---	13	31
Aundra Thompson	10	20	---	---	---	30
Tony Samuels	6	5	---	---	17	28
Dennis Swilley	7	13	---	---	8	28
Wes Phillips	6	14	---	---	8	28
Howard Carson	---	---	1	7	19	27
Mike Thomas	8	17	---	---	1	26
John Kimbrough	1	2	---	---	23	26
Stan Johnson	---	---	8	17	1	26
Keith Ortego	0	0	---	---	17	17
Bob Horn	---	---	0	6	10	16
Ervin Randle	---	---	3	10	2	15
Todd Shell	---	---	6	8	---	14
Chris Burkett	0	2	---	---	10	12
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob Van Duyne	4	4	---	---	---	8
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Williams	---	---	19	32	16	67
Ernest Gibson	---	---	16	29	22	67
Doug Dumler	16	40	---	---	10	66
Charles Romes	---	---	25	38	3	66
Benny Perrin	---	---	12	29	23	64
Steve Grogan	16	47	---	---	---	63
Melvin Jones	10	43	---	---	9	62
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	22	36	3	61
Joey Browner	---	---	25	34	2	61
Tim Krumrie	---	---	20	32	4	56
Mike Rozier	13	43	---	---	---	56
David Jordan	14	37	---	---	---	51
Keith Millard	---	---	18	25	8	51
Tom Pridemore	---	---	17	29	4	50
Ken Reeves	13	37	---	---	---	50
Reggie Williams	---	---	18	27	4	49
Cleveland Green	11	35	---	---	---	46
Mike Fultz	---	---	17	25	3	45
Walter Abercrombie	11	32	---	---	---	43
Mervyn Fernandez	8	34	---	---	1	43
John Woodcock	---	---	12	28	2	42
Mark Nichols	---	---	13	18	10	41
Gary Clark	10	29	---	---	---	39
Anthony Jones	8	26	---	---	5	39
Sean McNanie	---	---	19	16	3	38
Mike Barber	7	17	---	---	13	37
Maurice Carthon	8	19	---	---	9	36
Derrick Harmon	1	5	---	---	25	31
Willard Reeves	5	15	---	---	11	31
Rickey McBeal	---	---	11	13	3	27
Jim Hough	6	11	---	---	9	26
Ronnie Lee	3	10	---	---	10	23
Bobby Micho	1	2	---	---	20	23
Keith Shelton	2	10	---	---	10	22
Andy Headen	---	---	8	5	6	19
Tracy Porter	1	2	---	---	15	18
Rich Erenberg	7	11	---	---	---	18
Jim Lachey	5	12	---	---	---	17
Duriel Harris	0	0	---	---	16	16
Ralph Ortega	---	---	3	2	10	15
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ken Kaplan	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	15	87	5.8
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	35	23	6	0	3	0	7	0	1

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Grogan	46	30	3	1	4	2	8	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	85	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	120	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	51	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	20	103	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	52	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	11	8	2	136	4	26
WR Aundra Thompson	5	3	0	34	0	20
WR Mike Thomas	4	3	0	63	1	17
WR David Knight	3	3	0	6	0	24
FB Ron Lee	3	1	0	2	0	19
RB Wendell Tyler	3	2	1	18	0	19
TE Tony Samuels	2	1	0	12	0	5
TE Steve Jordan	2	2	0	30	1	28
WR John Kimbrough	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Rodney Tate	1	0	0	0	0	18

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mervyn Fernandez	15	12	0	107	1	34
WR Mike Rozier	13	8	1	62	0	43
WR Gary Clark	9	4	2	67	2	29
TE Anthony Jones	2	1	1	5	0	26
RB Willard Reeves	2	1	0	4	0	15
TE Mike Barber	1	1	0	3	0	17
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	0	8	0	32
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	0	4	0	11
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	0	5	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	4	-4	-1.00	4.06
Rodney Tate	3	6	2.00	3.63

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	1	3	3.00	2.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	2	2	16	8.00	8.60

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Grogan	5	2	9	1.80	5.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	15.75
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	1	13	13.00	12.36

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mervyn Fernandez	2	2	9	4.50	7.13
WR Gary Clark	2	0	0	0.00	7.44
WR Mike Rozier	1	0	0	0.00	4.77

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tyler	3	2
Rodney Tate	1	0

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Abercrombie	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	10	6	4

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Grogan	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Aundra Thompson	4	2	1
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	0	0
WR David Knight	1	1	0
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	1
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	1
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Clark	4	0	0
WR Mike Rozier	3	2	1
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	0	0
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	0
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)