Exhibition Week 3, 1987

played in Atlanta, GA

70 degrees, fair, calm

San Diego Chargers	0	0	7	0	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	10	3	3	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 ATL - Marcus Allen 23 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 04:44 ATL - Chris Bahr 36 field goal
2Q: 08:19 ATL - Chris Bahr 18 field goal
3Q: 10:51 ATL - Chris Bahr 44 field goal
3Q: 05:27 SDO - Anthony Toney 8 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 12:29 ATL - Marcus Allen 1 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 00:58 ATL - Chris Bahr 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 ATL - Marcus Allen 23 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 04:44 ATL - Chris Bahr 36 field goal
2Q: 08:19 ATL - Chris Bahr 18 field goal
3Q: 10:51 ATL - Chris Bahr 44 field goal
3Q: 05:27 SDO - Anthony Toney 8 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 12:29 ATL - Marcus Allen 1 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 00:58 ATL - Chris Bahr 48 field goal

Team Statistics SDO ATL
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 299 379
- Offensive Plays 68 69
- Yards per Play 4.40 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 71 139
- Rushing Attempts 15 30
- Yards per Rush 4.73 4.63
Net Passing Yards 228 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 24 - 0 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 257 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 6.15
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 4/13
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 5/61
Kick Returns/Yards 6/96 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:08 33:52

Team Statistics	SDO	ATL
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	299	379
- Offensive Plays	68	69
- Yards per Play	4.40	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	71	139
- Rushing Attempts	15	30
- Yards per Rush	4.73	4.63
Net Passing Yards	228	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 24 - 0	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	257	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	6.15
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	4/13
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	5/61
Kick Returns/Yards	6/96	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:08	33:52

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	10:42	1:52	OWN 18	4	21	Punt
1	4:36	2:37	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
1	0:02	1:00	OWN 26	3	30	Fumble
2	8:12	3:26	OWN 26	6	15	Punt
2	3:33	0:40	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
2	1:45	1:43	OWN 21	5	15	Fumble
3	10:43	5:23	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	2:30	1:33	OWN 1	5	11	Punt
4	12:19	4:59	OWN 19	10	29	Punt
4	5:23	2:11	OWN 20	11	54	Downs
4	0:53	0:17	OWN 20	2	6	Fumble

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	2:12	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
1	8:50	4:14	OWN 21	10	60	Field Goal
1	1:59	1:57	OWN 11	4	16	Punt
2	14:02	5:50	50	11	49	Field Goal
2	4:46	1:13	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
2	2:53	1:08	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OPP 36	0	0	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 31	8	42	Field Goal
3	5:20	2:50	OWN 32	5	16	Punt
3	0:57	3:38	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
4	7:20	1:57	OWN 5	5	55	Punt
4	3:12	2:19	OWN 26	7	43	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 26	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Marcus Allen, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Wendell Tyler	7	32	4.57	9	0
John Williams	7	31	4.43	9	0
Anthony Toney	1	8	8.00	8	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	21	96	4.57	23	2	1
Dalton Hilliard	8	44	5.50	15	1	0
Tommy Kramer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Rate
Dan Fouts	20	10	108	4/24	35	66.3
Todd Blackledge	16	9	104	1/5	26	76.0
Cody Carlson	12	5	45	0/0	14	52.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	27	13	186	2/13	1	51	0	83.2
Ed Luther	9	8	75	1/8	0	22	0	101.4

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reggie Langhorne	7	11	82	11.71	15	26
WR Chris Burkett	6	10	74	12.33	11	35
WR Preston Dennard	4	11	44	11.00	0	17
TE Steve Jordan	3	5	20	6.67	1	8
WR Keith Ortego	3	6	31	10.33	2	14
FB Anthony Toney	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Danny Buggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Tony Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB John Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Manute Bol	6	7	76	12.67	7	21	0
WR Hassan Jones	6	12	108	18.00	35	51	0
WR John Jefferson	3	7	37	12.33	0	22	0
RB Marcus Allen	3	4	14	4.67	1	8	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Thornton Chandler	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Dwight Stone	1	1	15	15.00	1	15	0
RB Robert Lavette	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Force
Dan Fouts	2	0
Anthony Toney	1	0
Curtis Greer	0	1
John Williams	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Jefferson	1	0	0
Ed Luther	1	0	0
Dan Alexander	0	1	0
Terry Rennaker	0	1	0
Sam Seale	0	1	0
Don Fielder	0	1	0
Steve Hamilton	0	1	0
Jim Burroughs	0	0	1
Alex Moyer	0	0	1
Antonio Gibson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	7	337	48.1	39.4	57	6

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	233	46.6	39.6	57	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	4/5	2/3	0/1	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	1	15	15.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	5	61	12.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	4	62	15.5	0
Preston Dennard	2	34	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Eddie Edwards	5	1	1.0	17	23
S Ray Ellis	5	1	0.0	19	27
CB Ricky Reynolds	5	0	0.0	18	28
DE Curtis Greer	4	0	2.0	20	21
ILB Mike Reichenbach	4	1	0.0	16	19
S Todd Bowles	4	1	0.0	24	29
DT Rich Stachowski	4	0	0.0	22	32
OLB James Haynes	4	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Jim Kovach	3	1	0.0	15	19
S Eddie Anderson	3	0	0.0	12	15
ILB Ervin Randle	2	2	0.0	14	20
S Terry Jackson	2	0	0.0	9	14
CB J.C. Wilson	1	1	0.0	22	24
DE Tyrone Keys	1	1	0.0	13	16
OLB Tony Caldwell	1	1	0.0	5	2
OLB Todd Shell	1	1	0.0	16	19
G Charley Hannah	1	0	---	---	---
CB John Hendy	1	0	0.0	16	18
DT Gary Bolden	1	0	0.0	12	19

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Reggie Sutton	5	0	0.0	9	36
OLB Hugh Green	4	0	0.0	2	24
S Antonio Gibson	3	2	1.0	12	39
OLB Mel Owens	3	2	0.0	4	10
OLB Mike Singletary	3	2	0.0	13	29
OLB Terry Rennaker	3	0	0.0	6	15
OLB Alex Moyer	2	2	1.0	3	23
DT Charlie Johnson	2	1	1.0	10	29
DT Joe Klecko	2	0	1.0	7	20
DT Terry Unrien	2	0	1.0	9	38
CB Jim Burroughs	2	1	0.0	5	26
S Terry Wright	2	1	0.0	9	36
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	0	0.0	13	48
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	0.0	9	34
CB Allen Lyday	2	0	0.0	8	24
DE Don Fielder	1	1	0.0	9	30
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0.0	5	18
DE Steve Hamilton	1	0	0.0	11	41
OLB Gary Cobb	0	1	0.0	11	26
CB William Judson	0	1	0.0	10	37

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Greer	2.0	1	1	1	21
DE Eddie Edwards	1.0	0	1	0	23
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	0	3	0	32
S James Marshall	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB James Haynes	0.0	0	1	0	18

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Charlie Johnson	1.0	0	2	29
DT Terry Unrien	1.0	0	1	38
DT Joe Klecko	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Alex Moyer	1.0	0	0	23
S Antonio Gibson	1.0	0	0	39
OLB Gary Cobb	0.0	1	1	26
DE Don Fielder	0.0	1	1	30
OLB Hugh Green	0.0	1	0	24
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	0	2	48

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ricky Reynolds	5	0	28
S Todd Bowles	4	0	29
OLB James Haynes	3	0	18
OLB Jim Kovach	2	0	19
S Terry Jackson	1	0	14
DE Tyrone Keys	1	0	16
OLB Tony Caldwell	1	0	2
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	0	19
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	19
CB John Hendy	1	0	18
S Eddie Anderson	1	0	15
CB J.C. Wilson	0	1	24
ILB Ervin Randle	0	1	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reggie Sutton	5	0	36
OLB Hugh Green	3	0	24
CB Jim Burroughs	2	2	26
OLB Terry Rennaker	2	1	15
OLB Mel Owens	2	1	10
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	34
CB Allen Lyday	2	0	24
S Terry Wright	2	0	36
S Antonio Gibson	1	1	39
CB Sam Seale	1	0	18
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	23
DT Terry Unrien	1	0	38
OLB Gary Cobb	0	2	26
CB William Judson	0	1	37
OLB Mike Singletary	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Miller	1	3	0	13	1	45
Dennis Swilley	1	3	0	8	0	21
Jesse Sapolu	1	2	1	8	0	33
Ron Hallstrom	1	2	0	12	1	31
Bruce Armstrong	0	4	0	15	2	52
Steve Jordan	0	1	0	12	0	31
Michael Durrette	0	0	0	7	1	35

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	6	9	1	29	0	34
Curt Marsh	3	5	0	16	0	23
Jeff Criswell	2	5	0	21	0	26
Dan Alexander	1	4	0	20	0	29
Karl Baldischwiler	0	3	0	19	1	23
Dean Steinkuhler	0	2	0	20	0	26
Thornton Chandler	0	1	0	16	0	29
Revie Sorey	0	0	0	25	2	34

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Haynes	4	25
John Williams	1	20
Tony Caldwell	1	16
Danny Buggs	1	12

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Lyday	2	14
Thornton Chandler	1	19
Marcus Allen	1	12
Dan Alexander	1	10
Jim Burroughs	1	10
Antonio Gibson	1	2

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Armstrong	15	52	---	---	---	67
Brett Miller	13	45	---	---	3	61
Rich Stachowski	---	---	22	32	5	59
James Haynes	---	---	13	18	25	56
Todd Bowles	---	---	24	29	1	54
John Hendy	---	---	16	18	18	52
Ray Ellis	---	---	19	27	5	51
Keith Ortego	5	36	---	---	10	51
J.C. Wilson	---	---	22	24	4	50
Ron Hallstrom	12	31	---	---	7	50
John Williams	7	23	---	---	20	50
Preston Dennard	8	32	---	---	9	49
Reggie Langhorne	12	36	---	---	1	49
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	18	28	3	49
Gary Johnson	---	---	22	22	4	48
Steve Jordan	12	31	---	---	5	48
Jesse Sapolu	8	33	---	---	7	48
Michael Durrette	7	35	---	---	6	48
James Marshall	---	---	15	26	5	46
Curtis Greer	---	---	20	21	4	45
Chris Burkett	6	29	---	---	10	45
Eddie Edwards	---	---	17	23	3	43
Charley Hannah	8	35	---	---	---	43
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	16	19	6	41
Todd Shell	---	---	16	19	5	40
Jim Kovach	---	---	15	19	4	38
Ervin Randle	---	---	14	20	4	38
Wendell Tyler	8	27	---	---	1	36
Terry Jackson	---	---	9	14	13	36
Gary Bolden	---	---	12	19	5	36
Dennis Swilley	8	21	---	---	6	35
Tyrone Keys	---	---	13	16	5	34
Earl Cooper	5	12	---	---	16	33
Dan Fouts	8	24	---	---	---	32
John Partridge	---	---	10	18	4	32
Eddie Anderson	---	---	12	15	3	30
Anthony Toney	6	20	---	---	4	30
Tony Davis	4	11	---	---	12	27
Todd Blackledge	7	17	---	---	---	24
Tony Caldwell	---	---	5	2	16	23
Jeff Walker	4	13	---	---	6	23
Danny Buggs	2	8	---	---	12	22
Cody Carlson	0	12	---	---	---	12
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brent Fullwood	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrel Gofourth	29	34	---	---	10	73
Kellen Winslow	26	31	---	---	14	71
Revie Sorey	25	34	---	---	10	69
Thornton Chandler	16	29	---	---	19	64
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	13	48	---	61
Dan Alexander	20	29	---	---	10	59
Jeff Criswell	21	26	---	---	10	57
Marcus Allen	22	21	---	---	12	55
Antonio Gibson	---	---	12	39	2	53
Tommy Kramer	18	29	---	---	5	52
Karl Baldischwiler	19	23	---	---	10	52
Steve Hamilton	---	---	11	41	---	52
Manute Bol	23	17	---	---	10	50
Dalton Hilliard	8	15	---	---	25	48
Dwight Hicks	---	---	9	34	4	47
William Judson	---	---	10	37	---	47
Terry Unrien	---	---	9	38	---	47
John Jefferson	11	20	---	---	15	46
Allen Lyday	---	---	8	24	14	46
Dean Steinkuhler	20	26	---	---	---	46
Don Fielder	---	---	9	30	7	46
Reggie Sutton	---	---	9	36	1	46
Terry Wright	---	---	9	36	1	46
Mike Singletary	---	---	13	29	3	45
Hassan Jones	20	25	---	---	---	45
Jim Burroughs	---	---	5	26	10	41
Charlie Johnson	---	---	10	29	---	39
Gary Cobb	---	---	11	26	2	39
Curt Marsh	16	23	---	---	---	39
Alex Moyer	---	---	3	23	12	38
Sam Seale	---	---	5	18	13	36
Robert Lavette	16	19	---	---	1	36
Hugh Green	---	---	2	24	4	30
Dwight Stone	8	13	---	---	9	30
Terry Rennaker	---	---	6	15	7	28
Joe Klecko	---	---	7	20	---	27
Ed Luther	12	10	---	---	---	22
Mel Owens	---	---	4	10	8	22
Scott Schwedes	0	5	---	---	14	19
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	12	12
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	0	0	2	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	8	38	4.8
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	51	3.9
Middle	8	42	5.3
Right	8	47	5.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr
Dan Fouts	20	10	1	0	2	2	3
Todd Blackledge	16	9	1	2	1	2	2
Cody Carlson	12	5	0	0	0	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	27	13	3	3	1	2	6	1	0
Ed Luther	9	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	94	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	94	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	61	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	76	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	62	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	122	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Dennard	11	4	1	44	0	32
WR Reggie Langhorne	11	7	0	82	1	36
WR Chris Burkett	10	6	0	74	1	29
WR Keith Ortego	6	3	1	31	0	36
TE Steve Jordan	5	3	0	20	0	31
FB Anthony Toney	2	1	0	6	0	20
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Tony Davis	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB John Williams	1	0	1	0	0	23

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hassan Jones	12	6	0	108	2	25
WR John Jefferson	7	3	1	37	1	20
TE Manute Bol	7	6	0	76	1	17
RB Marcus Allen	4	3	0	14	0	21
RB Robert Lavette	2	0	0	0	0	19
TE Thornton Chandler	2	1	0	2	0	29
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	0	9	0	31
WR Dwight Stone	1	1	0	15	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Anthony Toney	1	8	8.00	8.00
John Williams	1	0	0.00	4.43

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	2	6	3.00	4.57
Dalton Hilliard	2	5	2.50	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	4	2	9	2.25	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	9	4.50	3.50
TE Thornton Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Hassan Jones	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	8	4	3
Todd Blackledge	5	4	3
Cody Carlson	2	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	9	3	3
Ed Luther	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steve Jordan	4	2	1
WR Preston Dennard	3	2	2
WR Chris Burkett	3	3	2
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	2	1
WR Keith Ortego	1	0	0
RB John Williams	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hassan Jones	5	1	1
WR John Jefferson	3	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	1
RB Robert Lavette	1	0	0
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)