Week 14, 1987

played in Detroit, MI

21 degrees, snow, 14 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	3	0	0	-	3
Detroit Lions	3	10	3	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:57 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 43 field goal
2Q: 07:40 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 53 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DET - Ozzie Newsome 6 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:09 SDO - Chester Marcol 30 field goal
3Q: 10:40 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 41 field goal
4Q: 11:59 DET - Timmy Smith 42 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:57 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 43 field goal
2Q: 07:40 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 53 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DET - Ozzie Newsome 6 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:09 SDO - Chester Marcol 30 field goal
3Q: 10:40 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 41 field goal
4Q: 11:59 DET - Timmy Smith 42 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)

Team Statistics SDO DET
Record 7-6 3-10
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 1 3
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 273 269
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 4.01 4.64
Net Rushing Yards 36 68
- Rushing Attempts 12 32
- Yards per Rush 3.00 2.13
Net Passing Yards 237 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 32 - 3 25 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.23 7.73
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/65 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/45
Kick Returns/Yards 5/120 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:50 33:10

Team Statistics	SDO	DET
Record	7-6	3-10
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	1	3
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	273	269
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	4.01	4.64
Net Rushing Yards	36	68
- Rushing Attempts	12	32
- Yards per Rush	3.00	2.13
Net Passing Yards	237	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 32 - 3	25 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.23	7.73
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/65	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/45
Kick Returns/Yards	5/120	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:50	33:10

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 25	7	22	Interception
1	9:23	1:39	OWN 33	3	-7	Punt
1	4:51	4:58	OWN 38	7	13	Punt
2	7:34	2:03	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	3:53	0:51	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
2	1:52	1:17	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	0:35	0:33	OPP 28	2	15	Field Goal
3	10:33	1:57	OWN 28	3	7	Interception
3	7:03	6:04	OWN 12	12	49	Punt
4	11:45	0:32	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
4	8:57	2:46	OWN 6	12	81	Downs
4	3:46	2:41	OWN 33	12	54	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	2:15	OPP 26	3	0	Missed FG
1	7:44	2:53	OWN 27	6	47	Field Goal
2	14:53	7:19	OWN 20	11	44	Field Goal
2	5:31	1:38	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	3:02	1:10	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 31	6	45	Field Goal
3	8:36	1:33	OWN 49	3	-21	Punt
3	0:59	4:14	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	11:13	2:16	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
4	6:11	2:25	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 13	6	15	Game

Game MVP: Doug Flutie, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
John Williams	7	27	3.86	8
Wendell Tyler	4	6	1.50	5
Dan Fouts	1	3	3.00	3

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Collins	11	35	3.18	11	2
Timmy Smith	10	7	0.70	6	0
Billy Sims	3	16	5.33	10	1
Doug Flutie	3	10	3.33	4	0
Vince Evans	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Ron Wolfley	2	1	0.50	1	0
Tim Spencer	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	53	32	255	3/18	0	30	3	48.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	25	20	209	1/8	2	42	0	128.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reggie Langhorne	10	20	100	10.00	9	22
WR Chris Burkett	5	11	54	10.80	24	30
WR Keith Ortego	4	6	31	7.75	2	10
WR Preston Dennard	3	4	28	9.33	0	20
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	6	3.00	4	3
RB Wendell Tyler	2	2	3	1.50	2	7
TE Steve Jordan	2	3	20	10.00	0	21
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	7	3.50	3	8
FB Tony Davis	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB John Williams	1	2	5	5.00	1	5

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Largent	4	4	18	4.50	4	19	0
WR Phil McConkey	4	4	45	11.25	2	20	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	3	51	17.00	0	38	1
FB Tim Spencer	2	2	23	11.50	25	24	0
FB Ron Wolfley	2	2	4	2.00	0	7	0
RB Billy Sims	1	1	9	9.00	11	9	0
WR Ken Margerum	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Ron Hall	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Timmy Smith	1	1	42	42.00	40	42	1
RB Tony Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reyna Thompson	2	27	13.50	0
S Ronnie Lott	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Recov	Force
Ron Hallstrom	1	0
Eddie Edwards	0	1
James Haynes	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Timmy Smith	1	1	0	0
Phil McConkey	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	258	43.0	28.8	51	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	184	46.0	46.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	3/4	3/4	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	4	45	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	5	120	24.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Sims	1	13	13.0	0
Tony Collins	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eddie Anderson	7	0	0.0	13	11
ILB Mike Reichenbach	6	2	0.0	26	25
DE Eddie Edwards	5	0	0.0	26	23
OLB Jim Kovach	4	3	0.0	16	10
S Ray Ellis	4	1	0.0	23	19
OLB Todd Shell	4	0	0.0	24	15
CB Ricky Reynolds	3	0	0.0	20	19
DE Curtis Greer	2	1	1.0	19	15
S James Marshall	2	2	0.0	15	15
S Terry Jackson	2	0	0.0	23	17
CB J.C. Wilson	2	0	0.0	27	19
OLB Tony Caldwell	2	0	0.0	5	5
DT Rich Stachowski	2	0	0.0	24	23
DT Gary Johnson	1	1	0.0	27	16
CB Anthony Washington	1	1	0.0	11	12
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB James Haynes	1	0	0.0	7	8
WR Keith Ortego	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ervin Randle	1	0	0.0	6	1
T Bruce Armstrong	1	0	---	---	---

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bobby Butler	6	2	0.0	11	36
CB Wyatt Henderson	6	2	0.0	10	37
DE Dennis Boyd	5	0	0.0	11	39
DE Jacob Green	4	0	2.0	7	27
ILB Matt Millen	4	1	0.0	8	34
CB Reyna Thompson	4	1	0.0	3	42
CB Ron Francis	3	0	0.0	3	22
S Fred Marion	2	2	1.0	10	47
CB Duane Galloway	2	2	0.0	5	45
S Ronnie Lott	2	1	0.0	11	31
OLB Craig Bingham	1	2	0.0	4	34
S Tom Flynn	1	2	0.0	3	34
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	0.0	6	28
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	0.0	4	22
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	0.0	8	22
OLB Tim Cofield	1	0	0.0	1	6
DT Chris Pike	1	0	0.0	6	35
DT Brian Sochia	0	3	0.0	9	45
DT Kevin Kellin	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Greer	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	0	1	0	23

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jacob Green	2.0	0	2	1	27
S Fred Marion	1.0	0	0	0	47
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	1	0	1	45
DE Dennis Boyd	0.0	0	2	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mike Reichenbach	4	0	25
S Eddie Anderson	3	0	11
OLB Jim Kovach	2	1	10
OLB James Haynes	2	0	8
S James Marshall	1	1	15
S Ray Ellis	1	1	19
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	23
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	19
CB Anthony Washington	1	0	12
OLB Tony Caldwell	1	0	5
DT Rich Stachowski	1	0	23
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	15
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	0	19

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wyatt Henderson	6	2	0	37
CB Bobby Butler	6	0	0	36
CB Reyna Thompson	4	1	2	42
CB Duane Galloway	3	1	0	45
CB Ron Francis	3	0	0	22
DE Dennis Boyd	2	0	0	39
S Ronnie Lott	1	0	1	31
DE Jacob Green	1	0	0	27
ILB Matt Millen	1	0	0	34
S Fred Marion	1	0	0	47
S Tom Flynn	1	0	0	34
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	0	4
OLB Tim Cofield	1	0	0	6
DT Chris Pike	1	0	0	35
ILB Niko Noga	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	2	3	11	0	50
Ron Hallstrom	1	1	8	1	42
Brett Miller	0	2	11	0	45
Michael Durrette	0	1	9	2	41
Charley Hannah	0	1	4	0	14
Earl Cooper	0	1	4	0	5
Steve Jordan	0	1	7	0	34
Bruce Armstrong	0	1	10	0	47

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	2	8	28	1	25
Rich Umphrey	2	4	28	0	21
Randy Grimes	1	3	14	0	18
Cody Risien	1	2	26	0	20
Paul Fairchild	0	4	26	0	16
Tim Spencer	0	2	18	0	12
Tom Newberry	0	2	23	0	19
Ron Wolfley	0	1	9	0	13
Tom Baugh	0	1	15	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Haynes	2	22
Tony Caldwell	2	14
Eddie Anderson	1	8
Dennis Swilley	1	7

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Phil McConkey	2	20
Billy Sims	1	22
Reyna Thompson	1	12
Tom Flynn	1	9

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Fouts	12	56	---	---	---	68
Jesse Sapolu	11	50	---	---	7	68
Reggie Langhorne	10	48	---	---	6	64
Bruce Armstrong	10	47	---	---	---	57
Brett Miller	11	45	---	---	---	56
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	26	25	4	55
Ron Hallstrom	8	42	---	---	4	54
Eddie Edwards	---	---	26	23	4	53
Michael Durrette	9	41	---	---	3	53
Gary Johnson	---	---	27	16	7	50
Rich Stachowski	---	---	24	23	2	49
J.C. Wilson	---	---	27	19	2	48
Chris Burkett	3	35	---	---	10	48
John Williams	8	26	---	---	14	48
Ray Ellis	---	---	23	19	5	47
Steve Jordan	7	34	---	---	4	45
Preston Dennard	4	31	---	---	9	44
Terry Jackson	---	---	23	17	4	44
Todd Shell	---	---	24	15	4	43
Keith Ortego	6	36	---	---	---	42
Anthony Toney	6	26	---	---	9	41
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	20	19	2	41
James Marshall	---	---	15	15	10	40
Curtis Greer	---	---	19	15	4	38
James Haynes	---	---	7	8	22	37
Dennis Swilley	4	21	---	---	7	32
Tyrone Keys	---	---	15	12	5	32
Eddie Anderson	---	---	13	11	8	32
Jim Kovach	---	---	16	10	3	29
Gary Bolden	---	---	13	13	2	28
Wendell Tyler	4	22	---	---	1	27
John Hendy	---	---	12	8	7	27
Anthony Washington	---	---	11	12	3	26
Danny Buggs	4	9	---	---	12	25
Earl Cooper	4	5	---	---	15	24
Tony Caldwell	---	---	5	5	14	24
Tony Davis	4	8	---	---	10	22
Jeff Walker	1	11	---	---	7	19
Charley Hannah	4	14	---	---	---	18
Kevin Belcher	2	9	---	---	7	18
Ervin Randle	---	---	6	1	6	13
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	3	3
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brent Fullwood	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Munoz	28	25	---	---	8	61
Duane Galloway	---	---	5	45	10	60
Craig Bingham	---	---	4	34	19	57
Fred Marion	---	---	10	47	---	57
Reyna Thompson	---	---	3	42	12	57
Brian Sochia	---	---	9	45	1	55
Cody Risien	26	20	---	---	8	54
Phil McConkey	13	21	---	---	20	54
Doug Flutie	27	26	---	---	---	53
Dennis Boyd	---	---	11	39	1	51
Rich Umphrey	28	21	---	---	2	51
Bobby Butler	---	---	11	36	2	49
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	10	37	2	49
Paul Fairchild	26	16	---	---	6	48
Tom Flynn	---	---	3	34	9	46
Chris Pike	---	---	6	35	5	46
Matt Millen	---	---	8	34	3	45
Ronnie Lott	---	---	11	31	2	44
Tom Newberry	23	19	---	---	---	42
Randy Grimes	14	18	---	---	8	40
Jacob Green	---	---	7	27	4	38
Ken Margerum	14	12	---	---	11	37
Jerome Sally	---	---	6	28	3	37
Tim Spencer	18	12	---	---	5	35
Billy Sims	6	6	---	---	22	34
Tom Baugh	15	11	---	---	8	34
Ozzie Newsome	22	11	---	---	---	33
Duane Bickett	---	---	8	22	3	33
Ron Wolfley	9	13	---	---	11	33
Steve Largent	20	11	---	---	1	32
Kelvin Edwards	11	13	---	---	8	32
Ron Francis	---	---	3	22	6	31
Mike Mularkey	15	8	---	---	6	29
Niko Noga	---	---	4	22	2	28
Tony Collins	12	12	---	---	2	26
Timmy Smith	15	9	---	---	2	26
Randy Edwards	---	---	5	18	---	23
Ron Hall	5	2	---	---	16	23
Kevin Kellin	---	---	2	8	3	13
Johnny Taylor	---	---	5	4	3	12
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	10	10
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Cofield	---	---	1	6	1	8
Vince Evans	5	0	---	---	---	5
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	5	13	2.6
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	15	35	2.3
Right	9	24	2.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	53	32	4	1	7	5	4	2	3

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	25	20	4	1	0	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	75	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	112	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	63	7.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	69	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	53	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	38	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	20	10	4	100	1	48
WR Chris Burkett	11	5	2	54	1	35
WR Keith Ortego	6	4	1	31	0	36
WR Preston Dennard	4	3	0	28	1	31
TE Steve Jordan	3	2	0	20	1	34
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	0	6	0	9
RB Wendell Tyler	2	2	0	3	0	22
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	0	7	0	26
RB John Williams	2	1	0	5	0	26
FB Tony Davis	1	1	0	1	0	8

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	4	4	18	0	11
WR Phil McConkey	4	4	45	1	21
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	3	51	1	11
WR Ken Margerum	2	1	12	0	12
TE Mike Mularkey	2	1	5	0	8
FB Tim Spencer	2	2	23	1	12
FB Ron Wolfley	2	2	4	0	13
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	0	0	0	13
RB Billy Sims	1	1	9	0	6
RB Tony Collins	1	0	0	0	12
TE Ron Hall	1	1	0	0	2
RB Timmy Smith	1	1	42	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	6	2	8	1.33	4.81

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	1	1	6	6.00	8.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	5	5.00	7.00
WR Chris Burkett	1	0	0	0.00	4.91

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	6	6.00	17.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tyler	1	0
John Williams	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	3	1
Vince Evans	1	0
Ron Wolfley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	13	6	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	9	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Langhorne	7	4	4
WR Keith Ortego	3	1	0
WR Chris Burkett	2	0	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	3	3	0
WR Phil McConkey	2	2	2
RB Billy Sims	1	1	1
WR Ken Margerum	1	1	1
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	0
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)