Week 2, 1988

played in San Diego, CA

67 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	0	-	3
San Diego Chargers	14	7	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 SDO - Preston Dennard 16 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 02:34 SDO - Anthony Toney 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 08:59 SDO - Kelvin Bryant 2 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 05:38 ATL - Steve De Line 23 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Chester Marcol 45 field goal
4Q: 07:36 SDO - John Williams 3 run (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 SDO - Preston Dennard 16 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 02:34 SDO - Anthony Toney 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 08:59 SDO - Kelvin Bryant 2 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 05:38 ATL - Steve De Line 23 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SDO - Chester Marcol 45 field goal
4Q: 07:36 SDO - John Williams 3 run (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SDO
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 12 29
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 9 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 170 428
- Offensive Plays 47 72
- Yards per Play 3.62 5.94
Net Rushing Yards 43 157
- Rushing Attempts 13 38
- Yards per Rush 3.31 4.13
Net Passing Yards 127 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 1 34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 141 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.74 7.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 12/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 5/68 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:22 35:38

Team Statistics	ATL	SDO
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	12	29
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	9	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	170	428
- Offensive Plays	47	72
- Yards per Play	3.62	5.94
Net Rushing Yards	43	157
- Rushing Attempts	13	38
- Yards per Rush	3.31	4.13
Net Passing Yards	127	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 1	34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	141	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.74	7.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	12/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	5/68	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:22	35:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:17	2:57	OWN 32	6	20	Punt
1	2:25	2:03	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	8:50	1:15	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
2	1:54	1:09	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	9:29	OWN 27	17	67	Field Goal
4	14:52	2:42	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	7:27	6:00	OWN 20	12	56	Interception

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:43	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
1	7:20	4:55	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
1	0:22	6:32	OWN 40	13	60	Touchdown
2	7:35	5:41	OWN 3	12	54	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 40	5	27	Half
3	5:31	5:39	OWN 28	11	44	Field Goal
4	12:10	4:43	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 17	2	5	Game

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Thurman Thomas	6	18	3.00	6
Jamie Mueller	5	14	2.80	6
Robert Lavette	1	7	7.00	7
Chris Chandler	1	4	4.00	4

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Williams	20	84	4.20	11	1	1
Brent Fullwood	11	48	4.36	11	1	0
Kelvin Bryant	6	25	4.17	12	1	0
Anthony Toney	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Salisbury	29	21	130	2/14	0	16	0	81.1
Chris Chandler	3	2	11	0/0	0	6	1	33.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	34	27	271	0/0	3	34	0	129.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Ferrell Edmunds	5	6	34	6.80	1	16
WR Glen Kozlowski	4	4	33	8.25	8	14
WR Scott Schwedes	4	6	31	7.75	2	13
WR Dwight Stone	4	7	14	3.50	0	5
RB Thurman Thomas	3	3	16	5.33	1	7
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Flip Johnson	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Jamie Mueller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Dennard	4	4	30	7.50	4	16	1
WR Chris Burkett	4	4	40	10.00	6	15	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	4	4	41	10.25	13	24	0
FB Anthony Toney	4	4	44	11.00	27	23	1
WR Anthony Miller	3	5	57	19.00	5	34	0
TE Steve Jordan	2	5	24	12.00	6	13	0
RB Kelvin Bryant	2	2	5	2.50	1	3	1
RB John Williams	2	2	16	8.00	18	9	0
RB Brent Fullwood	2	2	14	7.00	1	11	0
TE Earl Cooper	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S James Marshall	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Lavette	1	1	0
Jamie Mueller	1	1	0
Don Graham	0	0	1
Terry Wright	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Williams	2	1	0
Anthony Miller	0	1	0
Rich Stachowski	0	0	1
Chris Burkett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	216	43.2	38.6	65	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	1	43	43.0	23.0	43	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	3	16	5.3	0
Terry Jackson	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Lavette	4	60	15.0	0
Glen Kozlowski	1	8	8.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Graham	7	5	0.0	32	24
ILB Hardy Nickerson	7	1	0.0	20	8
S Terry Wright	5	2	0.0	21	28
OLB Ravin Caldwell	5	0	0.0	9	10
S Rickey Dixon	4	3	0.0	33	28
CB Jarvis Williams	4	2	0.0	34	29
DT Mickey Mestnik	4	1	0.0	22	16
CB Quintin Jones	4	1	0.0	18	20
CB Brian Marvin	4	1	0.0	30	30
CB Reggie Sutton	4	0	0.0	27	19
OLB Alex Moyer	3	1	0.0	29	16
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	2	0.0	29	25
DT Deangelo Hall	2	1	0.0	17	19
S Rich Johnson	2	0	0.0	5	13
DE Steve Hamilton	1	2	0.0	22	16
OLB Ken Rose	1	2	0.0	6	10
OLB Scott Burman	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Reggie Rogers	1	0	0.0	17	19
WR Flip Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Curtis Maxie	0	4	0.0	29	30

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Reichenbach	5	1	0.0	10	29
S Eddie Anderson	5	1	0.0	9	25
CB J.C. Wilson	5	0	0.0	8	23
DT Mike Charles	3	1	0.5	5	14
CB Ricky Reynolds	3	2	0.0	12	23
CB Anthony Washington	3	0	0.0	11	29
S Chuck Cecil	3	0	0.0	11	26
DE Tyrone Keys	2	1	0.0	4	10
DT Rich Stachowski	2	1	0.0	8	20
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	0	1.0	1	2
OLB Jim Kovach	1	1	0.5	5	9
S James Marshall	1	2	0.0	7	24
DE Curtis Greer	1	1	0.0	9	23
S Ray Ellis	1	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	0.0	2	11
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	0	0.0	6	16
DE Eddie Edwards	0	1	0.0	9	24
S Terry Jackson	0	1	0.0	8	20
ILB Ervin Randle	0	1	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Reggie Rogers	2	0	19
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	25
DE Curtis Maxie	0	1	30

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1.0	0	0	2
OLB Jim Kovach	0.5	0	0	9
DT Mike Charles	0.5	0	0	14
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	1	0	20
S Chuck Cecil	0.0	1	0	26
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	0	1	24
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ravin Caldwell	4	0	10
CB Jarvis Williams	4	0	29
OLB Alex Moyer	3	0	16
CB Reggie Sutton	3	0	19
CB Quintin Jones	3	0	20
S Terry Wright	2	1	28
S Rickey Dixon	2	0	28
S Rich Johnson	2	0	13
ILB Don Graham	1	0	24
OLB Ken Rose	1	0	10
DT Deangelo Hall	1	0	19
CB Brian Marvin	1	0	30

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.C. Wilson	3	1	0	23
CB Anthony Washington	3	0	0	29
ILB Mike Reichenbach	3	0	0	29
CB Ricky Reynolds	3	0	0	23
DE Tyrone Keys	2	0	0	10
DT Mike Charles	2	0	0	14
S Eddie Anderson	2	0	0	25
S Chuck Cecil	2	0	0	26
S James Marshall	1	1	1	24
OLB Todd Shell	1	1	0	11
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Olderman	2	4	11	1	28
Houston Hoover	1	2	11	0	31
Gerald Bennett	1	1	10	0	21
Don Panos	0	2	5	0	19
Bill Monger	0	1	8	1	24
Jeff Criswell	0	1	12	0	30
Ickey Woods	0	1	9	0	19
Wesly Whitehead	0	1	8	0	17

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	6	8	2	38	34
Derrel Gofourth	5	8	0	32	28
Dennis Swilley	2	4	0	12	5
Michael Durrette	2	4	0	26	29
Brett Miller	1	4	1	33	28
Steve Jordan	1	3	0	34	23
Ron Hallstrom	1	1	0	6	6
Anthony Toney	1	1	0	20	17
Bruce Armstrong	0	5	0	31	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Lavette	2	15
Glen Kozlowski	2	10
Ravin Caldwell	1	10
Tommie Agee	1	9

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Marshall	1	14
Preston Dennard	1	12
Reggie Langhorne	1	12
Earl Cooper	1	10
Chris Burkett	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Marvin	---	---	30	30	8	68
Rickey Dixon	---	---	33	28	4	65
Jarvis Williams	---	---	34	29	2	65
Curtis Maxie	---	---	29	30	2	61
Terry Wright	---	---	21	28	10	59
Don Graham	---	---	32	24	1	57
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	29	25	1	55
Jeff Criswell	12	30	---	---	6	48
Reggie Sutton	---	---	27	19	2	48
Alex Moyer	---	---	29	16	---	45
Bob Olderman	11	28	---	---	3	42
Houston Hoover	11	31	---	---	---	42
Sean Salisbury	10	31	---	---	---	41
Steve Hamilton	---	---	22	16	1	39
Glen Kozlowski	8	21	---	---	10	39
Mickey Mestnik	---	---	22	16	---	38
Quintin Jones	---	---	18	20	---	38
Reggie Rogers	---	---	17	19	1	37
Dwight Stone	8	20	---	---	9	37
Deangelo Hall	---	---	17	19	1	37
Gerald Bennett	10	21	---	---	4	35
Scott Schwedes	8	24	---	---	2	34
Ickey Woods	9	19	---	---	5	33
Bill Monger	8	24	---	---	---	32
Wesly Whitehead	8	17	---	---	6	31
Don Panos	5	19	---	---	6	30
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	9	10	10	29
Jamie Mueller	5	13	---	---	11	29
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	20	8	1	29
Flip Johnson	5	16	---	---	8	29
Ferrell Edmunds	6	20	---	---	1	27
Scott Burman	---	---	9	10	7	26
Robert Lavette	3	7	---	---	15	25
Thurman Thomas	6	18	---	---	---	24
Rich Johnson	---	---	5	13	1	19
Thornton Chandler	1	2	---	---	13	16
Ken Rose	---	---	6	10	---	16
Don Fielder	---	---	9	4	---	13
Tommie Agee	0	4	---	---	9	13
Brian Kinchen	6	6	---	---	1	13
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derek Tennell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Chandler	3	3	---	---	---	6
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Sapolu	38	34	---	---	2	74
Dan Fouts	38	34	---	---	---	72
Brett Miller	33	28	---	---	2	63
Steve Jordan	34	23	---	---	5	62
Reggie Langhorne	25	25	---	---	12	62
Derrel Gofourth	32	28	---	---	---	60
Bruce Armstrong	31	27	---	---	---	58
Michael Durrette	26	29	---	---	---	55
Preston Dennard	19	18	---	---	12	49
Anthony Toney	20	17	---	---	9	46
James Marshall	---	---	7	24	14	45
Anthony Miller	21	24	---	---	---	45
Anthony Washington	---	---	11	29	1	41
J.C. Wilson	---	---	8	23	9	40
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	10	29	1	40
Earl Cooper	16	13	---	---	10	39
Kelvin Bryant	14	10	---	---	15	39
Eddie Edwards	---	---	9	24	5	38
Chuck Cecil	---	---	11	26	1	38
Terry Jackson	---	---	8	20	9	37
John Williams	21	16	---	---	---	37
Eddie Anderson	---	---	9	25	2	36
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	12	23	1	36
Curtis Greer	---	---	9	23	1	33
Rich Stachowski	---	---	8	20	2	30
Brent Fullwood	12	14	---	---	3	29
Jim Kovach	---	---	5	9	13	27
Chris Burkett	8	10	---	---	9	27
Bill Romanowski	---	---	6	16	1	23
Dennis Swilley	12	5	---	---	2	19
Mike Charles	---	---	5	14	---	19
Tyrone Keys	---	---	4	10	4	18
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	3	13	2	18
Todd Shell	---	---	2	11	4	17
Jethro Franklin	---	---	4	11	1	16
Ray Ellis	---	---	5	10	---	15
Curt Marsh	7	7	---	---	---	14
Ron Hallstrom	6	6	---	---	2	14
Gary Bolden	---	---	3	7	4	14
Ervin Randle	---	---	3	5	5	13
Jeff Walker	5	6	---	---	2	13
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	1	2	2	5
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	24	88	3.7
Right	6	34	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Salisbury	29	21	0	2	0	4	2	2	0
Chris Chandler	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	34	27	3	0	2	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	121	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	67	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	50	16.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Dwight Stone	7	4	14	20
WR Scott Schwedes	6	4	31	24
TE Ferrell Edmunds	6	5	34	20
WR Glen Kozlowski	4	4	33	21
WR Flip Johnson	3	1	9	16
RB Thurman Thomas	3	3	16	18
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	5	7
RB Jamie Mueller	1	0	0	13
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	-1	19

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Steve Jordan	5	2	1	24	0	23
WR Anthony Miller	5	3	1	57	1	24
WR Preston Dennard	4	4	0	30	0	18
WR Chris Burkett	4	4	0	40	0	10
WR Reggie Langhorne	4	4	0	41	1	25
FB Anthony Toney	4	4	0	44	1	17
TE Earl Cooper	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Kelvin Bryant	2	2	0	5	0	10
RB John Williams	2	2	0	16	0	16
RB Brent Fullwood	2	2	0	14	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brent Fullwood	3	3	1.00	4.36
John Williams	2	6	3.00	4.20
Kelvin Bryant	1	1	1.00	4.17
Anthony Toney	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Salisbury	6	4	19	3.17	4.48

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	10	7	58	5.80	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Stone	2	1	4	2.00	2.00
RB Jamie Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	9	9.00	5.17
TE Ferrell Edmunds	1	1	3	3.00	5.67
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	5.33

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Earl Cooper	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Chris Burkett	2	2	18	9.00	10.00
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	16	16.00	7.50
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
FB Anthony Toney	1	1	4	4.00	11.00
RB John Williams	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
RB Brent Fullwood	1	1	11	11.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Jamie Mueller	2	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Bryant	3	3
Brent Fullwood	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Salisbury	9	6	3
Chris Chandler	1	1	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	9	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Stone	3	2	0
TE Ferrell Edmunds	2	2	2
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	1
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	1	1
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0
WR Flip Johnson	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Dennard	2	2	2
FB Anthony Toney	2	2	1
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	1
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	1	1
RB Brent Fullwood	1	1	1
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	1

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

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