Week 14, 1988

played in New Orleans, LA

62 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	7	7	0	10	-	24
New Orleans Saints	7	17	10	0	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 SDO - Anthony Miller 32 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 04:00 NOS - Ernest Givins 12 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 08:46 NOS - Odessa Turner 52 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 05:00 NOS - Damone Johnson 44 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:56 SDO - Reggie Langhorne 7 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal
3Q: 07:23 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal
3Q: 02:05 NOS - Bill Johnson 69 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 09:31 SDO - Chester Marcol 22 field goal
4Q: 03:07 SDO - Keith Ortego 5 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 SDO - Anthony Miller 32 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 04:00 NOS - Ernest Givins 12 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 08:46 NOS - Odessa Turner 52 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 05:00 NOS - Damone Johnson 44 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:56 SDO - Reggie Langhorne 7 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal
3Q: 07:23 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal
3Q: 02:05 NOS - Bill Johnson 69 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 09:31 SDO - Chester Marcol 22 field goal
4Q: 03:07 SDO - Keith Ortego 5 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics SDO NOS
Record 5-8 8-5
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 20 4
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 470 386
- Offensive Plays 67 53
- Yards per Play 7.01 7.28
Net Rushing Yards 64 246
- Rushing Attempts 18 36
- Yards per Rush 3.56 6.83
Net Passing Yards 406 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 32 - 2 16 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 428 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.29 8.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/43 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 44
Time of Possession 32:26 27:34

Team Statistics	SDO	NOS
Record	5-8	8-5
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	20	4
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	470	386
- Offensive Plays	67	53
- Yards per Play	7.01	7.28
Net Rushing Yards	64	246
- Rushing Attempts	18	36
- Yards per Rush	3.56	6.83
Net Passing Yards	406	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 32 - 2	16 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	428	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.29	8.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/43	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 44
Time of Possession	32:26	27:34

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:26	OWN 10	12	90	Touchdown
1	3:53	3:02	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	14:38	5:17	OWN 17	10	48	Missed FG
2	8:32	1:17	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	4:41	2:07	OWN 14	4	20	Interception
2	1:52	1:04	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
3	12:28	1:36	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
3	7:16	3:19	OWN 26	5	-6	Punt
3	1:44	2:20	OWN 20	4	52	Missed FG
4	12:26	3:00	OWN 21	6	74	Field Goal
4	4:33	1:35	OWN 8	7	92	Touchdown
4	2:26	0:14	OWN 20	2	0	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:34	2:41	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
1	0:51	1:13	OWN 30	4	10	Punt
2	9:21	0:49	OWN 42	3	58	Touchdown
2	7:15	2:34	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	2:34	0:42	OPP 45	3	-7	Interception
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 39	3	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
3	10:52	3:36	OPP 44	6	31	Field Goal
3	3:57	2:13	OWN 21	4	79	Touchdown
4	14:24	1:58	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	9:26	4:53	OPP 42	7	37	Missed FG
4	2:58	0:32	OPP 40	3	0	Punt
4	2:12	2:12	OPP 29	4	12	Game

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Williams	13	40	3.08	11	1
Brent Fullwood	4	16	4.00	5	0
Dan Fouts	1	8	8.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	16	142	8.88	69	4	1
Earl Campbell	14	64	4.57	17	2	0
Randall Cunningham	4	32	8.00	21	1	0
Dropkick Murphy	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Craig Heyward	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	47	32	428	2/22	3	46	2	100.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	16	10	147	1/7	3	52	1	106.0

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Langhorne	8	11	99	12.38	29	44	1
FB Anthony Toney	5	5	68	13.60	32	25	0
WR Anthony Miller	5	10	86	17.20	46	32	1
RB John Williams	4	4	21	5.25	3	9	0
WR Chris Burkett	3	4	65	21.67	2	46	0
TE Steve Jordan	2	3	15	7.50	4	8	0
RB Kelvin Bryant	2	2	30	15.00	13	18	0
WR Keith Ortego	2	7	40	20.00	31	35	1
RB Brent Fullwood	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	3	3	36	12.00	0	17	1
TE Damone Johnson	2	2	49	24.50	29	44	1
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Rick Parros	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	52	52.00	44	52	1
WR Kenny Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Buster Rhymes	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ray Ellis	1	12	12.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.00	0
CB Don Griffin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	4	166	41.5	37.3	59	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	4	166	41.5	35.0	49	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	1/3	0/2	0/1	22	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/3	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odessa Turner	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Dennard	3	43	14.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odessa Turner	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	2	0.0	26	11
DE Curtis Greer	4	2	0.0	26	13
CB Anthony Washington	4	1	0.0	24	9
CB Ricky Reynolds	4	1	0.0	28	12
S Ray Ellis	3	2	0.0	24	12
ILB Mike Reichenbach	3	2	0.0	29	14
DT Rich Stachowski	3	1	0.0	30	12
S Chuck Cecil	3	1	0.0	23	10
DE Tyrone Keys	3	0	0.0	8	9
DE Eddie Edwards	2	2	1.0	28	8
OLB Jim Kovach	2	1	0.0	7	5
DT Mike Charles	2	0	0.0	15	10
DT Ramsey Dardar	1	1	0.0	23	10
OLB Todd Shell	1	1	0.0	11	8
S Terry Jackson	1	0	0.0	20	10
S James Marshall	1	0	0.0	14	7
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	0	---	---	---
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	---	---	---
CB J.C. Wilson	0	1	0.0	26	14

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Issiac Holt	8	0	0.0	5	30
S Jim Perryman	7	1	0.0	16	43
S Mike Jolly	4	2	0.0	7	33
ILB Cliff Odom	4	0	0.0	13	17
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	0	0.0	14	36
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	0.0	1	8
DT Andrew Provence	2	0	0.5	8	20
CB Gill Byrd	2	2	0.0	15	37
DE Kevin Fagan	2	2	0.0	11	29
S Carl Lews	2	0	0.0	15	30
DE Tony Colorito	2	0	0.0	10	24
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0.0	10	39
OLB Fred Robinson	1	1	1.0	4	6
DE Ron Holmes	1	2	0.5	13	27
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	1	0.0	17	41
DE Pierce Holt	1	1	0.0	13	44
WR Kenny Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	7	8
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0.0	5	32
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	0.0	14	35

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Edwards	1.0	0	0	0	8
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	0	0	1	12

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Fred Robinson	1.0	0	0	6
DT Andrew Provence	0.5	0	0	20
DE Ron Holmes	0.5	0	0	27
S Carl Lews	0.0	1	0	30
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	0	4	44
DE Tony Colorito	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	0	0	14
S Chuck Cecil	2	0	0	10
S Terry Jackson	1	1	0	10
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	1	0	12
S Ray Ellis	1	0	1	12
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	0	14
CB Anthony Washington	1	0	0	9
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	0	0	11
ILB Ervin Randle	0	1	0	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Issiac Holt	7	0	0	30
S Jim Perryman	6	0	0	43
S Mike Jolly	4	0	0	33
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	1	37
ILB Cliff Odom	3	0	0	17
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	1	0	36
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	0	8
CB Don Griffin	1	1	1	39
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0	8
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	0	24
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	0	29
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	4	9	18	0	42
Derrel Gofourth	1	2	13	1	27
Dennis Swilley	1	1	6	0	7
Bruce Armstrong	0	2	16	0	43
Ron Hallstrom	0	1	5	0	26
Steve Jordan	0	1	13	0	36
Michael Durrette	0	1	12	0	41
Curt Marsh	0	0	3	1	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	4	6	0	36	0	12
Jeff Dellenbach	3	7	1	31	0	13
David Jones	2	5	0	34	1	11
Ron McNair	2	5	0	33	0	15
Tony Jones	2	4	0	34	0	15
Dropkick Murphy	1	2	0	25	0	6
Ethan Horton	1	1	0	28	0	11
Craig Heyward	0	1	0	7	0	6
Todd Kalis	0	1	0	6	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Preston Dennard	2	22
James Marshall	2	21
Kelvin Bryant	1	22

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Campbell	1	18
Danny Pittman	1	17
Odessa Turner	1	15
Jeff Dellenbach	1	6

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Fouts	18	49	---	---	---	67
Jesse Sapolu	18	42	---	---	7	67
Bruce Armstrong	16	43	---	---	---	59
Michael Durrette	12	41	---	---	5	58
Brett Miller	15	40	---	---	2	57
Steve Jordan	13	36	---	---	6	55
Reggie Langhorne	14	37	---	---	1	52
Kelvin Bryant	4	22	---	---	22	48
Anthony Toney	11	26	---	---	10	47
J.C. Wilson	---	---	26	14	6	46
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	29	14	3	46
Rich Stachowski	---	---	30	12	2	44
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	28	12	3	43
Terry Jackson	---	---	20	10	12	42
Earl Cooper	7	18	---	---	17	42
James Marshall	---	---	14	7	21	42
Curtis Greer	---	---	26	13	2	41
Derrel Gofourth	13	27	---	---	---	40
Anthony Miller	10	30	---	---	---	40
Eddie Edwards	---	---	28	8	3	39
Keith Ortego	6	19	---	---	14	39
Bill Romanowski	---	---	26	11	2	39
Ray Ellis	---	---	24	12	2	38
Ron Hallstrom	5	26	---	---	7	38
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	23	10	4	37
Chuck Cecil	---	---	23	10	4	37
Anthony Washington	---	---	24	9	3	36
John Williams	14	22	---	---	---	36
Chris Burkett	7	15	---	---	11	33
Jim Kovach	---	---	7	5	18	30
Brent Fullwood	4	16	---	---	7	27
Preston Dennard	0	4	---	---	22	26
Mike Charles	---	---	15	10	1	26
Eddie Anderson	---	---	9	5	10	24
Tyrone Keys	---	---	8	9	5	22
Todd Shell	---	---	11	8	2	21
Dennis Swilley	6	7	---	---	7	20
Kevin Belcher	2	10	---	---	7	19
Jethro Franklin	---	---	10	4	2	16
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	8	1	6	15
Ervin Randle	---	---	7	3	4	14
Curt Marsh	3	9	---	---	---	12
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	14	36	16	66
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	17	41	4	62
Jim Perryman	---	---	16	43	1	60
Pierce Holt	---	---	13	44	3	60
Gill Byrd	---	---	15	37	4	56
Don Griffin	---	---	10	39	7	56
Rick Donnalley	36	12	---	---	7	55
Mike Jolly	---	---	7	33	14	54
Randall Cunningham	36	17	---	---	---	53
Curt Jarvis	---	---	14	35	4	53
David Jones	34	11	---	---	7	52
Jeff Dellenbach	31	13	---	---	6	50
Tony Jones	34	15	---	---	---	49
Ernest Givins	32	15	---	---	1	48
Ron McNair	33	15	---	---	---	48
Issiac Holt	---	---	5	30	12	47
Carl Lews	---	---	15	30	2	47
Ron Holmes	---	---	13	27	6	46
Dropkick Murphy	25	6	---	---	15	46
Ethan Horton	28	11	---	---	5	44
Odessa Turner	21	8	---	---	15	44
Kevin Fagan	---	---	11	29	1	41
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	5	32	4	41
Earl Campbell	16	6	---	---	18	40
Tony Colorito	---	---	10	24	3	37
Cliff Odom	---	---	13	17	1	31
Bill Johnson	20	11	---	---	---	31
Rick Parros	8	7	---	---	15	30
Andrew Provence	---	---	8	20	1	29
Damone Johnson	6	6	---	---	17	29
Chip Banks	---	---	1	8	18	27
Buster Rhymes	17	8	---	---	---	25
Todd Kalis	6	11	---	---	7	24
Ed Simmons	6	8	---	---	7	21
Craig Heyward	7	6	---	---	8	21
Danny Pittman	0	0	---	---	17	17
Emanuel King	---	---	7	8	2	17
Fred Robinson	---	---	4	6	5	15
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tory Nixon	---	---	0	0	2	2
Kenny Jackson	0	1	---	---	---	1
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lee Davis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	56	5.1
Middle	12	65	5.4
Right	12	127	10.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	47	32	8	1	4	2	5	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	16	10	2	2	0	3	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	22	219	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	95	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	111	37.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	76	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	56	18.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	11	8	1	99	2	37
WR Anthony Miller	10	5	2	86	3	30
WR Keith Ortego	7	2	1	40	1	19
FB Anthony Toney	5	5	0	68	1	26
WR Chris Burkett	4	3	0	65	1	15
RB John Williams	4	4	0	21	0	22
TE Steve Jordan	3	2	0	15	0	36
RB Kelvin Bryant	2	2	0	30	0	22
RB Brent Fullwood	1	1	0	4	0	16

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ethan Horton	3	1	7	0	11
WR Buster Rhymes	3	0	0	0	8
WR Ernest Givins	3	3	36	0	15
TE Damone Johnson	2	2	49	1	6
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	-2	0	6
WR Rick Parros	1	1	4	0	7
WR Kenny Jackson	1	0	0	0	1
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1	0	11
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	52	1	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Williams	1	5	5.00	3.08

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	5	12	2.40	4.57
Bill Johnson	1	0	0.00	8.88
Randall Cunningham	1	-2	-2.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	4	2	12	3.00	9.11

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	2	16	8.00	9.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keith Ortego	2	1	5	2.50	5.71
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	1	7	7.00	9.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Parros	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	5	3
Bill Johnson	3	0
Randall Cunningham	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	12	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	3	2
WR Anthony Miller	3	2	2
WR Keith Ortego	2	0	0
WR Chris Burkett	1	1	1
RB Brent Fullwood	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Jackson	1	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)