Week 3, 1991

played in Miami, FL

95 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

San Diego Chargers31363-25
Miami Dolphins0770-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:38 SDO - Tommy Pickles 38 field goal
2Q: 10:24 SDO - Gaston Green 1 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 04:49 SDO - Tommy Pickles 21 field goal
2Q: 02:45 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 13 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 00:17 SDO - Tommy Pickles 42 field goal
3Q: 10:53 SDO - Tommy Pickles 22 field goal
3Q: 07:02 SDO - Tommy Pickles 44 field goal
3Q: 01:08 MIA - Tim McGee 4 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 02:39 SDO - Tommy Pickles 32 field goal

Team StatisticsSDOMIA
Record3-01-2
First Downs2616
- by Rushing66
- by Passing169
- by Penalty41
Total Net Yards424288
- Offensive Plays8657
- Yards per Play4.935.05
Net Rushing Yards167124
- Rushing Attempts4214
- Yards per Rush3.988.86
Net Passing Yards257164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 24 - 141 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards273174
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/162/10
- Yards per Pass Play5.843.81
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions7/194/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.76.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards7/539/77
Punt Returns/Yards2/80/0
Kick Returns/Yards2/457/166
Interception Ret./Yards1/51/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits62
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/42/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 26
Time of Possession39:0420:56

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:382:46OPP 34818Interception
19:115:39OWN 91170Field Goal
10:114:53OWN 361164Touchdown
27:382:57OWN 30866Field Goal
22:372:26OWN 46929Field Goal
315:004:14OWN 111384Field Goal
38:431:46OPP 3437Field Goal
35:241:08OWN 19330Fumble
30:592:15OWN 20530Punt
410:443:47OWN 19726Punt
46:233:50OWN 45940Field Goal
41:151:15OWN 3833Game
Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:22OWN 2137Interception
110:521:41OWN 1519Punt
13:323:21OWN 38633Missed FG
210:182:40OWN 20657Missed FG
24:412:04OWN 40860Touchdown
20:110:11OWN 3317Half
310:462:03OWN 3232Fumble
36:571:33OWN 2739Punt
34:163:17OPP 49749Touchdown
413:443:00OWN 9622Punt
46:570:34OWN 530Punt
42:331:18OWN 39623Downs

Game MVP: Tommy Pickles, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San DiegoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Barry Sanders21974.622420
Gaston Green18623.441211
Cody Carlson284.00900
Tim Wrightman100.00000
MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marcus Allen111059.554440
Leroy Hoard3196.33800

Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cody Carlson42242732/16038166.9
MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tony Clements41191742/10222164.5

Receiving Statistics

San DiegoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Young6108514.1730300
WR Anthony Miller47379.255160
WR Danny Peebles485513.7531380
WR Chris Burkett344414.671320
FB Anthony Toney33248.0010120
TE Steve Jordan111111.000110
TE Tim Wrightman1233.00030
RB Gaston Green1122.00020
RB Barry Sanders131212.009120
C Butch Rolle0300.00000
MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ricky Nattiel6136210.330131
WR Hassan Jones510265.20090
TE Mark Bavaro344414.6721220
RB Marcus Allen232010.0013110
WR Paul Skansi131010.000100
WR Tim McGee1544.00041
TE Maurice Johnson1188.00380
TE Ken Whisenhunt0100.00000
RB Leroy Hoard0100.00000

Interception Statistics

San DiegoIntsYardsAvgTD
S Mark Jerue155.000
MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
S Salman Rushdie100.000

Fumble Statistics

San DiegoFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Jordan1000
Mark Jerue0100
Ricky Reynolds0010
MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Hassan Jones1000
Billy Ray Smith0110

Punting Statistics

San DiegoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joe Prokop29145.545.5502
MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Reggie Roby422155.353.3722

Kicking Statistics

San DiegoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Tommy Pickles6/62/20/0441/1
MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nick Lowery0/20/20/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Mark Jerue284.00
MiamiRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Mark Jerue24522.50
MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Marcus Allen512725.40
Bill Graham23919.50

Defensive Statistics

San DiegoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Maurice Hurst510.01034
S Mark Jerue320.01035
ILB Pat Swilling300.0411
S Chuck Cecil300.01035
ILB Rick Vaughn300.01032
DT Dan Ralph210.0724
CB Reggie Sutton210.0934
OLB Bill Romanowski210.0925
OLB Marvcus Patton210.0612
DE Jethro Franklin111.0522
DE Colin Powell111.01339
S Devon Mitchell110.0614
OLB Willis Crockett110.0114
OLB Todd Shell100.032
WR Mike Young10---------
CB Ken Gant100.0619
S Harlon Barnett100.058
DE Curtis Greer010.0924
CB Ricky Reynolds010.01332
MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith1310.03941
S Patrick Hunter960.04035
CB Lloyd Dobler530.02830
OLB Tim Harris420.02827
S Salman Rushdie410.03433
OLB Junior Seau311.03027
S Bill Graham310.0412
CB Van Jakes310.02425
CB Lionel Washington310.03437
DT Joe Nash300.02122
DE Tim Ryan300.01620
DT Erik Howard240.02222
DE Andrew Stewart210.02624
OLB Alfred Williams200.01213
ILB Darrick Brownlow111.01617
ILB Mike Reichenbach120.02018
WR Ricky Nattiel10---------
S Johnnie Jackson100.01016
CB Antoine Bennett100.01014
DE Landen Darby100.01011

Pass Rush Statistics

San DiegoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jethro Franklin1.002022
DE Colin Powell1.000039
DT Rich Stachowski0.010027
DT Greg Kragen0.010017
DE Curtis Greer0.001024
MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Junior Seau1.010027
ILB Darrick Brownlow1.000017
DT Joe Nash0.011022
OLB Alfred Williams0.010013
OLB Tim Harris0.002027
DE Michael Sinclair0.002033
DE Tim Ryan0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

San DiegoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Maurice Hurst61034
ILB Rick Vaughn24032
CB Ricky Reynolds23032
CB Reggie Sutton12034
S Devon Mitchell11014
S Chuck Cecil11035
S Mark Jerue10135
ILB Pat Swilling10011
OLB Bill Romanowski10025
OLB Willis Crockett10014
OLB Marvcus Patton10012
CB Ken Gant10019
MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lloyd Dobler50030
ILB Billy Ray Smith43041
CB Van Jakes30025
CB Lionel Washington30037
S Salman Rushdie20133
OLB Alfred Williams20013
S Bill Graham11012
OLB Tim Harris10027
DT Erik Howard10022
S Patrick Hunter10035
DE Tim Ryan10020
ILB Mike Reichenbach01018

Blocking Statistics

San DiegoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jesse Sapolu313140043
Barney Gumble36031035
Bruce Armstrong27041136
Brett Miller15038040
Steve Jordan11030027
Ed King04033139
Michael Durrette01017014
Butch Rolle01019014
Anthony Toney01019014
Jeff Walker010604
MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rocky Saturday45012137
Mke Schad44014043
Joe Conwell13010037
Bruce Wilkerson12014043
Chris Hinton00010139

Special Teams Tackles

San DiegoTacklesSTPlays
Gaston Green319
James Joseph214
Willis Crockett121
Ken Gant115
MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Leroy Hoard27
Maurice Johnson116
Larry Centers17

Participation

San DiegoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jesse Sapolu4043------790
Cody Carlson4244---------86
Brett Miller3840------179
Bruce Armstrong4136---------77
Steve Jordan3027------1976
Barney Gumble3135------773
Ed King3339---------72
Anthony Miller3331------569
Chris Burkett2420------1862
Danny Peebles1826------1458
Mark Jerue------10351055
Colin Powell------1339355
Barry Sanders2231------154
Gaston Green2013------1952
Ricky Reynolds------1332348
Chuck Cecil------1035348
Rick Vaughn------1032446
Anthony Toney1914------1245
Reggie Sutton------934245
Maurice Hurst------1034145
Mike Young1628---------44
Ken Gant------6191540
Michael Durrette1714------839
Butch Rolle1914------538
Willis Crockett------1142136
Curtis Greer------924235
Bill Romanowski------925---34
Dan Ralph------724233
Rich Stachowski------527---32
Jethro Franklin------522431
Greg Kragen------917228
James Joseph46------1424
Marvcus Patton------612523
Harlon Barnett------581023
Devon Mitchell------614222
Tim Wrightman510------419
James Fitzpatrick28------818
Jeff Walker64------818
Tony Bennett------413118
Pat Swilling------411217
Todd Shell------321116
Tommy Pickles00------1414
Frank Reich00------66
Rich Umphrey21---------3
Joe Prokop00------22
John Friesz00---------0
MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Billy Ray Smith------3941787
Patrick Hunter------4035782
Lionel Washington------3437778
Salman Rushdie------3433774
Michael Sinclair------3233368
Van Jakes------24251766
Mark Bavaro1137------1563
Mke Schad1443------562
Junior Seau------3027562
Lloyd Dobler------2830361
Tim Harris------2827358
Bruce Wilkerson1443------158
Tony Clements1443---------57
Chris Hinton1039------655
Ricky Nattiel1132------1255
Andrew Stewart------2624454
Joe Conwell1037------653
Joe Nash------2122750
Rocky Saturday1237---------49
Marcus Allen1127------1048
Tim McGee431------1348
Erik Howard------2222145
Darrick Brownlow------1617942
Mike Reichenbach------2018139
Tim Ryan------1620238
Hassan Jones928---------37
Johnnie Jackson------1016935
Antoine Bennett------1014731
Alfred Williams------1213530
Bill Graham------4121127
Larry Centers415------726
Landen Darby------1011526
Maurice Johnson37------1626
Allen Rice07------1825
Paul Skansi815------124
Lenny Smith810------624
Alex Gordon------671023
Ken Whisenhunt69------520
Leroy Hoard37------717
Gregg Rakoczy26------614
Nick Lowery00------55
Reggie Roby00------44
Damione Andrews00------22
Bill Kenney00---------0
Stimpson Cat------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left393.0
Middle251124.5
Right13473.6
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left33010.0
Middle8739.1
Right3217.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cody Carlson42244125601
MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tony Clements411912212301

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4230.8
Short (0-8 Yds)22131205.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)1281189.8
Long (19+ Yds)41328.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen21115.5
Short (0-8 Yds)139574.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)2391064.6
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Young106185228
WR Danny Peebles84155126
WR Anthony Miller74037031
WR Chris Burkett43044120
C Butch Rolle3000014
FB Anthony Toney33024014
RB Barry Sanders31012031
TE Tim Wrightman2103010
TE Steve Jordan11011027
RB Gaston Green1102013
MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ricky Nattiel136162032
WR Hassan Jones105126028
WR Tim McGee5104031
TE Mark Bavaro43044137
RB Marcus Allen32020027
WR Paul Skansi31010015
TE Ken Whisenhunt100009
RB Leroy Hoard100007
TE Maurice Johnson110807

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San DiegoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Barry Sanders3144.674.62
Gaston Green221.003.44
MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Leroy Hoard188.006.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cody Carlson71121.716.50
MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tony Clements32175.674.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mike Young4000.008.50
TE Tim Wrightman1000.001.50
FB Anthony Toney111212.008.00
RB Barry Sanders1000.004.00
MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tim McGee1144.000.80
WR Ricky Nattiel111313.004.77
RB Leroy Hoard1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San DiegoRushesConversions
Barry Sanders31
Cody Carlson21
Gaston Green21
MiamiRushesConversions
Marcus Allen22

Third Down Passing Statistics

San DiegoAttCompConversions
Cody Carlson1254
MiamiAttCompConversions
Tony Clements1142

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San DiegoTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Young532
C Butch Rolle200
RB Barry Sanders200
WR Chris Burkett111
WR Anthony Miller111
WR Danny Peebles100
MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Tim McGee311
TE Mark Bavaro211
WR Hassan Jones210
WR Ricky Nattiel210
RB Marcus Allen100
WR Paul Skansi100

SectionAttendance
Stadium58,600 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,200 (17,600)
End Zone12,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes1,200 (1,200)