Week 9, 1998

played in Tennessee, TX

86 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	3	0	0	-	3
Tennessee Oilers	0	10	0	8	-	18

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:15 SDO - Tommy Pickles 21 field goal
2Q: 03:28 TEN - Bam Morris 1 pass from Alan Rodgers (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 00:06 TEN - Lucy Draper 49 field goal
4Q: 10:20 TEN - Lucy Draper 28 field goal
4Q: 03:22 TEN - Safety: Harry Deligianis sacked quarterback in end zone
4Q: 00:51 TEN - Lucy Draper 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:15 SDO - Tommy Pickles 21 field goal
2Q: 03:28 TEN - Bam Morris 1 pass from Alan Rodgers (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 00:06 TEN - Lucy Draper 49 field goal
4Q: 10:20 TEN - Lucy Draper 28 field goal
4Q: 03:22 TEN - Safety: Harry Deligianis sacked quarterback in end zone
4Q: 00:51 TEN - Lucy Draper 38 field goal

Team Statistics SDO TEN
Record 2-6 3-5
First Downs 9 18
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 4 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 171 364
- Offensive Plays 53 68
- Yards per Play 3.23 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 80 138
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 3.64 4.31
Net Passing Yards 91 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 0 34 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 112 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 2.94 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/28 7/59
Punt Returns/Yards 4/18 4/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 2/49 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:08 34:52

Team Statistics	SDO	TEN
Record	2-6	3-5
First Downs	9	18
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	4	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	171	364
- Offensive Plays	53	68
- Yards per Play	3.23	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	80	138
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	3.64	4.31
Net Passing Yards	91	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 0	34 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	112	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	2.94	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/28	7/59
Punt Returns/Yards	4/18	4/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	2/49	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:08	34:52

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	3:07	OWN 13	5	36	Punt
1	8:32	2:52	OWN 31	6	8	Punt
1	4:20	1:30	OWN 31	3	-13	Punt
1	0:22	4:12	OPP 46	8	42	Field Goal
2	3:21	1:31	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	9:04	1:58	OWN 37	5	18	Punt
3	4:12	2:02	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	0:34	0:48	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
4	10:15	3:19	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	3:48	0:40	OWN 5	3	-5	Safety
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 17	3	18	Game

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	9:52	1:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	5:40	1:20	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
1	2:50	2:28	OWN 36	5	30	Interception
2	11:10	7:49	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 14	3	54	Field Goal
3	12:34	3:30	OWN 6	6	70	Interception
3	7:06	2:54	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	2:10	1:36	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
4	14:46	2:52	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	11:54	1:39	OPP 22	4	11	Field Goal
4	6:56	3:08	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	3:08	1:15	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
4	1:53	1:10	OPP 25	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Michael Pittman, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Garrison Hearst	15	55	3.67	25	3
Chad Levitt	4	9	2.25	9	0
Ralph Story	3	16	5.33	8	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Michael Pittman	21	71	3.38	17	3
Bam Morris	9	48	5.33	41	1
Lonzell Hill	1	1	1.00	1	0
Alan Rodgers	1	18	18.00	18	1

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Story	28	17	112	3/21	0	30	0	69.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Rodgers	34	25	241	2/15	1	37	2	78.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Michael Irvin	5	8	52	10.40	15	30
WR Jerry Rice	3	4	1	0.33	2	3
WR Robert Brooks	3	6	24	8.00	16	9
RB Garrison Hearst	3	4	6	2.00	0	5
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	13	6.50	0	8
TE Tony McGee	1	3	16	16.00	6	16
WR Kenny Lofton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	10	23	4.60	1	7	0
WR Lonzell Hill	4	4	76	19.00	24	37	0
WR Macey Brooks	4	6	56	14.00	20	24	0
TE Derrick Walker	3	3	37	12.33	20	25	0
RB Michael Pittman	3	4	13	4.33	9	6	0
RB Bam Morris	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	1	1
WR Donald Hayes	2	2	31	15.50	0	17	0
FB Donnell Bennett	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	18	18.00	0
CB Ramon Gatson	1	31	31.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pat Tillman	2	0	0	0
Bill Romanowski	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Rodgers	1	0	0
Joe Aska	0	2	0
Michael Pittman	0	1	0
Itula Mili	0	0	1
Reggie Swinton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	9	441	49.0	42.8	57	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	8	376	47.0	44.8	59	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	0/0

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Tillman	4	18	4.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Swinton	4	-4	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	1	20	20.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Swinton	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Pat Tillman	10	2	0.0	30	31
ILB Rick Vaughn	9	2	0.0	29	36
DT Dan Footman	5	1	1.0	10	22
S David Terrell	5	1	0.0	32	34
OLB Bill Romanowski	4	2	1.0	25	28
CB Darryl Henley	4	1	0.0	32	35
CB Ramon Gatson	3	1	0.0	28	33
DE Melvin Donnalley	2	3	0.0	22	29
CB Corey Fuller	2	1	0.0	11	22
DT Ed Jasper	2	1	0.0	22	15
DE Vera De Milo	2	0	0.0	18	17
OLB Roberto Fabrizio	2	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Branden Pritchett	2	0	0.0	7	4
DE Derrick Alexander	1	1	0.0	24	26
S Brian Washington	1	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	0.0	13	11
CB Willie Williams	1	0	0.0	5	4
S Sam Garnes	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Jeff Wright	0	1	0.0	11	8
DT Larry Chester	0	1	0.0	19	25

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darryl Williams	6	1	0.0	21	30
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	3	1.0	21	30
OLB Steve Foley	5	0	0.0	14	16
DT Shane Dronett	4	0	1.0	11	25
DT Harry Deligianis	3	1	1.0	12	10
OLB Vincent Brown	3	2	0.0	12	14
CB James Hasty	3	0	0.0	20	29
S Mark Carrier	2	0	0.0	20	28
DT Israel Miller	2	0	0.0	15	15
DE Hugh Douglas	2	0	0.0	18	25
CB Duane Starks	2	0	0.0	21	30
CB Robert Williams	1	1	0.0	9	18
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Anthony Smith	1	0	0.0	8	10
OLB Ben Talley	1	0	0.0	5	6
WR Macey Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
S George Teague	0	2	0.0	7	13
DE Shante Carver	0	1	0.0	15	21

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dan Footman	1.0	0	1	22
OLB Bill Romanowski	1.0	0	0	28
OLB Roberto Fabrizio	0.0	1	0	7
DE Melvin Donnalley	0.0	0	1	29
DT Larry Chester	0.0	0	1	25

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Shane Dronett	1.0	2	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	1.0	0	30
DT Harry Deligianis	1.0	0	10
DE Shante Carver	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ramon Gatson	4	1	1	33
CB Darryl Henley	4	0	0	35
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	0	0	36
S Pat Tillman	3	0	0	31
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	0	1	28
CB Corey Fuller	2	0	0	22
S David Terrell	2	0	0	34
CB Willie Williams	1	0	0	4
DE Melvin Donnalley	1	0	0	29
OLB Roberto Fabrizio	1	0	0	7
S Sam Garnes	1	0	0	4
OLB Branden Pritchett	1	0	0	4
OLB Marvcus Patton	0	1	0	11

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Steve Foley	3	1	16
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	1	30
OLB Vincent Brown	2	0	14
S Mark Carrier	2	0	28
S Darryl Williams	2	0	30
CB Duane Starks	1	1	30
CB James Hasty	1	0	29
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	1
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	12
OLB Ben Talley	1	0	6
CB Robert Williams	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ephraim Salaam	2	4	22	0	31
Pete Kendall	1	5	22	2	31
Jeff Saturday	1	4	22	0	31
Reggie Cobb	1	2	16	0	12
Bruce Armstrong	0	4	22	0	31
Matt Lepsis	0	0	22	1	31

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Orlando Brown	3	4	32	0	36
Sid Miller	2	5	32	0	36
Jeff Davidson	2	3	32	0	36
Jeff Christy	1	9	32	1	36
John Michels	1	6	32	1	36
Derrick Walker	0	2	19	0	26
Itula Mili	0	2	7	0	2
Donnell Bennett	0	1	17	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Lofton	2	23
Rick Vaughn	2	16
Chad Levitt	1	6

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Lonzell Hill	2	9
Reggie Swinton	1	24
Itula Mili	1	17
Donnell Bennett	1	9

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Vaughn	---	---	29	36	16	81
Pat Tillman	---	---	30	31	11	72
Darryl Henley	---	---	32	35	4	71
David Terrell	---	---	32	34	3	69
Ramon Gatson	---	---	28	33	3	64
Bruce Armstrong	22	31	---	---	10	63
Pete Kendall	22	31	---	---	10	63
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	22	29	10	61
Bill Romanowski	---	---	25	28	5	58
Ralph Story	22	31	---	---	1	54
Robert Brooks	19	27	---	---	7	53
Matt Lepsis	22	31	---	---	---	53
Jeff Saturday	22	31	---	---	---	53
Ephraim Salaam	22	31	---	---	---	53
Derrick Alexander	---	---	24	26	2	52
Larry Chester	---	---	19	25	3	47
Kenny Lofton	6	14	---	---	23	43
Reggie Cobb	16	12	---	---	14	42
Jerry Rice	14	26	---	---	1	41
Ed Jasper	---	---	22	15	3	40
Garrison Hearst	17	21	---	---	1	39
Vera De Milo	---	---	18	17	2	37
Tony McGee	17	14	---	---	5	36
Corey Fuller	---	---	11	22	3	36
Michael Irvin	6	23	---	---	4	33
Roberto Fabrizio	---	---	6	7	20	33
Dan Footman	---	---	10	22	---	32
Marvcus Patton	---	---	13	11	7	31
Ki-Jana Carter	5	2	---	---	23	30
Jeff Wright	---	---	11	8	8	27
Willie Williams	---	---	5	4	16	25
Andrew Jordan	4	3	---	---	17	24
Chad Levitt	5	6	---	---	6	17
Brian Washington	---	---	3	5	8	16
Patrick Jeffers	1	7	---	---	8	16
Branden Pritchett	---	---	7	4	4	15
Ed Brown	---	---	3	0	7	10
Kip Vickers	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brent Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jerry Fontenot	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sam Garnes	---	---	2	4	---	6
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sid Miller	32	36	---	---	11	79
Jeff Davidson	32	36	---	---	---	68
Jeff Christy	32	36	---	---	---	68
Orlando Brown	32	36	---	---	---	68
John Michels	32	36	---	---	---	68
Alan Rodgers	32	36	---	---	---	68
Lonzell Hill	25	31	---	---	9	65
Darryl Williams	---	---	21	30	13	64
Haywood Jeffires	29	33	---	---	1	63
Derrick Walker	19	26	---	---	10	55
Pepper Johnson	---	---	21	30	1	52
Robert Williams	---	---	9	18	25	52
Duane Starks	---	---	21	30	1	52
James Hasty	---	---	20	29	2	51
Mark Carrier	---	---	20	28	2	50
Michael Pittman	22	24	---	---	---	46
Hugh Douglas	---	---	18	25	2	45
Macey Brooks	20	23	---	---	---	43
Bam Morris	10	11	---	---	18	39
Donnell Bennett	17	12	---	---	9	38
Shante Carver	---	---	15	21	2	38
Shane Dronett	---	---	11	25	1	37
Israel Miller	---	---	15	15	5	35
Ben Talley	---	---	5	6	21	32
Joe Aska	6	6	---	---	18	30
Steve Foley	---	---	14	16	---	30
George Teague	---	---	7	13	9	29
Vincent Brown	---	---	12	14	1	27
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	8	12	6	26
Alex Van Dyke	5	10	---	---	11	26
Itula Mili	7	2	---	---	17	26
Reggie Swinton	0	0	---	---	24	24
Harry Deligianis	---	---	12	10	1	23
Ray Moreno	---	---	4	8	10	22
Anthony Smith	---	---	8	10	1	19
Jay Pennison	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kevin Sargent	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	11	11
Donald Hayes	0	2	---	---	8	10
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	1	1	7	9
David Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	20	10.0
Middle	17	54	3.2
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	67	11.2
Middle	20	57	2.9
Right	6	14	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Story	28	17	1	3	2	3	3	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Rodgers	34	25	4	0	1	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	24	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	160	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	45	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	8	5	1	52	1	23
WR Robert Brooks	6	3	0	24	0	27
WR Jerry Rice	4	3	1	1	0	26
RB Garrison Hearst	4	3	0	6	0	21
TE Tony McGee	3	1	0	16	0	14
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	0	13	0	12
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0	0	0	14

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	10	5	1	23	0	33
WR Macey Brooks	6	4	0	56	1	23
WR Lonzell Hill	4	4	0	76	2	31
RB Michael Pittman	4	3	0	13	0	24
TE Derrick Walker	3	3	0	37	1	26
RB Bam Morris	2	2	0	-3	0	11
WR Alex Van Dyke	2	1	0	5	0	10
WR Donald Hayes	2	2	0	31	0	2
FB Donnell Bennett	1	1	0	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	3	4	1.33	3.67
Ralph Story	1	3	3.00	5.33

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bam Morris	1	-4	-4.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Story	2	0	0	0.00	4.00

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Rodgers	6	3	18	3.00	7.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
RB Garrison Hearst	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Macey Brooks	2	1	14	7.00	9.33
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0	0.00	2.30
RB Bam Morris	1	1	1	1.00	-1.50
FB Donnell Bennett	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Michael Pittman	4	1
Bam Morris	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Story	11	6	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Rodgers	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Brooks	4	2	1
WR Michael Irvin	3	2	1
WR Jerry Rice	2	1	0
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	0
RB Garrison Hearst	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	3	1
WR Macey Brooks	4	2	2
RB Bam Morris	1	1	0
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	1	1
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 6,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	6,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (3,300)