| Played in New England, MA, weather: 60 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Chester Marcol kicked off 54 yards from the SDO30. Frank Grant returned the ball 27 yards to the NED43. Tackled by Sam Williams. |
| 1-10-NED43 (1Q: 14:38) Dave Osborn ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Charles Davis. Key block delivered by John Hannah. Hannah flattened Ray May to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-3-NED50 (1Q: 13:52) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-NED45 (1Q: 13:42) Dave Osborn ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Jackson. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-SDO43 (1Q: 13:11) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray May, assisted by S Dick Conn. |
| 2-1-SDO34 (1Q: 12:35) Dave Osborn ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ed Benson, assisted by CB Levi Johnson. Key block delivered by Skip Lewis. |
| 1-10-SDO30 (1Q: 11:52) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. OLB Charles Anthony defended the pass. |
| 2-10-SDO30 (1Q: 11:47) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walter White. DT Bob Lurtsema hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-SDO30 (1Q: 11:38) Jim Plunkett pass was dropped by WR Vincent Slatus. |
| 4-10-SDO30 (1Q: 11:30) Ray Wersching attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 11:23) Ray Wersching kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. Johnny Rodgers returned the ball 21 yards to the SDO23. Tackled by Sandy Durko. |
| 1-10-SDO23 (1Q: 10:56) Walt Garrison ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Manny Sistrunk, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. DE Manny Sistrunk knocked down Tom Condon to break up the play. |
| 2-7-SDO26 (1Q: 10:30) Walt Garrison ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by DE Tommy Hart. |
| 3-4-SDO29 (1Q: 09:50) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Monroe Eley for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-3-SDO30 (1Q: 09:42) Mike Bragg punted 39 yards. Chris Farasopoulos returned the kick 16 yards to the NED47. Tackled by Levi Johnson. |
| 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 09:31) Dave Osborn ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Babb. Key block delivered by Dan Stonebarger. |
| 2-3-SDO46 (1Q: 08:51) Dave Osborn ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ron Carpenter. |
| 3-2-SDO45 (1Q: 08:14) Dave Osborn ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Charles Davis. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-SDO40 (1Q: 08:04) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Walter White for 20 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Babb, assisted by CB Ernie Jackson. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (1Q: 07:20) Dave Osborn ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn, assisted by DE Mel Lunsford. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. PENALTY: San Diego was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-4-SDO04 (1Q: 07:11) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Barnes. |
| 2-2-SDO02 (1Q: 06:37) Louis Carter ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Babe Morgan. New England 9, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 06:37) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 10, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 06:31) Ray Wersching kicked off 56 yards from the NED30. Ken Burrough returned the ball 15 yards to the SDO29. Tackled by Jerome Moriarty. |
| 1-10-SDO29 (1Q: 05:57) Monroe Eley ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. Key block delivered by Tom Condon. |
| 2-4-SDO35 (1Q: 05:34) Monroe Eley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 3-2-SDO37 (1Q: 05:07) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Broderick Van Pelt for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO41 (1Q: 04:35) Walt Garrison ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart. Key block delivered by Tom Condon. |
| 2-5-SDO46 (1Q: 03:48) Monroe Eley ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall, assisted by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-5-SDO46 (1Q: 03:03) Dan Fouts pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. Hawkins gained 7 yards after the catch. New England's Maurice Spencer was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NED39 (1Q: 02:27) Dan Fouts pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Monroe Eley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED39 (1Q: 02:22) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Siani. DE Olin Rogers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED39 (1Q: 02:12) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Johnny Rodgers for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos, assisted by OLB Charlie Hall. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rodgers gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-NED31 (1Q: 01:33) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 4-7-NED36 (1Q: 01:33) Mike Bragg punted 35 yards. The ball was downed at the NED01. |
| 1-10-NED01 (1Q: 01:26) Jim Plunkett sacked by DE Ron Carpenter for a loss of 1 yard and a safety. Sack allowed by Dan Stonebarger. New England 10, San Diego 2 |
| (1Q: 01:11) Ray Wersching kicked off 65 yards from the NED20. Ken Burrough returned the ball 22 yards to the SDO37. Tackled by Autry Beamon. |
| 1-10-SDO37 (1Q: 00:38) Dan Fouts pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Walt Garrison. DT R.J. Reese blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-SDO37 (1Q: 00:33) Walt Garrison ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by ILB Rick Kay. |
| 3-7-SDO40 (1Q: 00:12) Dan Fouts sacked by DE Tommy Hart for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Chester Brennan. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-13-SDO34 (2Q: 15:00) Mike Bragg punted 55 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED11. |
| 1-10-NED11 (2Q: 14:52) Dave Osborn ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Charles Davis. Key block delivered by John Hannah. Hannah ran over Sam Williams to set up the play. |
| 2-5-NED16 (2Q: 14:14) Louis Carter ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray May, assisted by DT Charles Davis. |
| 3-2-NED19 (2Q: 13:29) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck, assisted by CB Bobby Brooks. |
| 1-10-NED29 (2Q: 13:04) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED24 (2Q: 12:54) Jim Plunkett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Dave Osborn. |
| 2-15-NED24 (2Q: 12:49) Jim Plunkett sacked by CB Bobby Brooks and DE Mel Lunsford for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Babe Morgan. |
| 3-20-NED19 (2Q: 12:23) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Jerome Moriarty for 11 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Babb. |
| 4-9-NED30 (2Q: 11:37) Marv Bateman punted 53 yards. Johnny Rodgers returned the kick -1 yards to the SDO16. Tackled by Frank Grant. |
| 1-10-SDO16 (2Q: 11:28) Walt Garrison ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart, assisted by OLB Steve Nelson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED OLB Steve Nelson to the SDO16. |
| 1-10-SDO16 (2Q: 11:18) Dave Osborn ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Carpenter, assisted by DT Bob Lurtsema. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-SDO26 (2Q: 11:11) Jim Plunkett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. DE Ron Carpenter blocked the pass. |
| 2-20-SDO26 (2Q: 11:03) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 9 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn, assisted by CB Bobby Brooks. |
| 3-11-SDO17 (2Q: 10:38) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Rucker gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England 16, San Diego 2 |
| (2Q: 10:38) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 17, San Diego 2 |
| (2Q: 10:30) Ray Wersching kicked off 63 yards from the NED30. Ken Burrough returned the ball 34 yards to the SDO41. Tackled by Autry Beamon. |
| 1-10-SDO41 (2Q: 09:56) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Walt Garrison for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. |
| 2-9-SDO42 (2Q: 09:29) Walt Garrison ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Olin Rogers. |
| 3-6-SDO45 (2Q: 08:45) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Johnny Rodgers for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Olin Rogers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rodgers gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED49 (2Q: 08:04) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Hawkins. DE Tommy Hart drove right through Bill Story to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED49 (2Q: 08:01) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Johnny Rodgers for 21 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rodgers gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED28 (2Q: 07:27) Monroe Eley ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-8-NED26 (2Q: 06:48) Walt Garrison ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by ILB Rick Kay. Key block delivered by Seth Hallen. |
| 1-10-NED14 (2Q: 06:13) Walt Garrison ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Meyer. |
| 2-7-NED11 (2Q: 05:38) Monroe Eley ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by CB Graham Spreen. Key block delivered by Tom Condon. |
| 1-1-NED01 (2Q: 05:11) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Stan Fritts for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Olin Rogers, assisted by ILB Rick Kay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-NED02 (2Q: 04:40) Monroe Eley ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Olin Rogers. |
| 3-2-NED02 (2Q: 04:06) Monroe Eley ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Russ Washington. New England 17, San Diego 8 |
| (2Q: 04:06) Extra point by Chester Marcol was good. New England 17, San Diego 9 |
| (2Q: 03:57) Chester Marcol kicked off 67 yards from the SDO30. Chris Farasopoulos returned the ball 23 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Bo Matthews. |
| 1-10-NED26 (2Q: 03:27) Dave Osborn ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Jackson. |
| 2-11-NED25 (2Q: 02:56) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walter White. CB Bobby Brooks defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-21-NED15 (2Q: 02:48) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Anthony. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-NED30 (2Q: 02:09) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walter White. DE Ron Carpenter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-NED30 (2Q: 02:03) Marv Bateman punted 40 yards. The ball was downed at the SDO30. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-SDO30 (2Q: 01:54) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SDO25 (2Q: 01:54) Monroe Eley ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. |
| 2-13-SDO27 (2Q: 01:35) Dan Fouts pass completed to FB Michael Burhart for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-SDO30 (2Q: 01:13) Dan Fouts pass was intended for WR Johnny Rodgers and was intercepted by OLB Sam Hunt at the SDO43. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Mike Siani. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO42 (2Q: 01:03) Jim Plunkett sacked by DE Mel Lunsford for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Stonebarger. |
| 2-16-SDO48 (2Q: 00:46) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Chuck Wingle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Brooks. Wingle gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offsides. |
| 2-11-SDO43 (2Q: 00:46) Jim Plunkett sacked by DT Charles Davis for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Stonebarger. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-16-SDO48 (2Q: 00:37) Larry Smith ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Lurtsema. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 4-6-SDO38 (2Q: 00:27) Ray Wersching attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 20, San Diego 9 |
| (2Q: 00:22) Ray Wersching kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (2Q: 00:22) Dan Fouts dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ray Wersching kicked off 74 yards from the NED30. Ken Burrough returned the ball 33 yards to the SDO29. Tackled by Frank Grant. |
| 1-10-SDO29 (3Q: 14:38) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Siani. S Chris Farasopoulos defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO29 (3Q: 14:32) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Siani. ILB Rick Kay hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-SDO29 (3Q: 14:29) Dan Fouts pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 23 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Hawkins gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Mike Williams on the NED48. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 14:18) Louis Carter ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ray May, assisted by DE Mike Barnes. |
| 2-9-NED49 (3Q: 13:48) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Don Goode. |
| 3-2-SDO44 (3Q: 13:10) Dave Osborn ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Babb, assisted by OLB Charles Anthony. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 1-10-SDO34 (3Q: 12:44) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Jackson. |
| 2-6-SDO30 (3Q: 12:03) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn. |
| 3-4-SDO28 (3Q: 11:23) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Larry Smith for 6 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn, assisted by CB Monte Jackson. Smith gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO22 (3Q: 10:41) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dick Conn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO10 (3Q: 10:09) Jim Plunkett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jerome Moriarty. |
| 2-10-SDO10 (3Q: 10:02) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 26, San Diego 9 |
| (3Q: 10:02) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 27, San Diego 9 |
| (3Q: 09:57) Ray Wersching kicked off 76 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (3Q: 09:57) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SDO15 (3Q: 09:53) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Stan Fritts for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. |
| 2-9-SDO21 (3Q: 09:21) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-SDO16 (3Q: 09:15) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Broderick Van Pelt for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Van Pelt gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-SDO26 (3Q: 08:39) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO33 (3Q: 08:09) Monroe Eley ran around right end for 28 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Solomon Freelon. |
| 1-10-NED39 (3Q: 07:29) Walt Garrison ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-11-NED40 (3Q: 06:48) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Broderick Van Pelt for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-NED37 (3Q: 06:00) Dan Fouts pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Siani. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-NED37 (3Q: 05:53) Mike Bragg punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 05:48) Jim Plunkett scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray May. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED10 (3Q: 05:38) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Anthony. |
| 2-16-NED14 (3Q: 05:12) Dave Osborn ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn, assisted by DE Mel Lunsford. |
| 3-12-NED18 (3Q: 04:32) Jim Plunkett sacked by DE Mel Lunsford for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Babe Morgan. |
| 4-19-NED11 (3Q: 04:04) Marv Bateman punted 56 yards. Johnny Rodgers returned the kick 14 yards to the SDO47. Tackled by Frank Grant. |
| 1-10-SDO47 (3Q: 03:57) Walt Garrison ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-8-SDO49 (3Q: 03:10) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Walt Garrison for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. |
| 3-4-NED47 (3Q: 02:35) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Walt Garrison for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED37 (3Q: 01:49) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Monroe Eley for 6 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Eley gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NED31 (3Q: 01:05) Walt Garrison ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams, assisted by DE Manny Sistrunk. Key block delivered by Carl Mauck. |
| 1-10-NED27 (3Q: 00:26) Monroe Eley ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by CB Martin Lance. Key block delivered by Russ Washington. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-2-NED19 (4Q: 15:00) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Ken Burrough for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson, assisted by S Chris Farasopoulos. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED12 (4Q: 14:14) Dan Fouts pass completed to TE Jerry Smith for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-NED05 (4Q: 13:33) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Walt Garrison. S Chris Farasopoulos defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-NED05 (4Q: 13:29) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Johnny Rodgers for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 27, San Diego 15 |
| (4Q: 13:29) Dan Fouts passed to Ken Burrough for the successful two-point conversion. New England 27, San Diego 17 |
| (4Q: 13:23) Chester Marcol kicked off 77 yards from the SDO30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 13:23) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Don Goode. |
| 2-4-NED26 (4Q: 12:40) Dave Osborn ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Babb. |
| 3-1-NED29 (4Q: 11:53) Louis Carter ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Anthony. |
| 4-1-NED29 (4Q: 11:18) Marv Bateman punted 56 yards. Johnny Rodgers returned the kick 14 yards to the SDO29. Tackled by Jean Barrett. |
| 1-10-SDO29 (4Q: 11:09) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Johnny Rodgers. ILB Terry Meyer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO29 (4Q: 11:03) Walt Garrison ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by DE Olin Rogers. |
| 3-8-SDO31 (4Q: 10:33) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Stan Fritts for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fritts gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO46 (4Q: 10:01) Dan Fouts pass was dropped by WR Broderick Van Pelt. |
| 2-10-SDO46 (4Q: 09:57) Monroe Eley ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay, assisted by DE Manny Sistrunk. Key block delivered by Bill Story. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-SDO36 (4Q: 09:48) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Monroe Eley for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart, assisted by CB Graham Spreen. |
| 3-20-SDO36 (4Q: 09:18) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Walt Garrison for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay. Garrison gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-SDO49 (4Q: 08:54) Mike Bragg punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 08:48) Dave Osborn ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Brooks, assisted by DT Bob Lurtsema. Key block delivered by Dan Stonebarger. |
| 2-5-NED25 (4Q: 08:24) Louis Carter ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bob Lurtsema, assisted by ILB Dominic Rojas. |
| 3-4-NED26 (4Q: 07:46) Larry Smith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn, assisted by S Charlie Babb. |
| 4-1-NED29 (4Q: 06:59) Marv Bateman punted 61 yards. Johnny Rodgers returned the kick -4 yards to the SDO06. Tackled by Frank Grant. |
| 1-10-SDO06 (4Q: 06:48) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Walt Garrison. DE Tommy Hart drove right through Bill Story to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO06 (4Q: 06:38) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Walt Garrison. DE Olin Rogers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-SDO06 (4Q: 06:33) Dan Fouts sacked by DE Manny Sistrunk and DE Olin Rogers for a loss of 6 yards and a safety. Sack allowed by Tom Condon. The defense looked very familiar with that play. New England 29, San Diego 17 |
| (4Q: 06:17) Chester Marcol kicked off 59 yards from the SDO20. Chris Farasopoulos returned the ball 35 yards to the SDO44. Tackled by Sam Williams. |
| 1-10-SDO44 (4Q: 05:47) Louis Carter ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn, assisted by OLB Ray May. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 2-4-SDO38 (4Q: 05:01) Dave Osborn ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Lurtsema. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 1-10-SDO33 (4Q: 04:15) Louis Carter ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Mel Lunsford. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-1-SDO24 (4Q: 03:31) Louis Carter ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ron Carpenter. Key block delivered by Babe Morgan. |
| 1-10-SDO23 (4Q: 02:47) Dave Osborn ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Lurtsema. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 2-8-SDO21 (4Q: 02:36) Dave Osborn ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Brooks, assisted by DE Ron Carpenter. DE Ron Carpenter knocked down Babe Morgan to break up the play. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 3-6-SDO19 (4Q: 02:29) Larry Smith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Carpenter. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 4-3-SDO16 (4Q: 02:21) Ray Wersching attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 32, San Diego 17 |
| (4Q: 02:13) Ray Wersching kicked off 57 yards from the NED30. Ken Burrough returned the ball 21 yards to the SDO34. Tackled by Charlie Hall. |
| 1-10-SDO34 (4Q: 02:08) Dan Fouts pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Siani. DE Manny Sistrunk blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-SDO34 (4Q: 02:00) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Johnny Rodgers. DE Olin Rogers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-SDO34 (4Q: 01:50) Dan Fouts sacked by DE Manny Sistrunk for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Lapham. |
| 4-18-SDO26 (4Q: 01:31) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Burrough. CB Mike Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-SDO26 (4Q: 01:24) Dave Osborn ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Mangum. |
| 2-7-SDO23 (4Q: 00:37) Jim Plunkett dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 32, San Diego Chargers 17 |