The San Diego Chargers came up just a bit short against the Oakland Raiders, 21 to 20, on September 10, 1978.
Final
2nd quarter
OAK
SD
Pat Curran 14-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
0
7
Dave Casper 6-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)
7
7
Hank Bauer 1-yard run (kick failed)
7
13
4th quarter
OAK
SD
Hank Bauer 2-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)
7
20
Morris Bradshaw 44-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)
14
20
Dave Casper 0-yard fumble return (Errol Mann kick)
21
20
Raiders
Chargers
1st Downs
18
24
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
57
82
Total Yards
364
372
Yards per play
6.4
4.5
Passing
280
175
Comp - Att
15 - 35
17 - 29
Yards per pass
7.2
6
Interceptions thrown
3
0
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 27
0 - 0
Rushing
84
197
Rushing Attempts
18
53
Yards per rush
4.7
3.7
Penalties
4
6
Turnovers
4
0
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
3
0
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stabler | 15 | 35 | 307 | 8.8 | 2 | 3 | 57.7 | |
Team | 15 | 35 | 280 | 8.8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 57.7 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. van Eeghen | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 0 |
T. Robiskie | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 |
C. Davis | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 |
A. Whittington | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
Team | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bradshaw | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 1 | |
D. Casper | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 1 | |
C. Branch | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | |
R. Chester | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | |
P. Banaszak | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
F. Biletnikoff | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
C. Davis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
Team | 15 | 307 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mann | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Guy | 7 | 308 | 44.0 | |
Team | 7 | 308 | 44.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Whittington | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | |
T. Robiskie | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Colzie | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Fouts | 17 | 29 | 175 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 87.6 | |
Team | 17 | 29 | 175 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87.6 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Matthews | 20 | 78 | 3.9 | 0 |
D. Woods | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 0 |
L. Mitchell | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 |
H. Bauer | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 2 |
D. Fouts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 53 | 197 | 3.7 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Woods | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | |
C. Joiner | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
J. Jefferson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
B. Matthews | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | |
J. Rodgers | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
P. Curran | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | |
B. Klein | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
L. Mitchell | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 17 | 175 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Benirschke | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. West | 9 | 330 | 36.7 | |
Team | 9 | 330 | 36.7 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Owens | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
J. Rodgers | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Fuller | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 |
More Chargers Stats
PPG
19.9
24th
OPP PPG
12.6
1st
RUSH YDS/G
114.5
20th
PASS YDS/G
218.6
21st
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Colts | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
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