The Seattle Seahawks came up just a bit short against the San Diego Chargers, 24 to 20, on September 3, 1978.
Final
1st quarter
SD
SEA
Sherman Smith 64-yard pass from Jim Zorn (kick failed)
0
6
John Jefferson 29-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
7
6
2nd quarter
SD
SEA
Rolf Benirschke 18-yard field goal
10
6
Jim Zorn 23-yard run (Efren Herrera kick)
10
13
3rd quarter
SD
SEA
John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
17
13
4th quarter
SD
SEA
Gary Johnson 52-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick)
24
13
Steve Largent 33-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
24
20
Chargers
Seahawks
1st Downs
16
22
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
50
73
Total Yards
275
446
Yards per play
5.5
6.1
Passing
186
308
Comp - Att
14 - 22
21 - 32
Yards per pass
8.5
8.8
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
3 - 21
Rushing
89
138
Rushing Attempts
28
38
Yards per rush
3.2
3.6
Penalties
3
5
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Fouts | 14 | 22 | 186 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 101.7 | |
Team | 14 | 22 | 186 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 101.7 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Matthews | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 |
D. Woods | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 0 |
D. Fouts | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 |
Team | 28 | 89 | 3.2 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Woods | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 0 | |
J. Jefferson | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 2 | |
C. Joiner | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
B. Klein | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
B. Matthews | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 186 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Benirschke | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. West | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | |
Team | 3 | 72 | 24.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Fuller | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | |
A. Owens | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | |
R. Preston | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Zorn | 21 | 32 | 329 | 10.3 | 2 | 1 | 107.4 | |
Team | 21 | 32 | 308 | 10.3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 107.4 |
Rushing
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Largent | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 1 | |
S. Smith | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 1 | |
D. Sims | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | |
A. Hunter | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
R. Howard | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
D. Fergerson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
S. McCullum | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
J. Sawyer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 21 | 329 | 10.3 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Herrera | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Weaver | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | |
E. Herrera | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | |
Team | 3 | 106 | 35.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Fergerson | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Seahawks Stats
PPG
23.3
14th
OPP PPG
24.6
24th
RUSH YDS/G
91.2
28th
PASS YDS/G
288.3
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
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| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
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