Sunday November 29, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/29/1970:



Len Dawson picked apart San Diego's defense while Emmitt Thomas made a key interception and Jan Stenerud kicked four field goals to enable the Chiefs to move into a tie in the AFC Western Division. Dawson completed 17 of 24 passes for 208 yards including a 50 yard TD reception by tight end Morris Stroud.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE107.3  (21)170.7  (10)278.0  (17)17
DEFENSE150.5  (24)171.1  (18)321.6  (25)19
OFFENSE137.8  (6)129.0  (24)266.8  (19)29
DEFENSE119.9  (12)133.6  (2)253.5  (4)33

Line: Chiefs by 7

Team1234F
San Diego Chargers (4-5-2)700714
Kansas City Chiefs (6-3-2)1037626

( 0- 7) KC Morris Stroud 50 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 7- 7) SD Dickie Post 1 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) ( 7-10) KC Jan Stenerud 43 yard field goal ( 7-13) KC Jan Stenerud 39 yard field goal ( 7-20) KC Wendell Hayes 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 7-23) KC Jan Stenerud 17 yard field goal (14-23) SD Gary Garrison 28 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) (14-26) KC Jan Stenerud 26 yard field goal
                     SD              KC
First Downs:         10              16
Rushes-yards:        17-35           35-138
Yards/rush:          2.1             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-33-177-2     17-24-208-1
Sacked-yards:        2-16            3-17
Net pass yards:      161             191
Net yards/pass:      4.6             7.1
Total net yards:     196             329
Total plays:         52 (32% run)    62 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     4-42            3-42

Attendance: 50,315

Passing:
SD: John Hadl, 15 of 26 for 155 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Marty Domres, 3 of 7 for 22 yards KC: Len Dawson, 17 of 24 for 208 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
SD: Dickie Post, 7 for 13 yards and 1 TD; John Hadl, 4 for 3 yards; Jeff Queen, 3 for 8 yards; Mike Garrett, 2 for 4 yards; Brad Hubbert, 1 for 7 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 19 for 52 yards; Robert Holmes, 10 for 39 yards; Wendell Hayes, 5 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Frank Pitts, 1 for 42 yards
Receiving:
SD: Dickie Post, 6 for 53 yards; Gary Garrison, 4 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Lance Alworth, 3 for 44 yards; Jeff Queen, 2 for 14 yards; Mike Garrett, 2 for 8 yards; Willie Frazier, 1 for 8 yards KC: Robert Holmes, 5 for 32 yards; Frank Pitts, 4 for 40 yards; Ed Podolak, 3 for 37 yards; Wendell Hayes, 3 for 36 yards; Morris Stroud, 1 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Otis Taylor, 1 for 13 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Speedy Duncan, 3 for 78 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Speedy Duncan, 2 for 8 yards; Russ Smith, 1 for 10 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 1 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Pete Barnes, 1 for 4 yards KC: Emmitt Thomas, 1 for 14 yards; Jim Lynch, 1 for 10 yards
Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 6 for 300 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 4 for 198 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 4/4


  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us