Sunday December 10, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/10/1978:



Dan Fouts threw three touchdown passes and San Diego exploded for 17 points in both the second and fourth quarters to give the Chargers a season sweep over Seattle. Fouts (22 of 33 for 279 yards) hit rookie John Jefferson with two touchdown tosses to give the Chargers a 20-10 halftime advantage. Fouts also connected with Larry Burton on a 55-yard scoring play in the final period.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE146.7  (10)197.3  (2)344.0  (3)36
DEFENSE154.6  (21)191.1  (27)345.7  (27)35
OFFENSE132.3  (20)194.4  (4)326.6  (4)47
DEFENSE139.6  (13)149.6  (10)289.3  (10)32

Line: Chargers by 3

Team1234F
Seattle Seahawks (8-7-0)730010
San Diego Chargers (8-7-0)31701737

( 0- 3) SD Rolf Benirschke 37 yard field goal ( 7- 3) SEA David Sims 2 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick) (10- 3) SEA Efren Herrera 48 yard field goal (10- 6) SD Rolf Benirschke 26 yard field goal (10-13) SD John Jefferson 31 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (10-20) SD John Jefferson 6 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (10-27) SD Larry Burton 55 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (10-34) SD Hank Bauer 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) (10-37) SD Rolf Benirschke 27 yard field goal
                     SEA             SD
First Downs:         17              20
Rushes-yards:        28-136          29-95
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-33-150-2     23-34-295-1
Sacked-yards:        6-47            1-9
Net pass yards:      103             286
Net yards/pass:      2.6             8.2
Total net yards:     239             381
Total plays:         67 (41% run)    64 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             0-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     5-70            5-35

Attendance: 49,975

Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 14 of 31 for 150 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Steve Myer, 0 of 2 for 0 yards (1 int) SD: Dan Fouts, 22 of 33 for 279 yards and 3 TDs (1 int); James Harris, 1 of 1 for 16 yards
Rushing:
SEA: Sherman Smith, 10 for 63 yards; David Sims, 8 for 27 yards; Al Hunter, 6 for 21 yards; Don Testerman, 3 for 20 yards; Jim Zorn, 1 for 5 yards SD: Don Woods, 11 for 47 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 8 for 19 yards; Hank Bauer, 4 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Williams, 4 for 10 yards; John Jefferson, 1 for 7 yards; James Harris, 1 for -3 yards
Receiving:
SEA: Sherman Smith, 4 for 44 yards; Steve Largent, 3 for 46 yards; Steve Raible, 2 for 24 yards; Sam McCullum, 2 for 20 yards; David Sims, 2 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Duke Fergerson, 1 for 11 yards SD: Lydell Mitchell, 7 for 49 yards; John Jefferson, 5 for 82 yards and 2 TDs; Bob Klein, 4 for 49 yards; Charlie Joiner, 3 for 41 yards; Larry Burton, 2 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Don Woods, 2 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
SEA: Rufus Crawford, 5 for 144 yards; Al Hunter, 2 for 49 yards; Doug Long, 1 for 11 yards SD: Clarence Williams, 2 for 50 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Rufus Crawford, 3 for 22 yards SD: Mike Fuller, 4 for 51 yards
Interceptions:
SEA: Cornell Webster, 1 for 0 yards SD: Mike Fuller, 1 for 23 yards; Bob Horn, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SEA: Herman Weaver, 6 for 223 yards SD: Jeff West, 4 for 181 yards
Field Goals:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/1 SD: Rolf Benirschke, 3/3


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