Sunday October 14, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/14/1979:



The passing combination of Dan Fouts and John Jefferson clicked nine times, twice for touchdowns, as San Diego beat Seattle. San Diego took a 14-3 third-quarter lead when Fouts hit Jefferson on a 49-yard touchdown pass that secured the Chargers' victory. Fouts set club records for completions and single-game percentage, hitting 28 of 35 passes (80.0 percent) for 318 yards and three touchdowns. Jefferson caught a career-high nine passes for 137 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE139.7  (15)205.3  (7)345.0  (6)16
DEFENSE139.2  (16)217.5  (24)356.7  (23)13
OFFENSE117.2  (21)210.7  (5)327.8  (8)13
DEFENSE128.2  (12)145.3  (8)273.5  (8)15

Line: Chargers by 7

Team1234F
Seattle Seahawks (2-5-0)030710
San Diego Chargers (5-2-0)707620

( 0- 7) SD Lydell Mitchell 20 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Roy Gerela kick) ( 3- 7) SEA Efren Herrera 19 yard field goal ( 3-14) SD John Jefferson 9 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Roy Gerela kick) (10-14) SEA Sherman Smith 8 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) (10-20) SD John Jefferson 49 yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed)
                     SEA             SD
First Downs:         18              19
Rushes-yards:        25-133          29-96
Yards/rush:          5.3             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-43-192-1     28-35-318-0
Sacked-yards:        5-45            3-23
Net pass yards:      147             295
Net yards/pass:      3.1             7.8
Total net yards:     280             391
Total plays:         73 (34% run)    67 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             5-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     5-35            6-63

Attendance: 50,007

Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 19 of 43 for 192 yards (1 int) SD: Dan Fouts, 28 of 35 for 318 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
SEA: Sherman Smith, 13 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Dan Doornink, 7 for 3 yards; Jim Zorn, 4 for 52 yards; Herman Weaver, 1 for 0 yards SD: Clarence Williams, 17 for 45 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 5 for 14 yards; Artie Owens, 4 for 38 yards; Dan Fouts, 2 for -2 yards; Mike Thomas, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
SEA: Dan Doornink, 8 for 81 yards; Sherman Smith, 7 for 64 yards; Sam McCullum, 2 for 26 yards; Steve Largent, 1 for 12 yards; Al Hunter, 1 for 9 yards SD: John Jefferson, 9 for 137 yards and 2 TDs; Clarence Williams, 5 for 35 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 4 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Kellen Winslow, 4 for 31 yards; Charlie Joiner, 3 for 37 yards; Bob Klein, 2 for 36 yards; Artie Owens, 1 for 1 yard
Kick returns:
SEA: Jeff Moore, 1 for 27 yards; Tony Green, 1 for 19 yards; Tony Benjamin, 1 for 16 yards SD: Artie Owens, 2 for 41 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Tony Green, 2 for 25 yards SD: Mike Fuller, 5 for 49 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Glen Edwards, 1 for 25 yards
Punting:
SEA: Herman Weaver, 6 for 254 yards SD: Jeff West, 4 for 159 yards
Field Goals:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/1 SD: Roy Gerela, 0/2


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