Sunday October 18, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/18/1970:



John Hadl came off the bench and threw touchdown passes of 14 and 33 yards to Gary Garrison 41 seconds apart to snap a 7-7 tie and provide San Diego with its first victory of the season. Following Hadl's first TD pass, Charger Jeff Staggs recovered a Chicago fumble on the ensuing kickoff and Hadl connected with Garrison on the first play from scrimmage.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE121.8  (12)137.2  (17)259.0  (17)13
DEFENSE148.5  (22)183.0  (22)331.5  (23)6
OFFENSE58.8  (26)129.0  (22)187.8  (26)13
DEFENSE107.8  (10)223.8  (26)331.5  (23)8

Line: n/a

Team1234F
San Diego Chargers (1-3-1)0713020
Chicago Bears (2-3-0)07007

( 0- 7) CHI Dick Gordon 11 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) ( 7- 7) SD Russ Smith 1 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) (14- 7) SD Gary Garrison 14 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) (20- 7) SD Gary Garrison 33 yard pass from John Hadl (kick failed)
                     SD              CHI
First Downs:         20              15
Rushes-yards:        31-83           29-100
Yards/rush:          2.7             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-27-285-0     17-34-117-1
Sacked-yards:        2-11            0-0
Net pass yards:      274             117
Net yards/pass:      9.4             3.4
Total net yards:     357             217
Total plays:         60 (51% run)    63 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     8-96            6-92

Attendance: 45,278

Passing:
SD: John Hadl, 10 of 14 for 166 yards and 2 TDs; Marty Domres, 6 of 11 for 110 yards; Gene Foster, 1 of 2 for 9 yards CHI: Jack Concannon, 17 of 34 for 117 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
SD: Gene Foster, 10 for 30 yards; Russ Smith, 7 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Dave Smith, 6 for 20 yards; Marty Domres, 3 for 4 yards; Jeff Queen, 2 for 5 yards; Gary Garrison, 1 for 10 yards; John Hadl, 1 for 0 yards; Mike Garrett, 1 for -2 yards CHI: Don Shy, 11 for 38 yards; Mike Hull, 5 for 32 yards; Ross Montgomery, 5 for 17 yards; Ronnie Bull, 4 for 6 yards; Jack Concannon, 3 for 6 yards; Dick Gordon, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
SD: Gary Garrison, 8 for 165 yards and 2 TDs; Lance Alworth, 6 for 96 yards; Dave Smith, 2 for 13 yards; Russ Smith, 1 for 11 yards CHI: Dick Gordon, 5 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Mike Hull, 3 for 13 yards; George Farmer, 2 for 31 yards; Ross Montgomery, 2 for 3 yards; Bob Wallace, 1 for 11 yards; Rich Coady, 1 for 6 yards; Jimmy Hester, 1 for 6 yards; Don Shy, 1 for 3 yards; Ronnie Bull, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Chris Fletcher, 1 for 20 yards CHI: Ron Smith, 3 for 65 yards; Cecil Turner, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Chris Fletcher, 2 for 14 yards; Russ Smith, 2 for 13 yards CHI: Linzy Cole, 3 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Pete Barnes, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 6 for 241 yards CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 6 for 274 yards
Field Goals:


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