NFL game summary for 10/25/1970:

Lance Alworth's 80-yard TD run after a pass from Marty Domres enabled the Chargers to tie Houston. Following a missed Houston field goal, and with the Oilers leading 31-14, Domres hit Alworth 58 yards away despite double coverage. Jerry Rhome, making his first start in the absence of the injured Charley Johnson, threw 2 TD passes and ran for another.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	120.0  (11)	175.0  (7)	295.0  (7)	12
	DEFENSE	85.6  (3)	172.0  (17)	257.6  (8)	10
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	114.0  (16)	164.6  (11)	278.6  (15)	13
	DEFENSE	138.8  (19)	169.8  (16)	308.6  (19)	8

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Houston Oilers (2-3-1)	0	17	14	0	31
San Diego Chargers (1-3-2)	0	14	7	10	31

( 7- 0) HOU Mike Richardson 2 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 7- 7) SD  Russ Smith 4 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick)
(14- 7) HOU Jerry Rhome 8 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(14-14) SD  Willie Frazier 3 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
(17-14) HOU Roy Gerela 18 yard field goal
(24-14) HOU Alvin Reed 17 yard pass from Jerry Rhome (Roy Gerela kick)
(31-14) HOU Charlie Joiner 10 yard pass from Jerry Rhome (Roy Gerela kick)
(31-21) SD  Russ Smith 3 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick)
(31-24) SD  Mike Mercer 45 yard field goal
(31-31) SD  Lance Alworth 80 yard pass from Marty Domres (Mike Mercer kick)

                     HOU             SD
First Downs:         25              16
Rushes-yards:        45-185          25-76
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-36-266-0     8-22-196-2
Sacked-yards:        1-3             5-39
Net pass yards:      263             157
Net yards/pass:      7.1             5.8
Total net yards:     448             233
Total plays:         82 (54% run)    52 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     6-94            3-63

Attendance: 41,427

Passing:
HOU: Jerry Rhome, 21 of 36 for 266 yards and 2 TDs
SD: John Hadl, 4 of 15 for 55 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Marty Domres, 4 of 7 for 141 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
HOU: Joe Dawkins, 25 for 90 yards; Mike Richardson, 12 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Rhome, 4 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Woody Campbell, 4 for 10 yards
SD: Russ Smith, 10 for 24 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Garrett, 4 for 14 yards; Gene Foster, 3 for 11 yards; Dickie Post, 3 for 11 yards; Marty Domres, 2 for 10 yards; John Hadl, 2 for 4 yards; Dave Smith, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 6 for 80 yards; Charlie Joiner, 5 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Mike Richardson, 3 for 33 yards; Woody Campbell, 3 for 15 yards; Alvin Reed, 2 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Jim Beirne, 1 for 12 yards; Joe Dawkins, 1 for 0 yards
SD: Willie Frazier, 3 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Lance Alworth, 2 for 124 yards and 1 TD; Rick Eber, 1 for 31 yards; Russ Smith, 1 for 7 yards; Mike Garrett, 1 for 1 yard

Kick returns:
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 2 for 69 yards; Benny Johnson, 2 for 50 yards
SD: Chris Fletcher, 2 for 53 yards

Punt returns:
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 3 for 67 yards
SD: Chris Fletcher, 2 for 17 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: Zeke Moore, 1 for 22 yards; Ken Houston, 1 for 8 yards

Punting:
HOU: Spike Jones, 3 for 132 yards
SD: Dennis Partee, 7 for 310 yards

Field Goals:
HOU: Roy Gerela, 1/5
SD: Mike Mercer, 1/1

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