NFL game summary for 11/01/1970:
San Diego turned two Cleveland fumbles into TDs and John Hadl connected on 13 of 21 passes for 206 yards for a Charger victory. Hadl moved past the 20,000 yards career mark. San Diego rookie safety Chuck Detwiler recovered a fumbled punt and scored from the Cleveland 20.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 107.7 (18) | 163.3 (11) | 271.0 (13) | 15 |
| DEFENSE | 146.5 (23) | 185.3 (21) | 331.8 (26) | 11 | |
 | OFFENSE | 105.2 (19) | 206.7 (3) | 311.8 (5) | 18 |
| DEFENSE | 124.7 (16) | 186.7 (22) | 311.3 (22) | 14 |
Line: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (2-3-2) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Cleveland Browns (4-3-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
( 0- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 11 yard field goal ( 7- 3) SD Lance Alworth 44 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) (14- 3) SD Chuck Detwiler 20 yard fumble return (Mike Mercer kick) (14-10) CLE Bo Scott 9 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) (21-10) SD Brad Hubbert 1 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) (24-10) SD Mike Mercer 37 yard field goal (27-10) SD Mike Mercer 12 yard field goal
SD CLE
First Downs: 16 19
Rushes-yards: 31-131 34-158
Yards/rush: 4.2 4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 13-21-206-0 12-24-164-1
Sacked-yards: 2-16 1-13
Net pass yards: 190 151
Net yards/pass: 8.3 6.0
Total net yards: 321 309
Total plays: 54 (57% run) 59 (57% run)
Yards/play: 5.9 5.2
Fumbles-lost: 1-0 3-3
Turnovers: 0 4
Penalties-yards: 6-45 2-15
Attendance: 80,047
Passing:
SD: John Hadl, 13 of 21 for 206 yards and 1 TD CLE: Bill Nelsen, 11 of 23 for 144 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Mike Phipps, 1 of 1 for 20 yards
Rushing:
SD: Brad Hubbert, 16 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Dickie Post, 11 for 44 yards; John Hadl, 2 for 19 yards; Russ Smith, 1 for 4 yards; Jeff Queen, 1 for 3 yards CLE: Reece Morrison, 21 for 76 yards; Bo Scott, 13 for 82 yards
Receiving:
SD: Willie Frazier, 5 for 83 yards; Lance Alworth, 4 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Dickie Post, 3 for 41 yards; Brad Hubbert, 1 for 6 yards CLE: Milt Morin, 3 for 51 yards; Chip Glass, 3 for 45 yards; Gary Collins, 2 for 37 yards; Bo Scott, 2 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Fair Hooker, 1 for 13 yards; Reece Morrison, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Chris Fletcher, 3 for 68 yards CLE: Homer Jones, 5 for 86 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Russ Smith, 1 for 0 yards CLE: Walt Sumner, 2 for -1 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Jim Tolbert, 1 for 19 yards
Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 2 for 96 yards CLE: Don Cockroft, 3 for 151 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Mike Mercer, 2/3 CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/1
SD: John Hadl, 13 of 21 for 206 yards and 1 TD CLE: Bill Nelsen, 11 of 23 for 144 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Mike Phipps, 1 of 1 for 20 yards
Rushing:
SD: Brad Hubbert, 16 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Dickie Post, 11 for 44 yards; John Hadl, 2 for 19 yards; Russ Smith, 1 for 4 yards; Jeff Queen, 1 for 3 yards CLE: Reece Morrison, 21 for 76 yards; Bo Scott, 13 for 82 yards
Receiving:
SD: Willie Frazier, 5 for 83 yards; Lance Alworth, 4 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Dickie Post, 3 for 41 yards; Brad Hubbert, 1 for 6 yards CLE: Milt Morin, 3 for 51 yards; Chip Glass, 3 for 45 yards; Gary Collins, 2 for 37 yards; Bo Scott, 2 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Fair Hooker, 1 for 13 yards; Reece Morrison, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Chris Fletcher, 3 for 68 yards CLE: Homer Jones, 5 for 86 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Russ Smith, 1 for 0 yards CLE: Walt Sumner, 2 for -1 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Jim Tolbert, 1 for 19 yards
Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 2 for 96 yards CLE: Don Cockroft, 3 for 151 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Mike Mercer, 2/3 CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/1