NFL game summary for 11/13/1972:
Cleveland won its fourth straight in an exchange of last-minute TDs, with the winning one coming on a 38-yard end zone pass from Mike Phipps to Frank Pitts. Phipps also tallied on a quarterback sneak. Prior to the winning score Mike Garrett had tallied 20 seconds earlier for San Diego on a three-yard run.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 114.9 (21) | 140.2 (17) | 255.1 (22) | 15 |
| DEFENSE | 153.0 (21) | 144.0 (9) | 297.0 (17) | 14 | |
 | OFFENSE | 134.8 (16) | 160.8 (14) | 295.5 (14) | 30 |
| DEFENSE | 127.0 (9) | 148.6 (12) | 275.6 (12) | 19 |
Line: Chargers by 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns (6-3-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| San Diego Chargers (2-6-1) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
( 0- 3) SD Dennis Partee 26 yard field goal ( 7- 3) CLE Mike Phipps 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) ( 7-10) SD Cid Edwards 4 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) (14-10) CLE Ken Brown 2 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) (14-17) SD Mike Garrett 3 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) (21-17) CLE Frank Pitts 38 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick)
CLE SD
First Downs: 18 24
Rushes-yards: 30-124 44-191
Yards/rush: 4.1 4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 13-21-186-1 12-21-140-1
Sacked-yards: 1-11 1-4
Net pass yards: 175 136
Net yards/pass: 8.0 6.2
Total net yards: 299 327
Total plays: 52 (57% run) 66 (66% run)
Yards/play: 5.8 5.0
Fumbles-lost: 1-0 2-2
Turnovers: 1 3
Penalties-yards: 5-52 3-27
Attendance: 54,205
Passing:
CLE: Mike Phipps, 13 of 21 for 186 yards and 1 TD (1 int) SD: John Hadl, 12 of 21 for 140 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 17 for 67 yards; Bo Scott, 6 for 21 yards; Mike Phipps, 4 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Ken Brown, 2 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Frank Pitts, 1 for 13 yards SD: Mike Garrett, 24 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 17 for 91 yards; John Hadl, 3 for 11 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Frank Pitts, 5 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Ken Brown, 2 for 26 yards; Bo Scott, 2 for 1 yard; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 27 yards; Milt Morin, 1 for 18 yards; Chip Glass, 1 for 13 yards; Fair Hooker, 1 for 5 yards SD: Mike Garrett, 4 for 29 yards; Pettis Norman, 3 for 47 yards; Cid Edwards, 3 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Gary Garrison, 2 for 30 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Bobby Majors, 3 for 51 yards; Billy Lefear, 1 for 24 yards SD: Jesse Taylor, 4 for 88 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Bobby Majors, 1 for -1 yards SD: Lenny Dunlap, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Ben Davis, 1 for 0 yards SD: Rick Redman, 1 for 14 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 5 for 203 yards SD: Dennis Partee, 3 for 128 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Dennis Partee, 1/1
CLE: Mike Phipps, 13 of 21 for 186 yards and 1 TD (1 int) SD: John Hadl, 12 of 21 for 140 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 17 for 67 yards; Bo Scott, 6 for 21 yards; Mike Phipps, 4 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Ken Brown, 2 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Frank Pitts, 1 for 13 yards SD: Mike Garrett, 24 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 17 for 91 yards; John Hadl, 3 for 11 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Frank Pitts, 5 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Ken Brown, 2 for 26 yards; Bo Scott, 2 for 1 yard; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 27 yards; Milt Morin, 1 for 18 yards; Chip Glass, 1 for 13 yards; Fair Hooker, 1 for 5 yards SD: Mike Garrett, 4 for 29 yards; Pettis Norman, 3 for 47 yards; Cid Edwards, 3 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Gary Garrison, 2 for 30 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Bobby Majors, 3 for 51 yards; Billy Lefear, 1 for 24 yards SD: Jesse Taylor, 4 for 88 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Bobby Majors, 1 for -1 yards SD: Lenny Dunlap, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Ben Davis, 1 for 0 yards SD: Rick Redman, 1 for 14 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 5 for 203 yards SD: Dennis Partee, 3 for 128 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Dennis Partee, 1/1