NFL game summary for 09/22/1974:

Dan Fouts brought the Chargers 98 yards in a last quarter drive, scoring the winning TD on a one-yard sneak. The Chargers were third and 10 on their own 2 when Fouts hit Jim Beirne for an 18-yard gain, starting the winning march. Gary Garrison caught eight passes for 116 yards as Fouts hit 13 of 24 behind perfect protection from his offensive line. The defeat snapped a 14-game home field victory string by the Bengals, dating back to December, 1972. Horst Muhlmann's streak of 11 straight FGs was broken when he was wide in a 34-yard attempt with 1:17 to play.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	216.0  (1)	195.0  (5)	411.0  (1)	5
	DEFENSE	156.0  (17)	193.0  (21)	349.0  (22)	1
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	166.0  (7)	176.0  (9)	342.0  (7)	2
	DEFENSE	200.0  (23)	3.0  (1)	203.0  (7)	1

Line: Bengals by 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Diego Chargers (1-1-0)	7	6	0	7	20
Cincinnati Bengals (1-1-0)	0	7	10	0	17

( 7- 0) SD  Glen Bonner 2 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
(10- 0) SD  Dennis Partee 22 yard field goal
(10- 7) CIN Lenvil Elliott 16 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(13- 7) SD  Ray Wersching 28 yard field goal
(13-14) CIN Boobie Clark 12 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(13-17) CIN Horst Muhlmann 34 yard field goal
(20-17) SD  Dan Fouts 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)

                     SD              CIN
First Downs:         20              23
Rushes-yards:        42-130          32-210
Yards/rush:          3.1             6.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-24-173-0     17-28-178-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-15
Net pass yards:      173             163
Net yards/pass:      7.2             5.4
Total net yards:     303             373
Total plays:         66 (63% run)    62 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     3-25            4-30

Attendance: 51,178

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 13 of 24 for 173 yards
CIN: Ken Anderson, 17 of 28 for 178 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
SD: Glen Bonner, 14 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 12 for 45 yards; Bob Thomas, 10 for 19 yards; Dan Fouts, 4 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Don Woods, 2 for 21 yards
CIN: Boobie Clark, 12 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 11 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Davis, 4 for 44 yards; Ken Anderson, 4 for 32 yards; Isaac Curtis, 1 for 20 yards

Receiving:
SD: Gary Garrison, 8 for 116 yards; Cid Edwards, 2 for 13 yards; Jim Beirne, 1 for 18 yards; Gary Parris, 1 for 17 yards; Bob Thomas, 1 for 9 yards
CIN: Charlie Joiner, 5 for 57 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 4 for 47 yards; Bob Trumpy, 3 for 42 yards; Charlie Davis, 3 for 16 yards; Chip Myers, 2 for 16 yards

Kick returns:
SD: Dick Gordon, 4 for 105 yards
CIN: Bernard Jackson, 1 for 32 yards; Charlie Davis, 1 for 27 yards; Doug Dressler, 1 for -2 yards

Punt returns:
SD: George Hoey, 1 for 13 yards
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
SD: Charles Anthony, 1 for 23 yards

Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 6 for 225 yards
CIN: Dave Green, 5 for 204 yards

Field Goals:
SD: Ray Wersching, 1/2; Dennis Partee, 1/1
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 1/2

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