NFL game summary for 09/17/1978:

Rick Upchurch returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown to lead the Broncos to a come-from-behind victory over the Chargers. Upchurch's score came with 3:17 remaining and gave the Broncos, who trailed 14-7 at halftime, a 20-14 lead. Lonnie Perrin added his second touchdown of the game less than two minutes later.

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	143.0  (12)	180.5  (12)	323.5  (11)	2
	DEFENSE	111.0  (8)	294.0  (28)	405.0  (27)	6
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	123.0  (17)	68.5  (25)	191.5  (25)	7
	DEFENSE	109.0  (6)	153.0  (11)	262.0  (9)	6

Line: Broncos by 4½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Diego Chargers (1-2-0)	0	14	0	0	14
Denver Broncos (2-1-0)	7	0	6	14	27

( 0- 7) DEN Ron Egloff 2 yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick)
( 7- 7) SD  Dan Fouts 3 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)
(14- 7) SD  John Jefferson 20 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
(14-13) DEN Lonnie Perrin 1 yard rush (kick failed)
(14-20) DEN Rick Upchurch 75 yard punt return (Jim Turner kick)
(14-27) DEN Lonnie Perrin 21 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)

                     SD              DEN
First Downs:         18              21
Rushes-yards:        27-101          34-137
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-33-230-2     18-31-201-0
Sacked-yards:        2-16            3-24
Net pass yards:      214             177
Net yards/pass:      6.1             5.2
Total net yards:     315             314
Total plays:         62 (43% run)    68 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     9-53            10-85

Attendance: 74,983

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 19 of 33 for 230 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
DEN: Craig Morton, 12 of 22 for 141 yards; Norris Weese, 6 of 9 for 60 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
SD: Bo Matthews, 11 for 56 yards; Don Woods, 8 for 16 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 6 for 27 yards; Dan Fouts, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Hank Bauer, 1 for -1 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 13 for 39 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 9 for 56 yards and 2 TDs; Jon Keyworth, 5 for 26 yards; Norris Weese, 4 for 9 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for 8 yards; Craig Morton, 1 for 3 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for -4 yards

Receiving:
SD: Lydell Mitchell, 5 for 42 yards; Bo Matthews, 4 for 28 yards; John Jefferson, 3 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Don Woods, 3 for 17 yards; Charlie Joiner, 2 for 61 yards; Bob Klein, 2 for 31 yards
DEN: Riley Odoms, 5 for 69 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 45 yards; Otis Armstrong, 2 for 34 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 2 for 13 yards; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 12 yards; Ron Egloff, 2 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 8 yards; Jack Dolbin, 1 for 5 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
SD: Artie Owens, 2 for 68 yards; Bob Horn, 2 for 27 yards; Johnny Rodgers, 1 for 34 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Johnny Rodgers, 3 for 23 yards; Mike Williams, 1 for 0 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 1 for 75 yards and 1 TD

Interceptions:
DEN: Bernard Jackson, 1 for 20 yards; Steve Foley, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
SD: Jeff West, 6 for 237 yards
DEN: Bucky Dilts, 7 for 265 yards

Field Goals:

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