NFL game summary for 10/29/1978:

San Diego scored 10 points in the final 52 seconds in a come-from-behind surprise of the Raiders. The Chargers trailed 23-17 when Dan Fouts hit Greg McCrary with a 29-yard scoring pass that gave San Diego a 24-23 advantage. Rolf Benirschke added an insurance field goal later in the final minute. Oakland utilized a fumble recovery by Mike McCoy and an interception by Charles Phillips to build a 20-7 halftime lead. San Diego closed to within 20-14 on its first possession of the second half. Fouts closed an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a one-yard run. The Raiders (5-4) lost their second straight game for the first time since 1975 but remained only a game behind Denver in the AFC West.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	121.5 (24)	195.4 (4)	316.9 (7)	31
DEFENSE	133.2 (12)	170.2 (22)	303.5 (17)	17
OFFENSE	139.6 (17)	189.0 (5)	328.6 (6)	23
DEFENSE	160.5 (23)	140.0 (7)	300.5 (15)	14

Line: Raiders by 6½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Diego Chargers (3-6-0)	7	0	7	13	27
Oakland Raiders (5-4-0)	0	20	0	3	23

( 7- 0) SD Hank Bauer 11 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) ( 7- 6) OAK Dave Casper 12 yard pass from Ken Stabler (run failed) ( 7-13) OAK Arthur Whittington 26 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) ( 7-20) OAK Mark van Eeghen 12 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) (14-20) SD Dan Fouts 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) (14-23) OAK Errol Mann 25 yard field goal (17-23) SD Rolf Benirschke 27 yard field goal (24-23) SD Greg McCrary 29 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (27-23) SD Rolf Benirschke 32 yard field goal

                     SD              OAK
First Downs:         22              15
Rushes-yards:        42-161          37-147
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-28-165-1     11-17-126-1
Sacked-yards:        2-2             4-39
Net pass yards:      163             87
Net yards/pass:      5.4             4.1
Total net yards:     324             234
Total plays:         72 (58% run)    58 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     1-5             8-80

Attendance: 52,612

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 11 of 28 for 165 yards and 1 TD (1 int) OAK: Ken Stabler, 10 of 16 for 119 yards and 1 TD (1 int); David Humm, 1 of 1 for 7 yards
Rushing:
SD: Lydell Mitchell, 24 for 92 yards; Hank Bauer, 8 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Don Woods, 5 for 8 yards; Dan Fouts, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Rickey Anderson, 2 for 6 yards; Greg McCrary, 1 for 16 yards OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 22 for 93 yards and 1 TD; Arthur Whittington, 12 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Pete Banaszak, 3 for 8 yards
Receiving:
SD: Lydell Mitchell, 5 for 75 yards; Artie Owens, 2 for 43 yards; Greg McCrary, 1 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Dwight McDonald, 1 for 16 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 4 yards; Hank Bauer, 1 for -2 yards OAK: Dave Casper, 4 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Morris Bradshaw, 2 for 27 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 2 for 21 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 19 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 1 for 9 yards; Arthur Whittington, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Artie Owens, 2 for 30 yards OAK: Arthur Whittington, 4 for 79 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 24 yards; Derrick Ramsey, 1 for 5 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Mike Fuller, 4 for 52 yards OAK: Neal Colzie, 1 for -1 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Woodrow Lowe, 1 for 16 yards OAK: Charlie Phillips, 1 for 34 yards
Punting:
SD: Jeff West, 2 for 66 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 233 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Rolf Benirschke, 2/2 OAK: Errol Mann, 1/1