NFL game summary for 10/14/1979:

The passing combination of Dan Fouts and John Jefferson clicked nine times, twice for touchdowns, as San Diego beat Seattle. San Diego took a 14-3 third-quarter lead when Fouts hit Jefferson on a 49-yard touchdown pass that secured the Chargers' victory. Fouts set club records for completions and single-game percentage, hitting 28 of 35 passes (80.0 percent) for 318 yards and three touchdowns. Jefferson caught a career-high nine passes for 137 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Seattle Seahawks	OFFENSE	139.7  (15)	205.3  (7)	345.0  (6)	16
	DEFENSE	139.2  (16)	217.5  (24)	356.7  (23)	13
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	117.2  (21)	210.7  (5)	327.8  (8)	13
	DEFENSE	128.2  (12)	145.3  (8)	273.5  (8)	15

Line: Chargers by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Seattle Seahawks (2-5-0)	0	3	0	7	10
San Diego Chargers (5-2-0)	7	0	7	6	20

( 0- 7) SD  Lydell Mitchell 20 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Roy Gerela kick)
( 3- 7) SEA Efren Herrera 19 yard field goal
( 3-14) SD  John Jefferson 9 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Roy Gerela kick)
(10-14) SEA Sherman Smith 8 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(10-20) SD  John Jefferson 49 yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed)

                     SEA             SD
First Downs:         18              19
Rushes-yards:        25-133          29-96
Yards/rush:          5.3             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-43-192-1     28-35-318-0
Sacked-yards:        5-45            3-23
Net pass yards:      147             295
Net yards/pass:      3.1             7.8
Total net yards:     280             391
Total plays:         73 (34% run)    67 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             5-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     5-35            6-63

Attendance: 50,007

Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 19 of 43 for 192 yards (1 int)
SD: Dan Fouts, 28 of 35 for 318 yards and 3 TDs

Rushing:
SEA: Sherman Smith, 13 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Dan Doornink, 7 for 3 yards; Jim Zorn, 4 for 52 yards; Herman Weaver, 1 for 0 yards
SD: Clarence Williams, 17 for 45 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 5 for 14 yards; Artie Owens, 4 for 38 yards; Dan Fouts, 2 for -2 yards; Mike Thomas, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
SEA: Dan Doornink, 8 for 81 yards; Sherman Smith, 7 for 64 yards; Sam McCullum, 2 for 26 yards; Steve Largent, 1 for 12 yards; Al Hunter, 1 for 9 yards
SD: John Jefferson, 9 for 137 yards and 2 TDs; Clarence Williams, 5 for 35 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 4 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Kellen Winslow, 4 for 31 yards; Charlie Joiner, 3 for 37 yards; Bob Klein, 2 for 36 yards; Artie Owens, 1 for 1 yard

Kick returns:
SEA: Jeff Moore, 1 for 27 yards; Tony Green, 1 for 19 yards; Tony Benjamin, 1 for 16 yards
SD: Artie Owens, 2 for 41 yards

Punt returns:
SEA: Tony Green, 2 for 25 yards
SD: Mike Fuller, 5 for 49 yards

Interceptions:
SD: Glen Edwards, 1 for 25 yards

Punting:
SEA: Herman Weaver, 6 for 254 yards
SD: Jeff West, 4 for 159 yards

Field Goals:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/1
SD: Roy Gerela, 0/2

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