NFL game summary for 10/21/1979:

Dan Fouts became the seventh player in NFL history to record three straight 300-yard passing games and the Chargers' defense forced eight turnovers as San Diego maintained a one-game edge over Denver in the AFC West. Fouts (17 of 32 for 326 yards) completed scoring passes of 6 yards to Bob Klein and 65 yards to John Jefferson. Hank Bauer added two one-yard scores, Mike Wood kicked two field goals, and Wilbur Young returned a fumble three yards for a touchdown.

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	114.1  (22)	222.7  (4)	336.9  (6)	13
	DEFENSE	128.9  (11)	145.6  (10)	274.4  (6)	16
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	133.9  (17)	156.9  (17)	290.7  (16)	16
	DEFENSE	122.1  (7)	131.4  (4)	253.6  (4)	17

Line: Chargers by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Diego Chargers (6-2-0)	7	7	17	9	40
Los Angeles Rams (4-4-0)	7	0	0	9	16

( 7- 0) SD  Hank Bauer 1 yard rush (Mike Wood kick)
( 7- 7) LA  Wendell Tyler 3 yard rush (Frank Corral kick)
(14- 7) SD  John Jefferson 65 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)
(21- 7) SD  Wilbur Young 3 yard fumble return (Mike Wood kick)
(24- 7) SD  Mike Wood 37 yard field goal
(31- 7) SD  Bob Klein 6 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)
(31-14) LA  Preston Dennard 31 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)
(34-14) SD  Mike Wood 31 yard field goal
(40-14) SD  Hank Bauer 1 yard rush (kick failed)
(40-16) LA  Safety, Jeff West stepped out of end zone

                     SD              LA
First Downs:         17              24
Rushes-yards:        35-65           27-104
Yards/rush:          1.9             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-32-326-2     21-42-280-4
Sacked-yards:        0-0             5-47
Net pass yards:      326             233
Net yards/pass:      10.2            5.0
Total net yards:     391             337
Total plays:         67 (52% run)    74 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             5-4
Turnovers:           2               8
Penalties-yards:     14-118          5-36

Attendance: 62,245

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 17 of 32 for 326 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
LA: Pat Haden, 17 of 30 for 248 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Jeff Rutledge, 4 of 12 for 32 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
SD: Lydell Mitchell, 12 for 48 yards; Clarence Williams, 7 for 15 yards; Artie Owens, 6 for 0 yards; Bo Matthews, 4 for 2 yards; Hank Bauer, 3 for 4 yards and 2 TDs; James Harris, 2 for -2 yards; Jeff West, 1 for -2 yards
LA: Wendell Tyler, 20 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Cullen Bryant, 5 for 13 yards; Pat Haden, 1 for 12 yards; Preston Dennard, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
SD: Charlie Joiner, 7 for 168 yards; John Jefferson, 3 for 112 yards and 1 TD; Lydell Mitchell, 3 for 17 yards; Clarence Williams, 2 for 14 yards; Larry Burton, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD
LA: Elvis Peacock, 5 for 97 yards; Terry Nelson, 5 for 55 yards; Cullen Bryant, 4 for 40 yards; Preston Dennard, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Wendell Tyler, 3 for 19 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 15 yards

Kick returns:
SD: Artie Owens, 1 for 24 yards; Mike Fuller, 1 for 13 yards
LA: Drew Hill, 5 for 91 yards; Eddie Hill, 2 for 45 yards; Elvis Peacock, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Mike Fuller, 4 for 35 yards

Interceptions:
SD: Mike Fuller, 2 for 23 yards; Mike Williams, 1 for 50 yards; Pete Shaw, 1 for 30 yards
LA: Eddie Brown, 1 for 0 yards; Dwayne O'Steen, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
SD: Jeff West, 5 for 159 yards
LA: Ken Clark, 5 for 221 yards

Field Goals:
SD: Mike Wood, 2/2
LA: Frank Corral, 0/1

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