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Sunday September 21, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/21/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
San Diego ChargersOFFENSE136.5  (11)298.0  (1)434.5  (3)7
DEFENSE116.5  (15)225.5  (19)342.0  (17)6
Denver BroncosOFFENSE123.0  (15)165.0  (20)288.0  (19)2
DEFENSE123.5  (17)280.0  (27)403.5  (26)5

Line: Broncos by 2

Team1234F
San Diego Chargers (3-0-0)3243030
Denver Broncos (1-2-0)337013

( 3- 0) SD  Rolf Benirschke 53 yard field goal
( 3- 3) DEN Fred Steinfort 51 yard field goal
(10- 3) SD  John Cappelletti 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)
(10- 6) DEN Fred Steinfort 46 yard field goal
(17- 6) SD  Charlie Joiner 22 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
(24- 6) SD  Glen Edwards 68 yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick)
(27- 6) SD  Rolf Benirschke 32 yard field goal
(30- 6) SD  Rolf Benirschke 42 yard field goal
(30-13) DEN Haven Moses 15 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
                     SD              DEN
First Downs:         16              22
Rushes-yards:        33-92           27-153
Yards/rush:          2.8             5.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-27-211-3     25-43-270-6
Sacked-yards:        0-0             6-49
Net pass yards:      211             221
Net yards/pass:      7.8             4.5
Total net yards:     303             374
Total plays:         60 (55% run)    76 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-1
Turnovers:           3               7
Penalties-yards:     12-103          11-98

Attendance: 74,970
Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 13 of 27 for 211 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
DEN: Matt Robinson, 13 of 25 for 146 yards (4 int); Craig Morton, 12 of 18 for 124 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
SD: Clarence Williams, 16 for 53 yards; John Cappelletti, 8 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Hank Bauer, 3 for 11 yards; Booker Russell, 2 for 6 yards; Dan Fouts, 2 for 0 yards; Ed Luther, 1 for -2 yards; LaRue Harrington, 1 for -2 yards
DEN: Jim Jensen, 12 for 85 yards; Dave Preston, 6 for 26 yards; Otis Armstrong, 3 for 25 yards; Matt Robinson, 3 for 1 yard; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 15 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
SD: Charlie Joiner, 4 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Kellen Winslow, 3 for 60 yards; John Jefferson, 3 for 44 yards; John Cappelletti, 3 for 27 yards
DEN: Jim Jensen, 9 for 59 yards; Haven Moses, 5 for 103 yards and 1 TD; Dave Preston, 3 for 19 yards; Otis Armstrong, 3 for 5 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 29 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 25 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 24 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
SD: Hank Bauer, 1 for 14 yards
DEN: Mike Harden, 3 for 63 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Pete Shaw, 4 for 20 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 5 for 36 yards; Mike Harden, 1 for 23 yards

Interceptions:
SD: Glen Edwards, 2 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Woodrow Lowe, 1 for 28 yards; Jim Laslavic, 1 for 11 yards; Hal Stringert, 1 for 0 yards; Cliff Thrift, 1 for 0 yards
DEN: Steve Foley, 1 for 31 yards; Maurice Harvey, 1 for 18 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 11 yards

Punting:
SD: Rick Partridge, 6 for 273 yards
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 5 for 228 yards

Field Goals:
SD: Rolf Benirschke, 3/3
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 2/2




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