1980 - Week 4
San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
At Arrowhead Stadium Sunday, September 28, 1980
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
San Diego Chargers 7 17 0 7 31
Kansas City Chiefs 0 7 20 14 41
Scoring Plays Chargers Chiefs
1st Quarter
Chargers 10:09 J.Cappelletti 5 yard pass from D.Fouts ( R.Benirschke kick ) ( 11-94, 4:51 ) 7 0
2nd Quarter
Chargers 10:10 J.Jefferson 12 yard pass from D.Fouts ( R.Benirschke kick ) ( 9-67, 4:35 ) 14 0
Chiefs 8:47 T.McKnight 19 yard run ( N.Lowery kick ) ( 4-72, 1:23 ) 14 7
Chargers 2:04 R.Benirschke 25 yard field goal ( 12-74, 6:43 ) 17 7
Chargers 0:21 C.Joiner 58 yard pass from D.Fouts ( R.Benirschke kick ) ( 1-58, 0:07 ) 24 7
3rd Quarter
Chiefs 9:30 N.Lowery 30 yard field goal ( 11-67, 5:30 ) 24 10
Chiefs 9:21 H.Christopher 21 yard fumble return ( N.Lowery kick ) 24 17
Chiefs 7:39 H.Belton 7 yard run ( N.Lowery kick ) ( 1-7, 0:07 ) 24 24
Chiefs 5:59 N.Lowery 28 yard field goal ( 4-41, 1:11 ) 24 27
4th Quarter
Chiefs 6:04 J.T.Smith 2 yard pass from B.Kenney ( N.Lowery kick ) ( 7-38, 4:30 ) 24 34
Chiefs 4:50 A.Morgado 5 yard run ( N.Lowery kick ) ( 2-10, 0:53 ) 24 41
Chargers 0:03 C.Joiner 3 yard pass from D.Fouts ( R.Benirschke kick ) ( 11-98, 1:50 ) 31 41

MVP: Dan Fouts QB (San Diego)
Passing: 424 Yds, 4 TD, 119 Rating, Rushing: 4 Yds.

Unavailable
SDG: M.Thomas (RB), R.Washington (T), C.A.Williams (RB), W.Young (DE), H.Stringert (CB)
KAN: E.Gant (RB\KR), W.Paul (LB)
In-Game Injuries
SDG: F.Dean (DE)
KAN: None.
Temp: 69°. Clear Skies. Wind 4 mph (Head/Tailwind).
Surface: Turf
Drive Charts
San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 4:51 SDG 6 11 94 Touchdown 10:09 1:30 KAN 20 5 24 Punt
8:39 5:01 SDG 21 8 24 Punt 3:38 2:03 KAN 13 4 16 Fumble
1:35 0:33 KAN 29 3 0 Missed FG 1:02 1:17 KAN 29 3 -2 Punt
14:45 4:35 SDG 33 9 67 Touchdown 10:10 1:23 KAN 28 4 72 Touchdown
8:47 6:43 SDG 18 12 74 Field Goal 2:04 1:36 KAN 16 6 15 Punt
0:28 0:07 SDG 42 1 58 Touchdown 0:21 0:21 KAN 31 1 8 End of Half
9:30 0:09 SDG 20 1 0 TurnoverTD 15:00 5:30 KAN 20 11 67 Field Goal
9:21 1:35 SDG 7 3 0 Fumble 7:46 0:07 SDG 7 1 7 Touchdown
7:39 0:29 SDG 28 2 24 Fumble 7:10 1:11 KAN 48 4 41 Field Goal
5:59 1:43 SDG 32 3 1 Punt 4:16 6:17 KAN 19 13 45 Interception
12:59 2:25 SDG 25 5 13 Fumble 10:34 4:30 SDG 38 7 38 Touchdown
6:04 0:21 SDG 31 1 0 Interception 5:43 0:53 SDG 10 2 10 Touchdown
4:50 0:54 SDG 15 3 9 Punt 3:56 2:03 KAN 43 5 17 Punt
1:53 1:50 SDG 2 11 98 Touchdown 0:03 0:03 SDG 49 0 0 End of Game
31:16 SDG 25 73 462 28:44 KAN 40 66 358
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
San Diego Chargers 10:25 11:25 3:56 5:30 31:16
Kansas City Chiefs 4:35 3:35 11:04 9:30 28:44
Team Statistics Chargers Chiefs
Total Points 31 41
1st Downs 26 20
Rushing 4 11
Passing 20 8
Penalty 2 1
3rd-Down Conversions 7-13 8-14
4th-Down Conversions 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 10-88 9-64
Fumbles-Lost 5-4 4-1
Time Of Pos. 31:16 28:44
Total Net Yards 499 368
Total Plays 74 66
Average Gain 6.7 5.6
Net Yards Rushing 103 203
Rushes 26 40
Avg. Per Rush 4.0 5.1
Net Yards Passing 396 165
Completions 28 12
Attempts 43 24
Completion % 65.1 50.0
Yards Per Completion 15.1 14.6
Times Sacked 5 2
Had Intercepted 1 1
Touchdowns 4 5
Rushing 0 3
Passing 4 1
Other 0 1
Extra Points 4-4 5-5
Field Goals 1-2 2-2
San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
John Cappelletti 24 99 4.1 38 0 Ted McKnight 18 109 6.1 19 1
Dan Fouts 2 4 2.0 4 0 Tony Reed 6 28 4.7 8 0
Horace Belton 5 31 6.2 8 1
Bill Kenney 4 12 3.0 9 0
Arnold Morgado 4 9 2.2 5 1
James Hadnot 3 14 4.7 5 0
Totals 26 103 4.0 38 0 Totals 40 203 5.1 19 3
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Dan Fouts 43 28 424 5 28 4 58 1 119 Bill Kenney 24 12 175 2 10 1 38 1 71
Totals 43 28 424 5 28 4 58 1 119 Totals 24 12 175 2 10 1 38 1 71
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Kellen Winslow 9 140 15.6 37 0 Henry Marshall 4 76 19.0 36 0
Charlie Joiner 9 206 22.9 58 2 J.T. Smith 2 11 5.5 9 1
John Jefferson 6 52 8.7 15 1 Ted McKnight 2 13 6.5 7 0
John Cappelletti 3 20 6.7 11 1 Al Dixon 2 46 23.0 38 0
Greg McCrary 1 6 6.0 6 0 James Hadnot 1 19 19.0 19 0
Arnold Morgado 1 10 10.0 10 0
Totals 28 424 15.1 58 4 Totals 12 175 14.6 38 1
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Woodrow Lowe 10 - - - 1 - - - - Art Still 7 - - - 2 2 - - 2
Mike H. Williams 8 - - - - - - 1 - Frank Manumaleuga 5 - - - 1 - - - -
Bob Horn 8 - - - - - - 2 - Gary Green 5 - - - - - - - -
Louie Kelcher 6 - - - - - - - - M.L. Carter 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Willie Buchanon 5 - - - - - - 2 - Tom Howard 4 - - - 1 1 - 1 1
Pete Shaw 5 1 21 - - - - - - Dave Lindstrom 4 - - - 1 1 - - 1
Jerome Dove 5 - - - - - - - - Eric Harris 3 - - - - - - - -
Frank Duncan 4 - - - - - - 1 - Donovan Rose 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Glen Edwards 4 - - - - - - - 1 Kelly Kirchbaum 3 - - - - - - - -
Gary Johnson 3 - - - - - - - - Jerry L. Reese 3 - - - - - - - -
Ray Preston 3 - - - - - - - - Gary Barbaro 3 1 33 - - - - 1 -
Linden King 2 - - - - - - - - Gary Spani 3 - - - - - - - -
Carl McGee 2 - - - - - - - - Clarence Sanders 2 - - - - - - - -
Jim Laslavic 2 - - - - - - - - Herb Christopher 2 - - - - - - 1 -
Fred Dean 1 - - - - - - - - Charles Jackson 2 - - - - - - - -
Leroy Jones 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 Paul Dombroski 2 - - - - - - - -
Mike Fuller 1 - - - - - - - - Jerry Blanton 2 - - - - - - - -
Ken Kremer 1 - - - - - - - -
Cal Peterson 1 - - - - - - - -
Don Parrish 1 - - - - - - - 1
Totals 70 1 21 - 2 - 1 6 2 Totals 60 1 33 - 5 4 - 5 5
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
John Cappelletti 3 3 0 0 0 Ted McKnight 2 1 0 0 0
Dan Fouts 2 1 0 0 0 Bill Kenney 1 0 0 0 0
Gary Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 J.T. Smith 1 0 0 0 0
Doug Wilkerson 0 0 1 0 0 Jack Rudnay 0 0 2 0 0
Herb Christopher 0 0 0 1 21
Cal Peterson 0 0 0 1 0
Gary Spani 0 0 0 1 0
Gary Barbaro 0 0 1 0 -3
Art Still 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 5 4 1 1 0 Totals 4 1 3 4 18
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Rick Partridge 3 128 42.7 0 1 54 Bob Grupp 4 163 40.8 0 1 44
Totals 3 128 42.7 0 1 54 Totals 4 163 40.8 0 1 44
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Mike Fuller 2 23 11.5 1 14 0 J.T. Smith 2 18 9.0 1 9 0
Totals 2 23 11.5 1 14 0 Totals 2 18 9.0 1 9 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Mike Fuller 5 81 16.2 27 0 Carlos Carson 2 55 27.5 30 0
Ron B. Smith 2 29 14.5 26 0 Horace Belton 1 14 14.0 14 0
Totals 7 110 15.7 27 0 Totals 3 69 23.0 30 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Rolf Benirschke 2 1 25 4 4 Nick Lowery 2 2 30 5 5
Totals 2 1 25 4 4 Totals 2 2 30 5 5