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Sunday, December 17, 1978
Scoring
| SDG | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Chargers | John Jefferson 33 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Oilers | Robert Woods 21 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| Oilers | Toni Fritsch 43 yard field goal | 7 | 10 | |
| Chargers | Dwight McDonald 37 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 10 | |
| Chargers | Don Woods 3 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 10 | |
| Oilers | Ronnie Coleman 7 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 21 | 17 | |
| 3rd | Chargers | Rolf Benirschke 19 yard field goal | 24 | 17 |
| Chargers | Bob Klein 10 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 31 | 17 | |
| 4th | Oilers | Tim Wilson 2 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 24 |
| Chargers | Don Woods 18 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 38 | 24 | |
| Chargers | John Jefferson 36 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 45 | 24 |
Team Stats
| SDG | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-149-2 | 27-117-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 21-41-369-4-2 | 16-33-165-3-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-1 | 2-12 |
| Net pass yards | 368 | 153 |
| Total yards | 517 | 270 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 11-90 | 6-35 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 21 | 40 | 369 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| John Jefferson | SDG | 6 | 149 | 2 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Don Woods | SDG | 16 | 53 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Dwight McDonald | SDG | 2 | 68 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 3 | 62 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Bob Klein | SDG | 5 | 55 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Lydell Mitchell | SDG | 8 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Hank Bauer | SDG | 5 | 21 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 8 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| James Harris | SDG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 14 | 29 | 165 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 14 | 77 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 3 | 67 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 7 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 2 | 28 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Robert Woods | HOU | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| Guido Merkens | HOU | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| Brian Duncan | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | HOU | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Jerome Dove | SDG | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Fuller | SDG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pete Shaw | SDG | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Johnnie Dirden | HOU | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 158 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Greg Stemrick | HOU | 0.0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| J.C. Wilson | HOU | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Robert Woods | HOU | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
Kicking & Punting
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Rolf Benirschke | SDG | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff West | SDG | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 0 | ||||
| Toni Fritsch | HOU | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Parsley | HOU | 8 | 307 | 38.4 | 0 | ||||
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