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New England Patriots
New England Patriots
@
Los Angeles Chargers
San Diego Chargers
Date
October 16, 1977
Kickoff
04:00 PM ET
01:00 PM PT
Score
NE 24 — LAC 20 F

Stadium

Capacity: 70,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1967

Broadcast

Announcers

Jay Randolph/Paul Maguire

Summary

NE and LAC combined for 235 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Sam Cunningham led NE with 141 rushing yards while Don Woods paced LAC with 30. Through the air, Sam Cunningham topped NE with 41 receiving yards while Don Woods led LAC with 111.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat NE SD
First Downs 22 16
Rush-Yds-TDs 51-256-1 19-53-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-22-83-2-1 18-26-249-1-1
Sacked-Yards 1-14 2-19
Net Pass Yards 69 230
Total Yards 325 283
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-Yards 9-101 6-53

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat NE SD
First Downs 22 16
Rush-Yds-TDs 51-256-1 19-53-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-22-83-2-1 18-26-249-1-1
Sacked-Yards 1-14 2-19
Net Pass Yards 69 230
Total Yards 325 283
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-Yards 9-101 6-53

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Patriots Don Hasselbeck 1 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) 7-0
Chargers Clarence Williams 1 yard rush 7-6
3 Chargers Rickey Young 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) 7-13
Patriots Ike Forte 7 yard rush (John Smith kick) 14-13
4 Patriots John Smith 28 yard field goal 17-13
Patriots Don Hasselbeck 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) 24-13
Chargers Charlie Joiner 16 yard pass from Bill Munson (Rolf Benirschke kick) 24-20

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