New England Patriots
San Diego Chargers
Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Inaugurated: 01/01/1967
Broadcast
Announcers
Ross Porter, Willie Davis
Summary
NE and LAC combined for 574 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Sam Cunningham led NE with 90 rushing yards while Rickey Young paced LAC with 44. Through the air, Russ Francis topped NE with 81 receiving yards while Gary Garrison led LAC with 108.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
NE
SD
First Downs
24
18
Rush-Yds-TDs
39-120-1
23-79-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
17-28-245-1-1
25-42-329-1-2
Sacked-Yards
2-21
7-50
Net Pass Yards
224
279
Total Yards
344
358
Fumbles-Lost
5-2
3-0
Turnovers
3
2
Penalties-Yards
9-76
14-120
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
NE
SD
First Downs
24
18
Rush-Yds-TDs
39-120-1
23-79-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
17-28-245-1-1
25-42-329-1-2
Sacked-Yards
2-21
7-50
Net Pass Yards
224
279
Total Yards
344
358
Fumbles-Lost
5-2
3-0
Turnovers
3
2
Penalties-Yards
9-76
14-120
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Chargers
Ray Wersching 41 yard field goal
0-3
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Patriots
John Smith 38 yard field goal
3-3
—
Patriots
Bob Howard 44 yard interception return (John Smith kick)
10-3
2
Chargers
Ray Wersching 30 yard field goal
10-6
—
Patriots
John Smith 19 yard field goal
13-6
—
Patriots
Sam Cunningham 4 yard rush (John Smith kick)
20-6
—
Patriots
John Smith 35 yard field goal
23-6
3
Chargers
Ray Wersching 25 yard field goal
23-9
—
Patriots
Randy Vataha 13 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
30-9
—
Chargers
Gary Garrison 8 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Ray Wersching kick)
30-16
4
Patriots
John Smith 46 yard field goal
33-16
—
Chargers
Ray Wersching 37 yard field goal
33-19