| New York Giants at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 19, 1980 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 50397 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 78 F Humidty: 26% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Cappelletti 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Jefferson 39 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 11 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Billy Taylor 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Cappelletti 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Floyd 31 pass from Dan Fouts (run failed) | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 50 FG | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Muncie 5 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 44 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 82 | WR | Danny Pittman |
| 77 | LOT | Vern Holland |
| 69 | LOG | Roy Simmons |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 63 | ROT | Terry Falcon |
| 81 | TE | Tom Mullady |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 38 | RB | Billy Taylor |
| 41 | FB | Bo Matthews |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 76 | NT | Curtis McGriff |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 61 | LILB | Phil Cancik |
| 74 | RILB | Chris Linnin |
| 57 | ROLB | John Skorupan |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 26 | FS | Bud Hebert |
| 46 | RCB | Mike Dennis |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 60 | ROT | Dan Audick |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 22 | RB | Mike Thomas |
| 25 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Wilbur Young |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 71 | RDE | Fred Dean |
| 51 | LB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 52 | LB | Ray Preston |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 44 | SS | Pete Shaw |
| 27 | FS | Glen Edwards |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bo Matthews | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Phil Simms | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Leon Perry | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Heater | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Mike Thomas | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| John Cappelletti | 11 | 17 | 1.5 | 2 | |
| Booker Russell | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Rick Partridge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 2 | 135 | 4.7 | 0 | 33.0 | |||
| Scott Brunner | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 56.2 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 1 | 444 | 10.8 | 3 | 114.3 | |||
| Ed Luther | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Danny Pittman | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Mullady | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Friede | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 10 | 171 | 17.1 | 1 | |
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| John Jefferson | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 1 | |
| Mike Thomas | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| John Floyd | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mike Dennis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Laslavic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Alvin Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Alvin Garrett | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | 0 | ||
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| San Diego Chargers | |
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