| San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: September 20, 1981 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 63866 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 81 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ted McKnight 1 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Kellen Winslow 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | James Brooks 29 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Muncie 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Eric Sievers 12 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Al Dixon 7 pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ted McKnight 3 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Muncie 3 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 35 | 21 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Billy Jackson 4 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 35 | 28 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 37 FG | 35 | 31 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gary Johnson 5 lateral from Leroy Jones 6 interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 42 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 87 | WR | Dwight Scales |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 85 | TE | Eric Sievers |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 46 | RB | Chuck Muncie |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 60 | RDE | Don Reese |
| 57 | LLB | Linden King |
| 59 | MLB | Cliff Thrift |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 47 | SS | Frank Duncan |
| 43 | FS | Bob Gregor |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 86 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 66 | LOG | Brad Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 77 | ROT | Charlie Getty |
| 84 | TE | Al Dixon |
| 9 | QB | Bill Kenney |
| 22 | HB | Ted McKnight |
| 48 | FB | James Hadnot |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 91 | NT | Ken Kremer |
| 99 | RDE | Mike Bell |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Howard |
| 54 | LILB | Frank Manumaleuga |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 51 | ROLB | Charles Jackson |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 41 | SS | Herb Christopher |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 44 | RCB | Eric Harris |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 30 | 2 |
| Dan Fouts | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Roberts | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Joe Delaney | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 6 | 2 |
| James Hadnot | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Jackson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 3 | 284 | 6.6 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Bill Kenney | 41 | 22 | 53.7 | 5 | 303 | 7.4 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 46.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Eric Sievers | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 31 | 1 |
| James Brooks | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ronnie Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| J.T. Smith | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Al Dixon | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 26 | 1 |
| Joe Delaney | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 26 | 0 |
| James Hadnot | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Carlos Carson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Willie Buchanon | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Linden King | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Gregor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Leroy Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gary Johnson | 0 | 5 | 5Lt | 1 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Frank Manumaleuga | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Gary Barbaro | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bob Grupp | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| James Brooks | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Pete Shaw | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| James Brooks | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Carlos Carson | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Joe Delaney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Leroy Jones | 1.0 |
| Gary Johnson | 1.0 |
| Jimmy Webb | 1.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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