# 1984 San Diego Chargers season

The 1984 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL) and its 25th overall. From a 6–10 record in 1983, the team improved to 7–9. Despite winning seven games, the Chargers failed to win a single game within their division.
Before the second game of the season against the Seattle Seahawks, running back Chuck Muncie missed the team's charter flight from San Diego. He told Chargers coach Don Coryell that he was late because vandals slashed the four tires on his car, but Coryell did not believe him. Muncie arrived in Seattle, but he was sent back to San Diego and did not play. Two days later, he was traded to the Miami Dolphins for a second-round draft pick; however, a urinalysis given by Miami detected cocaine, and the trade was voided. Afterwards, Muncie entered an Arizona drug rehabilitation center for a month. On November 15, he was suspended indefinitely by the NFL; Muncie never played another NFL game.

## NFL draft

1984 San Diego Chargers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Mossy Cade | Safety | Texas | Played in the USFL for the Memphis Showboats |
| 2 | 33 | Mike Guendling | Linebacker | Northwestern | |
| 5 | 118 | Lionel James | Running back | Auburn | |
| 6 | 145 | Keith Guthrie | Defensive tackle | Texas A&M | |
| 7 | 174 | Jesse Bendross | Wide receiver | Alabama | |
| 8 | 199 | Ray Woodard | Defensive tackle | Texas | |
| 8 | 219 | Bob Craighead | Running back | Northeast Louisiana | Traded from San Francisco 49ers |
| 9 | 230 | Zack Barnes | Defensive tackle | Alabama State | |
| 11 | 286 | Buford McGee | Running back | Mississippi | |
| 12 | 331 | Keith Higgins | Wide receiver | Houston | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 2 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 42–13 | 1–0 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 57,276 | Recap |
| 2 | September 9 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 17–31 | 1–1 | Kingdome | 61,314 | Recap |
| 3 | September 16 | Houston Oilers | W 31–14 | 2–1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 52,266 | Recap |
| 4 | September 24 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 30–33 | 2–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 76,131 | Recap |
| 5 | September 30 | Detroit Lions | W 27–24 | 3–2 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 53,509 | Recap |
| 6 | October 7 | at Green Bay Packers | W 34–28 | 4–2 | Lambeau Field | 54,045 | Recap |
| 7 | October 14 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–31 | 4–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 62,233 | Recap |
| 8 | October 21 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 37–44 | 4–4 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 57,442 | Recap |
| 9 | October 29 | Seattle Seahawks | L 0–24 | 4–5 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 53,974 | Recap |
| 10 | November 4 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 38–10 | 5–5 | Hoosier Dome | 60,143 | Recap |
| 11 | November 11 | Denver Broncos | L 13–16 | 5–6 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 53,162 | Recap |
| 12 | November 18 | Miami Dolphins | W 34–28 (OT) | 6–6 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 53,041 | Recap |
| 13 | November 25 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24–52 | 6–7 | Three Rivers Stadium | 55,856 | Recap |
| 14 | December 3 | Chicago Bears | W 20–7 | 7–7 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 45,470 | Recap |
| 15 | December 9 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–16 | 7–8 | Mile High Stadium | 74,867 | Recap |
| 16 | December 16 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 21–42 | 7–9 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 40,221 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| Vikings | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: N/A (game played indoors)
* Game attendance: 57,276
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Reggie Rucker
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Wes Chandler 20-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:39. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:26.
MIN – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal, 7:46. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:53.
SDG – Wes Chandler 17-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:05. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 5:41.
Second quarter
SDG – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:30. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 1:15.
Third quarter
SDG – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:27. Chargers 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:33.
SDG – Charlie Joiner 25-yard pass from Pete Holohan (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:19. Chargers 35–3. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:11.
SDG – Gill Byrd 18-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:32. Chargers 42–3.
MIN – Joey Browner 63-yard fumble return (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:49. Chargers 42–10.
Fourth quarter
MIN – Jan Stenerud 52-yard field goal, 4:16. Chargers 42–13. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 6:09.
Top passers
SDG – Dan Fouts – 21/28, 292 yards, 2 TD
MIN – Tommy Kramer – 11/30, 104 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
SDG – Chuck Muncie – 14 rushes, 51 yards
MIN – Ted Brown – 12 rushes, 53 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Bobby Duckworth – 4 receptions, 115 yards
MIN – Steve Jordan – 3 receptions, 33 yards MIN – Allen Rice – 2 receptions, 33 yards :

#### Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: N/A (game played indoors)
* Game attendance: 61,314
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 43-yard field goal, 10:56. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:04.
SDG – Bobby Duckworth 61-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:30. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:35.
Second quarter
SEA – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:34. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 5:46.
SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 0:01. Tied 10–10. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:23.
Third quarter
SEA – Dave Krieg 37-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:17. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:50.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Dave Krieg 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:10. Seahawks 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:37.
SEA – Daryl Turner 22-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:34. Seahawks 31–10. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:21.
SDG – Eric Sievers 4-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:24. Seahawks 31–17. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 0:33.
Top passers
SDG – Dan Fouts – 23/40, 332 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg – 18/38, 263 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 16 rushes, 89 yards
SEA – Dave Krieg – 6 rushes, 61 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Pete Holohan – 6 receptions, 133 yards
SEA – Daryl Turner – 3 receptions, 97 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Chargers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 80 °F (26.7 °C), relative humidity 77%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 52,266
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Earnest Jackson 3-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:54. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:01.
SDG – Earnest Jackson 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:19. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 6:20.
Second quarter
SDG – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:29. Chargers 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:26.
HOU – Tim Smith 75-yard pass from Warren Moon (Florian Kempf kick), 5:09. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:20.
SDG – Earnest Jackson 6-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 3:17. Chargers 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:52.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 23-yard field goal, 10:00. Chargers 31–7. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 4:35.
HOU – Eric Mullins 7-yard pass from Oliver Luck (Florian Kempf kick), 1:05. Chargers 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:54.
Top passers
HOU – Warren Moon – 11/31, 212 yards, TD
SDG – Dan Fouts – 26/37, 336 yards, INT
Top rushers
HOU – Larry Moriarty – 3 rushes, 11 yards
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 21 rushes, 97 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
HOU – Tim Smith – 5 receptions, 159 yards, TD
SDG – Kellen Winslow – 10 receptions, 146 yards :

#### Week 4: at Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| Raiders | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), relative humidity 59%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
* Game attendance: 76,131
* Referee: Gene Barth
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and O. J. Simpson
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
RAI – Chris Bahr 42-yard field goal, 11:17. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:43.
SDG – Kellen Winslow 11-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:44. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:33.
RAI – Chris Bahr 36-yard field goal, 2:51. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:53.
Second quarter
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 51-yard field goal, 7:06. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 6:33.
RAI – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 0:06. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 7:00.
Third quarter
RAI – Marcus Allen 30-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 11:10. Raiders 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:50.
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 33-yard field goal, 7:14. Raiders 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 0:56.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Earnest Jackson 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:42. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 5:20.
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 48-yard field goal, 11:02. Chargers 23–20. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 1:11.
SDG – Woodrow Lowe 32-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 10:21. Chargers 30–20.
RAI – Marcus Allen 2-yard run (run failed), 8:20. Chargers 30–27. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:01.
RAI – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 0:45. Raiders 33–30. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:53.
Top passers
SDG – Dan Fouts – 19/37, 227 yards, TD, INT
RAI – Jim Plunkett – 24/33, 363 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 29 rushes, 155 yards, TD
RAI – Marcus Allen – 18 rushes, 47 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
SDG – Kellen Winslow – 9 receptions, 119 yards, TD
RAI – Todd Christensen – 8 receptions, 120 yards :

#### Week 5: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Chargers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 30
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 74 °F (23.3 °C), relative humidity 83%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 53,509
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Hill and John Dockery
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Jewerl Thomas 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:17. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:33.
Second quarter
SDG – Jewerl Thomas 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:03. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:44.
SDG – Buford McGee 3-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:43. Chargers 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 3:42.
DET – Billy Sims 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 1:11. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:32.
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 18-yard field goal, 0:04. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 1:07.
Third quarter
DET – Billy Sims 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 13:19. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:41.
DET – Jeff Chadwick 12-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 6:07. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:14.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 41-yard field goal, 8:17. Chargers 27–21. Drive: 15 plays, 56 yards, 5:42.
DET – Eddie Murray 44-yard field goal, 3:56. Chargers 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:21.
Top passers
DET – Gary Danielson – 20/25, 269 yards
SDG – Dan Fouts – 22/34, 268 yards
Top rushers
DET – Billy Sims – 14 rushes, 119 yards, 2 TD
SDG – Lionel James – 10 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
DET – Leonard Thompson – 4 receptions, 80 yards
SDG – Charlie Joiner – 7 receptions, 87 yards :

#### Week 6: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| Packers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), relative humidity 87%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
* Game attendance: 54,045
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Bobby Duckworth 27-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:01. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:59.
GB – Paul Coffman 3-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Eddie Garcia kick), 10:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 2:35.
Second quarter
SDG – Pete Holohan 3-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:58. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:27.
GB – Ed West 29-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Eddie Garcia kick), 0:46. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:13.
Third quarter
SDG – Earnest Jackson 9-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:56. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:06.
GB – Gerry Ellis 4-yard run (Eddie Garcia kick), 6:44. Tied 21–21. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:04.
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 31-yard field goal, 2:14. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:30.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Earnest Jackson 1-yard run, 11:21. Chargers 31–21. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:21.
GB – James Lofton 25-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Eddie Garcia kick), 6:51. Chargers 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:14.
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 39-yard field goal, 1:32. Chargers 34–28. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:19.
Top passers
SDG – Dan Fouts – 31/50, 376 yards, 3 TD
GB – Lynn Dickey – 25/40, 384 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 33 rushes, 99 yards, TD
GB – Harlan Huckleby – 3 rushes, 25 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Kellen Winslow – 15 receptions, 157 yards
GB – James Lofton – 5 receptions, 158 yards, TD :
This was the last time the Chargers defeated the Packers until Week 9, 2019.

#### Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 67 °F (19.4 °C), relative humidity 88%, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
* Game attendance: 62,233
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Merlin Olsen
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KAN – Ken Lacy 24-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:14. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46.
SDG – Benny Ricardo 38-yard field goal, 9:57. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:17.
KAN – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 2:17. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:44.
Second quarter
SDG – Benny Ricardo 42-yard field goal, 10:58. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:19.
Third quarter
SDG – Gill Byrd 99-yard interception return (Benny Ricardo kick), 5:56. Chargers 13–10.
KAN – Stephone Paige 18-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:20. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:36.
Fourth quarter
KAN – Ed Beckman 5-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 7:01. Chiefs 24–13. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:39.
KAN – Herman Heard 69-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:37. Chiefs 31–13. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:12.
Top passers
SDG – Dan Fouts – 30/46, 270 yards, 2 INT
KAN – Bill Kenney – 13/22, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 16 rushes, 68 yards
KAN – Herman Heard – 7 rushes, 84 yards, TD
Top receivers
SDG – Wes Chandler – 8 receptions, 93 yards
KAN – Carlos Carson – 7 receptions, 165 yards :

#### Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 44 |
| Chargers | 7 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), relative humidity 71%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 57,442
* Referee: Tom Dooley
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Earnest Jackson 5-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick), 9:56. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 5:04.
RAI – Marcus Allen 10-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 6:19. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:42.
Second quarter
SDG – Wes Chandler 22-yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed), 5:11. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:40.
SDG – Earnest Jackson 32-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick), 1:53. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:11.
RAI – Malcolm Barnwell 45-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 0:28. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:25.
Third quarter
RAI – Chris Bahr 42-yard field goal, 11:34. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:26.
RAI – Derrick Jensen 1-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 6:25. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:37.
RAI – Chris Bahr 33-yard field goal, 4:42. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:32.
RAI – Dokie Williams 20-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 4:15. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:09.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Benny Ricardo 29-yard field goal, 13:20. Chargers 27–21. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 5:48.
RAI – Malcolm Barnwell 51-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 12:13. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:07.
SDG – Kellen Winslow 5-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Benny Ricardo kick), 10:11. Chargers 27–21. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:02.
RAI – Chris Bahr 32-yard field goal, 3:54. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 6:17.
SDG – Bobby Duckworth 50-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Benny Ricardo kick), 2:36. Chargers 27–21. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:18.
Top passers
RAI – Marc Wilson – 24/37, 332 yards, 5 TD, INT
SDG – Dan Fouts – 24/45, 410 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
RAI – Marcus Allen – 19 rushes, 107 yards
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 20 rushes, 98 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
RAI – Malcolm Barnwell – 2 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD
SDG – Kellen Winslow – 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD :

#### Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), relative humidity 76%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
* Game attendance: 53,974
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and O. J. Simpson
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:13. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 96 yards, 4:09.
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 9:08. Seahawks 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:32.
SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37. Seahawks 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 2:53.
Third quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:12. Seahawks 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:10.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg – 23/29, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT
SDG – Dan Fouts – 24/39, 200 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – David Hughes – 10 rushes, 36 yards
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 18 rushes, 38 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Daryl Turner – 6 receptions, 92 yards
SDG – Jesse Bendross – 4 receptions, 48 yards :

#### Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: N/A (game played indoors)
* Game attendance: 60,143
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Dave Rowe
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Earnest Jackson 2-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:43. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:33.
Second quarter
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 23-yard field goal, 14:57. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:27.
IND – Ray Butler 74-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Raul Allegre kick), 13:17. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:40.
SDG – Charlie Joiner 7-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:36. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:41.
Third quarter
SDG – Wayne Morris 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:53. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03.
IND – Raul Allegre 54-yard field goal, 3:43. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 6:10.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Wes Chandler 20-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:12. Chargers 31–14. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 6:31.
SDG – Buford McGee 2-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:56. Chargers 38–14. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:28.
Top passers
SDG – Dan Fouts – 27/38, 283 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
IND – Mark Herrmann – 18/32, 222 yards, TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 23 rushes, 71 yards, TD
IND – Randy McMillan – 11 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Charlie Joiner – 9 receptions, 119 yards, TD
IND – Ray Butler – 3 receptions, 94 yards, TD :

#### Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| Chargers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), relative humidity 69%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
* Game attendance: 53,162
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Merlin Olsen
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 44-yard field goal, 10:53. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 3:01.
SDG – Charlie Joiner 25-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:37. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:29.
Second quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 45-yard field goal, 9:15. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:07.
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 49-yard field goal, 2:44. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 6:31.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 43-yard field goal, 14:04. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:35.
DEN – Rich Karlis 37-yard field goal, 8:41. Tied 13–13. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:23.
DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:38. Broncos 16–13. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:25.
Top passers
DEN – John Elway – 19/35, 188 yards
SDG – Dan Fouts – 22/38, 261 yards, TD
Top rushers
DEN – Sammy Winder – 22 rushes, 37 yards, TD
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 14 rushes, 69 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Steve Watson – 5 receptions, 49 yards
SDG – Charlie Joiner – 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Chargers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C), relative humidity 83%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 53,041
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Merlin Olsen
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Eric Sievers 3-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:33. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:30.
Second quarter
MIA – Mark Clayton 12-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 11:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:34.
MIA – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick), 7:30. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:07.
SDG – Charlie Joiner 4-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:27. Tied 14–14. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:03.
MIA – Woody Bennett 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 0:47. Dolphins 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
MIA – Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick), 2:50. Dolphins 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:13.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Charlie Joiner 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:29. Dolphins 28–21. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:21.
SDG – Eric Sievers 3-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:51. Tied 28–28. Drive: 19 plays, 91 yards, 10:06.
Overtime
SDG – Buford McGee 25-yard run, 11:43. Chargers 34–28. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:17.
Top passers
MIA – Dan Marino – 28/41, 338 yards, 2 TD, INT
SDG – Dan Fouts – 37/56, 380 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
MIA – Tony Nathan – 11 rushes, 66 yards
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 28 rushes, 124 yards
Top receivers
MIA – Mark Duper – 5 receptions, 99 yards
SDG – Eric Sievers – 12 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Steelers | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 39 °F (3.9 °C), relative humidity 65%, wind 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h; 2.6 kn)
* Game attendance: 55,856
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Len Berman and Gene Washington
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Gary Anderson 55-yard field goal, 8:35. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 38 yards, 6:25.
Second quarter
PIT – Louis Lipps 15-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick), 13:35. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:59.
PIT – Frank Pollard 2-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 11:12. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 2:05.
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 29-yard field goal, 6:31. Steelers 17–3. Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 4:41.
PIT – John Stallworth 30-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick), 2:21. Steelers 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:09.
SDG – Lionel James 59-yard punt return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:15. Steelers 24–10.
Third quarter
SDG – Wes Chandler 63-yard pass from Ed Luther (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:48. Steelers 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:12.
PIT – Frank Pollard 2-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 10:06. Steelers 31–17. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:42.
PIT – John Stallworth 5-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick), 3:45. Steelers 38–17. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:23.
PIT – John Stallworth 45-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick), 0:42. Steelers 45–17. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 0:55.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Mark Malone 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 6:17. Steelers 52–17. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:28.
SDG – Charlie Joiner 25-yard pass from Ed Luther (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:31. Steelers 52–24. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:06.
Top passers
SDG – Ed Luther – 21/32, 296 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
PIT – Mark Malone – 18/22, 253 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 10 rushes, 23 yards
PIT – Walter Abercrombie – 19 rushes, 109 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Wes Chandler – 4 receptions, 105 yards, TD
PIT – Louis Lipps – 7 receptions, 118 yards, TD :

#### Week 14: vs. Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Chargers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), relative humidity 89%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
* Game attendance: 45,470
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and O. J. Simpson
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 48-yard field goal, 14:46. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 1:28.
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 27-yard field goal, 0:26. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:04.
Third quarter
CHI – Walter Payton 10-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 6:38. Bears 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:12.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Bobby Duckworth 88-yard pass from Ed Luther (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:37. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:17.
SDG – Lee Williams 66-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:15. Chargers 20–7.
Top passers
CHI – Rusty Lisch – 18/33, 159 yards, INT
SDG – Ed Luther – 12/29, 269 yards, TD
Top rushers
CHI – Walter Payton – 23 rushes, 92 yards, TD
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 18 rushes, 59 yards
Top receivers
CHI – Walter Payton – 4 receptions, 38 yards
SDG – Bobby Duckworth – 3 receptions, 179 yards, TD :

#### Week 15: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Broncos | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: December 9
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 48 °F (8.9 °C), relative humidity 37%, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
* Game attendance: 74,867
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 42-yard field goal, 4:27. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:16.
SDG – Rolf Benirschke 41-yard field goal, 3:21. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:49.
Second quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 30-yard field goal, 2:50. Chargers 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:36.
DEN – Rich Karlis 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 6–6. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
DEN – Sammy Winder 4-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 7:46. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 5:13.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Buford McGee 4-yard pass from Ed Luther (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:41. Tied 13–13. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:05.
DEN – Rich Karlis 28-yard field goal, 2:08. Broncos 16–13. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 3:48.
Top passers
SDG – Ed Luther – 18/35, 171 yards, TD
DEN – John Elway – 18/31, 193 yards, INT
Top rushers
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 19 rushes, 68 yards
DEN – Sammy Winder – 22 rushes, 90 yards, TD
Top receivers
SDG – Pete Holohan – 4 receptions, 51 yards
DEN – Steve Watson – 3 receptions, 40 yards :

#### Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C), relative humidity 75%, wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
* Game attendance: 40,221
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Dave Rowe
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KAN – Billy Jackson 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 10:53. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:24.
KAN – Walt Arnold 4-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:20. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:19.
Second quarter
KAN – Henry Marshall 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:19. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:54.
KAN – Stephone Paige 65-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:10. Chiefs 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:40.
Third quarter
KAN – Herman Heard 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 12:12. Chiefs 35–0. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:48.
KAN – Theotis Brown 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:44. Chiefs 42–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 6:21.
SDG – Wes Chandler 15-yard pass from Ed Luther (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:31. Chiefs 42–7. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:13.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Buford McGee 2-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:01. Chiefs 42–14. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 7:33.
SDG – Buford McGee 3-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:55. Chiefs 42–21. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 0:55.
Top passers
KAN – Bill Kenney – 17/23, 245 yards, 3 TD
SDG – Ed Luther – 24/44, 333 yards, TD
Top rushers
KAN – Herman Heard – 15 rushes, 84 yards, TD
SDG – Earnest Jackson – 19 rushes, 79 yards
Top receivers
KAN – Henry Marshall – 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD
SDG – Eric Sievers – 4 receptions, 83 yards :

### Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Denver Broncos$^{(2)}$ | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–2 | 10–2 | 353 | 241 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks$^{(4)}$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 418 | 282 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders$^{(5)}$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 368 | 278 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–7 | 314 | 324 | W3 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 0–8 | 3–9 | 394 | 413 | L2 |