Super Bowl XLIV: San Diego Chargers vs. Atlanta Falcons
January 25, 1987 70° King Dome
Attendance: 75,000 (100%)
San Diego Chargers 0 7 6 0 - 13
Atlanta Falcons 0 0 7 10 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) San Diego Chargers: 2-5-ATL 5 (5:43) 2-Eric Young pass complete to 14-Charles Couch for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Robert Mason. ATL 0 SD. 7
(Qtr 3) San Diego Chargers: 4-6-ATL 6 (4:07) 4-Robert Mason 25 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 79-Craig Luna was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. ATL 0 SD. 10
(Qtr 3) Atlanta Falcons: 1-10-ATL 25 (4:05) 5-Miguel Davis pass complete to 17-Raymond McManus for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Loyd Charney. ATL 7 SD. 10
(Qtr 3) San Diego Chargers: 4-2-ATL 36 (1:13) 4-Robert Mason 54 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 7 SD. 13
(Qtr 4) Atlanta Falcons: 3-3-SD. 3 (3:00) 87-Trinidad Bowers ran to SD. 0 for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Loyd Charney. ATL 14 SD. 13
(Qtr 4) Atlanta Falcons: 4-9-SD. 9 (1:08) 9-Loyd Charney 27 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 17 SD. 13
Team Statistics
Atlanta Falcons San Diego Chargers
First Downs 12 18
- Rushing 8 11
- Passing 4 6
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 316 257
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards Per Play 5.96 3.72
Net Rushing Yards 150 156
- Rushing Attempts 36 33
- Yards Per Rush 4.17 4.73
Net Passing Yards 166 101
- Att/Comp/Int 17 / 9 / 0 35 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 166 110
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 1 / 9
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.76 2.81
- Yards Per Completion 18.44 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 14 5 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 17 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 8 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:03 34:58
Drive Charts
Atlanta Falcons
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:50 1:26 OWN 11 4 33 Fumble
1 9:18 2:54 OWN 12 5 19 Punt
1 1:32 4:06 OWN 39 8 29 Missed FG
2 5:40 2:04 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 1:16 1:16 OWN 19 3 10 Half
3 15:00 1:18 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
3 4:04 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
3 1:09 2:32 OWN 25 6 24 Punt
4 12:06 2:48 OWN 48 4 23 Missed FG
4 7:49 4:52 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
4 2:43 1:37 OPP 25 6 16 Field Goal
San Diego Chargers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:10 OWN 25 5 16 Punt
1 11:23 2:05 OPP 47 3 -2 Punt
1 6:25 4:53 OWN 22 9 46 Missed FG
2 12:26 6:46 OWN 39 13 61 Touchdown
2 3:36 2:21 OWN 19 5 17 Punt
3 13:42 9:38 OWN 31 15 62 Field Goal
3 3:54 2:45 OWN 25 5 39 Field Goal
4 13:37 1:31 OWN 3 3 -1 Punt
4 9:18 1:29 OWN 36 3 2 Punt
4 2:57 0:14 OWN 25 4 1 Downs
4 1:06 1:06 OWN 25 4 14 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#85 Michael Paschal 7 54 7.71 29 2 0
#45 David Edwards 11 42 3.82 12 2 0
#25 Clifford Kuntz 11 26 2.36 15 1 0
#81 David Brown 5 24 4.80 17 1 0
#26 Trinidad Bowers 2 4 2.00 3 0 1
San Diego Chargers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#10 Jordan Triplett 17 75 4.41 13 6 0
#21 Felix Butcher 14 57 4.07 14 3 0
#48 Gary Johnson 2 24 12.00 12 2 0
Passing Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Miguel Davis 17 9 166 0 / 0 1 75 0 106.50
San Diego Chargers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Eric Young 35 20 110 1 / 9 1 12 0 72.32
Receiving Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Raymond McManus 1 75 75.00 75 1
#85 Michael Paschal 2 42 21.00 25 0
#45 David Edwards 2 17 8.50 12 0
#84 Chris Hudspeth 1 17 17.00 17 0
#85 Joseph Coons 1 9 9.00 9 0
#25 Clifford Kuntz 2 6 3.00 5 0
San Diego Chargers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Joseph Gose 4 28 7.00 12 0
#86 Edward Chouinard 3 21 7.00 10 0
#21 Felix Butcher 3 19 6.33 12 0
#10 Jordan Triplett 5 14 2.80 6 0
#83 Tony Brown 2 14 7.00 10 0
#14 Charles Couch 2 9 4.50 5 1
#58 Charles Bitter 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#25 Clifford Kuntz 5 2 0 0
#61 Kenneth Wright 16 41 0 5
#77 Ronald Geiger 20 30 0 2
#87 Charles Rodriguez 1 3 0 0
#68 Willie Harris 23 31 0 0
#84 Chris Hudspeth 0 36 0 0
#10 Kenneth Hawes 0 14 0 0
#85 Joseph Coons 5 22 0 0
#63 Fernando Ford 4 7 0 0
#53 James Quinonez 16 31 0 3
#56 David Carr 21 29 0 0
#17 Raymond McManus 0 21 0 0
#84 Carmine Byler 0 23 0 0
#60 Keith Lindberg 7 12 0 0
#19 Toby Johnson 0 3 0 0
#81 David Brown 0 1 0 0
#40 David McNeal 0 2 0 0
#70 Marco Johnston 3 8 0 0
#85 Michael Paschal 1 6 0 0
#26 Richard Morgan 1 1 0 0
#80 William Money 9 15 0 3
#52 Edward Hampton 9 2 0 0
#99 Bobby Bell 4 0 0 0
#50 Elvin Gilbert 4 3 0 0
#37 Michael Fleming 5 3 0 0
#27 Douglas Stinson 0 2 0 0
#12 Greg Renteria 0 1 0 1
#24 Arthur Borquez 0 1 0 0
#42 Alfred Wanner 0 1 0 0
San Diego Chargers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Rod Cameron 41 36 1 2
#75 George Ramsey 39 36 0 3
#79 Arthur Wilson 40 41 0 3
#45 Gary Cullen 36 39 0 1
#77 Chad Roberts 39 37 0 4
#83 Tony Brown 9 23 0 3
#19 Joseph Gose 0 25 0 1
#86 Edward Chouinard 0 29 0 0
#14 Charles Couch 0 23 0 3
#58 Charles Bitter 17 17 0 1
#84 Jean Parker 4 1 0 0
#87 Thomas Liston 7 15 0 1
#73 Anthony Jones 12 6 0 0
#51 Wilbur Shelton 0 1 0 0
#97 Douglas Hammer 0 1 0 0
#93 Eddie Heath 0 1 0 0
#32 John Willison 0 1 0 0
#64 Samuel Katz 4 5 0 1
#21 Felix Butcher 10 3 0 0
#65 Fred Moss 7 4 0 0
#39 Richard Wotring 3 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
San Diego Chargers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#25 Clifford Kuntz 1 0 0 0
#41 Christopher Forsythe 0 0 1 0
San Diego Chargers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#21 Felix Butcher 1 0 0 0
#41 Matthew Jameson 0 1 0 0
#93 Eddie Heath 0 0 1 0
#14 Charles Couch 0 1 0 0
Punting
Atlanta Falcons
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Gerard Rogue 4 195 48.75 48.75 50 2
San Diego Chargers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Brian Lee 5 224 44.80 43.40 50 3
Kicking
Atlanta Falcons
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Loyd Charney 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 27 2 / 2
San Diego Chargers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Robert Mason 2 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 2 54 1 / 1
Punt Return
Atlanta Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Toby Johnson 1 8 8.0 8 0
San Diego Chargers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Atlanta Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
San Diego Chargers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Name Tackles Sacks
#57 Ruben Hilton 7 0
#55 Jose Evans 7 0
#79 Craig Luna 5 0
#24 Arthur Borquez 5 0
#29 Frank Lacy 4 0
#29 Donald Higgins 4 0
#99 Bobby Bell 4 1
#50 Elvin Gilbert 4 0
#26 Richard Morgan 3 0
#90 Raymond Murphy 2 0
#95 John Frazier 2 0
#27 Douglas Stinson 1 0
#40 David McNeal 1 0
#60 Keith Lindberg 1 0
#93 Ernesto Tyler 1 0
#41 Christopher Forsythe 1 0
#92 David Herrera 1 0
#64 Francis Powell 1 0
San Diego Chargers
Name Tackles Sacks
#90 Raymond Blackmon 8 0
#97 Douglas Hammer 5 0
#41 Matthew Jameson 4 0
#67 Kelley Lovett 4 0
#34 William King 3 0
#93 Eddie Heath 3 0
#25 Brian Adams 3 0
#95 Jeffrey Westerfield 2 0
#53 James Chapman 2 0
#75 Christopher Lawrence 2 0
#51 Wilbur Shelton 1 0
#59 David Frye 1 0
#35 Robert Evans 1 0
#83 Tony Brown 1 0
#37 Charles Harris 1 0
#32 John Willison 1 0