San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

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December 14th, 1997

1997 Week 16

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB C. Whelihan

RB G. Brown

FB A. Craver

WR B. Still

WR T. Martin

TE F. Hartley

T V. Parker

G J. Cocozzo

C R. McKenzie

G B. Bordelon

T T. Berti

Defensive Starters

DE W. Fuller

DT J. Parrella

DT S. Lee

DE M. Coleman

LB P. Sapp

LB L. Bush

LB J. Seau

CB P. Bradford

CB T. Shaw

S R. Harrison

S M. Dumas

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Chargers	0	7	0	0	7
Chiefs	7	7	8	7	29

	Chargers	Chiefs
Q1	0	7
Q2	7	7
Q3	0	8
Q4	0	7
FINAL	7	29

Key Performers

Chargers

PassingC. Whelihan

13/20, 137 YDS, 1 TD

RushingG. Brown

16, 57 YDS

ReceivingT. Martin

7, 66 YDS

TacklesR. Harrison

SacksW. Fuller

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Chiefs

PassingR. Gannon

8/25, 116 YDS, 1 TD

RushingM. Allen

8, 44 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingA. Rison

2, 52 YDS

TacklesD. Edwards

SacksD. Thomas

3.0

InterceptionsM. McMillian

Team Comparison

Chargers

Stat

Chiefs

First Downs

282

Total Yards

239

Rushes

Rush YDS

131

Rush TD

60.5%

PASS %

32.0%

219

NET PASS YDS

108

PASS TD

Takeaways

35:02

Time of Possession

24:58

Offensive Starters

R. Gannon QB

G. Hill RB

K. Anders FB

L. Dawson WR

A. Rison WR

T. Popson TE

J. Criswell T

D. Szott G

T. Grunhard C

W. Shields G

G. Parker T

Defensive Starters

J. Browning DE

J. Phillips DT

D. Williams DE

D. Thomas LB

W. Simmons LB

D. Edwards LB

A. Davis LB

D. Carter CB

J. Hasty CB

R. Tongue S

J. Woods S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 16 match up between the San Diego Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs featuring 9 tackles by Rodney Harrison.

Legend

Moment: Chargers

Moment: Chiefs

Chargers Momentum

Chiefs Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • KAN TD KAN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Marcus Allen left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Chiefs opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Craig Whelihan pass complete to Eric Metcalf for 14 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • KAN TD KAN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Rich Gannon pass complete to Lake Dawson for 21 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chiefs takes the lead → 14-7

< Q3 > • KAN FG KAN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Pete Stoyanovich 40 yard field goal good

Chiefs extends lead → 17-7

< Q3 > • KAN SAF KAN SAF

SAFETY 🙏

Todd Philcox sacked by Derrick Thomas for 1 yard - Safety!

Chiefs extends lead → 19-7

< Q3 > • KAN FG KAN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Pete Stoyanovich 48 yard field goal good

Chiefs extends lead → 22-7

< Q4 > • KAN TD KAN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Todd Philcox pass intended for Charlie Jones is intercepted by Mark McMillian at KC13 and returned for 87 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chiefs extends lead → 29-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Craig Whelihan	20	13	65.0	137	1	0	16	3	101.5
Todd Philcox	18	10	55.6	116	0	1	29	4	52.1
Team Totals	38	23	60.5	253	1	1	29	7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Gary Brown	16	57	3.6	14
Kenny Bynum	6	-1	-0.2	4
Aaron Craver	3	11	3.7	9
Craig Whelihan	2	4	2.0	4
Eric Metcalf	1	-8	-8.0	-8
Team Totals	28	63	2.3	14

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Martin	11	7	66	9.4	0	16
Frank Hartley	5	4	54	13.5	0	15
Bryan Still	6	3	41	13.7	0	21
Charlie Jones	5	3	33	11.0	0	15
Eric Metcalf	5	3	48	16.0	1	29
Aaron Craver	2	2	0	0.0	0	6
Gary Brown	1	1	11	11.0	0	11
Shannon Mitchell	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	37	23	253	11.0	1	29

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Rodney Harrison	9	8	1	0
Marco Coleman	5	5	0	0
Lewis Bush	4	4	0	0
Mike Dumas	4	2	2	0
Patrick Sapp	4	3	1	0
Junior Seau	4	2	2	0
Terrance Shaw	4	4	0	0
William Fuller	2	2	0	1
Norman Hand	1	1	0	0
Mike Mohring	1	1	0	0
Gerome Williams	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	39	33	6	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Kenny Bynum	6	125	20.8	0
Team Totals	6	125	20.8	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Metcalf	5	24	4.8	0
Team Totals	5	24	4.8	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Greg Davis	0	0	1	1
Team Totals	0	0	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Darren Bennett	6	241	40.2
Team Totals	6	241	40.2

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Rich Gannon	25	8	32.0	116	1	0	27	1	61.4
Team Totals	25	8	32.0	116	1	0	27	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Marcus Allen	8	44	5.5	1	14
Greg Hill	7	13	1.9	0	3
Donnell Bennett	6	32	5.3	0	9
Kimble Anders	5	43	8.6	0	36
Rich Gannon	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team Totals	27	131	4.9	1	36

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Gonzalez	5	3	15	5.0	0	7
Andre Rison	10	2	52	26.0	0	27
Lake Dawson	3	2	48	24.0	1	27
Kimble Anders	1	1	1	1.0	0	1
Marcus Allen	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Tamarick Vanover	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Joe Horn	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Ted Popson	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	25	8	116	14.5	1	27

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Donnie Edwards	9	8	1	0	0
Derrick Thomas	7	5	2	3	0
Terry Wooden	7	7	0	1	0
James Hasty	7	6	1	0	0
Anthony Davis	5	3	2	1	0
Dale Carter	5	5	0	0	0
Wayne Simmons	5	5	0	0	0
Reggie Tongue	5	3	2	0	0
Mark McMillian	4	4	0	0	1
Jerome Woods	4	3	1	0	0
Dan Williams	3	3	0	2	0
John Browning	3	3	0	0	0
Tom Barndt	2	1	1	0	0
Joe Phillips	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	67	57	10	7	1