Chargers 1966...A Dynasty

[JediKooter]

It's 1966, the year that determines who plays in the very first Super Bowl...
Will the Packers keep history alive by taking the first two Super Bowls? Or will the Raiders and Chiefs re-write history?

I'm taking over the Chargers and hopefully can bring them to their first Championship game long before 1995. Please forgive me as this is my first attempt at doing this, so any suggestions to help make easier to read, or whatever, I'm open to suggestions.

Rules:

The Colts, Cardinals, Rams and the Titans have been moved back to their respective locations as they were in 1966.
Colts go to Baltimore, Cardinals go to St. Louis, the Rams go back to LA, and the Tenessee Titans/Oilers go back to Houston.

Since you can't seem to move two teams to one city, the Ravens will move to Indianapolis. The Texans move to San Antonio.

Injuries set to 100

Salary Cap Increase: 28-80

Since I just got the game, I am not aware of what the AI limitations are, so, I will stick with what is acceptable
in the NFL as far as other rules go.


Let's meet the coaching staff:

Head Coach: Howie De Jesus 63 years old. Motivation (G), Discipline (A), Off. Play Calling (VG), Def. Play Calling (A), Inj. Avoidance (A)
Off Coordinator: Al Tatum 41 years old. QBs (VG), RBs (A), Recvrs (G), OL (A), K/P (P), YT (A)
Def Coordinator: Archie Kramer 37 years old. K/P (P), DL (VG), LBs (A), DBs (A), YT (VG)
Scout: Herb Weinke 61 years old. QBs (F), RBs (A), Recvrs (VG), OL (VG), KP (A), DL (VG), LBs (EX), DBs (G), YT (G)



1966 San Diego Chargers Roster:

Scout Overview
   
  
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Est.  Future Est.   
Hadl, John              5   QB    QB    5    68                68                
Tensi, Steve            16  QB          2    12                29                
Sutton, Anthony         4   QB          1    11                36                
Lincoln, Keith          21  RB    RB    6    65                65                
Lowe, Paul              23  RB          7    50                50                
Smith, Russ             26  RB          1    16                34                
Allison, Jim            32  FB          2    31                52                
Hubbert, Brad           43  FB    FB    1    30                63                
Frazier, Willie         89  TE    TE    3    41                57                
MacKinnon, Jacque       85  TE          6    35                35                
Alworth, Lance          19  FL    FL    5    86                86                
Patton, Oliver          83  FL          1    11                40                
Garrison, Gary          87  SE          1    17                38                
Norton, Don             82  SE    SE    7    59                59                
Gruneisen, Sam          59  C     C     5    44                44                
Latzke, Paul            50  C           1    13                39                
Estes, Don              70  LG    LG    4    38                50                
Kirner, Gary            72  LG          3    18                35                
##Farris, John          78  RG          3    15                23                
Sweeney, Walt           63  RG    RG    4    52                66                
Owens, Terry            69  LT          1    19                52                
Wright, Ernie           66  LT    LT    7    76                76                
Mix, Ron                62  RT    RT    7    81                81                
Haines, Wade            14  P           1    28                49                
Van Raaphorst, Dick     18  K           3    25                28                
Griffin, Jim            90  LDE   LDE   3    28                47                
Kindig, Howard          94  LDE         3    28                34                
De Long, Steve          71  RDE   RDE   2    40                64                
##Petrich, Bob          75  RDE         4    15                18                
Moore, Fred             96  LDT         5    23                23                
Ridge, Houston          99  LDT   NT    1    16                49                
Gross, George           77  RDT         5    30                30                
Allen, Chuck            1   MLB   SILB  6    55                55                
London, Mike            58  MLB         1    11                33                
Mitinger, Bob           56  MLB   WILB  5    31                31                
Buncom, Frank           55  SLB   SLB   5    72                72                
Degen, Dick             54  WLB         2    32                61                
Karas, Emil             91  WLB   WLB   8    65                65                
Redman, Rick            52  WLB         2    24                47                
Farr, Miller            35  LCB   LCB   2    43                68                
Beauchamp, Joe          33  RCB         1    12                36                
Duncan, Speedy          39  RCB   RCB   3    29                49                
Scott, Bill             49  RCB         1    13                30                
Tolbert, Jim            28  SS    SS    1    30                70                
Whitehead, Bud          34  SS          6    33                33                
Zeman, Bob              27  SS          7    58                58                
Graham, Kenny           45  FS    FS    3    35                54                
Plump, Dave             31  FS          2    24                53                
   

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 48
Inactive: 2
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $15,700,000
Cap Room: $1,620,000
Maximum for New Player: $1,620,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $100,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $430,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $11,950,000

The Chargers go 3-1 in Pre-Season, but, have 4 significant injuries that could hender the Chargers run for glory. Especially since this is not a very strong team overall.

We lose SS Bud Whitehead for the entire year and maybe for good with a ruptured elbow tendon. Estimated time to return is 34 weeks.
San Diego will also have to start the season without star wide receiver Lance Allworth. He has a herniated disk which will sideline him for 3 weeks. Back up QB Anthony Sutton is out for 5 weeks with broken ribs and less serious, FB Jim Allison is Questionable with a strained hamstring.

The injuries force us to sign a couple of Free Agents. We pick up QB B.J. Gallo 8/35 and WR Earnest Reed 11/38.

[JediKooter]

Week 1
Not a good season opener for Chargers fans. They fall to the Raiders 3-23.

Played in Oakland, CA
63 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind
Attendance: 36,800 (63,100 capacity)


Game MVP: Clem Daniels, Oakland Raiders

San Diego Chargers	3 0 0 0 -  3  (0-1)
Oakland Raiders	 	7 7 6 3 - 23  (1-0) 

Rushing:
San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Lincoln	17	51	3.00	9	0	0
Paul Lowe	4	13	3.25	5	0	0
John Hadl	1	-2     -2.00   -2	0	0


Passing:	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	38	15	139	0/0	0	29	1	39.2


Receiving:		Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Jim Allison		3	3	16	5.33	4	11	0
TE Willie Frazier	2	6	15	7.50	0	11	0
RB Keith Lincoln	2	2	10	5.00	4	5	0
TE Jacque MacKinnon	2	2	23	11.50	6	18	0
WR Don Norton		2	7	40	20.00	6	29	0
WR Gary Garrison	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Brad Hubbert		1	1	11	11.00	9	11	0
RB Paul Lowe		1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Oliver Patton	1	6	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Earnest Reed		0	7	0	0.00	0	0	0


Punting/Kicking: Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
P Wade Haines	 5	211	42.2	30.0	47	2

			FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K Dick Van Raaphorst	1/2	0/1	0/0	39	0/0


Defense:
			Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay   Int
OLB Emil Karas		4	1	0.5	16	23	---
OLB Frank Buncom	4	2	0.0	25	28	---
CB Speedy Duncan	4	1	0.0	12	21	---
CB Bill Scott		4	1	0.0	20	16	---
S Bob Zeman		4	1	0.0	17	21	---
S Kenny Graham		4	0	0.0	14	23	---
ILB Bob Mitinger	3	1	0.0	16	14	---
S Jim Tolbert		3	0	0.0	13	14	---
ILB Chuck Allen		2	2	0.0	18	23	---
DT George Gross		2	2	0.0	19	22	---
ILB Mike London		2	2	0.0	15	14	---
CB Miller Farr		2	0	0.0	10	19	---
DE Jim Griffin		2	0	0.0	15	23	---
DE Howard Kindig	2	0	0.0	15	12	---
DT Fred Moore		2	0	0.0	11	13	---
OLB Rick Redman		2	0	0.0	11	13	---
DT Houston Ridge	1	1	0.5	16	13	---
CB Joe Beauchamp	1	0	0.0	21	22	---
DE Steve De Long	1	0	0.0	14	22	---
TE Jacque MacKinnon	1	0	---	---	---	---
WR Earnest Reed		1	0	---	---	---	---
S Dave Plump		0	1	0.0	16	14	---
OLB Dick Degen		0	0	---	---	---	 1 

That's just one sad performance by the Bolts. I knew they were not a strong team, but, was hoping they would at least put up a fight against division rival Oakland. Hadl not having his favorite target in Allworth to throw to, may have had something to with the dismal performance.

No new injuries to report.

[JediKooter]

Week 2

Week two looked a lot better for the Chargers. They win their home opener over the Houston Oilers. QB John Hadl bounced back from his horrible performance of last week and led the Chargers to their first win of the season.

Played in San Diego, CA
76 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind
Attendance: 43,000 (71,500 capacity)

Game MVP: John Hadl, San Diego Chargers

Houston Oilers		0 14 7 0 - 21 (0-2)
San Diego Chargers	7 10 0 7 - 24 (1-1)

Passing: 	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	40	26	259	0/0	0	27	1	72.8

Rushing: 	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Lincoln	18	42	2.33	11	1	1
Paul Lowe	12	47	3.92	11	1	2
John Hadl	4	30	7.50	16	2	0
Brad Hubbert	2	12	6.00	11	1	0

Receiving: 		Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Norton		7	10	76	10.86	1	17	0
RB Keith Lincoln	4	4	28	7.00	13	11	0
WR Earnest Reed		4	7	61	15.25	0	27	0
WR Gary Garrison	3	6	34	11.33	5	17	0
TE Jacque MacKinnon	3	4	18	6.00	0	14	0
WR Oliver Patton	3	5	34	11.33	0	18	0
FB Jim Allison		2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Willie Frazier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Punting/Kicking: 	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
P Wade Haines		5	186	37.2	36.2	58	2

			FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K Dick Van Raaphorst	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	3/3

Defense: 		Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Allen		5	1	0.0	10	26
S Jim Tolbert		4	1	0.0	4	12
ILB Mike London		4	0	0.0	10	12
S Bob Zeman		4	0	0.0	13	25
DT George Gross		3	0	0.0	9	24
ILB Bob Mitinger	3	0	0.0	5	13
OLB Emil Karas		2	1	1.0	8	17
CB Joe Beauchamp	2	0	0.0	9	21
CB Speedy Duncan	2	0	0.0	12	29
DE Howard Kindig	2	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Dick Degen		1	1	0.5	10	15
S Kenny Graham		1	3	0.0	10	28
OLB Rick Redman		1	1	0.0	8	24
DE Steve De Long	1	0	0.0	14	28
WR Earnest Reed		1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Griffin		0	1	0.5	11	31
CB Miller Farr		0	3	0.0	10	23
DT Fred Moore		0	2	0.0	8	13
OLB Frank Buncom	0	1	0.0	11	22
CB Bill Scott		0	1	0.0	7	14 

New Injuries:
SLB Frank Buncom - Doubtful with a hyper extended knee (2 Weeks)

This was a definite improvement over last weeks loss to the Oakland Raiders. Luckily we played against a not so good Oiler defense. Hadl has to step up. With the Chargers getting a bi-week in Week 3, star Wide Receiver, Lance Allworth should make his first appearance and start of the 1966 season. Fans are hopefull that Bambi will be hunted down field by Hadl for another victory in Week 4 against the Indianapolis Ravens.

[JediKooter]

Week 3

Bye-Week

Week 4

The Chargers go into Indianapolis hoping to show they are a team that is not to be under estimated and they do. The Chargers showed that they can not only throw the ball, but, they can hurt you with the run. Lance Allwort makes his first catch of the season and finishes the game with 3 catches for 47 yards. QB John Hadl takes away his second game MVP in a row as well.

Played in Indianapolis, IN
76 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind
Attendance: 65,200 (69,100 capacity)

Game MVP: John Hadl, San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers	14 3  7 7 - 31  (2-1)
Indianapolis Ravens	0  14 3 0 - 17  (1-3)

Passing: 	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	30	21	257	2/12	3	52	1	115.5

Rushing: 	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Lincoln	25	112	4.48	14	1	1
Paul Lowe	10	36	3.60	9	0	0
Jim Allison	2	18	9.00	10	1	0
John Hadl	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Brad Hubbert	1	2	2.00	2	0	0


Receiving: 		Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Norton		5	7	83	16.60	15	33	1
WR Lance Alworth	3	6	47	15.67	12	18	0
TE Willie Frazier	2	2	9	4.50	1	6	0
WR Gary Garrison	2	3	66	33.00	40	52	1
FB Brad Hubbert		2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Keith Lincoln	2	3	4	2.00	0	2	0
TE Jacque MacKinnon	2	2	15	7.50	7	12	1
WR Oliver Patton	2	3	22	11.00	0	13	0
RB Paul Lowe		1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Punting/Kicking: 	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
P Wade Haines		3	135	45.0	40.7	49	2

			FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K Dick Van Raaphorst	1/2	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Defense:
			Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay   Int
S Jim Tolbert		4	0	0.0	7	15
CB Miller Farr		3	1	0.0	6	25
ILB Mike London		3	1	0.0	6	13
ILB Bob Mitinger	3	1	0.0	7	9
OLB Dick Degen		3	0	0.0	7	21
DT George Gross		2	1	0.5	10	28
S Dave Plump		2	2	0.0	8	21
S Kenny Graham		2	1	0.0	6	26
ILB Chuck Allen		2	0	0.0	9	31
OLB Emil Karas		1	2	1.0	9	17
CB Joe Beauchamp	1	0	0.5	9	24
OLB Frank Buncom	1	2	0.0	11	36
CB Speedy Duncan	1	1	0.0	6	30       1
OLB Rick Redman		1	1	0.0	6	12
DE Steve De Long	1	0	0.0	11	30
DE Jim Griffin		1	0	0.0	14	31
DT Houston Ridge	1	0	0.0	4	12
CB Bill Scott		1	0	0.0	8	15
S Bob Zeman		1	0	0.0	7	25
WR Oliver Patton	1	0	---	---	---

New Injuries: None

Much better game statistically. The passing and running game stepped up and made quite
the statement to the rest of the league. Next week, the Chargers take on the Pittsburgh
Steelers at home.

[JediKooter]

Week 5

With 3:38 left in the 4th quater, K Dick Van Raaphorst, nails a 33 yard field goal to put the Chargers
ahead of the Steelers. The Steelers start their next possesion on their own 12 yard line when,
QB George Izo, takes the Steelers 19 yards to the 31 yard line, when he throws a game ending
interception to San Diego's S Kenny Graham. With no time outs left for Pittsburgh, San Diego
sits on the ball and kills the remaining time left on the clock. What killed Pittsburgh was
San Diego being able to hold onto the ball for all but 59 seconds in the 4th quarter.

Played in San Diego, CA
52 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind
Attendance: 46,700 (71,500 capacity)

Game MVP: John Hadl, San Diego Chargers

Pittsburgh Steelers	7  0 7 7 - 21 (2-2)
San Diego Chargers	0 14 7 3 - 24 (3-1)

Passing: 	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	29	20	301	2/16	2	32	0	125.7

Rushing: 	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Lincoln	17	87	5.12	11	4	1
Paul Lowe	13	29	2.23	7	0	0
John Hadl	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Receiving: 		Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lance Alworth	7	11	140	20.00	25	32	1
WR Gary Garrison	5	5	78	15.60	19	31	1
FB Brad Hubbert		2	2	14	7.00	16	10	0
RB Keith Lincoln	2	2	11	5.50	6	7	0
TE Willie Frazier	1	1	19	19.00	9	19	0
RB Paul Lowe		1	1	20	20.00	18	20	0
TE Jacque MacKinnon	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Oliver Patton	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Jim Allison		0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Don Norton		0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Punting/Kicking: 	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
P Wade Haines		3	150	50.0	43.7	64	1


			FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K Dick Van Raaphorst	1/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Defense:
			Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay   Int
S Jim Tolbert		7	0	0.0	10	17
ILB Chuck Allen		5	3	0.0	10	24
DE Steve De Long	5	0	0.0	19	23
S Kenny Graham		4	0	0.0	16	24       1
S Bob Zeman		4	0	0.0	12	18
CB Speedy Duncan	3	1	0.0	12	21
CB Joe Beauchamp	2	0	1.0	13	23
OLB Rick Redman		2	0	1.0	13	16
CB Miller Farr		2	3	0.0	13	25
DE Jim Griffin		2	0	0.0	15	25
ILB Mike London		2	0	0.0	13	12
OLB Dick Degen		1	3	0.0	10	14
OLB Frank Buncom	1	1	0.0	17	25
ILB Bob Mitinger	1	1	0.0	10	13
CB Bill Scott		1	1	0.0	9	10
DT George Gross		1	0	0.0	12	23
OLB Emil Karas		1	0	0.0	11	23
DE Howard Kindig	0	1	0.0	7	10

New Injuries: None. Ron Mix is Probable due to a bad cold.

The Chargers dominated the clock this game and that is what allowed them to
take the victory over the Steelers. QB Hadl walks away with his 3rd game
MVP in a row and WR Lance Allworth has 7 catches for 140 and 1 TD. Overall,
a good game for the Chargers with a quarter of the season done with.
Hadl also garners the Leagues Offensive Player of the Week for the first time this
season.

[JediKooter]

Week 6

The Chargers come into San Francisco seeking to extend their 3 game winning streak.
San Francisco, is sitting on a 3-2 record and 1 game out of first place in the
NFC West. The 49ers throw QB John Brodie at the Chargers who currently has a
91.4 QB rating and has 1,360 yards on 114 receptions along with 5 touchdowns and
2 interceptions. This will be a test for a sometimes very generous Chargers
defense.

Played in San Francisco, CA
47 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind
Attendance: 52,200 (64,500 capacity)

Game MVP: John Hadl, San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers	7 14 7 7 - 35 (4-1)
San Francisco 49ers	6 14 3 0 - 23 (3-3)

Passing: 	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	32	26	319	0/0	4	32	1	134.8

Rushing: 	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Lincoln	18	94	5.22	21	4	1
Paul Lowe	10	33	3.30	6	0	0
John Hadl	3	4	1.33	6	0	0

Receiving: 		Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Keith Lincoln	8	8	72	9.00	59	25	1
WR Lance Alworth	5	9	95	19.00	15	30	2
TE Willie Frazier	4	4	39	9.75	11	23	1
WR Don Norton		3	3	84	28.00	22	32	0
FB Jim Allison		2	2	13	6.50	14	8	0
WR Gary Garrison	2	2	10	5.00	1	8	0
FB Brad Hubbert		1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
TE Jacque MacKinnon	1	2	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Oliver Patton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Punting/Kicking: 	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wade Haines		1	50	50.0	50.0	50	1

			FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dick Van Raaphorst	0/2	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Defense: 
			Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike London		8	0	0.0	15	15
S Bob Zeman		4	3	0.0	14	23
S Kenny Graham		4	2	0.0	11	23
OLB Emil Karas		4	0	0.0	11	18
S Dave Plump		3	1	0.0	10	17
OLB Frank Buncom	2	2	1.0	15	28
ILB Bob Mitinger	2	2	0.0	8	13
ILB Chuck Allen		2	0	0.0	7	23
CB Joe Beauchamp	2	0	0.0	12	22
DE Steve De Long	2	0	0.0	14	23
OLB Rick Redman		2	0	0.0	8	14
CB Speedy Duncan	1	0	0.0	11	24
CB Miller Farr		1	0	0.0	12	26
DT Houston Ridge	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB Bill Scott		1	0	0.0	8	9
WR Oliver Patton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dick Degen		0	1	0.0	12	13
DT George Gross		0	1	0.0	14	26
S Jim Tolbert		0	1	0.0	6	12

New Injuries: None

The Chargers were lucky they didn't have to rely on their kicker, Van Raaphorst, this game.
He couldn't find the uprights on attempts of 38 and 27 yards. However, he was 5 for 5 on
extra point attempts. Keith Lincoln had his best game of the season with 72 yards catching
and 94 yards on the ground, giving him 166 total yards for the game. Hadl, again, MVP of
the game, was magnificent with 319 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception which was good
enough to earn his second League Offensive Player of the Week honor and his second in a
row. The Chargers will ride this momentum into next week to face first place Kansas City
for the first time this season, in Kansas City.

[JediKooter]

Week 7

The Chargers come into Kansas City riding a 4 game winning streak and then promptly see that winning streak get snuffed out by a Chiefs team that just could not be stopped. With not even 3 minutes into the game, Gloster Richardson catches a 30 yard TD pass from Len Dawson to start what would become a slaughter by the end of the 4th quarter.

The Chargers made it so easy for the Chiefs, Kansas City couldn't decide on whether to just run the ball or throw it. In the end, Kansas City racked up 270 yards on the ground and QBs Len Dawson and Pete Beathard combined for 208 yards passing with a touchdown each.

Meanwhile, the San Diego squad, could only muster 51 yards on the ground and 242 yards in the air.

Played in Kansas City, MO
39 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Game MVP: Mike Garrett, Kansas City Chiefs

San Diego Chargers	3   7  0  0 - 10 (4-2)
Kansas City Chiefs	17 16  7  7 - 47 (6-0)
Attendance: 79,200 (79,400 capacity)


Passing: 	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	38	26	265	4/23	1	34	1	85.9

Rushing: 	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Lincoln	11	33	3.00	7	0	0
John Hadl	2	18	9.00	19	1	0
Paul Lowe	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Receiving: 		Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lance Alworth	9	10	129	14.33	31	34	0
RB Keith Lincoln	7	10	19	2.71	12	7	0
WR Don Norton		4	7	86	21.50	8	31	1
WR Gary Garrison	3	4	22	7.33	13	11	0
FB Jim Allison		2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
WR Oliver Patton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Brad Hubbert		0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Paul Lowe		0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jacque MacKinnon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Punting/Kicking: 	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wade Haines		6	204	34.0	32.5	43	1

			FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dick Van Raaphorst	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	1/1

Defense: 		Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Zeman		8	3	0.0	26	17
OLB Frank Buncom	6	0	0.5	31	26
OLB Emil Karas		6	2	0.0	23	15
OLB Dick Degen		5	0	0.0	20	14
ILB Bob Mitinger	4	2	0.5	19	12
S Kenny Graham		4	0	0.0	26	19
DT Fred Moore		3	0	1.0	17	10
CB Miller Farr		3	0	0.0	21	18
DE Steve De Long	2	2	0.0	21	18
ILB Chuck Allen		2	1	0.0	19	17
ILB Mike London		2	1	0.0	21	12
CB Joe Beauchamp	2	0	0.0	20	17
DE Howard Kindig	1	1	0.0	14	12
S Jim Tolbert		1	1	0.0	12	11
CB Speedy Duncan	1	0	0.0	21	17
DT George Gross		1	0	0.0	17	15
FB Brad Hubbert		1	0	---	---	---
CB Bill Scott		1	0	0.0	17	10
OLB Rick Redman		0	2	0.0	16	10
S Dave Plump		0	1	0.0	11	9

New Injuries: None

Next week, the Chargers face the Los Angeles Rams who own a 5-1 record. Let's hope San Diego doesn't show the same kind of game that they did the Chiefs or it's going to be a long Sunday afternoon.

[JediKooter]

If you were looking at the stats and the final score from this game, you probably would think it was a repeat of last weeks game against the Chiefs. Look again, there's seven more points the Chargers scored compared to a week ago, but, same result and same score their opponent has.

Los Angeles took care of the Chargers with no problems and seemed to score at will. The Rams took advantage of a very poor run defense and ended the game with 174 yards rushing to go along with 262 yards passing. Rams QB Roman Gabriel threw 2 touchdowns to complement John Hadl's 3 interceptions.

Another poor defensive and offensive week for the Chargers. Hopefully this will end soon and some changes are going to have to be made to shore up a swiss cheese defensive line.

Played in San Diego, CA
52 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind
Attendance: 50,900 (71,500 capacity)


Passing: 	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	29	17	209	4/28	1	58	3	52.8

Rushing: 	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Lincoln	11	36	3.27	11	2	0
John Hadl	2	13	6.50	9	0	0
Paul Lowe	2	8	4.00	6	0	0

Receiving: 		Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Keith Lincoln	7	8	97	13.86	70	58	1
TE Willie Frazier	4	8	50	12.50	19	23	0
WR Lance Alworth	2	4	21	10.50	0	19	0
WR Gary Garrison	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Brad Hubbert		1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jacque MacKinnon	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Oliver Patton	1	1	19	19.00	6	19	0
WR Don Norton		0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Defense: 		Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Frank Buncom	9	2	0.0	32	25
S Bob Zeman		5	3	0.0	27	19
CB Speedy Duncan	5	0	0.0	26	20
ILB Chuck Allen		4	3	0.0	21	18
ILB Mike London		3	1	0.0	20	15
CB Joe Beauchamp	3	0	0.0	20	20
CB Miller Farr		3	0	0.0	27	21
DT George Gross		3	0	0.0	25	20
ILB Bob Mitinger	3	0	0.0	16	12
S Jim Tolbert		3	0	0.0	13	13
DE Jim Griffin		2	0	0.5	23	22
S Kenny Graham		2	2	0.0	24	18
DT Houston Ridge	2	2	0.0	15	12
OLB Dick Degen		2	1	0.0	19	14
S Dave Plump		2	1	0.0	18	16
OLB Rick Redman		2	1	0.0	22	13
CB Bill Scott		2	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Emil Karas		1	2	0.5	22	21
DE Howard Kindig	1	2	0.0	17	10
WR Lance Alworth	1	0	---	---	---
DE Steve De Long	1	0	0.0	26	26
TE Willie Frazier	1	0	---	---	---
QB John Hadl		1	0	---	---	---
WR Don Norton		1	0	---	---	---

New Injuries: None

San Diego will host the Cleveland Browns next week. Despite some injuries, the Browns are a strong team so far this season. With back to back pathetic performances by the Chargers, things are not looking too bright for the season.

[JediKooter]

Victory! The Chargers come away with the win this week. Cleveland is no light weight opponent, but, didn't show it on Sunday.

Hadl finally has a impressive performance with 320 yards passing to go along with 3 touchdowns. RB Keith Lincoln picked up 11o yards on the ground and scored one touchdown.

Hadl also picks up his 2nd League Offensive Player of the Week award.


Played in San Diego, CA
59 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind
Attendance: 52,300 (71,500 capacity)

Game MVP: John Hadl, San Diego Chargers

Cleveland Browns	0  7 0 0  -  7 (6-2)
San Diego Chargers	14 7 3 10 - 34 (5-3)


Passing: 	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	26	20	320	4/21	3	57	0	155.9

Rushing: 	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Lincoln	26	110	4.23	23	4	1
Paul Lowe	9	28	3.11	9	0	0

Receiving: 		Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lance Alworth	6	8	135	22.50	54	57	1
RB Keith Lincoln	4	5	22	5.50	17	8	1
WR Don Norton		3	3	58	19.33	13	22	0
TE Willie Frazier	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Gary Garrison	2	4	37	18.50	7	30	1
WR Oliver Patton	2	2	53	26.50	13	34	0
TE Jacque MacKinnon	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Brad Hubbert		0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Defense: 		Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay	Int
OLB Dick Degen		5	1	1.0	6	11
DE Jim Griffin		4	0	1.5	16	35
OLB Frank Buncom	4	1	0.0	18	38
S Kenny Graham		4	1	0.0	16	34
S Bob Zeman		4	1	0.0	16	33	 1
CB Joe Beauchamp	3	2	0.5	14	32
OLB Emil Karas		3	2	0.5	10	20
DT George Gross		3	1	0.0	16	35
ILB Chuck Allen		2	3	0.0	14	31
CB Miller Farr		2	1	0.0	14	30	 1
ILB Bob Mitinger	2	1	0.0	6	10
CB Speedy Duncan	2	0	0.0	14	33
S Dave Plump		2	0	0.0	9	19
DE Steve De Long	1	0	0.0	16	38
DE Howard Kindig	1	0	0.0	4	7
ILB Mike London		1	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Rick Redman		1	0	0.0	6	11
CB Bill Scott		1	0	0.0	6	12
DT Houston Ridge	0	1	0.5	4	7
DT Fred Moore		0	1	0.0	4	4

New Injuries: None.

The Chargers travel to Cincinnati to face a Bengals team that is having it's own problems on the field. San Diego is looking for another victory to try and keep up with division rival Kansas City.

[JediKooter]

Ok, here's a condenced version of the remainder of the 1966 regular season for the San Diego Chargers:

San Diego Chargers	13 7 3 8  - 31 (6-3)
Cincinnati Bengals	7  7 0 14 - 28 (3-6)

San Diego Chargers	0 0 7 0	- 7   (6-4)
Denver Broncos		3 3 3 7	- 16  (5-5)

Oakland Raiders		3 3 3  0 -  9 (5-6)
San Diego Chargers	3 7 0 14 - 24 (7-4)

San Diego Chargers	6 7 7 6	- 26  (8-4)
Buffalo Bills		0 3 3 0	-  6  (3-9)

Denver Broncos		7 10 7 10 - 34 (7-6)
San Diego Chargers	0 14 7	7 - 28 (8-5)

Kansas City Chiefs	7  10 7	10 - 34 (14-0)
San Diego Chargers	10 0  0	10 - 20 (8-6)

San Diego Chargers	3 14 7 7 - 31 (9-6)
Seattle Seahawks	0 13 0 6 - 19 (0-15)

St. Louis Cardinals	3 6  7	0 - 16 (7-9)
San Diego Chargers	0 14 7	7 - 28 (10-6)

San Diego finishes with a 10-6 record and a Wild Card berth.

Here are the final regular season standings for comparison with the real 1966 season:

 AFC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Cleveland               11  5   0   .688  360   227   7-5     4-2       
Pittsburgh              10  6   0   .625  301   284   7-5     5-1       
Cincinnati              5   11  0   .313  267   374   3-9     3-3       
Indianapolis            3   13  0   .188  216   372   0-12    0-6       
   
  AFC South             W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Baltimore               13  3   0   .813  404   230   10-2    6-0       
Houston                 9   7   0   .563  349   296   7-5     4-2       
Jacksonville            3   13  0   .188  174   368   2-10    2-4       
San Antonio             3   13  0   .188  172   411   1-11    0-6 
   
         
   
  AFC East              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
New York J              9   7   0   .563  378   297   7-5     4-2       
New England             9   7   0   .563  296   226   8-4     3-3       
Miami                   8   8   0   .500  278   314   7-5     3-3       
Buffalo                 5   11  0   .313  226   362   5-7     2-4       
   
  AFC West              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Kansas City             16  0   0   1.000 550   190   12-0    6-0       
San Diego               10  6   0   .625  373   368   7-5     1-5       
Denver                  9   7   0   .563  310   303   7-5     4-2       
Oakland                 8   8   0   .500  291   344   6-6     1-5       
   
  NFC North             W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Green Bay               13  3   0   .813  436   222   9-3     5-1       
Chicago                 10  6   0   .625  338   273   7-5     1-5       
Minnesota               9   7   0   .563  402   374   8-4     4-2       
Detroit                 8   8   0   .500  346   354   4-8     2-4       
   
  NFC South             W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Tampa Bay               6   10  0   .375  206   279   5-7     4-2       
Atlanta                 5   11  0   .313  201   286   4-8     2-4       
Carolina                4   12  0   .250  179   350   4-8     4-2       
New Orleans             4   12  0   .250  225   402   2-10    2-4       
   
  NFC East              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Dallas                  15  1   0   .938  481   167   11-1    6-0       
Washington              10  6   0   .625  415   270   8-4     3-3       
New York G              8   8   0   .500  247   275   7-5     3-3       
Philadelphia            4   12  0   .250  227   381   3-9     0-6       
   
  NFC West              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Los Angeles             12  4   0   .750  438   272   9-3     5-1       
San Francisco           10  6   0   .625  431   350   9-3     4-2       
St. Louis               7   9   0   .438  328   369   6-6     3-3       
Seattle                 0   16  0   .000  165   420   0-12    0-6

[JediKooter]

Here are the stats for the key players on the Chargers roster:

1966 End of Season stats

Passing:	    Att	  Cmp   Pct    Yards    TD    Int    Ratg.
John Hadl           522	  340	65.1   4066	33     14    98.7

Rushing:	    Att   Yards   Avg   LG   10+   TD
Keith Lincoln	    277   1091    3.94  23   30    7
Paul Lowe           111    400    3.60  13    4    4

Receiving:          Catch   Yards   Avg    LG   20+   TD   Drp 
Lance Alworth        81     1351    16.68  57   22    16    5
Keith Lincoln        58      416     7.17  58    4     4    2
Don Norton           45      738    16.40  38   17     3    5
Willie Frazier       44      445    10.11  29    5     3    3
Gary Garrison        36      470    13.06  52    6     4    4

Punting/Kicking:    Punt   Yards   Avg   LG   In20
Wade Haines          71    2811    39.6  64    28

                    FG   FGA   Pct   LG   40+   PAT   Att  Pct
Dick Van Raaphorst  17    26   65.4  49    4     44    45  97.8


Defense:            Tckl  Asst  Sack  Ints  IRYd  TD   Defn
Speedy Duncan        31     8    0.0   3     21    0    11                   
Kenny Graham         56    18    0.0   2      4    0    11     	     	             
Miller Farr          40    12    0.0   1      0    0    17                         
Jim Tolbert          53    11    0.0   0      0    0     7          
Bob Zeman            80    25    0.0   1      0    0     5                             
Frank Buncom         63    19    5.5   1     30    0     3                                      
Chuck Allen          55    23    0.0   1     19    0     4                                       
Emil Karas           43    18    6.5   0      0    0     3                           
Bob Mitinger         41    15    0.5   0      0    0     4                                       
Mike London          40     8    0.0   0      0    0     1               
Dick Degen           32    10    1.5   1      0    0     1                
Joe Beauchamp        31    11    4.0   0      0    0     1             
Rick Redman          31    11    4.0   0      0    0     0                
Jim Griffin          26     3    6.0   0      0    0     0

Lance Alworth came on strong after missing 3 games with a injury and John Hadl seemed to overcome his affinity to throw interceptions in the second half of the season.

[JediKooter]

The Chiefs had an incredible 1966 run, going 16-0 and are the hands down favorite to win the first ever Super Bowl.

Also putting on strong performances were: The Baltimore Colts (13-3), The Green Bay Packers (13-3), The Dallas Cowboys (15-1), and the Los Angeles Rams (12-4).

The NFC looking like the stronger overall of the two leagues is expecting the Cowboys or the Packers to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.

The AFC fully expects the Chiefs to cruise through the playoffs with out much resistence from the other AFC playoff challengers.

Up next....the San Diego Chargers vs. the New York Jets and Joe Namath.

Holy crap! Just realized that Tampa Bay won their division with a 6-10 record. Ouch!!!!

[JediKooter]

San Diego wins a nail biter in New York. With 75,400 in attendance cheering on Joe Namath and the Jets, 2 missed field goals by the Jets kicker proved to be costly for them. Niether team really out playing each other except for the Jets' running game which picked up 143 yards on the ground.

San Diego Chargers	0 14 0 6 - 20
New York Jets	        7  0 6 3 - 16

Other playoff results:

Pittsburgh (10-7) gets shut out 0-31 by the Cleveland Browns (12-5)
The 49ers (11-6) take care of hapless Tampa Bay (6-11) 26-6
Washington (10-7) makes an early exit, losing to the Rams (13-4) 45-14



Up next for the Chargers...the Kansas City Chiefs (16-0). The Chiefs are 6 point favorites to win on Sunday and San Diego will have its work cut out for them. San Diego lost both games against Kansas City during the regular season 10-47 and 20-34. If the Chargers can get their running game going, they may have a chance to pull off the upset, as the Chiefs have the 31st ranked defense against the rush. However, the Chargers have the 32nd ranked defense againt the rush, so it may not matter at all. On top of having the rushing problems San Diego also has to contend with the loss of Lance Alworth with a strained achilles tendon. Things aren't looking too good for the Chargers.

[JediKooter]

San Diego, with more than 4 minutes left in the game and shutting down the Chiefs for only 7 points in the second half, avoid going down by 8 points when Kansas City kicker Mike Mercer missed a 42 yard field goal that sailed wide right. San Diego gets the ball at their own 32 yard line with 4:14 left on the clock and then proceed to go 3 and out and punt with 3:27 left in the game where Kansas City kills the remainder of the clock to avoid an upset with a score of 30-35.

San Diego was without star receiver Lance Alworth and could only muster 44 yards on the ground to complement 250 yards in the air thrown by John Hadl who also had 4 TD passes in the game.

This definitely is looking like Kansas City's year...

Other playoff games:
Cleveland (12-6) falls to the Colts (14-3) 3-27
Los Angeles (13-5) is out by losing to the Packers (14-3) 13-37
San Francisco (11-7) says hello to the off season by losing to the Cowboys (16-1) 14-23

Up next...the Conference Championship games:

Baltimore (14-3) at Kansas City (17-0)
Green Bay (14-3) at Dallas (16-1)

[JediKooter]

Either the computer knows or it's just fate, but, the Packers pull off the upset and defeat the Cowboys 19-7 to advance to Super Bowl I.

As expected, the Chiefs make easy work of the Colts, beating them 23-7 to face the Green Bay Packers to mirror the real life Super Bowl I.

Kansas City is favored by 4 points even though the Packers have the edge in every offensive and most of the defensive categories.

Up next...Super Bowl I:
Green Bay (15-3) vs Kansas City (18-0).................................................................................................................





And the winner of Super Bowl I is your very own Green Bay Packers. Green Bay shut down the #1 offense allowing only 7 points by a Len Dawson led Chiefs squad. The Chiefs turned the ball over 4 times over the course of the game and Green Bay shut down an impressive running game by only allowing 81 yards.

The Packers can take pride in defeating an over powering team and truely earned their championship. Final score: 27-7


Up next...End of Season and Awards.

[JediKooter]

1966 Season Awards:

Award                                         Player                      Team  
Player of the Year                            Roger Staubach              DAL    
Front Office Bowl MVP                         Paul Hornung                GBY    
Coach of the Year                             Seth Ramsey                 DAL    
Legend of the Game                            N/A
Offensive Player of the Year                  Roger Staubach              DAL    
Defensive Player of the Year                  Deacon Jones                LAS    
Offensive Rookie of the Year                  Mike Garrett                KCY    
Defensive Rookie of the Year                  Rhett Stokes                SAO 
League's Fastest Man                          Gail Cogdill                DET    
League's Strongest Man                        Stan Jones                  WAS 

[nilodor]

You definately have a good team, with Hadl at the helm I think Allworth is going to put up some huge numbers, provided you can afford to hang on to him.

On a totally selfish note, I'm pretty happy that the standings came out pretty close to real life and I'm really happy that people are starting some dynastys to share with everyone.

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by nilodor

You definately have a good team, with Hadl at the helm I think Allworth is going to put up some huge numbers, provided you can afford to hang on to him.

On a totally selfish note, I'm pretty happy that the standings came out pretty close to real life and I'm really happy that people are starting some dynastys to share with everyone.

Yes, the Chargers have a decent squad. I saw glimpses of the Hadl/Alworth tandem and it looks to be very explosive with the right tweeking. Luckily for me, Alworth is signed through the 70 season and Hadl is signed through 72. So, hopefully when the time comes, I can keep them together.

I was surprised by the standings as well. The 16-0 record by the Chiefs was crazy, but, I like how pretty much things were close to real life.

Yes, I like reading everyones dynasties and hope I can contribute to some intertaining reading.

[JediKooter]

Welp, thanks to a unstable hard drive, I have to get a new one and will have to start this all over again.

This sucks!

[JediKooter]

OK!! New harddrive and started the 1966 season again.

Here's the end of the regular season standings. Not much different at all from the first time around:



Key player stats -------Team Leader in Red-------

                   
Passing:       GP  GS   Att   Cmp   Pct   Yards   TD   Int   20+T  300+  Rating
John Hadl      16  16   528   343   65.0  3963    33    8      49    4    102.0

Rushing:       GP  GS   Att  Yards  Avg   Lg  TD  10+R   100+
Keith Lincoln  16  16   273  1042  3.82   28  10    16     2
Paul Lowe      16   0   176   633  3.60   23   7     8     0

Receiving:     GP  GS  Targ  Ctch  Pct   Yards  Lg  TD   Drp  20+C  100+
Lance Alworth  16  16   168    99  58.9  1564   80  13     8    22    4
Keith Lincoln  16  16    55    48  87.3   299   25   3     0     1    0
Don Norton     16  15    77    46  59.7   572   48   5     6     6    1
Gary Garrison  16   0    66    40  60.6   467   51   5     4     7    0

Defense:       GP  GS  Tckl  Asst  Sack   Ints IRYd TD   Defn
Chuck Allen    16  16   112    40   3.0      2    0  0     10      
Bud Whitehead  16  16    75    31   1.0      3   16  0      4          
Frank Buncom   16  16    65    23  10.0      0    0  0      4
Speedy Duncan  16  16    64    11   0.0      1    0  0     10       
Kenny Graham   16  16    63    33   2.0      1    0  0     11      
Bob Mitinger   16  14    50     8   0.0      0    0  0      4      
Miller Farr    16  16    42    12   0.0      2   23  0     10   
Jeff Staggs    16   0    39    12   0.5      0    0  0      0              
Emil Karas     16  16    36    12   6.0      0    0  0      2              
George Gross   16  16    35    7    3.0      0    0  0      0            
Joe Beauchamp  16   2    32    5    2.0      0    0  0      0           
Steve De Long  16  16    28    13   4.5      0    0  0      0            
Howard Kindig  16  16    22    11   5.5      0    0  0      0

Kicking:       GP  GS    FG   FGA   Pct     Lg   40+  Att  Pct  PAT  Att  Pct
Van Raaphorst  16   0    18    32   56.3    56    5    17  29.4  50   51  98.0

Punting:       GP  GS   Punt  Yards  Avg   NetY  Avg   Lg   In20
Thomas Luong   16   0     80   3260  40.8  2783  34.8  63     27

AFC Wild Card Games:
San Diego (10-6) at Buffalo (10-6) (-3)
New York (8-8) at Cleveland (13-3) (-3)

NFC Wild Card Games:
Minnesota (12-4) (-7) at Atlanta (9-7)
Washington (11-5) at San Francisco (10-6) (-4)

[JediKooter]

It was a wild one in Upstate New York with 2 AFL rivals shooting it out all game.
Buffalo, lead by quarterback Daryle Lamonica, who threw for 480 yards, completing 32 of 40 passes to go along with 6 touchdown passes. Wide receiver, Elbert Dubenion, was on the other end of those passes, catching 10 of them for 238 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns.

On the Chargers side of the ball, John Hadl put up some impressive numbers of his own. He put the ball in the air 49 times and successfuly reaching his target 38 times. He ended the game with 518 yards and 5 touchdowns. Wide Receiver, Lance Alworth, caught 12 passes for 199 yards to go along with 3 touchdowns.

Both teams combined for a total of 1150 offensive yards and 90 points for the game. Amazingly, not one interception was thrown in the air war that went on in Buffalo.

It took an extra quarter though to decide who would advance to the next round and the Chargers pulled it through on a 2 yard TD run by Paul Lowe 4 minutes and 19 seconds into overtime to give the Chargers a 48-42 victory.

Played in Buffalo, NY
43 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind
Attendance: 57,800 (75,300 capacity)

San Diego Chargers   7	21 0 14 6 - 48
Buffalo Bills	    14  21 0  7	0 - 42

Game MVP: John Hadl, San Diego Chargers

Passing:    Att	   Comp	   Yards   Sk/Yd   TD	LG   Int   Rate
John Hadl    49	     38	     518    3/17    5	80     0   144.7

Rushing:       Att   Yards   Avg   LG	10+  TD
Keith Lincoln	15	56   3.73  10	 1    0
Paul Lowe	11	20   1.82   6	 0    2
Britt Reese	 1	23  23.00  23	 1    0

Receiving:           Catch    Targ   Yards   Avg   YAC   LG   TD
WR Lance Alworth	12	18     199   16.58 102	 80    3
WR Don Norton	         7	10     106   15.14  24	 30    0
WR Gary Garrison	 5	 5      68   13.60  11	 28    1
RB Keith Lincoln	 4	 4      10    2.50   7	  6    0
TE Jacque MacKinnon	 4       4      43   10.75  13	 16    0
WR Todd Osieja	         3	 5      80   26.67   0	 43    1
RB Paul Lowe	         1  	 1       3    3.00   2	  3    0
TE Tom Griffin	         1	 1       8    8.00   0	  8    0
FB Britt Reese	         1	 1       1    1.00   4	  1    0

Punting/Kicking:   Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG   In20
Thomas Luong	      2	   81	40.5	40.5	43     1

                   FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dick Van Raaphorst 0/0	  0/0	  0/0	 0	6/6

The Chargers now get to play their division rival, the Kansas City Chiefs, who also own a 16-0 record.

AFC Divisional Playoff Round:
San Diego (12-5) at Kansas City (16-0) (-8)
Cleveland (14-3) (-1) at Baltimore (13-3)

NFC Divisional Playoff Round:
Minnesota (13-4) at Green Bay (14-2) (-4)
Washington (12-5) at Dallas (15-1) (-6)

[JediKooter]

The Chargers came into Kansas City as 8 point underdogs and proceeded to double that point spread by an extra 9 points, losing to the Chiefs 24-41.

The Chargers were up 24 to 17 at the end of the first half and then decided to give the offense a rest for the entire 2nd half and not scoring another point for the rest of the game. However, they were more than happy to give Kansas City 24 points in the second half, 21 in the 3rd quarter alone, thus, ending the Chargers' run for the year.

Lance Alworth caught 12 passes for 156 yards, but, no TDs to go along with them. Hadl threw for 315 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Played in Kansas City, MO
21 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind
Attendance: 79,200 (79,400 capacity)

San Diego Chargers	10 14  0 0 - 24
Kansas City Chiefs	 7 10 21 3 - 41

Game MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City Chiefs

Passing:       Att   Comp   Yards   Sk/Yd   TD   LG   Int   Rate
John Hadl	42     26     315    4/26    2   45     1   90.9

Rushing:      Att   Yards   Avg   LG   10+ TD
Keith Lincoln	9      41   4.56   8	0   1
Paul Lowe	7      23   3.29   6	0   0
John Hadl	1      -2  -2.00  -2	0   0

Receiving:       Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lance Alworth    12	  18	  156	13.00	 25	32	 0
WR Don Norton	     4	   7	   69	17.25	 19	45	 1
WR Gary Garrison     3	   6	   16	 5.33	  0	 9	 0
RB Keith Lincoln     2	   2	    9	 4.50	 10	10	 0
RB Paul Lowe	     2	   2	   32	16.00	 37	21	 1
TE Tom Griffin	     1	   1	   13	13.00	  0	13	 0
FB Britt Reese	     1	   1	    4	 4.00	  0	 4	 0
WR Todd Osieja	     1	   3	   16	16.00	  0	16	 0
FB Brad Hubbert	     0	   1	    0	 0.00	  0	 0	 0
TE Jacque MacKinnon  0	   1	    0	 0.00	  0	 0	 0

Punting/Kicking:   Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Luong          4	  150	37.5	29.3	48	   1

                    FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dick Van Raaphorst  1/1	  1/1	  0/0	42	3/3

Defense:         Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Allen     7	   2	 0.0	   34	   32
S Bud Whitehead     6	   3	 0.0	   25	   28
S Kenny Graham      5	   2	 0.0	   30	   30
OLB Frank Buncom    5	   1	 0.0	   26	   33
ILB Bob Mitinger    5	   1	 0.0	   14	   13
OLB Emil Karas      4	   0	 0.0	   18	   20
CB Miller Farr      3	   1	 0.0	   25	   22
OLB Dan Pride       3	   1	 0.0	   23	   12
DT George Gross     2	   1	 0.0	   25	   27
CB Bill Scott       2	   0	 0.0	    9	   11
CB Speedy Duncan    1	   4	 0.0	   23	   23
DE Howard Kindig    1	   3	 0.0	   24	   26
OLB Jeff Staggs     1	   1	 0.0	   19	   11
DE Jim Griffin      1	   0	 0.0	   10	    7
RB Keith Lincoln    1	   0	 ---	  ---	  ---
TE Jacque MacKinnon 1	   0	 ---	  ---	  ---
DE Bob Petrich      1	   0	 0.0	   11	    8
S Jim Tolbert       1	   0	 0.0	    9	    5
S Bob Zeman         1	   0	 0.0	    3	    5
CB Joe Beauchamp    0	   2	 0.0	   13	   19
DT Fred Moore       0	   1	 0.0	   10	    6

AFC Conference Championship:
Cleveland at Kansas City (-7)

NFC Conference Championship:
Minnesota at Dallas (-4)

Kansas City wins 23-0
Minnesota wins 35-24






Super Bowl I
Kansas City (-6) at Minnesota





Minnesota pulls off the upset and beats Kansas City 27-21

Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl Champs!!!


And now to the off season...

[JediKooter]

1966 Season Awards

Player of the Year                            Bart Starr                  GBY    
Front Office Bowl MVP                         Fran Tarkenton              MIN    
Coach of the Year                             Walter Henry                DAL    
Legend of the Game                            Tom Stecker                 SEA    
Offensive Player of the Year                  Bart Starr                  GBY    
Defensive Player of the Year                  Johnny Robinson             KCY    
Offensive Rookie of the Year                  Emerson Boozer              NYJ    
Defensive Rookie of the Year                  Jack Gregory                CLE    
All-League First Team Quarterback             Bart Starr                  GBY    
All-League First Team Running Back            Don Perkins                 DAL    
All-League First Team Fullback                Mike Lind                   PIT    
All-League First Team Tight End               John Mackey                 BAL    
All-League First Team Wide Receiver           Bobby Mitchell              WAS    
All-League First Team Wide Receiver           Raymond Berry               BAL    
All-League First Team Center                  Mike Pyle                   CHI    
All-League First Team Offensive Guard         Jerry Kramer                GBY    
All-League First Team Offensive Guard         Mike Magac                  PIT    
All-League First Team Offensive Tackle        Dick Schafrath              CLE    
All-League First Team Offensive Tackle        Jim Boeke                   DAL    
All-League First Team Punter                  Sam Baker                   PHI    
All-League First Team Kicker                  Mike Mercer                 KCY    
All-League First Team Defensive End           George Andrie               DAL    
All-League First Team Defensive End           Bob Dee                     NED    
All-League First Team Defensive Tackle        Ray Jacobs                  DEN    
All-League First Team Defensive Tackle        Bob Lilly                   DAL    
All-League First Team Inside Linebacker       Sam Huff                    WAS    
All-League First Team Outside Linebacker      Jim Houston                 CLE    
All-League First Team Outside Linebacker      Chuck Howley                DAL    
All-League First Team Cornerback              Herb Adderley               GBY    
All-League First Team Cornerback              Dave Whitsell               CHI    
All-League First Team Safety                  Johnny Robinson             KCY    
All-League First Team Safety                  Clendon Thomas              PIT    
All-League Second Team Quarterback            Len Dawson                  KCY    
All-League Second Team Running Back           Leroy Kelly                 CLE    
All-League Second Team Fullback               Jack Spikes                 BUF    
All-League Second Team Tight End              Dave Kocourek               MIA    
All-League Second Team Wide Receiver          Charley Taylor              WAS    
All-League Second Team Wide Receiver          Chris Burford               KCY    
All-League Second Team Center                 Bob De Marco                STL    
All-League Second Team Offensive Guard        Jake Kupp                   DAL    
All-League Second Team Offensive Guard        Bob Young                   DEN    
All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle       Len Rohde                   SFO    
All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle       John Brown                  PIT    
All-League Second Team Punter                 Jim Fraser                  NED    
All-League Second Team Kicker                 Jessie Rogers               DAL    
All-League Second Team Defensive End          Jack Gregory                CLE    
All-League Second Team Defensive End          Willie Davis                GBY    
All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle       Tracy Turley                TBY    
All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle       Bobby Frazier               IND    
**All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker    Chuck Allen                 SDO    
All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker     Matt Hazeltine              SFO    
**All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker   Frank Buncom                SDO    
All-League Second Team Cornerback             Mel Renfro                  DAL    
All-League Second Team Cornerback             Erich Barnes                CLE    
All-League Second Team Safety                 Willie West                 MIA    
All-League Second Team Safety                 Jerry Logan                 BAL    
League's Fastest Man                          Fred Biletnikoff            OAK    
League's Strongest Man                        Stew Barber                 BUF    

[JediKooter]

1966 Retirees

[Izulde]

I'd recommend using blue for the Chargers' award winners. That bright yellow is impossible to read on the background I have.

[JediKooter]

Free agent period

The Chargers have a few positions that need to be shored up. With the loss of TE Willie Frazier to repetitive concussion syndrome, TE is one of the main spots the Chargers want to fill.

San Diego also had a problem with stopping the run, so they wouldn't mind picking up some help on the defensive line.

Some key free agents the Chargers are looking at:

RDT Dave Costa: 81/87
K Mike Mercer: 77/77
TE Marlin McKeever: 61/61
FS Goose Gonsoulin: 74/74
FL Lionel Taylor: 73/73

The Chargers definitely need to replace their current kicker, so they will be going after a new kicker...

Free Agency Week One Signings:

P Thomas Luong signed 2 year $180,000 contract   22/51
FB Britt Reese signed 2 year $180,000 contract   25/49
CB Miller Farr signed 2 year $220,000 contract   32/47
QB Steve Tensi signed 2 year $210,000 contract   13/37

Current Roster Size: 41


Free Agency Week Two Signings:

S Bob Zeman signed 1 year $160,000 contract   37/37

Current Roster Size: 42


Free Agency Week Three thru Twelve:
No Signings

[JediKooter]

1967 Amateur Draft:

San Diego has the 25th pick and since they were not able to address their needs in Free Agency, they are hoping to fill the gaps in the Amateur Draft.

Indianapolis has the #1 pick this year...

Now, to the Draft...

Indianapolis:         CB  John Rowser      from Michigan           51/76
Seattle:              CB  Lem Barney       from Jackson State      45/78
San Antonio:          DT  Alan Page        from Notre Dame         61/80
Jacksonville:        ILB  Willie Lanier    from Morgan State       66/80
Miami:                QB  Bob Griese       from Purdue             16/37 ***
Tampa Bay:            CB  Randy Beverly    from Colorado State     45/62
Carolina:             CB  Zeke Moore       from Lincoln            40/54
Cincinnati:            S  Ken Houston      from Prarie View A&M    43/80
New Orleans:          RB  Floyd Little     from Syracuse           57/72
Houston:              RB  Clint Jones      from Michigan State     40/59
Oakland:               S  Mike Weger       from Bowling Green      33/68
Philadelphia:          G  Larry Little     from Bethune Cookman    32/81
New England:           T  Joe Taffoni      from Tennessee          32/51
Denver:               DT  Bob Lurtsema     from Michigan Tech      30/61
Pittsburgh:            T  Rayfield Wright  from Fort Valley State  30/50
Chicago:             OLB  Chip Myrtle      from Maryland           37/51
Jets:                 DE  Tom Holzer       from Louisville         34/61
Indianapolis:         DT  Dave Rowe        from Penn State         33/46
St. Louis:            DT  Ron Billingsley  from Wyoming            28/47
Carolina:             DE  Bubba Smith      from Michigan State     27/50
Cincinnati:           CB  Leroy Mitchell   from Texas Southern     31/45
Giants:              OLB  Paul Naumoff     from Tennessee          43/61
Buffalo:              CB  Bobby Howard     from San Diego State    20/31
Jacksonville:         WR  Danny Abramowicz from Xavier             30/65
San Diego:             G  John Demarie     from Louisiana State    28/76
Washington:           CB  Larry Carwell    from Iowa State         28/59
Baltimore:           OLB  Ray Ilg          from Colgate            31/52
Cleveland:           OLB  Ed Philbott      from Miami Ohio         31/69
Green Bay:           OLB  George Webster   from Michigan State     32/63
Dallas:              OLB  Ron Porter       from Idaho              33/55
Kansas City:          TE  Billy Masters    from Louisiana State    28/67
Minnesota:            RB  Dickie Post      from Houston            33/50 

*** Indicates real life team

The rest of San Diego's picks:

Round 2 - Gene Upshaw G from Texas A&M  20/64
Round 4 - Mel Witt DE from Texas        19/35
Round 5 - Bob Pickens T from Wisconsin  13/41
Round 6 - Jack Lentz S from Holy Cross  11/28
Round 7 - Harry Jones RB from Arkansas  13/17

[JediKooter]

Alrighty, back to the fun...

We begin the Late Free Agency period.

We sign QB Nathan King 6/34 to a 1 year $70k contract
TE Tom Griffin 12/37 to a 1 year $70K contract
WR Todd Osieja 16/33 to a 1 year $80K contract

We also sign 3 of our rookied from the draft:

G  John Demarie 28/76 to $1.73M for  4 years
G  Gene Upshaw  20/64 to $960K  for  3 years
DE Mel Witt     19/35 to $470K  for  4 years

This brings our current squad to 48 that we will bring into training camp.....




After Training Camp Rookie Progress:

1st rounder John Demarie: Before Camp - 28/76  After Camp - 31/70
2nd rounder Gene Upshaw:  Before Camp - 20/64  After Camp - 22/67
4th rounder Mel Witt:     Before Camp - 19/35  After Camp - 20/35

Trade offer from the 49ers:
49ers want: S Kenny Graham for CB Kris McGough and a 3rd round draft pick.

Offer rejected by the Chargers.


Season Ticket Sales: 30,000 out of 71,500

Now for the preseason........

[JediKooter]

Pre Season Schedule:

San Diego    at Washington
New Orleans  at San Diego
Philadelphia at San Diego
San Diego    at Tampa Bay

Game 1 Results:
San Diego 27 Washington 10

Injuries:
Steve De Long, RDE - Hyperextended Knee, Doubtful, Full strength in about 2 weeks.

Rookie Progress:
G John Demarie: 32/70 +1
G Gene Upshaw: 24/67 +2
DE Mel Witt: 20/35 No Change

Game 2 Results:
New Orleans 17 San Diego 40

Injuries:
Steve De Long, RDE - Hyperextended Knee, Probable, Full strength in about 1 week.

Todd Osieja, WR - Strained Calf muscle, Out, full strength in about 2 weeks.

Rookie Progress:
G John Demarie: 33/70 +1
G Gene Upshaw: 24/67 No Change
DE Mel Witt: 20/35 No Change

Chargers sign WR Jared Suliven 17/29 for 70K for 1 year.

Game 3 Results:
Philadelphi 3 San Diego 31

Injuries:
Britt Reese, FB - Bruised Heel, Probable, full strength in about 1 week.
Jim Allison, FB - Sprained Neck, Probable, full strength in about 3 weeks.
Todd Osieja, WR - Strained Calf muscle, Probable, full strength in about 1 week.

Rookie Progress: 
G John Demarie: 34/70 +1
G Gene Upshaw: 24/67 No Change
DE Mel Witt: 20/35 No Change

Game 4 Results:
San Diego 33 Tampa Bay 27

Injuries:
Jim Allison, FB - Sprained Neck, Probable, full strength in about 2 weeks.
Jim Griffin, LDE - Strained Achillies Tendon, Out, full strength in about 2 weeks.

Rookie Progress:
G John Demarie: 34/70 No Change
G Gene Upshaw: 24/67 No Change
DE Mel Witt: 21/35 +1

Chargers sign RDT Ronnie Cooper 28/28 to a 1 year 90K contract.


Up Next.........The 1967 Regular Season
and Power rankings.

[JediKooter]

1967 Power Rankings

Team                    Record      Pct.  Rating  Opp.Record    Pct.  
Green Bay Packers         0-0       .000    100     0-0         .000      
Kansas City Chiefs        0-0       .000    98      0-0         .000      
Dallas Cowboys            0-0       .000    95      0-0         .000      
San Francisco 49ers       0-0       .000    92      0-0         .000      
Los Angeles Rams          0-0       .000    88      0-0         .000      
St. Louis Cardinals       0-0       .000    85      0-0         .000      
Buffalo Bills             0-0       .000    85      0-0         .000      
Minnesota Vikings         0-0       .000    83      0-0         .000      
Oakland Raiders           0-0       .000    71      0-0         .000      
**San Diego Chargers      0-0       .000    71      0-0         .000      
Washington Redskins       0-0       .000    71      0-0         .000      
Chicago Bears             0-0       .000    70      0-0         .000      
Detroit Lions             0-0       .000    68      0-0         .000      
Baltimore Colts           0-0       .000    65      0-0         .000      
Cleveland Browns          0-0       .000    65      0-0         .000      
New England Patriots      0-0       .000    59      0-0         .000      
New York Jets             0-0       .000    59      0-0         .000      
Pittsburgh Steelers       0-0       .000    58      0-0         .000      
Houston Oilers            0-0       .000    53      0-0         .000      
New York Giants           0-0       .000    52      0-0         .000      
Denver Broncos            0-0       .000    47      0-0         .000      
Miami Dolphins            0-0       .000    44      0-0         .000      
Philadelphia Eagles       0-0       .000    44      0-0         .000      
Atlanta Falcons           0-0       .000    37      0-0         .000      
Carolina Panthers         0-0       .000    28      0-0         .000      
Indianapolis Ravens       0-0       .000    23      0-0         .000      
Cincinnati Bengals        0-0       .000    20      0-0         .000      
San Antonio Texans        0-0       .000    20      0-0         .000      
New Orleans Saints        0-0       .000    17      0-0         .000      
Seattle Seahawks          0-0       .000    11      0-0         .000      
Tampa Bay Buccaneers      0-0       .000     5      0-0         .000      
Jacksonville Jaguars      0-0       .000     1      0-0         .000 

[JediKooter]

Week 1:

San Diego takes on division rival Oakland at home. Oakland brings in 'Big' Ben Davison and the rest of their very powerful defense. The Chargers will try to counter with the Hadl to Alworth tandem. San Diego is favored by 2.

Played in San Diego, CA
74 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind
Attendance: 41,800 (71,500 capacity)

Oakland Raiders	     3  3 0 3 -  9 (0-1)
San Diego Chargers   7 17 7 7 - 38 (1-0)

Game MVP: John Hadl, San Diego Chargers

Passing:       Att     Comp     Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	31	24	 298	 0/0	 3	47	 0	138.9

Rushing:       Att     Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Lincoln	20	68	3.40	11	 3	 0
Paul Lowe	13	43	3.31	10	 1	 1

Receiving:            Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gary Garrison	6	6	126	21.00	20	47	1
RB Keith Lincoln	5	6	32	6.40	14	10	0
WR Don Norton	        4	5	63	15.75	30	38	0
WR Lance Alworth	3	6	38	12.67	9	14	0
TE Jacque MacKinnon	2	2	19	9.50	13	11	0
FB Brad Hubbert	        1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Paul Lowe	        1	2	5	5.00	2	5	0
TE Tom Griffin	        1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Todd Osieja	        1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
FB Britt Reese	        0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Punting/Kicking: Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Luong	  5	185	37.0	27.8	50	1

                        FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dick Van Raaphorst	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	5/5

Defense:            Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Allen	       9	1	1.0	19	35
CB Speedy Duncan       6	0	0.0	15	29
S Kenny Graham	       4	1	0.0	19	35
OLB Frank Buncom       3	2	1.0	14	20
OLB Emil Karas	       3	1	0.0	12	21
OLB Dan Pride	       3	0	0.0	12	23
CB Miller Farr	       2	1	0.0	17	30
DT George Gross	       2	1	0.0	19	33
DE Howard Kindig       2	1	0.0	14	29
OLB Jeff Staggs	       2	0	0.0	 4	10
S Bob Zeman	       1	2	0.0	 5	15
ILB Bob Mitinger       1	1	0.0	 8	 8
DE Steve De Long       1	0	0.0	16	33
CB Bill Scott	       1	0	0.0	11	27
S Bud Whitehead	       1	0	0.0	18	33
DE Mel Witt	       1	0	0.0	 6	 8
CB Joe Beauchamp       0	1	0.0	 5	 8

Injuries:
Jim Allison, FB - Sprained Neck, Probable, full strength in about 1 week.
Jim Griffin, LDE - Strained Achilies Tendon, Probable, full strength in about 1 week.
John Demarie, RG - Bruised Ribcage, Probable, full strength in about 1 week.
Kenny Graham, FS - Concussion, Probable, full strength in about 2 weeks.
Frank Buncom, SLB - Knee Bursitis, Quesitonable, full strength in about 3 weeks.
Jacque MacKinnon, TE - Strained Hamstring, Questionable, return to full strength unknown.


Rookie Progress:
G John Demarie: 34/70 No Change
G Gene Upshaw: 25/67 +1
DE Mel Witt: 21/35 No Change


Next Week....Chargers vs. the Vikings

[JediKooter]

Week 2

It was a game all the way through the end of Half Time. Then, the Vikings turned on their offensive machine and put up 30 points to the Chargers' 7 points in the 2nd half of the game. The Chargers just could not stop Fran Tarkenton from throwing touch down passes or even challenged the visitors running game by giving up 226 yards on the ground.

Over all, just not a good game for the Chargers and they hope to not make a habit of playing the way they did on Sunday.

Played in San Diego, CA
61 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind
Attendance: 42,600 (71,500 capacity)

Game MVP: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings	7 14 14 16 - 51
San Diego Chargers	7 14  7  0 - 28

Passing:        Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	39	 21	 305	 4/20	 4	56	 0	113.7

Rushing:        Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Lincoln	 9	 44	4.89	10	 1	 0
Paul Lowe	 2	 11	5.50	 6	 0	 0

Receiving:          Catch	Targ	Yards	 Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lance Alworth	9	 19	  220	24.44	40	56	 4
WR Don Norton	        5	  7	   56	11.20	 6	20	 0
RB Paul Lowe	        2	  2	   10	 5.00	 0	 7	 0
WR Todd Osieja	        2	  5	   13	 6.50	 0	 7	 0
RB Gene Foster	        1	  1	   -2	-2.00	 0	-2	 0
WR Gary Garrison	1	  2	    6	 6.00	 0	 6	 0
TE Jacque MacKinnon     1	  1	    2	 2.00	 2	 2	 0
FB Brad Hubbert	        0	  1	    0	 0.00	 0	 0	 0
TE Tom Griffin	        0	  1	    0	 0.00	 0	 0	 0


Punting/Kicking:       Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Luong	         5	  190	38.0	31.0	51	1

                        FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dick Van Raaphorst	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4


Defense:             Tack    Asst      Sack  RPlay   PPlay
ILB Chuck Allen	       14	4	2.0	40	26
OLB Dan Pride	        8	4	0.0	38	17
OLB Frank Buncom	3	2	0.0	19	17
S Bud Whitehead	        3	2	0.0	33	22
CB Speedy Duncan	3	1	0.0	33	21
S Kenny Graham	        3	1	0.0	36	24
DT George Gross	        3	1	0.0	34	22
ILB Bob Mitinger	3	1	0.0	17	 6
DE Steve De Long	3	0	0.0	35	21
OLB Emil Karas	        3	0	0.0	27	18
S Bob Zeman	        3	0	0.0	13	 5
DE Howard Kindig	2	1	0.0	28	24
OLB Jeff Staggs	        2	1	0.0	28	17
S Jim Tolbert	        2	0	0.0	 8	 3
CB Miller Farr	        1	0	0.0	23	19
DT Houston Ridge	1	0	0.0	10	 5
CB Bill Scott	        0	1	0.0	20	15
DE Mel Witt	        0	1	0.0	16	 3

Injuries:
Kenny Graham FS - Concussion, probable, full strength in about a week.
Frank Buncom SLB - Knee Bursitis Probable, full strength in about 2 weeks.
Bill Scott RCB - Sprained Lateral Knee Ligament, questionable, full strength in about 7 weeks
Jacque Mackinnon TE - Strained Hamstring, return to full strength unknown

Chargers sign Ben Rivera RCB to a 1 year $70K contract

Rookie Progress:
John Demarie: 35/70 +1
Gene Upshaw: 26/67 +1
Mel Witt: 21/35 No Change

Next Week....The Houston Oilers come to town.