Week 2, 1989

played in Dallas, TX

87 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	7	3	0	3	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	0	14	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:15 SDO - Tony Martin 2 pass from Boomer Esiason (Alfred Rhem extra point)
2Q: 07:16 SDO - Alfred Rhem 32 field goal
2Q: 03:55 DAL - Marcus Allen 1 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kerry Turnbull extra point)
2Q: 02:20 DAL - Ron Hall 14 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kerry Turnbull extra point)
4Q: 06:01 DAL - Keith Jennings 3 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kerry Turnbull extra point)
4Q: 04:34 SDO - Alfred Rhem 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:15 SDO - Tony Martin 2 pass from Boomer Esiason (Alfred Rhem extra point)
2Q: 07:16 SDO - Alfred Rhem 32 field goal
2Q: 03:55 DAL - Marcus Allen 1 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kerry Turnbull extra point)
2Q: 02:20 DAL - Ron Hall 14 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kerry Turnbull extra point)
4Q: 06:01 DAL - Keith Jennings 3 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kerry Turnbull extra point)
4Q: 04:34 SDO - Alfred Rhem 35 field goal

Team Statistics SDO DAL
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 269 287
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 3.90 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 32 87
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 1.33 3.22
Net Passing Yards 237 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 21 - 1 26 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 7.69
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/30 3/56
Kick Returns/Yards 3/91 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:41 26:19

Team Statistics	SDO	DAL
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	269	287
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	3.90	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	32	87
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	1.33	3.22
Net Passing Yards	237	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 21 - 1	26 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	7.69
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/30	3/56
Kick Returns/Yards	3/91	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:41	26:19

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:51	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
1	7:28	3:57	OWN 21	7	20	Punt
1	3:31	3:36	OWN 38	6	27	Punt
2	13:04	5:54	OWN 35	12	50	Field Goal
2	3:49	1:06	OWN 25	3	-9	Fumble
2	2:09	1:13	OWN 49	5	30	Interception
3	11:20	1:04	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
3	7:08	3:25	OWN 2	7	26	Punt
3	1:26	4:33	OWN 21	8	24	Punt
4	5:55	1:29	OWN 34	5	48	Field Goal
4	1:50	0:50	OWN 25	4	-9	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:09	1:41	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	14:55	1:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	7:10	3:21	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
2	2:43	0:34	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 20	4	21	Half
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 24	5	19	Punt
3	10:16	3:08	OWN 19	5	25	Punt
3	3:43	2:17	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
4	11:53	5:58	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	4:26	2:36	OWN 12	6	19	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OPP 16	2	-7	Game

Game MVP: Mike Tomczak, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ronnie Harmon	11	-12	-1.09	3	0
RB Caleb Jones	8	42	5.25	18	2
RB Jon Francis	4	1	0.25	5	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	1.00	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bobby Joe Edmonds	17	64	3.76	13	3
RB Marcus Allen	5	15	3.00	7	0
FB Larry Kinnebrew	2	2	1.00	1	0
QB Mike Tomczak	2	7	3.50	8	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	41	21	262	4/25	1	31	1	69.3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Tomczak	26	22	200	0/0	3	32	0	137.1

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Floyd Dixon	4	9	74	18.50	25	25	0
WR Cornell Burbage	4	12	72	18.00	2	31	0
WR Tony Martin	4	8	34	8.50	2	17	1
WR Steve Griffin	3	4	33	11.00	21	19	0
TE Brian Kinchen	3	5	19	6.33	11	9	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	15	15.00	4	15	0
RB Ronnie Harmon	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Caleb Jones	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ron Hall	6	7	51	8.50	11	18	1
WR Roy Green	5	5	67	13.40	18	23	0
WR J.J. Birden	4	4	55	13.75	22	32	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	3	11	3.67	8	7	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
FB Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Bobby Joe Edmonds	1	3	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	1

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mark Collins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Boomer Esiason	1	0	0
RB Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
WR Floyd Dixon	1	0	0
C Collin Bailen	0	1	0
WR Cornell Burbage	0	1	0
WR Tony Martin	0	1	0
S Terry Hoage	0	0	1
ILB Winston Moss	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Mike Tomczak	1	0	0
WR Lamont Weber	1	0	0
DE Bob Kohrs	0	1	0
C John Adickes	0	1	0
CB Mark Collins	0	0	2
DT T.J. Turner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Teltschik	5	225	45.0	26.4	55	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	6	290	48.3	43.3	61	3

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alfred Rhem	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kerry Turnbull	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Gibson	2	30	15.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Weber	3	56	18.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Harmon	2	77	38.5	0
Ernest Gibson	1	14	14.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ellis Dillahunt	2	39	19.5	0
Wes Smith	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Hoage	8	3	0.0	26	19
ILB Winston Moss	8	0	0.0	26	26
DT Ben Thomas	6	2	0.0	23	20
CB Ernest Gibson	5	1	0.0	25	24
S Tom Flynn	4	0	0.0	27	26
DE Danny Stubbs	3	1	0.0	26	24
DE Jaylen Zordich	3	0	0.0	21	18
OLB Jamie Kimmel	2	6	0.0	26	19
CB Bo Orlando	2	1	0.0	26	26
DT Albert Goss	2	0	0.0	5	12
QB Boomer Esiason	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Steve Forch	1	0	0.0	6	8
DT Chris Gannon	1	0	0.0	25	17
DE Tom Gibson	0	1	0.0	8	13

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Kelm	8	0	1.0	24	40
ILB Alvin Toles	8	1	0.0	24	41
DE Kevin Greene	5	0	2.0	23	41
DE Leonard Marshall	5	2	0.0	23	41
S Dave Duerson	4	4	0.0	24	45
CB Donnell Woolford	4	1	0.0	16	33
CB Jerry Gray	4	0	0.0	24	44
DT T.J. Turner	3	1	0.5	21	27
CB Mark Collins	3	3	0.0	24	32
S Dennis Smith	2	0	0.0	1	17
DT Danny Noonan	2	0	0.0	22	22
DE David Grant	0	1	0.5	1	5
OLB Eugene Marve	0	1	0.0	8	13
S Troy West	0	1	0.0	23	27

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ben Thomas	0.0	1	0	0	20
CB Ernest Gibson	0.0	0	1	0	24

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Greene	2.0	0	1	0	41
OLB Larry Kelm	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE David Grant	0.5	0	1	0	5
DT T.J. Turner	0.5	0	0	0	27
DT Danny Noonan	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	0	2	2	41
ILB Alvin Toles	0.0	0	1	0	41
DT Doug Barlett	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Winston Moss	6	1	26
CB Ernest Gibson	4	0	24
S Terry Hoage	4	0	19
S Tom Flynn	3	0	26
CB Bo Orlando	2	0	26
DE Jaylen Zordich	1	0	18
DT Ben Thomas	1	0	20
DE Danny Stubbs	1	0	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Alvin Toles	4	1	0	41
OLB Larry Kelm	4	1	0	40
CB Donnell Woolford	4	0	0	33
CB Jerry Gray	2	2	0	44
S Dave Duerson	2	1	0	45
CB Mark Collins	2	0	1	32
S Dennis Smith	1	0	0	17
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	0	41
DT Ted Gregory	1	0	0	15
S Troy West	0	1	0	27
DT T.J. Turner	0	1	0	27
CB Ellis Dillahunt	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Rob Monaco	4	6	24	2	45
FB Tony Paige	1	2	9	0	16
G Todd Kalis	0	5	24	0	45
T Kevin Haverdink	0	4	24	1	45
G Pat Tomberlin	0	4	24	0	45
T Philip Wyss	0	2	24	1	45
TE Brian Kinchen	0	1	19	0	37

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Mike Schad	4	6	27	26
G William Roberts	3	8	27	26
C John Adickes	2	4	27	26
T Harris Barton	1	4	27	26
T Caesar Rentie	1	3	27	26

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Winston Moss	3	19
Jay Novacek	1	21
Pat Tomberlin	1	7
Jon Francis	1	4

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Smith	2	21
Ellis Dillahunt	1	21
Ian Cotter	1	19
Doug Armstrong	1	10

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Pat Tomberlin	24	45	---	---	7	76
WR Floyd Dixon	21	38	---	---	16	75
ILB Winston Moss	---	---	26	26	19	71
QB Boomer Esiason	24	45	---	---	---	69
C Rob Monaco	24	45	---	---	---	69
T Philip Wyss	24	45	---	---	---	69
G Todd Kalis	24	45	---	---	---	69
T Kevin Haverdink	24	45	---	---	---	69
CB Ernest Gibson	---	---	25	24	11	60
S Terry Hoage	---	---	26	19	14	59
TE Brian Kinchen	19	37	---	---	---	56
WR Tony Martin	20	33	---	---	3	56
WR Cornell Burbage	20	34	---	---	1	55
S Tom Flynn	---	---	27	26	---	53
CB Bo Orlando	---	---	26	26	---	52
DE Danny Stubbs	---	---	26	24	---	50
CB Donte Gomez	---	---	21	14	13	48
DT Chris Gannon	---	---	25	17	6	48
FB Tony Paige	9	16	---	---	21	46
OLB Jamie Kimmel	---	---	26	19	---	45
DT Ben Thomas	---	---	23	20	---	43
DE Jaylen Zordich	---	---	21	18	---	39
TE Jay Novacek	5	11	---	---	21	37
RB Caleb Jones	8	29	---	---	---	37
RB Ronnie Harmon	11	10	---	---	15	36
OLB June James	---	---	2	7	19	28
DE Tom Gibson	---	---	8	13	6	27
DT Albert Goss	---	---	5	12	---	17
RB Jon Francis	4	6	---	---	4	14
WR Steve Griffin	2	11	---	---	1	14
OLB Steve Forch	---	---	6	8	---	14
CB Chet Brooks	---	---	2	6	6	14
S Michael Mayes	---	---	1	7	---	8
C Collin Bailen	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rob Fada	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Mike Haight	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jeff Walker	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Mike Alexander	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Alfred Rhem	0	0	---	---	6	6
P John Teltschik	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
TE Norris Brown	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Fernando Shields	---	---	1	0	---	1
DT Dean Hamel	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Jeff James	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Derrell Marshall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Dave Duerson	---	---	24	45	2	71
CB Jerry Gray	---	---	24	44	2	70
ILB Alvin Toles	---	---	24	41	2	67
DE Leonard Marshall	---	---	23	41	2	66
DE Kevin Greene	---	---	23	41	2	66
OLB Larry Kelm	---	---	24	40	2	66
G Mike Schad	27	26	---	---	6	59
T Harris Barton	27	26	---	---	6	59
CB Mark Collins	---	---	24	32	---	56
DT T.J. Turner	---	---	21	27	7	55
G William Roberts	27	26	---	---	---	53
QB Mike Tomczak	27	26	---	---	---	53
RB Bobby Joe Edmonds	22	12	---	---	19	53
C John Adickes	27	26	---	---	---	53
T Caesar Rentie	27	26	---	---	---	53
CB Donnell Woolford	---	---	16	33	2	51
S Troy West	---	---	23	27	---	50
TE Ron Hall	26	22	---	---	1	49
DT Danny Noonan	---	---	22	22	5	49
WR Roy Green	26	20	---	---	1	47
DT Doug Barlett	---	---	5	26	14	45
WR J.J. Birden	20	19	---	---	3	42
S Dennis Smith	---	---	1	17	21	39
WR Mervyn Fernandez	22	17	---	---	---	39
CB Ellis Dillahunt	---	---	0	17	21	38
RB Marcus Allen	5	12	---	---	8	25
TE Keith Jennings	8	14	---	---	---	22
OLB Eugene Marve	---	---	8	13	---	21
WR Wes Smith	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Ian Cotter	---	---	0	0	19	19
DT Ted Gregory	---	---	0	15	1	16
FB Larry Kinnebrew	5	10	---	---	---	15
WR Lamont Weber	0	0	---	---	13	13
TE Troy Sadowski	1	4	---	---	8	13
S Brian Jordan	---	---	0	0	13	13
T Doug Armstrong	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Blaine Pearson	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Kevin Belcher	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE David Grant	---	---	1	5	---	6
DE Bob Kohrs	---	---	1	4	---	5
K Kerry Turnbull	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Claude Sidharta	---	---	0	4	---	4
OLB Willis Crockett	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Don Mosebar	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rusty Hilger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-2	-0.7
Middle	13	36	2.8
Right	8	-2	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-4	-4.0
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	16	64	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	41	21	3	0	3	8	7	2	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Tomczak	26	22	2	1	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	36	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	10	159	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	3	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	119	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	78	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Burbage	12	4	1	72	1	34
WR Floyd Dixon	9	4	2	74	2	38
WR Tony Martin	8	4	0	34	0	33
TE Brian Kinchen	5	3	0	19	0	37
WR Steve Griffin	4	3	0	33	0	11
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	15	0	16
RB Ronnie Harmon	1	1	0	6	0	10
RB Caleb Jones	1	1	0	9	0	29

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ron Hall	7	6	51	0	22
WR Roy Green	5	5	67	1	20
WR J.J. Birden	4	4	55	1	19
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	3	11	0	17
RB Bobby Joe Edmonds	3	1	4	0	12
RB Marcus Allen	2	1	1	0	12
FB Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	8	0	10
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	3	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bobby Joe Edmonds	2	9	4.50	3.76

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	8	3	21	2.63	6.39

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Tomczak	7	6	38	5.43	7.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Floyd Dixon	2	1	15	7.50	8.22
WR Cornell Burbage	2	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	4	2.00	3.80
WR Tony Martin	2	1	2	1.00	4.25

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ron Hall	3	3	24	8.00	7.29
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
RB Bobby Joe Edmonds	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	10	10.00	13.75
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ronnie Harmon	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marcus Allen	1	0
RB Bobby Joe Edmonds	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	13	6	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Tomczak	7	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Burbage	4	2	2
WR Floyd Dixon	3	1	1
WR Steve Griffin	2	1	1
FB Tony Paige	1	1	1
RB Caleb Jones	1	1	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0
WR Tony Martin	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	2	2	1
TE Ron Hall	2	2	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	0	0
FB Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,000)
End Zone 14,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,000)
End Zone	14,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,400)