| 1974 - Week 1 |
| San Diego Chargers at Houston Oilers |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Scoring Plays | Chargers | Oilers | ||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| Oilers | 3:47 | S.Butler 24 yd. Field Goal ( 13-69, 6:14 ) | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| Chargers | 13:19 | B.Matthews 1 yd. run ( D.Partee Kick missed ) ( 10-74, 5:24 ) | 6 | 3 |
| Chargers | 0:46 | Blocked Field Goal recovered by C.Anthony (Chargers) for 69 yards ( D.Partee Kick ) | 13 | 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| Chargers | 8:43 | B.Matthews 4 yd. run ( D.Partee Kick ) ( 10-62, 5:11 ) | 20 | 3 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| Oilers | 11:15 | K.Burrough 14 yd. pass from L.Dickey ( S.Butler Kick ) ( 5-51, 1:57 ) | 20 | 10 |
| Chargers | 6:57 | B.Matthews 3 yd. run ( D.Partee Kick ) ( 5-19, 2:30 ) | 27 | 10 |
| Chargers | 6:45 | Interception by S.C.Williams returned 27 yards ( D.Partee Kick ) | 34 | 10 |
| Drive Charts | |||||||||||
| San Diego Chargers | Houston Oilers | ||||||||||
| Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | ||
| Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result | Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result |
| 15:00 | 5:03 | SD 23 | 10 | 53 | Downs | 9:57 | 6:14 | Hou 24 | 13 | 69 | Field Goal |
| 3:43 | 5:24 | SD 26 | 10 | 74 | Touchdown | 13:19 | 1:01 | Hou 28 | 2 | 0 | Interception |
| 12:18 | 2:26 | Hou 35 | 6 | 23 | Downs | 9:52 | 3:09 | Hou 12 | 6 | 23 | Punt |
| 6:43 | 4:43 | SD 22 | 8 | 37 | Interception | 2:00 | 1:14 | Hou 12 | 6 | 68 | Turnover-TD |
| 13:54 | 5:11 | SD 38 | 10 | 62 | Touchdown | 0:46 | 0:46 | Hou 24 | 6 | 42 | End of Half |
| 6:33 | 4:08 | Hou 37 | 10 | 26 | Missed FG | 15:00 | 1:06 | Hou 20 | 3 | 4 | Punt |
| 14:54 | 1:42 | SD 24 | 3 | 6 | Punt | 8:43 | 2:10 | Hou 19 | 4 | 1 | Punt |
| 11:15 | 1:11 | SD 30 | 3 | 0 | Punt | 2:25 | 2:31 | Hou 20 | 5 | 24 | Punt |
| 9:27 | 2:30 | Hou 19 | 5 | 19 | Touchdown | 13:12 | 1:57 | Hou 49 | 5 | 51 | Touchdown |
| 5:35 | 0:08 | Hou 47 | 1 | -1 | Fumble | 10:04 | 0:37 | Hou 31 | 3 | 17 | Interception |
| 3:45 | 1:53 | SD 29 | 3 | 0 | Punt | 6:57 | 0:12 | Hou 10 | 1 | 0 | Turnover-TD |
| 0:40 | 0:40 | SD 12 | 1 | 0 | End of Reg. | 6:45 | 1:10 | Hou 32 | 3 | 12 | Interception |
| 5:27 | 1:42 | Hou 47 | 4 | 19 | Interception | ||||||
| 1:52 | 1:12 | SD 46 | 8 | 34 | Downs | ||||||
| 34:59 | SD 39 | 70 | 299 | 25:01 | Hou 27 | 69 | 364 | ||||
| Time of Possession by Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
| San Diego Chargers | 8:46 | 8:50 | 9:19 | 8:04 | 34:59 | |
| Houston Oilers | 6:14 | 6:10 | 5:41 | 6:56 | 25:01 |
| Team Statistics | Chargers | Oilers |
| Total Points | 34 | 10 |
| 1st Downs | 18 | 18 |
| Rushing | 7 | 3 |
| Passing | 11 | 15 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd-Down Conversions | 11-18 | 5-14 |
| 4th-Down Conversions | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-5 | 2-20 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Time Of Pos. | 34:59 | 25:01 |
| Total Net Yards | 305 | 383 |
| Total Plays | 70 | 69 |
| Average Gain | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 98 | 78 |
| Rushes | 41 | 24 |
| Avg. Per Rush | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| Net Yards Passing | 207 | 305 |
| Completions | 17 | 24 |
| Attempts | 28 | 44 |
| Completion % | 60.7 | 54.5 |
| Yards Per Completion | 12.5 | 13.0 |
| Sacks | 1 | 1 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 5 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 1 |
| Rushing | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 4-5 | 1-1 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| San Diego Chargers | Houston Oilers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT | Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT |
| Dan Fouts | 28 | 17 | 213 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 69 | Lynn Dickey | 32 | 19 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 56 |
| Dan Pastorini | 12 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 28 | 17 | 213 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 69 | Totals | 44 | 24 | 312 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 45 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Cid Edwards | 13 | 26 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | Ronnie Coleman | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 8 | 3 | George Amundson | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Glen Bonner | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 17 | 0 | Vic Washington | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | Lynn Dickey | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 41 | 98 | 2.4 | 17 | 3 | Totals | 24 | 78 | 3.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Wayne Stewart | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | Ken Burrough | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Gary Garrison | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 32 | 0 | Mack Alston | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Glen Bonner | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | Billy Parks | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 | George Amundson | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | Billy Whiteshoes Johnson | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Harrison Davis | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | Vic Washington | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 213 | 12.5 | 32 | 0 | Totals | 24 | 312 | 13.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG | Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG |
| Dennis Partee | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | David Beverly | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Totals | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Totals | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM | Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM |
| Dennis Partee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Skip Butler | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Totals | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD | Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD |
| Danny Colbert | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | Billy Whiteshoes Johnson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Totals | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | Totals | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD | Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Tom Thompson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | Vic Washington | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jerry Levias | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | Bob Gresham | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Billy Whiteshoes Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 22 | 0 | Totals | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Sam C. Williams | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 45 | 1 | Zeke Moore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Bobby L. Howard | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Chris Fletcher | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 45 | 1 | Totals | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sacks | No | Yds | Avg | Sacks | No | Yds | Avg |
| Floyd Rice | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | Tody Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Totals | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | Totals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD | Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ken Burrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |