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Chargees tiQjnrm IhemmseDves around tio rout OaCdaimdl "This was the best pass protection weve ever had against the Raiders. The boys up front did a super job. Indeed they did. Fouts was dropped just once for seven yards. And while the Chargers offensive line was as good as usual, the defensive line looked like its old Power Line self.

The Chargers sacked Raider quarterbacks Marc Wilson and Jim Plunkett seven times. Gary Johnson led the way with four. The Chargers had gone into the game with just 28 sacks in 11 games. We were tired of people coming down on us, said Johnson, speaking on behalf of the entire defense. "We decided to play ball and show people how we can really play.

Once you get a good rush, anything can happen, said comerback Willie Buchanon. Thats when interceptions start coming." Indeed, it was a good rush and interceptions which turned this game around. The score was 28-21 at the half and it looked like one of those whoever-has-the-ball-last type games. But on the first play of the second half Wilson, was pressured by Wilbur Young, who had just been picked up on waivers this week by the Chargers from Washington. Hurried, Wilson threw an interception right to Bob Horn.

The Chargers got the ball on the Raiders 21 and quickly made the score 35-21. On the Raiders next play from scrimmage, Wilson threw another interception, this one to Pete Shaw, who had two on the day. The San Diego offense converted Shaws theft into six points, making the score 41-21 and the rout was on. From a 21-14 deficit, the Chargers scored 41 unanswered points. Asked if anything happened or was said the previous week to cause the Chargers to play so well Sunday, Johnson said, "We were playing Oakland.

Thats enough. Theres not really any good blood between us. They knocked us out last year. We should have been there. There, meaning the Super Bowl.

The Chargers victory, which dropped the Raiders to 5-7, almost surely means the Raiders wont be there this year. It doesnt mean the Chargers will be there either, but it makes the possibility a lot more likely than if they had lost. time. Brooks also returned two kickoffs 68 yards, one of which preceded a touchdown. Charger punter George Roberts averaged 43 yards on his three boots while Oaklands Ray Guy, widely recognized as the best punter in the world, much less the NFL, averaged just 39.2 on five tries.

Roberts bested Guy, who injured his back, right in Guys own backyard. But the man of the day was the Chargers 6-foot-5, 252-pound, tight endwide receiver Kellen Winslow. Winslow played his way into the NFL record book Sunday, catching 13 passes for 144 yards and five touchdowns. 'I just happened to get my number called today' Winslow on tying NFL record with five TD receptions The five TDs ties a 31 -year-old league record for most touchdown receptions in a game. The only other man to accomplish a similar feat was Bob Shaw of the old Chicago Cardinals on bet.

2, 1960 against Baltimore. Winslows 13 receptions tied the Chargers team record, set by Lance Alworth on Nov. 10, 1963 against the Boston Patriots. For a man who had accomplished so much on the day, Winslow was rather nonchalant about the occasion. When Dan Fouts drops back to pass, he has a primary receiver and then a second and third receiver, said Winslow, who had only four TDs coming into the Oakland game.

I just happend to get my number called today. A lot of things were going our way and they just happened to go my way in particular. Winslow had not caught a touchdown pass the previous six weeks. Fouts, too, did not have too bad of an afternoon. Playing across the bay from where he grew up, the ninth-year passer completed 28 of 44 passes for 296 yards and six touchdowns, giving him 28 scoring tosses on the season.

The NFL record for most touchdowns in a game is seven. The last time anyone even threw for six was Nov. 24, 1977 when Bob Griese pierced the St. Louis secondary for that many scores. Fouts wanted to credit others for his big day.

The key was having time to throw, he said. By Don Norcross The Times-Advocate OAKLAND After losing three of their last four games, after giving up 84 points their last two games, after being drubbed, 44-23, by the Seattle Seahawks on national television, just what could one have expected from the San Diego Chargers in Oakland, where their record the previous 14 years was a dismal 1-12-1? Why, their best performance of this roller coaster 1981 season, of course. The Chargers provided just that on Sunday as they pounded one more nail into the defending Super Bowl champion Raiders coffin, defeating Oakland, 66-21, before 60,199 in the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The guys played as great a football game as any team Ive ever been associated with, said Chargers Coach Don Coryell after Sundays victory, which moved the San Diegans to 7-5 and, combined with Denvers loss to Cincinnati, moved San Diego one game behind the first place Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West. The Chargers next date is this Sunday at home against the Broncos.

Rut first, savor this latest San Diego victory. There have not been too many as of late. Coryell said his athletes played as well as any team hes ever had. The man has been coaching for SI years, so it was either a truly fantastic victory or else hes forgotten one or two wins through the years. No matter.

This was a big win. And as is the case with most big wins, this one fit that cliche mold of team" victories. Consider the following: The offense scored 65 points against an Oakland defense which had given up the fifth fewest points in the NFL. -t In essence, the Charger defense allowed just two touchdowns. On one touchdown the Raiders had to drive all of two yards following an interception.

In addition, the San Diego defense forced three turnovers, all Interceptions, and their offensive mates converted each one into a touchdown, having to drive just 21, 26 and 64 yards for the scores. The Chargers special teams were, to borrow one of Coryells favorite words, super. James Brooks returned two punts for 79 yards, setting the Chargers up at the Oakland 29 and 41. The San Diegans drove for touchdowns each Kellen Winlsow (80) of the Chargers gets a "High Five" from Chuck Muncie after one of Winslow's five TD receptions. Add Johnson: We should have been playing like this all year.

We have to put our bad feelings aside. Its time to stop thinking and start playing. If we win next week we can say were on a roll. not until then. Defensive tackle Wilbur Young on being back with the Chargers: I spent three years here and we had a good chemistry.

They know what I can do and I know what I can do. In 1979, Young started for Louie Kelcher the entire season after Kelcher suffered a knee injury during the summer. Young got a career-high 14 sacks that season and was voted by the Chargers as their most valuable lineman. Young was traded to the Washington Redskins this past off-season for offensive lineman Jeff Williams. The Chargers had some wounded stay wounded in Oakland.

Louie Kelcher reinjured his ailing shoulder in pre-game drills and did not play against Oakland. Comerback Mike Williams reinjured his groin and left the game in the second quarter. He did not return. From the Oakland locker, Hendricks said he felt that San Diego was due for a big game: Theyve always had the potential to score like that. All this game proves, I guess, is that theyve been asleep most of the season and today they came awake.

Most of the problems have been with their defense. League. Kellen Winslows five touchdowns tied a 31-year-old record for most touchdown receptions in a game. The mark was first set on Oct. 2, 1960, by the Chicago Cardinals Bob Shaw against Baltimore.

Winslows 13 receptions Sunday tied the team 4 record set by Lance Alworth in 1968 against Boston. Alworths 13 catches covered 210 yards while Winslows were worth 144. Dan Fouts six touchdown passes broke the San Diego club record of five set by John Hadl on Dec. 1, 1968 at Denver. Fouts touchdown effort Sunday fell one shy of the NFL record.

Five different quarterbacks have thrown seven TD passes in a game. The last to do so was Minnesotas Joe Kapp in 1969 against Baltimore. The last quarterback to throw for six TDs in a game was Miamis Bob Griese, Nov. 24, 1977 against Don Coryells St. Louis Cardinals.

James Brooks didnt have too bad a day against the Raiders. The rookie from Auburn accounted for 282 all-purpose yards. He rushed for 97 yards on 17 carries. He caught five passes for 38 yards and a touchdown. He returned two punts for 79 yards and brought back two kickoffs for 68 yards.

Besides scoring a touchdown, three of Brooks returns preceded touchdowns. Brooks on if he prefers running the ball to returning kicks: I just like to get the ball in my hands as much as I can. I like that football. On his 12-yard TD reception from Fouts in the second quarter that tied the score, 14-14, Brooks faked out Ted Hendricks before scoring. Brooks on if he knew it was Hendricks who he faked out: I knew who it was.

But if you give me the ball one-on-one its going to be pretty exciting. Fouts when asked if hes ever thrown for six touchdown passes before: Yeah, back at 81 Rocka-way, playing street football. Fouts grew up at 81 Rockaway in San Francisco. Winslow on his reckless running style I figure I weigh 242 and most defensive backs weigh 180, 185. Id be foolish if I tried to outrun em.

Ive got a 60-pound advantage. Why not take advantage of it. Now when it comes to guys like John Matuszak, then you have to go to finesse. Chargers defensive tackle Gary Big Hands Johnson on whether It made any difference to him whether Marc Wilson or Jim Plunkett was quarter-backing the Raiders: Theres no difference. A quarterback is a quarterback and my job is to sack him no matter who he is.

Johnson now has 9 sacks on the season to lead the club. Last year he had 17 to lead the NFL. The Chargers had seven sacks as a team on Sunday. The other three went to Jimmy Webb, John Woodcock and Wilbur Young. Chargers, Winslow have a day for records By Don TheTimes-Advocate OAKLAND The Chargers victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday was the kind of win that sends sportswriters thumbing to the record books.

Some interesting numbers did come up. Such as: The victory was the most lopsided by the Chargers over the Raiders since Sept. 17,1961 when the San Diegans blanked Oakland, 44-0. That game was played in Balboa Stadium before 20,216. The 34-point margin of defeat was the most the Raiders had to swallow since Nov.

9, 1964. On that day Oakland was hammered by Kansas City, 42-7. San Diegos 65 points tied the record for most points ever allowed by the Raiders. The only other time the Raider gave up that many points was on Sejft. 9, 1961 when they were clobbered, 65-0, by Houston -f The 56 points were the most the Chargers have scored since Oct.

20, 1968 when they outscored the Denver Broncos, 56-24. The most points the Chargers have ever scored was 68 on Dec. 22, 1963 when they routed Denver, 68-20. two weeks later the Chargers defeated Boston, Olio, the clubs only league championship. That championship was in the old American Football ftJo.

Shorter nabs fourth in 10-GI run Anderson riddles Broncos CINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Bengals 9-3 record suggests theyre one of the best teams in the National Football League today, and the Denver Broncos arent arguing the point "Theyre the best football team weve played this year, said Broncos Coach Dan Reeves, whose team absorbed a 38-21 beating Sunday. Theyve always had the talent, and its been a mystery why they havent won in the past. The Bengals fourth straight victory gave them the best record in the American Conference, tied them with three other clubs for most victories In the league, and preserved their two-game lead over Pittsburgh in the AFC Central Division. The only mystery Sunday was how the Bengals managed to rake the NFLs No. 1-ranked defense for 571 total net yards.

Quarterback Ken Anderson, enjoying a rebirth as tme of the leagues best passers, threw for three touchdowns and 396 yards, the second-highest single game yardage total of his career. I really didnt expect a 396-yard day, said Bengals Coach Forrest Gregg. Denver had us concerned and had us worried. They were No. 1 in pass defense." But the U-year veteran threw for a pair of first-half touchdowns, ran for another and teamed with Charles Alexander on a 65-yard touchdown pass play that put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter.

back 24 hours later to place third in 29:26. Shorter and Mendoza tied for fourth with a time of 30:40, and Shorter, 34, was the winner of the mens 30-40 age division. The overall womens champion was Patti Hurl, who crossed the finish line in 36:34. It was a good run, with a pretty good early pace, said Shorter after the race. We might have gone out too fast.

I think we were at 13:18 for the first three miles. Asked if the fast pace may have drained him over the final three miles, Shorter replied, No, I don't think so. Im just not in shape. There you have it. Frank Shorter, who still runs 80 miles a week, does not consider himself to be in shape.

That might be news to the hundreds of runners who finished behind him. I think the season is over for me, continued Shorter. That time (30:40) was my worst in a 10-K this year. For Pfeffer, the numerous downhills on the scenic RB course proved to be the stretches to pull away. I really didnt feel that good on the uphills, so I decided to run the downhills about as hard as I could, explained Pfeffer.

Actually, it was just letting go. You can rest when youre running downhill. "This is a tough course, and one of the better ones around. Results, D5 it By Rick Hoff Jhe Times -Advocate 1 RANCHO BERNARDO -Wearing an ocean blue running uniform and sporting the presti-( gious No. 1 on his running Frank Shorter stood out amidst the huge throng of runners Sunday morning.

Bernardo Center Drive was packed solid with runners who turned out on a chilly mom to participate in the North County Heart 10-kilometer run, and as the starting time for the race neared, the question was in ther air. Wheres Shorter? Some came to run, and some came to see the former Olympic marathon champion run. Those who came to seA a good race saw just that. With Shorter among them, a pack of five runners soon pulled away. The pack stayed together for about two miles, with Ed Mendoza setting a brisk pace.

But at the end, it wasnt Shorter, or Mendoza, or anybody else but Kirk Pfeffer who was running alone for first place. Using his lanky frame to run effortlessly on the downhills, Pfeffer won by nearly 100 yards with an excellent time of' 29:00. Following Pfeffer was Jan Hagelbrand, the Swedish transfer student from United States International University who was timed in 29:14, and Terry Cotton, who ran in another 10-kilometer run in San Diego on Saturday morning and came 7 Rick Hoff The Time Advocate Frank Shorter and Ed Mendoza (1 175) cross the finish line together in the North County Heart 10K in Rancho Bernardo..