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Another 'Star Wars' at Denver Larry Cole a week ago will have to do the same here to give Robinson the room he likes in the middle of the pocket SAN DIEGO'S ROLF BENIRSCHKE VS FRED STEINFORT This could be a game decided by a field goal and neither of these players were on hand the last time the teams met in Denver Yet each unloaded prodigious boots last week Benirschke a 52-yarder to run his string to 16 straight before it was snapped' and Steinfort a 46-yarder and personal and dub-record 55-yarder just before the final gun DENVER'S RICK UPCHURCH VS ET AL For some reason Denver's burner has enjoyed some exceptional afternoons at San Diego's expense including a pair of punt returns for scores Denver had him back returning punts against Dallas and because this game is big enough he will probably be there again this week DEFENSIVE END WILBUR YOUNG VS DENVER TACKLE DAVE STUDDARD Young is back at end this year while Studdard is one of the major reasons Denver's offensive line has come of age Studdard had a strong game against Harvey Martin Young has plagued Denver while with Kansas City and San Diego SAN DIEGO TIGHT END KELLEN WINSLOW VS SAFETY BILL THOMPSON Winslow enjoyed a career high against the Raiders with nine catches for 132 yards one score Thompson set an NFL record with his fourth career fumble recovery and score Rob Nairne who is subbing for linebacker Bob Swenson doesn't have the latter's range LAST-MINUTE FACTORS Roy Gere la missed four field goal tries in Denver a year ago while Benirschke was out Robinson has yet to complete a touchdown pass Both teams are healthy Denver missing only Swenson San Diego still without holdout Fred Dean who has been a Bronco thorn Denver is 19-5 at home under Red Miller LUNGING FOR A TD IS DENVER'S BILLY THOMPSON Bronco safety will have a workout against San Diego SAN DIEGO AT DENVER Keep the children away from the set Heart patients may prefer to read a good book and check the score later This will be the NFL's version of Star Wars San Diego against a Denver Bronco team that seemed to find itself in a convincing 41-20 win over Dallas last week It's San Diego's passing against a Bronco defense that was once the best in preventing touchdown passes in the league But Denver now has yielded five in its first two games after permitting only 10 an NFL low all last season San Diego's Dan Fouts set a club record with 29 completions (in 44 tries) for another club record 387 yards in the Chargers' 30-24 overtime win over Oakland And his pet target John Jefferson snared nine of them for 1 10 yards to lead all AFC catchers in yards number of catches touchdowns and points going into the Monday night game This is a series however that has been marked by defense in recent years especially as the two clubs climbed into the league's upper echelons And San Diego has had its problems with the Bronco defense A year ago the Chargers were 4-1 coming into Mile High Stadium and had run off games of 33 30 27 21 and 31 points Denver shut them out 7-0 The Chargers in fact will be looking for their first win in Denver since a 47-23 conquest back on Dec 1 1968 Denver can also be expected to keep the intensity It showed against Dallas since the Chargers took away the Broncos' AFC West title with a 17-7 win in San Diego last December The Broncos with Matt Robinson giving them a different dimension at quarterback and the offensive line now coming of age mauled the Cowboys and capitalized on three big turnovers WHEN SAN DIEGO HAS THE BALL What else? Dan Fouts will pass Jefferson Charlie Joiner andKellen Winslow will catch Fouts will throw long to the side over the middle everywhere and unless Denver can generate some pressure look for some more astounding pass figures In two games first Ron Jaworski and then deeper throws to Rick Upchurch and Haven Moses This could be a game Denver looks to the run KEY MATCHUPS: SAN DIEGO WIDE RECEIVER CHARLIE JOINER VS CORNERBACK STEVE FOLEY Tony Hill got behind Foley for a couple last week and Joiner has seemed to pick on Denver in recent games Twice in the Monday night game last December he was injured and had to go to the dressing room Both times he came back to big catches SAN DIEGO DEFENSIVE TACKLE LOUIE KELCHER VS GUARD PAUL HOWARD Kelcher missed all but a couple of gaffirsccjnggrcn Danny White teamed to produce five touchdown passes 579 yards through the air and 609 percent completion percentages against the Denver defense San Diego is off to its most explosive point production (64) since it registered 70 in the opening games of 1961 WHEN DENVER HAS THE BALL Robinson was indecisive and ineffective in Philadelphia He was just the opposite against the Cowboys In both cases however he got some outstanding line play The Broncos punched out a flawless 14-play 00-yard touchdown march against Dallas with the opening kickoff and never trailed setting the day's tempo Robinson did much of his passing damage on third downs (Denver converted 7 of 15) and was caught just once all day The revamped Bronco offense emphasizes a controlled passing game with periodic plays against the Broncos last year Howard from Central Valley nullified Can you list the NFL's 1979 All- jn (Philadelphia) 'S Rookie team? Jaddito Ariz A Offense: Wide receivers Jerry Butler (Buffalo) Earnest Gray (New York Giants) tight end Dan Ross (Cincinnati) tackles Keith Dorney (Detroit) Dave Studdard (Denver) center Mark Dennard (Miami) guards Cody Risien (Cleveland) Greg Roberts (Tampa Bay) quarterback Phil Simms (New York Giants) running backs Ottis Anderson (St Louis) William Andrews (Atlanta) kicker Tony Frank- Defense: ends Dan Hampton (Chicago) Jesse Baker (Houston) tackles Manu Tulasosopo (Seattle) Fred Smer-las (Buffalo) middle linebacker Stan Blinka (New York Jets) outside linebackers Jerry Robinson (Philadelphia) Jim Haslett (Buffalo) corner-backs Henry Williams (Oakland) Larry Braziel (Baltimore) safeties Brenard Wilson (Philadelphia) Vernon Perry (Houston) punter Bob Grupp (Kansas City) MONTHLY Most 23" or 25" Color Picture Tubes with 1 Year Warranty 19995 INSTALLED! 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