The home schedule continues against the San Diego Chargers on 1976-12-05 at San Diego Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 13.
The roster's lead back rotation and receiver room project the kind of game-script the staff has been working through. The San Diego Chargers arrive tracking their own divisional standing.[1]
The calendar's next matchup against the San Diego Chargers is the kind of road game where the offensive line has the matchup the coaching staff has been pointing toward all week. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the San Diego Chargers' offensive line. The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the staff has been building toward.
Inside the conference Week 13 continues to shape the playoff race. The conference's projected leaders carry through the calendar with the kind of pace the wire copy has been writing into. The road matchup with the San Diego Chargers is the calendar's sense-check on the 49ers' divisional posture. The Sunday-night and Monday-night games close the week with their own playoff implications.
Across the first 12 games the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1976, defines the divisional posture. The lead back's rushing workload is the staff's projected call. The receiver room's distribution is the offense's signature. The San Diego Chargers are tracking their own standing. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the offensive line's pass-protection rate.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 9-3 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 8-4 | W4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-4 | W7 |
| Houston Oilers | 5-7 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | 10-2 | W2 |
| New England Patriots | 9-3 | W4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 5-7 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 3-9 | L2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2-10 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 11-1 | W8 |
| Denver Broncos | 7-5 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5-7 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4-8 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2-10 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 8-3-1 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-5 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-8 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4-8 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-2-1 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 6-6 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 6-6 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-8 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-12 | L12 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-2 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8-4 | L2 |
| Washington Redskins | 8-4 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-9 | L4 |
| New York Giants | 2-10 | W1 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 00077 |
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 000713 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
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| Team | Play | Score |
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| Team | Play | Score |
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| Chargers | Bo Matthews 2 yard rush ( Ray Wersching kick) | 0-7 |
| 49ers | Paul Hofer 13 yard pass from Scott Bull ( Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 7-7 |
| OT | ||
| Chargers | Mercury Morris 13 yard rush | 7-13 |
The 49ers' home effort ended in a 7-13 loss on the road the San Diego Chargers on 1976-12-05. Jim Plunkett went 7 of 13 for 55 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Delvin Williams ran for 104 on 26 carries. Jim Lash caught 3 for 56. On the other side Dan Fouts went 9 of 14 for 99 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Rickey Young ran for 78 on 14 carries.[1]
The 49ers lost 7-13 against the San Diego Chargers on 1976-12-05. Jim Plunkett went 7 of 13 for 55 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Delvin Williams ran for 104 on 26 carries. Jim Lash caught 3 for 56.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's closing weeks. The offensive line's pocket time produced the dropbacks the playbook calls. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway the unit has been generating. The Sunday's outcome sets the next week's posture across the divisional standings.
The San Diego Chargers produced the kind of game-script the wire copy projected. The next-week matchup is the calendar's next sense-check on the 49ers' divisional pacing.
49ers 7, San Diego Chargers 13. Margin: minus 6. Box score reads: Jim Plunkett went 7 of 13 for 55 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Delvin Williams ran for 104 on 26 carries. Jim Lash caught 3 for 56. Tom Mitchell caught 3 for 23. On the San Diego Chargers' side: Dan Fouts went 9 of 14 for 99 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Rickey Young ran for 78 on 14 carries.
A 7-13 road loss at the San Diego Chargers. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
Jim Plunkett went 7 of 13 for 55 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Delvin Williams ran for 104 on 26 carries. Jim Lash caught 3 for 56. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Dan Fouts went 9 of 14 for 99 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the San Diego Chargers, and Rickey Young ran for 78 on 14 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1976, decided the closing two quarters. The defensive front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the year. The receiver room's route distribution produced the kind of timing-route conversions the playbook calls.
By the numbers
Jim Plunkett went 7 of 13 for 55 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Delvin Williams ran for 104 on 26 carries, plus Wilbur Jackson ran for 69 on 15 carries. Receiver room: Jim Lash caught 3 for 56, and Tom Mitchell caught 3 for 23.
Personnel watch
The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort the staff has been projecting. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in calendar 1976, defines the year's pacing. The defensive unit's pressure was the central element of the afternoon.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Jim Plunkett | 7/13 | 55 | 0 | 1 | |
| Scott Bull | 3/8 | 50 | 1 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 1/1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| SDG | |||||
| Dan Fouts | 9/14 | 99 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clint Longley | 3/7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Delvin Williams | 26 | 104 | 0 | 17 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 15 | 69 | 0 | 15 |
| Jim Lash | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Scott Bull | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| SDG | ||||
| Rickey Young | 14 | 78 | 0 | 15 |
| Bo Matthews | 9 | 32 | 1 | 9 |
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 17 | 1 | 13 |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Don Woods | 8 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| Clint Longley | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Sam Scarber | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jim Lash | 3 | 56 | 0 | 24 |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Tom Mitchell | 3 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Steve Rivera | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
| SDG | ||||
| Rickey Young | 5 | 62 | 0 | 22 |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Pat Curran | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Don Woods | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Bo Matthews | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sam Scarber | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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