1985 San Diego Chargers season
Boomer Esiason was intercepted by Walters two plays after that, leading to a missed 52-yard field goal from Thomas; he made a 20-yard chip shot on the next Charger drive.
Two plays later, James again tied the game, this time catching a Fouts pass in stride 30 yards downfield behind two defenders before completing a 60-yard touchdown.
John Hendy forced a fumble three plays later, with Byrd recovering, and the Chargers drove 93 yards the other way for their touchdown, with Bendross catching Fouts' pass at the 27 and capitalizing on Joiner's block to score.
Fouts was knocked over while completing a pass on the next time San Diego had the ball, sustaining knee ligament damage and being forced out of the game soon afterwards.
In the opening quarter, the newly-arrived Anderson was unable to hold Herrmann's pitch; Seattle recovered and capitalized with a field goal.
San Diego failed to cross midfield until their eighth possession, when Chandler's 59-yard reception moved the ball to the 7 yard line.
Herrmann led another quick drive, completing 5 of 6 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown to Joiner, but the Seahawks recovered an onside kick, gained a first down and ran out the clock.
Kansas City threatened to respond when Kenney converted a 4th and 9 with an 18-yard completion to the Charger 12, but Davis intercepted him on the next play with under four minutes on the clock, and San Diego won without further difficulty.
Herrmann was sacked by Joey Browner for a 14-yard loss on the next play, and San Diego settled for a field goal and a 10–7 halftime lead.
Carlos Bradley intercepted Marc Wilson soon afterwards, but San Diego went three-and-out and the Raiders drove 56 yards for Allen to restore their 17-point lead.
San Diego then drove 80 yards for a touchdown without facing a 3rd down; Anderson scored after taking an option pitch from McGee.
Late in the 3rd quarter, Elway sustained back-to-back sacks for losses of 24 and 8 yards by Bradley and Robinson, then threw an interception to Smith, which set up a Thomas field goal.
After Denver scored their lone touchdown of the game, Walters recovered an onside kick, and San Diego used up most of the remaining time driving to another field goal.
Wilson was intercepted again early in the 2nd quarter, with Bradley returning the ball 18 yards to the Los Angeles 41; that led to a successful field goal.
San Diego later gained a first down at midfield, but Fouts' next pass was tipped and intercepted, leading to another Raider touchdown, though Smith blocked the extra point.
[30] A 39-yard reception by James helped the Chargers reach a 2nd and goal from the 1, but McGee was stopped for no gain and Anderson recovered his own fumble for a loss of 4.
After a Charger three-and-out, the Raiders missed a chance to extend their lead when Chris Bahr was wide left on a 38-yard field goal.
Anderson immediately put them ahead, taking the opening kickoff at his own 2 and exploiting a large hole in the centre of Denver's kick coverage to score easily.
The teams then traded punts, with Denver's kick being blocked by Davis with 2:27 to play; San Diego had to drive only 24 yards for Spencer's go-ahead touchdown run.
They had left over a minute on the clock, and Elway completed five straight passes for 43 yards and ran for another 5, positioning Karlis for the game-tying field goal.
San Diego gained a first down at the Houston 15 on the following drive, but Sievers, Gary Kowalski and Winslow each committed penalties and Thomas was short on a 47-yard field goal; the Oilers drove 70 yards the other way and doubled their lead late in the opening quarter.
Chandler and Fouts then lost fumbles in Houston territory, giving San Diego a run of four consecutive drives ending in turnovers.
However, their defense won the ball twice; King forced a fumble that Smith recovered, and Hendy intercepted an Oliver Luck pass, setting up Spencer's first touchdown, which cut the halftime deficit to 17–7.
[37] Four plays into the second half, James caught a deep ball in double coverage near the right sideline and dodged a weak tackle before completing a 67-yard touchdown.
Three plays gained two yards, then Fouts found Chandler in the middle of the end zone on 4th and 8, putting San Diego on top again with 39 seconds left.
[42] Fouts was intercepted on the first play of the second half, and San Diego went three-and-out on their following possession; Pittsburgh answered with two touchdowns to tie the game.
Louis Lipps scored easily on a reverse to tie the game again, then the Steelers turned Fouts' third interception into a field goal to lead for the first time.
San Diego almost reached 60 points after Hendy claimed another interception, but Spencer was stopped just short of the goal line on the game's final play.
Walters then intercepted Jaworski, and Spencer and Anderson both picked up first downs as San Diego ran the final three minutes off the clock.
A 39-yard catch by Paige set up a Kansas City field goal and after Herrmann threw his third interception the Chiefs led 38–13 through three quarters.
