Visitor:  San Diego Chargers

Home:  Kansas City Chiefs

Date:  September 13, 1987

Week 1

 

Scoring:

Team               1          2          3          4          Final

SD                   0          0          3          10        13

KC                  3          7          0          10        20

 

Visitor playmakers:

LB Billy Ray Smith, LB Chip Banks, S Martin Bayless, RB Gary Anderson

 

Home playmakers:

Paul Coffman, S Deron Cherry, RB Christian Okoye, CB Kevin Ross, Dino Hackett, CB Albert Lewis, WR Stephone Paige

 

Network:  NBC (KCST San Diego)

Announcers:  Gary Gerould, Sam Rutigliano

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  No

Postgame:  No

Commercials: No

 

Grade:  8/10.  Good color, decent commercial edits. Sound issues in the last 10 minutes of the 4^th quarter distract significantly

 

Notes:  The KC defense pressures QB Dan Fouts all day, forcing him into 3 interceptions.  Fouts finally connects with his dependable RB Gary Anderson for a 34-yard TD pass halfway through the 4^th quarter.  Then an interception of a wobbly Blackledge pass in KC territory sets up a game-tying field goal.  On the ensuing kickoff, Chiefs rookie special-teamer Paul Palmer runs it back 95 yards for a touchdown, and the Chiefs hold on for the win, a rare bright spot in what would turn out to be a dismal season.

 

Running time:  3:03 (2 DVDs)