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Paul Lowe ran for two scores and threw for another as the San Diego Chargers remained unbeaten with a 28-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Now leading the West Division with a 2-0 mark, the Chargers never trailed as they were able to maintain their distance from Kansas City after taking the lead for good in the second period.
Lowe hooked up with Dave Kocourek for a 31-yard score on a halfback pass with 3:04 left in the opening stanza.
After Mike Garrett had a 17-yard run to tie the affair at 7-7 early in the second quarter, the Chargers found the end zone twice to build a 21-10 advantage by the intermission.
San Diego got a 1-yard plunge from Lowe before the Chargers ended the half with a 23-yard touchdown pass from Tobin Rote to Lance Alworth.
Jan Stenerud kicked a 45-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining in the first half to cut the Kansas City deficit to 11 points.
Robert Holmes scored on a 1-yard run that capped an eight-play, 69-yard drive that made it 21-17.
On San Diego’s next possession, the Chargers answered quickly as Keith Lincoln ran 84 yards just short of the goalline.
Lowe ran for two yards and then three more for a touchdown as the Chargers expanded their margin to 28-17 with 5:03 left in the third.
Len Dawson threw a 6-yard scoring pass to Fred Arbanas late in the game, but that would be all the Chiefs could put together teh rest of the way.
63 San Diego 28, 69 Kansas City 24
Scoring Summary
1 3:04 63 San Diego TD Lowe 31 pass to Kocourek (Blair) (5-66-2:51) 7-0
2 13:22 69 Kansas City TD Garrett 17 run (Stenerud) (7-58-4:31) 7-7
2 7:16 63 San Diego TD Lowe 1 run (Blair) (3-4-1:08) 14-7
2 1:18 63 San Diego TD Rote 23 pass to Alworth (Blair) (10-67-4:00) 21-7
2 0:08 69 Kansas City FG Stenerud 45 (8-38-0:54) 21-10
3 7:03 69 Kansas City TD Holmes 1 run (Stenerud) (8-69-4:55) 21-17
3 5:04 63 San Diego TD Lowe 3 run (Blair)6:04 (3-89-1:52) 28-17
4 2:06 69 Kansas City TD Dawson 6 pass to Arbanas (Stenerud) (17-92-4:54) 28-24
Passing
SD: Rote 17/8 82 Yds TD, Lowe 1/1 31 Yds TD
KC: Dawson 36/15 180 Yds TD Int
Rushing
SD: Lincoln 10/128, Lowe 19/55 2 TDs
KC: Garrett 20/130 TD, Holmes 15/63 TD
Receiving
SD: Lowe 3/14, Kocourek 2/43 TD, Norton 2/25, Alworth 1/23 TD, Lincoln 1/8
KC: Garrett 5/58, Holmes 3/26, Pitts 3/38, Taylor 2/37, Arbanas 2/21 TD
Defense
SD: Mitinger Sk 6-Tk, Westmoreland FF 8-Tk, McNeil Int 6-Tk, Faison Sk 4-Tk
KC: NA
Here’s a look at the rest of the week two box scores
64 Buffalo 41, 68 Miami 14
Scoring Summary
1 10:01 64 Buffalo TD Kemp 5 pass to Carlton (Gogolak) (1-5-0:09) 0-7
1 4:02 68 Miami TD Kiick 6 run (Keyes) (5-45-3:18) 7-7
1 0:51 64 Buffalo TD Kemp 21 pass to Dubenion (Gogolak) (6-70-2:57) 7-14
2 1:15 64 Buffalo FG Gogolak 44 (8-65-2:13) 7-17
3 10:02 64 Buffalo TD Auer 11 run (Gogolak) (7-60-4:44) 7-24
3 1:31 64 Buffalo TD Kemp 17 pass to Bass (Gogolak) (3-22-1:03) 7-31
4 13:54 64 Buffalo TD Kemp 14 pass to Dubenion (Gogolak) (2-16-0:54) 7-38
4 8:01 68 Miami TD Kiick 3 run (Keyes) (8-66-5:44) 14-38
4 5:03 64 Buffalo FG Gogolak 47 (7-20-2:43) 14-41
Passing
Mia: Griese 31/16 192 Yds Int
Buf: Kemp 19/9 151 Yds 4 TDs
Rushing
Mia: Kiick 15/62 2 TDs, Csonka 17/40, Griese 5/23
Buf: Gilchrist 13/79, Carlton 7/13, Auer 1/11 TD, Kemp 3/4
Receiving
Mia: Kiick 6/65, Noonan 3/29, Twilley 3/48, Moreau 3/41, Csonka 1/9
Buf: Bass 3/55 TD, Carlton 2/21 TD, Dubenion 2/35 2 TDs, Auer 1/18, Warlick 1/22
Defense
Mia: Goode 2-FF 2-Tk, Edmunds 8-Tk
Buf: Stratton 3-Sks 6-Tk, Tracey FF 11-Tk, Dunaway Sk FF 5-Tk, Byrd Int 6-Tk
64 Boston 42, 69 Cincinnati 7
Scoring Summary
1 7:20 64 Boston TD Parilli 21 pass to Burton (Cappelletti) (5-80-3:30) 7-0
1 1:11 64 Boston TD Parilli 14 run (Cappelletti) (6-80-4:14) 14-0
2 8:16 64 Boston TD Burton 11 run (Cappelletti) (10-70-6:33) 21-0
2 4:20 64 Boston TD Parilli 15 pass to Garron (Cappelletti) (3-59-1:49) 28-0
3 10:14 64 Boston TD Parilli 20 run (Cappelletti) (7-66-4:34) 35-0
3 1:52 64 Boston TD Burton 14 run (Cappelletti) (8-46-5:18) 42-0
4 9:53 69 Cincinnati TD Cook 23 pass to Thomas (Muhlmann) (6-81-3:01) 42-7
Passing
Bos: Parilli 17/16 288 Yds 2 TDs Int
Cin: Cook 24/14 248 Yds TD 2 Int
Rushing
Bos: Burton 14/84 2 TDs, Garron 11/48, Parilli 3/33 2 TDs, Garrett 5/7, Yewcic 2/2
Cin: Cook 1/30, Phillips 8/30, Robinson 9/14
Receiving
Bos: Burton 5/60 TD, Garron 4/47 TD, Cappelletti 3/64, Romeo 3/69, Graham 2/51
Cin: Thomas 5/82 TD, Crabtree 4/80, Phillips 2/33, Trumpy 2/43, Robinson 1/10
Defense
Bos: Eisenhauer 2-Sks FF 6-Tk, Farmer 2-Sks 7-Tk, Dee Sk FF 3-Tk, Antwine Sk FF Tk
Cin: Bergey Int 7-Tk, Peterson Sk 5-Tk
60 Houston 24, 68 New York 3
Scoring Summary
1 11:04 60 Houston FG Blanda 22 (6-15-3:34) 0-3
2 9:47 60 Houston TD Blanda 29 pass to Carson (Blanda) (8-65-4:14) 0-10
2 6:06 60 Houston TD Blanda 32 pass to Carson (Blanda) (5-58-2:34) 0-17
3 1:22 68 New York FG Turner 39 (14-44-6:25) 3-17
4 8:07 60 Houston TD Smith 6 run (Blanda) (2-53-1:09) 3-24
Passing
NYA: Namath 49/17 259 Yds
Hou: Blanda 19/12 162 Yds 2 TDs
Rushing
NYA: Snell 12/63, Boozer 8/19, Sauer 1/2, Namath 2/1
Hou: Cannon 16/87, Smith 19/54 TD
Receiving
NYA: Maynard 6/129, Sauer 4/62, Snell 3/22, Lammons 3/41, Boozer 1/5
Hou: Carson 4/82 2 TDs, Hennigan 4/48, Groman 2/23, Cannon 1/2, Smith 1/7
Defense
NYA: McAdams FF 6-Tk, Philbin Sk 3-Tk
Hou: Norton 8-Tk
67 Oakland 35, 62 Denver 0
Scoring Summary
1 8:22 67 Oakland TD Dixon 2 run (Blanda) (4-71-2:07) 7-0
2 14:25 67 Oakland TD Lamonica 23 pass to Miller (Blanda) (13-88-7:40) 14-0
2 1:42 67 Oakland TD Daniels 5 run (Blanda) (12-90-6:39) 21-0
3 12:15 67 Oakland TD Lamonica 79 pass to Biletnikoff (Blanda) (4-93-2:33) 28-0
3 8:38 67 Oakland TD Lamonica 28 pass to Biletnikoff (Blanda) (5-57-3:00) 35-0
Passing
Oak: Lamonica 18/14 338 Yds 3 TDs
Den: Tripucka 33/12 167 Yds Int
Rushing
Oak: Daniels 16/88 TD, Dixon 13/35 TD, Banaszak 3/14, Lamonica 1/8, Hagberg 4/8
Den: Mingo 5/28, Dickinson 4/14, Taylor 1/4
Receiving
Oak: Biletnikoff 5/182 2 TDs, Daniels 4/56, Dixon 3/61, Miller 2/39 TD
Den: Dickinson 5/76, Scarpitto 4/66, Mingo 1/5, Taylor 1/11, Prebola 1/9
Defense
Oak: Davidson Sk FF 2-Tk, Brown 8-Tk
Den: Fraser Sk 8-Tk, McDaniel FF 9-Tk, Stalcup Sk 6-Tk, McMillin 8-Tk
Legends of the AFL Standings
East Division
1960 Houston Oilers (2-0)
1964 Buffalo Bills (2-0)
1968 New York Jets (1-1)
1964 Boston Patriots (1-1)
1968 Miami Dolphins (0-2)
West Division
1963 San Diego Chargers (2-0)
1969 Kansas City Chiefs (1-1)
1967 Oakland Raiders (1-1)
1969 Cincinnati Bengals (0-2)
1962 Denver Broncos (0-2)
Week Three Schedule
69 Kansas City @ 68 New York
62 Denver @ 60 Houston
64 Boston @ 67 Oakland
64 Buffalo @ 63 San Diego
69 Cincinnati @ 68 Miami
Week Two Results
68 Miami 14, 64 Buffalo 41
68 New York 3, 60 Houston 24
67 Oakland 35, 62 Denver 0
63 San Diego 28, 69 Kansas City 24
64 Boston 42, 69 Cincinnati 7