Three plays into the second half, Montana was intercepted by Jeff Allen. The Chargers capitalised with a 59-yard touchdown drive to go 31-17 up: Chandler caught his third touchdown of the game from 20 yards, bobbling the ball before pulling it in while being pulled over by the back of his shirt. Montana responded on the next drive, converting a 4th and 3 with a 4-yard pass to Moore, before finding Freddie Solomon in the end zone for a 14-yard score. Benirschke's 50-yard field goal attempt missed narrowly to the right on the next drive, and San Francisco went 68 yards to score again, Bill Ring rushing 9 yards for a touchdown. However, Ray Wersching missed the extra point attempt, leaving San Diego up 31-30.
