Marion Butts set a club record with 39 carries and a team rookie record with 176 yards in Chargers' 20-13 win in Kansas City.

But this time, the running game, which had previously been led by 248-pound Marion Butts and helped move the team to the top of the Western Division, instead was mired in the soft turf.

With 51 seconds left and facing fourth-and-1 from the Jets' 42, they disdained a punt and had Marion Butts run up the middle.

Gary Anderson (1,119 yards in 1988) and Marion Butts(1,225 yards in 1990) each went over 1,000 yards during that time.

The game remained scoreless until midway through the third period when Chargers running back Marion Butts scored on a 54-yard rushing touchdown.

He was named an American Conference backup running back behind Thurman Thomas of the Buffalo Bills and Marion Butts of the San Diego Chargers.

San Francisco 49ers Running back Marion Butts practiced with the San Francisco 49ers yesterday after signing with the team for the National Football League minimum salary.

Running back Marion Butts punctuated the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run that made it 38-17.

(AP) San Francisco 49ers Running back Marion Butts and defensive end Burt Grossman were among seven players waived by the 49ers.

Beathard had asked Spanos to front-load contracts with bonuses, before the salary cap kicked in, but the owner refused and lost the free agents Marion Butts and Anthony Miller.