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Denver Broncos 24 at Houston Oilers 14
Sunday, December 4, 1977
Stadium: Houston Astrodome (dome), Start Time: 12:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos (11-1-0) | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Houston Oilers (6-6-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Scoring
| DEN | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Oilers | Ronnie Coleman 2 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | Riley Odoms 13 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| Broncos | Rick Upchurch 13 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Broncos | Jim Turner 42 yard field goal | 17 | 7 |
| Oilers | Ken Burrough 29 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 14 | |
| 4th | Broncos | Norris Weese 5 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 24 | 14 |
Team Stats
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 11 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 45-169-1 | 30-112-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-26-213-2-1 | 10-20-152-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-50 | 1-13 |
| Net pass yards | 163 | 139 |
| Total yards | 332 | 251 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-35 | 9-57 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Craig Morton | DEN | 13 | 22 | 187 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Riley Odoms | DEN | 6 | 86 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Haven Moses | DEN | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| Jim D. Jensen | DEN | 14 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Rob Lytle | DEN | 11 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Lonnie Perrin | DEN | 10 | 38 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Jon Keyworth | DEN | 6 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | DEN | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Craig Penrose | DEN | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| Jack Dolbin | DEN | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Norris Weese | DEN | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 10 | 19 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 51 |
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 20 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 4 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 2 | 28 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jimmie Giles | HOU | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| John Schultz | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Upchurch | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Billy Johnson | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Zeke Moore | HOU | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Voight | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bucky Dilts | DEN | 4 | 200 | 50.0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Turner | DEN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Cliff Parsley | HOU | 8 | 318 | 39.8 | 0 | ||||