Houston Oilers 29 at Washington Redskins 27
Sunday, September 2, 1979
Houston Oilers 29, Washington Redskins 27
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
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| Houston Oilers (1-0-0) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| Washington Redskins (0-1-0) | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| | HOU | WAS |
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| HOU | Toni Fritsch 41 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 46 yard field goal | 6 | 0 |
| WAS | Mark Moseley 27 yard field goal | 6 | 3 |
| WAS | Jean Fugett 8 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 6 | 10 |
| WAS | Benny Malone 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 6 | 17 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 13 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 13 | 17 |
| WAS | Jean Fugett 30 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 24 |
| WAS | Mark Moseley 39 yard field goal | 13 | 27 |
| HOU | Billy Johnson 14 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (kick failed) | 19 | 27 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal | 22 | 27 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 29 | 27 |
| HOU | WAS |
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| First downs | 21 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 45-199-2 | 34-142-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-30-176-1-3 | 7-14-123-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-10 | 2-19 |
| Net pass yards | 166 | 104 |
| Total yards | 365 | 246 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-44 | 6-55 |
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Tm |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Earl Campbell |
HOU |
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32 |
166 |
2 |
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