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Week 3
1979
1979 gms
Broncos 20
@Falcons 17		 Patriots 20
@Bengals 14		 Browns 13
Colts 10		 Steelers 24
@Cardinals 21		 Cowboys 24
Bears 20		 Buccaneers 21
@Packers 10		 Dolphins 27
@Vikings 12		 Eagles 26
@Saints 14
Jets 31
Lions 10		 Oilers 20
Chiefs 6		 Rams 27
49ers 24		 Chargers 27
Bills 19		 Seahawks 27
Raiders 10		 Mon:Redskins 27
Giants 0

Denver Broncos 20 at Atlanta Falcons 17

Sunday, September 16, 1979
1234OTFinal
Denver Broncos (2-1-0)7370320
Atlanta Falcons (2-1-0)01007017

Game Info
Stadium Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface grass
Weather 71 degrees, relative humidity 76%, wind 15 mph
Vegas Line Denver Broncos -3.0
Over/Under 32.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Norris Weese DEN 13 22 215 0 1 50 8 39 2 10
Haven Moses DEN 5 99 0 50
Jim D. Jensen DEN 9 52 0 30
Jack Dolbin DEN 1 45 0 45
Rick Upchurch DEN 3 39 0 23
Dave Preston DEN 6 32 0 10
Rob Lytle DEN 8 16 0 7 3 16 0 7
Larry Canada DEN 4 27 0 17
Jon Keyworth DEN 5 2 0 3 1 16 0 16
Otis Armstrong DEN 2 7 0 4
Riley Odoms DEN 1 -7 0 -7
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Bartkowski ATL 20 29 326 2 0 57
Wallace Francis ATL 8 138 1 31
Alfred Jenkins ATL 5 129 0 57
William Andrews ATL 20 41 0 11 5 35 1 10
Dennis Pearson ATL 1 19 0 19
Bubba Bean ATL 5 14 0 -6
Jim R. Mitchell ATL 1 5 0 5
Ricky Patton ATL 3 1 0 2

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Otis Armstrong DEN 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 0
Bernard Jackson DEN 0 0 0 0 2 23 11.5 0 0
Chris Pane DEN 0 0 0 0 2 37 18.5 0 0
Rick Upchurch DEN 0 0 0 0 2 9 4.5 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Rick Byas ATL 1 34 0 0
Dennis Pearson ATL 0 0 0 0 3 70 23.3 0 0 2 21 10.5 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Luke Prestridge DEN 5 196 39.2 0
Jim Turner DEN 2 2 2 3 0 0 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
John James ATL 4 170 42.5 0
Tim Mazzetti ATL 2 2 1 3 0 0 0