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Houston Oilers 30 at Cincinnati Bengals 27
Sunday, September 23, 1979
Houston Oilers 30, Cincinnati Bengals 27 (OT)| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (3-1-0) | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Cincinnati Bengals (0-4-0) | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
Scoring
| HOU | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | CIN | Pete Johnson 1 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) | 0 | 7 |
| CIN | Charles Alexander 2 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd | CIN | Pete Johnson 1 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) | 0 | 21 |
| CIN | Chris Bahr 52 yard field goal | 0 | 24 | |
| HOU | Ken Burrough 35 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 24 | |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 43 yard field goal | 10 | 24 | |
| 3rd | HOU | Earl Campbell 8 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 24 |
| HOU | Rich Caster 22 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 24 | 24 | |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 47 yard field goal | 27 | 24 | |
| 4th | CIN | Chris Bahr 55 yard field goal | 27 | 27 |
| OT | HOU | Toni Fritsch 29 yard field goal | 30 | 27 |
Team Stats
| HOU | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 44-177-1 | 47-165-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-33-198-2-2 | 11-21-181-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-14 | 7-81 |
| Net pass yards | 184 | 100 |
| Total yards | 361 | 265 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-35 | 4-40 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 34 | 158 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 15 | 33 | 198 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 3 | 72 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 4 | 61 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Rich Caster | HOU | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jack Thompson | CIN | 11 | 21 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Archie Griffin | CIN | 10 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Pete Johnson | CIN | 25 | 75 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Billy Brooks | CIN | 2 | 58 | 0 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Charles Alexander | CIN | 9 | 37 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Don Bass | CIN | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Jim Corbett | CIN | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Dan Ross | CIN | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Isaac Curtis | CIN | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Gregg Bingham | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rich Ellender | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 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 | |||
| Jim Browner | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dick Jauron | CIN | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Vaughn Lusby | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Nathan Poole | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||