Sunday, October 28, 1979
New York Jets 24, Houston Oilers 27 (OT)| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets (4-5-0) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Houston Oilers (6-3-0) | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| NYJ | HOU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | Wesley Walker 39 yard pass from Richard Todd (Toni Linhart kick) | 7 | 0 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 47 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| NYJ | Toni Linhart 31 yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| HOU | Rob Carpenter 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 10 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 4 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 17 |
| HOU | Mike Barber 37 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 24 |
| NYJ | Jerome Barkum 18 yard pass from Richard Todd (Toni Linhart kick) | 17 | 24 |
| NYJ | Richard Todd 1 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) | 24 | 24 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 35 yard field goal | 24 | 27 |
| NYJ | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-132-1 | 33-112-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-34-225-2-2 | 18-36-212-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-0 | 1-13 |
| Net pass yards | 225 | 199 |
| Total yards | 357 | 311 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-76 | 10-104 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Wesley Walker | NYJ | 4 | 111 | 1 | ||||||||