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New England Patriots 10 at Denver Broncos 45

Sunday, November 11, 1979

New England Patriots 10, Denver Broncos 45

1234Final
New England Patriots (7-4-0)073010
Denver Broncos (8-3-0)24140745

Scoring

NWEDEN
1stDENRubin Carter 2 yard fumble return (Jim Turner kick)07
DENJim Turner 49 yard field goal010
DENRob Lytle 2 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)017
DENHaven Moses 7 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)024
2ndNWESam Cunningham 2 yard rush (John Smith kick)724
DENRick Upchurch 28 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)731
DENRob Nairne 22 yard blocked punt return (Jim Turner kick)738
3rdNWEJohn Smith 42 yard field goal1038
4thDENRob Lytle 3 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)1045

Team Stats

NWEDEN
First downs821
Rush-yards-TDs23-58-144-107-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT11-30-85-0-113-19-194-2-0
Sacked-yards4-511-12
Net pass yards34182
Total yards92289
Fumbles-lost2-23-3
Turnovers33
Penalties-yards9-666-51

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Horace Ivory NWE 7 17 0 6 4 44 0 24
Tom Owen NWE 9 17 62 0 0 24
Sam Cunningham NWE 5 10 1 3 2 14 0 8
Don Calhoun NWE 6 28 0 10 1 -6 0 -6
Russ Francis NWE 3 16 0 6
Steve Grogan NWE 2 13 23 0 1 17 1 1 0 1
Harold Jackson NWE 1 -6 0 -6 1 17 0 17
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 6 0 6
Mosi Tatupu NWE 2 2 0 2
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Craig Morton DEN 13 18 194 2 0 28 1 2 0 2
Rick Upchurch DEN 1 18 0 18 4 73 1 28
Haven Moses DEN 4 55 1 19
Otis Armstrong DEN 15 33 0 9 2 21 0 12
Rob Lytle DEN 5 22 2 11
Riley Odoms DEN 1 21 0 21
Jon Keyworth DEN 4 7 0 4 1 13 0 13
Jim D. Jensen DEN 12 14 0 5
Ron Egloff DEN 1 11 0 11
Larry Canada DEN 5 11 0 7
Dave Preston DEN 1 0 0 0
Norris Weese DEN 0 1 0 0 0 0

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
Allan Clark NWE 0 0 0 0 5 97 19.4 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 0
Rick Sanford NWE 0 0 0 0 1 20 20.0 0 0
Don Westbrook NWE 0 0 0 0 2 30 15.0 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
Steve Foley DEN 1 6 0 0
Chris Pane DEN 0 0 0 0 1 22 22.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Dave Preston DEN 0 0 0 0 1 26 26.0 0 0
Rick Upchurch DEN 0 0 0 0 3 30 10.0 0 0