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| Week 17 1979 1979 gms | Oilers 13 Broncos 7 |
Eagles 27 Bears 17 |
Sat:Oilers 17 @Chargers 14 |
Sat:Buccaneers 24 Eagles 17 |
Rams 21 @Cowboys 19 |
Steelers 34 Dolphins 14 |
Denver Broncos 7 at Houston Oilers 13
Sunday, December 23, 1979
Stadium: Houston Astrodome (dome), Start Time: 3:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos (10-7-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Houston Oilers (12-5-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Scoring
| DEN | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oilers | Toni Fritsch 31 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| Broncos | Dave Preston 7 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 3 | |
| 2nd | Oilers | Earl Campbell 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4th | Oilers | Toni Fritsch 20 yard field goal | 7 | 13 |
Team Stats
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-112-0 | 42-135-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-27-144-1-1 | 10-22-158-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-40 | 1-11 |
| Net pass yards | 104 | 147 |
| Total yards | 216 | 282 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-70 | 2-19 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Otis Armstrong | DEN | 12 | 51 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Craig Morton | DEN | 14 | 27 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Preston | DEN | 9 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| Haven Moses | DEN | 3 | 47 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Larry Canada | DEN | 4 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Ron Egloff | DEN | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Jim D. Jensen | DEN | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | DEN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Riley Odoms | DEN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 16 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 8 | 18 | 149 | 0 | 1 | 41 | ||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 8 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 16 | 50 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | HOU | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
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 | |||
| Craig Morton | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Dave Preston | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 22 | |||||||||
| Bob Swenson | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Thompson | DEN | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Upchurch | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| 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 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Rich Ellender | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| Carter Hartwig | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Luke Prestridge | DEN | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 52 | ||||
| Fred Steinfort | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Turner | DEN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Toni Fritsch | HOU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Parsley | HOU | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 49 | ||||
Denver Broncos Starting Lineup
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| Craig Morton | QB |
| Otis Armstrong | RB |
| Jon Keyworth | FB |
| Rick Upchurch | WR |
| Haven Moses | WR |
| Riley Odoms | TE |
| Claudie Minor | LT |
| Tom Glassic | LG |
| Bill Bryan | C |
| Paul Howard | RG |
| Dave Studdard | RT |
| Barney Chavous | LDE |
| Rubin Carter | NT |
| Brison Manor | RDE |
| Bob Swenson | LOLB |
| Joe Rizzo | LILB |
| Randy Gradishar | RILB |
| Tom Jackson | ROLB |
| Louis Wright | LCB |
| Steve Foley | RCB |
| Bill Thompson | SS |
| Bernard Jackson | FS |
Houston Oilers Starting Lineup
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| Dan Pastorini | QB |
| Earl Campbell | RB |
| Tim Wilson | FB |
| Ken Burrough | WR |
| Rich Caster | WR |
| Mike Barber | TE |
| Leon Gray | LT |
| David Carter | LG |
| Carl Mauck | C |
| Ed Fisher | RG |
| Conway Hayman | RT |
| Andy Dorris | LDE |
| Curley Culp | NT |
| Elvin Bethea | RDE |
| Ted Washington | LOLB |
| Gregg Bingham | LILB |
| Art Stringer | RILB |
| Robert Brazile | ROLB |
| J.C. Wilson | LCB |
| Greg Stemrick | RCB |
| Vernon Perry | SS |
| Mike Reinfeldt | FS |