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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

Houston Oilers 17 at San Diego Chargers 14

Saturday, December 29, 1979
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Houston Oilers (13-5-0)0107017
San Diego Chargers (12-5-0)707014

Game Info
Stadium San Diego Stadium
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface grass
Weather 60 degrees, relative humidity 37%, wind 8 mph
Vegas Line San Diego Chargers -8.0
Over/Under 0.0 (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
Rob Carpenter HOU 18 67 0 11 4 23 0 7
Gifford Nielsen HOU 10 19 111 1 1 47 2 12 0 14
Tim Wilson HOU 11 39 0 14 3 16 0 10
Mike Renfro HOU 1 47 1 47
Boobie Clark HOU 9 30 1 11
Ronnie Coleman HOU 1 13 0 13
Mike Barber HOU 1 12 0 12
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dan Fouts SDG 25 47 333 0 5 34
Charlie Joiner SDG 4 81 0 30
John Jefferson SDG 4 70 0 21
Clarence Williams SDG 11 30 1 8 4 30 0 12
Lydell Mitchell SDG 8 33 1 8 4 26 0 9
John Floyd SDG 3 51 0 23
Bob Klein SDG 5 41 0 16
Greg McCrary SDG 1 34 0 34

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
Rich Ellender HOU 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 16 1 25 25.0 0 25
Carter Hartwig HOU 0 0 0 0 2 37 18.5 0 24
Vernon Perry HOU 4 0 0 0
J.C. Wilson HOU 1 3 0 3
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
Hank Bauer SDG 0 0 0 0 1 24 24.0 0 24
Mike Fuller SDG 0 0 0 0 3 29 9.7 0 15
Artie Owens SDG 0 0 0 0 3 60 20.0 0 27
Mike H. Williams SDG 1 0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Toni Fritsch HOU 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Cliff Parsley HOU 6 244 40.7 50
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Jeff West SDG 2 64 32.0 35
Mike Wood SDG 2 2 1 0 0 0

Starting Lineups

Houston Oilers
Pos
Gifford Nielsen QB
Rob Carpenter RB
Tim Wilson FB
Mike Renfro 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
San Diego Chargers
Pos
Dan Fouts QB
Lydell Mitchell RB
Clarence Williams FB
John Jefferson WR
Charlie Joiner WR
Bob Klein TE
Billy Shields LT
Doug Wilkerson LG
Bob Rush C
Ed White RG
Russ Washington RT
Leroy Jones LDE
Wilbur Young LDT
Gary Johnson RDT
Fred Dean RDE
Ray Preston LLB
Bob Horn MLB
Woodrow Lowe RLB
Willie Buchanon LCB
Mike H. Williams RCB
Mike Fuller SS
Pete Shaw FS