The San Francisco 49ers were decisively beaten by the Denver Broncos, 38 to 28, on November 18, 1979.
1st quarter
DEN
SF
Jim Turner 32-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
DEN
SF
Paul Hofer 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)
3
7
Rick Upchurch 13-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)
10
7
James Owens 85-yard kickoff return (Ray Wersching kick)
10
14
Wilbur Jackson 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)
10
21
Otis Armstrong 12-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)
17
21
3rd quarter
DEN
SF
Jon Keyworth 5-yard run (Jim Turner kick)
24
21
Riley Odoms 9-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)
31
21
Bob Swenson 88-yard fumble return (Jim Turner kick)
38
21
4th quarter
DEN
SF
Bob Bruer 16-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
38
28
Broncos
49ers
1st Downs
22
18
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
63
75
Total Yards
369
240
Yards per play
5.9
3.2
Passing
225
166
Comp - Att
19 - 35
23 - 41
Yards per pass
6.4
4
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
0 - 0
Rushing
144
74
Rushing Attempts
28
34
Yards per rush
5.1
2.2
Penalties
11
9
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
1
2
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Morton | 19 | 34 | 225 | 6.6 | 3 | 1 | 93.4 | |
| Norris Weese | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 19 | 35 | 225 | 6.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 90.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Armstrong | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 1 |
| Jim Jensen | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 144 | 5.1 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 1 | |
| Riley Odoms | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| Jim Jensen | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 225 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Prestridge | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | |
| Team | 6 | 231 | 38.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Pane | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Vince Kinney | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve DeBerg | 20 | 36 | 136 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 | |
| Team | 23 | 41 | 166 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hofer | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Phil Francis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Dan Melville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| James Owens | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 74 | 2.2 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Paul Hofer | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Bruer | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Phil Francis | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| James Owens | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Clark | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 23 | 166 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wersching | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Melville | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | |
| Team | 6 | 271 | 45.2 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Owens | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 1 | |
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Phil Francis | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jean Barrett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 7 | 162 | 23.1 | 1 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Hicks | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Dungy | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 |
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