The Denver Broncos couldn't pull it off against the Houston Oilers, 20 to 16, on November 2, 1980.

1980 Denver Broncos

Final

HOU

Oilers

6-3-0

20

DEN

Broncos

4-5-0

16

1

0

6

2

7

3

3

6

0

4

7

7

Total

20

16

1st quarter

HOU

DEN

Broncos

Fred Steinfort 45-yard field goal

0

3

Broncos

Fred Steinfort 20-yard field goal

0

6

2nd quarter

HOU

DEN

Oilers

Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

7

6

Broncos

Fred Steinfort 28-yard field goal

7

9

3rd quarter

HOU

DEN

Oilers

Earl Campbell 9-yard run (kick failed)

13

9

4th quarter

HOU

DEN

Oilers

Rob Carpenter 2-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

20

9

Broncos

Jim Jensen 8-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

20

16

Oilers

Broncos

1st Downs

23

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

65

54

Total Yards

330

252

Yards per play

5.1

4.7

Passing

157

156

Comp - Att

11 - 19

17 - 22

Yards per pass

7.9

6.2

Interceptions thrown

0

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 7

3 - 12

Rushing

173

96

Rushing Attempts

45

29

Yards per rush

3.8

3.3

Penalties

6

5

Turnovers

1

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

0

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Ken Stabler 11 19 164 8.6 0 0 86.3
Team 11 19 157 8.6 0 0 1 86.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Earl Campbell 36 157 4.4 2
Rob Carpenter 6 17 2.8 1
Tim Wilson 1 1 1.0 0
Gifford Nielsen 1 0 0.0 0
Ken Stabler 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 45 173 3.8 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ken Burrough 3 79 26.3 0
Mike Barber 2 46 23.0 0
Rob Carpenter 2 20 10.0 0
Dave Casper 2 15 7.5 0
Ronnie Coleman 1 5 5.0 0
Billy Johnson 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 11 164 8.6 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Toni Fritsch 0 0 2 2
Team 0 0 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Cliff Parsley 3 128 42.7
Team 3 128 42.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Carl Roaches 2 52 26.0 0
Team 2 52 26.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Carl Roaches 3 9 3.0 0
Team 3 9 3.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Craig Morton 17 22 168 7.6 1 0 113.4
Team 17 22 156 7.6 1 0 3 113.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dave Preston 10 41 4.1 0
Jim Jensen 6 19 3.2 0
Otis Armstrong 5 17 3.4 0
Rob Lytle 4 12 3.0 0
Jon Keyworth 2 5 2.5 0
Craig Morton 2 2 1.0 0
Team 29 96 3.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Rick Upchurch 2 37 18.5 0
Jim Jensen 4 30 7.5 1
Ron Egloff 2 23 11.5 0
Rob Lytle 2 19 9.5 0
Riley Odoms 1 19 19.0 0
Dave Preston 3 16 5.3 0
Haven Moses 1 15 15.0 0
Jon Keyworth 1 7 7.0 0
Otis Armstrong 1 2 2.0 0
Team 17 168 7.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Fred Steinfort 3 3 1 10
Team 3 3 1 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Luke Prestridge 4 180 45.0
Team 4 180 45.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Brunson 3 77 25.7 0
Mike Harden 1 6 6.0 0
Team 4 83 20.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rick Upchurch 3 26 8.7 0
Team 3 26 8.7 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,070

Wilson

Russell Wilson

RUSH

774

Williams

Javonte Williams

REC

772

Sutton

Courtland Sutton

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.0

19th

OPP PPG

24.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

24th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
Broncos Broncos
8 9 0 .471
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
Chargers Chargers
5 12 0 .294

Last Game

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LV Raiders

8-9-0

27

Final

14

DEN Broncos

8-9-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM