Week 10
Final1Q
0 - 3
J. Turner 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
3 - 3
G. Yepremian 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
3 - 10
R. Upchurch 12-yard TD catch from C. Morton.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
223
Morton
DEN

Rush Yds
58
Armstrong
DEN

Rec Yds
95
Upchurch
DEN

Scrim TD
1
Upchurch
DEN

Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1979 NFC West
NODEN
Game Summary
The Denver Broncos emerged victorious over the New Orleans Saints, 10 to 3, on November 4, 1979.
Game Info
November 3, 1979
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 13/26 | 117 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 46.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 17/26 | 223 | 8.6 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 65.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Muncie #42 | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 |
M. Strachan #33 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
A. Manning #8 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Armstrong #24 | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | 14 |
L. Canada #35 | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 10 |
R. Lytle #41 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
J. Jensen #30 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 8 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
D. Preston #46 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
C. Morton #14 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #89 | 0/0 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 17 |
H. Childs #85 | 0/0 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 |
C. Muncie #42 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
I. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Strachan #33 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 0/0 | 95 | 15.8 | 1 | 38 |
H. Moses #25 | 0/0 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 22 |
R. Odoms #88 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 |
R. Lytle #41 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. Preston #46 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Myers #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Federspiel #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hughes #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Partridge #17 | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Prestridge #11 | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Preston #46 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 13/26 | 117 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 46.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Muncie #42 | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 |
M. Strachan #33 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
A. Manning #8 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #89 | 0/0 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 17 |
H. Childs #85 | 0/0 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 |
C. Muncie #42 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
I. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Strachan #33 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Myers #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Federspiel #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hughes #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Partridge #17 | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 17/26 | 223 | 8.6 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 65.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Armstrong #24 | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | 14 |
L. Canada #35 | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 10 |
R. Lytle #41 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
J. Jensen #30 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 8 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
D. Preston #46 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
C. Morton #14 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 0/0 | 95 | 15.8 | 1 | 38 |
H. Moses #25 | 0/0 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 22 |
R. Odoms #88 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 |
R. Lytle #41 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. Preston #46 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Prestridge #11 | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Preston #46 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
239
Total Yds
349
117
Pass Yds
201
122
Rush Yds
148
56
Total Plays
65
4.3
Yards Per Play
5.4
4.5
Yards Per Pass
6.9
4.1
Yards Per Rush
4.1
13
1st Downs
19
5
Punts
3
1
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
7
40
Penalty Yards
50
3
Sacks
0
22
Sack Yards
0
0
D/ST TD
0
NO
DEN