The Houston Oilers got the win against the Denver Broncos, 13 to 7, in the 1979 AFC Wild Card game on December 23, 1979.
1st quarter
DEN
HOU
Toni Fritsch 31-yard field goal
0
3
Dave Preston 7-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)
7
3
2nd quarter
DEN
HOU
Earl Campbell 3-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)
7
10
4th quarter
DEN
HOU
Toni Fritsch 20-yard field goal
7
13
Broncos
Oilers
1st Downs
17
15
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
65
65
Total Yards
216
282
Yards per play
3.3
4.3
Passing
104
147
Comp - Att
14 - 27
10 - 22
Yards per pass
3.2
6.4
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
6 - 40
1 - 11
Rushing
112
135
Rushing Attempts
32
42
Yards per rush
3.5
3.2
Penalties
7
2
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Morton | 14 | 27 | 144 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 64.4 |
| Team | 14 | 27 | 104 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 64.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Armstrong | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 112 | 3.5 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haven Moses | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Dave Preston | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Canada | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 14 | 144 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Steinfort | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Turner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Prestridge | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 52 |
| Team | 6 | 266 | 44.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Preston | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 22 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Team | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Pastorini | 8 | 18 | 149 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.5 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Team | 10 | 22 | 147 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Carpenter | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 1 |
| Tim Wilson | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Team | 42 | 135 | 3.2 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wilson | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 10 | 158 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 6.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 49 |
| Team | 5 | 216 | 43.2 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hartwig | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Team | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Ellender | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 |
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