Week 1
Final
DEN
HOU1Q
0 - 3
T. Fritsch 31-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
7 - 3
D. Preston 7-yard TD catch from C. Morton.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 10
E. Campbell 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
7 - 13
T. Fritsch 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
149
Pastorini
HOU
Rush Yds
59
Carpenter
HOU
Rec Yds
53
Wilson
HOU
Scrim TD
1
Preston
DEN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1979 AFC West
DENHOU
Chargers
Broncos
Seahawks
Raiders
Chiefs
Steelers
Oilers
Browns
BengalsGame Summary
The Houston Oilers emerged victorious over the Denver Broncos, 13 to 7, in the 1979 AFC Wild Card game on December 23, 1979.
Game Info
December 22, 1979
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 14/27 | 144 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 6-40 | 64.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pastorini #7 | 8/18 | 149 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 1-11 | 50.5 |
G. Nielsen #14 | 2/4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Armstrong #24 | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 |
L. Canada #35 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 |
D. Preston #46 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 |
J. Jensen #30 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
R. Upchurch #80 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Morton #14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Carpenter #26 | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
E. Campbell #34 | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 1 | 9 |
T. Wilson #45 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 |
R. Coleman #47 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moses #25 | 0/0 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 25 |
D. Preston #46 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | 12 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Egloff #85 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
J. Jensen #30 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
L. Canada #35 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
R. Odoms #88 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Wilson #45 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 20 |
R. Coleman #47 | 0/0 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 |
M. Barber #86 | 0/0 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
R. Carpenter #26 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 |
E. Campbell #34 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Swenson #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Thompson #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Bingham #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
F. Steinfort #19 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fritsch #16 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Prestridge #11 | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 52 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Parsley #18 | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Preston #46 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
R. Upchurch #80 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hartwig #36 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Ellender #85 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 14/27 | 144 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 6-40 | 64.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Armstrong #24 | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 |
L. Canada #35 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 |
D. Preston #46 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 |
J. Jensen #30 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
R. Upchurch #80 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Morton #14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moses #25 | 0/0 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 25 |
D. Preston #46 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | 12 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Egloff #85 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
J. Jensen #30 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
L. Canada #35 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
R. Odoms #88 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Swenson #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Thompson #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
F. Steinfort #19 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Prestridge #11 | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 52 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Preston #46 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
R. Upchurch #80 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pastorini #7 | 8/18 | 149 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 1-11 | 50.5 |
G. Nielsen #14 | 2/4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Carpenter #26 | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
E. Campbell #34 | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 1 | 9 |
T. Wilson #45 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 |
R. Coleman #47 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Wilson #45 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 20 |
R. Coleman #47 | 0/0 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 |
M. Barber #86 | 0/0 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
R. Carpenter #26 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 |
E. Campbell #34 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Bingham #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fritsch #16 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Parsley #18 | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hartwig #36 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Ellender #85 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 17 | 0 |
216
Total Yds
282
104
Pass Yds
147
112
Rush Yds
135
65
Total Plays
65
3.3
Yards Per Play
4.3
3.2
Yards Per Pass
6.4
3.5
Yards Per Rush
3.2
17
1st Downs
15
6
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
2
70
Penalty Yards
19
1
Sacks
6
11
Sack Yards
40
0
D/ST TD
0
