Team Statistics |
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| 1979 Denver | Opponent | |
| First Downs | 76 | 72 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 25-75-33% | 11-58-19% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 4-6-67% | 1-4-25% |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 721 | 478 |
| Total Rushes | 168 | 136 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Passes Completed-Attempted | 63/128 (49.2%) | 76/136 (55.9%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 726 | 857 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 6.2 | 6.7 |
| Sacked—Yards Lost | 10/69 | 8/55 |
| Punts—Average | 28/41.8 | 27/40.7 |
| Punts Received—Return Yardage | 15/109 | 14/115 |
| Kickoffs—Returns | 17/348 | 15/327 |
| Interceptions—Returns | 8/107 | 2/25 |
| Penalties—Yards | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 14/9 | 9/4 |
| Time of Possession | 164 mins 4 secs | 149 mins 26 secs |
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Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
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Att |
Comp |
Yds |
Comp % |
Yds/Att |
TD |
TD % |
INT |
INT
% |
Long |
Sack | Rating |
| Craig Morton | 128 | 63 | 795 | 49.2 | 6.2 | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 59 | 10/69 | 67.7 |
Rushing Stats | ||||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
2 Pt Conv |
| Dave Preston | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Prestridge | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 35 | 188 | 5.4 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 23 | 69 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 27 | 123 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 57 | 247 | 4.3 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving Stats | ||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv |
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| Dave Preston | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 18 | 263 | 14.6 | 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 16 | 194 | 12.1 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 15 | 224 | 14.9 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | |||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |
| Jim Turner | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5/8 | 62.5 |
Punting | |||||||
| |
No |
Avg |
Net |
Tb |
Inside 20 |
Long |
Blocked |
| Luke Prestridge | 28 | 41.8 | 36.2 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 0 |
Kickoff Returns | |||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Dave Preston | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Chris Pane | 13 | 261 | 20.1 | 30 | 0 |
Punt Returns | ||||||
| |
Ret |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Dave Preston | 4 | 2 | 29 | 7.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 11 | 3 | 80 | 7.3 | 25 | 0 |
Individual Defense | |||
| |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Fum Rec |
| Brison Manor | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Rubin Carter | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney Chavous | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Studdard | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Glassic | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernard Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Pane | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Thompson | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis Wright | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Jackson | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Gradishar | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Rizzo | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Swenson | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Jensen | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions | |||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Chris Pane | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Thompson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 2 |
| Louis Wright | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Randy Gradishar | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Swenson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |