| Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 6, 1979 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74884 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 79 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 30 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 34 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Safety, John Williams offensive holding penalty enforced in end zone | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dave Preston 7 run (Jim Turner kick) | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jack Reynolds 4 opponents fumble recovery (Frank Corral kick) | 13 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 82 | WR | Willie Miller |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 75 | LOG | John Williams |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 21 | FS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 33 | RCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 14 | QB | Norris Weese |
| 30 | RB | Jim Jensen |
| 46 | RB | Dave Preston |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | WS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Cullen Bryant | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Elvis Peacock | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Jensen | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Rob Lytle | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Dave Preston | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 7t | 1 |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 32 | 23 | 71.9 | 0 | 191 | 6.0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 86.8 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Norris Weese | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 0 | 100 | 5.6 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 62.3 |
| Craig Morton | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 1 | 58 | 5.3 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 24.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Elvis Peacock | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rick Upchurch | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Dolbin | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Turner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ken Clark | 9 | 377 | 41.9 | 53 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 10 | 435 | 43.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 6 | 2 | 50 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 4 | 1 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Drew Hill | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Jack Youngblood | 2.0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 1.0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 1.0 |
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 |
| Mike Fanning | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Brison Manor | 1.0 |
| Larry Evans | 1.0 |
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