| Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1979 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 45684 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 4 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | J.T. Smith 55 punt return (Jan Stenerud kick blocked) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tim Wilson 24 pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 28 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 23 FG | 6 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 86 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 73 | LOG | Bob Simmons |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 77 | ROT | Charlie Getty |
| 88 | TE | Walter White |
| 4 | QB | Steve Fuller |
| 32 | HB | Tony Reed |
| 22 | FB | Ted McKnight |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 75 | RDE | Sylvester Hicks |
| 53 | LOLB | Whitney Paul |
| 54 | LILB | Frank Manumaleuga |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 52 | ROLB | Tom Howard |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 31 | SS | Jerry Reese |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 44 | RCB | Tim Collier |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 14 | QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Offense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 53 | RILB | Art Stringer |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Tony Reed | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ted McKnight | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Fuller | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Arnold Morgado | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Earl Gant | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Horace Belton | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 32 | 131 | 4.1 | 22 | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Gifford Nielsen | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Steve Fuller | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 4 | 138 | 5.1 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 17.7 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 173 | 9.6 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Tony Reed | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Henry Marshall | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Walter White | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Samuels | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Barber | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | |
| Rob Carpenter | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| J.C. Wilson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bob Grupp | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 8 | 336 | 42.0 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 6 | 1 | 91 | 15.2 | 55 | 1 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Steve Gaunty | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Horace Belton | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Carter Hartwig | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Jesse Baker | 4.0 |
| Ted Washington | 1.0 |
| Robert Brazile | 1.0 |
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