| New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 4, 1979 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74482 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 51 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 28 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Garo Yepremian 20 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 12 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 79 | LOG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 65 | ROT | Robert Woods |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 42 | HB | Chuck Muncie |
| 34 | FB | Tony Galbreath |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 63 | LDT | Barry Bennett |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 60 | RDE | Don Reese |
| 50 | LLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 54 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 27 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 20 | RCB | Eric Felton |
| 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 |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| 41 | RB | Rob Lytle |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 58 | LILB | Rob Nairne |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 40 | WS | Charlie West |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Mike Strachan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Larry Canada | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Rob Lytle | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Jensen | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Dave Preston | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Craig Morton | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 1 | 117 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.5 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 3 | 223 | 8.6 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 65.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Henry Childs | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Wes Chandler | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rick Upchurch | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 1 | |
| Haven Moses | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Joe Federspiel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 56 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Dave Preston | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Mike Fultz | 1.0 |
| Barry Bennett | 1.0 |
| Don Reese | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
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