| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 2, 1979 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 37886 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 25 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Freeman 50 interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 28 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Louis Wright 78 lateral from Randy Gradishar 8 opponents fumble recovery (Norris Weese pass failed) | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 46 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 32 FG | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 34 FG | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 32 FG | 19 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 85 | TE | Ron Egloff |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| 41 | RB | Rob Lytle |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 40 | WS | Charlie West |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | NT | Mike Kadish |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LOLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 57 | ROLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 38 | FS | Jeff Nixon |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 24:25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1/13 | / | 6 | 69 | 5 | 3 |
| BUF | 35:25 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 8/18 | / | 7 | 51 | 6 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rob Lytle | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 97 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Roland Hooks | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 16 | 24 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 100 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 1 | 140 | 6.1 | 46t | 1 | 2 | 11 | 56.4 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 1 | 140 | 6.1 | 46t | 1 | 2 | 11 | 56.4 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 46 | 27 | 58.7 | 1 | 316 | 6.9 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 70.6 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 27 | 58.7 | 1 | 316 | 6.9 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 70.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Haven Moses | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 1 | |
| Steve Watson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 46t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| Jerry Butler | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Shipp | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 316 | 11.7 | 30 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Joe Rizzo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Luke Prestridge | 8 | 276 | 34.5 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 276 | 34.5 | 41 | 1 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Rusty Jackson | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Dave Preston | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Chris Pane | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Dave Preston | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Larry Canada | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Chris Keating | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Lenny Willis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Brison Manor | 1.0 |
| Tom Jackson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Shane Nelson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |