1979 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/23/1979 | A | Houston Oilers | 7-13 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48776 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Otis Armstrong | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 29 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Brown | 55 | C | 6-1 | 250 | 25 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Bryan | 64 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 24 | Duke | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Canada | 35 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Rubin Carter | 68 | NT | 6-0 | 254 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Barney Chavous | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 28 | South Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Kelvin Clark | 73 | OT | 6-3 | 265 | 23 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 227 | 24 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Evans | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 217 | 26 | Mississippi College | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 43 | RCB | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Glassic | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 254 | 25 | Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Gradishar | 53 | RILB | 6-3 | 233 | 27 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| John Grant | 63 | DE | 6-3 | 235 | 29 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Howard | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 29 | Brigham Young | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Hyde | 65 | OG | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Bernie Jackson | 29 | FS | 6-0 | 173 | 29 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Jackson | 57 | ROLB | 5-11 | 220 | 28 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Jensen | 30 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 32 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 29 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Vince Kinney | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Don Latimer | 72 | DT | 6-3 | 259 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 |
| Brison Manor | 66 | RDE | 6-4 | 248 | 27 | Pratt CC; Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Claudie Minor | 71 | ROT | 6-4 | 278 | 28 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego CC; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Morton | 7 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 36 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 25 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 33 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Nairne | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 227 | 25 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 29 | Houston | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Pane | 23 | CB | 5-11 | 184 | 26 | Chabot JC; Chico State | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Bowling Green State | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Prestridge | 11 | P | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Rizzo | 59 | LILB | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | Merchant Marine | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Ryan | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 22 | William & Mary | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Steinfort | 19 | K | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Boston College | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Studdard | 70 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Swenson | 51 | LOLB | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Thompson | 36 | SS | 6-1 | 200 | 33 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Turner | 15 | K | 6-2 | 206 | 38 | Utah State | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 173 | 27 | Indian Hills JC; Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Watson | 81 | WR | 6-4 | 195 | 22 | Temple | 1 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 40 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 33 | Angelo State; Texas-El Paso | 1 | 0 |
| Louis Wright | 20 | LCB | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | Arizona State; Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:38 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4/13 30.8% | 0/1 0.0% | 7 | 70 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7/17 41.2% | 0/1 0.0% | 2 | 19 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Preston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Turner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Steinfort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Steinfort | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Armstrong | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 112 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 135 | 3.2 | 9 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Morton | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 12 | 144 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 25 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.7 | 6 | 40 | 104 | 64.4 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 12 | 144 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 25 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.7 | 6 | 40 | 104 | 64.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 10 | 158 | 7.2 | 15.8 | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.1 | 1 | 11 | 147 | 32.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Preston | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Haven Moses | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Larry Canada | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 144 | 10.3 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 158 | 15.8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Swenson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Prestridge | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 224 | 37.3 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 224 | 37.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 191 | 38.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 1 | 42 | 8.4 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Preston | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 27 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Barney Chavous | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 | 40.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Morton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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