Sunday September 10, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/10/1978:



Earl Campbell scored two fourth quarter touchdowns and rushed for 107 yards -- his second consecutive 100-yard performance. He scored on a one-yard run early in the fourth period to cut Kansas City's lead to 17-13. His second touchdown was a two-yard run that capped a 69-yard drive with 1:53 remaining. Tony Reed highlighted the Chiefs' offensive attack by rushing for 141 yards on 16 carries.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE156.0  (7)105.0  (20)261.0  (16)4
DEFENSE100.0  (6)71.0  (5)171.0  (4)1
OFFENSE267.0  (2)121.0  (18)388.0  (5)2
DEFENSE77.0  (1)128.0  (13)205.0  (6)3

Line: Oilers by 4½

Team1234F
Houston Oilers (1-1-0)3301420
Kansas City Chiefs (1-1-0)0107017

( 3- 0) HOU Toni Fritsch 33 yard field goal ( 6- 0) HOU Toni Fritsch 49 yard field goal ( 6- 3) KC Jan Stenerud 41 yard field goal ( 6-10) KC Ted McKnight 3 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 6-17) KC Tony Reed 19 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) (13-17) HOU Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (20-17) HOU Earl Campbell 2 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
                     HOU             KC
First Downs:         15              19
Rushes-yards:        41-179          41-261
Yards/rush:          4.4             6.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-13-47-0       9-14-60-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-26
Net pass yards:      47              34
Net yards/pass:      3.6             2.0
Total net yards:     226             295
Total plays:         54 (75% run)    58 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     6-50            7-98

Attendance: 40,213

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 7 of 12 for 47 yards; Ken Burrough, 0 of 1 for 0 yards KC: Mike Livingston, 9 of 14 for 60 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 22 for 107 yards and 2 TDs; Tim Wilson, 8 for 34 yards; Rob Carpenter, 5 for 39 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 2 for 8 yards; Dan Pastorini, 2 for -3 yards; Ken Burrough, 2 for -8 yards KC: Tony Reed, 16 for 141 yards and 1 TD; Mark Bailey, 9 for 35 yards; Ted McKnight, 7 for 28 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 6 for 41 yards; Horace Belton, 3 for 16 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Tim Wilson, 3 for 7 yards; Earl Campbell, 2 for 15 yards; Mike Barber, 1 for 17 yards; Mike Renfro, 1 for 8 yards KC: Tony Reed, 4 for 31 yards; Henry Marshall, 2 for 26 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 9 yards; Mark Bailey, 1 for 2 yards; Walter White, 1 for -8 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Johnnie Dirden, 2 for 59 yards; Anthony Davis, 2 for 56 yards KC: Larry Marshall, 3 for 69 yards; Gary Green, 1 for 27 yards; Ed Beckman, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Ronnie Coleman, 3 for 20 yards KC: Larry Marshall, 4 for 35 yards; Gary Green, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Bill Currier, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 5 for 213 yards KC: Zenon Andrusyshyn, 3 for 134 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 2/2 KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/2


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