Sunday September 16, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/16/1979:



Jim Turner, the NFL's second all-time leading scorer, kicked a 24-yard field goal after 6:15 of overtime to propel Denver to its second victory. Quarterback Norris Weese completed all four of his passes, including a 30-yarder to Haven Moses, on the winning drive. Atlanta's Tim Mazzetti earlier missed a chance to win the game in regulation when his 31-yard field goal attempt with 17 seconds left went wide. Falcons quarterback Steve Bartkowski completed 20 of 29 passes for a club-record 326 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE136.0  (15)153.0  (18)289.0  (15)2
DEFENSE95.5  (3)159.0  (11)254.5  (9)0
OFFENSE201.0  (3)198.5  (8)399.5  (5)4
DEFENSE122.5  (11)254.0  (26)376.5  (24)4

Line: Broncos by 2½

Team1234OTF
Denver Broncos (2-1-0)7370320
Atlanta Falcons (2-1-0)01007017

( 7- 0) DEN Norris Weese 10 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) ( 7- 7) ATL William Andrews 3 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) (10- 7) DEN Jim Turner 24 yard field goal (10-10) ATL Tim Mazzetti 25 yard field goal (17-10) DEN Norris Weese 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) (17-17) ATL Wallace Francis 22 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) (20-17) DEN Jim Turner 24 yard field goal
                     DEN             ATL
First Downs:         18              19
Rushes-yards:        43-168          28-56
Yards/rush:          3.9             2.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-22-215-1     20-29-326-0
Sacked-yards:        2-14            0-0
Net pass yards:      201             326
Net yards/pass:      8.4             11.2
Total net yards:     369             382
Total plays:         67 (64% run)    57 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     5-25            6-55

Attendance: 57,677

Passing:
DEN: Norris Weese, 13 of 22 for 215 yards (1 int) ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 20 of 29 for 326 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
DEN: Jim Jensen, 9 for 52 yards; Norris Weese, 8 for 39 yards and 2 TDs; Rob Lytle, 8 for 16 yards; Dave Preston, 6 for 32 yards; Jon Keyworth, 5 for 2 yards; Larry Canada, 4 for 27 yards; Otis Armstrong, 2 for 7 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for -7 yards ATL: William Andrews, 20 for 41 yards; Bubba Bean, 5 for 14 yards; Ricky Patton, 3 for 1 yard
Receiving:
DEN: Haven Moses, 5 for 99 yards; Rick Upchurch, 3 for 39 yards; Rob Lytle, 3 for 16 yards; Jack Dolbin, 1 for 45 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 16 yards ATL: Wallace Francis, 8 for 138 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jenkins, 5 for 129 yards; William Andrews, 5 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Dennis Pearson, 1 for 19 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Chris Pane, 2 for 37 yards; Bernard Jackson, 2 for 23 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 21 yards ATL: Dennis Pearson, 3 for 70 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 2 for 9 yards ATL: Dennis Pearson, 2 for 21 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Rick Byas, 1 for 34 yards
Punting:
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 5 for 196 yards ATL: John James, 4 for 170 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 2/3 ATL: Tim Mazzetti, 1/3


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