Sunday September 30, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/30/1979:



Touchdowns by Dave Casper, Mark van Eeghen and Monte Johnson, and two field goals by Jim Breech enabled the Raiders to break a three-game losing streak. Casper returned to the starting lineup and caught a 28-yard touchdown pass to give the Raiders a 7-0 lead. van Eeghen added a one-yard touchdown run moments before halftime. Johnson recovered a fumble in the end zone in the fourth quarter to close the scoring.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE132.5  (19)190.2  (9)322.8  (11)7
DEFENSE100.0  (2)210.2  (24)310.2  (13)4
OFFENSE90.0  (27)178.8  (11)268.8  (23)12
DEFENSE147.0  (19)203.0  (22)350.0  (21)9

Line: Broncos by 2

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (3-2-0)03003
Oakland Raiders (2-3-0)7701327

( 0- 7) OAK Dave Casper 28 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick) ( 3- 7) DEN Jim Turner 19 yard field goal ( 3-14) OAK Mark van Eeghen 1 yard rush (Jim Breech kick) ( 3-17) OAK Jim Breech 27 yard field goal ( 3-20) OAK Jim Breech 21 yard field goal ( 3-27) OAK Monte Johnson 0 yard fumble return (Jim Breech kick)
                     DEN             OAK
First Downs:         21              16
Rushes-yards:        22-81           37-90
Yards/rush:          3.7             2.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-41-242-1     11-18-196-0
Sacked-yards:        5-32            1-9
Net pass yards:      210             187
Net yards/pass:      4.6             9.8
Total net yards:     291             277
Total plays:         68 (32% run)    56 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             3-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     8-60            10-72

Attendance: 52,632

Passing:
DEN: Craig Morton, 13 of 30 for 172 yards (1 int); Norris Weese, 6 of 11 for 70 yards OAK: Ken Stabler, 11 of 18 for 196 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
DEN: Rob Lytle, 8 for 34 yards; Jim Jensen, 5 for 11 yards; Otis Armstrong, 4 for 15 yards; Jon Keyworth, 3 for 16 yards; Norris Weese, 1 for 7 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for -2 yards OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 23 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Derrick Jensen, 10 for 21 yards; Ken Stabler, 3 for -3 yards; Clarence Hawkins, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 5 for 77 yards; Riley Odoms, 4 for 74 yards; Haven Moses, 3 for 50 yards; Jim Jensen, 3 for 12 yards; Rob Lytle, 2 for 17 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 9 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 3 yards OAK: Dave Casper, 4 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 2 for 50 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 25 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 2 for 17 yards; Rich Martini, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Chris Pane, 3 for 64 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for 18 yards; Zachary Dixon, 1 for 5 yards OAK: Larry Brunson, 1 for 50 yards; Ira Matthews, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 2 for 22 yards; Charlie West, 1 for -1 yards OAK: Larry Brunson, 2 for 8 yards; Ira Matthews, 1 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Monte Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 6 for 230 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 7 for 334 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/2 OAK: Jim Breech, 2/2


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