Sunday October 28, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/28/1979:



Toni Fritsch kicked his second game-winning field goal of 1979, a 35-yarder after 5:10 of overtime, to propel Houston past New York. The Oilers built a 14-point lead in the third quarter on short scoring runs by Rob Carpenter (one yard) and Earl Campbell (four yards), a reception by Mike Barber (37 yards), and Fritsch's 47-yard field goal. The Jets forced the game into overtime on Richard Todd's one-yard plunge with 55 seconds left.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE186.8  (1)139.8  (24)326.5  (9)20
DEFENSE105.5  (2)287.6  (28)393.1  (28)26
OFFENSE150.5  (9)121.6  (27)272.1  (23)21
DEFENSE141.5  (20)156.4  (11)297.9  (13)26

Line: Oilers by 6

Team1234OTF
New York Jets (4-5-0)73014024
Houston Oilers (6-3-0)01770327

( 7- 0) NYJ Wesley Walker 39 yard pass from Richard Todd (Toni Linhart kick) ( 7- 3) HOU Toni Fritsch 47 yard field goal (10- 3) NYJ Toni Linhart 31 yard field goal (10-10) HOU Rob Carpenter 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (10-17) HOU Earl Campbell 4 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (10-24) HOU Mike Barber 37 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) (17-24) NYJ Jerome Barkum 18 yard pass from Richard Todd (Toni Linhart kick) (24-24) NYJ Richard Todd 1 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) (24-27) HOU Toni Fritsch 35 yard field goal
                     NYJ             HOU
First Downs:         20              17
Rushes-yards:        38-132          33-112
Yards/rush:          3.5             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-34-225-2     18-36-212-1
Sacked-yards:        1-0             1-13
Net pass yards:      225             199
Net yards/pass:      6.4             5.4
Total net yards:     357             311
Total plays:         73 (52% run)    70 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     8-76            10-104

Attendance: 45,825

Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 13 of 34 for 225 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) HOU: Dan Pastorini, 18 of 36 for 212 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NYJ: Clark Gaines, 11 for 69 yards; Scott Dierking, 8 for 29 yards; Kevin Long, 7 for 19 yards; Bruce Harper, 5 for 8 yards; Tom Newton, 5 for 4 yards; Richard Todd, 2 for 3 yards and 1 TD HOU: Rob Carpenter, 12 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Earl Campbell, 11 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Tim Wilson, 7 for 20 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 2 for 5 yards; Boobie Clark, 1 for 6 yards
Receiving:
NYJ: Wesley Walker, 4 for 111 yards and 1 TD; Clark Gaines, 3 for 26 yards; Derrick Gaffney, 2 for 28 yards; Jerome Barkum, 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Jones, 1 for 17 yards; Kevin Long, 1 for 16 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 9 yards HOU: Tim Wilson, 4 for 28 yards; Mike Barber, 3 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 3 for 32 yards; Rob Carpenter, 2 for 33 yards; Mike Renfro, 2 for 32 yards; Boobie Clark, 2 for 14 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 15 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 58 yards; Bobby Jones, 1 for 22 yards HOU: Carter Hartwig, 3 for 66 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 2 for 35 yards; Rich Ellender, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 92 yards; Paul Darby, 1 for 0 yards HOU: Rich Ellender, 4 for 45 yards
Interceptions:
NYJ: Bobby Jackson, 1 for 0 yards HOU: J.C. Wilson, 1 for 66 yards; Mike Reinfeldt, 1 for 9 yards
Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 6 for 254 yards HOU: Cliff Parsley, 8 for 356 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Toni Linhart, 1/1 HOU: Toni Fritsch, 2/3


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