Sunday December 2, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/02/1979:



Richard Todd passed for one touchdown and ran for another, and rookie Dave Jacobs kicked three field goals to help the Jets break a three-game losing streak. New York built a 20-3 halftime lead on Todd's three-yard touchdown pass to Jerome Barkum and one-yard scoring run. Jacobs connected on field goals of 27 and 28 yards in the first half, and added a season-long 42-yarder early in the final period.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE98.8  (28)194.8  (11)293.7  (21)31
DEFENSE134.3  (13)189.5  (20)323.8  (17)31
OFFENSE170.6  (1)158.1  (20)328.7  (11)33
DEFENSE110.3  (5)256.9  (28)367.2  (27)32

Line: Jets by 4½

Team1234F
Baltimore Colts (4-10-0)3014017
New York Jets (6-8-0)3177330

( 0- 3) NYJ Dave Jacobs 28 yard field goal ( 3- 3) BAL Steve Mike-Mayer 20 yard field goal ( 3-10) NYJ Jerome Barkum 3 yard pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick) ( 3-13) NYJ Dave Jacobs 27 yard field goal ( 3-20) NYJ Richard Todd 1 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick) (10-20) BAL Joe Washington 1 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (10-27) NYJ Tom Newton 1 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick) (17-27) BAL Glenn Doughty 14 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (17-30) NYJ Dave Jacobs 42 yard field goal
                     BAL             NYJ
First Downs:         21              21
Rushes-yards:        24-103          45-178
Yards/rush:          4.3             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     29-49-266-0     12-26-215-1
Sacked-yards:        3-26            3-25
Net pass yards:      240             190
Net yards/pass:      4.6             6.6
Total net yards:     343             368
Total plays:         76 (31% run)    74 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        5-3             3-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     6-66            8-65

Attendance: 47,744

Passing:
BAL: Greg Landry, 29 of 49 for 266 yards and 1 TD NYJ: Richard Todd, 12 of 26 for 215 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
BAL: Joe Washington, 11 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 10 for 21 yards; Greg Landry, 2 for 12 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 2 yards NYJ: Clark Gaines, 22 for 70 yards; Scott Dierking, 11 for 34 yards; Richard Todd, 6 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 2 for 34 yards; Kevin Long, 2 for 0 yards; Bobby Jones, 1 for 4 yards; Tom Newton, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Receiving:
BAL: Joe Washington, 10 for 57 yards; Glenn Doughty, 7 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 6 for 60 yards; Reese McCall, 3 for 34 yards; Mike Siani, 3 for 27 yards NYJ: Bobby Jones, 4 for 99 yards; Jerome Barkum, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Derrick Gaffney, 2 for 52 yards; Clark Gaines, 2 for 11 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 17 yards
Kick returns:
BAL: Nesby Glasgow, 4 for 66 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 2 for 28 yards; Bob Van Duyne, 1 for 12 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 2 for 33 yards; Bobby Jones, 2 for 30 yards
Punt returns:
BAL: Nesby Glasgow, 3 for 9 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 16 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Bruce Laird, 1 for 7 yards
Punting:
BAL: Bucky Dilts, 6 for 215 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 6 for 253 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Steve Mike-Mayer, 1/1 NYJ: Dave Jacobs, 3/5


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