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

NFL game summary for 12/16/1979:



Greg Landry completed 17 of 24 passes as the Colts snapped a five-game losing streak. Landry finished the season with 270 completions and 457 attempts, both club records.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE97.5  (28)199.7  (10)297.3  (21)38
DEFENSE142.9  (19)182.4  (17)325.3  (17)34
OFFENSE110.5  (23)128.1  (26)238.6  (28)35
DEFENSE149.4  (20)183.3  (18)332.7  (19)36

Line: Giants by 6½

Team1234F
Baltimore Colts (5-11-0)1077731
New York Giants (6-10-0)00707

( 7- 0) BAL Roosevelt Leaks 3 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (10- 0) BAL Steve Mike-Mayer 29 yard field goal (17- 0) BAL Mike Siani 10 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (17- 7) NYG Earnest Gray 4 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) (24- 7) BAL Don McCauley 1 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (31- 7) BAL Don McCauley 1 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
                     BAL             NYG
First Downs:         23              10
Rushes-yards:        50-211          28-163
Yards/rush:          4.2             5.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-24-176-1     7-15-67-4
Sacked-yards:        0-0             4-35
Net pass yards:      176             32
Net yards/pass:      7.3             1.7
Total net yards:     387             195
Total plays:         74 (67% run)    47 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-1
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     9-65            7-69

Attendance: 58,711

Passing:
BAL: Greg Landry, 17 of 24 for 176 yards and 1 TD (1 int) NYG: Phil Simms, 7 of 14 for 67 yards and 1 TD (4 int); Randy Dean, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
BAL: Joe Washington, 17 for 58 yards; Don Hardeman, 9 for 17 yards; Don McCauley, 8 for 32 yards and 2 TDs; Roosevelt Leaks, 6 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Ben Garry, 6 for 37 yards; Greg Landry, 4 for 21 yards NYG: Billy Taylor, 15 for 87 yards; Doug Kotar, 11 for 67 yards; Phil Simms, 2 for 9 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Mike Siani, 5 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Joe Washington, 4 for 32 yards; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 13 yards; Reese McCall, 2 for 56 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 8 yards; Mack Alston, 1 for 7 yards; Don Hardeman, 1 for -3 yards NYG: Johnny Perkins, 2 for 23 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 18 yards; Jim Robinson, 1 for 15 yards; Billy Taylor, 1 for 6 yards; Earnest Gray, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Gary Shirk, 1 for 1 yard
Kick returns:
BAL: Nesby Glasgow, 2 for 38 yards NYG: Steve Odom, 5 for 105 yards; Eddie Hicks, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
BAL: Nesby Glasgow, 2 for 16 yards NYG: Jim Robinson, 2 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Sanders Shiver, 1 for 52 yards; Bruce Laird, 1 for 26 yards; Norm Thompson, 1 for 26 yards; Larry Braziel, 1 for 18 yards NYG: Ray Oldham, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BAL: Bucky Dilts, 5 for 164 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 6 for 234 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Steve Mike-Mayer, 1/2 NYG: Joe Danelo, 0/1


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