Sunday November 2, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/02/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE159.1  (2)181.4  (19)340.5  (9)28
DEFENSE110.6  (7)147.2  (2)257.9  (3)18
OFFENSE131.5  (12)143.5  (26)275.0  (23)16
DEFENSE136.0  (19)215.9  (21)351.9  (23)13

Line: Oilers by 4

Team1234F
Houston Oilers (6-3-0)076720
Denver Broncos (4-5-0)630716

( 0- 3) DEN Fred Steinfort 45 yard field goal ( 0- 6) DEN Fred Steinfort 20 yard field goal ( 7- 6) HOU Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 7- 9) DEN Fred Steinfort 28 yard field goal (13- 9) HOU Earl Campbell 9 yard rush (kick failed) (20- 9) HOU Rob Carpenter 2 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (20-16) DEN Jim Jensen 8 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
                     HOU             DEN
First Downs:         23              18
Rushes-yards:        45-173          29-96
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-19-164-0     17-22-168-0
Sacked-yards:        1-7             3-12
Net pass yards:      157             156
Net yards/pass:      7.8             6.2
Total net yards:     330             252
Total plays:         65 (69% run)    54 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     6-38            5-48

Attendance: 74,717

Passing:
HOU: Ken Stabler, 11 of 19 for 164 yards DEN: Craig Morton, 17 of 22 for 168 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 36 for 157 yards and 2 TDs; Rob Carpenter, 6 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Tim Wilson, 1 for 1 yard; Gifford Nielsen, 1 for 0 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for -2 yards DEN: Dave Preston, 10 for 41 yards; Jim Jensen, 6 for 19 yards; Otis Armstrong, 5 for 17 yards; Rob Lytle, 4 for 12 yards; Jon Keyworth, 2 for 5 yards; Craig Morton, 2 for 2 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Ken Burrough, 3 for 79 yards; Mike Barber, 2 for 46 yards; Rob Carpenter, 2 for 20 yards; Dave Casper, 2 for 15 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 5 yards; Billy Johnson, 1 for -1 yards DEN: Jim Jensen, 4 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Dave Preston, 3 for 16 yards; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 37 yards; Ron Egloff, 2 for 23 yards; Rob Lytle, 2 for 19 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 19 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 15 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 7 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 2 for 52 yards DEN: Larry Brunson, 3 for 77 yards; Mike Harden, 1 for 6 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 3 for 9 yards DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 26 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 3 for 128 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 4 for 180 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 3/3


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