| New York Jets at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1978 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74983 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 49 F Humidty: 24% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Broncos | Jon Keyworth 5 run (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver Broncos | Billy Thompson 4 opponents fumble recovery (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New York Jets | Kevin Long 4 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Haven Moses 14 pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Tom Jackson 28 interception return (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | New York Jets | Derrick Gaffney 4 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | New York Jets | Pat Leahy 38 FG | 17 | 28 |
| 3 | New York Jets | Scott Dierking 3 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | New York Jets | Wesley Walker 75 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 31 | 28 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYJ | Scott Dierking | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 19 | 1 |
| NYJ | Kevin Long | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 22 | 1 |
| NYJ | Bruce Harper | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NYJ | Tom Newton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| NYJ | Matt Robinson | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| DEN | Jon Keyworth | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 9 | 1 |
| DEN | Dave Preston | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| DEN | Rob Lytle | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 |
| DEN | Otis Armstrong | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| DEN | Riley Odoms | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| DEN | Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| DEN | Larry Canada | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| DEN | Norris Weese | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| NYJ | Matt Robinson | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 2 | 216 | 8.0 | 75t | 2 | 2 | 15 | 66.3 |
| DEN | Norris Weese | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 0 | 125 | 7.4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 86.6 |
| DEN | Craig Penrose | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 3 | 55 | 4.6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYJ | Wesley Walker | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 75t | 1 |
| NYJ | Jerome Barkum | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 25 | 0 |
| NYJ | Kevin Long | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| NYJ | Bruce Harper | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NYJ | Scott Dierking | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| NYJ | Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| DEN | Jack Dolbin | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 19 | 0 |
| DEN | Rob Lytle | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| DEN | Haven Moses | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 29 | 1 |
| DEN | Riley Odoms | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| DEN | Jon Keyworth | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| DEN | Dave Preston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYJ | Burgess Owens | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| NYJ | Mike Hennigan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| NYJ | Shafer Suggs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEN | Bernie Jackson | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| DEN | Tom Jackson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| NYJ | Chuck Ramsey | 7 | 331 | 47.3 | 52 | 0 |
| DEN | Bucky Dilts | 8 | 353 | 44.1 | 73 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYJ | Bruce Harper | 5 | 0 | 25 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| NYJ | Ken Schroy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEN | Dave Preston | 5 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYJ | Bruce Harper | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 40 | 0 |
| NYJ | Clark Gaines | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| DEN | Bernie Jackson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 |
| DEN | Dave Preston | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| DEN | Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| DEN | Jon Keyworth | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| NYJ | Shafer Suggs | 1.0 |
| DEN | Tom Jackson | 2.0 |
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