1979 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
2nd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Red Miller |
Marv Braden | Special Teams |
Joe Collier | Defensive Coordinator |
Whitey Dovell | Offensive Line |
Stan Jones | Defensive Line |
Richie McCabe | Linebackers |
Babe Parilli | Quarterbacks |
Fran Polsfoot | Receivers |
Paul Roach | Offensive Backs |
Bob Zeman | Defensive Backs |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/4/1979 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 6-7 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61192 | |
Sat | 8/11/1979 | H | Washington Redskins | 13-6 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 58799 | |
Sat | 8/18/1979 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 21-0 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 34133 | |
Fri | 8/24/1979 | H | New England Patriots | 20-17 | W | OT | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75103 |
Sun | 9/2/1979 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-0 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74788 | |
Thu | 9/6/1979 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 9-13 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74884 | |
Sun | 9/16/1979 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 20-17 | W | OT | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 57677 |
Sun | 9/23/1979 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 37-34 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74879 | |
Sun | 9/30/1979 | A | Oakland Raiders | 3-27 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52632 | |
Sun | 10/7/1979 | H | San Diego Chargers | 7-0 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74997 | |
Sun | 10/14/1979 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 24-10 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 74292 | |
Mon | 10/22/1979 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-42 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49699 | |
Sun | 10/28/1979 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-3 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74908 | |
Sun | 11/4/1979 | H | New Orleans Saints | 10-3 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74482 | |
Sun | 11/11/1979 | H | New England Patriots | 45-10 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74379 | |
Sun | 11/18/1979 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 38-28 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 42910 | |
Sun | 11/25/1979 | H | Oakland Raiders | 10-14 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74186 | |
Sun | 12/2/1979 | A | Buffalo Bills | 19-16 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 37886 | |
Sat | 12/8/1979 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 23-28 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60038 | |
Mon | 12/17/1979 | A | San Diego Chargers | 7-17 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51906 | |
AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
Sun | 12/23/1979 | A | Houston Oilers | 7-13 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48776 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Otis Armstrong | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 29 | Purdue | 15 | 1 |
George Atkinson | 47 | S | 6-0 | 181 | 32 | Morris Brown | 6 | 0 |
Ken Brown | 55 | C | 6-1 | 250 | 25 | New Mexico | 16 | 0 |
Billy Bryan | 64 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 24 | Duke | 16 | 16 |
Larry Canada | 35 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Wisconsin | 16 | 0 |
Rubin Carter | 68 | NT | 6-0 | 254 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 15 |
Barney Chavous | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 28 | South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
Kelvin Clark | 73 | OT | 6-3 | 265 | 23 | Nebraska | 15 | 0 |
Zachary Dixon | 31 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Dean JC; Temple | 5 | 0 |
Jack Dolbin | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 31 | Wake Forest | 4 | 0 |
Ron Egloff | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 227 | 24 | Wisconsin | 15 | 4 |
Larry Evans | 56 | ROLB | 6-2 | 217 | 26 | Mississippi College | 16 | 4 |
Steve Foley | 43 | RCB | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Tulane | 16 | 16 |
Tom Glassic | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 254 | 25 | Virginia | 16 | 16 |
Randy Gradishar | 53 | RILB | 6-3 | 233 | 27 | Ohio State | 16 | 15 |
John Grant | 63 | DE | 6-3 | 235 | 29 | Southern California | 16 | 0 |
Paul Howard | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 29 | Brigham Young | 16 | 16 |
Glenn Hyde | 65 | OG | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 0 |
Bernie Jackson | 29 | WS | 6-0 | 173 | 29 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Washington State | 12 | 9 |
Tom Jackson | 57 | ROLB | 5-11 | 220 | 28 | Louisville | 13 | 13 |
Jim Jensen | 30 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Iowa | 16 | 7 |
Jon Keyworth | 32 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 29 | Colorado | 16 | 9 |
Vince Kinney | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Maryland | 15 | 0 |
Kit Lathrop | 75 | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | West Valley JC; Arizona State | 9 | 0 |
Don Latimer | 72 | NT | 6-3 | 259 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 1 |
Rob Lytle | 41 | RB | 5-11 | 196 | 25 | Michigan | 15 | 12 |
Brison Manor | 66 | RDE | 6-4 | 248 | 27 | Pratt CC; Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
Claudie Minor | 71 | ROT | 6-4 | 278 | 28 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego CC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
Craig Morton | 7 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 36 | California | 14 | 10 |
Haven Moses | 25 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 33 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
Rob Nairne | 58 | LILB | 6-4 | 227 | 25 | Oregon State | 10 | 4 |
Riley Odoms | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 29 | Houston | 13 | 12 |
Chris Pane | 23 | CB | 5-11 | 184 | 26 | Chabot JC; Chico State | 16 | 0 |
Craig Penrose | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 211 | 26 | Colorado; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
Dave Preston | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Bowling Green State | 10 | 3 |
Luke Prestridge | 11 | P | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Baylor | 16 | 0 |
Bruce Radford | 78 | DE | 6-5 | 257 | 24 | Grambling State | 16 | 0 |
Joe Rizzo | 59 | LILB | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | Merchant Marine | 13 | 12 |
Jim Ryan | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 22 | William & Mary | 16 | 0 |
Fred Steinfort | 19 | K | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Boston College | 1 | 0 |
Dave Studdard | 70 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
Bob Swenson | 51 | LOLB | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | California | 16 | 16 |
Billy Thompson | 36 | SS | 6-1 | 200 | 33 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 16 | 16 |
Jim Turner | 15 | K | 6-2 | 206 | 38 | Utah State | 16 | 0 |
Rick Upchurch | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 173 | 27 | Indian Hills JC; Minnesota | 16 | 16 |
Steve Watson | 81 | WR | 6-4 | 195 | 22 | Temple | 16 | 0 |
Norris Weese | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Mississippi | 16 | 6 |
Charlie West | 40 | WS-SS | 6-1 | 190 | 33 | Angelo State; Texas-El Paso | 16 | 7 |
Louis Wright | 20 | LCB | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | Arizona State; Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 22 | Kelvin Clark | T | Nebraska |
3 | 77 | Bruce Radford | DE | Grambling State |
4 | 105 | Charles Jefferson | DB | McNeese State |
5 | 132 | Rick Leach | QB | Michigan |
6 | 148 | Jeff McIntyre | LB | Arizona State |
7 | 188 | Luke Prestridge | P | Baylor |
9 | 242 | Charlie Taylor | WR | Rice |
11 | 297 | Zachary Dixon | RB | Temple |
12 | 325 | Dave Jacobs | K | Syracuse |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 64 | 83 | 99 | 40 | 3 | 289 |
Opponents Totals | 37 | 107 | 44 | 74 | 0 | 262 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 306 | 130 | 149 | 27 | 77/222 34.7% | / % | 116 | 996 | |
Opponents Totals | 273 | 100 | 146 | 27 | 95/248 38.3% | / % | 118 | 1033 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Turner | 0 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 71 |
Rick Upchurch | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Haven Moses | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Rob Lytle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Otis Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Norris Weese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Jim Jensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Dave Preston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Rubin Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jon Keyworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Craig Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rob Nairne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Riley Odoms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Dave Studdard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bob Swenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Billy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Louis Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Team Totals | 36 | 32 | 36 | 88.9 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 1 | 289 |
Opponents Totals | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 0 | 262 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Turner | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 1 | 49 | 1/1 | 7/9 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 1 | 49 | 1/1 | 7/9 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 0/0 | 9/10 | 4/7 | 2/8 | 0/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otis Armstrong | 108 | 453 | 4.2 | 26 | 2 |
Jim Jensen | 106 | 400 | 3.8 | 30 | 1 |
Rob Lytle | 102 | 371 | 3.6 | 19 | 4 |
Jon Keyworth | 81 | 323 | 4.0 | 17 | 1 |
Dave Preston | 43 | 169 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 |
Larry Canada | 36 | 143 | 4.0 | 17 | 0 |
Norris Weese | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 20 | 3 |
Luke Prestridge | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
Rick Upchurch | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
Craig Morton | 23 | 13 | 0.6 | 7 | 1 |
Zachary Dixon | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
Riley Odoms | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 525 | 2036 | 3.9 | 30 | 13 |
Opponents Totals | 502 | 1693 | 3.4 | 72 | 16 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Morton | 370 | 204 | 55.1 | 147 | 2626 | 7.1 | 12.9 | 64t | 16 | 4.3 | 19 | 5.1 | 30 | 241 | 2385 | 70.6 |
Norris Weese | 97 | 53 | 54.6 | 41 | 731 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 50 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.1 | 13 | 86 | 645 | 69.6 |
Jon Keyworth | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 158.3 |
Dave Preston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Luke Prestridge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Rick Upchurch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Craig Penrose | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 44 | 8.8 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 32.5 |
Team Totals | 476 | 260 | 54.6 | 193 | 3433 | 7.2 | 13.2 | 64t | 18 | 3.8 | 23 | 4.8 | 43 | 327 | 3106 | 70.1 |
Opponents Totals | 512 | 296 | 57.8 | 197 | 3321 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 65 | 11 | 2.1 | 19 | 3.7 | 19 | 162 | 3159 | 69.0 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Upchurch | 64 | 937 | 14.6 | 47 | 7 |
Haven Moses | 54 | 943 | 17.5 | 64t | 6 |
Riley Odoms | 40 | 638 | 16.0 | 45 | 1 |
Jim Jensen | 19 | 144 | 7.6 | 25t | 1 |
Dave Preston | 19 | 137 | 7.2 | 19 | 1 |
Jon Keyworth | 18 | 132 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
Otis Armstrong | 14 | 138 | 9.9 | 17 | 1 |
Rob Lytle | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 12 | 0 |
Steve Watson | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 22 | 0 |
Ron Egloff | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
Jack Dolbin | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 45 | 0 |
Larry Canada | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
Jim Turner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Dave Studdard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
Team Totals | 260 | 3433 | 13.2 | 64t | 18 |
Opponents Totals | 296 | 3321 | 11.2 | 65 | 11 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Foley | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
Billy Thompson | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 28 | 0 |
Bob Swenson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Rizzo | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
Louis Wright | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
Tom Jackson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
Charlie West | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Bernie Jackson | 0 | 13 | 13L | 0 | |
Team Totals | 19 | 189 | 9.9 | 34 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 23 | 291 | 12.7 | 50t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luke Prestridge | 89 | 3555 | 39.9 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 480 | 2935 | 33.0 |
Team Totals | 89 | 3555 | 39.9 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 480 | 2935 | 33.0 |
Opponents Totals | 88 | 3705 | 42.1 | 62 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 401 | 3004 | 34.1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Upchurch | 30 | 4 | 304 | 10.1 | 44 | 0 |
Dave Preston | 7 | 1 | 78 | 11.1 | 22 | 0 |
Chris Pane | 5 | 3 | 20 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
Charlie West | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 43 | 8 | 401 | 9.3 | 44 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 52 | 11 | 480 | 9.2 | 33 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Pane | 18 | 354 | 19.7 | 20 | 0 | |
Dave Preston | 13 | 336 | 25.8 | 37 | 0 | |
Rick Upchurch | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 26 | 0 | |
Bernie Jackson | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 | |
Zachary Dixon | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 24 | 0 | |
Larry Canada | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 | |
John Grant | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
Otis Armstrong | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
Vince Kinney | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
Ron Egloff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 50 | 966 | 19.3 | 37 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 57 | 1173 | 20.6 | 85t | 1 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Brison Manor | 6.0 | |
Tom Jackson | 4.0 | |
Barney Chavous | 4.0 | |
Don Latimer | 1.0 | |
Billy Thompson | 1.0 | |
Randy Gradishar | 1.0 | |
Bruce Radford | 1.0 | |
Larry Evans | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 19.0 | 162.0 |
Opponents Totals | 43.0 | 327.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otis Armstrong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Bryan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
Rubin Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Zachary Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Foley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tom Glassic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Gradishar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
John Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 0 |
Jim Jensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jon Keyworth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Don Latimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Rob Lytle | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Brison Manor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Morton | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 0 | |
Chris Pane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dave Preston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bruce Radford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Rizzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Swenson | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 1 | |
Billy Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 1 |
Rick Upchurch | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Norris Weese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlie West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Louis Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 1 |
Team Totals | 34 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 271 | 4 |
Opponents Totals | 30 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 2 |
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