| 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 JetsNYJ | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jon Keyworth 5 run (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Billy Thompson 4 opponents fumble recovery (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Kevin Long 4 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 14 pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Tom Jackson 28 interception return (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Derrick Gaffney 4 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 38 FG | 17 | 28 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Scott Dierking 3 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 75 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 31 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 89 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 61 | ROT | John Roman |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 17 | QB | Matt Robinson |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 33 | FB | Kevin Long |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 74 | NT | Abdul Salaam |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 56 | LOLB | Larry Keller |
| 63 | LILB | John Hennessy |
| 52 | RILB | Mike Hennigan |
| 59 | ROLB | Bob Martin |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Shafer Suggs |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Bob Moore |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 65 | ROG | Glenn Hyde |
| 76 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 12 | QB | Craig Penrose |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | WS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Scott Dierking | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 19 | 1 |
| Kevin Long | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 22 | 1 |
| Bruce Harper | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Robinson | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jon Keyworth | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Dave Preston | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Matt Robinson | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 2 | 216 | 8.0 | 75t | 2 | 2 | 15 | 66.3 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Norris Weese | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 0 | 125 | 7.4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 86.6 |
| Craig Penrose | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 3 | 55 | 4.6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 75t | 1 |
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jack Dolbin | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Hennigan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Shafer Suggs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Tom Jackson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 7 | 331 | 47.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bucky Dilts | 8 | 353 | 44.1 | 73 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 5 | 0 | 25 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ken Schroy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Dave Preston | 5 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 40 | 0 | |
| Clark Gaines | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Bernie Jackson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Shafer Suggs | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Tom Jackson | 2.0 |
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