| Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 2, 1979 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 54582 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 82 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 41 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 46 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 37 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jean Fugett 8 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Benny Malone 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 13 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jean Fugett 30 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 39 FG | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Johnson 14 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick failed) | 19 | 27 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 26 FG | 22 | 27 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 3 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 29 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 84 | WR | Billy Johnson |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 53 | RILB | Art Stringer |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 73 | ROG | Jeff Williams |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Benny Malone |
| 38 | FB | Clarence Harmon |
| Offense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 77 | RDE | Joe Jones |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hover |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 32 | 166 | 5.2 | 18 | 2 |
| Tim Wilson | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Rob Carpenter | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| Mike Barber | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| John Riggins | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 3 | 176 | 5.9 | 1 | 31.4 | |||
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 123 | 8.8 | 2 | 90.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Conrad Rucker | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Earl Campbell | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jean Fugett | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 2 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| Danny Buggs | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Reinfeldt | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Lavender | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Waddy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | ||
| Kenny King | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Donnie Harris | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Buddy Hardeman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Washington Redskins | |
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