| Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 2, 1979 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74788 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 20% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dave Preston 6 pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Billy Brooks |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 45 | RB | Archie Griffin |
| 40 | FB | Charles Alexander |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 73 | LDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | RDT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 57 | RLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 24 | SS | Marvin Cobb |
| 32 | FS | Scott Perry |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 14 | QB | Norris Weese |
| 30 | RB | Jim Jensen |
| 46 | RB | Dave Preston |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 29:05 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 10/17 | / | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| DEN | 30:55 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7/13 | / | 7 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Archie Griffin | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Deacon Turner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 95 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Preston | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 199 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 0 | 148 | 5.5 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 77.4 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 0 | 148 | 5.5 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 77.4 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Norris Weese | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 0 | 202 | 10.1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 115.0 |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 0 | 202 | 9.6 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 109.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Don Bass | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | |
| Archie Griffin | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Dan Ross | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Charles Alexander | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 148 | 8.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 202 | 15.5 | 47 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
| Pat McInally | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Luke Prestridge | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 44 | 1 | 2 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Scott Burk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ross Browner | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Vaughn Lusby | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Mack Mitchell | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Randy Gradishar | 1.0 |
| Tom Jackson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |