| Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1979 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 57677 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 74 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Norris Weese 10 run (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 3 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 24 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 25 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Norris Weese 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 22 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 5 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 24 FG | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 72 | NT | Don Latimer |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 56 | ROLB | Larry Evans |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | WS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 64 | ROG | Pat Howell |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 44 | HB | Bubba Bean |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 69 | LDT | Mike Lewis |
| 77 | RDT | Edgar Fields |
| 65 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Jensen | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Norris Weese | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 10t | 2 |
| Dave Preston | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Canada | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Rob Lytle | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 20 | 41 | 2.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Norris Weese | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 215 | 9.8 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 73.1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 0 | 326 | 11.2 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Haven Moses | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 0 | |
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Rob Lytle | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 8 | 138 | 17.3 | 1 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Byas | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Chris Pane | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bernie Jackson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Edgar Fields | 1.0 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 0.5 |
| Don Smith | 0.5 |
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