| Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74879 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 10% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle SeahawksSEA | 10 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SEA | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Efren Herrera 28 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Dan Doornink 5 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 27 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Dan Doornink 5 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 2 run (Jim Turner kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Efren Herrera 22 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 3 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Sam McCullum 13 pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick) | 27 | 10 |
| 3 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Sherman Smith 1 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 34 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dave Studdard 2 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 34 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 11 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 34 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 35 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 34 | 31 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rob Lytle 1 run (run failed) | 34 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Steve Largent |
| 84 | WR | Sam McCullum |
| 63 | LOT | Nick Bebout |
| 61 | LOG | Tom Lynch |
| 51 | C | John Yarno |
| 60 | ROG | Ron Coder |
| 76 | ROT | Steve August |
| 88 | TE | Brian Peets |
| 10 | QB | Jim Zorn |
| 47 | HB | Sherman Smith |
| 35 | FB | David Sims |
| Defense | ||
| 62 | LDE | Ernie Price |
| 75 | LDT | Robert Hardy |
| 74 | RDT | Manu Tuiasosopo |
| 77 | RDE | Bill Gregory |
| 56 | LLB | Sammy Green |
| 58 | MLB | Terry Beeson |
| 53 | RLB | Keith Butler |
| 38 | LCB | Cornell Webster |
| 27 | SS | Autry Beamon |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 22 | RCB | Dave Brown |
| 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 |
| 41 | RB | Rob Lytle |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Sherman Smith | 16 | 81 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Dan Doornink | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 2 | |
| Tony Benjamin | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| David Sims | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Jensen | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Rob Lytle | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 1 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Craig Morton | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||
| Jim Zorn | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 3 | 190 | 5.8 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 38.7 |
| David Sims | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 0 | 178 | 11.1 | 35t | 3 | 2 | 18 | 145.3 |
| Norris Weese | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 2 | 102 | 9.3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 46.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Steve Largent | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 0 | |
| Sherman Smith | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Dan Doornink | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Brian Peets | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Raible | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Duke Fergerson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 1 | |
| Haven Moses | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Studdard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Keith Simpson | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| John Harris | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Swenson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | ||||||
| Jeff Moore | 5 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | ||||||
| Al Hunter | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jeff Moore | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Zachary Dixon | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |
| Manu Tuiasosopo | 2.0 |
| Terry Beeson | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Tom Jackson | 1.0 |
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