| New York Jets at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 16, 1980 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 72114 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 27 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 36 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 23 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Johnny Jones 31 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 22 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dave Preston 3 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jon Keyworth 1 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Scott Dierking 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 13 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 24 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 80 | WR | Lam Jones |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 70 | LOG | Stan Waldemore |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 33 | FB | Kevin Long |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 55 | RLB | Ron Crosby |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 26 | RCB | Donald Dykes |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 73 | LOT | Kelvin Clark |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 80 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 70 | ROT | Dave Studdard |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 46 | HB | Dave Preston |
| 32 | FB | Jon Keyworth |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 58 | LOLB | Rob Nairne |
| 56 | LILB | Larry Evans |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 41 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 30:34 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6/14 | / | 6 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| DEN | 29:26 | 29 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 7/12 | / | 4 | 65 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Scott Dierking | 18 | 58 | 3.2 | 10 | 1 |
| Kevin Long | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Richard Todd | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jon Keyworth | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Dave Preston | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Rob Lytle | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 115 | 4.3 | 18 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 218 | 8.7 | 36t | 2 | 2 | 17 | 95.1 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 218 | 8.7 | 36t | 2 | 2 | 17 | 95.1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 39 | 27 | 69.2 | 2 | 306 | 7.8 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 88.2 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 27 | 69.2 | 2 | 306 | 7.8 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 88.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Lam Jones | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 31t | 1 |
| Kevin Long | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Mickey Shuler | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 218 | 15.6 | 36t | 2 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Preston | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 22t | 1 |
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Rob Lytle | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 306 | 11.3 | 32 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Ken Schroy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Foley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Luke Prestridge | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 32 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Larry Brunson | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 37 | 0 | |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 37 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Mark Gastineau | 2.0 |
| Joe Klecko | 1.0 |
| Marty Lyons | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Brison Manor | 1.0 |
| Rulon Jones | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |