1977 Denver 7, 1979 Houston 22
 

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

Total
1977 Denver

0

7

0

0

0

7
1979 Houston

10

6

3

3

0

22
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Poss Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 4:30 1979 Houston T. Fritsch 24 yd. field goal 3-0 HOA
1 0:54 1979 Houston K. Burrough 21 yd. pass from W. Moon (T. Fritsch kick) 10-0 HOA
2 9:00 1977 Denver R. Upchurch 90 yd. return (J. Turner kick) 10-7 HOA
2 4:12 1979 Houston T. Fritsch 35 yd. field goal 13-7 HOA
2 0:15 1979 Houston T. Fritsch 34 yd. field goal 16-7 HOA
3 11:06 1979 Houston T. Fritsch 35 yd. field goal 19-7 HOA
4 9:54 1979 Houston T. Fritsch 42 yd. field goal 22-7 HOA

Team Statistics
  1977 Denver 1979 Houston
First Downs 9 15
Third Down Efficiency 0-13-0% 3-15-20%
Fourth Down Efficiency 1-2-50% 0-1-0%
Total Net Yards Rushing 141 151
Total Rushes 28 42
Average Per Rush 5.0 3.6
Passes Completed/Attempted 9/21 (42.9%) 12/20 (60.0%)
Net Yards Passing 52 112
Avg Yards Per Pass 4.4 7.1
Sacked/Yards Lost 6/40 6/30
Punts/Average 7/43.1 7/43.1
Punts Received/Return Yardage 3/112 3/25
Kickoffs/Returns 6/129 1/21
Interceptions/Returns 0/0 3/24
Penalties/Yards 7/95 3/25
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 1/0 1/1
Time of Possession 26 mins 37 secs 33 mins 23 secs

Passing Stats

 
 Att
 Comp
 Yds
 Comp %
 Yds/Att
 TD
 TD %
 INT
 INT %
 Long
 Sack Rating
1977 Denver
Craig Morton 21 9 92 42.9 4.4 0 0 3 14.3 15 6/40 16.5
1979 Houston
Warren Moon 20 12 142 60.0 7.1 1 5.0 0 0 28 6/30 98.3

Rushing Stats

  No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1977 Denver
Terrell Davis 20 137 6.8 44 0 0
Lonnie Perrin 7 5 0.7 3 0 0
Craig Morton 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0
1979 Houston
Earl Campbell 22 110 5.0 23 0 0
Rob Carpenter 8 27 3.4 11 0 0
Tim Wilson 4 20 5.0 7 0 0
Gifford Nielsen 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0 0
Ronnie Coleman 2 1 0.5 1 0 0
Warren Moon 2 -3 -1.5 -1 0 0
Boobie Clark 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0

Receiving Stats

  No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1977 Denver
Riley Odoms 3 33 11.0 12 0 0
Haven Moses 2 27 13.5 14 0 0
Rick Upchurch 2 12 6.0 6 0 0
Lonnie Perrin 1 5 5.0 5 0 0
Jack Dolbin 1 15 15.0 15 0 0
1979 Houston
Ken Burrough 4 78 19.5 28 1 0
Rob Carpenter 3 8 2.7 9 0 0
Tim Wilson 2 15 7.5 9 0 0
Rich Caster 2 28 14.0 14 0 0
Mike Renfro 1 13 13.0 13 0 0

Field Goals

  1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals % Made
1977 Denver
Jim Turner 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/2 0.0
1979 Houston
Toni Fritsch 0/0 1/1 3/3 1/1 0/0 5/5 100

Punting

 
 No
 Avg
 Net
 Tb
 Inside 20
 Long
 Blocked
1977 Denver
Bucky Dilts 7 43.1 36.7 1 1 50 0
1979 Houston
Cliff Parsley 7 43.1 27.1 0 5 55 0

Kickoff Returns

 
 No
 Yds
 Avg
 Long
 TD
1977 Denver
Rick Upchurch 6 129 21.5 24 0
1979 Houston
Ronnie Coleman 1 21 21.0 21 0

Punt Returns

 
 Ret
 FC
 Yds
 Avg
 Long
 TD
1977 Denver
Rick Upchurch 3 0 112 37.3 90 1
1979 Houston
Richard Ellender 3 0 25 8.3 16 0

Individual Defense

 
 Tackles
 Sacks
 Fum Rec
1977 Denver
Randy Gradishar 13 0 0
Bob Swenson 10 0 0
Barney Chavous 5 2 0
Rubin Carter 5 1 0
Steve Foley 4 0 0
Lyle Alzado 4 2 0
Tom Jackson 4 0 1
Bill Thompson 4 0 0
Louis Wright 2 1 0
Joe Rizzo 1 0 0
Chris Pane 1 0 0
Bernard Jackson 1 0 0
Terrell Davis 0 0 1
1979 Houston
Art Stringer 9 0 0
Andy Dorris 7 2 0
Curley Culp 5 3 0
Greg Stemrick 4 0 0
Robert Brazile 4 0 0
Elvin Bethea 4 1 0
Vernon Perry 3 0 0
Ted Washington 2 0 0
Gregg Bingham 2 0 0
J.C. Wilson 1 0 0
Bill Currier 1 0 0
Mike Reinfeldt 1 0 0

Interceptions

 
 No
 Yds
 Avg
 Long
 TD
1977 Denver
1979 Houston
Greg Stemrick 1 0 0.0 0 0
Mike Reinfeldt 1 20 20.0 20 0
Vernon Perry 1 4 4.0 4 0