1979 New Orleans (6-4) 0 7 7 0 14 1979 Denver (6-4) 7 7 14 0 28 1 8:27 Denver TD Morton 8 pass to Upchurch (Turner) (1-8-0:03) 0-7 2 6:31 Denver TD Armstrong 4 run (Turner) (13-74-6:27) 0-14 2 0:43 New Orleans TD Manning 8 pass to Galbreath (Yepremian) (6-39-0:39) 7-14 3 6:34 Denver TD Morton 6 pass to Jensen (Turner) (6-69-2:53) 7-21 3 2:23 Denver TD Lytle 4 run (Turner) (8-49-3:11) 7-28 3 0:21 New Orleans TD Manning 56 pass to Chandler (Yepremian) (4-76-1:47) 14-28 NO Den First Downs 13 29 Rushes 16-51 44-237 Passes 39-18-237 26-18-199 Sacked 0-0 5-32 Fumble 0 2 Penalties 5-45 6-50 Turnovers 3 3 Time 20:18 39:42 Third Down 2-13 3-10 Fourth Down 0-1 2-3 Net Offense 288 404 Injuries: Partridge(NO-0), *Wilson-arm(NO-2) < New Orleans > < Denver > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Manning 39 18 237 0 2 3 2 50.9 Morton 14 11 118 3 0 2 2 101.8 Weese 9 6 58 2 0 0 0 84.5 Penrose 3 1 23 0 0 0 0 61.8 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Muncie 12 38 3.2 1 1 24 0 Jensen 11 80 7.3 5 2 30 0 Galbreath 4 13 3.3 0 0 6 0 Armstrong 11 58 5.3 4 1 15 1 16 51 3.2 1 1 24 0 Lytle 8 40 5.0 3 1 13 1 Keyworth 8 34 4.3 2 1 10 0 Weese 1 19 19.0 1 1 19 0 Morton 1 4 4.0 0 0 4 0 Penrose 4 2 0.5 0 0 3 0 44 237 5.4 15 6 30 2 Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Galbreath 7 1 51 7.3 3 0 11 1 Upchurch 7 0 85 12.1 7 0 20 1 Chandler 6 0 130 21.7 4 2 56 1 Odoms 4 0 35 8.8 1 0 12 0 Childs 3 0 36 12.0 2 0 21 0 Moses 3 0 47 15.7 2 0 23 0 Harris 1 0 11 11.0 1 0 11 0 Jensen 2 0 15 7.5 1 0 9 1 Muncie 1 0 9 9.0 0 0 9 0 Lytle 1 0 10 10.0 1 0 10 0 Watson 1 0 7 7.0 0 0 7 0 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Schwartz 0 1 0 Morton 1 0 0 Keyworth 1 0 0 Bryan 0 1 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Wilson 4 95 23.8 31 0 Jackson 1 16 16.0 16 0 Chandler 1 14 14.0 14 0 Dixon 1 12 12.0 12 0 Upchurch 1 9 9.0 9 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Chandler 1 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 Upchurch 5 1 52 10.4 18 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Yepremian 0-0 0 2-2 2 Turner 0-0 0 4-4 4 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Erxleben 5 182 36.4 0 2 0 44 Prestridge 4 154 38.5 0 3 0 45 Partridge 3 130 43.3 0 0 0 45 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Myers 10 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Thompson 7 0 2 0 0 0 1-31 Gray 9 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Wright 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Reese 8 1 1 0 0 1 0-0 Carter 5 0 2 1 1 0 0-0 Federspiel 8 0 1 0 0 1 0-0 Swenson 5 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 Hughes 7 1 0 0 0 0 1-8 Gradishar 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Fultz 5 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 West 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Moore 5 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Manor 3 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 Chapman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Chavous 1 0 1 0 1 0 0-0 Schwartz 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Grooms 3 2 0 0 1 0 1-0 Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Campbell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Pane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Price 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Radford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Bordelon 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Mathis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Merlo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Foley 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Pietrzak 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Play-By-Play Play-By-Play 1st Quarter KO 14:54 Den Jackson ret of 16 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own17 14:09 Den Jensen 14 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 tM Basic 1 10 own31 13:35 Den Morton 4 Bas M-Out/PBK 4-3 M Basic 2 6 own35 12:57 Den Keyworth 3 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 M Dbl-Moses 3 3 own38 12:17 Den Armstrong 7 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Pass 1 10 own45 11:39 Den Sk-Grooms -7 Bas S-Slant/PBK 4-3 M Run 2 17 own38 11:01 Den Sk-Reese -7/F Bas S-Hitch 4-1 dZ Pass 3 24 own31 10:22 Den Keyworth 3 Bas Sweep-R 3-2 dZ Pass/Lo 4 21 own34 10:16 Den Prestridge 41,Chandl --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own25 10:11 NO Den Pen5(Latimer) Bas S-Cross 4-3 Z Run 1 5 own30 9:19 NO Muncie 1 Bas Trap-L 4-3 Z Run 2 4 own31 8:40 NO Muncie 0 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 Z Run 3 4 own31 8:30 NO Manning-INT-Thompson Bas S-Hitch 4-3 tM Pass/Bz2/Lo 1 8 opp8 8:27 Den Morton-Upchurch 8/TD 2T2 S-Out/PBK 4-3 tM Basic 0-7 KO 8:14 NO Wilson ret of 27 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own25 8:05 NO Muncie 0 Bas Draw 3-4 tM Pass/Lo 2 10 own25 7:27 NO Muncie 3 Bas Dive 3-4 tM Pass 3 7 own28 7:23 NO NO Pen10(Woods) 3W1 M-Hitch/sec 3-3 M Pass/Bz1/Lo 3 17 own18 6:49 NO Manning-Muncie 9 3W2 L-Hitch/sec 3-3 M Pass 4 8 own27 6:42 NO Partridge 42,Upchurc --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own31 6:02 Den Morton-Moses 12 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 Z Key-Armstrong 1 10 own43 5:23 Den Lytle 0 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Run 2 10 own43 5:14 Den Den Pen10(Glassic) Bas S-Hitch/sec 3-3 Z Basic/Lo 2 20 own33 4:30 Den Keyworth 5 Bas Sweep-R 4-1 lM Pass 3 15 own38 4:19 Den Weese-Upchurch X Bas S-Flat/sec 3-2 dZ Pass 4 15 own38 4:15 Den Prestridge 45,Chandl --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own15 4:12 NO Manning-Galbreat X Bas L-Slant/sec 4-3 tM Pass/Lo 2 10 own15 3:36 NO Manning-Childs 21 Bas M-Slant 4-3 M Pass 1 10 own36 3:31 NO Manning-Childs X Bas S-Cross 4-3 M Pass 2 10 own36 3:18 NO Manning-Childs X Bas L-Hitch 4-3 tM Pass/Lo 3 10 own36 3:14 NO Manning-Galbreat X 3W2 M-Hitch/sec 3-3 tM Pass/Bz1 4 10 own36 3:07 NO Partridge 45,Upchurc --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 2:25 Den Armstrong 0 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Run-Armstrong 2 10 own29 2:21 Den Morton-Upchurch 10 Bas S-Out 4-3 sZ Pass/Bz1 1 10 own39 2:18 Den Morton-Odoms X Bas S-Out 4-3 M Basic 2 10 own39 1:44 Den Morton-Jensen 9 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Pass 3 1 own48 1:05 Den Jensen 0 2T2 Dive 4-3 M Run-Jensen 4 1 own48 0:25 Den Jensen 8 2T2 Dive 4-3 M Run-Armstrong 1 10 opp44 0:00 Den Lytle 8 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Basic 2nd Quarter 2 2 opp36 14:54 Den Keyworth 2/F Bas Trap-R 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own34 14:48 NO Manning-Galbreat X Bas Screen 3-4 Z Pass 2 10 own34 14:44 NO Manning-INT-Swenson Bas S-Cross 3-4 ZoPass/Lo 1 10 opp42 14:03 Den Jensen 1 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 tM Run 2 9 opp41 14:00 Den Morton-INT-Grooms Bas S-Out 3-3 M Basic 1 10 own36 13:56 NO Manning-Childs X Bas S-Out 3-4 Z Pass 2 10 own36 13:07 NO Manning-Galbreat 6 Bas Screen 3-4 tMoPass/Lo 3 4 own42 13:04 NO Manning-Childs X Bas B-Fly/sec 3-4 tM Pass/Lo 4 4 own42 12:58 NO Partridge 43,Upchurc --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own26 12:21 Den Morton-Upchurch 12 Bas M-Slant/sec 4-3 tM Basic 1 10 own38 12:18 Den Morton-Odoms 9 Bas S-Out 4-3 Z Basic 2 1 own47 11:39 Den Armstrong 2 Bas Dive 5-3 Z Run 1 10 own49 11:26 Den Morton-Moses 12 Bas S-Slant/PBK 4-3 M Run 1 10 opp39 10:48 Den Armstrong 5 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 5 opp34 10:07 Den Lytle 1 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Run-Lytle 3 4 opp33 9:24 Den Lytle 5 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp28 8:45 Den Weese-Odoms 5 Bas S-Slant/PBK/sec 4-3 Z Basic 2 5 opp23 8:06 Den Sk-Grooms -7 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Key-Armstrong 3 12 opp30 7:27 Den Jensen 7 Bas Draw 4-1 dZ Pass/Lo 4 5 opp23 6:42 Den Weese 19 Bas Sweep-R 3-3 M Pass 1 4 opp4 6:38 Den Weese-Odoms X Bas S-Out/PBK 4-3 tM Run 2 4 opp4 6:31 Den Armstrong 4/TD Bas Dive 4-3 tM Basic 0-14 KO 6:20 NO Wilson ret of 31 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own28 5:19 NO Muncie 24 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 tMoPass/Lo 1 10 opp48 4:40 NO Galbreath 2 Bas Pitch-L 3-4 M Basic 2 8 opp46 4:33 NO Manning-Galbreat X Bas M-Slant/sec 3-4 tM Basic/Lo 3 8 opp46 3:56 NO Manning-Chandler 6 3W1 S-Cross 3-3 tM Pass/Bz1/Lo 4 2 opp40 3:49 NO Erxleben 29,Upchurch --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own11 3:08 Den Keyworth 1 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 2 9 own12 2:29 Den Lytle 6 Bas Dive 3-3 tM Basic 3 3 own18 2:00 Den Keyworth 10 Bas Dive 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 own28 1:36 Den Morton-Upchurch 10 Bas S-Hitch 4-2 M Basic 1 10 own38 1:22 Den Morton-INT-Hughes Bas M-Slant 4-2 M Basic 1 10 opp39 1:12 NO Muncie 1/Pen15(Manor 3W2 Dive 3-4 Z Pass 1 10 opp23 1:08 NO Manning-Harris X 3W2 S-Slant 3-4 dZ Pass 2 10 opp23 0:57 NO Manning-Chandler 12 3W2 S-Slant/to 3-4 Z Pass 1 10 opp11 0:51 NO Galbreath 3 3W2 Sweep-L/to 3-4 Z Pass 2 7 opp8 0:43 NO Manning-Galbreat 8/T 3W2 M-Out/HO/sec 3-4 Z Basic 7-14 KO 0:35 Den Upchurch ret of 9 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own14 0:00 Den Penrose 0 Bas Dive 4-2 MiDbl-2 3rd Quarter KO 14:56 NO Chandler ret of 14 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own14 14:50 NO Manning-Galbreat X Bas B-Post/sec 3-4 Z Run 2 10 own14 14:44 NO Galbreath 2 Bas Sweep-R 3-4 Z Run 3 8 own16 14:07 NO Manning-Childs 6 3W1 S-Cross 3-3 Z Pass 4 2 own22 14:00 NO Erxleben 40,Upchurch --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own47 13:22 Den Jensen 2 Bas Trap-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 8 own49 13:18 Den Penrose-Moses X Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Dbl-Moses 3 8 own49 12:36 Den Keyworth 3 Bas Sweep-R 3-3 M Pass 4 5 opp48 12:31 Den Pen10(Odoms) --- Pt-deep --- Return 4 15 own42 12:26 Den Prestridge 42,Chandl --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own16 12:20 NO Manning-Harris X Bas M-Slant 4-3 Z Run 2 10 own16 11:43 NO Manning-Galbreat 11 Bas Screen 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1/Lo 1 10 own27 11:04 NO Galbreath 6 Bas Draw/SG 3-3 Z Pass 2 4 own33 10:28 NO Manning-Childs 9 Bas S-Cross 3-4 tM Pass/Lo 1 10 own42 10:22 NO NO Pen10(Taylor) Bas B-Fly/sec 3-4 M Pass 1 20 own32 9:48 NO Manning-Galbreat 6 Bas L-Cross/sec 3-3 M Pass 2 14 own38 9:41 NO Manning-Chandler X 3W1 M-Slant 3-3 M Pass 3 14 own38 9:35 NO Manning-Galbreat 5 3W2 B-Fly/sec 3-3 tM Pass/Lo 4 9 own43 9:27 NO Erxleben 44,Upchurch --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own31 8:49 Den Penrose-Moses 23 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Key-Armstrong 1 10 opp46 8:42 Den Penrose-Penrose X Bas S-Hitch 4-3 Z Run-Armstrong 2 10 opp46 7:57 Den Armstrong 15 Bas OffTkl-L 4-2 M Pass-Dbl-Moses 1 10 opp31 7:17 Den Armstrong 5 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 2 5 opp26 6:39 Den Morton-Upchurch 20 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 Z Run-Armstrong/Bz1 1 6 opp6 6:34 Den Morton-Jensen 6/TD Bas S-Out/sec 4-3 sZ Basic 7-21 KO 6:27 NO Wilson ret of 13 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own14 5:48 NO Muncie 0 Bas Sweep-L 3-4 Z Pass/Lo 2 10 own14 5:44 NO Manning-Childs X Bas S-Hitch 3-4 Z Pass/Lo 3 10 own14 5:41 NO Manning-Owens X 3W2 M-Cross 3-4 tM Pass/Lo 4 10 own14 5:34 NO Erxleben 35,Upchurch --- Pt-deep --- faircatch 1 10 opp49 5:27 Den Morton-Lytle 10 Bas S-Out/sec 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp39 4:53 Den Sk-Fultz -5 Bas S-Out 4-3 M Basic 2 15 opp44 4:46 Den NO Pen5(Grooms) Bas Trap-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 opp39 3:58 Den Lytle 13 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp26 3:55 Den Weese-Watson 7 Bas S-Out/PBK 4-3 M Key-Lytle 2 3 opp19 3:13 Den Weese-Upchurch 13 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Basic 1 6 opp6 2:32 Den Jensen 2 Bas Dive 4-3 tM Basic 2 4 opp4 2:23 Den Lytle 4/TD Bas Dive 4-3 tM Basic 7-28 KO 2:08 NO Wilson ret of 24 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own24 2:08 NO Pen5(Manor) 3W2 OffTkl-R 3-3 Z Pass/Lo 1 5 own29 1:33 NO Manning-Galbreat 10 3W2 B-Post/sec 3-3 Z Pass 1 10 own39 0:42 NO Muncie 0 3W2 Draw 3-3 Z Pass 2 10 own39 0:36 NO Muncie 5 3W2 Sweep-R 3-3 Z Pass 3 5 own44 0:21 NO Manning-Chandler 56/ 3W2 M-Cross 3-3 Z Pass 14-28 KO 0:12 Den Dixon ret of 12 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 0:00 Den Jensen 6 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic 4th Quarter 2 4 own26 14:07 Den Keyworth 7 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 sZ Run 1 10 own33 14:01 Den NO Pen15(Reese) Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own48 13:09 Den Weese-Upchurch 12 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp40 12:24 Den Sk-Hughes -6 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic/Bz3 2 16 opp46 11:18 Den Weese-Odoms 9 Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Basic 3 7 opp37 10:22 Den Armstrong 3 Bas Draw 4-3 Z Basic 4 4 opp34 10:12 Den Prestridge 26,Chandl --- Pt-side --- LetRoll 1 10 own8 9:38 NO Manning-Harris 11 3W2 S-Hitch 3-3 Z Pass/Lo 1 10 own19 9:14 NO Muncie 3 3W2 Draw-R/A 3-3 Z Pass/Lo 2 7 own22 9:09 NO Den Pen5(West) 3W2 Screen 3-3 Z Pass/Lo 1 10 own27 8:44 NO Muncie 2 3W2 Pitch-L 3-3 Z Pass/Lo 2 8 own29 8:44 NO Pen5(Dobler) 3W2 S-Cross 3-3 Z Pass/Lo 2 13 own24 8:37 NO Manning-Galbreat X 3W2 M-Fly/sec 3-3 ZoPass/Lo 3 13 own24 8:15 NO Manning-Chandler 19 3W2 M-Slant 3-3 tM Pass/Bz1/Lo 1 10 own43 7:54 NO Manning-Chandler 5 3W2 S-Flat 3-3 tM Pass/Lo 2 5 own48 7:32 NO Muncie -1 3W2 Draw 3-3 MoPass/Lo 3 6 own47 7:11 NO Manning-Galbreat 5 3W2 M-Hitch/sec 3-3 tMoPass/Lo 4 1 opp48 7:04 NO Erxleben 34,Upchurch --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own18 6:12 Den Armstrong 4 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 2 6 own22 5:13 Den Jensen 30 Bas Dive 4-3 M Run/Lo 1 10 opp48 4:20 Den Armstrong 4 Bas Dive 4-3 M Run 2 6 opp44 3:30 Den Jensen 9 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Run/Bz1 1 10 opp35 2:37 Den Armstrong 9 Bas Dive 4-3 sZ Run-Armstrong 2 1 opp26 2:00 Den Jensen 1 Bas Dive 4-3 tM Run 1 10 opp25 1:56 Den Weese-Jensen X Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-3 Z Run-Armstrong 2 10 opp25 1:44 Den Weese-Odoms 12 Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Run/A/to 1 10 opp13 1:39 Den Lytle 3 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Run/to 2 7 opp10 1:32 Den Penrose 0 Bas Dive 4-3 tM Run-Keyworth/to 3 7 opp10 0:53 Den Penrose -1 Bas Dive 4-3 tM Basic 4 8 opp11 0:46 Den Penrose 3 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic/A 1 10 own8 0:32 NO Manning-Chandler 32 4WR L-Out/NS 4-1 dZoPrevent 1 10 own40 0:26 NO Manning-Owens X 4WR L-Out/NS 4-1 dZoPrevent/Lo 2 10 own40 0:18 NO Manning-Chandler X 4WR B-Out/NS/HO 3-2 dZoPass/Bz1/Lo 3 10 own40 0:05 NO Manning-Harris X 4WR B-Out/NS/HO 3-2 ZoPass/Lo 4 10 own40 0:00 NO Manning-INT-Foley 4WR Hail/NS/HO 3-2 ZoPass/Lo Game