NFL game summary for 10/29/1978:

Steve Foley's 30-yard interception return set up an 18-yard field goal by Jim Turner with 2:01 remaining in overtime as Denver earned its sixth victory and sole possession of first place in the AFC West. Lonnie Perrin's scoring run gave the Broncos a 17-14 advantage. Seattle's Efren Herrera kicked a 37-yard field goal with 53 seconds left in regulation play to send Denver into its third overtime contest of 1978. The Broncos alternated five backs in a 278-yard rushing performance. Sherman Smith paced Seahawk rushers with 73 yards on 17 carries.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	147.1  (13)	131.9  (21)	279.0  (18)	20
	DEFENSE	126.2  (8)	159.8  (19)	286.0  (11)	21
Seattle Seahawks	OFFENSE	143.1  (15)	217.4  (1)	360.5  (3)	23
	DEFENSE	141.2  (15)	187.5  (27)	328.8  (25)	17

Line: Broncos by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	F
Denver Broncos (6-3-0)	3	7	7	0	3	20
Seattle Seahawks (4-5-0)	7	7	0	3	0	17

( 3- 0) DEN Jim Turner 34 yard field goal
( 3- 7) SEA Sam McCullum 44 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
( 3-14) SEA Jim Zorn 4 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(10-14) DEN Rick Upchurch 29 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)
(17-14) DEN Lonnie Perrin 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(17-17) SEA Efren Herrera 37 yard field goal
(20-17) DEN Jim Turner 18 yard field goal

                     DEN             SEA
First Downs:         25              19
Rushes-yards:        57-278          32-118
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-28-155-0     15-40-148-4
Sacked-yards:        3-10            1-8
Net pass yards:      145             140
Net yards/pass:      4.7             3.4
Total net yards:     423             258
Total plays:         88 (64% run)    73 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             1-1
Turnovers:           3               5
Penalties-yards:     12-103          9-61

Attendance: 62,948

Passing:
DEN: Craig Morton, 11 of 28 for 155 yards and 1 TD
SEA: Jim Zorn, 9 of 29 for 110 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Steve Myer, 6 of 11 for 38 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Larry Canada, 15 for 68 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 15 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Otis Armstrong, 12 for 32 yards; Jon Keyworth, 8 for 70 yards; Rob Lytle, 5 for 24 yards; Dave Preston, 2 for 27 yards
SEA: Sherman Smith, 17 for 73 yards; Don Testerman, 8 for 25 yards; Jim Zorn, 3 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Steve Myer, 2 for 10 yards; Al Hunter, 1 for 2 yards; Steve Raible, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Haven Moses, 3 for 60 yards; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Riley Odoms, 2 for 39 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for 9 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for 5 yards; Jack Dolbin, 1 for 4 yards; Jim Turner, 1 for -4 yards
SEA: Sherman Smith, 4 for 21 yards; Sam McCullum, 3 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Don Testerman, 3 for 20 yards; Duke Fergerson, 2 for 24 yards; Ron Howard, 1 for 11 yards; Steve Largent, 1 for 11 yards; Steve Raible, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Bernard Jackson, 4 for 82 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 1 for 21 yards
SEA: Al Hunter, 4 for 110 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 61 yards
SEA: Rufus Crawford, 3 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Randy Gradishar, 2 for 4 yards; Steve Foley, 1 for 30 yards; Bob Swenson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DEN: Bucky Dilts, 7 for 218 yards
SEA: Herman Weaver, 5 for 198 yards; Efren Herrera, 1 for 13 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 2/4
SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/2

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