Sunday November 19, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/19/1978:



Craig Morton's 14-yard touchdown pass to Haven Moses early in the third period helped the Broncos overcome a 3-0 halftime deficit and remain tied with Oakland for first place in the AFC West. Moses had five receptions for 101 yards and Morton completed 12 of 17 passes. Rob Lytle paced Denver rushers with 110 yards on 16 carries as the Broncos controlled the ball for 22:51 of the second half. Punter David Beverly's pass to Aundra Thompson on fourth-and-12 helped set up Green Bay's only score, a first period field goal by Chester Marcol.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE142.5  (16)125.8  (24)268.3  (23)30
DEFENSE144.0  (15)164.9  (21)308.9  (19)37
Denver BroncosOFFENSE154.3  (8)144.3  (18)298.5  (14)28
DEFENSE130.9  (11)160.4  (16)291.3  (11)32

Line: Broncos by 9

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (7-5-0)30003
Denver Broncos (8-4-0)0014216

( 3- 0) GB  Chester Marcol 19 yard field goal
( 3- 7) DEN Haven Moses 14 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)
( 3-14) DEN Rob Lytle 2 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
( 3-16) DEN Safety, David Whitehurst tackled in end zone by Lyle Alzado
                     GB              DEN
First Downs:         13              19
Rushes-yards:        31-84           46-215
Yards/rush:          2.7             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-17-188-1      12-17-174-0
Sacked-yards:        2-9             4-30
Net pass yards:      179             144
Net yards/pass:      9.4             6.9
Total net yards:     263             359
Total plays:         50 (62% run)    67 (68% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     6-45            10-96

Attendance: 74,965
Passing:
GB: David Whitehurst, 8 of 16 for 131 yards (1 int); David Beverly, 1 of 1 for 57 yards
DEN: Craig Morton, 12 of 17 for 174 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
GB: Terdell Middleton, 14 for 32 yards; Barty Smith, 10 for 46 yards; Nate Simpson, 3 for 1 yard; David Whitehurst, 2 for 1 yard; James Lofton, 1 for 3 yards; Jim Culbreath, 1 for 1 yard
DEN: Rob Lytle, 16 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Lonnie Perrin, 13 for 47 yards; Otis Armstrong, 7 for 23 yards; Larry Canada, 5 for 15 yards; Dave Preston, 3 for 12 yards; Craig Morton, 2 for 8 yards

Receiving:
GB: Aundra Thompson, 3 for 92 yards; James Lofton, 3 for 47 yards; Rich McGeorge, 2 for 30 yards; Terdell Middleton, 1 for 19 yards
DEN: Haven Moses, 5 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Jack Dolbin, 3 for 47 yards; Riley Odoms, 3 for 24 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 2 for 49 yards; Jim Gueno, 1 for 9 yards
DEN: Charlie West, 1 for 24 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 1 for 21 yards; Godwin Turk, 1 for 14 yards

Punt returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 3 for 9 yards
DEN: Charlie West, 2 for 17 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Godwin Turk, 1 for 22 yards

Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 5 for 203 yards
DEN: Bucky Dilts, 6 for 191 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 1/3




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