NFL game summary for 09/06/1979:

Jack Reynolds returned a Craig Morton fumble four yards for a touchdown with 9:04 remaining to give the Rams their first victory of 1979. Reynolds led a Rams' defense that sacked Denver quarterbacks six times and held the Broncos to 179 yards total offense. Los Angeles' Frank Corral kicked field goals of 30 and 34 yards to give the Rams a 6-2 halftime lead. The Broncos' points came when Rams guard John Williams was caught holding in the end zone, an automatic safety. Morton, in relief of starter Norris Weese, led the Broncos to their only touchdown of the game, a seven-yard run by Dave Preston in the third quarter. Reynolds' deciding touchdown came after Dave Elmendorf shook the ball loose from Morton on a safety blitz.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	123.0  (20)	217.0  (9)	340.0  (12)	4
	DEFENSE	130.0  (10)	110.0  (9)	240.0  (6)	1
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	199.0  (5)	200.0  (11)	399.0  (5)	0
	DEFENSE	95.0  (5)	137.0  (12)	232.0  (5)	0

Line: Broncos by 2

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (1-1-0)	6	0	0	7	13
Denver Broncos (1-1-0)	0	2	7	0	9

( 3- 0) LA  Frank Corral 30 yard field goal
( 6- 0) LA  Frank Corral 34 yard field goal
( 6- 2) DEN Safety, holding penalty in end zone
( 6- 9) DEN Dave Preston 7 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(13- 9) LA  Jack Reynolds 4 yard fumble return (Frank Corral kick)

                     LA              DEN
First Downs:         15              12
Rushes-yards:        37-96           25-73
Yards/rush:          2.6             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-32-191-0     13-29-158-1
Sacked-yards:        2-10            6-52
Net pass yards:      181             106
Net yards/pass:      5.3             3.0
Total net yards:     277             179
Total plays:         71 (52% run)    60 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     8-61            6-44

Attendance: 76,884

Passing:
LA: Pat Haden, 23 of 32 for 191 yards
DEN: Norris Weese, 8 of 18 for 100 yards; Craig Morton, 5 of 11 for 58 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
LA: Cullen Bryant, 17 for 51 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 13 for 28 yards; Elvis Peacock, 3 for 11 yards; Wendell Tyler, 2 for 4 yards; Pat Haden, 2 for 2 yards
DEN: Jim Jensen, 8 for 32 yards; Dave Preston, 7 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Jon Keyworth, 4 for 13 yards; Rob Lytle, 3 for 16 yards; Otis Armstrong, 2 for 4 yards; Craig Morton, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 5 for 22 yards; Willie Miller, 4 for 54 yards; Cullen Bryant, 4 for 40 yards; Wendell Tyler, 3 for 13 yards; Preston Dennard, 2 for 37 yards; Terry Nelson, 2 for 7 yards; Elvis Peacock, 1 for 7 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 7 yards; Billy Waddy, 1 for 4 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 76 yards; Jack Dolbin, 2 for 29 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 21 yards; Dave Preston, 2 for 8 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 12 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 6 yards; Jim Turner, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Drew Hill, 2 for 42 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 1 for 26 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Eddie Brown, 6 for 50 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 52 yards

Interceptions:
LA: Nolan Cromwell, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
LA: Ken Clark, 9 for 377 yards
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 10 for 435 yards

Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 2/3

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