NFL game summary for 09/16/1979:

Earl Campbell ran for one touchdown and quarterback Gifford Nielsen, making his first NFL start, passed for another as the Oilers improved their record to 2-1. Houston built a 17-6 halftime advantage on Nielsen's 24-yard scoring strike to Tim Wilson and Campbell's four-yard run. Kansas City rookie quarterback Steve Fuller suffered four interceptions and was sacked six times.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Kansas City Chiefs	OFFENSE	133.5  (17)	96.0  (26)	229.5  (26)	2
	DEFENSE	123.5  (12)	231.5  (25)	355.0  (21)	4
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	150.5  (10)	94.0  (27)	244.5  (25)	9
	DEFENSE	112.0  (9)	139.0  (8)	251.0  (7)	5

Line: Oilers by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Kansas City Chiefs (1-2-0)	0	6	0	0	6
Houston Oilers (2-1-0)	7	10	0	3	20

( 0- 7) HOU Earl Campbell 4 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 6- 7) KC  J.T. Smith 55 yard punt return (kick failed)
( 6-14) HOU Tim Wilson 24 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 6-17) HOU Toni Fritsch 28 yard field goal
( 6-20) HOU Toni Fritsch 23 yard field goal

                     KC              HOU
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        34-183          44-172
Yards/rush:          5.4             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-27-138-4     12-18-173-0
Sacked-yards:        6-41            0-0
Net pass yards:      97              173
Net yards/pass:      2.9             9.6
Total net yards:     280             345
Total plays:         67 (50% run)    62 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     5-45            13-119

Attendance: 45,684

Passing:
KC: Steve Fuller, 11 of 27 for 138 yards (4 int)
HOU: Gifford Nielsen, 12 of 18 for 173 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
KC: Tony Reed, 11 for 50 yards; Steve Fuller, 7 for 37 yards; Arnold Morgado, 6 for 34 yards; Ted McKnight, 4 for 49 yards; Horace Belton, 4 for 1 yard; Earl Gant, 2 for 12 yards
HOU: Earl Campbell, 32 for 131 yards and 1 TD; Tim Wilson, 5 for 14 yards; Rob Carpenter, 4 for 17 yards; Gifford Nielsen, 3 for 10 yards

Receiving:
KC: Tony Reed, 3 for 37 yards; Henry Marshall, 2 for 18 yards; Walter White, 2 for 14 yards; Tony Samuels, 1 for 30 yards; Mike Williams, 1 for 19 yards; Ted McKnight, 1 for 10 yards; J.T. Smith, 1 for 10 yards
HOU: Ken Burrough, 4 for 62 yards; Mike Barber, 3 for 66 yards; Tim Wilson, 2 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Rob Carpenter, 2 for 2 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 22 yards

Kick returns:
KC: Steve Gaunty, 4 for 65 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 23 yards
HOU: Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 16 yards; Carter Hartwig, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
KC: J.T. Smith, 6 for 91 yards and 1 TD
HOU: Guido Merkens, 1 for 6 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for -5 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: J.C. Wilson, 2 for 32 yards; Mike Reinfeldt, 2 for 3 yards

Punting:
KC: Bob Grupp, 5 for 204 yards
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 8 for 336 yards

Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 0/1
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 2/2

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