NFL game summary for 09/23/1979:

Houston overcame a 24-0 deficit to defeat winless Cincinnati in overtime. Dan Pastorini hit Ken Burrough with a 35-yard touchdown pass and Toni Fritsch kicked a 43-yard field goal as Houston cut Cincinnati's halftime lead to 24-10. The Oilers scored on each of their next three possessions to take a 27-24 lead. Cincinnati's Chris Bahr kicked a club-record 55-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. Both defenses held until 14:28 into overtime when Fritsch's 29-yard field goal gave Houston the victory.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	157.7  (7)	120.3  (26)	278.0  (21)	10
	DEFENSE	135.7  (14)	125.0  (5)	260.7  (8)	10
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	131.7  (20)	123.3  (24)	255.0  (25)	4
	DEFENSE	191.0  (25)	204.3  (20)	395.3  (26)	2

Line: Oilers by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	F
Houston Oilers (3-1-0)	0	10	17	0	3	30
Cincinnati Bengals (0-4-0)	14	10	0	3	0	27

( 0- 7) CIN Pete Johnson 1 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick)
( 0-14) CIN Charles Alexander 2 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick)
( 0-21) CIN Pete Johnson 1 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick)
( 0-24) CIN Chris Bahr 52 yard field goal
( 7-24) HOU Ken Burrough 35 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)
(10-24) HOU Toni Fritsch 43 yard field goal
(17-24) HOU Earl Campbell 8 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
(24-24) HOU Rich Caster 22 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)
(27-24) HOU Toni Fritsch 47 yard field goal
(27-27) CIN Chris Bahr 55 yard field goal
(30-27) HOU Toni Fritsch 29 yard field goal

                     HOU             CIN
First Downs:         19              21
Rushes-yards:        44-177          47-165
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-33-198-2     11-21-181-1
Sacked-yards:        2-14            7-81
Net pass yards:      184             100
Net yards/pass:      5.3             3.6
Total net yards:     361             265
Total plays:         79 (55% run)    75 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             1-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     4-35            4-40

Attendance: 45,615

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 15 of 33 for 198 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
CIN: Jack Thompson, 11 of 21 for 181 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 34 for 158 yards and 1 TD; Tim Wilson, 7 for 13 yards; Dan Pastorini, 2 for 5 yards; Rob Carpenter, 1 for 1 yard
CIN: Pete Johnson, 25 for 75 yards and 2 TDs; Archie Griffin, 10 for 39 yards; Charles Alexander, 9 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Jack Thompson, 2 for 0 yards; Don Bass, 1 for 14 yards

Receiving:
HOU: Tim Wilson, 5 for 33 yards; Mike Barber, 4 for 61 yards; Ken Burrough, 3 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Rob Carpenter, 2 for 10 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 22 yards and 1 TD
CIN: Archie Griffin, 3 for 47 yards; Billy Brooks, 2 for 58 yards; Don Bass, 2 for 31 yards; Jim Corbett, 1 for 15 yards; Dan Ross, 1 for 12 yards; Charles Alexander, 1 for 9 yards; Isaac Curtis, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
HOU: Rich Ellender, 6 for 120 yards
CIN: Nathan Poole, 3 for 58 yards; Jim Browner, 2 for 24 yards

Punt returns:
HOU: Rich Ellender, 3 for 26 yards
CIN: Vaughn Lusby, 6 for 78 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: Gregg Bingham, 1 for 0 yards
CIN: Dick Jauron, 2 for 20 yards

Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 8 for 338 yards
CIN: Pat McInally, 6 for 268 yards

Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 3/3
CIN: Chris Bahr, 2/4

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