Sunday September 23, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/23/1979:



Arnold Morgado scored two touchdowns to lead Kansas City past division rival Oakland. Kansas City took a 14-0 halftime lead on a 19-yard pass from Steve Fuller to Steve Gaunty and J. T. Smith's club-record 88-yard punt return. Gary Barbaro returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown to extend the Chiefs' lead to 21-0 in the third quarter. Oakland, who was last shut out 13 years ago, scored in the fourth period on Jim Plunkett's one-yard pass to Derrick Jensen. Kansas City's defense held Oakland to 121 yards, intercepted three passes, and recorded seven sacks.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE109.7  (24)208.3  (6)318.0  (11)8
DEFENSE122.0  (9)247.3  (26)369.3  (22)7
Kansas City ChiefsOFFENSE150.0  (11)96.3  (28)246.3  (26)7
DEFENSE139.7  (17)212.0  (22)351.7  (20)5

Line: Raiders by 3

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (1-3-0)00077
Kansas City Chiefs (2-2-0)14071435

( 0- 7) KC  Steve Gaunty 19 yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 0-14) KC  J.T. Smith 88 yard punt return (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 0-21) KC  Gary Barbaro 70 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 0-28) KC  Arnold Morgado 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 7-28) OAK Derrick Jensen 1 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Jim Breech kick)
( 7-35) KC  Arnold Morgado 3 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
                     OAK             KC
First Downs:         10              22
Rushes-yards:        14-31           55-222
Yards/rush:          2.2             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-24-145-3     9-17-92-2
Sacked-yards:        7-55            3-22
Net pass yards:      90              70
Net yards/pass:      2.9             3.5
Total net yards:     121             292
Total plays:         45 (31% run)    75 (73% run)  
Yards/play:          2.7             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             3-0
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     9-58            9-72

Attendance: 67,821
Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 10 of 19 for 91 yards (2 int); Jim Plunkett, 3 of 5 for 54 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
KC: Steve Fuller, 9 of 17 for 92 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 8 for 35 yards; Terry Robiskie, 4 for -7 yards; Ira Matthews, 1 for 3 yards; Derrick Jensen, 1 for 0 yards
KC: Ted McKnight, 15 for 52 yards; Arnold Morgado, 13 for 52 yards and 2 TDs; Tony Reed, 10 for 49 yards; Mike Williams, 8 for 29 yards; Steve Fuller, 5 for 22 yards; Earl Gant, 2 for 10 yards; Horace Belton, 2 for 8 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Raymond Chester, 4 for 67 yards; Terry Robiskie, 4 for 29 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 2 for 22 yards; Derrick Ramsey, 1 for 14 yards; Rich Martini, 1 for 12 yards; Derrick Jensen, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
KC: Tony Reed, 2 for 19 yards; Henry Marshall, 2 for 19 yards; Steve Gaunty, 1 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Ted McKnight, 1 for 16 yards; Arnold Morgado, 1 for 8 yards; Tony Samuels, 1 for 6 yards; J.T. Smith, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 3 for 94 yards; Larry Brunson, 1 for 16 yards; Booker Russell, 1 for 9 yards
KC: Steve Gaunty, 1 for 29 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Mike Davis, 1 for 6 yards; Ira Matthews, 1 for 6 yards
KC: J.T. Smith, 7 for 141 yards and 1 TD

Interceptions:
OAK: Jack Tatum, 1 for 13 yards; Lester Hayes, 1 for 7 yards
KC: Gary Barbaro, 1 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Whitney Paul, 1 for 28 yards; Gary Green, 1 for 23 yards

Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 7 for 344 yards
KC: Bob Grupp, 3 for 139 yards

Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 0/2




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