NFL game summary for 10/28/1979:

Toni Fritsch kicked his second game-winning field goal of 1979, a 35-yarder after 5:10 of overtime, to propel Houston past New York. The Oilers built a 14-point lead in the third quarter on short scoring runs by Rob Carpenter (one yard) and Earl Campbell (four yards), a reception by Mike Barber (37 yards), and Fritsch's 47-yard field goal. The Jets forced the game into overtime on Richard Todd's one-yard plunge with 55 seconds left.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Jets	OFFENSE	186.8  (1)	139.8  (24)	326.5  (9)	20
	DEFENSE	105.5  (2)	287.6  (28)	393.1  (28)	26
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	150.5  (9)	121.6  (27)	272.1  (23)	21
	DEFENSE	141.5  (20)	156.4  (11)	297.9  (13)	26

Line: Oilers by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	F
New York Jets (4-5-0)	7	3	0	14	0	24
Houston Oilers (6-3-0)	0	17	7	0	3	27

( 7- 0) NYJ Wesley Walker 39 yard pass from Richard Todd (Toni Linhart kick)
( 7- 3) HOU Toni Fritsch 47 yard field goal
(10- 3) NYJ Toni Linhart 31 yard field goal
(10-10) HOU Rob Carpenter 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
(10-17) HOU Earl Campbell 4 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
(10-24) HOU Mike Barber 37 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)
(17-24) NYJ Jerome Barkum 18 yard pass from Richard Todd (Toni Linhart kick)
(24-24) NYJ Richard Todd 1 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(24-27) HOU Toni Fritsch 35 yard field goal

                     NYJ             HOU
First Downs:         20              17
Rushes-yards:        38-132          33-112
Yards/rush:          3.5             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-34-225-2     18-36-212-1
Sacked-yards:        1-0             1-13
Net pass yards:      225             199
Net yards/pass:      6.4             5.4
Total net yards:     357             311
Total plays:         73 (52% run)    70 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     8-76            10-104

Attendance: 45,825

Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 13 of 34 for 225 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 18 of 36 for 212 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
NYJ: Clark Gaines, 11 for 69 yards; Scott Dierking, 8 for 29 yards; Kevin Long, 7 for 19 yards; Bruce Harper, 5 for 8 yards; Tom Newton, 5 for 4 yards; Richard Todd, 2 for 3 yards and 1 TD
HOU: Rob Carpenter, 12 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Earl Campbell, 11 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Tim Wilson, 7 for 20 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 2 for 5 yards; Boobie Clark, 1 for 6 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Wesley Walker, 4 for 111 yards and 1 TD; Clark Gaines, 3 for 26 yards; Derrick Gaffney, 2 for 28 yards; Jerome Barkum, 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Jones, 1 for 17 yards; Kevin Long, 1 for 16 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 9 yards
HOU: Tim Wilson, 4 for 28 yards; Mike Barber, 3 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 3 for 32 yards; Rob Carpenter, 2 for 33 yards; Mike Renfro, 2 for 32 yards; Boobie Clark, 2 for 14 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 15 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 58 yards; Bobby Jones, 1 for 22 yards
HOU: Carter Hartwig, 3 for 66 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 2 for 35 yards; Rich Ellender, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 92 yards; Paul Darby, 1 for 0 yards
HOU: Rich Ellender, 4 for 45 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Bobby Jackson, 1 for 0 yards
HOU: J.C. Wilson, 1 for 66 yards; Mike Reinfeldt, 1 for 9 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 6 for 254 yards
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 8 for 356 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Toni Linhart, 1/1
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 2/3

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