NFL game summary for 11/04/1979:

Craig Morton's 12-yard touchdown pass to Rick Upchurch gave Denver the victory. Jim Turner's 28-yard field goal in the first quarter provided Denver with a 3-0 lead. Garo Yepremian tied the score in the third quarter with a 20-yard field goal. The Broncos' touchdown came with 12:26 left in the game on a 76-yard, 17-play drive. Denver remained tied with San Diego for first in the AFC West, while New Orleans slipped into a tie for first in the NFC West with Los Angeles.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	154.0  (7)	206.3  (6)	360.3  (4)	23
	DEFENSE	156.7  (24)	169.9  (15)	326.6  (18)	22
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	119.2  (20)	195.1  (10)	314.3  (13)	17
	DEFENSE	110.6  (4)	200.3  (23)	310.9  (14)	16

Line: Broncos by 6½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New Orleans Saints (5-5-0)	0	0	3	0	3
Denver Broncos (7-3-0)	3	0	0	7	10

( 0- 3) DEN Jim Turner 28 yard field goal
( 3- 3) NO  Garo Yepremian 20 yard field goal
( 3-10) DEN Rick Upchurch 12 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)

                     NO              DEN
First Downs:         13              19
Rushes-yards:        30-122          36-148
Yards/rush:          4.1             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-26-117-1     17-26-223-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-22
Net pass yards:      117             201
Net yards/pass:      4.5             6.9
Total net yards:     239             349
Total plays:         56 (53% run)    65 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     5-40            7-50

Attendance: 74,482

Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 13 of 26 for 117 yards (1 int)
DEN: Craig Morton, 17 of 26 for 223 yards and 1 TD (3 int)

Rushing:
NO: Tony Galbreath, 15 for 48 yards; Chuck Muncie, 12 for 54 yards; Mike Strachan, 2 for 17 yards; Archie Manning, 1 for 3 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 9 for 58 yards; Rob Lytle, 7 for 23 yards; Jon Keyworth, 6 for 15 yards; Larry Canada, 5 for 26 yards; Dave Preston, 4 for 10 yards; Jim Jensen, 3 for 20 yards; Craig Morton, 2 for -4 yards

Receiving:
NO: Henry Childs, 4 for 37 yards; Wes Chandler, 3 for 38 yards; Chuck Muncie, 2 for 19 yards; Tony Galbreath, 2 for 9 yards; Ike Harris, 1 for 9 yards; Mike Strachan, 1 for 5 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 6 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 4 for 64 yards; Riley Odoms, 3 for 32 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 12 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for 9 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 6 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
NO: Rich Mauti, 1 for 23 yards
DEN: Dave Preston, 2 for 42 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Rich Mauti, 2 for 23 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 2 for 16 yards

Interceptions:
NO: Joe Federspiel, 1 for 4 yards; Pat Hughes, 1 for 2 yards; Tom Myers, 1 for 0 yards
DEN: Charlie West, 1 for 26 yards

Punting:
NO: Rick Partridge, 5 for 208 yards
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 3 for 128 yards

Field Goals:
NO: Garo Yepremian, 1/1
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/2

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