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Sunday November 16, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/16/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New York JetsOFFENSE114.5  (20)202.5  (15)317.0  (18)25
DEFENSE115.2  (9)203.4  (15)318.6  (12)16
Denver BroncosOFFENSE123.6  (15)143.5  (27)267.1  (27)16
DEFENSE139.6  (21)220.8  (24)360.4  (25)17

Line: Broncos by 6

Team1234F
New York Jets (2-9-0)7100724
Denver Broncos (6-5-0)3771431

( 0- 3) DEN Fred Steinfort 30 yard field goal
( 7- 3) NYJ Wesley Walker 36 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
(10- 3) NYJ Pat Leahy 23 yard field goal
(17- 3) NYJ Lam Jones 31 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
(17-10) DEN Riley Odoms 22 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
(17-17) DEN Dave Preston 3 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
(17-24) DEN Jon Keyworth 1 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
(24-24) NYJ Scott Dierking 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(24-31) DEN Rick Upchurch 13 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
                     NYJ             DEN
First Downs:         14              29
Rushes-yards:        30-99           27-115
Yards/rush:          3.3             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-25-218-1     27-39-306-2
Sacked-yards:        2-17            4-31
Net pass yards:      201             275
Net yards/pass:      7.4             6.4
Total net yards:     300             390
Total plays:         57 (52% run)    70 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     6-52            4-65

Attendance: 72,114
Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 14 of 25 for 218 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
DEN: Craig Morton, 27 of 39 for 306 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
NYJ: Scott Dierking, 18 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Kevin Long, 6 for 17 yards; Bruce Harper, 3 for 11 yards; Richard Todd, 2 for 8 yards; Tom Newton, 1 for 5 yards
DEN: Jon Keyworth, 11 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Dave Preston, 10 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Craig Morton, 3 for -1 yards; Rob Lytle, 2 for 11 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 6 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Lam Jones, 5 for 103 yards and 1 TD; Kevin Long, 3 for 17 yards; Wesley Walker, 2 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Mickey Shuler, 2 for 19 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 17 yards
DEN: Dave Preston, 8 for 67 yards; Haven Moses, 6 for 90 yards; Riley Odoms, 6 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Rick Upchurch, 3 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Rob Lytle, 2 for 37 yards; Jon Keyworth, 2 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 4 for 92 yards; Woody Bennett, 1 for 7 yards
DEN: Larry Brunson, 4 for 117 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 2 for 26 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 36 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Ken Schroy, 2 for 0 yards
DEN: Steve Foley, 1 for 18 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 6 for 252 yards
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 3 for 132 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/1
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 1/1




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