Broncos 38-28 49ers (Nov 18, 1979)

DEN

SF

1

3

0

2

14

21

3

21

0

4

0

7

38

28

1Q

3 - 0

J. Turner 32-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

3 - 7

P. Hofer 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

10 - 7

R. Upchurch 13-yard TD catch from C. Morton.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

10 - 14

J. Owens 85-yard TD kickoff return.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

10 - 21

W. Jackson 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

17 - 21

O. Armstrong 12-yard TD catch from C. Morton.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

24 - 21

J. Keyworth 5-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

31 - 21

R. Odoms 9-yard TD catch from C. Morton.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

38 - 21

B. Swenson 88-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

38 - 28

B. Bruer 16-yard TD catch from J. Montana.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

225

Morton

DEN

Rush Yds

59

Armstrong

DEN

Rec Yds

91

Upchurch

DEN

Scrim TD

1

Keyworth

DEN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Craig Morton

DEN QB #14

Steve DeBerg

SF QB #17

225

Pass Yds

136

3

Pass TD

0

1

Int

0

DEN

Team Stats

SF

369

Total Yds

240

22

1st Downs

18

2

Turnovers

2

1979 AFC West

DEN SF

Team	W	L	PCT
Chargers	12	4	.750
Broncos	10	6	.625
Seahawks	9	7	.563
Raiders	9	7	.563
Chiefs	7	9	.438

Team	W	L	PCT
Rams	9	7	.563
Saints	8	8	.500
Falcons	6	10	.375
49ers	2	14	.125

Game Summary

The San Francisco 49ers were decisively beaten by the Denver Broncos, 38 to 28, on November 18, 1979.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	19/34	225	6.6	3	1	0-0	93.4
Norris Weese N. Weese #14	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg #17	20/36	136	3.8	0	0	0-0	64.1
Joe Montana J. Montana #16	3/5	30	6.0	1	0	0-0	116.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	11	59	5.4	0	26
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth #32	7	39	5.6	1	17
Jim Jensen J. Jensen #30	3	22	7.3	0	12
Larry Canada L. Canada #35	2	19	9.5	0	16
Rob Lytle R. Lytle #41	4	4	1.0	0	3
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	1	1	1.0	0	1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Paul Hofer P. Hofer #36	18	50	2.8	1	9
Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson #40	6	23	3.8	1	7
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	3	8	2.7	0	4
Phil Francis P. Francis #48	1	2	2.0	0	2
Dan Melville D. Melville #11	1	0	0.0	0	0
James Owens J. Owens #26	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg #17	3	-5	-1.7	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	0/0	91	11.4	1	30
Riley Odoms R. Odoms #88	0/0	44	14.7	1	27
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	32	16.0	0	17
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	0/0	31	10.3	1	12
Jim Jensen J. Jensen #30	0/0	17	8.5	0	12
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth #32	0/0	10	10.0	0	10

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Freddie Solomon F. Solomon #88	0/0	29	9.7	0	14
Paul Hofer P. Hofer #36	0/0	27	6.8	0	13
Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson #40	0/0	26	4.3	0	9
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	0/0	24	8.0	1	16
Phil Francis P. Francis #48	0/0	19	4.8	0	10
James Owens J. Owens #26	0/0	15	15.0	0	15
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	0/0	14	14.0	0	14
Dwight Clark D. Clark #87	0/0	12	12.0	0	12

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Dwight Hicks D. Hicks #22	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Turner J. Turner #15	1/1	5/5	8	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Ray Wersching R. Wersching #14	0/0	4/4	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Luke Prestridge L. Prestridge #11	6	231	38.5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Dan Melville D. Melville #11	6	271	45.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Vince Kinney V. Kinney #84	1	14	14.0	0	0
Chris Pane C. Pane #23	3	48	16.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Jean Barrett J. Barrett #77	1	5	5.0	0
James Owens J. Owens #26	3	122	40.7	1
Phil Francis P. Francis #48	2	16	8.0	0
Dwight Hicks D. Hicks #22	1	19	19.0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	3	47	15.7	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dwight Hicks D. Hicks #22	4	57	14.3	0	0
Tony Dungy T. Dungy #21	2	20	10.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	19/34	225	6.6	3	1	0-0	93.4
Norris Weese N. Weese #14	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	11	59	5.4	0	26
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth #32	7	39	5.6	1	17
Jim Jensen J. Jensen #30	3	22	7.3	0	12
Larry Canada L. Canada #35	2	19	9.5	0	16
Rob Lytle R. Lytle #41	4	4	1.0	0	3
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	0/0	91	11.4	1	30
Riley Odoms R. Odoms #88	0/0	44	14.7	1	27
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	32	16.0	0	17
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	0/0	31	10.3	1	12
Jim Jensen J. Jensen #30	0/0	17	8.5	0	12
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth #32	0/0	10	10.0	0	10

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Turner J. Turner #15	1/1	5/5	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Luke Prestridge L. Prestridge #11	6	231	38.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Vince Kinney V. Kinney #84	1	14	14.0	0	0
Chris Pane C. Pane #23	3	48	16.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	3	47	15.7	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg #17	20/36	136	3.8	0	0	0-0	64.1
Joe Montana J. Montana #16	3/5	30	6.0	1	0	0-0	116.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Paul Hofer P. Hofer #36	18	50	2.8	1	9
Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson #40	6	23	3.8	1	7
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	3	8	2.7	0	4
Phil Francis P. Francis #48	1	2	2.0	0	2
Dan Melville D. Melville #11	1	0	0.0	0	0
James Owens J. Owens #26	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg #17	3	-5	-1.7	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Freddie Solomon F. Solomon #88	0/0	29	9.7	0	14
Paul Hofer P. Hofer #36	0/0	27	6.8	0	13
Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson #40	0/0	26	4.3	0	9
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	0/0	24	8.0	1	16
Phil Francis P. Francis #48	0/0	19	4.8	0	10
James Owens J. Owens #26	0/0	15	15.0	0	15
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	0/0	14	14.0	0	14
Dwight Clark D. Clark #87	0/0	12	12.0	0	12

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Dwight Hicks D. Hicks #22	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Ray Wersching R. Wersching #14	0/0	4/4	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Dan Melville D. Melville #11	6	271	45.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Jean Barrett J. Barrett #77	1	5	5.0	0
James Owens J. Owens #26	3	122	40.7	1
Phil Francis P. Francis #48	2	16	8.0	0
Dwight Hicks D. Hicks #22	1	19	19.0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dwight Hicks D. Hicks #22	4	57	14.3	0	0
Tony Dungy T. Dungy #21	2	20	10.0	0	0

DEN

SF

1

3

0

2

14

21

3

21

0

4

0

7

38

28

DEN

Team Stats

SF

369

Total Yds

240

225

Pass Yds

166

144

Rush Yds

74

63

Total Plays

75

5.9

Yards Per Play

3.2

6.4

Yards Per Pass

4

5.1

Yards Per Rush

2.2

22

1st Downs

18

6

Punts

6

2

Turnovers

2

1

Interceptions Thrown

0

1

Fumbles Lost

2

11

Penalties

9

0.0

Sacks

0.0

0

D/ST TD

1

9-3 DEN

SF 1-11

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1979 AFC West

Game Summary

Team Stats