Week 3, 1979

played in Buffalo, NY

43 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	0	0	3	-	6
Buffalo Bills	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 31 field goal
1Q: 05:54 BUF - Carson Long 25 field goal
2Q: 09:29 BUF - Walter Payton 8 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 02:10 BUF - Carson Long 24 field goal
4Q: 05:51 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 31 field goal
1Q: 05:54 BUF - Carson Long 25 field goal
2Q: 09:29 BUF - Walter Payton 8 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 02:10 BUF - Carson Long 24 field goal
4Q: 05:51 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 42 field goal

Team Statistics DEN BUF
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 10 20
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 221 309
- Offensive Plays 49 67
- Yards per Play 4.51 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 122 128
- Rushing Attempts 24 37
- Yards per Rush 5.08 3.46
Net Passing Yards 99 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 10 - 1 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 112 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.96 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/17 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 23
Time of Possession 24:24 35:36

Team Statistics	DEN	BUF
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	10	20
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	221	309
- Offensive Plays	49	67
- Yards per Play	4.51	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	122	128
- Rushing Attempts	24	37
- Yards per Rush	5.08	3.46
Net Passing Yards	99	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 10 - 1	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	112	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.96	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/17	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 23
Time of Possession	24:24	35:36

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:24	OWN 42	7	44	Field Goal
1	5:49	1:54	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	0:49	1:28	OPP 16	3	-1	Missed FG
2	9:21	1:35	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	6:09	4:59	OWN 36	9	59	Interception
3	13:40	2:40	OWN 42	6	13	Punt
3	2:03	1:44	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
4	13:35	1:28	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
4	10:31	4:46	OWN 35	7	40	Field Goal
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 36	2	22	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:36	5:47	OWN 20	11	72	Field Goal
1	3:55	3:06	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
2	14:21	5:00	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
2	7:46	1:37	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	2	10	Half
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
3	11:00	8:57	OWN 20	17	73	Field Goal
3	0:19	1:44	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
4	12:07	1:36	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	5:45	5:18	OWN 19	9	52	Missed FG

Game MVP: Walter Payton, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Franklin	14	79	5.64	27	1	0
Cullen Bryant	10	43	4.30	12	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	22	81	3.68	14	3
Earl Gant	13	33	2.54	6	0
Ted McKnight	2	14	7.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	23	10	112	2/13	0	24	1	40.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	29	18	186	1/5	1	35	0	92.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Duriel Harris	4	9	48	12.00	9	22
RB Ira Matthews	3	3	42	14.00	10	24
TE Riley Odoms	1	4	5	5.00	0	5
WR Rick Upchurch	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	14	14.00	7	14
WR Danny Buggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ed Beckman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Walter Payton	5	5	60	12.00	37	29	1
WR Archie Griffin	4	4	36	9.00	7	21	0
WR Ken Burrough	2	5	45	22.50	25	35	0
TE Andrew James	2	3	14	7.00	5	7	0
TE Gary Shirk	2	5	10	5.00	2	8	0
WR Wally Henry	2	3	13	6.50	0	11	0
FB Ted McKnight	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Bob Klein	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tony Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Ronnie Moore	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Franklin	1	0	0
Ira Matthews	0	1	0
Tom Jackson	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Burrough	1	1	0	0
Tommy Casanova	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	5	231	46.2	36.2	53	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	5	167	33.4	28.6	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	2/3	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	2/3	0/1	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	24	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	56	28.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	1	19	19.0	0
Wally Henry	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	11	2	0.0	35	29
S Billy Thompson	9	3	0.0	30	26
DE Ernie Dodge	4	0	0.0	19	8
DE Mario Nakamura	3	1	0.0	13	17
CB Ernie Jackson	3	0	0.0	26	21
DE Karl Lorch	3	0	0.0	11	10
S William Semple	3	0	0.0	14	11
DT Josh Lane	3	0	0.0	24	13
OLB Bruce Huther	3	0	0.0	18	11
DE Deron DeLorraine	2	1	1.0	18	22
DE Lyle Alzado	2	3	0.0	28	20
CB Ray Easterling	2	3	0.0	35	29
ILB Randy Gradishar	2	3	0.0	35	30
S Mike Davis	2	3	0.0	29	25
CB Graham Spreen	2	1	0.0	25	22
DT Zack Lang	1	1	0.0	15	9
S Bob Jury	1	0	0.0	12	7
QB Pat Ryan	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jermaine Perkins	0	1	0.0	16	19

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Rives	5	2	0.0	18	18
OLB Tom Toner	4	0	1.0	20	21
S Jerry Moore	4	1	0.0	15	19
CB Dwight Harrison	4	0	0.0	20	20
S Tommy Casanova	3	2	0.0	22	23
DE Walt Patulski	3	2	0.0	19	19
DT Mike Dawson	2	1	0.5	17	13
CB Jeff Wright	2	2	0.0	21	22
DE Byron Alexander	2	0	0.0	8	6
CB Gerard Williams	2	0	0.0	20	21
DE Andy Dorris	1	0	0.5	16	19
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	1	0.0	4	6
S Bryant Salter	1	0	0.0	23	22
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0.0	6	5
OLB Mel Land	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Carl Barisich	0	1	0.0	9	4
DE Leroy Jones	0	1	0.0	7	12
DE Bob Barber	0	1	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Deron DeLorraine	1.0	0	2	22
DT Jermaine Perkins	0.0	1	0	19
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	0	2	20

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Toner	1.0	0	0	21
DE Andy Dorris	0.5	3	2	19
DT Mike Dawson	0.5	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	3	0	29
S Billy Thompson	3	0	26
CB Ray Easterling	2	0	29
CB Ernie Jackson	2	0	21
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	22
OLB Bruce Huther	2	0	11
DE Ernie Dodge	1	1	8
S Mike Davis	1	1	25
ILB Randy Gradishar	1	0	30
DE Karl Lorch	1	0	10

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwight Harrison	2	2	0	20
S Jerry Moore	2	0	0	19
CB Jeff Wright	2	0	0	22
CB Gerard Williams	2	0	0	21
S Tommy Casanova	1	0	0	23
ILB Don Rives	1	0	0	18
OLB Tom Toner	0	2	0	21
OLB Mel Land	0	1	0	5
DT Ronnie Moore	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Parker	3	7	1	19	0	20
Jim Copeland	1	3	1	10	0	11
Bob Lingenfelter	1	3	0	18	2	21
Riley Odoms	1	1	0	16	0	19
Daryl White	0	3	0	21	0	23
Dave Scott	0	3	0	19	0	19
John Giesler	0	3	0	20	0	24
Victor Hicks	0	1	0	18	0	13

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	4	6	33	0	25
Russ Washington	4	5	24	0	21
Ken Huff	3	8	35	0	28
Don Macek	1	8	32	0	25
Steve Riley	1	4	37	0	29
Steve Courson	1	3	17	1	14
Buddy Cutler	1	2	7	0	7
Ted McKnight	0	1	20	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Beckman	1	14
Rick Upchurch	1	13
Johnny Perkins	1	13

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Klein	2	15
Mike Franckowiak	1	20
Earl Gant	1	9
Don Macek	1	5

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Easterling	---	---	35	29	7	71
Randy Gradishar	---	---	35	30	4	69
Tom Jackson	---	---	35	29	3	67
Billy Thompson	---	---	30	26	2	58
Mike Davis	---	---	29	25	3	57
Lyle Alzado	---	---	28	20	5	53
Daryl White	21	23	---	---	8	52
Ernie Jackson	---	---	26	21	3	50
Graham Spreen	---	---	25	22	3	50
Pat Ryan	24	25	---	---	---	49
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	18	22	5	45
Dave Scott	19	19	---	---	7	45
Rick Upchurch	17	14	---	---	13	44
John Giesler	20	24	---	---	---	44
William Semple	---	---	14	11	18	43
Riley Odoms	16	19	---	---	6	41
Willie Parker	19	20	---	---	1	40
Josh Lane	---	---	24	13	3	40
Bob Lingenfelter	18	21	---	---	---	39
Victor Hicks	18	13	---	---	8	39
Cullen Bryant	10	8	---	---	20	38
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	16	19	2	37
Duriel Harris	16	20	---	---	---	36
Bruce Huther	---	---	18	11	7	36
Bob Jury	---	---	12	7	17	36
Mario Nakamura	---	---	13	17	4	34
Ernie Dodge	---	---	19	8	4	31
George Franklin	14	16	---	---	---	30
Ira Matthews	11	16	---	---	3	30
Jim Copeland	10	11	---	---	8	29
Danny Buggs	3	9	---	---	13	25
Karl Lorch	---	---	11	10	3	24
Zack Lang	---	---	15	9	---	24
Ed Beckman	6	1	---	---	14	21
Johnny Perkins	3	3	---	---	13	19
Ted Brown	6	6	---	---	7	19
Leotis Harris	6	4	---	---	8	18
Tom Glassic	3	2	---	---	8	13
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	2	1	8	11
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jean Barrett	4	1	---	---	---	5
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Polowski	---	---	2	0	1	3
Mike Livingston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Huff	35	28	---	---	7	70
Richard Todd	37	30	---	---	---	67
Steve Riley	37	29	---	---	---	66
Don Macek	32	25	---	---	5	62
Gary Shirk	28	23	---	---	9	60
Reggie McKenzie	33	25	---	---	1	59
Tommy Casanova	---	---	22	23	13	58
Archie Griffin	26	25	---	---	---	51
Gerard Williams	---	---	20	21	10	51
Dwight Harrison	---	---	20	20	8	48
Bryant Salter	---	---	23	22	3	48
Ted McKnight	20	16	---	---	11	47
Russ Washington	24	21	---	---	---	45
Jeff Wright	---	---	21	22	2	45
Jerry Moore	---	---	15	19	10	44
Ken Burrough	17	15	---	---	11	43
Tom Toner	---	---	20	21	2	43
Walt Patulski	---	---	19	19	4	42
Walter Payton	24	18	---	---	---	42
Wally Henry	18	14	---	---	8	40
Andy Dorris	---	---	16	19	4	39
Steve Courson	17	14	---	---	8	39
Don Rives	---	---	18	18	1	37
Andrew James	15	10	---	---	11	36
Mike Dawson	---	---	17	13	2	32
Bob Klein	8	8	---	---	15	31
Earl Gant	13	9	---	---	9	31
Leroy Jones	---	---	7	12	5	24
Tony Hill	12	8	---	---	4	24
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	4	6	11	21
Buddy Cutler	7	7	---	---	7	21
Ronnie Moore	---	---	7	12	1	20
Mike Franckowiak	0	0	---	---	20	20
James Scott	4	4	---	---	12	20
Bob Barber	---	---	5	6	6	17
Carl Barisich	---	---	9	4	3	16
Byron Alexander	---	---	8	6	2	16
Terry Hopper	---	---	6	5	2	13
Mel Land	---	---	6	5	---	11
Brad Benson	0	1	---	---	8	9
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Cofer	---	---	1	2	3	6
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	3	3
Carl Wafer	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	49	6.1
Middle	6	16	2.7
Right	10	57	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	24	93	3.9
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	23	10	2	2	2	5	3	3	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	29	18	4	1	3	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	40	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	44	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	37	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	55	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	94	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	9	4	1	48	1	20
TE Riley Odoms	4	1	0	5	0	19
WR Rick Upchurch	4	1	1	3	0	14
RB Ira Matthews	3	3	0	42	1	16
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Ed Beckman	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0	14	0	13

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Burrough	5	2	1	45	1	15
RB Walter Payton	5	5	0	60	2	18
TE Gary Shirk	5	2	2	10	0	23
WR Archie Griffin	4	4	0	36	1	25
TE Andrew James	3	2	0	14	0	10
WR Wally Henry	3	2	0	13	0	14
FB Ted McKnight	2	1	0	8	0	16
TE Bob Klein	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Franklin	5	12	2.40	5.64
Cullen Bryant	1	3	3.00	4.30

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	5	4	0.80	3.68
Earl Gant	2	0	0.00	2.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	1	0	0	0.00	4.87

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	7	2	16	2.29	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ed Beckman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gary Shirk	2	1	8	4.00	2.00
WR Ken Burrough	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
TE Bob Klein	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Andrew James	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
RB Walter Payton	1	1	8	8.00	12.00
FB Ted McKnight	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
George Franklin	3	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	4	1
Earl Gant	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	10	6	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	9	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duriel Harris	4	2	2
RB Ira Matthews	2	2	2
TE Riley Odoms	1	1	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0
TE Ed Beckman	1	0	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Burrough	3	2	2
TE Gary Shirk	2	0	0
TE Bob Klein	1	0	0
RB Walter Payton	1	1	1
WR Archie Griffin	1	1	1
WR Wally Henry	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)