Week 3, 1979

played in Kansas City, MO

75 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Houston Oilers0000-0
Kansas City Chiefs0003-3

Scoring Summary
4Q: 09:48 KCY - Nick Lowery 20 field goal

Team StatisticsHOUKCY
Record1-21-2
First Downs714
- by Rushing46
- by Passing38
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards152287
- Offensive Plays5464
- Yards per Play2.814.48
Net Rushing Yards66107
- Rushing Attempts3025
- Yards per Rush2.204.28
Net Passing Yards86180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt20 - 14 - 036 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards114197
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/283/17
- Yards per Pass Play3.584.62
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions4/164/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.88.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards3/156/50
Punt Returns/Yards3/325/48
Kick Returns/Yards1/350/0
Interception Ret./Yards1/100/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/00/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 22
Time of Possession29:4930:11

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:10OPP 49814Punt
18:031:31OWN 2732Punt
11:153:00OWN 22613Punt
211:461:53OWN 3738Punt
28:312:09OPP 423-7Punt
24:282:01OPP 4738Punt
313:121:24OWN 3834Punt
35:201:20OWN 2038Punt
33:274:56OWN 40831Missed FG
49:432:09OWN 2038Punt
45:483:08OWN 18525Punt
42:081:25OWN 33638Missed FG
Kansas City Chiefs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:501:47OWN 20412Punt
16:325:17OWN 19967Missed FG
213:151:29OWN 2039Punt
29:531:22OWN 17420Interception
26:221:54OWN 235Punt
22:272:27OWN 20731Half
315:001:48OWN 203-2Punt
311:486:28OWN 131342Punt
34:000:33OWN 3030Punt
413:313:48OWN 36861Field Goal
47:341:46OWN 423-1Punt
42:400:32OWN 1739Punt
40:430:43OWN 361-1Game

Game MVP: Kenny King, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sherman Smith16322.00800
Wilbur Jackson13312.38600
Dale Zorn133.00300
Kansas CityAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Kenny King16905.632130
Don Calhoun771.00600
Archie Manning2105.001110

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dale Zorn20141144/28039084.2
Kansas CityAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Archie Manning36181973/17021155.0

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Wilbur Jackson33103.33660
WR Billy Campfield335719.000390
FB Jon Keyworth2384.00260
RB Sherman Smith2394.50450
TE Terry Nelson141313.002130
WR Orlando Whiteman1144.00040
TE Tom Gallimore1277.00070
WR Mike Thomas1166.00060
Kansas CityCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mel Gray586112.204200
WR Henry Marshall46348.500120
WR John Holland363411.334190
WR Bob Chandler272713.500210
RB Don Calhoun121212.003120
WR Willie Miller1199.00090
FB Johnny Davis111515.000150
RB Kenny King1255.00050
TE Jerome Barkum0200.00000
FB Vincent Horton0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Nelson Munsey11010.000
Kansas CityIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Kansas CityFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Michel1046146.137.3636
Kansas CityPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dave Jennings834843.537.0522

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Smith0/20/20/000/0
Kansas CityFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nick Lowery1/20/00/0200/0

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Orlando Whiteman33210.70
Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Dick Jauron5489.60

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Orlando Whiteman13535.00
Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Steve Foley621.01523
S Ron Brandon510.01934
ILB Randy McClanahan500.01929
OLB Scott Studwell420.01328
DE Dick Leftridge311.51323
DT Curley Culp330.02123
S Charlie Phillips320.02429
CB Jeris White310.01926
ILB Frank Manumaleuga300.0610
S Terry Jackson200.02331
DE Mike St. Clair110.51321
CB Nelson Munsey120.01325
OLB Robert Braziel100.01317
OLB Dale Mitchell100.043
DT Perry Brooks100.0416
DT Jeff Lloyd100.01020
DE Mike Calhoun100.01218
CB David Gray100.01224
DE Mike Bell010.01216
Kansas CityTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dick Jauron501.02219
S Mike Fuller550.02419
DT Elex Price520.02312
S Bruce Halford410.01517
ILB Harry Carson400.02214
DE Mike Zele311.0159
OLB Ken Mitchell301.01817
CB Mike Williams330.02818
ILB Ross Brupbacher310.01717
CB Jeff Nixon310.01513
DT Gary Fair300.02019
DE Ezra Johnson201.01717
CB Lawrence Wiggins210.01517
ILB Arnold Ellis200.0168
OLB Clay Matthews110.0156
TE Chuck Naretta10---------
OLB Bruce Herron020.01012

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dick Leftridge1.501123
S Steve Foley1.000023
DE Mike St. Clair0.500021
OLB Dale Mitchell0.01003
ILB Randy McClanahan0.010029
DT Jeff Lloyd0.002020
DE Mike Calhoun0.002018
DT Curley Culp0.001023
Kansas CitySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ken Mitchell1.001217
DE Ezra Johnson1.001117
S Dick Jauron1.000019
DE Mike Zele1.00009
DT Elex Price0.002012

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan30029
S Ron Brandon21034
S Steve Foley21023
S Charlie Phillips21029
CB Nelson Munsey11125
S Terry Jackson11031
CB David Gray11024
DT Curley Culp10023
CB Jeris White10026
DE Dick Leftridge10023
OLB Robert Braziel10017
OLB Dale Mitchell1003
ILB Frank Manumaleuga10010
DT Jeff Lloyd01020
Kansas CityCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Harry Carson30014
S Dick Jauron20019
S Bruce Halford20017
CB Jeff Nixon20013
ILB Ross Brupbacher10017
OLB Ken Mitchell10017
CB Lawrence Wiggins10017
S Mike Fuller10019
DE Ezra Johnson10017

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Desmond Cribbs27026022
Robert Jackson27027021
Ron Saul15026023
Ted Petersen12021022
Ken Jones03027218
Jon Keyworth02025018
Jim Yarbrough010902
Dave Lafary010401
Wayne Wilson0101308
Thom Dornbrook000412
Elvis Keyworth000316
Kansas CityKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jack Rudnay25120027
Gerry Mullins23021030
Charlie Getty1319017
Dan Jiggetts12020128
Vern Holland12018024
Jim Cooper1207015
Harris Lehan1115012
Herbert Scott0409220
Marvin Powell01016022

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Dale Mitchell224
Tom Gallimore115
Frank Manumaleuga115
Melvin Jackson112
Kansas CityTacklesSTPlays
Bruce Herron232
Carl Grant222

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Terry Jackson------23312074
Ron Saul2623------1160
Jon Keyworth2518------1659
Ron Brandon------1934457
Dale Zorn3024---------54
Desmond Cribbs2622------654
Charlie Phillips------2429154
Randy McClanahan------1929452
Sherman Smith1710------2249
Curley Culp------2123448
Jeris White------1926348
Tom Gallimore2112------1548
Robert Jackson2721---------48
Ken Jones2718---------45
Ted Petersen2122---------43
Scott Studwell------1328243
Terry Nelson1818------642
Steve Foley------1523442
Nelson Munsey------1325240
Dick Leftridge------1323440
Mike St. Clair------1321539
Mike Thomas1313------1036
David Gray------1224---36
Jeff Lloyd------1020535
Mike Calhoun------1218434
Mike Bell------1216432
Robert Braziel------1317131
Dale Mitchell------432431
Frank Manumaleuga------6101531
Isaac Curtis159------529
Billy Campfield1314------229
Wilbur Jackson1314------128
Wayne Wilson138------728
Jim Yarbrough92------1223
Perry Brooks------416---20
Mike Stensrud------79319
Melvin Jackson33------1218
Orlando Whiteman24------1117
Dave Lafary41------1217
Mike Michel00------1010
Robin Cole------3429
Elvis Keyworth36---------9
Thom Dornbrook42------17
John Smith00------33
Dan Pastorini00------22
Carlos Brown00---------0
Kansas CityRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Fuller------24192467
Archie Manning2539---------64
Dan Jiggetts2028------1058
Gerry Mullins2130------455
Mel Gray1328------1354
Dick Jauron------22191354
Bruce Herron------10123254
Jerome Barkum1623------1049
Mike Williams------2818248
Marvin Powell1622------1048
Jack Rudnay2027---------47
Elex Price------23121146
Bob Chandler1726---------43
John Holland1327------343
Vern Holland1824---------42
Jeff Nixon------15131442
Gary Fair------2019241
Billy Hardee------2315240
Kenny King1723---------40
Ken Mitchell------1817237
Ross Brupbacher------1717236
Harry Carson------2214---36
Ezra Johnson------1717135
Mike Zele------1591135
Lawrence Wiggins------1517234
Bruce Halford------1517133
Charlie Getty917------632
Henry Marshall1319---------32
Jim Cooper715------1032
Chuck Naretta712------1231
William Gay------1515131
Herbert Scott920---------29
Vincent Horton711------927
Harris Lehan512------1027
Arnold Ellis------168327
Don Calhoun816---------24
Johnny Davis108------624
Carl Grant00------2222
Clay Matthews------156---21
Willie Miller42------1319
Dave Jennings00------1010
Nick Lowery00------44
David Ray00---------0
Steve Hunter00---------0
Randy Dean00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7131.9
Middle18301.7
Right5234.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4112.8
Middle10686.8
Right10292.9
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dale Zorn20141110430
Kansas CityAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Archie Manning36182207611

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44143.5
Short (0-8 Yds)127393.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)32227.3
Long (19+ Yds)113939.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32237.7
Short (0-8 Yds)86415.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)188925.1
Long (19+ Yds)72415.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Terry Nelson41113018
RB Wilbur Jackson33010014
FB Jon Keyworth3208018
RB Sherman Smith3209010
WR Billy Campfield33057114
TE Tom Gallimore2107012
WR Orlando Whiteman110404
WR Mike Thomas1106013
Kansas CityTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mel Gray85061128
WR Bob Chandler72027126
WR John Holland63034027
WR Henry Marshall64034019
TE Jerome Barkum2000023
RB Don Calhoun21012016
RB Kenny King2105023
FB Vincent Horton1000011
WR Willie Miller110902
FB Johnny Davis1101508

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Kansas CityAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Don Calhoun2115.501.00
Kenny King252.505.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dale Zorn1000.005.70
Kansas CityAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Archie Manning3000.005.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Terry Nelson1000.003.25
Kansas CityTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bob Chandler1000.003.86
WR Mel Gray1000.007.63
FB Vincent Horton1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Sherman Smith62
Wilbur Jackson31
Kansas CityRushesConversions
Kenny King32
Don Calhoun10
Archie Manning11

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Dale Zorn421
Kansas CityAttCompConversions
Archie Manning1031

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
FB Jon Keyworth100
TE Terry Nelson100
WR Orlando Whiteman110
WR Billy Campfield111
Kansas CityTargCatchConversions
WR Mel Gray310
WR Bob Chandler200
TE Jerome Barkum100
RB Don Calhoun110
WR John Holland100
WR Willie Miller111
WR Henry Marshall100

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,400 (21,400)
End Zone13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)