Week 5, 1979

played in Tennessee, AL

64 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

New York Jets	3	0	7	7	-	17
Tennessee Titans	14	10	3	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 TEN - Earl Campbell 3 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 09:47 TEN - Ken Sawyer 23 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 06:02 NYJ - Frank Corral 50 field goal
2Q: 10:31 TEN - Earl Campbell 95 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 02:49 TEN - Benny Ricardo 41 field goal
3Q: 11:56 NYJ - Ottis Anderson 32 run (Frank Corral extra point)
3Q: 00:17 TEN - Benny Ricardo 26 field goal
4Q: 07:39 NYJ - Don Bass 1 pass from Joe Namath (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 01:15 TEN - Earl Campbell 1 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 TEN - Earl Campbell 3 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 09:47 TEN - Ken Sawyer 23 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 06:02 NYJ - Frank Corral 50 field goal
2Q: 10:31 TEN - Earl Campbell 95 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 02:49 TEN - Benny Ricardo 41 field goal
3Q: 11:56 NYJ - Ottis Anderson 32 run (Frank Corral extra point)
3Q: 00:17 TEN - Benny Ricardo 26 field goal
4Q: 07:39 NYJ - Don Bass 1 pass from Joe Namath (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 01:15 TEN - Earl Campbell 1 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics NYJ TEN
Record 3-2 5-0
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 5 12
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 278 359
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 4.21 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 105 260
- Rushing Attempts 22 41
- Yards per Rush 4.77 6.34
Net Passing Yards 173 99
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 18 - 2 20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 188 99
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.93 4.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/41 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 6/147 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:01 31:59

Team Statistics	NYJ	TEN
Record	3-2	5-0
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	5	12
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	278	359
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	4.21	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	105	260
- Rushing Attempts	22	41
- Yards per Rush	4.77	6.34
Net Passing Yards	173	99
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 18 - 2	20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	188	99
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.93	4.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/41	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	6/147	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:01	31:59

Drive Charts

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	1:54	OWN 7	3	5	Interception
1	9:38	3:44	OWN 31	7	36	Field Goal
1	5:47	1:28	OPP 41	3	1	Interception
1	1:05	5:34	OWN 8	11	56	Punt
2	10:14	1:51	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	6:57	0:56	OWN 28	3	-4	Punt
2	2:44	0:44	OWN 38	2	-2	Fumble
2	0:53	0:36	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
3	8:06	1:31	OWN 6	4	13	Punt
3	0:11	2:39	OWN 29	5	33	Punt
4	10:22	2:53	OPP 37	7	37	Touchdown
4	4:31	1:11	OWN 26	4	3	Downs
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 43	5	11	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	4:19	3:14	OWN 27	5	21	Punt
2	10:31	0:17	OWN 5	1	95	Touchdown
2	8:23	1:26	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
2	6:01	3:17	OWN 39	9	37	Field Goal
2	2:00	1:07	OPP 36	3	-6	Missed FG
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:39	3:33	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
3	6:35	6:24	OWN 26	12	65	Field Goal
4	12:32	2:10	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
4	7:29	2:58	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
4	3:20	2:15	OPP 29	7	29	Touchdown

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ottis Anderson	18	93	5.17	32	5	1
O.J. Simpson	3	9	3.00	8	0	0
Joe Namath	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	31	249	8.03	95	6	3
Wilbert Montgomery	8	17	2.13	6	0	0
Gary Huff	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
John Riggins	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	41	18	188	3/15	1	23	2	45.6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	20	14	99	0/0	0	21	0	81.0

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Bass	6	11	65	10.83	10	15	1
WR Karl Farmer	3	5	24	8.00	1	11	0
WR Bo Rather	2	4	33	16.50	0	23	0
WR Marco Vehar	2	5	19	9.50	1	11	0
WR Ed Porcher	2	7	18	9.00	11	11	0
RB O.J. Simpson	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
TE Eric Sanderson	1	5	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Louis Carter	1	1	13	13.00	10	13	0
TE Robin Earl	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ottis Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Calvin Hickman	4	6	24	6.00	1	11
RB Earl Campbell	3	4	13	4.33	7	6
WR Reggie Rucker	2	2	24	12.00	2	12
FB Boobie Clark	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Edward McIntyre	1	1	5	5.00	1	5
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Marc Forbes	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	21	21.00	9	21
TE Todd Christensen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ken Sawyer	1	23	23.00	1
S Bill Simpson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Namath	1	0	0
Don Bass	1	0	0
Freddie Douglas	0	1	0
Brenard Wilson	0	1	0
Mike Kolen	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
Jack Reynolds	0	1	0
Jack Ham	0	0	1
Earl Dvorak	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	6	238	39.7	35.3	46	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	5	219	43.8	40.0	48	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/3	1/2	0/1	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Douglas	3	19	6.3	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Clayborn	6	147	24.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	2	59	29.5	0
Mack Herron	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	13	5	0.0	39	20
S Lenny Richard	5	1	0.0	27	13
CB Raymond Clayborn	5	0	0.0	34	17
DE Brison Manor	4	1	0.0	24	12
S Brenard Wilson	4	1	0.0	23	12
OLB Rick Baska	3	1	0.0	10	10
DE Fred Smerlas	3	1	0.0	25	10
OLB Mike Kolen	2	0	0.0	12	5
S Cedric Brown	2	0	0.0	29	16
DE Horace Jones	2	0	0.0	23	14
OLB Mike Hawkins	1	3	0.0	28	8
OLB Greg Brezina	1	1	0.0	38	16
S Van Green	1	0	0.0	22	12
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0.0	19	6
CB Earlie Thomas	1	0	0.0	27	14
DE Percy Kirkwood	1	0	0.0	17	8
ILB Ken Bordelon	1	0	0.0	6	2
WR Don Bass	1	0	---	---	---
CB Randy Colbert	0	2	0.0	29	15
DT Dave Pear	0	1	0.0	17	10

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	11	2	1.0	21	36
OLB Jack Ham	4	1	1.0	16	29
CB Ken Sawyer	3	1	0.0	17	38
S Bill Simpson	3	1	0.0	18	35
CB Earl Dvorak	3	1	0.0	20	41
S Kendrick Sullivan	3	0	0.0	9	26
DT Rickey McBeal	2	1	0.5	12	25
DE Lee Roy Selmon	2	0	0.0	17	34
OLB Donnie Thomas	2	0	0.0	15	34
CB Johnny Lynn	2	0	0.0	14	24
DE Will Wynn	1	1	0.5	5	9
S Frank Reed	1	3	0.0	17	34
DE Bill Kollar	1	1	0.0	17	35
DT Doug English	1	0	0.0	5	10
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Frank LeMaster	0	1	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Greg Brezina	1	16
OLB Mike Kolen	1	5
DT Bob Maddox	1	6

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Ham	1.0	1	0	1	29
ILB Jack Reynolds	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Will Wynn	0.5	0	0	1	9
DT Rickey McBeal	0.5	0	0	1	25
OLB Reggie Mathis	0.0	0	3	0	21
DE Bill Kollar	0.0	0	1	0	35
DT Doug English	0.0	0	1	0	10
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Raymond Clayborn	3	0	17
S Lenny Richard	2	0	13
CB Earlie Thomas	1	1	14
S Van Green	1	0	12
OLB Mike Kolen	1	0	5
ILB Jim LeClair	1	0	20
DE Percy Kirkwood	1	0	8
OLB Rick Baska	1	0	10
ILB Ken Bordelon	1	0	2
OLB Mike Hawkins	1	0	8
S Brenard Wilson	1	0	12
S Cedric Brown	0	1	16

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earl Dvorak	5	0	0	41
ILB Jack Reynolds	3	1	0	36
S Bill Simpson	2	2	1	35
CB Johnny Lynn	2	1	0	24
CB Ken Sawyer	2	0	1	38
S Kendrick Sullivan	2	0	0	26
S Frank Reed	1	1	0	34
OLB Donnie Thomas	1	0	0	34
DE Bill Kollar	0	1	0	35
CB Ronnie Covington	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Watkins	3	7	0	19	0	37
Randy Young	2	7	0	21	0	39
John Hicks	1	2	0	21	1	41
Bob Johnson	1	1	1	18	1	37
Mike Wilson	1	1	0	5	0	8
Jim Otis	0	3	0	11	0	22
Rod Walters	0	0	0	16	1	35

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Kris Wheeler	3	5	37	15
Keith Dorney	2	6	37	17
Pete Adams	2	5	30	17
John Riggins	2	3	19	6
Carlton Malone	1	6	34	16
Andy Dawson	1	6	32	19
Dan Ryczek	1	4	13	6
Boobie Clark	1	2	9	8
Ken Garcia	1	1	25	10
Vincent Forbes	1	1	11	3
Dave Studdard	0	1	8	5

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Kolen	2	28
Robin Earl	1	17
Raymond Clayborn	1	10

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Sidney Thornton	5	21
Donnie Thomas	2	25
Johnny Lynn	1	22
Ron Cassidy	1	14

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ottis Anderson	18	33	---	---	18	69
John Hicks	21	41	---	---	6	68
Joe Namath	22	44	---	---	---	66
Randy Colbert	---	---	29	15	20	64
Jim LeClair	---	---	39	20	4	63
Bob Johnson	18	37	---	---	7	62
Raymond Clayborn	---	---	34	17	10	61
Randy Young	21	39	---	---	---	60
Greg Brezina	---	---	38	16	2	56
Todd Watkins	19	37	---	---	---	56
Robin Earl	12	25	---	---	17	54
Lenny Richard	---	---	27	13	13	53
Rod Walters	16	35	---	---	---	51
Van Green	---	---	22	12	13	47
Brenard Wilson	---	---	23	12	12	47
Cedric Brown	---	---	29	16	1	46
Mike Kolen	---	---	12	5	28	45
Earlie Thomas	---	---	27	14	2	43
Jim Otis	11	22	---	---	9	42
Mike Hawkins	---	---	28	8	6	42
Don Bass	16	25	---	---	---	41
Brison Manor	---	---	24	12	4	40
Horace Jones	---	---	23	14	3	40
Marco Vehar	11	22	---	---	5	38
Fred Smerlas	---	---	25	10	3	38
Ed Porcher	15	22	---	---	---	37
Louis Carter	4	12	---	---	18	34
Percy Kirkwood	---	---	17	8	8	33
Rick Baska	---	---	10	10	11	31
Dave Pear	---	---	17	10	1	28
Eric Sanderson	5	20	---	---	2	27
Freddie Douglas	5	6	---	---	16	27
Bob Maddox	---	---	19	6	---	25
Karl Farmer	9	15	---	---	---	24
Heath Ussery	5	10	---	---	7	22
Bo Rather	0	8	---	---	12	20
Mike Wilson	5	8	---	---	7	20
Charlie Ane	4	8	---	---	4	16
O.J. Simpson	4	10	---	---	---	14
Keith Eck	1	5	---	---	4	10
Ken Bordelon	---	---	6	2	1	9
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	5	5
Howard Stidham	---	---	2	0	---	2
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	1	1
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Thomas	---	---	15	34	25	74
Earl Dvorak	---	---	20	41	1	62
Keith Dorney	37	17	---	---	8	62
Gary Huff	41	20	---	---	---	61
Johnny Lynn	---	---	14	24	22	60
Jack Reynolds	---	---	21	36	1	58
Ken Sawyer	---	---	17	38	3	58
Andy Dawson	32	19	---	---	6	57
Bill Simpson	---	---	18	35	2	55
Bill Kollar	---	---	17	35	2	54
Ken Garcia	25	10	---	---	19	54
Kris Wheeler	37	15	---	---	2	54
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	17	34	2	53
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	9	26	16	51
Frank Reed	---	---	17	34	---	51
Carlton Malone	34	16	---	---	---	50
Earl Campbell	32	18	---	---	---	50
Jack Ham	---	---	16	29	3	48
Pete Adams	30	17	---	---	---	47
Todd Christensen	21	11	---	---	13	45
Ronnie Covington	---	---	14	28	1	43
Reggie Rucker	27	14	---	---	1	42
Calvin Hickman	26	15	---	---	---	41
Rickey McBeal	---	---	12	25	2	39
Boobie Clark	9	8	---	---	19	36
Marc Forbes	23	11	---	---	2	36
Edward McIntyre	11	5	---	---	16	32
Craig Fulcher	---	---	10	19	1	30
Reggie Mathis	---	---	6	21	---	27
Mack Herron	0	0	---	---	25	25
John Riggins	19	6	---	---	---	25
Dan Ryczek	13	6	---	---	5	24
Doug English	---	---	5	10	8	23
Vincent Forbes	11	3	---	---	8	22
Sidney Thornton	0	0	---	---	21	21
Frank LeMaster	---	---	5	3	10	18
Ron Cassidy	3	0	---	---	14	17
Dave Studdard	8	5	---	---	3	16
Wilbert Montgomery	9	2	---	---	4	15
Will Wynn	---	---	5	9	---	14
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Hunt	---	---	4	3	3	10
Juan Bruce	3	2	---	---	---	5
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	48	4.0
Middle	2	3	1.5
Right	8	54	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	56	5.1
Middle	23	181	7.9
Right	6	25	4.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	41	18	1	3	4	7	6	3	2

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	20	14	1	1	0	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	47	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	93	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	29	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Bass	11	6	0	65	0	25
WR Ed Porcher	7	2	1	18	0	22
TE Eric Sanderson	5	1	1	11	0	20
WR Marco Vehar	5	2	1	19	0	22
WR Karl Farmer	5	3	0	24	0	15
WR Bo Rather	4	2	1	33	1	8
RB O.J. Simpson	1	1	0	5	0	10
WR Louis Carter	1	1	0	13	0	12
TE Robin Earl	1	0	0	0	0	25
RB Ottis Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	33

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Hickman	6	4	24	0	15
RB Earl Campbell	4	3	13	0	18
FB Boobie Clark	2	1	6	0	8
WR Reggie Rucker	2	2	24	0	14
TE Marc Forbes	2	1	-1	0	11
WR Edward McIntyre	1	1	5	0	5
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	7	0	10
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	21	1	2
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	7	15	2.14	8.03
Wilbert Montgomery	2	2	1.00	2.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	4	3	15	3.75	4.59

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	2	1	6	3.00	4.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bo Rather	1	0	0	0.00	8.25
WR Ed Porcher	1	1	7	7.00	2.57
WR Karl Farmer	1	1	7	7.00	4.80
WR Don Bass	1	1	1	1.00	5.91

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	6	6.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Namath	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	15	6	5

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Bass	6	2	1
WR Bo Rather	3	2	2
WR Ed Porcher	3	1	1
TE Eric Sanderson	2	0	0
RB O.J. Simpson	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Hickman	3	1	0
TE Marc Forbes	2	1	0
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	500 (3,300)