Week 7, 1979

played in Denver, CO

51 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Baltimore Ravens	0	6	7	0	-	13
Denver Broncos	3	3	10	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:52 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 28 field goal
2Q: 13:04 BAL - Skip Butler 33 field goal
2Q: 06:24 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 21 field goal
2Q: 01:36 BAL - Skip Butler 24 field goal
3Q: 05:24 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 43 field goal
3Q: 04:27 DEN - Ray Easterling 43 interception return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 01:05 BAL - Billy Johnson 80 pass from Jim Hart (Skip Butler extra point)
4Q: 12:26 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 40 field goal
4Q: 08:42 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:52 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 28 field goal
2Q: 13:04 BAL - Skip Butler 33 field goal
2Q: 06:24 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 21 field goal
2Q: 01:36 BAL - Skip Butler 24 field goal
3Q: 05:24 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 43 field goal
3Q: 04:27 DEN - Ray Easterling 43 interception return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 01:05 BAL - Billy Johnson 80 pass from Jim Hart (Skip Butler extra point)
4Q: 12:26 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 40 field goal
4Q: 08:42 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 37 field goal

Team Statistics BAL DEN
Record 2-5 3-3
First Downs 15 10
- by Rushing 3 1
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 338 226
- Offensive Plays 61 58
- Yards per Play 5.54 3.90
Net Rushing Yards 51 72
- Rushing Attempts 14 23
- Yards per Rush 3.64 3.13
Net Passing Yards 287 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 30 - 3 33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 311 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.11 4.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 0/11 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/25 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:14 31:46

Team Statistics	BAL	DEN
Record	2-5	3-3
First Downs	15	10
- by Rushing	3	1
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	338	226
- Offensive Plays	61	58
- Yards per Play	5.54	3.90
Net Rushing Yards	51	72
- Rushing Attempts	14	23
- Yards per Rush	3.64	3.13
Net Passing Yards	287	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 30 - 3	33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	311	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.11	4.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	0/11	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/25	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:14	31:46

Drive Charts

Baltimore Ravens
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:29	1:13	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
1	8:46	2:00	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
1	3:45	3:05	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
1	0:33	2:35	OPP 35	4	19	Field Goal
2	6:19	4:49	OWN 19	10	74	Field Goal
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 30	1	5	Half
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
3	8:30	0:36	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
3	5:18	1:02	OWN 31	2	4	Interception
3	4:16	2:12	OWN 27	3	-7	Punt
3	1:05	0:17	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
4	12:19	1:37	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	8:35	4:19	OWN 15	9	69	Interception
4	2:16	1:52	OWN 37	10	41	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	12:16	3:30	OWN 21	7	27	Punt
1	6:46	3:01	OPP 41	6	30	Field Goal
1	0:40	0:07	OWN 18	1	17	Fumble
2	12:58	3:17	OWN 12	5	16	Punt
2	9:41	3:22	OPP 33	8	29	Field Goal
2	1:30	1:00	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	11:58	3:28	OWN 37	6	17	Punt
3	7:54	2:36	OPP 24	3	-2	Field Goal
3	2:04	0:59	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
3	0:48	3:29	OWN 44	5	33	Field Goal
4	10:42	2:07	OWN 49	4	31	Field Goal
4	4:16	2:00	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 22	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Tim Mazzetti, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Clarence Williams	12	34	2.83	12	1	0
Lawrence Gaines	2	17	8.50	12	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Franklin	11	28	2.55	6	0
Cullen Bryant	9	39	4.33	12	1
Pat Ryan	3	5	1.67	5	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	44	30	311	3/24	1	80	3	67.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	33	19	171	2/17	0	22	0	71.6

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Sweeney	10	13	69	6.90	23	14	0
WR Ray Strong	4	7	13	3.25	0	8	0
WR Larry Walton	3	3	79	26.33	31	35	0
RB Clarence Williams	3	3	19	6.33	6	13	0
WR Carlos Pennywell	3	6	20	6.67	3	12	0
WR Billy Johnson	2	3	85	42.50	72	80	1
TE Rich McGeorge	2	3	12	6.00	1	11	0
RB Lawrence Gaines	2	3	10	5.00	2	11	0
FB Tony Davis	1	3	4	4.00	2	4	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Upchurch	6	8	71	11.83	27	22
WR Duriel Harris	4	8	32	8.00	8	17
WR Danny Buggs	3	5	28	9.33	4	12
TE Victor Hicks	3	4	24	8.00	1	12
RB Cullen Bryant	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
TE Ed Beckman	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
FB Ted Brown	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Ira Matthews	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ray Easterling	1	43	43.00	1
S William Semple	1	0	0.00	0
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Johnson	1	0	0
Walt Farrell	0	1	0
Gary Green	0	0	1
Clinton Burrell	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rick Upchurch	1	1	0
Duriel Harris	1	0	0
Bob Jury	0	1	0
Cullen Bryant	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rusty Jackson	6	236	39.3	33.3	49	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	7	351	50.1	39.6	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Skip Butler	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	5/5	2/2	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	34	11.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	4	36	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	63	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	40	20.0	0
Cullen Bryant	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Lambert	6	2	0.0	21	34
S Clinton Burrell	6	0	0.0	18	28
OLB Mike Engler	4	0	1.0	9	11
DE Sylvester Hicks	3	1	1.0	13	22
CB Gary Green	3	3	0.0	17	23
S Maurice Harvey	3	2	0.0	21	28
CB Gerald Small	3	2	0.0	22	32
OLB Bo Cornell	3	1	0.0	10	13
S Larry Anderson	2	1	0.0	12	20
OLB Ted Choma	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Fred Dean	2	0	0.0	20	21
OLB Woodrow Lowe	2	0	0.0	14	24
QB Jim Hart	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lionel Collier	1	0	0.0	10	17
FB Tony Davis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	0.0	16	19
DE Greg Morton	1	0	0.0	5	15
DT Blacke Whitlatch	1	0	0.0	11	19

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	12	1	1.0	13	43
S Billy Thompson	6	2	0.0	12	39
ILB Randy Gradishar	5	1	0.0	14	41
CB Ernie Jackson	5	0	0.0	12	32
CB Graham Spreen	4	3	0.5	12	42
S Mike Davis	4	1	0.0	14	38
DE Ernie Dodge	1	0	1.0	9	18
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	1	0.5	5	29
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	2	0.0	11	18
OLB Bruce Huther	1	2	0.0	4	7
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	0.0	13	43
S William Semple	1	0	0.0	2	25
DT Zack Lang	1	0	0.0	7	31
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0.0	3	16
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Larry Polowski	1	0	0.0	0	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sylvester Hicks	1.0	1	1	1	22
OLB Mike Engler	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Greg Morton	0.0	0	1	0	15

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	1.0	0	0	1	43
DE Ernie Dodge	1.0	0	0	1	18
CB Graham Spreen	0.5	0	0	0	42
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0.5	0	0	0	29
DE Karl Lorch	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Deron DeLorraine	0.0	0	1	1	13
DT Josh Lane	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Clinton Burrell	4	0	28
CB Gerald Small	3	2	32
ILB Jack Lambert	2	1	34
CB Gary Green	2	0	23
OLB Woodrow Lowe	1	1	24
S Maurice Harvey	1	1	28
OLB Bo Cornell	1	0	13
OLB Ted Choma	1	0	5
OLB Mike Engler	1	0	11
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	19
S Larry Anderson	1	0	20
DT Blacke Whitlatch	1	0	19

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	7	0	0	43
CB Ernie Jackson	5	1	0	32
S Mike Davis	3	1	0	38
S Billy Thompson	3	0	0	39
ILB Randy Gradishar	2	2	0	41
CB Ray Easterling	2	0	1	43
S William Semple	1	0	1	25
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	1	42
DT Zack Lang	1	0	0	31
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0	18
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0	16
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	0	7
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	0	4
OLB Larry Polowski	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robert Pratt	2	6	14	0	43
Mike Webster	1	3	14	1	45
J.T. Taylor	1	1	10	2	38
Gerry Sullivan	1	1	4	0	11
Kent Hill	0	2	12	0	33
George Buehler	0	1	4	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Parker	1	4	17	0	25
Bob Lingenfelter	1	1	6	1	13
Daryl White	0	4	19	0	30
Dave Scott	0	4	20	0	27
Jim Copeland	0	3	9	0	18
Ted Brown	0	2	11	0	12
John Giesler	0	1	18	1	32
Tom Glassic	0	1	4	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Harvey	5	14
Rich McGeorge	1	18
Billy Johnson	1	13
Gene Killian	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
William Semple	1	23
Johnny Perkins	1	22
Ed Beckman	1	19
Rick Upchurch	1	16
Tom Glassic	1	12
Cullen Bryant	1	7

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Pennywell	12	34	---	---	21	67
Mike Webster	14	45	---	---	5	64
Maurice Harvey	---	---	21	28	14	63
Jim Hart	14	47	---	---	---	61
Jack Lambert	---	---	21	34	4	59
Gerald Small	---	---	22	32	5	59
Robert Pratt	14	43	---	---	---	57
Calvin Sweeney	9	37	---	---	4	50
Kent Hill	12	33	---	---	5	50
Clinton Burrell	---	---	18	28	4	50
Billy Johnson	6	30	---	---	13	49
Ray Strong	9	25	---	---	14	48
J.T. Taylor	10	38	---	---	---	48
Jim Rourke	10	36	---	---	---	46
Fred Dean	---	---	20	21	4	45
Gary Green	---	---	17	23	5	45
George Hoey	---	---	7	11	26	44
Mike Engler	---	---	9	11	24	44
Woodrow Lowe	---	---	14	24	6	44
Rich McGeorge	4	21	---	---	18	43
Clarence Williams	12	31	---	---	---	43
Bob Baumhower	---	---	13	24	5	42
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	13	22	6	41
Tony Davis	6	16	---	---	18	40
Larry Anderson	---	---	12	20	7	39
Steve Niehaus	---	---	16	19	2	37
Lionel Collier	---	---	10	17	9	36
Blacke Whitlatch	---	---	11	19	4	34
Lawrence Gaines	2	10	---	---	19	31
Phil McKinnely	7	13	---	---	9	29
Bo Cornell	---	---	10	13	3	26
Walt Farrell	---	---	6	12	8	26
Gene Killian	2	14	---	---	8	24
Greg Morton	---	---	5	15	4	24
Gerry Sullivan	4	11	---	---	8	23
Steve Luke	---	---	3	7	13	23
George Buehler	4	9	---	---	8	21
Ted Choma	---	---	5	5	11	21
Larry Walton	3	13	---	---	---	16
Tom Newton	0	5	---	---	9	14
Skip Butler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rusty Jackson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Patton	0	2	---	---	4	6
Bob Simmons	0	4	---	---	---	4
Guido Merkens	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gary Danielson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Graham Spreen	---	---	12	42	12	66
Ray Easterling	---	---	13	43	2	58
Pat Ryan	23	35	---	---	---	58
Randy Gradishar	---	---	14	41	2	57
Tom Jackson	---	---	13	43	1	57
Dave Scott	20	27	---	---	10	57
Ira Matthews	13	22	---	---	20	55
Billy Thompson	---	---	12	39	3	54
Mike Davis	---	---	14	38	2	54
Ed Beckman	15	19	---	---	19	53
Leotis Harris	17	22	---	---	12	51
Victor Hicks	12	27	---	---	12	51
William Semple	---	---	2	25	23	50
John Giesler	18	32	---	---	---	50
Daryl White	19	30	---	---	---	49
Rick Upchurch	12	21	---	---	16	49
Karl Lorch	---	---	11	34	2	47
Ted Brown	11	12	---	---	24	47
Ernie Jackson	---	---	12	32	2	46
Willie Parker	17	25	---	---	2	44
Bob Jury	---	---	1	21	22	44
Danny Buggs	9	14	---	---	18	41
Jim Copeland	9	18	---	---	12	39
Zack Lang	---	---	7	31	1	39
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	5	29	5	39
George Franklin	13	22	---	---	2	37
Duriel Harris	14	22	---	---	---	36
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	11	18	4	33
Johnny Perkins	6	3	---	---	22	31
Cullen Bryant	10	13	---	---	7	30
Ernie Dodge	---	---	9	18	3	30
Mario Nakamura	---	---	7	17	6	30
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	1	4	24	29
Tom Glassic	4	5	---	---	12	21
Josh Lane	---	---	3	16	---	19
Bob Lingenfelter	6	13	---	---	---	19
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	3	13	---	16
Marcus Degley	0	0	---	---	12	12
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bruce Huther	---	---	4	7	---	11
Larry Polowski	---	---	0	6	3	9
Jean Barrett	5	3	---	---	---	8
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Livingston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	8	19	2.4
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	13	36	2.8
Right	6	20	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	44	30	3	1	3	4	2	3	3

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	33	19	1	4	2	5	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	35	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	164	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	35	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	96	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	70	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Sweeney	13	10	0	69	0	37
WR Ray Strong	7	4	2	13	0	25
WR Carlos Pennywell	6	3	0	20	0	34
WR Billy Johnson	3	2	1	85	1	30
TE Rich McGeorge	3	2	0	12	0	21
WR Larry Walton	3	3	0	79	2	13
FB Tony Davis	3	1	0	4	0	16
RB Lawrence Gaines	3	2	0	10	0	10
RB Clarence Williams	3	3	0	19	0	31

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Upchurch	8	6	0	71	1	21
WR Duriel Harris	8	4	1	32	0	22
WR Danny Buggs	5	3	1	28	0	14
TE Victor Hicks	4	3	0	24	0	27
TE Ed Beckman	3	1	0	8	0	19
RB Cullen Bryant	2	1	0	5	0	13
RB Ira Matthews	2	0	0	0	0	22
FB Ted Brown	1	1	0	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cullen Bryant	2	6	3.00	4.33
George Franklin	1	2	2.00	2.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	7	4	2	0.29	7.07

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	5	1	10	2.00	5.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Sweeney	4	2	2	0.50	5.31
RB Lawrence Gaines	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
RB Clarence Williams	1	1	0	0.00	6.33
WR Ray Strong	1	1	0	0.00	1.86

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Buggs	3	1	10	3.33	5.60
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Victor Hicks	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Clarence Williams	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cullen Bryant	2	0
Pat Ryan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	10	6	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch
TE Rich McGeorge	2	1
FB Tony Davis	2	1
WR Carlos Pennywell	2	1
WR Ray Strong	2	1
WR Calvin Sweeney	2	2

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	3	2	1
WR Duriel Harris	3	1	1
WR Rick Upchurch	2	0	0
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	0
RB Ira Matthews	1	0	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)