Week 9, 1979

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	7	0	-	14
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	14	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:00 DEN - Danny Buggs 26 pass from Pat Ryan (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 06:42 CIN - Leonard Thompson 4 pass from Doug Williams (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
3Q: 09:40 CIN - Darryl Stingley 16 pass from Doug Williams (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
3Q: 03:41 DEN - Ira Matthews 3 pass from Pat Ryan (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 01:12 CIN - Keith Krepfle 48 pass from Doug Williams (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:00 DEN - Danny Buggs 26 pass from Pat Ryan (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 06:42 CIN - Leonard Thompson 4 pass from Doug Williams (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
3Q: 09:40 CIN - Darryl Stingley 16 pass from Doug Williams (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
3Q: 03:41 DEN - Ira Matthews 3 pass from Pat Ryan (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 01:12 CIN - Keith Krepfle 48 pass from Doug Williams (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 3-5 4-4
First Downs 13 26
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 234 423
- Offensive Plays 47 75
- Yards per Play 4.98 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 54 184
- Rushing Attempts 17 44
- Yards per Rush 3.18 4.18
Net Passing Yards 180 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 0 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 7.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 12/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/41 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 23:17 36:43

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	3-5	4-4
First Downs	13	26
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	234	423
- Offensive Plays	47	75
- Yards per Play	4.98	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	54	184
- Rushing Attempts	17	44
- Yards per Rush	3.18	4.18
Net Passing Yards	180	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 0	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	7.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	12/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/41	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	23:17	36:43

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 26	6	28	Punt
1	8:13	3:27	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
1	2:49	0:51	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
2	13:59	1:05	OWN 48	3	0	Punt
2	6:35	1:52	OWN 34	3	-7	Punt
2	1:36	1:10	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	9:30	5:59	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	0:58	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	12:53	1:00	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
4	10:04	2:40	OWN 30	5	33	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	2:45	OWN 20	6	42	Interception
1	4:46	1:57	OWN 31	4	30	Fumble
1	1:58	2:59	OWN 24	8	15	Punt
2	12:54	6:19	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	4:43	3:07	OWN 18	9	31	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 29	1	0	Half
3	15:00	5:30	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
3	3:31	2:33	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	0:30	2:37	OWN 28	6	23	Punt
4	11:53	1:49	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
4	7:24	7:24	OWN 3	13	43	Game

Game MVP: Doug Williams, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
George Franklin	8	24	3.00	9
Cullen Bryant	6	27	4.50	8
Pat Ryan	1	2	2.00	2
Ted Brown	1	-1	-1.00	-1
Victor Hicks	1	2	2.00	2

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Kotar	23	101	4.39	17	3
Scott Laidlaw	17	54	3.18	9	0
Doug Williams	3	18	6.00	12	1
Pete Johnson	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	29	16	188	1/8	2	26	0	98.0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	30	18	245	1/6	3	48	1	105.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Buggs	4	5	70	17.50	10	26	1
WR Duriel Harris	3	7	33	11.00	9	16	0
RB Ira Matthews	3	4	23	7.67	5	11	1
WR Rick Upchurch	2	4	28	14.00	7	17	0
TE Ed Beckman	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	4	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Ted Brown	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ahmad Rashad	4	7	30	7.50	14	11	0
WR Darryl Stingley	4	7	63	15.75	16	23	1
TE Keith Krepfle	3	7	90	30.00	70	48	1
RB Scott Laidlaw	2	3	7	3.50	4	5	0
WR Terry LeCount	2	3	34	17.00	4	22	0
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jim Mandich	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Leonard Thompson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ray Easterling	1	21	21.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pat Ryan	1	0	0
Marcus Degley	0	1	0
Mike Davis	0	1	0
Tom Jackson	0	0	1
Jermaine Perkins	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Kotar	1	1	0
Doug Williams	1	0	0
Jeff Yeates	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	8	347	43.4	38.0	49	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	4	178	44.5	29.3	51	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Mike-Mayer	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	41	20.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	2	47	23.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	2	51	25.5	0
Tony Leonard	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	12	2	1.0	40	31
ILB Randy Gradishar	10	4	0.0	42	30
S Mike Davis	5	0	0.0	38	29
DE Ernie Dodge	4	1	0.0	23	14
S Billy Thompson	3	3	0.0	35	29
CB Graham Spreen	3	2	0.0	32	19
DE Karl Lorch	3	1	0.0	33	24
DT Jermaine Perkins	3	0	0.0	30	17
DE Jerry Wilkinson	3	0	0.0	21	17
DE Mario Nakamura	2	2	0.0	21	19
S William Semple	2	1	0.0	21	17
OLB Rusty Rebowe	2	1	0.0	6	0
CB Ray Easterling	2	0	0.0	38	28
S Bob Jury	2	0	0.0	9	6
DT Josh Lane	1	1	0.0	11	11
DE Deron DeLorraine	1	0	0.0	11	7
OLB Larry Polowski	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Zack Lang	0	2	0.0	24	12

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lyle Blackwood	6	1	0.0	15	29
ILB Pat Hughes	5	1	0.0	12	24
ILB Brad Dusek	4	2	0.0	14	26
DE Jeff Yeates	2	0	1.0	16	23
OLB Andy Selfridge	2	1	0.0	10	17
S Dwayne Crump	2	0	0.0	16	25
CB Mike Reinfeldt	2	0	0.0	7	14
DE Bubba Baker	2	0	0.0	13	23
ILB Cliff Thrift	2	0	0.0	9	14
CB Lem Barney	1	2	0.0	14	23
TE Keith Krepfle	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lemar Parrish	1	0	0.0	15	25
DT R.J. Crozier	1	0	0.0	9	12
S Randy Hughes	1	0	0.0	1	8
ILB Rik Bonness	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0	1	0.0	8	12
ILB Reggie Wilkes	0	1	0.0	2	2
OLB John Sullivan	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	1.0	0	1	0	31

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Yeates	1.0	0	0	1	23
ILB Rik Bonness	0.0	1	0	0	5
DT Maulty Moore	0.0	0	1	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Davis	5	2	0	29
OLB Tom Jackson	4	0	0	31
CB Ray Easterling	2	0	1	28
ILB Randy Gradishar	2	0	0	30
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	0	19
S Billy Thompson	1	0	0	29
S William Semple	1	0	0	17
S Bob Jury	1	0	0	6
CB Ernie Jackson	0	2	0	19

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lyle Blackwood	2	1	29
ILB Pat Hughes	2	0	24
OLB Andy Selfridge	2	0	17
CB Mike Reinfeldt	2	0	14
ILB Cliff Thrift	2	0	14
ILB Brad Dusek	1	1	26
CB Lem Barney	1	0	23
S Dwayne Crump	1	0	25
CB Lemar Parrish	1	0	25
S Randy Hughes	1	0	8
ILB Rik Bonness	1	0	5
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0	2	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Giesler	2	4	17	0	23
Willie Parker	1	5	13	0	26
Marcus Degley	1	2	16	1	26
Daryl White	1	2	16	0	25
Jim Copeland	0	3	11	0	11

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Walters	5	10	1	43	1	30
Henry Allison	4	8	0	36	0	25
Dennis Swilley	3	4	0	16	0	10
Tom De Leone	2	6	0	42	0	31
George Starke	1	3	0	31	0	24
Jim Mandich	1	2	0	19	0	9
Tyrell Sampson	0	3	0	38	0	27
Don Kanell	0	2	0	14	0	8
Pete Johnson	0	2	0	22	0	19
Keith Krepfle	0	1	0	29	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Jury	2	17
Johnny Perkins	1	14
Rick Upchurch	1	11
Ted Brown	1	11

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Laidlaw	1	17
Leonard Thompson	1	14
Pete Johnson	1	13
Tony Leonard	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Gradishar	---	---	42	30	1	73
Tom Jackson	---	---	40	31	---	71
Ray Easterling	---	---	38	28	4	70
Mike Davis	---	---	38	29	1	68
Billy Thompson	---	---	35	29	---	64
Karl Lorch	---	---	33	24	1	58
William Semple	---	---	21	17	15	53
Graham Spreen	---	---	32	19	---	51
Ernie Jackson	---	---	30	19	---	49
Daryl White	16	25	---	---	8	49
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	30	17	2	49
Pat Ryan	17	30	---	---	---	47
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	21	17	6	44
Willie Parker	13	26	---	---	3	42
Marcus Degley	16	26	---	---	---	42
Victor Hicks	12	16	---	---	14	42
Mario Nakamura	---	---	21	19	---	40
Ed Beckman	10	21	---	---	9	40
John Giesler	17	23	---	---	---	40
Ernie Dodge	---	---	23	14	1	38
Dave Scott	10	23	---	---	5	38
Zack Lang	---	---	24	12	---	36
George Franklin	10	22	---	---	4	36
Cullen Bryant	8	8	---	---	19	35
Rick Upchurch	8	16	---	---	11	35
Bruce Huther	---	---	17	11	7	35
Danny Buggs	7	14	---	---	12	33
Bob Jury	---	---	9	6	17	32
Ted Brown	7	14	---	---	11	32
Jim Copeland	11	11	---	---	8	30
Ira Matthews	9	18	---	---	---	27
Johnny Perkins	5	6	---	---	14	25
Duriel Harris	9	15	---	---	---	24
Josh Lane	---	---	11	11	1	23
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	11	7	---	18
Tom Glassic	1	5	---	---	8	14
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	6	0	8	14
Leotis Harris	1	4	---	---	8	13
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jean Barrett	0	7	---	---	---	7
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Polowski	---	---	2	1	---	3
Mike Livingston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom De Leone	42	31	---	---	4	77
Stan Walters	43	30	---	---	3	76
Doug Williams	44	31	---	---	---	75
Tyrell Sampson	38	27	---	---	1	66
Henry Allison	36	25	---	---	4	65
George Starke	31	24	---	---	4	59
Keith Krepfle	29	23	---	---	4	56
Pete Johnson	22	19	---	---	13	54
Ahmad Rashad	31	20	---	---	2	53
Scott Laidlaw	21	14	---	---	17	52
Lemar Parrish	---	---	15	25	9	49
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	15	29	1	45
Doug Kotar	23	17	---	---	5	45
Dwayne Crump	---	---	16	25	1	42
Darryl Stingley	24	18	---	---	---	42
Brad Dusek	---	---	14	26	1	41
Jeff Yeates	---	---	16	23	2	41
Terry LeCount	22	18	---	---	---	40
Jim Mandich	19	9	---	---	11	39
Leonard Thompson	17	8	---	---	14	39
Pat Hughes	---	---	12	24	2	38
Lem Barney	---	---	14	23	---	37
Bubba Baker	---	---	13	23	1	37
Andy Selfridge	---	---	10	17	6	33
Mike Reinfeldt	---	---	7	14	11	32
Dennis Swilley	16	10	---	---	4	30
Cliff Thrift	---	---	9	14	6	29
Maulty Moore	---	---	9	18	1	28
R.J. Crozier	---	---	9	12	3	24
Tony Leonard	---	---	3	10	11	24
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	8	12	4	24
Don Kanell	14	8	---	---	---	22
Mike Williams	6	6	---	---	8	20
Bob Rozier	---	---	4	7	8	19
Drew Hill	6	3	---	---	8	17
Randy Hughes	---	---	1	8	6	15
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	2	2	10	14
John Sullivan	---	---	3	4	7	14
Rik Bonness	---	---	4	5	3	12
Steve Furness	---	---	1	8	---	9
Mike Burns	---	---	2	1	6	9
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	44	4.9
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	18	76	4.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	29	16	2	4	3	4	1	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	30	18	4	2	4	4	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	56	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	82	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	50	16.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	127	11.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	56	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	38	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	7	3	1	33	0	15
WR Danny Buggs	5	4	1	70	2	14
WR Rick Upchurch	4	2	1	28	0	16
WR Johnny Perkins	4	1	0	14	0	6
RB Ira Matthews	4	3	0	23	0	18
TE Victor Hicks	3	1	0	7	0	16
TE Ed Beckman	1	1	0	8	0	21
FB Ted Brown	1	1	0	5	0	14

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Keith Krepfle	7	3	1	90	2	23
WR Ahmad Rashad	7	4	2	30	0	20
WR Darryl Stingley	7	4	1	63	1	18
RB Scott Laidlaw	3	2	0	7	0	14
WR Terry LeCount	3	2	0	34	1	18
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	0	6	0	17
TE Jim Mandich	1	1	0	11	0	9
WR Leonard Thompson	1	1	0	4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cullen Bryant	3	17	5.67	4.50

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Kotar	2	-1	-0.50	4.39

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	2	1	3	1.50	6.48

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	2	2	20	10.00	8.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	0	0.00	4.71
RB Ira Matthews	1	1	3	3.00	5.75

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darryl Stingley	1	1	16	16.00	9.00
WR Leonard Thompson	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cullen Bryant	1	1
George Franklin	1	0
Ted Brown	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Scott Laidlaw	6	4
Doug Williams	2	2
Pete Johnson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	7	3	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	7	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	0
TE Victor Hicks	2	0	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	1
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0
RB Ira Matthews	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darryl Stingley	2	1	1
TE Keith Krepfle	1	0	0
TE Jim Mandich	1	1	1
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	1	1
RB Scott Laidlaw	1	1	1
WR Terry LeCount	1	1	1

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

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