Week 11, 1979

played in Denver, CO

67 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Oakland Raiders	7	14	7	7	-	35
Denver Broncos	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 OAK - Jerome Moriarty 8 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 15:00 OAK - Cliff Branch 19 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 04:53 OAK - Dave Casper 1 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 10:50 OAK - Horace Ivory 5 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 01:50 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 28 field goal
4Q: 14:43 DEN - William Semple 77 fumble return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 10:45 OAK - Bobby Jones 4 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 OAK - Jerome Moriarty 8 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 15:00 OAK - Cliff Branch 19 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 04:53 OAK - Dave Casper 1 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 10:50 OAK - Horace Ivory 5 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 01:50 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 28 field goal
4Q: 14:43 DEN - William Semple 77 fumble return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 10:45 OAK - Bobby Jones 4 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)

Team Statistics OAK DEN
Record 8-2 3-7
First Downs 27 13
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 21 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 477 251
- Offensive Plays 75 49
- Yards per Play 6.36 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 111 126
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 4.63 4.67
Net Passing Yards 366 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 29 - 0 21 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 382 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.18 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 11/16 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/22 3/26
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 2/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:11 24:49

Team Statistics	OAK	DEN
Record	8-2	3-7
First Downs	27	13
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	21	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	477	251
- Offensive Plays	75	49
- Yards per Play	6.36	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	111	126
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	4.63	4.67
Net Passing Yards	366	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 29 - 0	21 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	382	130
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.18	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	11/16	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/22	3/26
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	2/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:11	24:49

Drive Charts

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	1:19	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
1	8:55	3:58	OWN 2	7	64	Missed FG
1	4:04	4:10	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
2	12:19	7:36	OWN 29	15	71	Touchdown
2	3:50	0:32	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	2:05	0:54	OPP 39	3	-16	Punt
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
3	9:01	1:23	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	1:42	2:10	OWN 34	4	43	Fumble
4	14:32	3:54	OWN 9	7	91	Touchdown
4	6:38	1:46	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
4	2:54	2:54	OWN 40	6	37	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 20	4	8	Fumble
1	11:12	2:17	OWN 26	5	17	Punt
1	4:57	0:53	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	14:54	2:35	OWN 31	4	25	Interception
2	4:43	0:53	OWN 20	4	47	Interception
2	3:18	1:13	OWN 6	5	33	Fumble
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 1	2	11	Half
3	10:44	1:43	OWN 29	4	6	Punt
3	7:38	5:56	OWN 40	9	49	Field Goal
4	10:38	4:00	OWN 20	7	43	Fumble
4	4:52	1:58	OWN 15	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Horace Ivory	11	75	6.82	31	2	1
Jerry Eckwood	10	13	1.30	3	0	0
Mike Voight	2	20	10.00	16	1	0
Ken Stabler	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Franklin	16	88	5.50	24	2
Cullen Bryant	8	29	3.63	10	1
Ted Brown	2	8	4.00	7	0
Pat Ryan	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Stabler	50	29	382	1/16	4	43	0	108.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	21	11	130	1/5	0	34	2	31.9

Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dave Casper	6	10	52	8.67	23	14	1
WR Tommie Towns	6	9	112	18.67	22	26	0
WR Bobby Jones	5	8	55	11.00	5	22	1
WR Cliff Branch	4	12	80	20.00	27	43	1
WR Gerald Tinker	4	6	47	11.75	30	18	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	17	8.50	6	9	1
FB Ron Lee	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	14	14.00	14	14	0
WR Ike Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Buggs	2	4	36	18.00	4	19
WR Duriel Harris	2	4	42	21.00	7	34
RB Ira Matthews	2	2	3	1.50	0	6
FB Ted Brown	2	2	15	7.50	0	8
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	13	13.00	8	13
WR Rick Upchurch	1	3	13	13.00	0	13
WR Johnny Perkins	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
TE Ed Beckman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Norm Thompson	1	2	2.00	0
OLB Clyde Werner	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Bertelsen	1	1	0
Horace Ivory	1	0	0
Henry Reed	0	2	0
Ken Johnson	0	1	0
Norm Thompson	0	0	1
Clyde Werner	0	0	1
Dewey Selmon	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pat Ryan	2	0	0	0
George Franklin	1	0	0	0
William Semple	0	1	0	1
Randy Gradishar	0	0	1	0
Johnny Perkins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	4	192	48.0	48.0	60	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	4	194	48.5	44.3	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	5/5

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Tinker	2	8	4.0	0
Jim Bertelsen	1	9	9.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Hill	1	25	25.0	0
Gerald Tinker	1	20	20.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	3	64	21.3	0
Rick Upchurch	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jack Tatum	10	1	0.0	26	22
ILB Dewey Selmon	8	3	0.0	20	20
DE Henry Reed	4	0	0.0	22	15
DT Jim Bailey	3	1	0.0	16	13
DE Ken Johnson	2	2	0.5	21	19
CB Rod Perry	2	2	0.0	24	18
ILB Will Foster	2	1	0.0	7	2
S Prentice McCray	2	1	0.0	23	18
OLB Clyde Werner	1	1	0.5	18	16
S Phil Wise	1	2	0.0	10	6
DE L.C. Greenwood	1	1	0.0	20	15
DT Joe Ehrmann	1	0	0.0	7	4
DE Ian Lyons	1	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Jim Romaniszyn	0	2	0.0	5	5
OLB Jim Merlo	0	1	0.0	7	4
CB Norm Thompson	0	1	0.0	19	18

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Graham Spreen	7	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Randy Gradishar	5	5	0.0	23	49
CB Ray Easterling	5	0	0.0	15	41
CB Ernie Jackson	5	0	0.0	18	32
S Mike Davis	5	0	0.0	19	41
DT Jermaine Perkins	4	0	0.5	14	18
S Billy Thompson	3	5	0.0	18	46
CB Judson Flint	3	0	0.0	5	21
OLB Tom Jackson	2	1	0.0	23	50
DT Josh Lane	2	0	0.0	8	25
DE Karl Lorch	1	2	0.5	21	33
DE Ernie Dodge	1	2	0.0	11	27
OLB Bruce Huther	1	2	0.0	10	19
DE Mario Nakamura	1	1	0.0	15	15
S Bob Jury	1	1	0.0	7	16
S William Semple	1	0	0.0	11	13
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	---	---	---
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	13	24
OLB Larry Polowski	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Johnson	0.5	0	1	0	19
OLB Clyde Werner	0.5	0	0	1	16
DT Bob Pollard	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Henry Reed	0.0	0	2	2	15
DE L.C. Greenwood	0.0	0	2	1	15

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Karl Lorch	0.5	1	3	33
DT Jermaine Perkins	0.5	0	0	18
DT Zack Lang	0.0	1	0	37
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0.0	0	2	24
DE Ernie Dodge	0.0	0	1	27
DE Mario Nakamura	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Oakland	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jack Tatum	4	0	22
ILB Dewey Selmon	3	0	20
S Prentice McCray	2	0	18
S Phil Wise	1	0	6
CB Rod Perry	1	0	18
CB Norm Thompson	0	1	18
OLB Clyde Werner	0	1	16

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ernie Jackson	5	1	32
ILB Randy Gradishar	4	1	49
CB Graham Spreen	4	1	33
S Billy Thompson	3	3	46
S Mike Davis	3	2	41
CB Ray Easterling	3	0	41
OLB Tom Jackson	2	0	50
S William Semple	1	1	13
DE Karl Lorch	1	0	33
DE Ernie Dodge	1	0	27
S Bob Jury	1	0	16
CB Judson Flint	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thomas Brahaney	3	6	21	1	40
Ted Albrecht	2	6	20	0	44
Dave Lapham	1	1	21	0	44
Art Shell	0	4	21	0	48
Jim Clack	0	2	4	0	12
Joe Devlin	0	2	21	0	43
Dave Casper	0	1	23	0	48
Steve Young	0	1	6	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Parker	3	7	0	22	0	19
Daryl White	2	8	0	23	1	20
Jim Copeland	2	3	1	9	0	10
John Giesler	1	3	0	20	0	16
Jean Barrett	1	1	0	7	0	6
Tom Glassic	0	2	0	4	0	2
Marcus Degley	0	1	0	19	0	14
Victor Hicks	0	1	0	22	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Hornsby	1	13
James Hunter	1	13
Ron Lee	1	13
Phil Wise	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	2	14
Ira Matthews	1	11
Leotis Harris	1	5
Bob Jury	1	3

Participation

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Casper	23	48	---	---	5	76
Ken Stabler	24	51	---	---	---	75
Dave Lapham	21	44	---	---	5	70
Cliff Branch	20	45	---	---	4	69
Art Shell	21	48	---	---	---	69
Thomas Brahaney	21	40	---	---	5	66
Joe Devlin	21	43	---	---	---	64
Ted Albrecht	20	44	---	---	---	64
Jack Tatum	---	---	26	22	1	49
Bobby Jones	8	29	---	---	12	49
Prentice McCray	---	---	23	18	2	43
Tommie Towns	10	32	---	---	---	42
Rod Perry	---	---	24	18	---	42
Dewey Selmon	---	---	20	20	2	42
Ken Johnson	---	---	21	19	---	40
Norm Thompson	---	---	19	18	2	39
L.C. Greenwood	---	---	20	15	3	38
Gerald Tinker	14	18	---	---	6	38
Billie Hayes	---	---	22	16	---	38
Henry Reed	---	---	22	15	---	37
Clyde Werner	---	---	18	16	2	36
Ron Lee	9	14	---	---	13	36
James Hunter	---	---	11	10	13	34
Jim Bailey	---	---	16	13	---	29
Bob Pollard	---	---	13	13	3	29
Jerome Moriarty	6	10	---	---	13	29
Jerry Eckwood	10	19	---	---	---	29
Don McFarland	6	15	---	---	5	26
Horace Ivory	12	14	---	---	---	26
Phil Wise	---	---	10	6	8	24
Ike Hill	2	11	---	---	10	23
Mike Voight	6	15	---	---	2	23
Jim Clack	4	12	---	---	5	21
Jim Romaniszyn	---	---	5	5	11	21
Steve Young	6	9	---	---	5	20
Jim Bertelsen	0	0	---	---	18	18
Will Foster	---	---	7	2	9	18
Ian Lyons	---	---	5	7	5	17
Jim Merlo	---	---	7	4	4	15
Ron Hornsby	---	---	0	0	13	13
Joe Ehrmann	---	---	7	4	1	12
Jerry Reese	---	---	1	1	10	12
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Doug Burrell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeb Blount	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Gradishar	---	---	23	49	2	74
Tom Jackson	---	---	23	50	1	74
Billy Thompson	---	---	18	46	---	64
Mike Davis	---	---	19	41	---	60
Ray Easterling	---	---	15	41	1	57
Karl Lorch	---	---	21	33	1	55
Ernie Jackson	---	---	18	32	1	51
Graham Spreen	---	---	17	33	1	51
Ed Beckman	21	17	---	---	13	51
Zack Lang	---	---	11	37	1	49
Pat Ryan	27	22	---	---	---	49
Daryl White	23	20	---	---	5	48
Victor Hicks	22	15	---	---	8	45
Willie Parker	22	19	---	---	1	42
Dave Scott	23	15	---	---	4	42
William Semple	---	---	11	13	17	41
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	13	24	3	40
Bruce Huther	---	---	10	19	10	39
Ernie Dodge	---	---	11	27	---	38
George Franklin	16	16	---	---	6	38
Judson Flint	---	---	5	21	12	38
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	14	18	5	37
John Giesler	20	16	---	---	---	36
Rick Upchurch	15	12	---	---	8	35
Cullen Bryant	12	5	---	---	16	33
Marcus Degley	19	14	---	---	---	33
Josh Lane	---	---	8	25	---	33
Mario Nakamura	---	---	15	15	3	33
Ted Brown	16	10	---	---	4	30
Danny Buggs	10	6	---	---	13	29
Duriel Harris	11	15	---	---	3	29
Bob Jury	---	---	7	16	3	26
Ira Matthews	8	7	---	---	11	26
Johnny Perkins	4	7	---	---	14	25
Jim Copeland	9	10	---	---	5	24
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	3	18	---	21
Leotis Harris	8	8	---	---	5	21
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	1	1	13	15
Jean Barrett	7	6	---	---	---	13
Tom Glassic	4	2	---	---	5	11
Larry Polowski	---	---	1	2	3	6
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rob Clune	---	---	0	0	2	2
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Livingston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	57	5.7
Middle	11	47	4.3
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	51	4.3
Middle	5	11	2.2
Right	10	64	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Stabler	50	29	5	2	1	9	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	21	11	1	0	2	0	5	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	113	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	96	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	15	5	127	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	42	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	38	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	53	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cliff Branch	12	4	0	80	1	45
TE Dave Casper	10	6	0	52	0	48
WR Tommie Towns	9	6	1	112	3	32
WR Bobby Jones	8	5	0	55	1	29
WR Gerald Tinker	6	4	0	47	0	18
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	0	17	0	10
WR Ike Hill	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Ron Lee	1	1	0	5	0	14
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	0	14	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	4	2	0	36	0	6
WR Duriel Harris	4	2	2	42	1	15
WR Rick Upchurch	3	1	0	13	0	12
WR Johnny Perkins	3	1	0	8	0	7
TE Ed Beckman	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Ira Matthews	2	2	0	3	0	7
FB Ted Brown	2	2	0	15	0	10
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	0	13	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Eckwood	3	5	1.67	1.30
Horace Ivory	2	7	3.50	6.82

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Franklin	2	8	4.00	5.50
Ted Brown	1	1	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Stabler	8	6	47	5.88	7.64

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dave Casper	3	2	11	3.67	5.20
WR Cliff Branch	2	1	19	9.50	6.67
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	8	8.00	8.50
FB Ron Lee	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	4	4.00	6.88

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Voight	1	1
Jerry Eckwood	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cullen Bryant	2	1
Ted Brown	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Stabler	14	10	10

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dave Casper	5	4	4
WR Tommie Towns	4	3	3
WR Cliff Branch	2	1	1
WR Bobby Jones	2	2	2
WR Gerald Tinker	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Upchurch	2	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0
RB Ira Matthews	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)