Week 6, 1980

played in Denver, CO

53 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	3	7	7	-	17
Denver Broncos	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:37 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 26 field goal
2Q: 01:26 HOU - John Smith 24 field goal
3Q: 13:41 HOU - Orlando Whiteman 74 punt return (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 01:18 HOU - Nelson Munsey 93 interception return (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:37 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 26 field goal
2Q: 01:26 HOU - John Smith 24 field goal
3Q: 13:41 HOU - Orlando Whiteman 74 punt return (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 01:18 HOU - Nelson Munsey 93 interception return (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 4-1 0-5
First Downs 13 14
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 227 284
- Offensive Plays 56 63
- Yards per Play 4.05 4.51
Net Rushing Yards 152 62
- Rushing Attempts 42 19
- Yards per Rush 3.62 3.26
Net Passing Yards 75 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 14 - 13 - 0 44 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 75 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.36 5.05
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/89 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 3/118 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 32:02 27:58

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	4-1	0-5
First Downs	13	14
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	227	284
- Offensive Plays	56	63
- Yards per Play	4.05	4.51
Net Rushing Yards	152	62
- Rushing Attempts	42	19
- Yards per Rush	3.62	3.26
Net Passing Yards	75	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	14 - 13 - 0	44 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	75	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.36	5.05
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/89	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	3/118	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 21
Time of Possession	32:02	27:58

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 35	4	19	Punt
1	8:24	3:32	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
2	13:32	4:36	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
2	6:50	5:30	OPP 42	11	35	Field Goal
3	11:04	6:09	OWN 21	11	32	Punt
3	2:05	4:28	OWN 6	8	42	Punt
4	6:30	4:20	OWN 36	6	24	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 45	2	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	4:05	OWN 9	10	45	Punt
1	4:52	6:20	OWN 20	13	71	Field Goal
2	8:56	2:06	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 28	3	8	Half
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
3	13:32	2:28	OWN 29	4	32	Interception
3	4:55	2:50	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
4	12:37	6:07	OWN 20	12	57	Interception
4	2:10	1:01	OWN 20	5	36	Interception
4	1:09	0:41	OWN 43	4	2	Downs

Game MVP: Robert Jackson, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Rogers	24	100	4.17	19	3
Wilbur Jackson	11	30	2.73	5	0
Wayne Wilson	3	10	3.33	5	0
Mike Moroski	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Jewerl Thomas	2	14	7.00	9	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rickey Claitt	10	38	3.80	13	2
Cullen Bryant	8	16	2.00	4	0
George Franklin	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Moroski	14	13	75	0/0	0	21	0	89.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	44	24	222	0/0	0	29	3	40.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Wilbur Jackson	2	2	0	0.00	0	3
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	5	2.50	0	3
TE Bob Fisher	2	2	11	5.50	3	9
WR Isaac Curtis	1	1	16	16.00	1	16
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	21	21.00	10	21
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Billy Campfield	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Butch Stark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ken Payne	6	9	80	13.33	9	29
WR Rick Upchurch	5	10	43	8.60	2	16
WR Johnny Perkins	3	4	11	3.67	0	6
WR Charlie Wade	2	7	28	14.00	0	19
TE Victor Hicks	2	3	27	13.50	26	24
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Lorenzo Jasso	1	2	18	18.00	0	18
FB Ted Brown	1	2	1	1.00	2	1
RB Rickey Claitt	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
FB Mike Guman	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Earl Cooper	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nelson Munsey	1	93	93.00	1
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	0.00	0
S Vern Roberson	1	25	25.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	6	271	45.2	31.8	53	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	4	186	46.5	25.5	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	2	89	44.5	1

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	1	30	30.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	4	107	26.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	7	2	18	40
OLB Scott Studwell	6	3	15	39
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	3	15	32
S Steve Foley	4	0	12	25
S Vern Roberson	4	0	9	28
OLB Robert Braziel	3	2	7	15
CB Jeris White	3	1	15	33
CB David Gray	2	2	8	29
OLB Robin Cole	2	1	2	3
S Terry Jackson	2	1	14	31
CB Nelson Munsey	1	3	10	28
DE Dick Leftridge	1	1	11	25
DT Curley Culp	1	0	13	33
DE Mike St. Clair	1	0	15	29
DE Mike Stensrud	1	0	7	16
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	4	8
DE Mike Calhoun	0	1	4	15

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	8	0	0.0	31	10
ILB Terry Hopper	6	3	0.0	17	6
DE Mario Nakamura	5	3	0.0	27	9
OLB Rusty Rebowe	5	3	0.0	12	3
CB Tony Leonard	4	3	0.0	27	13
S Mike Davis	4	1	0.0	34	10
S Bob Jury	3	2	0.0	34	11
DT Josh Lane	3	1	0.0	16	5
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	4	0.0	32	10
CB Mark Lee	2	3	0.0	30	11
OLB Bruce Huther	2	1	0.0	30	10
CB Ernie Jackson	2	0	0.0	30	11
OLB Larry Keller	2	0	0.0	18	2
DE Karl Lorch	1	1	0.0	38	13
S William Semple	1	1	0.0	30	13
DE Mark Mullaney	1	1	0.0	21	7
DT Steve Niehaus	1	1	0.0	10	2
DE Doug Martin	1	1	0.0	25	8
WR Charlie Wade	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Curley Culp	0.0	0	2	0	33

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Karl Lorch	0.0	0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	4	0	0	39
S Vern Roberson	3	0	1	28
S Steve Foley	3	0	0	25
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	1	0	32
CB Jeris White	2	0	0	33
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0	3
CB David Gray	2	0	0	29
S Ron Brandon	1	1	0	40
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	1	15
DE Dick Leftridge	1	0	0	25
DE Mike St. Clair	1	0	0	29
S Terry Jackson	1	0	0	31
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0	8
CB Nelson Munsey	0	0	1	28

Denver	Caught	PPlay
CB Tony Leonard	3	13
OLB Bruce Huther	2	10
S Bob Jury	2	11
CB Mark Lee	2	11
ILB Larry McGrew	2	10
CB Ernie Jackson	1	11
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Robert Jackson	5	10	0	38	13
Ted Petersen	3	6	1	35	14
Ron Saul	2	4	0	41	14
Ron Essink	1	2	0	16	3
Desmond Cribbs	0	7	0	36	14
Melvin Jackson	0	4	0	27	11
Randy Clark	0	2	0	7	0
Terry Nelson	0	1	0	26	6
Tom Gallimore	0	1	0	16	3
Dave Lafary	0	1	0	10	1
Wayne Wilson	0	1	0	23	7
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	15	3

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Burt Prince	2	3	16	32
Willie Parker	1	8	16	33
Daryl White	1	1	17	41
Sam Rohde	0	2	14	24
Leotis Harris	0	2	16	34
Marcus Degley	0	1	10	35
Tom Glassic	0	1	3	10
Mike Guman	0	1	9	28

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	2	11
Tom Gallimore	1	13
Bob Fisher	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rusty Rebowe	1	22
Ted Brown	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Brandon	---	---	18	40	3	61
Ron Saul	41	14	---	---	4	59
Robert Jackson	38	13	---	---	7	58
Mike Moroski	42	14	---	---	---	56
Scott Studwell	---	---	15	39	1	55
Terry Jackson	---	---	14	31	9	54
Desmond Cribbs	36	14	---	---	1	51
Jeris White	---	---	15	33	2	50
Randy McClanahan	---	---	15	32	2	49
Ted Petersen	35	14	---	---	---	49
Bob Fisher	27	9	---	---	12	48
Curley Culp	---	---	13	33	1	47
Mike St. Clair	---	---	15	29	2	46
Vern Roberson	---	---	9	28	7	44
David Gray	---	---	8	29	5	42
Melvin Jackson	27	11	---	---	2	40
Dick Leftridge	---	---	11	25	3	39
Wayne Wilson	23	7	---	---	9	39
Nelson Munsey	---	---	10	28	---	38
Steve Foley	---	---	12	25	---	37
Bill Acker	---	---	12	24	1	37
Terry Nelson	26	6	---	---	4	36
Wilbur Jackson	12	10	---	---	13	35
Steve Rogers	30	4	---	---	---	34
Tom Gallimore	16	3	---	---	13	32
Butch Stark	14	7	---	---	10	31
Mike Bell	---	---	8	19	4	31
Mike Thomas	19	8	---	---	2	29
Jewerl Thomas	15	3	---	---	11	29
Robert Braziel	---	---	7	15	6	28
Mike Stensrud	---	---	7	16	4	27
Billy Campfield	20	6	---	---	---	26
Ron Essink	16	3	---	---	7	26
Mike Calhoun	---	---	4	15	1	20
Dave Lafary	10	1	---	---	7	18
Perry Brooks	---	---	6	11	---	17
Orlando Whiteman	5	5	---	---	6	16
Isaac Curtis	3	2	---	---	10	15
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	4	8	3	15
Randy Clark	7	0	---	---	7	14
Dale Mitchell	---	---	4	1	6	11
Robin Cole	---	---	2	3	1	6
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Turk Schonert	19	44	---	---	---	63
Daryl White	17	41	---	---	2	60
Tony Leonard	---	---	27	13	19	59
Karl Lorch	---	---	38	13	7	58
Willie Parker	16	33	---	---	5	54
Rick Upchurch	14	30	---	---	10	54
Mike Davis	---	---	34	10	7	51
William Semple	---	---	30	13	7	50
Leotis Harris	16	34	---	---	---	50
Ken Payne	10	27	---	---	12	49
Burt Prince	16	32	---	---	---	48
Bob Jury	---	---	34	11	1	46
Marcus Degley	10	35	---	---	---	45
Mike Guman	9	28	---	---	7	44
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	32	10	1	43
Sam Rohde	14	24	---	---	4	42
Mark Lee	---	---	30	11	1	42
Larry McGrew	---	---	31	10	1	42
Ernie Jackson	---	---	30	11	---	41
Bruce Huther	---	---	30	10	1	41
Cullen Bryant	8	19	---	---	11	38
Mario Nakamura	---	---	27	9	2	38
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	12	3	22	37
Lorenzo Jasso	9	21	---	---	6	36
Doug Martin	---	---	25	8	2	35
Charlie Wade	12	22	---	---	---	34
Terry Hopper	---	---	17	6	6	29
Mark Mullaney	---	---	21	7	1	29
Doug Winslow	7	11	---	---	8	26
Johnny Perkins	4	16	---	---	5	25
Rickey Claitt	10	13	---	---	---	23
Earl Cooper	7	13	---	---	3	23
Josh Lane	---	---	16	5	1	22
Larry Keller	---	---	18	2	---	20
Victor Hicks	2	6	---	---	11	19
Tom Glassic	3	10	---	---	5	18
Jeff Bostic	3	11	---	---	4	18
Ted Brown	2	8	---	---	7	17
Steve Niehaus	---	---	10	2	2	14
George Franklin	1	6	---	---	4	11
Elvis Keyworth	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	22	65	3.0
Right	7	44	6.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	35	3.2
Middle	3	9	3.0
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Moroski	14	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	44	24	2	6	7	2	2	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	40	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	30	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	57	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	75	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	66	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Wilbur Jackson	2	2	0	0	10
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	5	0	8
TE Bob Fisher	2	2	11	0	9
WR Isaac Curtis	1	1	16	0	2
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	21	1	6
WR Butch Stark	1	0	0	0	7
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	8	0	5
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	14	0	3
WR Billy Campfield	1	1	3	0	6
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	-1	0	7
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	-2	0	3

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Upchurch	10	5	3	43	0	30
WR Ken Payne	9	6	1	80	1	27
WR Charlie Wade	7	2	0	28	0	22
WR Johnny Perkins	4	3	0	11	0	16
TE Victor Hicks	3	2	1	27	1	6
TE Lorenzo Jasso	2	1	0	18	0	21
FB Ted Brown	2	1	0	1	0	8
RB Rickey Claitt	2	1	1	3	0	13
TE Earl Cooper	2	0	1	0	0	13
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	0	3	0	19
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	0	9	0	11
FB Mike Guman	1	1	0	-1	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Rogers	2	6	3.00	4.17
Wilbur Jackson	1	5	5.00	2.73

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Moroski	3	2	2	0.67	5.36

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	3	2	8	2.67	5.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	0.00
WR Butch Stark	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Payne	1	1	4	4.00	8.89
WR Charlie Wade	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	4	4.00	4.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Rogers	5	4
Wilbur Jackson	4	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
George Franklin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Moroski	5	4	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	14	11	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Curtis	1	1	1
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	1	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1
WR Butch Stark	1	0	0
TE Bob Fisher	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Upchurch	6	4	3
WR Ken Payne	3	3	3
WR Charlie Wade	2	1	1
WR Johnny Perkins	2	2	0
TE Lorenzo Jasso	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)