Week 7, 1980

played in Tennessee, AL

67 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	3	0	-	10
Tennessee Titans	3	21	3	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:53 DEN - Rick Upchurch 82 punt return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 06:08 TEN - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal
2Q: 14:02 TEN - Wilbert Montgomery 64 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 08:10 TEN - Calvin Hickman 33 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 03:41 TEN - Todd Christensen 1 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 12:15 TEN - Benny Ricardo 50 field goal
3Q: 04:53 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 40 field goal
4Q: 11:23 TEN - Benny Ricardo 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:53 DEN - Rick Upchurch 82 punt return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 06:08 TEN - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal
2Q: 14:02 TEN - Wilbert Montgomery 64 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 08:10 TEN - Calvin Hickman 33 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 03:41 TEN - Todd Christensen 1 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 12:15 TEN - Benny Ricardo 50 field goal
3Q: 04:53 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 40 field goal
4Q: 11:23 TEN - Benny Ricardo 27 field goal

Team Statistics DEN TEN
Record 0-6 4-3
First Downs 12 21
- by Rushing 1 3
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 288 467
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 4.50 7.30
Net Rushing Yards 87 83
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 3.95 2.52
Net Passing Yards 201 384
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 0 30 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 222 389
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.79 12.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 12.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 9/62
Punt Returns/Yards 2/90 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:46 32:14

Team Statistics	DEN	TEN
Record	0-6	4-3
First Downs	12	21
- by Rushing	1	3
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	288	467
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	4.50	7.30
Net Rushing Yards	87	83
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	3.95	2.52
Net Passing Yards	201	384
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 0	30 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	222	389
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.79	12.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	12.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	9/62
Punt Returns/Yards	2/90	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:46	32:14

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:42	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	12:14	1:51	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
1	6:02	4:34	OWN 20	7	46	Missed FG
1	0:44	1:20	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	13:44	2:49	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
2	7:56	1:06	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	3:34	1:21	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 30	3	11	Half
3	12:09	7:22	OWN 20	14	57	Field Goal
3	2:37	1:51	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	11:18	1:48	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
4	6:42	2:01	OWN 24	7	59	Fumble
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 6	9	54	Downs

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:18	1:32	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
1	12:46	0:32	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
1	10:23	4:21	OWN 18	8	68	Field Goal
1	1:28	0:44	OWN 41	2	3	Interception
2	14:24	0:40	OWN 29	2	71	Touchdown
2	10:55	2:59	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
2	6:50	3:16	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	2:13	1:49	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 20	6	47	Field Goal
3	4:47	2:10	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	0:46	4:28	OWN 36	10	54	Field Goal
4	9:30	2:48	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	4:41	2:46	OWN 29	5	14	Punt

Game MVP: Gary Huff, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cullen Bryant	11	65	5.91	29	1
George Franklin	9	14	1.56	4	0
Jeff Gainey	2	8	4.00	5	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	26	56	2.15	11	2
Jumbo Asher	6	24	4.00	9	0
Edward McIntyre	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Gainey	36	24	222	4/21	0	20	0	83.3
Turk Schonert	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	30	21	389	1/5	3	64	2	118.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Upchurch	7	9	74	10.57	7	17
WR Charlie Wade	6	8	42	7.00	3	20
TE Earl Cooper	4	6	46	11.50	7	18
TE Lorenzo Jasso	2	4	8	4.00	0	5
WR Johnny Perkins	2	2	33	16.50	4	19
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Doug Winslow	1	2	15	15.00	13	15
RB George Franklin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Ken Payne	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
FB Mike Guman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Hickman	5	6	105	21.00	33	33	1
TE Todd Christensen	5	5	53	10.60	19	24	1
FB Boobie Clark	4	5	47	11.75	7	18	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	8	112	28.00	54	64	1
WR Hugh Stopek	3	4	72	24.00	6	51	0
RB Earl Campbell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ron Cassidy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	0.00	0
S Mike Davis	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	0	0	0
Lorenzo Jasso	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jumbo Asher	1	0	0
Kendrick Sullivan	0	1	1
Craig Fulcher	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	8	337	42.1	37.0	54	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	5	242	48.4	36.6	51	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	90	45.0	1

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Asher	4	21	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	2	52	26.0	0
Rick Upchurch	2	41	20.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rusty Rebowe	7	0	0.0	20	18
S Mike Davis	6	4	0.0	22	21
OLB Bruce Huther	5	0	0.0	10	8
DE Mario Nakamura	4	2	0.0	22	17
ILB Larry McGrew	3	2	0.5	21	22
DT Steve Niehaus	3	1	0.0	20	20
DE Bill Barnett	3	1	0.0	21	19
CB Tony Leonard	3	0	0.0	7	11
CB Mark Lee	3	0	0.0	23	25
ILB Terry Hopper	2	1	0.0	12	9
S Bob Gregor	2	1	0.0	11	14
CB Derrick Hatchett	2	1	0.0	28	24
OLB Larry Keller	2	0	0.0	18	11
CB Ernie Jackson	1	2	0.0	23	22
DE Karl Lorch	1	1	0.0	25	18
DT Josh Lane	1	1	0.0	20	19
S Bob Jury	1	1	0.0	25	20
DE Doug Martin	1	1	0.0	12	12
S William Semple	1	0	0.0	13	13
T Marcus Degley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stan Holloway	1	0	0.0	2	5
DE Mark Mullaney	0	1	0.5	8	13

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jerry Holmes	8	3	0.0	20	40
S Frank Reed	6	2	0.0	19	40
CB Ken Sawyer	5	1	0.0	19	33
ILB Mike Hunt	4	2	1.0	14	22
OLB Jack Ham	4	1	0.0	10	25
S Bill Simpson	3	2	0.0	17	39
DT Rickey McBeal	3	2	0.0	12	24
S Kendrick Sullivan	3	0	0.0	10	31
DE Bill Kollar	2	2	2.0	20	33
DT Doug English	2	1	0.5	10	18
CB Jerome Dove	2	1	0.0	20	34
CB Ronnie Covington	2	0	0.0	4	14
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	1	0.5	15	33
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	0	0.0	15	20
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	0.0	2	9
OLB Donnie Thomas	1	0	0.0	5	6
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Bruce Clark	0	2	0.0	9	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mark Mullaney	0.5	0	1	13
ILB Larry McGrew	0.5	0	0	22
DE Mario Nakamura	0.0	1	0	17
DT Steve Niehaus	0.0	0	1	20

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Kollar	2.0	2	1	33
ILB Mike Hunt	1.0	0	0	22
DT Doug English	0.5	1	3	18
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.5	1	0	33
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	1	1	24
DE Phil Dokes	0.0	1	0	9
ILB Jack Reynolds	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Rusty Rebowe	5	1	0	18
OLB Bruce Huther	3	0	0	8
S Mike Davis	2	0	1	21
CB Tony Leonard	2	0	0	11
CB Derrick Hatchett	2	0	0	24
OLB Stan Holloway	2	0	0	5
CB Mark Lee	2	0	0	25
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	1	22
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0	9
S Bob Jury	1	0	0	20

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerry Holmes	4	0	40
S Frank Reed	3	2	40
S Kendrick Sullivan	3	0	31
CB Ronnie Covington	2	1	14
OLB Jack Ham	2	0	25
CB Ken Sawyer	2	0	33
S Bill Simpson	2	0	39
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	9
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	24
CB Jerome Dove	1	0	34
OLB Donnie Thomas	1	0	6
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	22
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leotis Harris	1	2	17	0	33
Elvis Keyworth	1	1	16	1	35
Jim Leonard	1	1	8	0	18
Willie Parker	0	7	15	0	29
Marcus Degley	0	3	20	2	31
Daryl White	0	3	13	1	29
Sam Rohde	0	1	9	0	13
Tom Glassic	0	1	5	0	9
Earl Cooper	0	1	14	0	24

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	2	7	30	0	28
John Riggins	1	2	23	0	13
Keith Dorney	0	6	27	0	23
Pete Adams	0	5	26	1	23
Andy Dawson	0	5	30	0	27
Stephen Johnstone	0	3	30	0	24
Dave Studdard	0	2	6	0	8
Boobie Clark	0	1	26	0	19
Vincent Forbes	0	1	7	0	8
Angelo Fields	0	1	3	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Jasso	2	18
Rickey Claitt	1	16
William Semple	1	11
Jeff Bostic	1	6

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Reynolds	2	25
Kendrick Sullivan	2	25
Jerry Holmes	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Gainey	21	40	---	---	2	63
Rick Upchurch	15	31	---	---	11	57
Marcus Degley	20	31	---	---	4	55
Derrick Hatchett	---	---	28	24	3	55
Willie Parker	15	29	---	---	10	54
Cullen Bryant	13	15	---	---	25	53
Daryl White	13	29	---	---	10	52
Elvis Keyworth	16	35	---	---	---	51
Mike Guman	11	22	---	---	18	51
Charlie Wade	12	24	---	---	14	50
Leotis Harris	17	33	---	---	---	50
Mark Lee	---	---	23	25	2	50
Karl Lorch	---	---	25	18	6	49
Ernie Jackson	---	---	23	22	3	48
Lorenzo Jasso	11	19	---	---	18	48
Larry McGrew	---	---	21	22	5	48
Bob Jury	---	---	25	20	2	47
Bill Barnett	---	---	21	19	7	47
Mike Davis	---	---	22	21	3	46
Earl Cooper	14	24	---	---	8	46
Mario Nakamura	---	---	22	17	4	43
Steve Niehaus	---	---	20	20	2	42
Josh Lane	---	---	20	19	2	41
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	20	18	3	41
William Semple	---	---	13	13	11	37
Tony Leonard	---	---	7	11	19	37
Jim Leonard	8	18	---	---	10	36
George Franklin	9	25	---	---	1	35
Larry Keller	---	---	18	11	4	33
Johnny Perkins	8	15	---	---	10	33
Terry Hopper	---	---	12	9	11	32
Bruce Huther	---	---	10	8	13	31
Ken Payne	13	16	---	---	1	30
Rickey Claitt	3	10	---	---	16	29
Bob Gregor	---	---	11	14	2	27
Jeff Bostic	7	13	---	---	6	26
Doug Winslow	1	9	---	---	15	25
Doug Martin	---	---	12	12	1	25
Tom Glassic	5	9	---	---	10	24
Mark Mullaney	---	---	8	13	2	23
Sam Rohde	9	13	---	---	---	22
Stan Holloway	---	---	2	5	1	8
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	5	5
Turk Schonert	1	2	---	---	---	3
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerry Holmes	---	---	20	40	12	72
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	10	31	25	66
Ken Sawyer	---	---	19	33	13	65
Andy Dawson	30	27	---	---	8	65
Stephen Johnstone	30	24	---	---	8	62
Gary Huff	30	31	---	---	---	61
Frank Reed	---	---	19	40	2	61
Jack Reynolds	---	---	15	20	25	60
Kris Wheeler	30	28	---	---	1	59
Wilbert Montgomery	19	22	---	---	18	59
Boobie Clark	26	19	---	---	13	58
Bill Simpson	---	---	17	39	2	58
Bill Kollar	---	---	20	33	3	56
Jerome Dove	---	---	20	34	---	54
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	15	33	4	52
Keith Dorney	27	23	---	---	2	52
John Riggins	23	13	---	---	14	50
Pete Adams	26	23	---	---	---	49
Calvin Hickman	20	26	---	---	---	46
Jumbo Asher	7	13	---	---	25	45
Earl Campbell	26	18	---	---	---	44
Rickey McBeal	---	---	12	24	4	40
Todd Christensen	9	13	---	---	17	39
Jack Ham	---	---	10	25	3	38
Mike Hunt	---	---	14	22	2	38
Ronnie Covington	---	---	4	14	18	36
Doug English	---	---	10	18	6	34
Hugh Stopek	15	16	---	---	---	31
Sidney Thornton	6	5	---	---	14	25
Dominic Winstead	---	---	11	12	---	23
Edward McIntyre	12	8	---	---	3	23
Bruce Clark	---	---	9	12	1	22
Phil Dokes	---	---	7	9	4	20
Reggie Mathis	---	---	3	8	9	20
Angelo Fields	3	7	---	---	8	18
Ron Cassidy	2	2	---	---	13	17
Craig Fulcher	---	---	2	9	5	16
Vincent Forbes	7	8	---	---	---	15
Dave Studdard	6	8	---	---	---	14
Aaron Buchanan	3	3	---	---	7	13
Donnie Thomas	---	---	5	6	1	12
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Dennard	3	4	---	---	---	7
Randy Hedberg	3	0	---	---	3	6
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	48	5.3
Middle	4	13	3.3
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	24	60	2.5
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Gainey	36	24	1	1	3	3	5	6	0
Turk Schonert	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	30	21	7	2	1	1	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	70	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	96	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	39	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	105	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	136	15.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	148	24.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Upchurch	9	7	0	74	0	31
WR Charlie Wade	8	6	2	42	1	24
TE Earl Cooper	6	4	0	46	0	24
WR Ken Payne	4	0	1	0	0	16
TE Lorenzo Jasso	4	2	0	8	0	19
WR Doug Winslow	2	1	0	15	0	9
WR Johnny Perkins	2	2	0	33	0	15
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	0	1	0	15
RB George Franklin	1	1	0	3	0	25
FB Mike Guman	1	0	0	0	0	22

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery	8	4	0	112	2	22
WR Calvin Hickman	6	5	0	105	2	26
FB Boobie Clark	5	4	0	47	0	19
TE Todd Christensen	5	5	0	53	1	13
WR Hugh Stopek	4	3	0	72	2	16
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Ron Cassidy	1	0	1	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	3	1	0.33	2.15
Jumbo Asher	1	4	4.00	4.00
Edward McIntyre	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Gainey	1	0	0	0.00	6.17

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	5	3	30	6.00	12.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lorenzo Jasso	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Christensen	2	2	12	6.00	10.60
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0	0.00	18.00
WR Calvin Hickman	1	1	18	18.00	17.50
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0	0.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Gainey	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	0
Jumbo Asher	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Gainey	14	11	6
Turk Schonert	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Wade	4	3	1
WR Rick Upchurch	4	4	4
WR Johnny Perkins	2	2	1
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	0
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0
RB George Franklin	1	1	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	2
WR Hugh Stopek	2	1	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	300 (3,300)