1978 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/30/1978 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-33 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48921 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Lyle Alzado | 77 | RDE | 6-3 | 254 | 29 | Yankton | 1 | 1 |
| Otis Armstrong | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 28 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Bryan | 64 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 23 | Duke | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Canada | 35 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Rubin Carter | 68 | NT | 6-0 | 254 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Barney Chavous | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 27 | South Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Bucky Dilts | 10 | P | 5-9 | 183 | 25 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 30 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Evans | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 217 | 25 | Mississippi College | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 43 | RCB | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Glassic | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 254 | 24 | Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Gradishar | 53 | RILB | 6-3 | 233 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| John Grant | 63 | DE | 6-3 | 235 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Maurice Harvey | 27 | CB | 5-10 | 189 | 22 | Ball State | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Howard | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Brigham Young | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Hyde | 65 | OT | 6-3 | 255 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Bernie Jackson | 29 | WS | 6-0 | 173 | 28 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Jackson | 57 | ROLB | 5-11 | 220 | 27 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Keyworth | 32 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Vince Kinney | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 22 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 41 | RB | 5-11 | 196 | 24 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Maples | 50 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 36 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Claudie Minor | 71 | LOT | 6-4 | 278 | 27 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego CC; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Moore | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 29 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 7 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 35 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 25 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 32 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Nairne | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 227 | 24 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Neville | 76 | ROT | 6-4 | 252 | 35 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 28 | Houston | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Pane | 23 | CB | 5-11 | 184 | 25 | Chabot JC; Chico State | 1 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 222 | 26 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Bowling Green State | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Rizzo | 59 | LILB | 6-1 | 220 | 28 | Merchant Marine | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Swenson | 51 | LOLB | 6-3 | 222 | 25 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Thompson | 36 | SS | 6-1 | 200 | 32 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 1 | 1 |
| Godwin Turk | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | California; Southern University | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Turner | 15 | K | 6-2 | 206 | 37 | Utah State | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 173 | 26 | Indian Hills JC; Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 40/42 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 32 | Angelo State; Texas-El Paso | 1 | 0 |
| Louis Wright | 20 | LCB | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | Arizona State; Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 33 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:39 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3/14 21.4% | 1/2 50.0% | 8 | 104 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:21 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6/14 42.9% | 3/4 75.0% | 11 | 88 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Preston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Turner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 33 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Weese | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Jon Keyworth | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 87 | 3.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 153 | 3.8 | 18 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Weese | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 8 | 118 | 7.4 | 14.8 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 30 | 88 | 74.5 |
| Craig Morton | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 34 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 80.4 |
| Bucky Dilts | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 10 | 168 | 7.6 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 37 | 131 | 79.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 12 | 272 | 9.4 | 17.0 | 45t | 2 | 6.9 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 95.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dolbin | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Haven Moses | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Dave Preston | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Rob Lytle | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 168 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 272 | 17.0 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Swenson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Thompson | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Dilts | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 176 | 29.3 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 176 | 29.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 42 | 21.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 28 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Chris Pane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 30 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 | 37.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 0 |
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