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Tennessee Titans
Houston Oilers
@
Washington Commanders
Washington Redskins
Date
September 2, 1979
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
TEN 29 — WAS 27 F

Stadium

Capacity: 64,000

Broadcast

Announcers

Jim Simpson, John Brodie

Summary

On the ground, Benny Malone paced WAS with 58. Through the air, Jean Fugett led WAS with 55.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat HOU WAS
First Downs 21 14
Rush-Yds-TDs 45-199-2 34-142-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-30-176-1-3 7-14-123-2-1
Sacked-Yards 1-10 2-19
Net Pass Yards 166 104
Total Yards 365 246
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2
Turnovers 3 3
Penalties-Yards 5-44 6-55

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat HOU WAS
First Downs 21 14
Rush-Yds-TDs 45-199-2 34-142-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-30-176-1-3 7-14-123-2-1
Sacked-Yards 1-10 2-19
Net Pass Yards 166 104
Total Yards 365 246
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2
Turnovers 3 3
Penalties-Yards 5-44 6-55

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Oilers Toni Fritsch 41 yard field goal 3-0
Oilers Toni Fritsch 46 yard field goal 6-0
2 Redskins Mark Moseley 27 yard field goal 6-3
Redskins Jean Fugett 8 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) 6-10
Redskins Benny Malone 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) 6-17
3 Oilers Earl Campbell 13 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) 13-17
Redskins Jean Fugett 30 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) 13-24
4 Redskins Mark Moseley 39 yard field goal 13-27
Oilers Billy Johnson 14 yard pass from Dan Pastorini 19-27
Oilers Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal 22-27
Oilers Earl Campbell 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) 29-27

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