Week 10, 1981

played in Cincinnati, OH

36 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Oilers	3	0	3	0	-	6
Cincinnati Bengals	0	10	10	14	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:13 HOU - John Smith 28 field goal
2Q: 09:12 CIN - Ronald Dunk 47 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CIN - Terry LeCount 8 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)
3Q: 15:00 CIN - Lemar Parrish 92 kickoff return (Ronald Dunk extra point)
3Q: 11:58 HOU - John Smith 44 field goal
3Q: 05:34 CIN - Ronald Dunk 20 field goal
4Q: 13:13 CIN - Leonard Thompson 8 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 05:50 CIN - Doug Kotar 4 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:13 HOU - John Smith 28 field goal
2Q: 09:12 CIN - Ronald Dunk 47 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CIN - Terry LeCount 8 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)
3Q: 15:00 CIN - Lemar Parrish 92 kickoff return (Ronald Dunk extra point)
3Q: 11:58 HOU - John Smith 44 field goal
3Q: 05:34 CIN - Ronald Dunk 20 field goal
4Q: 13:13 CIN - Leonard Thompson 8 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 05:50 CIN - Doug Kotar 4 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 5-4 4-4-1
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 176 326
- Offensive Plays 52 68
- Yards per Play 3.38 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 105 90
- Rushing Attempts 12 26
- Yards per Rush 8.75 3.46
Net Passing Yards 71 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 10 - 3 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 115 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/44 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 1.78 5.62
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/39 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 7/168 3/131
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 41
Time of Possession 23:42 36:18

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	5-4	4-4-1
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	176	326
- Offensive Plays	52	68
- Yards per Play	3.38	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	105	90
- Rushing Attempts	12	26
- Yards per Rush	8.75	3.46
Net Passing Yards	71	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 10 - 3	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	115	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/44	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	1.78	5.62
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/39	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	7/168	3/131
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 41
Time of Possession	23:42	36:18

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:41	2:37	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
1	11:29	2:32	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
1	5:14	4:06	OWN 35	9	54	Field Goal
2	14:26	1:45	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
2	9:06	2:40	OWN 27	8	27	Interception
2	3:01	0:24	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
2	1:49	1:31	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	14:43	2:52	OWN 31	6	42	Field Goal
3	5:26	1:10	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	13:07	3:06	OWN 35	5	13	Punt
4	8:31	0:31	OWN 23	4	0	Interception
4	5:41	2:00	OWN 18	3	14	Fumble

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	0:35	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
1	8:57	3:43	OWN 25	7	47	Missed FG
1	1:08	1:42	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	12:41	3:35	OWN 44	6	26	Field Goal
2	6:26	3:25	OWN 40	6	19	Punt
2	2:37	0:48	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 29	1	14	Half
3	11:51	6:25	OWN 17	14	80	Field Goal
3	4:16	6:09	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
4	10:01	1:30	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	8:00	2:19	OPP 21	5	21	Touchdown
4	3:41	3:41	OPP 32	6	26	Game

Game MVP: Bubba Baker, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Amos Lawrence	8	64	8.00	18	2
Duane Thomas	3	30	10.00	12	2
Otis Armstrong	1	11	11.00	11	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Kotar	11	34	3.09	6	0	1
Kenny Lewis	11	32	2.91	9	0	0
Doug Williams	2	10	5.00	7	0	0
Marcus Mickus	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Pete Johnson	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Moroski	32	10	115	8/44	0	21	3	4.0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	36	24	241	3/19	2	32	0	104.0
Marcus Mickus	3	2	14	0/0	0	9	0	77.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Carrol	5	9	49	9.80	5	16
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	3	31	15.50	2	21
WR Louis Carter	2	10	14	7.00	0	8
WR Karl Farmer	1	8	21	21.00	0	21
TE Terry Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tinker Owens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ahmad Rashad	6	8	44	7.33	5	14	0
WR Terry LeCount	4	6	43	10.75	10	17	1
TE Pete Johnson	3	4	10	3.33	2	6	0
WR Drew Hill	3	3	63	21.00	27	32	0
WR Chy Davidson	3	3	14	4.67	5	5	0
TE Keith Krepfle	2	4	29	14.50	2	18	0
WR Leonard Thompson	2	6	19	9.50	0	11	1
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Joe Senser	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Kenny Lewis	1	3	27	27.00	23	27	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Lyle Blackwood	1	9	9.00
CB Lemar Parrish	1	10	10.00
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Moroski	2	0	0
Otis Armstrong	1	0	0
Terry Carrol	1	0	0
Ron Essink	0	2	0
Wayne Wilson	0	1	0
Melvin Jackson	0	0	1
Bob Fisher	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lemar Parrish	2	1	0
Dwayne Crump	0	1	0
Mike Reinfeldt	0	1	0
Jeff Yeates	0	0	1
Bubba Baker	0	0	1
Ray Griffin	0	0	1
Mike Harden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	6	238	39.7	36.5	50	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	4	185	46.3	37.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Carrol	1	6	6.0	0
Ron Brandon	1	10	10.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	6	152	25.3	0
Vern Roberson	1	16	16.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	3	131	43.7	1

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Braziel	9	1	1.0	18	31
S Ron Brandon	7	0	0.0	21	36
S Charlie Phillips	6	2	0.0	18	35
DE Horace Jones	5	0	0.5	17	36
DT Harris Malinowski	4	1	1.0	22	27
OLB Scott Studwell	4	2	0.5	20	26
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	3	0.0	19	32
CB Kerry Reardon	3	1	0.0	13	19
CB Nelson Munsey	2	2	0.0	17	22
OLB Robin Cole	2	1	0.0	16	19
WR Karl Farmer	2	0	---	---	---
DE Mike Stensrud	2	0	0.0	22	33
S Steve Foley	1	3	0.0	15	31
CB Jeris White	1	1	0.0	15	33
WR Terry Carrol	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0.0	17	25
OLB Dale Mitchell	0	1	0.0	7	13
S Vern Roberson	0	1	0.0	9	10

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lemar Parrish	7	0	0.0	9	33
DE Bubba Baker	4	0	3.5	10	35
DE Jeff Yeates	2	1	1.5	10	29
S Lyle Blackwood	2	1	0.0	12	33
ILB Pat Hughes	2	0	0.0	4	9
CB Mike Reinfeldt	2	0	0.0	7	21
ILB Reggie Wilkes	2	0	0.0	4	15
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1	2	1.0	7	36
ILB Lance Mehl	1	2	1.0	9	27
DE Neil Elshire	1	0	1.0	3	12
DT Steve Furness	1	1	0.0	9	19
DT R.J. Crozier	1	0	0.0	4	25
ILB Rik Bonness	1	0	0.0	2	14
S Mike Burns	1	0	0.0	1	8
CB Ray Griffin	1	0	0.0	10	20
CB Mike Harden	1	0	0.0	6	26
S Dwayne Crump	0	1	0.0	12	33
S Randy Hughes	0	1	0.0	4	11
ILB Cliff Thrift	0	1	0.0	8	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Harris Malinowski	1.0	0	1	27
OLB Robert Braziel	1.0	0	1	31
DE Horace Jones	0.5	1	0	36
OLB Scott Studwell	0.5	0	0	26
ILB Randy McClanahan	0.0	2	0	32
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	1	25

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bubba Baker	3.5	2	4	5	35
DE Jeff Yeates	1.5	0	1	1	29
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1.0	0	2	3	36
ILB Lance Mehl	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Neil Elshire	1.0	0	0	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	4	0	36
OLB Robert Braziel	4	0	31
S Charlie Phillips	4	0	35
CB Nelson Munsey	3	0	22
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	0	32
CB Jeris White	2	1	33
DE Mike Stensrud	2	0	33
S Steve Foley	1	1	31
CB Kerry Reardon	1	0	19
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	19
DE Horace Jones	1	0	36
OLB Scott Studwell	0	1	26

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lemar Parrish	6	0	1	33
S Lyle Blackwood	1	0	1	33
ILB Rik Bonness	1	0	0	14
ILB Reggie Wilkes	1	0	0	15
CB Mike Harden	1	0	0	26
CB Mike Reinfeldt	0	2	0	21
S Dwayne Crump	0	1	0	33
S Mike Burns	0	1	0	8
CB Ray Griffin	0	1	0	20
ILB Cliff Thrift	0	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louis Bullard	2	3	8	1	31
Robert Jackson	1	3	9	0	34
Ron Essink	1	1	9	5	35
Desmond Cribbs	1	1	10	1	36
Jon Keyworth	0	1	4	0	21
Terry Nelson	0	1	9	0	20
Randy Clark	0	1	5	0	12
Steve Wright	0	1	5	0	12
Ron Saul	0	0	11	1	36

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Carter	2	3	7	0	5
Darrell Austin	1	4	22	0	41
Dennis Swilley	1	3	19	1	37
George Starke	1	2	23	1	32
Tyrell Sampson	1	2	21	0	33
Ron Springs	1	2	6	0	4
Keith Krepfle	1	1	21	0	27
Pete Johnson	1	1	13	0	26
Andrew Gissinger	0	5	20	1	37
Ray Donaldson	0	1	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Fisher	1	18
Wayne Wilson	1	15
Terry Carrol	1	14
Jon Keyworth	1	12
Melvin Jackson	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Springs	5	18
Mike Reinfeldt	1	17
Don Hasselbeck	1	17
Joe Senser	1	17
Jerry Blanton	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Brandon	---	---	21	36	8	65
Robert Braziel	---	---	18	31	13	62
Mike Stensrud	---	---	22	33	3	58
Jeris White	---	---	15	33	9	57
Harris Malinowski	---	---	22	27	8	57
Steve Foley	---	---	15	31	11	57
Charlie Phillips	---	---	18	35	3	56
Horace Jones	---	---	17	36	3	56
Ron Saul	11	36	---	---	8	55
Randy McClanahan	---	---	19	32	3	54
Mike Moroski	12	40	---	---	2	54
Terry Carrol	10	27	---	---	14	51
Robert Jackson	9	34	---	---	8	51
Scott Studwell	---	---	20	26	4	50
Dick Leftridge	---	---	17	30	1	48
Desmond Cribbs	10	36	---	---	---	46
Kerry Reardon	---	---	13	19	13	45
Ron Essink	9	35	---	---	---	44
Dexter Manley	---	---	17	25	2	44
Nelson Munsey	---	---	17	22	3	42
Louis Bullard	8	31	---	---	---	39
Jon Keyworth	4	21	---	---	12	37
Robin Cole	---	---	16	19	2	37
Vern Roberson	---	---	9	10	17	36
Ronald Fitzgerald	8	25	---	---	---	33
Louis Carter	5	26	---	---	---	31
Terry Nelson	9	20	---	---	---	29
Karl Farmer	6	20	---	---	3	29
Dale Mitchell	---	---	7	13	8	28
Amos Lawrence	8	20	---	---	---	28
Duane Thomas	3	20	---	---	3	26
Bob Fisher	2	6	---	---	18	26
Randy Clark	5	12	---	---	8	25
Steve Wright	5	12	---	---	8	25
Otis Armstrong	1	1	---	---	22	24
Tinker Owens	1	10	---	---	13	24
Wayne Wilson	3	4	---	---	15	22
Melvin Jackson	3	4	---	---	8	15
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	3	3	8	14
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Van Green	---	---	0	0	3	3
John Small	---	---	0	1	---	1
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tommie Burns	---	---	0	0	---	0
Wade Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrell Austin	22	41	---	---	1	64
Tyrell Sampson	21	33	---	---	7	61
Dennis Swilley	19	37	---	---	1	57
Doug Williams	18	39	---	---	---	57
Andrew Gissinger	20	37	---	---	---	57
George Starke	23	32	---	---	---	55
Keith Krepfle	21	27	---	---	6	54
Lemar Parrish	---	---	9	33	12	54
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	12	33	7	52
Drew Hill	20	31	---	---	---	51
Dwayne Crump	---	---	12	33	2	47
Bubba Baker	---	---	10	35	2	47
Mike Reinfeldt	---	---	7	21	17	45
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	7	36	2	45
Kenny Lewis	15	28	---	---	---	43
Doug Kotar	11	14	---	---	17	42
Pete Johnson	13	26	---	---	2	41
Cliff Thrift	---	---	8	31	2	41
Ahmad Rashad	14	24	---	---	2	40
Jeff Yeates	---	---	10	29	1	40
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	4	15	21	40
Lance Mehl	---	---	9	27	3	39
Don Hasselbeck	7	14	---	---	17	38
R.J. Crozier	---	---	4	25	6	35
Terry LeCount	14	21	---	---	---	35
Mike Harden	---	---	6	26	2	34
Leonard Thompson	4	14	---	---	14	32
Ray Griffin	---	---	10	20	2	32
Fred Quillan	9	15	---	---	7	31
Steve Furness	---	---	9	19	2	30
Randy Hughes	---	---	4	11	13	28
Ron Springs	6	4	---	---	18	28
Ray Donaldson	9	10	---	---	7	26
Chy Davidson	4	6	---	---	13	23
Neil Elshire	---	---	3	12	7	22
Rik Bonness	---	---	2	14	4	20
Joe Senser	1	1	---	---	17	19
David Carter	7	5	---	---	6	18
Jerry Blanton	---	---	1	3	14	18
Pat Hughes	---	---	4	9	4	17
Marcus Mickus	8	3	---	---	---	11
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Burns	---	---	1	8	---	9
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	48	12.0
Middle	2	18	9.0
Right	6	39	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	8	19	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Moroski	32	10	2	3	1	5	8	9	3

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	36	24	3	3	1	2	3	0	0
Marcus Mickus	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	22	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	51	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	14	2	42	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	37	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	107	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	69	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	42	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Carter	10	2	0	14	0	26
WR Terry Carrol	9	5	1	49	0	27
WR Karl Farmer	8	1	0	21	1	20
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	2	0	31	1	25
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	20
WR Tinker Owens	1	0	0	0	0	10

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ahmad Rashad	8	6	0	44	0	24
WR Leonard Thompson	6	2	1	19	0	14
WR Terry LeCount	6	4	0	43	0	21
TE Keith Krepfle	4	2	0	29	0	27
TE Pete Johnson	4	3	0	10	0	26
WR Drew Hill	3	3	0	63	2	31
RB Kenny Lewis	3	1	0	27	1	28
WR Chy Davidson	3	3	0	14	0	6
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	0	-2	0	14
TE Joe Senser	1	1	0	8	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Amos Lawrence	1	1	1.00	8.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Kotar	4	13	3.25	3.09
Doug Williams	1	7	7.00	5.00
Kenny Lewis	1	2	2.00	2.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Moroski	1	1	6	6.00	3.59

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	4	2	16	4.00	6.69
Marcus Mickus	3	2	14	4.67	4.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Carrol	1	1	6	6.00	5.44

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leonard Thompson	3	1	8	2.67	3.17
WR Terry LeCount	2	2	17	8.50	7.17
RB Kenny Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Chy Davidson	1	1	5	5.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Duane Thomas	3	1
Amos Lawrence	3	2

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Kotar	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Moroski	4	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	13	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Karl Farmer	2	0
WR Terry Carrol	1	1
WR Louis Carter	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Keith Krepfle	3	2	2
WR Ahmad Rashad	3	2	1
WR Leonard Thompson	2	1	1
TE Pete Johnson	2	1	1
TE Joe Senser	1	1	0
WR Drew Hill	1	1	1
RB Kenny Lewis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)