Exhibition Week 4, 1974

played in Atlanta, GA

64 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	0	0	0	-	0
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:44 ATL - Vince Wilkerson 1 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
4Q: 02:32 ATL - Mack Herron 66 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:44 ATL - Vince Wilkerson 1 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
4Q: 02:32 ATL - Mack Herron 66 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)

Team Statistics HOU ATL
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 12 18
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 228 270
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 3.40 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 76 150
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards per Rush 3.04 5.36
Net Passing Yards 152 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 2 35 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 174 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.62 3.24
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/36 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 4/40
Kick Returns/Yards 3/46 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:09 29:51

Team Statistics	HOU	ATL
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	12	18
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	228	270
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	3.40	4.15
Net Rushing Yards	76	150
- Rushing Attempts	25	28
- Yards per Rush	3.04	5.36
Net Passing Yards	152	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 2	35 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	174	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.62	3.24
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/36	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	4/40
Kick Returns/Yards	3/46	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:09	29:51

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 29	6	30	Punt
1	6:26	3:29	OWN 7	6	20	Punt
1	2:04	2:36	OWN 18	5	21	Punt
2	11:48	3:14	OWN 16	8	35	Interception
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 28	3	8	Half
3	11:44	4:36	OWN 33	10	53	Missed FG
3	4:36	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	1:09	1:17	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	13:24	2:49	OWN 12	5	16	Punt
4	9:39	1:24	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
4	6:42	1:57	OPP 38	3	6	Missed FG
4	4:18	1:46	OPP 33	4	-1	Downs
4	2:15	0:58	OWN 24	4	16	Interception
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 40	4	-5	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	4:39	OWN 20	9	30	Punt
1	2:57	0:53	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	14:28	2:40	OWN 28	6	17	Punt
2	8:34	7:58	OWN 33	18	67	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 41	6	26	Fumble
3	7:08	2:32	OWN 24	5	33	Punt
3	3:13	2:04	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	14:52	1:28	OPP 44	3	-1	Punt
4	10:35	0:56	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
4	8:15	1:33	OWN 28	3	17	Interception
4	4:45	0:27	OWN 39	2	-15	Interception
4	2:32	0:17	OWN 34	1	66	Touchdown
4	1:17	0:41	OPP 41	3	8	Missed FG

Game MVP: Randy Crowder, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Olds	11	39	3.55	20	1
Kendall McKinley	8	33	4.13	11	1
Unknown	4	3	0.75	2	0
Larry Cipa	2	1	0.50	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mack Herron	16	106	6.63	66	1	1
Vince Wilkerson	9	28	3.11	7	0	1
Wayne England	2	12	6.00	10	1	0
Buddy Ursino	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Cipa	21	15	144	0/0	0	23	1	70.3
Unknown	17	6	30	4/22	0	9	1	19.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Buddy Ursino	21	13	80	2/15	0	15	2	29.9
Wayne England	14	7	55	0/0	0	11	0	60.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Kendall McKinley	5	5	40	8.00	3	20
WR Mercury Duncan	4	9	44	11.00	9	22
WR Irving Royer	3	6	34	11.33	0	16
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	6	3.00	0	4
Unknown	2	6	29	14.50	5	23
TE Tom Gallimore	2	3	8	4.00	2	5
FB Vince Kendrick	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Bill Olds	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Butch Stark	1	3	6	6.00	1	6
WR Billy Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Paul Seymour	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charley Young	5	9	36	7.20	1	11
WR Ken Grandberry	4	9	13	3.25	2	6
TE Willie Frazier	3	3	21	7.00	7	11
WR Dick Gordon	3	6	28	9.33	1	15
RB Mack Herron	2	2	3	1.50	0	4
WR Bo Rather	2	3	23	11.50	6	14
TE Zach Muirbrook	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Lionel Summers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeris White	2	18	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Allan Ellis	1	4	4.00	0
OLB John Pergine	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Unknown	3	0	0
Bill Olds	0	1	0
Larry Stallings	0	1	0
Jabar Green	0	1	0
Butch Stark	0	1	0
Curley Culp	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Mack Herron	1	0
Randy Crowder	0	2
Allan Ellis	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	7	297	42.4	33.9	53	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	7	281	40.1	36.9	43	5

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	1	2	2.0	0
Irving Royer	1	1	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	2	25	12.5	0
Bernie Jackson	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall McKinley	2	33	16.5	0
Billy Johnson	1	13	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Gordon	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Prentice McCray	8	2	0.0	26	37
OLB Larry Stallings	7	4	1.0	26	35
DE Elvin Bethea	6	3	1.0	24	36
ILB Bob Stein	5	5	0.0	24	37
DT Curley Culp	5	0	0.0	26	35
CB Nelson Munsey	4	2	0.0	27	36
OLB Dave Robinson	3	0	0.0	23	28
CB Jackie Wallace	3	0	0.0	25	33
CB Jeris White	2	2	0.0	25	37
S Kendrick Sullivan	2	0	0.0	5	10
CB Tommie Burns	1	1	0.0	23	33
DE Bert Askson	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1	0	0.0	3	2
TE Tom Gallimore	1	0	---	---	---
WR Irving Royer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ike Delgado	0	1	0.0	3	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tom MacLeod	9	1	1.0	23	39
CB Randy Logan	7	1	0.0	23	38
CB Rolland Lawrence	6	1	0.0	22	38
DT Randy Crowder	5	0	2.5	25	38
OLB John Pergine	4	0	0.0	22	37
OLB Clyde Werner	4	0	0.0	17	26
DE Bennie Tapeh	3	1	0.5	25	42
CB Allan Ellis	2	3	0.0	20	40
S Bernie Jackson	2	2	0.0	23	38
S Ralph McGill	2	0	0.0	19	35
OLB Ken Mitchell	2	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Richie Minter	1	1	0.0	7	9
WR Bo Rather	1	0	---	---	---
WR Charley Young	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Nate Crane	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Carl Wafer	0	1	0.0	21	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	1.0	0	1	36
OLB Larry Stallings	1.0	0	0	35
OLB Dave Robinson	0.0	1	0	28
Unknown	0.0	1	0	21
DT Curley Culp	0.0	0	1	35

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Crowder	2.5	1	0	0	38
ILB Tom MacLeod	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Bennie Tapeh	0.5	0	0	0	42
OLB Clyde Werner	0.0	0	1	3	26
OLB John Pergine	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Prentice McCray	4	0	0	37
OLB Larry Stallings	3	2	0	35
CB Nelson Munsey	3	1	0	36
ILB Bob Stein	3	1	0	37
CB Jackie Wallace	3	1	0	33
CB Jeris White	2	0	2	37
DE Elvin Bethea	1	0	0	36
DT Curley Culp	1	0	0	35
Unknown	0	7	0	21
S Kendrick Sullivan	0	1	0	10

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rolland Lawrence	4	1	0	38
ILB Tom MacLeod	4	1	0	39
OLB Clyde Werner	3	0	0	26
OLB John Pergine	2	0	1	37
S Ralph McGill	2	0	0	35
OLB Ken Mitchell	2	0	0	9
CB Allan Ellis	1	4	1	40
CB Randy Logan	1	3	0	38
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0	9
S Nate Crane	1	0	0	4
S Bernie Jackson	0	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Cribbs	1	4	19	0	23
Jabar Green	1	3	14	2	31
Ron Saul	1	3	15	0	19
Tom Banks	1	1	17	0	26
Winston Hill	0	4	15	0	31
Unknown	0	3	17	1	28
Jon Keyworth	0	1	12	0	14
Fred Sturt	0	0	13	1	33

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Kunz	3	6	0	20	1	32
Kyle Mathis	2	4	0	15	1	12
Matt Atkins	2	2	0	20	0	23
Jeff Van Note	1	4	0	26	0	30
Willie Frazier	1	2	1	17	0	15
Mickey Gmerek	1	1	0	6	0	3
Ted Fritsch	0	3	0	18	0	26
Wally Watson	0	2	0	12	0	8
Travis Roach	0	1	0	13	0	25
Zach Muirbrook	0	1	0	3	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Kendrick	2	13
Kendall McKinley	1	13
Jon Keyworth	1	6
Tom Banks	1	3

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Ford	2	11
Mack Herron	1	17
Ken Mitchell	1	17
Zach Muirbrook	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommie Burns	---	---	23	33	17	73
Prentice McCray	---	---	26	37	2	65
Nelson Munsey	---	---	27	36	2	65
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	26	36	1	63
Larry Stallings	---	---	26	35	2	63
Jeris White	---	---	25	37	1	63
Curley Culp	---	---	26	35	1	62
Jackie Wallace	---	---	25	33	4	62
Elvin Bethea	---	---	24	36	1	61
Bob Stein	---	---	24	37	---	61
Irving Royer	16	36	---	---	7	59
Fred Sturt	13	33	---	---	8	54
Jabar Green	14	31	---	---	9	54
Unknown	17	28	---	---	9	54
Dave Robinson	---	---	23	28	2	53
Kendall McKinley	10	26	---	---	13	49
Winston Hill	15	31	---	---	1	47
Mercury Duncan	16	31	---	---	---	47
Tom Banks	17	26	---	---	3	46
Desmond Cribbs	19	23	---	---	1	43
Unknown	---	---	14	21	7	42
Bob Newton	15	19	---	---	7	41
Tom Gallimore	13	16	---	---	9	38
Butch Stark	15	20	---	---	2	37
Larry Cipa	14	21	---	---	---	35
Ron Saul	15	19	---	---	---	34
Unknown	---	---	11	21	2	34
Jon Keyworth	12	14	---	---	6	32
Bill Olds	15	16	---	---	---	31
Paul Seymour	8	8	---	---	15	31
Billy Johnson	1	8	---	---	16	25
Vince Kendrick	3	6	---	---	13	22
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	3	2	17	22
Terry Nelson	2	8	---	---	11	21
Bill Windauer	---	---	4	5	8	17
Maurice Patton	---	---	6	3	8	17
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	5	10	---	15
Bert Askson	---	---	4	1	7	12
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	4	1	2	7
Quinn Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ike Delgado	---	---	3	1	1	5
Al Cowlings	---	---	2	1	---	3
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mario Galloway	---	---	2	0	---	2
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bennie Tapeh	---	---	25	42	2	69
Bernie Jackson	---	---	23	38	7	68
Randy Crowder	---	---	25	38	3	66
Allan Ellis	---	---	20	40	5	65
Tom MacLeod	---	---	23	39	3	65
Randy Logan	---	---	23	38	2	63
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	22	38	2	62
John Pergine	---	---	22	37	2	61
Carl Wafer	---	---	21	38	2	61
George Kunz	20	32	---	---	8	60
Mack Herron	18	22	---	---	17	57
Ralph McGill	---	---	19	35	2	56
Jeff Van Note	26	30	---	---	---	56
Charley Young	23	32	---	---	1	56
Dick Gordon	18	25	---	---	11	54
Ted Fritsch	18	26	---	---	8	52
Jon Morris	16	29	---	---	6	51
Ken Grandberry	19	29	---	---	1	49
Clyde Werner	---	---	17	26	2	45
Matt Atkins	20	23	---	---	---	43
Travis Roach	13	25	---	---	2	40
Willie Frazier	17	15	---	---	7	39
Buddy Ursino	16	23	---	---	---	39
Charlie Ford	---	---	8	17	11	36
Kyle Mathis	15	12	---	---	8	35
Lionel Summers	13	21	---	---	---	34
Ken Mitchell	---	---	6	9	17	32
Wally Watson	12	8	---	---	8	28
Bo Rather	8	14	---	---	5	27
Wayne England	12	14	---	---	1	27
Ernie McGee	---	---	5	2	17	24
Zach Muirbrook	3	8	---	---	12	23
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	4	4	13	21
Mark Van Eeghen	5	9	---	---	6	20
Richie Minter	---	---	7	9	2	18
Vince Wilkerson	10	7	---	---	---	17
Nate Crane	---	---	2	4	11	17
Mickey Gmerek	6	3	---	---	7	16
Jorge Ballard	---	---	3	4	4	11
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fred Willis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Earl Edwards	---	---	0	4	---	4
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Rowe	---	---	0	0	---	0
John Zook	---	---	0	0	---	0
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	54	4.2
Middle	10	19	1.9
Right	1	4	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	75	25.0
Middle	21	67	3.2
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Cipa	21	15	3	0	0	3	2	2	1
Unknown	17	6	0	1	1	7	0	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Buddy Ursino	21	13	0	1	1	3	0	0	2
Wayne England	14	7	0	2	0	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	49	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	65	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	43	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	63	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Duncan	9	4	0	44	1	31
Unknown	6	2	0	29	1	21
WR Irving Royer	6	3	1	34	0	36
RB Kendall McKinley	5	5	0	40	1	26
WR Butch Stark	3	1	0	6	0	20
TE Tom Gallimore	3	2	0	8	0	16
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	0	6	0	8
WR Billy Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Vince Kendrick	1	1	0	5	0	6
FB Bill Olds	1	1	0	2	0	16
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	0	0	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ken Grandberry	9	4	1	13	29
WR Charley Young	9	5	0	36	32
WR Dick Gordon	6	3	0	28	25
TE Willie Frazier	3	3	0	21	15
WR Bo Rather	3	2	0	23	14
RB Mack Herron	2	2	0	3	22
WR Lionel Summers	2	0	0	0	21
TE Zach Muirbrook	1	1	0	11	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mack Herron	2	7	3.50	6.63
Vince Wilkerson	2	3	1.50	3.11
Buddy Ursino	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Unknown	3	1	5	1.67	1.76

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Buddy Ursino	3	2	4	1.33	3.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Vince Kendrick	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
Unknown	1	0	0	0.00	4.83

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Grandberry	2	2	4	2.00	1.44
WR Dick Gordon	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Cipa	1	0
Unknown	1	0
Kendall McKinley	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Herron	2	1
Wayne England	1	1
Buddy Ursino	1	1
Vince Wilkerson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Unknown	8	3	0
Larry Cipa	7	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Buddy Ursino	7	4	2
Wayne England	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kendall McKinley	4	4	2
Unknown	3	2	1
WR Irving Royer	3	1	1
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	0
WR Butch Stark	2	0	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Grandberry	3	2	1
WR Charley Young	3	1	0
WR Bo Rather	2	1	1
TE Willie Frazier	1	1	0
RB Mack Herron	1	1	1
TE Zach Muirbrook	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)