Week 1, 1974

played in Houston, TX

79 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Jacksonville Jaguars	3	10	3	0	-	16
Houston Oilers	0	7	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 JAX - Ernest Spivey 35 field goal
2Q: 10:09 JAX - Robert Newhouse 5 run (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 04:03 HOU - Bill Olds 2 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 00:08 JAX - Ernest Spivey 36 field goal
3Q: 09:09 HOU - Jon Keyworth 3 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
3Q: 04:26 JAX - Ernest Spivey 44 field goal
4Q: 09:32 HOU - Irving Royer 16 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 02:08 HOU - Quinn Newsome 20 run (Jessie Becker extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 JAX - Ernest Spivey 35 field goal
2Q: 10:09 JAX - Robert Newhouse 5 run (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 04:03 HOU - Bill Olds 2 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 00:08 JAX - Ernest Spivey 36 field goal
3Q: 09:09 HOU - Jon Keyworth 3 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
3Q: 04:26 JAX - Ernest Spivey 44 field goal
4Q: 09:32 HOU - Irving Royer 16 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 02:08 HOU - Quinn Newsome 20 run (Jessie Becker extra point)

Team Statistics JAX HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 10 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 244 374
- Offensive Plays 56 68
- Yards per Play 4.36 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 82 102
- Rushing Attempts 18 34
- Yards per Rush 4.56 3.00
Net Passing Yards 162 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 0 32 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 181 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.26 8.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 10/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:25 32:35

Team Statistics	JAX	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	10	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	244	374
- Offensive Plays	56	68
- Yards per Play	4.36	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	82	102
- Rushing Attempts	18	34
- Yards per Rush	4.56	3.00
Net Passing Yards	162	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 0	32 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	181	286
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.26	8.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	10/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:25	32:35

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 28	5	13	Punt
1	9:05	3:41	50	6	32	Field Goal
1	3:20	2:47	OWN 5	5	31	Punt
2	12:29	1:37	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
2	10:09	0:06	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
2	3:57	3:57	OWN 26	8	55	Field Goal
3	9:02	4:41	OWN 33	10	40	Field Goal
3	2:45	2:10	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
4	14:41	1:38	OPP 26	3	-3	Punt
4	9:27	2:05	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
4	2:00	1:18	OWN 20	6	9	Downs

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	2:39	OWN 6	8	51	Fumble
1	5:24	2:04	OWN 30	4	19	Punt
1	0:33	3:04	OWN 27	6	11	Punt
2	10:52	0:43	OWN 13	2	12	Fumble
2	10:03	6:06	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:58	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
3	4:21	1:36	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	0:35	0:54	OWN 13	3	-4	Interception
4	13:03	3:36	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	7:22	5:22	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
4	0:42	0:42	OPP 29	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Lynn Dickey, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lydell Mitchell	11	46	4.18	11	1	0
Alonzo Becker	6	31	5.17	14	1	0
Robert Newhouse	1	5	5.00	5	0	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Olds	21	49	2.33	12	2	1
Quinn Newsome	9	49	5.44	20	1	1
Kendall McKinley	3	5	1.67	4	0	0
Lynn Dickey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Domres	35	20	181	3/19	0	21	0	71.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	32	23	286	2/14	2	38	1	107.0

Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Harrison Davis	5	10	50	10.00	0	20
RB Alonzo Becker	5	5	22	4.40	0	8
RB Lydell Mitchell	4	5	24	6.00	15	13
WR Marlin Briscoe	2	4	26	13.00	0	16
TE Raymond Chester	1	1	12	12.00	5	12
FB Robert Newhouse	1	1	17	17.00	12	17
WR Speedy Thomas	1	6	9	9.00	0	9
WR Melvin Wilber	1	2	21	21.00	0	21
TE Artie Francis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Johnson	5	9	99	19.80	12	38	0
WR Butch Stark	5	7	48	9.60	1	14	0
WR Mercury Duncan	4	6	66	16.50	9	26	0
FB Bill Olds	2	2	15	7.50	10	12	0
RB Cliff Taylor	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
WR Irving Royer	2	2	22	11.00	0	16	1
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eldridge Small	1	14	14.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Jacksonville	Recov	Force
Manny Fernandez	1	1
Tony Greene	1	0
Kurt Sexson	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lynn Dickey	1	0	0	0
Bill Olds	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Fabian	6	262	43.7	36.2	58	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	3	117	39.0	39.0	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Spivey	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eldridge Small	2	47	23.5	0
Tony Greene	1	21	21.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Taylor	2	49	24.5	0
Billy Johnson	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andy Collins	9	1	0.0	28	27
DT Manny Fernandez	7	1	0.0	31	33
OLB Matt Blair	5	2	0.0	32	32
CB Ron Bolton	5	1	0.0	30	31
CB Tony Greene	5	1	0.0	25	27
CB Leo Fairley	4	1	0.0	21	22
CB Eldridge Small	3	3	0.0	32	29
S Mike Wagner	3	1	0.0	33	33
DE Aaron Brown	2	2	0.5	27	28
DT Randy Davison	2	3	0.0	13	8
ILB Randal Rhett	2	2	0.0	17	14
DE Harry Weis	2	0	0.0	7	6
ILB Kurt Sexson	1	1	1.0	4	5
DE Ed Jones	1	2	0.5	28	33
DT Paul Godfrey	1	0	0.0	26	28
S Spencer Brubaker	1	0	0.0	10	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gray Schreiber	8	0	0.0	16	34
DE Al Cowlings	6	1	1.0	18	35
CB Nelson Munsey	6	1	0.0	17	37
DT Curley Culp	4	0	0.0	17	37
DE Elvin Bethea	3	1	1.5	18	37
OLB Jim Cheyunski	3	3	0.0	17	37
S Ron Brandon	3	1	0.0	17	36
CB Jeris White	2	0	0.0	17	34
OLB Dave Robinson	1	2	0.5	17	24
S Prentice McCray	1	1	0.0	4	20
OLB Larry Stallings	1	1	0.0	18	38
G Bob Newton	1	0	---	---	---
G Ron Saul	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jimmy Bernard	1	0	0.0	1	2
RB Kendall McKinley	1	0	---	---	---
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	0.0	15	30
ILB Maurice Patton	0	1	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Jacksonville	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Kurt Sexson	1.0	0	5
DE Ed Jones	0.5	1	33
DE Aaron Brown	0.5	0	28
DT Manny Fernandez	0.0	1	33

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	1.5	0	2	2	37
DE Al Cowlings	1.0	1	0	0	35
OLB Dave Robinson	0.5	1	2	0	24
DT Curley Culp	0.0	0	1	1	37
OLB Larry Stallings	0.0	0	1	1	38
CB Nelson Munsey	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ron Bolton	5	1	0	31
OLB Andy Collins	5	1	0	27
OLB Matt Blair	4	0	0	32
CB Eldridge Small	3	0	1	29
CB Tony Greene	2	1	0	27
CB Leo Fairley	2	0	0	22
S Mike Wagner	1	0	0	33
S Spencer Brubaker	1	0	0	11
ILB Randal Rhett	0	1	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nelson Munsey	6	1	37
CB Gray Schreiber	5	1	34
CB Jeris White	2	1	34
S Ron Brandon	1	1	36
DE Al Cowlings	1	0	35
DT Curley Culp	1	0	37
S Prentice McCray	1	0	20
OLB Dave Robinson	1	0	24
OLB Larry Stallings	1	0	38
ILB Jimmy Bernard	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Kolb	3	3	15	1	27
Ed Fisher	2	2	15	0	22
Rich Saul	1	4	17	0	27
Jimmie Burks	1	3	13	0	29
Raymond Chester	1	1	13	0	20
Joe De Lamielleure	0	2	13	0	26
Tommy Lyons	0	1	8	1	23
Robert Newhouse	0	1	8	0	22
Dave Thompson	0	1	3	0	14
Aaron Buchanan	0	0	1	1	11

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Saul	3	8	0	32	0	31
Winston Hill	2	7	1	29	0	33
Desmond Cribbs	2	6	0	32	0	33
Bob Newton	1	4	0	26	0	27
Fred Sturt	1	3	0	14	0	11
Tom Banks	1	2	0	30	2	28
Paul Seymour	0	2	0	19	0	11
Dan Peiffer	0	1	0	3	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Lamar Daniels	2	20
Alonzo Becker	2	6
Wilbert Martin	1	17
Dave Thompson	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Kendrick	2	12
Jon Keyworth	1	4

Participation

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Bolton	---	---	30	31	8	69
Mike Wagner	---	---	33	33	3	69
Eldridge Small	---	---	32	29	5	66
Matt Blair	---	---	32	32	1	65
Manny Fernandez	---	---	31	33	---	64
Ed Jones	---	---	28	33	---	61
Aaron Brown	---	---	27	28	2	57
Tony Greene	---	---	25	27	5	57
Marty Domres	18	38	---	---	---	56
Paul Godfrey	---	---	26	28	1	55
Andy Collins	---	---	28	27	---	55
Harrison Davis	12	29	---	---	11	52
Rich Saul	17	27	---	---	2	46
Leo Fairley	---	---	21	22	---	43
Ed Fisher	15	22	---	---	6	43
Jon Kolb	15	27	---	---	---	42
Jimmie Burks	13	29	---	---	---	42
Joe De Lamielleure	13	26	---	---	1	40
Tommy Lyons	8	23	---	---	9	40
Raymond Chester	13	20	---	---	6	39
Randal Rhett	---	---	17	14	8	39
Robert Newhouse	8	22	---	---	6	36
Lydell Mitchell	11	22	---	---	1	34
Wilbert Martin	6	11	---	---	17	34
Speedy Thomas	9	23	---	---	---	32
Artie Francis	4	12	---	---	16	32
Spencer Brubaker	---	---	10	11	10	31
Alonzo Becker	7	15	---	---	6	28
Dave Thompson	3	14	---	---	9	26
Melvin Wilber	9	17	---	---	---	26
Marlin Briscoe	8	16	---	---	1	25
Keith Wortman	5	11	---	---	9	25
Ed Porcher	3	3	---	---	16	22
Randy Davison	---	---	13	8	1	22
Lamar Daniels	0	0	---	---	20	20
Evan Jolitz	---	---	2	2	15	19
Aaron Buchanan	1	11	---	---	3	15
Harry Weis	---	---	7	6	2	15
Mitchell Wooden	---	---	2	3	7	12
Kurt Sexson	---	---	4	5	1	10
Herb Prior	---	---	0	1	7	8
Ken Johnson	---	---	6	1	---	7
Ernest Spivey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Russell Fabian	0	0	---	---	6	6
Korey Francis	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Brandon	---	---	17	36	16	69
Lynn Dickey	34	34	---	---	---	68
Nelson Munsey	---	---	17	37	12	66
Desmond Cribbs	32	33	---	---	---	65
Winston Hill	29	33	---	---	1	63
Ron Saul	32	31	---	---	---	63
Tom Banks	30	28	---	---	3	61
Larry Stallings	---	---	18	38	3	59
Elvin Bethea	---	---	18	37	3	58
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	17	37	4	58
Curley Culp	---	---	17	37	3	57
Al Cowlings	---	---	18	35	3	56
Bob Newton	26	27	---	---	2	55
Jeris White	---	---	17	34	3	54
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	15	30	9	54
Billy Johnson	18	24	---	---	11	53
Butch Stark	22	27	---	---	4	53
Gray Schreiber	---	---	16	34	2	52
Dave Robinson	---	---	17	24	10	51
Cliff Taylor	16	20	---	---	14	50
Mercury Duncan	17	22	---	---	---	39
Bill Olds	22	15	---	---	---	37
Terry Nelson	14	11	---	---	10	35
Paul Seymour	19	11	---	---	5	35
Jon Keyworth	18	12	---	---	4	34
Prentice McCray	---	---	4	20	9	33
Fred Sturt	14	11	---	---	3	28
Vince Kendrick	7	4	---	---	12	23
Kendall McKinley	3	6	---	---	12	21
Irving Royer	3	6	---	---	10	19
Quinn Newsome	9	9	---	---	---	18
Tom Gallimore	2	3	---	---	12	17
Kerry Webster	4	6	---	---	3	13
Mario Galloway	---	---	2	3	8	13
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	0	1	10	11
Maurice Patton	---	---	3	7	1	11
Dan Peiffer	3	1	---	---	3	7
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	1	2	4	7
Ike Delgado	---	---	0	0	7	7
Bill Windauer	---	---	0	0	6	6
Leo Brooks	---	---	0	5	---	5
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bert Askson	---	---	1	1	1	3
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	6	38	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	31	2.6
Middle	14	23	1.6
Right	7	49	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Domres	35	20	2	1	1	4	7	4	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	32	23	3	0	2	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	57	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	60	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	41	5.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	44	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	130	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	94	10.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harrison Davis	10	5	1	50	1	29
WR Speedy Thomas	6	1	0	9	0	23
RB Lydell Mitchell	5	4	0	24	0	22
RB Alonzo Becker	5	5	0	22	0	15
WR Marlin Briscoe	4	2	0	26	0	16
WR Melvin Wilber	2	1	0	21	1	17
TE Raymond Chester	1	1	0	12	0	20
FB Robert Newhouse	1	1	0	17	0	22
TE Artie Francis	1	0	0	0	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Johnson	9	5	0	99	2	24
WR Butch Stark	7	5	0	48	0	27
WR Mercury Duncan	6	4	1	66	1	22
RB Cliff Taylor	3	2	1	16	0	20
FB Bill Olds	2	2	0	15	0	15
WR Irving Royer	2	2	0	22	0	6
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	3	0	12
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	0	7	0	11
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	0	10	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Newhouse	1	5	5.00	5.00
Alonzo Becker	1	0	0.00	5.17

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Olds	7	8	1.14	2.33
Quinn Newsome	1	20	20.00	5.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	5	4	39	7.80	8.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Cliff Taylor	1	1	7	7.00	5.33
WR Irving Royer	1	1	16	16.00	11.00
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	13	13.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Becker	2	0
Lydell Mitchell	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Olds	1	1
Quinn Newsome	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Domres	8	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	11	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marlin Briscoe	2	1	1
WR Speedy Thomas	2	0	0
WR Harrison Davis	1	0	0
RB Lydell Mitchell	1	0	0
WR Melvin Wilber	1	1	1
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Duncan	4	2	2
WR Butch Stark	3	3	2
WR Billy Johnson	1	1	1
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1
RB Cliff Taylor	1	1	1
WR Irving Royer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)