Week 8, 1974

played in Houston, TX

57 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	7	6	0	0	-	13
Houston Oilers	0	3	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:53 BAL - Tommy Thompson 3 run (Fred Cox extra point)
2Q: 12:55 HOU - Jessie Becker 38 field goal
2Q: 07:55 BAL - Fred Cox 19 field goal
2Q: 00:36 BAL - Fred Cox 52 field goal
3Q: 09:09 HOU - Billy Johnson 3 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 09:17 HOU - Quinn Newsome 2 run (Jessie Becker extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:53 BAL - Tommy Thompson 3 run (Fred Cox extra point)
2Q: 12:55 HOU - Jessie Becker 38 field goal
2Q: 07:55 BAL - Fred Cox 19 field goal
2Q: 00:36 BAL - Fred Cox 52 field goal
3Q: 09:09 HOU - Billy Johnson 3 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 09:17 HOU - Quinn Newsome 2 run (Jessie Becker extra point)

Team Statistics BAL HOU
Record 2-5 3-4
First Downs 12 21
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 231 329
- Offensive Plays 56 70
- Yards per Play 4.13 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 54 111
- Rushing Attempts 19 38
- Yards per Rush 2.84 2.92
Net Passing Yards 177 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 32 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 183 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.78 6.81
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 24:26 35:34

Team Statistics	BAL	HOU
Record	2-5	3-4
First Downs	12	21
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	231	329
- Offensive Plays	56	70
- Yards per Play	4.13	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	54	111
- Rushing Attempts	19	38
- Yards per Rush	2.84	2.92
Net Passing Yards	177	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	32 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	183	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.78	6.81
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	24:26	35:34

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	0:53	OWN 35	2	-7	Fumble
1	9:55	4:06	OWN 21	7	28	Punt
1	5:04	1:20	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
2	12:50	5:00	OWN 28	9	70	Field Goal
2	7:02	1:38	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	2:08	1:40	OWN 41	6	24	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 20	5	0	Punt
3	9:03	2:07	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	9:09	1:32	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	5:51	2:58	OWN 20	7	36	Downs
4	2:14	0:42	OWN 5	4	9	Downs

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	12:46	2:51	OPP 28	5	16	Fumble
1	5:49	0:45	OWN 17	2	1	Interception
1	3:44	5:54	OWN 20	12	59	Field Goal
2	7:50	0:48	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	5:24	3:16	OWN 14	7	18	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:27	3:24	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
3	6:56	6:14	OWN 19	11	73	Missed FG
4	15:00	5:51	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
4	7:37	1:46	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
4	2:53	0:39	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 14	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Lynn Dickey, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	9	24	2.67	12	1	1
Calvin Hill	4	5	1.25	3	0	0
Bill Brown	2	11	5.50	7	0	0
Les Goodman	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
Steve Spurrier	2	9	4.50	6	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quinn Newsome	20	63	3.15	10	1	1
Kendall McKinley	14	45	3.21	15	1	0
Lynn Dickey	3	-4	-1.33	0	0	0
Bill Olds	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Spurrier	36	21	183	1/6	0	23	0	71.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	32	18	218	0/0	1	25	1	74.7

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brad Kimberly	5	8	59	11.80	0	16
WR Carlos Stevens	4	8	21	5.25	0	9
WR Steve Odom	3	6	32	10.67	2	23
WR Juan Jamison	2	3	23	11.50	1	15
FB Bill Brown	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Len Garrett	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Les Goodman	1	1	22	22.00	0	22
RB Calvin Hill	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Po James	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Jim Mandich	1	3	9	9.00	1	9
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Johnson	5	5	49	9.80	3	16	1
WR Butch Stark	3	8	39	13.00	0	13	0
WR Irving Royer	3	6	47	15.67	4	23	0
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	15	7.50	9	8	0
WR Mercury Duncan	2	4	33	16.50	7	20	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
FB Bill Olds	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	3	25	25.00	0	25	0
RB Cliff Taylor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Kendall McKinley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Bryant	1	4	4.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bruce Taylor	1	0	0
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0
Mike Curtis	0	1	0
Zack Lang	0	1	0
Bruce Laird	0	0	2
Chip Myrtle	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kendall McKinley	1	1	0
Billy Johnson	1	0	0
Quinn Newsome	1	0	0
Tom Banks	0	1	0
Jackie Wallace	0	1	0
Nelson Munsey	0	0	1
Kendrick Sullivan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Long	6	252	42.0	39.3	57	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	5	206	41.2	34.8	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	1/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	2	12	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benny Barnes	1	16	16.0	0
Po James	1	24	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Bruce Laird	11	2	38	31
ILB Rusty Tillman	7	1	20	23
CB Bruce Taylor	7	0	33	25
ILB Mike Curtis	3	4	18	9
CB Bobby Bryant	3	3	33	30
OLB Ken Geddes	3	1	24	14
OLB Chip Myrtle	3	1	16	15
OLB Wayne Colman	3	0	17	10
DT John Dutton	3	0	37	31
CB Benny Barnes	2	2	20	24
CB Ken Gannon	2	0	7	6
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	1	30	23
CB Rick Volk	1	1	22	27
S Ray Brown	1	0	10	11
DE Fred Cook	1	0	35	26
DT Zack Lang	1	0	19	10
DT Kyle Hendon	0	2	32	27

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	7	0	0.0	19	37
S Ron Brandon	5	2	0.0	18	36
DT Curley Culp	3	1	1.0	18	34
CB Nelson Munsey	3	1	0.0	16	34
CB Tommie Burns	3	1	0.0	15	30
ILB Bob Stein	3	0	0.0	4	6
DE Elvin Bethea	2	1	0.0	18	37
OLB Dave Robinson	2	1	0.0	13	29
CB Jeris White	2	1	0.0	17	35
DE Steve Baumgartner	2	0	0.0	17	37
S Kendrick Sullivan	2	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Jim Cheyunski	1	2	0.0	19	37
CB Jackie Wallace	1	2	0.0	16	32
DE Bert Askson	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT Leo Brooks	1	0	0.0	3	6
WR Billy Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Butch Stark	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Maurice Patton	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Prentice McCray	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Dutton	1	31
DE Joe Schmiesing	1	6
DT Kyle Hendon	1	27

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Curley Culp	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Steve Baumgartner	0.0	2	0	0	37
OLB Larry Stallings	0.0	0	2	1	37
DE Elvin Bethea	0.0	0	1	1	37
S Ron Brandon	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bruce Laird	4	1	0	31
CB Bobby Bryant	2	1	1	30
ILB Rusty Tillman	2	1	0	23
CB Benny Barnes	2	0	0	24
CB Bruce Taylor	2	0	0	25
OLB Ken Geddes	1	1	0	14
S Ray Brown	1	0	0	11
OLB Wayne Colman	1	0	0	10
ILB Mike Curtis	1	0	0	9
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	0	0	15
CB Ken Gannon	1	0	0	6
CB Rick Volk	0	1	0	27

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	5	1	37
CB Nelson Munsey	4	0	34
ILB Bob Stein	2	0	6
CB Tommie Burns	2	0	30
OLB Jim Cheyunski	1	1	37
CB Jeris White	1	1	35
S Ron Brandon	1	1	36
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	0	37
DE Elvin Bethea	1	0	37
DT Leo Brooks	1	0	6
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	32
ILB Maurice Patton	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Elbert Drungo	2	2	0	16	1	30
Donnie Green	1	3	0	10	0	19
John Fitzgerald	1	2	0	16	0	29
Jim Mandich	1	1	1	11	0	18
George Daney	0	3	0	12	0	21
Tim Stokes	0	3	0	12	0	25
Conrad Dobler	0	2	0	13	0	33
Cornell Forte	0	1	0	13	0	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ron Saul	3	10	34	30
Bill Olds	2	7	24	19
Dan Peiffer	2	4	10	9
Desmond Cribbs	2	4	36	28
Winston Hill	1	3	38	32
Tom Banks	1	1	30	27
Terry Nelson	0	3	26	22
Bob Newton	0	2	33	27
Jon Keyworth	0	1	4	2
Kerry Webster	0	1	9	7

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Chip Myrtle	3	25
Gary Parris	1	16

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall McKinley	1	21
Butch Stark	1	14
Vince Kendrick	1	13
Kendrick Sullivan	1	13

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Laird	---	---	38	31	6	75
Bruce Taylor	---	---	33	25	14	72
John Dutton	---	---	37	31	2	70
Bobby Bryant	---	---	33	30	2	65
Fred Cook	---	---	35	26	2	63
Kyle Hendon	---	---	32	27	2	61
Chip Myrtle	---	---	16	15	25	56
Steve Spurrier	19	37	---	---	---	56
Benny Barnes	---	---	20	24	10	54
Conrad Dobler	13	33	---	---	8	54
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	30	23	1	54
John Fitzgerald	16	29	---	---	8	53
Rick Volk	---	---	22	27	2	51
Elbert Drungo	16	30	---	---	1	47
Rusty Tillman	---	---	20	23	2	45
Brad Kimberly	10	21	---	---	13	44
Ken Geddes	---	---	24	14	4	42
George Daney	12	21	---	---	8	41
Juan Jamison	8	18	---	---	13	39
Donnie Green	10	19	---	---	8	37
Tim Stokes	12	25	---	---	---	37
Carlos Stevens	12	25	---	---	---	37
Bill Brown	8	20	---	---	7	35
Zack Lang	---	---	19	10	5	34
Jim Mandich	11	18	---	---	4	33
Steve Odom	8	23	---	---	2	33
Cornell Forte	13	20	---	---	---	33
Mike Curtis	---	---	18	9	4	31
Ray Brown	---	---	10	11	9	30
Wayne Colman	---	---	17	10	2	29
Len Garrett	9	14	---	---	5	28
Calvin Hill	4	17	---	---	5	26
Tommy Thompson	11	15	---	---	---	26
Les Goodman	4	5	---	---	16	25
Po James	7	8	---	---	5	20
Gary Parris	3	1	---	---	16	20
Kendall Blair	3	8	---	---	7	18
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	5	6	5	16
Ken Gannon	---	---	7	6	1	14
Mike Hennigan	---	---	2	4	7	13
David Merlo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	6	6
Phillip Long	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Fontenot	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Winston Hill	38	32	---	---	7	77
Lynn Dickey	38	32	---	---	---	70
Ron Brandon	---	---	18	36	14	68
Desmond Cribbs	36	28	---	---	2	66
Bob Newton	33	27	---	---	5	65
Tom Banks	30	27	---	---	7	64
Ron Saul	34	30	---	---	---	64
Butch Stark	27	21	---	---	14	62
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	19	37	3	59
Terry Nelson	26	22	---	---	10	58
Larry Stallings	---	---	19	37	2	58
Jeris White	---	---	17	35	6	58
Elvin Bethea	---	---	18	37	2	57
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	17	37	2	56
Kendall McKinley	15	19	---	---	21	55
Curley Culp	---	---	18	34	2	54
Nelson Munsey	---	---	16	34	2	52
Bill Olds	24	19	---	---	6	49
Jackie Wallace	---	---	16	32	1	49
Tommie Burns	---	---	15	30	2	47
Billy Johnson	15	20	---	---	10	45
Dave Robinson	---	---	13	29	3	45
Irving Royer	22	15	---	---	1	38
Mercury Duncan	17	17	---	---	3	37
Quinn Newsome	22	11	---	---	---	33
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	7	10	13	30
Dan Peiffer	10	9	---	---	7	26
Kerry Webster	9	7	---	---	7	23
Paul Seymour	11	8	---	---	---	19
Cliff Taylor	4	5	---	---	10	19
Tom Gallimore	3	1	---	---	15	19
Bob Stein	---	---	4	6	8	18
Prentice McCray	---	---	4	4	8	16
Vince Kendrick	0	0	---	---	13	13
Maurice Patton	---	---	2	3	6	11
Leo Brooks	---	---	3	6	---	9
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	0	0	9	9
Bert Askson	---	---	2	0	6	8
Al Cowlings	---	---	1	0	6	7
Jon Keyworth	4	2	---	---	1	7
Bill Windauer	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Trinidad	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	21	62	3.0
Right	7	11	1.6
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Spurrier	36	21	2	2	3	4	4	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	32	18	3	3	2	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	28	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	99	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	45	6.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	1	3	1.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	150	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	48	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Stevens	8	4	0	21	0	25
WR Brad Kimberly	8	5	0	59	0	21
WR Steve Odom	6	3	1	32	1	23
TE Jim Mandich	3	1	2	9	0	18
WR Juan Jamison	3	2	0	23	0	18
FB Bill Brown	2	1	0	-4	0	20
RB Calvin Hill	2	1	0	6	0	17
TE Len Garrett	1	1	0	8	0	14
RB Les Goodman	1	1	0	22	1	5
RB Po James	1	1	0	3	0	8
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	0	4	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Stark	8	3	0	39	0	21
WR Irving Royer	6	3	1	47	1	15
WR Billy Johnson	5	5	0	49	0	20
WR Mercury Duncan	4	2	0	33	1	17
TE Paul Seymour	3	1	1	25	1	8
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	0	15	0	22
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	4	0	2
FB Bill Olds	1	1	0	6	0	19
RB Cliff Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Kendall McKinley	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Thompson	2	5	2.50	2.67
Bill Brown	1	7	7.00	5.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quinn Newsome	7	18	2.57	3.15
Kendall McKinley	5	14	2.80	3.21
Lynn Dickey	2	-2	-1.00	-1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Spurrier	1	0	0	0.00	5.08

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	5	3	15	3.00	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Mandich	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Johnson	2	2	11	5.50	9.80
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Cliff Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Butch Stark	1	0	0	0.00	4.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Brown	2	0
Les Goodman	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kendall McKinley	2	1
Quinn Newsome	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Spurrier	8	4	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Bill Brown	2	1	0
WR Carlos Stevens	2	1	0
RB Les Goodman	1	1	1
RB Po James	1	1	0
WR Steve Odom	1	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Johnson	2	2	2
WR Butch Stark	2	1	1
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	0
RB Cliff Taylor	1	0	0
RB Kendall McKinley	1	0	0
WR Irving Royer	1	0	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)