Week 12, 1974

played in Houston, TX

65 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New York (A) Titans	0	0	7	3	-	10
Houston Oilers	0	0	7	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
3Q: 12:50 HOU - Jon Keyworth 4 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
3Q: 08:43 NYT - John Beasley 2 pass from Bill Walters (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NYT - Pat Leahy 21 field goal
4Q: 09:02 HOU - Butch Stark 14 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 02:14 HOU - Jessie Becker 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
3Q: 12:50 HOU - Jon Keyworth 4 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
3Q: 08:43 NYT - John Beasley 2 pass from Bill Walters (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NYT - Pat Leahy 21 field goal
4Q: 09:02 HOU - Butch Stark 14 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 02:14 HOU - Jessie Becker 30 field goal

Team Statistics NYT HOU
Record 0-11 6-5
First Downs 9 18
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 106 334
- Offensive Plays 54 64
- Yards per Play 1.96 5.22
Net Rushing Yards 68 124
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 2.43 4.28
Net Passing Yards 38 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 8 - 0 32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 67 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/29 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 1.46 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 10/85
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 3/48
Kick Returns/Yards 2/89 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 39
Time of Possession 24:49 35:11

Team Statistics	NYT	HOU
Record	0-11	6-5
First Downs	9	18
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	106	334
- Offensive Plays	54	64
- Yards per Play	1.96	5.22
Net Rushing Yards	68	124
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	2.43	4.28
Net Passing Yards	38	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 8 - 0	32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	67	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/29	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	1.46	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	10/85
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	3/48
Kick Returns/Yards	2/89	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 39
Time of Possession	24:49	35:11

Drive Charts

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:20	1:32	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	4:49	2:28	OWN 39	5	17	Punt
1	0:26	2:07	OWN 44	6	15	Punt
2	7:39	3:24	OWN 31	7	14	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 29	2	2	Half
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 12	3	-6	Fumble
3	12:41	4:04	OPP 19	6	19	Touchdown
3	5:52	1:36	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:16	4:24	OPP 43	8	39	Field Goal
4	11:52	0:51	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
4	8:55	2:06	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
4	2:09	1:30	OWN 18	6	5	Downs

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:40	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
1	8:48	3:59	OWN 29	7	39	Missed FG
1	2:21	1:55	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
2	13:19	5:40	OWN 20	11	56	Missed FG
2	4:15	3:51	OWN 20	9	28	Punt
3	13:16	0:35	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
3	8:37	2:45	OWN 32	5	34	Punt
4	14:52	3:00	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
4	11:01	2:06	OPP 34	6	34	Touchdown
4	6:49	4:40	OPP 46	6	33	Field Goal
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 23	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Lynn Dickey, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Pete Banaszak	14	45	3.21	9
John Riggins	13	20	1.54	5
Bill Walters	1	3	3.00	3

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sam Green	13	63	4.85	10	1	0
Quinn Newsome	9	34	3.78	11	1	0
Lynn Dickey	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0	0
Butch Stark	2	18	9.00	14	1	1
Kendall McKinley	2	12	6.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Walters	20	8	67	6/29	1	17	0	66.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	32	23	222	3/12	1	23	0	101.2

Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE John Beasley	3	3	17	5.67	3	9	1
FB John Riggins	3	4	26	8.67	16	17	0
WR Randy Vataha	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Jerald Bennett	1	3	13	13.00	4	13	0
WR Everett Conley	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Johnson	5	6	68	13.60	15	23	0
WR Mercury Duncan	4	6	50	12.50	3	21	0
WR Butch Stark	3	7	18	6.00	3	7	0
RB Kendall McKinley	3	3	28	9.33	21	21	0
RB Sam Green	2	2	3	1.50	0	2	0
WR Irving Royer	2	3	24	12.00	0	21	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	20	20.00	4	20	0
FB Bill Olds	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Quinn Newsome	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0

Interception Statistics

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Walters	1	0	0
Irv Newton	0	1	0
Randy Vataha	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Johnson	1	0	0
Al Cowlings	0	1	0
Curley Culp	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	7	298	42.6	30.0	55	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	5	210	42.0	29.2	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	1/3	0/2	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daryl Bernstein	3	24	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	48	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Holmes	1	22	22.0	0
Daryl Bernstein	1	67	67.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	9	3	0.0	25	35
S Daniel Reiner	7	0	0.0	27	34
OLB Mike Kolen	5	0	1.0	27	34
S Roderick Vance	5	1	0.0	24	30
DT Rickey McBeal	4	2	0.0	23	34
CB Earlie Thomas	4	1	0.0	24	34
DE Deron DeLorraine	4	1	0.0	22	32
CB Kennedy McCargo	3	1	1.0	24	28
DE Richard Neal	3	2	0.0	27	35
ILB John Ebersole	2	0	0.0	11	7
DT Hardy Tucker	1	0	1.0	6	1
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	0	0.0	19	24
ILB Tyrus Heskew	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Ron Acks	0	2	0.0	6	2
OLB Rob Maloney	0	1	0.0	5	1
CB Vernon McAlister	0	1	0.0	2	3
S Warren Burroughs	0	1	0.0	7	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Stein	11	4	0.0	25	25
DT Curley Culp	6	1	1.5	26	25
S Ron Brandon	6	6	0.0	28	25
OLB Larry Stallings	5	3	2.0	28	26
DE Al Cowlings	3	0	1.5	22	23
CB Nelson Munsey	2	1	0.0	28	26
OLB Dave Robinson	2	1	0.0	26	20
ILB Jimmy Bernard	2	0	0.0	6	3
DE Elvin Bethea	1	4	1.0	25	25
DT Leo Brooks	1	0	0.0	8	4
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0.0	10	12
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.0	22	23
ILB Maurice Patton	0	1	0.0	13	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (A)	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mike Kolen	1.0	0	34
DT Hardy Tucker	1.0	0	1
CB Kennedy McCargo	1.0	0	28
DE Richard Neal	0.0	1	35
DE Deron DeLorraine	0.0	1	32

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	2.0	0	0	26
DE Al Cowlings	1.5	2	2	23
DT Curley Culp	1.5	0	1	25
DE Elvin Bethea	1.0	2	0	25
OLB Dave Robinson	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Earlie Thomas	5	0	34
S Daniel Reiner	5	0	34
ILB Jim LeClair	4	0	35
S Roderick Vance	4	0	30
OLB Mike Kolen	2	1	34
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	0	24
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	34
CB Kennedy McCargo	1	0	28

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bob Stein	3	0	25
S Ron Brandon	2	0	25
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	26
OLB Larry Stallings	1	0	26
ILB Jimmy Bernard	1	0	3
CB Jackie Wallace	0	1	19
CB Jeris White	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Shiancoe	3	6	25	1	22
Jesse Burgess	1	6	25	1	22
Randal Farley	1	4	26	0	22
Bob Johnson	0	4	8	1	12
Todd Watkins	0	3	22	1	23
Karl Chandler	0	2	16	0	6
Rich Druschel	0	1	18	2	23
John Beasley	0	1	11	0	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Saul	3	8	2	24	0	31
Desmond Cribbs	1	4	0	26	1	32
Alonzo Goodwin	1	3	0	14	0	15
Kerry Webster	1	1	0	4	1	7
Tom Banks	1	1	0	16	0	20
Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	6	0	7
Fred Sturt	1	1	0	4	0	4
Winston Hill	0	5	0	27	0	33
Terry Nelson	0	1	0	11	0	13
Bill Olds	0	1	0	9	0	11
Bob Newton	0	0	0	25	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Vataha	2	17
Pete Banaszak	1	19
John Beasley	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall McKinley	1	21
Tom Gallimore	1	15
Terry Nelson	1	12
Sam Green	1	9
Bill Olds	1	7

Participation

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	25	33	9	67
Richard Neal	---	---	27	35	3	65
Daniel Reiner	---	---	27	34	4	65
Mike Kolen	---	---	27	34	3	64
Jim LeClair	---	---	25	35	3	63
Earlie Thomas	---	---	24	34	4	62
Rickey McBeal	---	---	23	34	4	61
Roderick Vance	---	---	24	30	3	57
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	22	32	3	57
David Shiancoe	25	22	---	---	8	55
Randal Farley	26	22	---	---	7	55
Bill Walters	28	26	---	---	---	54
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	24	28	2	54
Rich Druschel	18	23	---	---	8	49
Jesse Burgess	25	22	---	---	1	48
Pete Banaszak	14	14	---	---	19	47
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	19	24	3	46
Todd Watkins	22	23	---	---	---	45
Eric Sanderson	21	16	---	---	5	42
Daryl Bernstein	18	13	---	---	9	40
Randy Vataha	7	15	---	---	17	39
Jerald Bennett	19	18	---	---	1	38
Robert Holmes	17	11	---	---	8	36
Karl Chandler	16	6	---	---	8	30
Everett Conley	12	14	---	---	3	29
Bob Johnson	8	12	---	---	8	28
John Riggins	14	13	---	---	1	28
John Beasley	11	8	---	---	7	26
John Ebersole	---	---	11	7	6	24
Christian Howe	---	---	4	1	15	20
Vernon McAlister	---	---	2	3	15	20
Warren Burroughs	---	---	7	11	1	19
Irv Newton	0	2	---	---	15	17
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	6	5	6	17
Tim George	1	2	---	---	10	13
Ricky Baker	6	4	---	---	3	13
Ron Acks	---	---	6	2	4	12
Rob Maloney	---	---	5	1	4	10
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	3	0	6	9
Marvin Warfield	---	---	2	1	5	8
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hardy Tucker	---	---	6	1	---	7
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	1	1
Harold Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Brandon	---	---	28	25	15	68
Lynn Dickey	29	35	---	---	---	64
Winston Hill	27	33	---	---	2	62
Butch Stark	22	29	---	---	11	62
Desmond Cribbs	26	32	---	---	---	58
Billy Johnson	20	22	---	---	14	56
Larry Stallings	---	---	28	26	2	56
Nelson Munsey	---	---	28	26	1	55
Ron Saul	24	31	---	---	---	55
Bob Newton	25	28	---	---	---	53
Elvin Bethea	---	---	25	25	2	52
Curley Culp	---	---	26	25	1	52
Mercury Duncan	18	24	---	---	10	52
Jackie Wallace	---	---	18	19	14	51
Bob Stein	---	---	25	25	---	50
Dave Robinson	---	---	26	20	1	47
Al Cowlings	---	---	22	23	1	46
Jeris White	---	---	22	23	1	46
Kendall McKinley	7	18	---	---	21	46
Gray Schreiber	---	---	17	21	7	45
Tom Banks	16	20	---	---	6	42
Alonzo Goodwin	14	15	---	---	8	37
Terry Nelson	11	13	---	---	12	36
Sam Green	14	12	---	---	9	35
Irving Royer	15	17	---	---	3	35
Bill Olds	9	11	---	---	7	27
Paul Seymour	9	10	---	---	7	26
Prentice McCray	---	---	10	12	1	23
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	6	3	13	22
Tom Gallimore	3	3	---	---	15	21
Quinn Newsome	11	9	---	---	---	20
Maurice Patton	---	---	13	6	1	20
Kerry Webster	4	7	---	---	8	19
Jon Keyworth	6	7	---	---	5	18
Dan Peiffer	5	5	---	---	8	18
Fred Sturt	4	4	---	---	8	16
Leo Brooks	---	---	8	4	1	13
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	3	1	7	11
Bill Windauer	---	---	1	1	6	8
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kurt Surratt	---	---	0	0	7	7
Ralph Trinidad	---	---	2	1	3	6
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bert Askson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	15	38	2.5
Right	9	17	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	86	5.7
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	2	12	6.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Walters	20	8	0	2	3	2	5	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	32	23	5	4	2	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	36	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	22	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	52	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	90	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	42	8.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Daryl Bernstein	5	0	1	0	13
FB John Riggins	4	3	0	26	13
TE John Beasley	3	3	0	17	8
WR Jerald Bennett	3	1	1	13	18
WR Everett Conley	3	0	1	0	14
WR Randy Vataha	2	1	0	11	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Stark	7	3	0	18	0	29
WR Billy Johnson	6	5	0	68	1	22
WR Mercury Duncan	6	4	2	50	1	24
RB Kendall McKinley	3	3	0	28	1	18
WR Irving Royer	3	2	0	24	1	17
FB Bill Olds	2	1	0	0	0	11
RB Sam Green	2	2	0	3	0	12
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	4	0	7
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	0	20	1	13
RB Quinn Newsome	1	1	0	7	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Banaszak	5	14	2.80	3.21
John Riggins	3	11	3.67	1.54

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Stark	2	18	9.00	9.00
Quinn Newsome	2	0	0.00	3.78
Sam Green	1	-1	-1.00	4.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Walters	1	1	2	2.00	3.35

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	3	3	13	4.33	6.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE John Beasley	1	1	2	2.00	5.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	11.33
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Sam Green	1	1	2	2.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Banaszak	3	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Quinn Newsome	2	2
Lynn Dickey	1	0
Butch Stark	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Walters	9	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Daryl Bernstein	3	0	0
WR Jerald Bennett	2	0	0
WR Everett Conley	2	0	0
TE John Beasley	1	1	1
WR Randy Vataha	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Johnson	3	2	1
WR Irving Royer	3	2	2
RB Kendall McKinley	2	2	1
WR Butch Stark	1	1	0
RB Quinn Newsome	1	1	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)