Week 13, 1974

played in Detroit, MI

30 degrees, snow, 4 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	0	0	0	-	0
Detroit Lions	0	7	3	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:03 DET - Tyrone Hall 1 run (Kris Stevenson extra point)
3Q: 12:54 DET - Kris Stevenson 43 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DET - Kris Stevenson 23 field goal
4Q: 02:31 DET - Kris Stevenson 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:03 DET - Tyrone Hall 1 run (Kris Stevenson extra point)
3Q: 12:54 DET - Kris Stevenson 43 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DET - Kris Stevenson 23 field goal
4Q: 02:31 DET - Kris Stevenson 39 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DET
Record 6-6 7-5
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 230 273
- Offensive Plays 57 63
- Yards per Play 4.04 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 27 91
- Rushing Attempts 11 28
- Yards per Rush 2.45 3.25
Net Passing Yards 203 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 26 - 1 32 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 214 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.41 5.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/55 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 41
Time of Possession 23:12 36:48

Team Statistics	HOU	DET
Record	6-6	7-5
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	230	273
- Offensive Plays	57	63
- Yards per Play	4.04	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	27	91
- Rushing Attempts	11	28
- Yards per Rush	2.45	3.25
Net Passing Yards	203	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 26 - 1	32 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	214	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.41	5.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/55	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 41
Time of Possession	23:12	36:48

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:59	2:07	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
1	6:56	5:19	OWN 16	12	62	Fumble
2	9:26	1:12	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
2	2:56	2:46	OWN 23	8	70	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:08	OWN 21	2	0	Interception
3	12:49	3:53	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
3	4:14	1:14	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	14:55	2:08	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	11:11	2:15	OWN 44	6	5	Punt
4	5:05	0:48	OWN 27	4	0	Downs
4	2:25	0:39	OWN 20	4	-12	Downs
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	2	22	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:01	OWN 31	5	10	Punt
1	8:52	1:56	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
1	1:37	7:11	OWN 22	12	49	Interception
2	8:14	5:18	OWN 42	12	58	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 14	1	-1	Half
3	13:52	1:03	OPP 27	3	1	Field Goal
3	8:56	4:42	OWN 14	7	49	Punt
3	3:00	3:05	OWN 38	5	56	Field Goal
4	12:47	1:36	OWN 41	3	0	Interception
4	8:56	3:51	OWN 20	7	20	Punt
4	4:17	1:52	OPP 27	3	5	Field Goal
4	1:46	1:08	OPP 8	3	-1	Missed FG

Game MVP: Ed O'Neil, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Sam Green	5	21	4.20	5
Kendall McKinley	4	5	1.25	4
Quinn Newsome	2	1	0.50	2

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	15	36	2.40	18	1	0
Tyrone Hall	12	56	4.67	25	1	1
Bill Demory	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	44	26	214	2/11	0	29	1	62.1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	32	27	197	3/15	0	28	2	66.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mercury Duncan	9	15	72	8.00	7	18
WR Irving Royer	5	6	61	12.20	4	29
RB Sam Green	4	5	28	7.00	9	9
WR Billy Johnson	3	6	20	6.67	0	10
FB Bill Olds	2	3	11	5.50	3	11
TE Paul Seymour	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
WR Butch Stark	1	3	3	3.00	1	3
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Terry Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Frank Lewis	7	8	88	12.57	31	28
WR Wally Francis	4	5	25	6.25	2	10
WR Lamont Marrow	4	6	20	5.00	0	13
RB Tyrone Hall	3	3	9	3.00	0	6
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	0	0.00	0	3
TE Charlie Sanders	2	3	16	8.00	10	11
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	2	22	11.00	5	18
RB Carlos Spencer	2	2	16	8.00	0	9
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kendall McKinley	1	0	0	0
Jim Cheyunski	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chuck Wingle	1	0	0
Chuck Crist	0	1	0
Don Morrison	0	1	0
Bill Gergory	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	6	287	47.8	39.0	58	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Carrell	4	153	38.3	35.3	46	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kris Stevenson	3/4	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	1	12	12.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	54	18.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lem Barney	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dave Robinson	7	0	1.5	21	33
OLB Larry Stallings	6	3	1.0	28	35
DE Elvin Bethea	5	2	0.5	27	32
OLB Jim Cheyunski	5	3	0.0	28	34
S Ron Brandon	5	1	0.0	27	33
DE Al Cowlings	5	0	0.0	23	31
CB Nelson Munsey	5	0	0.0	23	33
CB Jackie Wallace	4	0	0.0	19	25
DT Curley Culp	3	1	0.0	24	34
ILB Bob Stein	3	0	0.0	12	10
CB Jeris White	3	0	0.0	23	33
CB Tommie Burns	2	1	0.0	20	25
DT Leo Brooks	1	0	0.0	4	7
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	---	---	---
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0.0	12	9
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	0.0	6	3
DE Bert Askson	0	1	0.0	4	1
DE Steve Baumgartner	0	1	0.0	5	4

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	6	0	0.0	9	44
CB Lem Barney	5	1	0.0	10	46
S Mel Phillips	5	1	0.0	10	46
CB Skip Thomas	4	0	0.0	10	45
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	2	0.5	10	42
DT Bob Pollard	3	0	0.5	6	26
OLB Charlie Weaver	3	1	0.0	11	46
DE Sherman White	2	0	1.0	10	45
DT Herb Orvis	2	1	0.0	10	46
DT Greg Wojcik	2	1	0.0	4	4
S Charlie West	1	1	0.0	8	44
S Chuck Crist	1	0	0.0	3	18
WR Wally Francis	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bill Gergory	1	0	0.0	5	2
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Frank Lewis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tom Hayes	0	1	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dave Robinson	1.5	0	0	33
OLB Larry Stallings	1.0	0	0	35
DE Elvin Bethea	0.5	1	1	32
DE Al Cowlings	0.0	1	0	31

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	1.0	0	3	1	45
OLB Ed O'Neil	0.5	0	1	0	42
DT Bob Pollard	0.5	0	1	0	26
DT Herb Orvis	0.0	1	2	1	46
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	0	1	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nelson Munsey	4	0	1	33
CB Jackie Wallace	4	0	0	25
S Ron Brandon	3	1	0	33
CB Jeris White	3	0	1	33
OLB Jim Cheyunski	3	0	0	34
DE Al Cowlings	2	0	0	31
CB Tommie Burns	2	0	0	25
DE Elvin Bethea	1	0	0	32
DT Curley Culp	1	0	0	34
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0	9
OLB Dave Robinson	1	0	0	33
ILB Bob Stein	1	0	0	10
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	0	3

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	6	0	0	44
CB Lem Barney	5	1	0	46
CB Skip Thomas	4	1	0	45
OLB Charlie Weaver	3	0	0	46
OLB Ed O'Neil	2	0	1	42
DT Herb Orvis	2	0	0	46
S Mel Phillips	2	0	0	46
S Chuck Crist	1	0	0	18
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0	4
S Charlie West	0	1	0	44
DE Sherman White	0	1	0	45

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Hill	1	1	11	1	40
Paul Seymour	1	1	6	0	8
Alonzo Goodwin	1	1	3	0	8
Ron Saul	0	3	11	0	45
Kerry Webster	0	1	4	1	14
Tom Banks	0	1	9	0	41
Bob Newton	0	1	7	0	32
Bill Olds	0	1	6	0	17
Desmond Cribbs	0	1	10	0	42

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Luken	3	4	0	10	0	7
John Didion	2	6	1	22	0	30
Don Morrison	1	6	0	25	2	32
Emmanuel Zanders	0	4	0	25	0	34
Dan Neal	0	2	0	6	1	5
Sam Adams	0	1	0	18	0	28
Ronnie Carroll	0	1	0	22	0	32
Paul Howard	0	1	0	4	0	1
Eddie Ray	0	1	0	13	0	19
Chuck Wingle	0	1	0	8	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Sullivan	2	15
Fred Sturt	1	7
Tom Banks	1	6

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Hall	1	14
Ed O'Neil	1	11
Emmanuel Zanders	1	7
Chuck Crist	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Elvin Bethea	---	---	27	32	12	71
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	28	34	5	67
Larry Stallings	---	---	28	35	4	67
Ron Brandon	---	---	27	33	4	64
Curley Culp	---	---	24	34	4	62
Nelson Munsey	---	---	23	33	4	60
Jeris White	---	---	23	33	4	60
Al Cowlings	---	---	23	31	4	58
Lynn Dickey	11	46	---	---	---	57
Dave Robinson	---	---	21	33	3	57
Tom Banks	9	41	---	---	6	56
Ron Saul	11	45	---	---	---	56
Jackie Wallace	---	---	19	25	12	56
Tommie Burns	---	---	20	25	9	54
Billy Johnson	11	31	---	---	11	53
Winston Hill	11	40	---	---	1	52
Desmond Cribbs	10	42	---	---	---	52
Irving Royer	5	35	---	---	8	48
Kendall McKinley	5	20	---	---	15	40
Bob Newton	7	32	---	---	---	39
Mercury Duncan	5	29	---	---	5	39
Terry Nelson	4	27	---	---	5	36
Butch Stark	5	23	---	---	7	35
Sam Green	5	22	---	---	1	28
Bill Olds	6	17	---	---	4	27
Kerry Webster	4	14	---	---	7	25
Prentice McCray	---	---	12	9	3	24
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	6	3	15	24
Bob Stein	---	---	12	10	1	23
Alonzo Goodwin	3	8	---	---	7	18
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	5	4	8	17
Paul Seymour	6	8	---	---	1	15
Fred Sturt	0	7	---	---	7	14
Tom Gallimore	1	0	---	---	13	14
Vince Kendrick	0	0	---	---	12	12
Quinn Newsome	2	10	---	---	---	12
Leo Brooks	---	---	4	7	---	11
Jon Keyworth	0	8	---	---	3	11
Dan Peiffer	0	1	---	---	7	8
Maurice Patton	---	---	1	2	5	8
Ralph Trinidad	---	---	1	1	5	7
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bert Askson	---	---	4	1	---	5
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	1	1
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmanuel Zanders	25	34	---	---	7	66
Charlie Sanders	25	34	---	---	6	65
Bill Demory	28	35	---	---	---	63
Ed O'Neil	---	---	10	42	11	63
Doug Wyatt	---	---	9	44	9	62
John Didion	22	30	---	---	8	60
Lem Barney	---	---	10	46	2	58
Charlie Weaver	---	---	11	46	1	58
Charlie West	---	---	8	44	6	58
Don Morrison	25	32	---	---	---	57
Herb Orvis	---	---	10	46	1	57
Mel Phillips	---	---	10	46	1	57
Skip Thomas	---	---	10	45	1	56
Sherman White	---	---	10	45	1	56
Ronnie Carroll	22	32	---	---	---	54
Tim Rossovich	---	---	9	44	1	54
Sam Adams	18	28	---	---	---	46
Wally Francis	16	18	---	---	12	46
Tyrell Fleming	16	17	---	---	11	44
Lamont Marrow	18	24	---	---	---	42
Eddie Ray	13	19	---	---	9	41
Tyrone Hall	12	13	---	---	14	39
Carlos Spencer	16	22	---	---	---	38
Frank Lewis	14	21	---	---	1	36
Bob Pollard	---	---	6	26	3	35
Chuck Crist	---	---	3	18	6	27
Tom Luken	10	7	---	---	8	25
Larry Ball	---	---	4	3	17	24
Paul Fersen	8	6	---	---	8	22
Chuck Wingle	8	5	---	---	5	18
Chester Crites	0	0	---	---	14	14
Bill Gergory	---	---	5	2	6	13
Paul Howard	4	1	---	---	8	13
Dan Neal	6	5	---	---	1	12
Greg Wojcik	---	---	4	4	4	12
Tom Hayes	---	---	0	1	10	11
Earl Thomas	2	2	---	---	6	10
Kris Stevenson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Merv Krakau	---	---	2	4	1	7
Artie Prior	---	---	0	0	6	6
Dominic Bruce	---	---	0	0	5	5
Duane Carrell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	0	4	4
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	31	15.5
Middle	19	32	1.7
Right	6	29	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	44	26	1	3	1	4	8	3	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	32	27	2	0	0	1	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	114	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	29	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	89	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	91	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Duncan	15	9	1	72	0	29
WR Billy Johnson	6	3	0	20	0	31
WR Irving Royer	6	5	0	61	1	35
RB Sam Green	5	4	0	28	0	22
FB Bill Olds	3	2	0	11	0	17
TE Paul Seymour	3	1	0	12	0	8
WR Butch Stark	3	1	0	3	0	23
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	27
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	0	7	0	20

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Lewis	8	7	88	2	21
WR Lamont Marrow	6	4	20	0	24
WR Wally Francis	5	4	25	0	18
TE Charlie Sanders	3	2	16	0	34
RB Tyrone Hall	3	3	9	0	13
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	0	0	19
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	2	22	0	17
RB Carlos Spencer	2	2	16	0	22
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Green	1	4	4.00	4.20
Quinn Newsome	1	2	2.00	0.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Hall	5	8	1.60	4.67
Carlos Spencer	4	11	2.75	2.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	4	4	14	3.50	6.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Lewis	1	1	9	9.00	11.00
FB Eddie Ray	1	1	-3	-3.00	0.00
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	7	7.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kendall McKinley	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrone Hall	5	1
Carlos Spencer	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	10	5	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	5	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Duncan	4	2	0
WR Butch Stark	3	1	0
FB Bill Olds	1	0	0
RB Sam Green	1	1	1
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch
WR Frank Lewis	2	1
RB Tyrone Hall	2	2
WR Wally Francis	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)