Week 15, 1974

played in Birmingham, AL

56 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	10	0	10	-	20
Birmingham Bombers	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:41 BIR - Bucky Wallace 24 field goal
2Q: 06:25 HOU - Quinn Newsome 8 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 00:32 HOU - Jessie Becker 40 field goal
4Q: 09:57 HOU - Butch Stark 12 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 06:41 HOU - Jessie Becker 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:41 BIR - Bucky Wallace 24 field goal
2Q: 06:25 HOU - Quinn Newsome 8 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 00:32 HOU - Jessie Becker 40 field goal
4Q: 09:57 HOU - Butch Stark 12 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 06:41 HOU - Jessie Becker 42 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BIR
Record 7-7 4-10
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 295 239
- Offensive Plays 71 62
- Yards per Play 4.15 3.85
Net Rushing Yards 130 83
- Rushing Attempts 34 20
- Yards per Rush 3.82 4.15
Net Passing Yards 165 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 1 40 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 165 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.46 3.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/62 10/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/45 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 5/125
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time of Possession 34:39 25:21

Team Statistics	HOU	BIR
Record	7-7	4-10
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	295	239
- Offensive Plays	71	62
- Yards per Play	4.15	3.85
Net Rushing Yards	130	83
- Rushing Attempts	34	20
- Yards per Rush	3.82	4.15
Net Passing Yards	165	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 1	40 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	165	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.46	3.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/62	10/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/45	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	5/125
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 27
Time of Possession	34:39	25:21

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	1:02	OPP 41	3	1	Punt
1	6:33	3:12	OWN 38	4	20	Punt
1	0:30	1:13	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	12:57	1:04	OPP 36	3	2	Punt
2	10:20	4:02	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
2	6:08	2:38	OPP 49	6	21	Interception
2	2:00	1:33	OWN 47	6	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:10	OWN 9	13	53	Punt
3	4:14	1:53	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	0:20	5:28	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	8:15	1:42	OPP 31	3	6	Field Goal
4	3:49	1:45	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 29	3	-2	Game

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	12:24	5:51	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
1	3:21	2:51	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
2	14:17	1:20	OWN 34	3	-1	Interception
2	11:53	1:33	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	3:30	1:30	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 29	2	2	Half
3	7:50	3:36	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
3	2:21	2:01	OWN 37	5	30	Punt
4	9:52	1:37	OWN 19	3	-12	Punt
4	6:33	2:44	OWN 41	8	41	Downs
4	2:04	1:01	OWN 43	8	28	Downs

Game MVP: Winston Hill, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quinn Newsome	18	74	4.11	17	1	1
Sam Green	9	31	3.44	10	1	0
Lynn Dickey	3	2	0.67	4	0	0
Kendall McKinley	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
Billy Johnson	1	17	17.00	17	1	0
Butch Stark	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Darnell Goodwin	12	47	3.92	9
David Goodwin	6	32	5.33	9
Lenvil Elliot	1	6	6.00	6
Steve Ramsey	1	-2	-2.00	-2

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	37	22	165	0/0	1	34	1	67.9

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	40	18	176	2/20	0	31	1	47.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Stark	5	5	62	12.40	27	34	1
TE Terry Nelson	3	4	20	6.67	17	15	0
FB Bill Olds	3	3	29	9.67	17	12	0
WR Mercury Duncan	3	7	15	5.00	6	7	0
TE Tom Gallimore	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
WR Irving Royer	2	8	15	7.50	4	12	0
WR Billy Johnson	1	4	18	18.00	0	18	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Sam Green	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Paul Seymour	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Hugh Stopek	7	11	58	8.29	12	22
WR Calvin Hickman	4	13	22	5.50	0	9
WR Al Walker	3	4	50	16.67	24	27
WR Ken Bailey	2	7	11	5.50	0	12
TE Dustin Stone	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	31	31.00	22	31
RB Lenvil Elliot	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Mike Vardell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

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

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bill Bradley	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Johnson	1	0	0
Prentice McCray	0	1	0
Maurice Patton	0	1	0
Sam Green	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Sawyer	1	0	0	0
Shane Harrison	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	7	264	37.7	26.1	48	0

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	7	280	40.0	25.0	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	2/2	2/2	0/0	42	2/2

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	2	32	16.0	0
Jackie Wallace	1	13	13.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	1	23	23.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	4	106	26.5	0
Ronnie Covington	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	8	2	1.5	20	42
OLB Jim Cheyunski	8	2	0.0	20	42
CB Nelson Munsey	5	1	0.0	18	42
CB Jeris White	4	0	0.0	16	42
S Ron Brandon	3	1	0.5	17	42
S Prentice McCray	2	1	0.0	10	17
CB Tommie Burns	2	1	0.0	16	38
DE Elvin Bethea	2	0	0.0	19	42
DT Curley Culp	1	4	0.0	19	42
OLB Dave Robinson	1	0	0.0	15	25
ILB Bob Stein	1	0	0.0	7	4
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0.0	13	38
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Al Cowlings	0	2	0.0	17	42

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Bradley	13	1	0.0	32	36
ILB Jack Reynolds	8	3	0.0	34	37
DT Gary Fair	5	2	0.0	25	28
CB Ronnie Covington	4	4	0.0	24	31
OLB Ron Pritchard	4	3	0.0	29	29
CB Ken Sawyer	4	2	0.0	32	33
DE Bill Kollar	3	2	0.0	32	34
DE Nick Roman	3	1	0.0	30	30
CB Earl Dvorak	3	0	0.0	34	36
S Bill Simpson	2	0	0.0	24	34
OLB Karlos Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	2	1
FB Mike Vardell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gerald Blackburn	1	0	0.0	5	1
S Willie Germany	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	1.5	0	1	0	42
S Ron Brandon	0.5	0	0	0	42
DT Curley Culp	0.0	1	1	0	42
OLB Dave Robinson	0.0	0	2	0	25
DE Elvin Bethea	0.0	0	1	2	42
DE Al Cowlings	0.0	0	1	0	42
CB Jackie Wallace	0.0	0	1	0	38

Birmingham	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Craig Fulcher	1	2	0	30
DE Bill Kollar	0	1	0	34
ILB Jack Reynolds	0	1	0	37
OLB Jack Ham	0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nelson Munsey	4	2	1	42
OLB Jim Cheyunski	4	0	0	42
CB Jeris White	3	2	0	42
CB Jackie Wallace	2	3	0	38
OLB Larry Stallings	2	0	0	42
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0	17
S Ron Brandon	1	0	0	42
CB Tommie Burns	1	0	0	38

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	4	1	0	37
CB Ken Sawyer	3	1	0	33
S Bill Bradley	3	0	1	36
CB Ronnie Covington	3	0	0	31
DT Gary Fair	2	0	0	28
CB Earl Dvorak	2	0	0	36
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	1	0	29
DE Bill Kollar	1	0	0	34
DE Nick Roman	1	0	0	30
S Bill Simpson	1	0	0	34
OLB Karlos Rasmussen	1	0	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Winston Hill	6	13	1	30	32
Ron Saul	2	7	0	31	32
Desmond Cribbs	0	4	0	29	36
Tom Banks	0	2	0	29	36
Kerry Webster	0	2	0	31	30
Terry Nelson	0	1	0	15	25
Bill Olds	0	1	0	17	13
Dan Peiffer	0	1	0	5	1

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Jarvis	2	4	0	13	0	14
Greg Sampson	2	3	1	20	0	39
Juan Bruce	2	3	0	19	2	34
Pete Adams	1	2	0	16	0	34
Mike Vardell	1	2	0	12	0	17
Ken Garcia	1	2	0	15	0	19
Darryl Kenyon	1	2	0	11	0	35
Kris Wheeler	0	1	0	14	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Kendrick	3	14
Kendrick Sullivan	2	27
Sam Green	2	22

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Shane Harrison	1	16
Al Walker	1	12
Doug Crusan	1	8
Dan Ryczek	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Elvin Bethea	---	---	19	42	15	76
Tom Banks	29	36	---	---	9	74
Lynn Dickey	34	37	---	---	---	71
Desmond Cribbs	29	36	---	---	6	71
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	20	42	2	64
Ron Saul	31	32	---	---	---	63
Larry Stallings	---	---	20	42	1	63
Winston Hill	30	32	---	---	---	62
Curley Culp	---	---	19	42	---	61
Kerry Webster	31	30	---	---	---	61
Billy Johnson	24	23	---	---	13	60
Nelson Munsey	---	---	18	42	---	60
Jeris White	---	---	16	42	2	60
Ron Brandon	---	---	17	42	1	60
Al Cowlings	---	---	17	42	---	59
Butch Stark	19	26	---	---	9	54
Tommie Burns	---	---	16	38	---	54
Jackie Wallace	---	---	13	38	2	53
Terry Nelson	15	25	---	---	11	51
Sam Green	11	15	---	---	22	48
Dave Robinson	---	---	15	25	1	41
Irving Royer	16	16	---	---	9	41
Mercury Duncan	17	23	---	---	---	40
Bill Olds	17	13	---	---	7	37
Quinn Newsome	20	15	---	---	---	35
Prentice McCray	---	---	10	17	7	34
Bob Newton	11	13	---	---	9	33
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	2	0	27	29
Paul Seymour	14	10	---	---	1	25
Tom Gallimore	3	3	---	---	16	22
Kendall McKinley	6	9	---	---	6	21
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	3	0	15	18
Bob Stein	---	---	7	4	7	18
Alonzo Goodwin	4	5	---	---	9	18
Jon Keyworth	8	7	---	---	2	17
Dan Peiffer	5	1	---	---	9	15
Vince Kendrick	0	0	---	---	14	14
Mario Galloway	---	---	3	0	6	9
Maurice Patton	---	---	1	0	7	8
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leo Brooks	---	---	2	4	---	6
Ralph Trinidad	---	---	1	0	2	3
Bert Askson	---	---	1	0	1	2
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Reynolds	---	---	34	37	2	73
Earl Dvorak	---	---	34	36	3	73
Ronnie Covington	---	---	24	31	18	73
Bill Bradley	---	---	32	36	4	72
Ken Sawyer	---	---	32	33	7	72
Bill Kollar	---	---	32	34	2	68
Nick Roman	---	---	30	30	8	68
Steve Ramsey	20	42	---	---	---	62
Ron Pritchard	---	---	29	29	2	60
Bill Simpson	---	---	24	34	2	60
Greg Sampson	20	39	---	---	---	59
Craig Fulcher	---	---	26	30	2	58
Gary Fair	---	---	25	28	2	55
Darryl Kenyon	11	35	---	---	7	53
Juan Bruce	19	34	---	---	---	53
Hugh Stopek	14	28	---	---	10	52
Kris Wheeler	14	32	---	---	5	51
Pete Adams	16	34	---	---	---	50
Calvin Hickman	15	35	---	---	---	50
Dustin Stone	7	23	---	---	15	45
Ken Garcia	15	19	---	---	10	44
David Goodwin	11	29	---	---	2	42
Mike Vardell	12	17	---	---	13	42
Ken Bailey	7	22	---	---	13	42
Jack Ham	---	---	15	17	7	39
Darnell Goodwin	13	22	---	---	---	35
Al Walker	5	13	---	---	12	30
Larry Jarvis	13	14	---	---	1	28
Lenvil Elliot	1	2	---	---	22	25
Willie Germany	---	---	7	9	9	25
Dan Ryczek	6	10	---	---	8	24
Dusty Oliver	---	---	9	3	7	19
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	4	7	7	18
Doug Crusan	1	8	---	---	8	17
Shane Harrison	---	---	0	0	16	16
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	8	7	---	15
Claude Minor	0	4	---	---	8	12
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	0	0	11	11
Karlos Rasmussen	---	---	2	1	6	9
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	5	1	---	6
Will Wynn	---	---	2	3	---	5
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	0	1	4	5
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andy Sutter	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	82	4.3
Middle	12	40	3.3
Right	1	10	10.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	45	5.6
Middle	3	7	2.3
Right	8	33	4.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	37	22	1	3	3	3	4	1	1

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	40	18	3	3	3	7	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	57	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	82	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	103	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Royer	8	2	1	15	0	16
WR Mercury Duncan	7	3	1	15	0	23
WR Butch Stark	5	5	0	62	1	26
WR Billy Johnson	4	1	1	18	0	23
TE Terry Nelson	4	3	0	20	0	25
FB Bill Olds	3	3	0	29	0	13
TE Tom Gallimore	2	2	0	1	0	3
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	2	0	7
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Sam Green	1	1	0	2	0	15
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	0	1	0	9

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Hickman	13	4	1	22	0	35
WR Hugh Stopek	11	7	1	58	1	28
WR Ken Bailey	7	2	1	11	0	22
WR Al Walker	4	3	0	50	1	13
TE Dustin Stone	2	1	0	4	0	23
RB Lenvil Elliot	1	0	0	0	0	2
FB Mike Vardell	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	0	31	1	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quinn Newsome	2	9	4.50	4.11
Sam Green	1	2	2.00	3.44

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenvil Elliot	1	6	6.00	6.00
Darnell Goodwin	1	2	2.00	3.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	4	2	11	2.75	4.46

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	5	3	5	1.00	4.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Royer	2	0	0	0.00	1.88
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.00
WR Butch Stark	1	1	12	12.00	12.40

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Hickman	3	2	6	2.00	1.69
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.57
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0	0.00	5.27

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	2	0
Kendall McKinley	2	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Lenvil Elliot	1	1
Darnell Goodwin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	13	9	5

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	13	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Royer	3	1	0
FB Bill Olds	2	2	2
WR Butch Stark	2	2	2
WR Mercury Duncan	2	0	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1
RB Sam Green	1	1	0
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	0
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Hickman	4	2	0
WR Ken Bailey	3	1	1
WR Hugh Stopek	3	2	1
TE Dustin Stone	2	1	0
FB Mike Vardell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)