Week 17, 1974

played in Baltimore, MD

30 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Oilers	7	3	6	0	-	16
Baltimore Colts	0	7	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:43 HOU - Quinn Newsome 4 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 14:25 BAL - Steve Odom 16 pass from Steve Spurrier (Fred Cox extra point)
2Q: 01:57 HOU - Jessie Becker 28 field goal
3Q: 08:37 HOU - Jessie Becker 19 field goal
3Q: 04:34 BAL - Les Goodman 2 run (Fred Cox extra point)
3Q: 02:22 HOU - Jessie Becker 42 field goal
4Q: 12:24 BAL - Calvin Hill 11 run (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 07:09 BAL - Tommy Thompson 8 run (Fred Cox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:43 HOU - Quinn Newsome 4 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 14:25 BAL - Steve Odom 16 pass from Steve Spurrier (Fred Cox extra point)
2Q: 01:57 HOU - Jessie Becker 28 field goal
3Q: 08:37 HOU - Jessie Becker 19 field goal
3Q: 04:34 BAL - Les Goodman 2 run (Fred Cox extra point)
3Q: 02:22 HOU - Jessie Becker 42 field goal
4Q: 12:24 BAL - Calvin Hill 11 run (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 07:09 BAL - Tommy Thompson 8 run (Fred Cox extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BAL
Record 7-9 7-9
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 383 358
- Offensive Plays 75 57
- Yards per Play 5.11 6.28
Net Rushing Yards 118 156
- Rushing Attempts 26 31
- Yards per Rush 4.54 5.03
Net Passing Yards 265 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 29 - 0 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 7.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.1
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/33 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/103 5/90
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:19 26:41

Team Statistics	HOU	BAL
Record	7-9	7-9
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	383	358
- Offensive Plays	75	57
- Yards per Play	5.11	6.28
Net Rushing Yards	118	156
- Rushing Attempts	26	31
- Yards per Rush	4.54	5.03
Net Passing Yards	265	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 29 - 0	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	7.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.1
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/33	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/103	5/90
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:19	26:41

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	5:28	OWN 17	13	83	Touchdown
1	5:25	2:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	14:20	5:29	OWN 22	6	19	Punt
2	6:05	4:13	OWN 42	10	47	Field Goal
2	1:05	0:25	OPP 49	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	6:31	OWN 47	11	51	Field Goal
3	4:25	2:08	OWN 18	4	57	Field Goal
4	12:15	2:02	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
4	7:00	2:58	OWN 20	12	66	Downs
4	1:47	1:39	OWN 36	10	24	Downs

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
1	7:34	2:09	OWN 24	4	18	Punt
1	3:16	3:56	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	8:51	2:46	OWN 6	6	13	Punt
2	1:52	0:47	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 20	2	19	Half
3	8:29	4:04	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	2:17	5:02	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
4	10:13	3:13	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
4	4:02	2:15	OWN 14	6	18	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 40	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Steve Spurrier, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quinn Newsome	15	56	3.73	10	2	1
Sam Green	10	63	6.30	26	2	0
Butch Stark	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	19	104	5.47	18	3	1
Calvin Hill	8	48	6.00	11	3	1
Les Goodman	2	3	1.50	2	0	1
Steve Spurrier	2	1	0.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	49	29	265	0/0	0	57	0	73.9

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Spurrier	25	17	207	1/5	1	22	0	106.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mercury Duncan	6	7	103	17.17	52	57
WR Butch Stark	4	8	45	11.25	0	29
WR Billy Johnson	3	8	31	10.33	4	12
FB Bill Olds	3	4	11	3.67	5	6
RB Sam Green	3	4	18	6.00	3	9
WR Irving Royer	3	7	14	4.67	0	8
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	15	7.50	12	12
RB Quinn Newsome	2	3	7	3.50	0	6
TE Terry Nelson	1	2	11	11.00	6	11
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	2	2.00	1	2
TE Paul Seymour	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Odom	7	9	107	15.29	11	22	1
WR Carlos Stevens	3	4	44	14.67	0	22	0
RB Tommy Thompson	2	2	18	9.00	15	12	0
FB Bill Brown	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Len Garrett	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jim Mandich	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Gary Parris	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Juan Jamison	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Calvin Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	4	187	46.8	36.8	53	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Partee	5	220	44.0	36.4	58	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	2	6	3.0	0
Jackie Wallace	1	12	12.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	57	19.0	0
Sam Green	1	46	46.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	5	90	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	8	1	0.0	29	25
OLB Larry Stallings	6	3	0.5	31	26
OLB Jim Cheyunski	6	1	0.0	31	26
DE Elvin Bethea	5	2	0.0	31	25
OLB Dave Robinson	4	3	0.5	22	17
CB Nelson Munsey	4	1	0.0	27	25
CB Jeris White	3	0	0.0	29	24
CB Tommie Burns	2	1	0.0	21	23
ILB Bob Stein	2	0	0.0	12	3
DT Curley Culp	1	2	0.0	31	26
CB Jackie Wallace	1	2	0.0	19	22
DT Leo Brooks	1	0	0.0	7	2
DE Al Cowlings	1	0	0.0	31	24

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rusty Tillman	7	2	17	36
S Ray Brown	7	1	23	49
CB Benny Barnes	5	2	16	44
CB Bruce Taylor	5	1	26	46
OLB Wayne Colman	4	2	19	23
OLB Ken Geddes	4	2	14	29
CB Bobby Bryant	4	1	26	44
ILB Mike Curtis	4	1	9	6
DT John Dutton	3	1	25	46
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	3	0	18	19
S Rick Fontenot	3	0	8	26
CB Rick Volk	2	2	19	45
CB Ken Gannon	1	1	0	10
DE Fred Cook	1	0	23	47
DT Zack Lang	1	0	23	48
OLB Mike Varty	0	1	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	0.5	1	0	1	26
OLB Dave Robinson	0.5	0	1	0	17
DE Elvin Bethea	0.0	0	2	1	25
DE Al Cowlings	0.0	0	2	1	24
DT Curley Culp	0.0	0	0	1	26

Baltimore	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Zack Lang	1	1	0	48
DE Fred Cook	0	2	0	47
DT John Dutton	0	2	0	46
OLB Wayne Colman	0	1	1	23
OLB Ken Geddes	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	5	25
OLB Larry Stallings	4	26
CB Nelson Munsey	2	25
CB Jeris White	2	24
CB Tommie Burns	2	23
DE Elvin Bethea	1	25
OLB Dave Robinson	1	17

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Benny Barnes	4	2	44
CB Bruce Taylor	4	2	46
S Ray Brown	4	1	49
S Rick Fontenot	3	1	26
OLB Ken Geddes	3	0	29
OLB Wayne Colman	2	1	23
ILB Mike Curtis	2	0	6
ILB Rusty Tillman	2	0	36
CB Rick Volk	1	2	45
CB Bobby Bryant	1	0	44
DE Fred Cook	1	0	47
DT John Dutton	1	0	46
CB Ken Gannon	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Winston Hill	2	5	0	24	39
Tom Banks	2	3	0	24	47
Bob Newton	2	2	0	22	41
Ron Saul	1	5	0	24	47
Desmond Cribbs	0	8	0	26	45
Bill Olds	0	1	1	11	18
Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	9	9
Tom Gallimore	0	1	0	3	2

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Mandich	4	5	0	21	0	14
Conrad Dobler	2	6	0	27	0	19
Tim Stokes	2	4	1	25	0	15
John Fitzgerald	2	3	0	18	0	16
Donnie Green	2	3	0	18	0	15
Kendall Blair	2	3	0	13	0	10
George Daney	1	2	0	28	0	25
Bill Brown	1	1	0	20	0	16
Cornell Forte	0	1	0	20	1	19
Bill Dulac	0	1	0	6	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Sullivan	2	19
Billy Johnson	2	14
Sam Green	1	21
Vince Kendrick	1	14
Prentice McCray	1	10

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Hill	3	13
Ken Gannon	1	17
Juan Jamison	1	15
Rick Fontenot	1	14
Bill Brown	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Banks	24	47	---	---	7	78
Lynn Dickey	26	49	---	---	---	75
Ron Saul	24	47	---	---	---	71
Desmond Cribbs	26	45	---	---	---	71
Winston Hill	24	39	---	---	7	70
Elvin Bethea	---	---	31	25	10	66
Billy Johnson	17	34	---	---	14	65
Bob Newton	22	41	---	---	---	63
Butch Stark	16	32	---	---	13	61
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	31	26	1	58
Sam Green	10	27	---	---	21	58
Curley Culp	---	---	31	26	---	57
Larry Stallings	---	---	31	26	---	57
Al Cowlings	---	---	31	24	---	55
Jeris White	---	---	29	24	1	54
Ron Brandon	---	---	29	25	---	54
Tommie Burns	---	---	21	23	9	53
Nelson Munsey	---	---	27	25	---	52
Mercury Duncan	18	34	---	---	---	52
Terry Nelson	10	27	---	---	6	43
Jackie Wallace	---	---	19	22	1	42
Irving Royer	7	24	---	---	10	41
Dave Robinson	---	---	22	17	---	39
Prentice McCray	---	---	14	11	10	35
Bill Olds	11	18	---	---	6	35
Quinn Newsome	16	14	---	---	---	30
Alonzo Goodwin	6	14	---	---	7	27
Paul Seymour	10	14	---	---	1	25
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	4	1	19	24
Kendall McKinley	3	10	---	---	9	22
Tom Gallimore	3	2	---	---	17	22
Bob Stein	---	---	12	3	5	20
Jon Keyworth	9	9	---	---	1	19
Kerry Webster	4	8	---	---	7	19
Leo Brooks	---	---	7	2	5	14
Vince Kendrick	0	0	---	---	14	14
Dan Peiffer	0	4	---	---	7	11
Ralph Trinidad	---	---	0	1	9	10
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	0	2	5	7
Maurice Patton	---	---	0	2	5	7
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mario Galloway	---	---	2	1	---	3
Bert Askson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Taylor	---	---	26	46	6	78
Ray Brown	---	---	23	49	5	77
John Dutton	---	---	25	46	3	74
Zack Lang	---	---	23	48	3	74
Bobby Bryant	---	---	26	44	3	73
Fred Cook	---	---	23	47	3	73
Rick Volk	---	---	19	45	1	65
Benny Barnes	---	---	16	44	2	62
Steve Spurrier	31	26	---	---	---	57
George Daney	28	25	---	---	3	56
Rusty Tillman	---	---	17	36	1	54
Ken Geddes	---	---	14	29	6	49
Rick Fontenot	---	---	8	26	14	48
Conrad Dobler	27	19	---	---	1	47
Wayne Colman	---	---	19	23	4	46
Steve Odom	17	15	---	---	12	44
Brad Kimberly	19	19	---	---	4	42
Cornell Forte	20	19	---	---	3	42
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	18	19	4	41
Juan Jamison	13	13	---	---	15	41
Bill Brown	20	16	---	---	4	40
Tim Stokes	25	15	---	---	---	40
Carlos Stevens	18	17	---	---	1	36
Jim Mandich	21	14	---	---	---	35
John Fitzgerald	18	16	---	---	---	34
Donnie Green	18	15	---	---	---	33
Tommy Thompson	19	14	---	---	---	33
Calvin Hill	9	8	---	---	13	30
Mike Curtis	---	---	9	6	12	27
Len Garrett	12	6	---	---	9	27
Ken Gannon	---	---	0	10	17	27
Kendall Blair	13	10	---	---	3	26
Kyle Hendon	---	---	11	9	5	25
Les Goodman	2	3	---	---	19	24
Bill Dulac	6	11	---	---	5	22
Gary Parris	1	1	---	---	15	17
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	4	5	4	13
David Merlo	2	0	---	---	11	13
Mike Varty	---	---	2	2	8	12
Mike Hennigan	---	---	3	5	3	11
Po James	2	4	---	---	5	11
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	5	5
Elbert Drungo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dennis Partee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	79	5.3
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	69	7.7
Middle	14	50	3.6
Right	7	39	5.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	49	29	2	0	2	9	7	1	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Spurrier	25	17	4	1	1	0	5	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	151	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	6	65	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	26	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	85	12.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Johnson	8	3	1	31	0	34
WR Butch Stark	8	4	0	45	1	32
WR Irving Royer	7	3	1	14	0	24
WR Mercury Duncan	7	6	0	103	1	34
FB Bill Olds	4	3	0	11	0	18
RB Sam Green	4	3	0	18	0	27
RB Quinn Newsome	3	2	0	7	0	14
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	0	15	0	9
TE Terry Nelson	2	1	0	11	0	27
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	0	8	0	10
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	0	2	0	2

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Odom	9	7	0	107	3	15
WR Carlos Stevens	4	3	0	44	1	17
TE Jim Mandich	2	1	0	8	0	14
RB Tommy Thompson	2	2	0	18	0	14
WR Juan Jamison	2	1	0	7	0	13
WR Brad Kimberly	2	0	0	0	0	19
FB Bill Brown	1	1	0	6	0	16
TE Len Garrett	1	1	0	4	0	6
RB Calvin Hill	1	0	1	0	0	8
TE Gary Parris	1	1	0	13	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Green	2	2	1.00	6.30
Quinn Newsome	2	4	2.00	3.73
Butch Stark	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Thompson	3	12	4.00	5.47
Calvin Hill	2	19	9.50	6.00
Les Goodman	1	2	2.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	10	4	38	3.80	5.41

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Spurrier	2	1	16	8.00	8.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Stark	2	0	0	0.00	5.63
RB Sam Green	2	1	9	4.50	4.50
WR Billy Johnson	1	1	11	11.00	3.88
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
FB Bill Olds	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Irving Royer	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	16	16.00	14.71

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Mandich	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Steve Odom	1	1	16	16.00	11.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Green	3	2
Quinn Newsome	2	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Les Goodman	1	0
Calvin Hill	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	12	6	3

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Spurrier	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Odom	2	1	1
WR Carlos Stevens	2	2	2
TE Len Garrett	1	1	1
RB Calvin Hill	1	0	0
WR Juan Jamison	1	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)