Exhibition Week 3, 1975

played in Chicago, IL

48 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Oilers	3	6	0	0	-	9
Chicago Bears	0	0	7	17	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 HOU - John Smith 44 field goal
2Q: 07:13 HOU - John Smith 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HOU - John Smith 25 field goal
3Q: 06:20 CHI - Ronnie Talley 9 pass from Scott Hunter (Errol Mann extra point)
4Q: 11:25 CHI - Otis Armstrong 3 run (Errol Mann extra point)
4Q: 02:59 CHI - Otis Armstrong 4 run (Errol Mann extra point)
4Q: 01:49 CHI - Errol Mann 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 HOU - John Smith 44 field goal
2Q: 07:13 HOU - John Smith 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HOU - John Smith 25 field goal
3Q: 06:20 CHI - Ronnie Talley 9 pass from Scott Hunter (Errol Mann extra point)
4Q: 11:25 CHI - Otis Armstrong 3 run (Errol Mann extra point)
4Q: 02:59 CHI - Otis Armstrong 4 run (Errol Mann extra point)
4Q: 01:49 CHI - Errol Mann 25 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CHI
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 280 244
- Offensive Plays 73 54
- Yards per Play 3.84 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 108 124
- Rushing Attempts 30 28
- Yards per Rush 3.60 4.43
Net Passing Yards 172 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 1 26 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 183 120
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 4.62
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/23 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 4/106
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 48
Time of Possession 34:04 25:56

Team Statistics	HOU	CHI
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	280	244
- Offensive Plays	73	54
- Yards per Play	3.84	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	108	124
- Rushing Attempts	30	28
- Yards per Rush	3.60	4.43
Net Passing Yards	172	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 1	26 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	183	120
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	4.62
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/23	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	4/106
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 48
Time of Possession	34:04	25:56

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 16	5	14	Punt
1	11:13	2:33	OPP 43	5	16	Field Goal
1	1:02	8:57	OWN 1	18	95	Field Goal
2	6:20	4:25	OWN 45	8	47	Field Goal
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 22	1	3	Half
3	12:20	2:40	OWN 5	5	12	Interception
3	9:27	1:41	OWN 10	4	21	Fumble
3	6:12	3:11	OWN 32	6	20	Fumble
3	1:13	1:22	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
4	11:15	2:33	OWN 9	5	22	Punt
4	5:00	0:09	OWN 14	1	0	Fumble
4	2:49	0:38	OWN 20	4	-6	Downs
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 31	8	28	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	0:26	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
1	8:40	7:38	OWN 20	15	79	Downs
2	7:05	0:45	OWN 43	1	0	Interception
2	1:55	1:12	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 39	5	13	Punt
3	9:40	0:13	OPP 21	1	0	Interception
3	7:46	1:34	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
3	3:01	1:48	OPP 48	3	0	Punt
4	14:51	3:36	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
4	8:42	3:42	OWN 17	5	31	Punt
4	4:51	2:02	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
4	2:11	0:29	OPP 14	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Larry Hand, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roland Hooks	14	82	5.86	19	3
Kendall McKinley	7	13	1.86	6	0
Unknown	3	5	1.67	3	0
Jon Keyworth	2	2	1.00	2	0
Unknown	2	3	1.50	3	0
Joel Lindsay	2	3	1.50	2	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Otis Armstrong	15	51	3.40	10	1	2
Preston Pearson	13	73	5.62	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Unknown	31	19	142	2/11	0	16	1	58.8
Lynn Dickey	10	6	41	0/0	0	13	0	69.2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Joachim	15	6	37	0/0	0	16	1	20.2
Scott Hunter	11	8	83	0/0	1	17	1	86.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Thomas	7	9	64	9.14	9	16
WR Irving Royer	4	7	35	8.75	9	16
FB Jon Keyworth	3	5	14	4.67	2	8
WR Butch Stark	3	6	17	5.67	3	14
RB Kendall McKinley	3	4	16	5.33	10	11
WR Moses Denson	1	1	8	8.00	4	8
Unknown	1	1	7	7.00	6	7
TE Terry Nelson	1	2	3	3.00	3	3
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	13	13.00	2	13
WR Mercury Duncan	1	4	6	6.00	0	6

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Carrol	4	6	42	10.50	7	17	0
WR J.D. Hill	3	4	31	10.33	6	16	0
WR Ronnie Talley	3	6	18	6.00	0	9	1
WR Roger Carr	2	4	15	7.50	4	9	0
TE Boyd Brown	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	0
FB Carl Garrett	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
FB Cid Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Larry Stallings	2	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ron Mabra	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Unknown	2	0
Butch Stark	1	0
Roland Hooks	1	0
Fred Sturt	0	1

Chicago	Recov	Force
Larry Hand	1	0
Kirk Robbins	1	0
Tom Hicks	1	0
Duane Benson	0	1
Wally Chambers	0	1
Bob Geddes	0	1
Curtis Johnson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	3	171	57.0	50.3	66	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	5	201	40.2	39.2	43	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Errol Mann	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	2	5	2.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Scribner	1	6	6.0	0
Vinny Hoover	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	2	40	20.0	0
Unknown	1	20	20.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Scribner	4	106	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	8	1	0.0	27	24
ILB Bob Stein	5	0	0.0	9	4
DE Al Cowlings	4	5	0.0	28	24
OLB Jim Cheyunski	4	4	0.0	28	26
CB Nelson Munsey	4	0	0.0	26	24
CB Jeris White	3	0	0.0	26	26
OLB Larry Stallings	2	2	0.0	28	26
OLB Robert Braziel	2	2	0.0	21	20
CB Jackie Wallace	2	1	0.0	21	24
DE Elvin Bethea	2	0	0.0	27	25
S Prentice McCray	1	4	0.0	21	24
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	1	0.0	9	3
G Ron Saul	1	0	---	---	---
FB Joel Lindsay	1	0	---	---	---
S Steve Foley	1	0	0.0	7	7
RB Roland Hooks	1	0	---	---	---
DT R.J. Crozier	0	1	0.0	26	24

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Wally Chambers	8	0	1.0	27	39
S Craig Clemons	8	0	0.0	27	40
OLB Duane Benson	7	2	0.0	29	43
ILB Tom Hicks	6	3	0.0	26	35
S Tim Gray	6	1	0.0	6	20
CB Billy Joe Bridges	5	0	0.0	28	40
DE Fred Dryer	3	1	0.0	29	41
DE Larry Hand	2	2	1.0	28	41
OLB Brad Van Pelt	2	3	0.0	9	9
S Kirk Robbins	2	2	0.0	22	34
CB Ron Mabra	2	1	0.0	20	33
DT Rick Dvorak	1	3	0.0	11	13
CB Curtis Johnson	1	1	0.0	21	35
WR J.D. Hill	1	0	---	---	---
CB Durwood Keeton	1	0	0.0	9	14
DE Ron Rydalich	1	0	0.0	21	20
WR Terry Carrol	1	0	---	---	---
S Vinny Hoover	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Bill Belk	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	0.0	1	0	1	25

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Wally Chambers	1.0	1	39
DE Larry Hand	1.0	1	41
DE Fred Dryer	0.0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jeris White	3	0	0	26
CB Nelson Munsey	2	3	0	24
OLB Larry Stallings	2	0	2	26
OLB Robert Braziel	2	0	0	20
S Steve Foley	1	1	0	7
OLB Jim Cheyunski	1	0	0	26
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0	24
ILB Bob Stein	1	0	0	4
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0	24

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Billy Joe Bridges	5	1	0	40
S Tim Gray	5	0	0	20
S Craig Clemons	4	0	0	40
S Kirk Robbins	2	1	0	34
DT Wally Chambers	2	0	0	39
ILB Tom Hicks	2	0	0	35
OLB Duane Benson	1	3	0	43
CB Ron Mabra	1	0	1	33
DT Rick Dvorak	1	0	0	13
ILB Bob Geddes	1	0	0	4
DE Ron Rydalich	1	0	0	20
CB Curtis Johnson	0	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Cribbs	2	3	19	1	22
Dan Peiffer	2	2	20	0	33
Robert Jackson	1	8	19	0	23
Craig Hertwig	1	2	17	0	25
Paul Seymour	1	1	11	0	7
Winston Hill	0	3	18	1	29
Tom Banks	0	3	20	0	34
Fred Sturt	0	2	19	0	19
Jon Keyworth	0	1	13	0	22
Terry Nelson	0	1	21	0	26
Ron Saul	0	1	18	0	30

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jim Clack	3	5	15	16
Bob Young	2	5	20	15
Rocky Freitas	2	4	13	16
Jeff Sevy	2	3	15	10
Rich Coady	1	3	13	10
Carl Garrett	1	3	12	13
Mike Hancock	1	1	13	9
Alberto White	1	1	19	20
Phil LaPorta	0	2	17	17
Hubert Camarillo	0	1	9	10

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Moses Denson	3	15
Unknown	1	20
Butch Stark	1	14
Kendall McKinley	1	7

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Johnson	1	19
Cid Edwards	1	14
Bob Geddes	1	14
Joseph Bach	1	13
Boyd Brown	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jackie Wallace	---	---	21	24	20	65
Tom Banks	20	34	---	---	6	60
Unknown	24	33	---	---	3	60
Dan Peiffer	20	33	---	---	5	58
Terry Nelson	21	26	---	---	10	57
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	28	26	2	56
Larry Stallings	---	---	28	26	2	56
Irving Royer	19	31	---	---	5	55
Elvin Bethea	---	---	27	25	1	53
Al Cowlings	---	---	28	24	1	53
Jeris White	---	---	26	26	1	53
Ron Saul	18	30	---	---	4	52
Ron Brandon	---	---	27	24	1	52
Nelson Munsey	---	---	26	24	1	51
Butch Stark	13	24	---	---	14	51
R.J. Crozier	---	---	26	24	1	51
Mike Thomas	16	33	---	---	2	51
Winston Hill	18	29	---	---	3	50
Prentice McCray	---	---	21	24	1	46
Fred Sturt	19	19	---	---	6	44
Robert Braziel	---	---	21	20	3	44
Desmond Cribbs	19	22	---	---	1	42
Craig Hertwig	17	25	---	---	---	42
Robert Jackson	19	23	---	---	---	42
Kendall McKinley	10	24	---	---	7	41
Jon Keyworth	13	22	---	---	5	40
Unknown	---	---	4	9	20	33
Mercury Duncan	14	16	---	---	---	30
Joel Lindsay	10	7	---	---	10	27
Moses Denson	2	7	---	---	15	24
Roland Hooks	16	8	---	---	---	24
Bob Stein	---	---	9	4	9	22
Paul Seymour	11	7	---	---	---	18
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	9	3	6	18
Tom Gallimore	1	1	---	---	15	17
Lynn Dickey	6	10	---	---	---	16
Steve Foley	---	---	7	7	---	14
Ike Delgado	---	---	0	0	13	13
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	1	1	11	13
Tommie Burns	---	---	2	0	8	10
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	0	3	5	8
John Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	1	1	4	6
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quinn Newsome	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Duane Benson	---	---	29	43	4	76
Curtis Johnson	---	---	21	35	19	75
Fred Dryer	---	---	29	41	3	73
Larry Hand	---	---	28	41	3	72
Craig Clemons	---	---	27	40	4	71
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	28	40	3	71
Wally Chambers	---	---	27	39	3	69
Tom Hicks	---	---	26	35	3	64
Kirk Robbins	---	---	22	34	3	59
Ron Mabra	---	---	20	33	3	56
Ron Rydalich	---	---	21	20	4	45
Bob Young	20	15	---	---	6	41
Cedric Chapman	19	16	---	---	5	40
Preston Pearson	13	10	---	---	16	39
Alberto White	19	20	---	---	---	39
Mike Hancock	13	9	---	---	15	37
Terry Carrol	18	17	---	---	2	37
Boyd Brown	15	15	---	---	6	36
Roger Carr	11	13	---	---	12	36
Rocky Freitas	13	16	---	---	6	35
Otis Armstrong	15	16	---	---	3	34
Phil LaPorta	17	17	---	---	---	34
Ronnie Talley	18	15	---	---	---	33
J.D. Hill	17	15	---	---	---	32
Durwood Keeton	---	---	9	14	9	32
Jim Clack	15	16	---	---	---	31
Carl Garrett	12	13	---	---	5	30
Steve Joachim	12	15	---	---	1	28
Rich Coady	13	10	---	---	4	27
Scott Hunter	16	11	---	---	---	27
Tim Gray	---	---	6	20	1	27
Cid Edwards	7	5	---	---	14	26
Jeff Sevy	15	10	---	---	---	25
Hubert Camarillo	9	10	---	---	6	25
Rick Dvorak	---	---	11	13	---	24
Bob Geddes	---	---	4	4	14	22
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	9	9	2	20
Joseph Bach	1	2	---	---	13	16
Vinny Hoover	---	---	3	3	9	15
Bill Belk	---	---	4	5	2	11
Don Rives	---	---	4	2	4	10
Rob Scribner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	2	2	3	7
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	5	5
O.J. Fujimoto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	63	4.5
Middle	15	31	2.1
Right	1	14	14.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	55	5.0
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Unknown	31	19	0	1	2	5	2	0	1
Lynn Dickey	10	6	0	2	0	1	1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Joachim	15	6	0	3	1	3	0	0	1
Scott Hunter	11	8	0	1	0	1	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	95	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	50	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Mike Thomas	9	7	1	64	33
WR Irving Royer	7	4	0	35	31
WR Butch Stark	6	3	1	17	24
FB Jon Keyworth	5	3	0	14	22
RB Kendall McKinley	4	3	0	16	24
WR Mercury Duncan	4	1	0	6	16
TE Terry Nelson	2	1	0	3	26
WR Moses Denson	1	1	0	8	7
Unknown	1	1	0	7	9
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	0	13	7

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Terry Carrol	6	4	1	42	17
WR Ronnie Talley	6	3	0	18	15
WR Roger Carr	4	2	0	15	13
WR J.D. Hill	4	3	0	31	15
TE Boyd Brown	3	1	0	17	15
FB Carl Garrett	2	1	0	-3	13
FB Cid Edwards	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall McKinley	3	10	3.33	1.86
Jon Keyworth	1	0	0.00	1.00
Unknown	1	3	3.00	1.67
Roland Hooks	1	8	8.00	5.86

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Preston Pearson	8	32	4.00	5.62
Otis Armstrong	5	10	2.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Unknown	1	1	4	4.00	4.58

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Hunter	2	1	9	4.50	7.55
Steve Joachim	2	1	3	1.50	2.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	4	4.00	2.80

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Talley	2	2	12	6.00	3.00
TE Boyd Brown	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
FB Cid Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jon Keyworth	1	0
Unknown	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Armstrong	2	2
Preston Pearson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Unknown	8	6	2
Lynn Dickey	4	3	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Joachim	6	3	2
Scott Hunter	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kendall McKinley	3	2	0
WR Mike Thomas	3	3	3
WR Butch Stark	2	2	0
WR Mercury Duncan	2	0	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0
WR Irving Royer	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Carrol	3	2	1
WR Ronnie Talley	3	2	1
WR Roger Carr	1	0	0
FB Carl Garrett	1	0	0
WR J.D. Hill	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)