Week 1, 1975

played in Houston, TX

80 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	6	10	7	0	-	23
Houston Oilers	0	7	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:27 BAL - Fred Cox 41 field goal
1Q: 00:37 BAL - Fred Cox 39 field goal
2Q: 10:05 HOU - Roland Hooks 5 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 06:57 BAL - Fred Cox 41 field goal
2Q: 01:21 BAL - Tommy Thompson 19 pass from Steve Spurrier (Fred Cox extra point)
3Q: 07:36 HOU - Mercury Duncan 11 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 01:05 BAL - Emmett Edwards 7 pass from Steve Spurrier (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 09:16 HOU - Mike Thomas 8 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 01:39 HOU - Irving Royer 10 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:27 BAL - Fred Cox 41 field goal
1Q: 00:37 BAL - Fred Cox 39 field goal
2Q: 10:05 HOU - Roland Hooks 5 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 06:57 BAL - Fred Cox 41 field goal
2Q: 01:21 BAL - Tommy Thompson 19 pass from Steve Spurrier (Fred Cox extra point)
3Q: 07:36 HOU - Mercury Duncan 11 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 01:05 BAL - Emmett Edwards 7 pass from Steve Spurrier (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 09:16 HOU - Mike Thomas 8 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 01:39 HOU - Irving Royer 10 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics BAL HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 299 346
- Offensive Plays 77 67
- Yards per Play 3.88 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 154 142
- Rushing Attempts 30 28
- Yards per Rush 5.13 5.07
Net Passing Yards 145 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 17 - 1 39 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 158 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.09 5.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 8/46
Punt Returns/Yards 4/58 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/84 4/109
Interception Ret./Yards 3/40 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:10 27:50

Team Statistics	BAL	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	299	346
- Offensive Plays	77	67
- Yards per Play	3.88	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	154	142
- Rushing Attempts	30	28
- Yards per Rush	5.13	5.07
Net Passing Yards	145	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 17 - 1	39 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	158	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.09	5.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	8/46
Punt Returns/Yards	4/58	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/84	4/109
Interception Ret./Yards	3/40	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:10	27:50

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:53	5:48	OWN 32	11	54	Missed FG
1	6:50	1:12	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
1	5:28	2:07	OPP 34	6	10	Field Goal
1	1:56	1:27	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal
2	9:55	3:03	OWN 32	6	44	Field Goal
2	5:30	1:42	OWN 44	5	17	Punt
2	1:30	0:17	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:41	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	8:51	0:41	OWN 4	2	9	Fumble
3	7:28	2:49	OWN 28	5	22	Fumble
3	2:44	1:44	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
4	14:15	2:36	OWN 37	5	21	Punt
4	9:08	3:48	OWN 14	8	39	Interception
4	4:19	1:10	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
4	1:29	1:02	OWN 20	8	14	Downs

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	8:05	1:15	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
1	5:38	0:10	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
1	3:21	1:25	OWN 40	3	-10	Punt
1	0:29	5:34	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
2	6:52	1:22	OWN 34	3	4	Interception
2	3:48	2:18	OWN 20	6	23	Interception
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 20	3	13	Half
3	12:19	3:28	OWN 15	7	39	Punt
3	8:10	0:42	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
3	4:39	1:55	50	4	14	Missed FG
3	1:00	1:45	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
4	11:39	2:31	OWN 6	6	94	Touchdown
4	5:20	1:01	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	3:09	1:40	50	6	50	Touchdown
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 34	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Roland Hooks, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy Thompson	16	103	6.44	26	4
Les Goodman	11	36	3.27	7	0
Tom Bailey	3	15	5.00	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roland Hooks	19	135	7.11	33	3	1
Quinn Newsome	5	6	1.20	4	0	0
Lynn Dickey	4	1	0.25	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Spurrier	35	12	118	1/5	2	19	1	51.8
Joe Theismann	10	5	40	1/8	0	14	0	60.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	39	21	204	0/0	3	21	3	62.3

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmett Edwards	5	12	61	12.20	15	18	1
RB Tommy Thompson	3	4	30	10.00	8	19	1
FB Bill Brown	2	2	11	5.50	4	7	0
WR Juan Jamison	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Carlos Stevens	2	11	28	14.00	0	14	0
WR Steve Odom	1	4	4	4.00	2	4	0
TE Gary Parris	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB David Merlo	1	2	8	8.00	6	8	0
RB Les Goodman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Po James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Morris Stroud	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Thomas	7	10	72	10.29	12	20	1
WR Irving Royer	5	9	48	9.60	6	21	1
WR Butch Stark	4	9	50	12.50	0	15	0
WR Mercury Duncan	3	5	23	7.67	3	11	1
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Moses Denson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Jon Keyworth	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ed Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Benny Barnes	1	0	0.00
OLB Ken Geddes	1	39	39.00
CB Rick Volk	1	1	1.00

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

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Force
Tom Bailey	1	0
Tommy Thompson	1	0
Rusty Tillman	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Quinn Newsome	1	0	0
Jim Cheyunski	0	1	1
Winston Hill	0	1	0
Nelson Munsey	0	1	0
Curley Culp	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Long	5	191	38.2	29.8	45	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	6	256	42.7	33.7	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	3/4	2/2	0/0	41	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	3	52	17.3	0
Steve Odom	1	6	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	3	65	21.7	0
Steve Odom	1	19	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	4	109	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ray Brown	9	2	0.0	27	35
CB Ken Gannon	5	1	0.0	25	36
CB Benny Barnes	5	0	0.0	20	33
OLB Wayne Colman	4	1	0.0	19	24
CB Bruce Taylor	4	1	0.0	27	38
ILB Rusty Tillman	4	1	0.0	26	36
DE Rubin Carter	3	2	0.0	28	37
DT John Dutton	2	1	0.0	27	36
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	1	0.0	17	22
DT Zack Lang	1	1	0.0	8	7
DE Fred Cook	1	0	0.0	27	38
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Bruce Laird	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Rick Volk	1	0	0.0	23	34
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Mike Curtis	0	1	0.0	2	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	7	1	0.0	30	47
CB Tommie Burns	7	0	0.0	21	41
S Ron Brandon	6	4	0.0	30	45
OLB Jim Cheyunski	6	3	0.0	30	47
DE Elvin Bethea	4	3	1.5	29	45
CB Nelson Munsey	4	2	0.0	27	45
OLB Robert Braziel	3	1	0.5	24	31
DT Curley Culp	3	1	0.0	29	44
CB Jeris White	2	1	0.0	27	42
S Steve Foley	2	0	0.0	5	15
T Tom Banks	1	0	---	---	---
DT Leo Brooks	1	0	0.0	6	5
DE Al Cowlings	1	0	0.0	28	43
WR Moses Denson	1	0	---	---	---
FB Ed Williams	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jimmy Bernard	1	0	0.0	4	5
ILB Bob Stein	0	1	0.0	10	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Hurry	PPlay
DE Fred Cook	2	38
DT John Dutton	1	36
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	22
S Rick Fontenot	1	17

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	1.5	0	4	3	45
OLB Robert Braziel	0.5	0	0	0	31
OLB Larry Stallings	0.0	1	1	1	47
DE Al Cowlings	0.0	0	2	0	43
DE Steve Baumgartner	0.0	0	1	1	4
DT Curley Culp	0.0	0	1	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Gannon	4	2	0	36
S Ray Brown	4	0	0	35
OLB Wayne Colman	4	0	0	24
CB Bruce Taylor	4	0	0	38
CB Rick Volk	3	0	1	34
CB Benny Barnes	1	0	1	33
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0	3
OLB Ken Geddes	0	0	1	20

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tommie Burns	4	1	0	41
OLB Larry Stallings	4	0	0	47
OLB Jim Cheyunski	3	2	0	47
S Ron Brandon	2	1	0	45
CB Jeris White	1	4	0	42
CB Nelson Munsey	1	1	1	45
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	0	31
S Steve Foley	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Stokes	3	4	0	22	0	42
Conrad Dobler	2	5	0	27	0	44
John Fitzgerald	2	4	1	18	0	30
Kendall Blair	1	5	0	12	0	17
Cornell Forte	1	3	0	20	1	40
Donnie Green	1	2	0	16	1	25
Bill Brown	0	2	0	21	0	23
Harvey Goodman	0	2	0	13	0	10
Elbert Drungo	0	1	0	22	0	27
Gary Parris	0	1	0	22	0	31
Morris Stroud	0	1	0	9	0	12

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Robert Jackson	6	8	0	21	32
Winston Hill	2	7	1	24	35
Ron Saul	1	4	0	18	28
Desmond Cribbs	1	1	0	21	27
Tom Banks	0	2	0	28	39
Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	17	17
Dan Peiffer	0	1	0	17	18

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Chip Myrtle	4	26
Ray Brown	1	17
Juan Jamison	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall McKinley	5	28
Jackie Wallace	1	26
Tom Gallimore	1	18
Steve Foley	1	17

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Conrad Dobler	27	44	---	---	9	80
Ray Brown	---	---	27	35	17	79
Bruce Taylor	---	---	27	38	6	71
Fred Cook	---	---	27	38	1	66
Rubin Carter	---	---	28	37	1	66
Benny Barnes	---	---	20	33	12	65
John Dutton	---	---	27	36	1	64
Tim Stokes	22	42	---	---	---	64
Gary Parris	22	31	---	---	10	63
Rusty Tillman	---	---	26	36	1	63
Ken Gannon	---	---	25	36	1	62
Cornell Forte	20	40	---	---	---	60
Rick Volk	---	---	23	34	1	58
Steve Spurrier	19	36	---	---	---	55
Carlos Stevens	22	32	---	---	---	54
John Fitzgerald	18	30	---	---	5	53
Steve Odom	16	29	---	---	8	53
Bill Brown	21	23	---	---	8	52
Donnie Green	16	25	---	---	9	50
Elbert Drungo	22	27	---	---	---	49
Juan Jamison	13	20	---	---	15	48
Wayne Colman	---	---	19	24	1	44
Emmett Edwards	12	31	---	---	---	43
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	17	22	2	41
Tommy Thompson	16	25	---	---	---	41
Morris Stroud	9	12	---	---	18	39
Tom Bailey	5	8	---	---	25	38
Ken Geddes	---	---	16	20	2	38
Kendall Blair	12	17	---	---	9	38
Rick Fontenot	---	---	8	17	10	35
Harvey Goodman	13	10	---	---	9	32
Chip Myrtle	---	---	2	1	26	29
David Merlo	3	7	---	---	15	25
Les Goodman	11	11	---	---	---	22
Joe Theismann	11	11	---	---	---	22
Bruce Laird	---	---	2	5	13	20
Zack Lang	---	---	8	7	4	19
Brad Kimberly	0	2	---	---	15	17
Mike Curtis	---	---	2	3	10	15
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	2	4	6	12
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Hennigan	---	---	2	3	5	10
Phillip Long	0	0	---	---	9	9
Po James	0	4	---	---	3	7
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Collier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	30	47	10	87
Ron Brandon	---	---	30	45	9	84
Larry Stallings	---	---	30	47	5	82
Elvin Bethea	---	---	29	45	4	78
Curley Culp	---	---	29	44	4	77
Al Cowlings	---	---	28	43	5	76
Nelson Munsey	---	---	27	45	4	76
Prentice McCray	---	---	24	43	6	73
Jeris White	---	---	27	42	4	73
Tom Banks	28	39	---	---	---	67
Lynn Dickey	28	39	---	---	---	67
Tommie Burns	---	---	21	41	4	66
Winston Hill	24	35	---	---	---	59
Butch Stark	15	27	---	---	16	58
Robert Braziel	---	---	24	31	2	57
Irving Royer	19	28	---	---	6	53
Robert Jackson	21	32	---	---	---	53
Ron Saul	18	28	---	---	6	52
Mike Thomas	18	27	---	---	6	51
Desmond Cribbs	21	27	---	---	1	49
Dan Peiffer	17	18	---	---	7	42
Terry Nelson	16	15	---	---	10	41
Jon Keyworth	17	17	---	---	4	38
Kendall McKinley	2	7	---	---	28	37
Steve Foley	---	---	5	15	17	37
Roland Hooks	21	15	---	---	---	36
Mercury Duncan	12	21	---	---	---	33
Jackie Wallace	---	---	3	2	26	31
Moses Denson	3	9	---	---	15	27
Paul Seymour	10	13	---	---	---	23
Fred Sturt	6	8	---	---	7	21
Tom Gallimore	2	1	---	---	18	21
Bob Stein	---	---	10	10	---	20
Ed Williams	0	3	---	---	17	20
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	4	5	10	19
Craig Hertwig	5	7	---	---	7	19
Quinn Newsome	5	12	---	---	---	17
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	2	4	5	11
Leo Brooks	---	---	6	5	---	11
Steve Neils	---	---	0	0	10	10
R.J. Crozier	---	---	1	3	4	8
Larry Jarvis	0	1	---	---	7	8
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	66	8.3
Middle	18	68	3.8
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	65	5.4
Middle	8	55	6.9
Right	5	25	5.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Spurrier	35	12	0	1	4	8	8	5	1
Joe Theismann	10	5	0	1	2	1	1	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	39	21	2	4	4	2	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	45	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	7	98	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	54	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	109	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	41	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Emmett Edwards	12	5	2	61	31
WR Carlos Stevens	11	2	1	28	32
WR Steve Odom	4	1	0	4	29
TE Gary Parris	4	1	1	2	31
RB Tommy Thompson	4	3	0	30	25
WR Juan Jamison	3	2	0	14	20
FB Bill Brown	2	2	0	11	23
FB David Merlo	2	1	1	8	7
RB Les Goodman	1	0	1	0	11
RB Po James	1	0	0	0	4
TE Morris Stroud	1	0	0	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Thomas	10	7	1	72	1	27
WR Butch Stark	9	4	1	50	0	27
WR Irving Royer	9	5	0	48	1	28
WR Mercury Duncan	5	3	1	23	0	21
FB Jon Keyworth	2	0	1	0	0	17
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	0	11	0	15
WR Moses Denson	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Ed Williams	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Thompson	3	8	2.67	6.44
Les Goodman	2	12	6.00	3.27

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roland Hooks	5	15	3.00	7.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Spurrier	4	3	29	7.25	3.37

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	5	5	42	8.40	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tommy Thompson	2	2	22	11.00	7.50
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	0	0.00	2.55
WR Emmett Edwards	1	1	7	7.00	5.08

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	5	5.00	5.50
WR Butch Stark	1	1	8	8.00	5.56
WR Irving Royer	1	1	10	10.00	5.33
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	11	11.00	4.60
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	8	8.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Bailey	3	0
Les Goodman	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Spurrier	10	4	3
Joe Theismann	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmett Edwards	5	3	2
WR Carlos Stevens	2	0	0
FB Bill Brown	1	1	1
WR Steve Odom	1	0	0
TE Gary Parris	1	0	0
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	1
WR Juan Jamison	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Thomas	5	2	0
WR Irving Royer	4	2	2
WR Butch Stark	3	2	2
WR Moses Denson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)