Week 3, 1975

played in Houston, TX

71 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Oakland Raiders	0	10	0	0	-	10
Houston Oilers	0	10	7	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:29 HOU - John Smith 29 field goal
2Q: 04:09 HOU - Roland Hooks 1 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 01:51 OAK - Walter Pupunu 6 run (Corey Leonhardt extra point)
2Q: 00:10 OAK - Corey Leonhardt 38 field goal
3Q: 02:25 HOU - Roland Hooks 1 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 08:47 HOU - Butch Stark 6 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:16 HOU - Ed Williams 2 run (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:29 HOU - John Smith 29 field goal
2Q: 04:09 HOU - Roland Hooks 1 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 01:51 OAK - Walter Pupunu 6 run (Corey Leonhardt extra point)
2Q: 00:10 OAK - Corey Leonhardt 38 field goal
3Q: 02:25 HOU - Roland Hooks 1 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 08:47 HOU - Butch Stark 6 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:16 HOU - Ed Williams 2 run (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics OAK HOU
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 289 325
- Offensive Plays 65 60
- Yards per Play 4.45 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 77 125
- Rushing Attempts 21 36
- Yards per Rush 3.67 3.47
Net Passing Yards 212 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 1 23 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 216 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.82 8.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 10/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 3.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/108 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 24:38 35:22

Team Statistics	OAK	HOU
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	289	325
- Offensive Plays	65	60
- Yards per Play	4.45	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	77	125
- Rushing Attempts	21	36
- Yards per Rush	3.67	3.47
Net Passing Yards	212	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 1	23 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	216	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.82	8.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	10/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	3.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/108	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	24:38	35:22

Drive Charts

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	8:15	OWN 1	14	58	Punt
2	12:21	2:46	OWN 13	4	10	Punt
2	4:03	2:18	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:33	OWN 38	3	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 34	11	32	Punt
3	2:18	3:51	OWN 30	8	28	Punt
4	8:42	1:23	OWN 24	2	2	Interception
4	4:55	0:38	OWN 14	4	0	Downs
4	2:09	2:09	OWN 38	10	38	Game

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
1	4:12	6:51	OWN 20	12	68	Field Goal
2	9:35	5:32	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
2	1:45	1:09	OWN 30	3	25	Interception
3	10:30	8:12	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	13:27	4:45	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	7:19	2:24	OPP 48	3	3	Punt
4	4:17	2:08	OPP 14	6	14	Touchdown

Game MVP: Roland Hooks, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jim Bertelsen	16	50	3.13	14	3	0
Walter Pupunu	2	9	4.50	6	0	1
Ronnie Coleman	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Ken Stabler	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Marsh White	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roland Hooks	27	93	3.44	31	2	2
Ed Williams	8	24	3.00	7	0	1
Lynn Dickey	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Stabler	43	23	216	1/4	0	28	1	57.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	23	20	206	1/6	1	49	1	100.3

Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cliff Branch	7	14	58	8.29	1	16
WR Mark Kellar	5	8	82	16.40	7	28
WR Ike Hill	3	5	29	9.67	0	11
RB Jim Bertelsen	2	2	15	7.50	3	8
RB Walter Pupunu	2	4	7	3.50	0	4
WR Tommie Towns	2	4	16	8.00	0	8
FB Bobby Anderson	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
RB Ronnie Coleman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Dave Casper	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Jon Keyworth	5	5	33	6.60	0	12	0
WR Butch Stark	4	5	51	12.75	0	23	1
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	15	7.50	0	9	0
RB Roland Hooks	2	2	16	8.00	5	10	0
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Ed Williams	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Irving Royer	1	2	49	49.00	0	49	0
WR Moses Denson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rod Perry	1	4	4.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ron Brandon	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jackie Derlange	0	0	1	0
Steve Freeman	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Jon Keyworth	1	0
Irving Royer	1	0
Ed Williams	0	1
Roland Hooks	0	1

Punting Statistics

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	4	150	37.5	22.5	42	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	2	86	43.0	43.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corey Leonhardt	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Hill	4	108	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	3	67	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Conners	8	3	0.0	36	24
S Robert Giblin	8	1	0.0	28	19
S Jack Tatum	7	4	0.0	33	24
DT Jim Bailey	7	0	0.0	34	21
DE Gary Hrivnak	6	0	0.5	29	24
DE Kennedy Cook	5	1	0.0	34	24
CB Rod Perry	3	2	0.0	31	23
CB Jackie Derlange	3	0	0.0	31	23
OLB Warren Capone	2	3	0.0	31	23
OLB Jerry Schroeder	2	0	0.0	8	3
RB Ronnie Coleman	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kennedy Mayes	1	0	0.0	3	0
CB Bo McConnell	1	0	0.0	22	17
DT Joe Ehrmann	0	2	0.5	28	18
OLB Jim Romaniszyn	0	3	0.0	13	6
S Doug Jones	0	2	0.0	8	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Cheyunski	7	3	0.0	21	44
OLB Larry Stallings	5	3	0.0	20	44
S Prentice McCray	5	2	0.0	19	43
DE Elvin Bethea	4	2	1.0	21	44
S Ron Brandon	4	2	0.0	20	44
CB Tommie Burns	4	2	0.0	19	41
CB Nelson Munsey	4	0	0.0	18	44
CB Jeris White	4	0	0.0	18	44
DT Curley Culp	3	2	0.0	19	44
S Steve Foley	3	1	0.0	7	19
DE Al Cowlings	1	0	0.0	18	42
RB Roland Hooks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Robert Braziel	0	2	0.0	15	25
DE Steve Baumgartner	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Ehrmann	0.5	0	1	0	18
DE Gary Hrivnak	0.5	0	0	0	24

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	1.0	1	4	1	44
DE Al Cowlings	0.0	0	2	0	42
DT Curley Culp	0.0	0	1	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Oakland	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Robert Giblin	5	0	19
ILB Dan Conners	3	0	24
CB Jackie Derlange	3	0	23
CB Rod Perry	2	1	23
OLB Warren Capone	2	0	23
DE Gary Hrivnak	1	0	24
S Jack Tatum	1	0	24
OLB Jerry Schroeder	1	0	3
CB Bo McConnell	1	0	17
CB Teddy Schroeder	1	0	2

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jim Cheyunski	5	0	0	44
CB Nelson Munsey	4	2	0	44
CB Jeris White	3	3	0	44
OLB Larry Stallings	3	0	0	44
CB Tommie Burns	3	0	0	41
S Ron Brandon	2	1	1	44
S Prentice McCray	2	0	0	43
S Steve Foley	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Art Shell	3	8	1	21	0	43
Jim Nicholson	1	3	0	19	1	39
Dave Casper	1	2	0	14	0	21
Don Johnson	1	2	0	8	0	7
Greg Campo	0	3	0	16	0	35
Thomas Brahaney	0	1	0	16	0	42
Gene Upshaw	0	1	0	13	0	28

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Saul	3	10	32	0	21
Terry Nelson	2	3	22	0	11
Robert Jackson	2	3	28	0	19
Desmond Cribbs	1	4	33	0	23
Winston Hill	1	3	32	1	19
Paul Seymour	1	1	18	0	8
Tom Banks	0	4	10	0	6
Craig Hertwig	0	4	32	0	21
Jon Keyworth	0	3	25	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Marsh White	1	7
Jim Bertelsen	1	3
Steve Freeman	1	2

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Sullivan	2	10
Kendall McKinley	1	16
Ed Williams	1	10

Participation

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Stabler	21	44	---	---	---	65
Art Shell	21	43	---	---	---	64
Thomas Brahaney	16	42	---	---	5	63
Dan Conners	---	---	36	24	2	62
Cliff Branch	16	35	---	---	10	61
Jim Nicholson	19	39	---	---	3	61
Jack Tatum	---	---	33	24	2	59
Kennedy Cook	---	---	34	24	1	59
Jim Bailey	---	---	34	21	1	56
Jackie Derlange	---	---	31	23	1	55
Warren Capone	---	---	31	23	1	55
Rod Perry	---	---	31	23	1	55
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	29	24	1	54
Mark Kellar	14	33	---	---	6	53
Bo McConnell	---	---	22	17	14	53
Greg Campo	16	35	---	---	---	51
Ike Hill	11	27	---	---	11	49
Joe Ehrmann	---	---	28	18	2	48
Robert Giblin	---	---	28	19	1	48
Gene Upshaw	13	28	---	---	2	43
Burt Prince	11	25	---	---	5	41
Bobby Anderson	9	17	---	---	14	40
Tommie Towns	11	28	---	---	---	39
Dave Casper	14	21	---	---	2	37
Jim Bertelsen	16	12	---	---	3	31
Walter Pupunu	3	22	---	---	6	31
Ronnie Coleman	2	15	---	---	13	30
Doug Jones	---	---	8	5	13	26
Jerry Schroeder	---	---	8	3	12	23
Jim Romaniszyn	---	---	13	6	1	20
Don Johnson	8	7	---	---	5	20
Marsh White	4	7	---	---	7	18
Trent Stephens	---	---	9	6	---	15
Erik Fletcher	0	0	---	---	14	14
Stu Voigt	5	3	---	---	2	10
Kennedy Mayes	---	---	3	0	6	9
Hugh O'Neill	---	---	7	0	1	8
Steve Freeman	---	---	5	1	2	8
Don McFarland	1	1	---	---	5	7
Ben Hernandez	---	---	3	1	2	6
Teddy Schroeder	---	---	3	2	1	6
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Corey Leonhardt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Thomas Graham	0	0	---	---	1	1
James Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeris White	---	---	18	44	7	69
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	21	44	2	67
Elvin Bethea	---	---	21	44	1	66
Larry Stallings	---	---	20	44	2	66
Ron Brandon	---	---	20	44	1	65
Curley Culp	---	---	19	44	1	64
Prentice McCray	---	---	19	43	2	64
Nelson Munsey	---	---	18	44	1	63
Al Cowlings	---	---	18	42	1	61
Tommie Burns	---	---	19	41	1	61
Lynn Dickey	36	24	---	---	---	60
Desmond Cribbs	33	23	---	---	2	58
Ron Saul	32	21	---	---	---	53
Craig Hertwig	32	21	---	---	---	53
Winston Hill	32	19	---	---	1	52
Butch Stark	21	17	---	---	13	51
Robert Jackson	28	19	---	---	2	49
Jon Keyworth	25	20	---	---	3	48
Terry Nelson	22	11	---	---	11	44
Roland Hooks	27	14	---	---	3	44
Robert Braziel	---	---	15	25	1	41
Mike Thomas	22	15	---	---	---	37
Kendall McKinley	10	10	---	---	16	36
Irving Royer	19	14	---	---	3	36
Ed Williams	9	8	---	---	10	27
Steve Foley	---	---	7	19	1	27
Paul Seymour	18	8	---	---	---	26
Jackie Wallace	---	---	3	0	21	24
Dan Peiffer	9	8	---	---	3	20
Tom Banks	10	6	---	---	3	19
Tom Gallimore	5	1	---	---	12	18
Moses Denson	2	2	---	---	11	15
Bob Stein	---	---	3	1	8	12
Ike Delgado	---	---	1	0	11	12
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	1	1	10	12
Larry Jarvis	4	3	---	---	3	10
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	3	2	4	9
John Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	2	0	4	6
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	2	2	2	6
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Leo Brooks	---	---	1	0	---	1
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Neils	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mercury Duncan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	31	6.2
Middle	12	27	2.3
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	19	70	3.7
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Stabler	43	23	2	3	2	6	7	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	23	20	2	1	0	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	50	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	102	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	48	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	52	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	72	36.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cliff Branch	14	7	0	58	0	35
WR Mark Kellar	8	5	1	82	2	33
WR Ike Hill	5	3	0	29	0	27
TE Dave Casper	4	0	0	0	0	21
RB Walter Pupunu	4	2	0	7	0	22
WR Tommie Towns	4	2	1	16	0	28
RB Jim Bertelsen	2	2	0	15	0	12
FB Bobby Anderson	1	1	0	4	0	17
RB Ronnie Coleman	1	1	0	5	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Jon Keyworth	5	5	33	0	20
WR Butch Stark	5	4	51	1	17
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	15	0	11
WR Irving Royer	2	1	49	1	14
RB Roland Hooks	2	2	16	0	14
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	14	0	15
WR Moses Denson	1	0	0	0	2
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	5	0	8
FB Ed Williams	1	1	2	0	8
RB Kendall McKinley	1	1	11	0	10
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	10	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Pupunu	1	6	6.00	4.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roland Hooks	11	31	2.82	3.44
Ed Williams	3	4	1.33	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	6	5	28	4.67	8.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Moses Denson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	5	5.00	6.60
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
FB Ed Williams	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Butch Stark	1	1	6	6.00	10.20
RB Roland Hooks	1	1	10	10.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Stabler	1	0
Walter Pupunu	1	1
Marsh White	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Roland Hooks	4	3
Lynn Dickey	1	1
Ed Williams	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Stabler	11	7	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cliff Branch	5	3	3
WR Ike Hill	3	2	2
WR Mark Kellar	2	1	1
RB Walter Pupunu	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Stark	2	2	2
WR Moses Denson	1	0	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	1
RB Roland Hooks	1	1	1
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)