Week 9, 1975

played in Jacksonville, FL

65 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Oilers	7	10	0	0	-	17
Jacksonville Jaguars	7	7	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 HOU - Irving Royer 8 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 04:20 JAX - Ed Porcher 8 pass from Marty Domres (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Roland Hooks 9 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 11:30 JAX - Ed Porcher 12 pass from Marty Domres (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 00:42 HOU - John Smith 29 field goal
3Q: 11:34 JAX - Ernest Spivey 42 field goal
4Q: 10:52 JAX - Melvin Wilber 28 pass from Marty Domres (Ernest Spivey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 HOU - Irving Royer 8 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 04:20 JAX - Ed Porcher 8 pass from Marty Domres (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Roland Hooks 9 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 11:30 JAX - Ed Porcher 12 pass from Marty Domres (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 00:42 HOU - John Smith 29 field goal
3Q: 11:34 JAX - Ernest Spivey 42 field goal
4Q: 10:52 JAX - Melvin Wilber 28 pass from Marty Domres (Ernest Spivey extra point)

Team Statistics HOU JAX
Record 5-3 5-4
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 279 309
- Offensive Plays 66 63
- Yards per Play 4.23 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 106 135
- Rushing Attempts 32 31
- Yards per Rush 3.31 4.35
Net Passing Yards 173 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 31 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 185 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.09 5.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/39 8/61
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:04 27:56

Team Statistics	HOU	JAX
Record	5-3	5-4
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	279	309
- Offensive Plays	66	63
- Yards per Play	4.23	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	106	135
- Rushing Attempts	32	31
- Yards per Rush	3.31	4.35
Net Passing Yards	173	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	31 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	185	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.09	5.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/39	8/61
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:04	27:56

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	1:14	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
1	9:52	1:11	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
1	8:09	0:10	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
1	4:15	4:23	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	11:23	2:55	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
2	6:13	1:02	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
2	3:15	2:38	OWN 28	10	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	11:29	8:50	OWN 19	14	56	Missed FG
3	0:20	2:00	OWN 3	5	6	Punt
4	10:39	1:42	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	6:18	3:55	OWN 20	9	32	Downs

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 38	5	32	Interception
1	11:01	1:09	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	8:41	0:32	OWN 20	2	-2	Fumble
1	7:59	3:44	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
2	14:52	3:29	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	8:28	2:15	OWN 28	7	10	Punt
2	5:11	1:56	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 12	2	-1	Half
3	13:46	2:17	OWN 49	5	26	Field Goal
3	2:39	2:19	OWN 32	6	25	Punt
4	13:20	2:41	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
4	8:57	2:39	OWN 36	5	22	Punt
4	2:23	2:23	OWN 48	7	17	Game

Game MVP: Marty Domres, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Roland Hooks	20	71	3.55	9	1
Sam Green	9	31	3.44	6	0
Lynn Dickey	2	-1	-0.50	3	0
Jon Keyworth	1	5	5.00	5	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Scott Laidlaw	15	64	4.27	23	1
Robert Newhouse	11	54	4.91	14	1
Marty Domres	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0
Alonzo Becker	2	21	10.50	12	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	32	21	185	2/12	1	33	0	91.3

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Domres	31	17	181	1/7	3	32	1	90.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Thomas	6	8	48	8.00	6	14	0
WR Butch Stark	3	5	60	20.00	10	33	0
WR Irving Royer	3	6	21	7.00	5	11	1
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	2	22	11.00	0	16	0
RB Sam Green	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Roland Hooks	2	4	2	1.00	0	1	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Wilber	5	9	91	18.20	6	32	1
WR Marlin Briscoe	4	6	33	8.25	0	10	0
WR Ed Porcher	3	5	23	7.67	3	12	2
TE Raymond Chester	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
FB Robert Newhouse	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Artie Francis	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Scott Laidlaw	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR James Scott	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
WR Harrison Davis	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nelson Munsey	1	1	1.00	0

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nelson Munsey	0	1	0	0
Tommie Burns	0	0	1	0

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Newhouse	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	7	321	45.9	38.6	62	1

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Fabian	5	203	40.6	33.4	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/2	0/1	0/0	29	2/2

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Spivey	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	2	16	8.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wagner	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	2	40	20.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Greene	3	89	29.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Curley Culp	8	1	0.0	31	29
OLB Jim Cheyunski	5	2	1.0	31	32
S Ron Brandon	4	5	0.0	30	31
CB Nelson Munsey	4	4	0.0	27	30
CB Tommie Burns	4	2	0.0	21	25
OLB Robert Braziel	4	0	0.0	22	28
ILB Steve Neils	3	1	0.0	29	29
CB Jeris White	3	1	0.0	29	29
ILB Bob Stein	3	0	0.0	12	10
S Prentice McCray	1	2	0.0	26	30
DE Elvin Bethea	1	1	0.0	26	31
DE Al Cowlings	1	1	0.0	27	28
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	0	0.0	5	1
S Steve Foley	0	1	0.0	7	4

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tony Greene	6	2	0.0	26	29
OLB Bob Swenson	5	3	1.0	28	34
S Mike Wagner	5	2	0.0	32	33
DE Harry Weis	5	0	0.0	28	34
OLB Matt Blair	4	2	0.0	31	33
CB Leo Fairley	4	1	0.0	21	27
DT Gary Johnson	4	1	0.0	27	20
ILB Randal Rhett	4	0	0.0	11	6
DE Ed Jones	3	1	0.5	30	34
DT Manny Fernandez	3	1	0.0	12	9
DT Randy Davison	3	0	0.0	17	14
CB Eldridge Small	2	2	0.5	27	32
CB Ron Bolton	2	2	0.0	27	32
OLB Evan Jolitz	2	0	0.0	6	4
S Ken Schroy	1	1	0.0	3	12
T Jon Kolb	1	0	---	---	---
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jim Cheyunski	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Elvin Bethea	0.0	1	0	1	31
DE Al Cowlings	0.0	0	1	0	28
ILB Steve Neils	0.0	0	1	0	29

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bob Swenson	1.0	1	0	0	34
DE Ed Jones	0.5	1	1	4	34
CB Eldridge Small	0.5	0	0	0	32
DE Percy Kirkwood	0.0	1	0	0	4
DT Randy Davison	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Harry Weis	0.0	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	3	3	0	31
CB Jeris White	3	1	0	29
CB Nelson Munsey	3	0	1	30
CB Tommie Burns	3	0	0	25
OLB Robert Braziel	3	0	0	28
OLB Jim Cheyunski	2	2	0	32
DT Leo Brooks	0	1	0	5
S Prentice McCray	0	1	0	30
S Steve Foley	0	1	0	4

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	3	1	33
CB Leo Fairley	3	0	27
CB Tony Greene	3	0	29
OLB Bob Swenson	3	0	34
CB Eldridge Small	2	3	32
OLB Matt Blair	2	0	33
DE Ed Jones	1	1	34
CB Ron Bolton	1	0	32
ILB Randal Rhett	1	0	6
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	20
S Ken Schroy	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Cribbs	4	7	0	28	0	32
Robert Jackson	2	6	1	27	1	29
Ron Saul	1	3	0	29	0	32
Jon Keyworth	1	2	0	26	0	28
Winston Hill	0	7	0	26	0	27
Craig Hertwig	0	2	0	17	1	24
Tom Banks	0	2	0	18	0	15
Terry Nelson	0	1	0	25	0	21
Dan Peiffer	0	1	0	7	0	7

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Saul	4	8	2	31	0	32
Dave Thompson	2	3	0	15	1	10
Joe De Lamielleure	1	4	0	31	0	32
Jon Kolb	1	4	0	23	0	25
Robert Newhouse	1	3	0	25	0	24
Ed Fisher	1	2	0	26	0	25
John Roman	1	2	0	24	0	28
Raymond Chester	1	1	0	23	0	19
Wilbert Martin	0	1	0	13	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon McAlister	2	16
Kendrick Sullivan	2	16
Terry Nelson	1	18
Benny Malone	1	11

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Evan Jolitz	3	14
Alonzo Becker	1	22

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	29	32	---	---	9	70
Lynn Dickey	32	34	---	---	---	66
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	31	32	2	65
Terry Nelson	25	21	---	---	18	64
Desmond Cribbs	28	32	---	---	4	64
Jon Keyworth	26	28	---	---	9	63
Curley Culp	---	---	31	29	2	62
Ron Brandon	---	---	30	31	1	62
Steve Neils	---	---	29	29	2	60
Jeris White	---	---	29	29	2	60
Elvin Bethea	---	---	26	31	1	58
Prentice McCray	---	---	26	30	2	58
Nelson Munsey	---	---	27	30	1	58
Al Cowlings	---	---	27	28	1	56
Robert Jackson	27	29	---	---	---	56
Winston Hill	26	27	---	---	1	54
Robert Braziel	---	---	22	28	1	51
Butch Stark	16	20	---	---	14	50
Roland Hooks	22	26	---	---	---	48
Tommie Burns	---	---	21	25	1	47
Mike Thomas	20	26	---	---	---	46
Irving Royer	20	19	---	---	4	43
Tom Banks	18	15	---	---	9	42
Craig Hertwig	17	24	---	---	---	41
Sam Green	9	8	---	---	23	40
Paul Seymour	14	14	---	---	7	35
Bob Stein	---	---	12	10	8	30
Dan Peiffer	7	7	---	---	9	23
Orlando Whiteman	7	8	---	---	6	21
Larry Jarvis	8	4	---	---	9	21
Jackie Wallace	---	---	4	2	14	20
Steve Foley	---	---	7	4	8	19
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	1	1	16	18
Vernon McAlister	---	---	0	0	16	16
Leo Brooks	---	---	8	5	---	13
Ike Delgado	---	---	3	1	9	13
Benny Malone	1	0	---	---	11	12
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	5	1	5	11
Ed Williams	0	0	---	---	11	11
Vincent Boutte	---	---	2	3	4	9
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	7	7
R.J. Crozier	---	---	0	3	4	7
John Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Wagner	---	---	32	33	10	75
Joe De Lamielleure	31	32	---	---	6	69
Matt Blair	---	---	31	33	3	67
Ed Jones	---	---	30	34	3	67
Eldridge Small	---	---	27	32	6	65
Harry Weis	---	---	28	34	3	65
Ron Bolton	---	---	27	32	5	64
Rich Saul	31	32	---	---	1	64
Bob Swenson	---	---	28	34	2	64
Marty Domres	31	32	---	---	---	63
Tony Greene	---	---	26	29	6	61
Leo Fairley	---	---	21	27	9	57
Robert Newhouse	25	24	---	---	5	54
Raymond Chester	23	19	---	---	10	52
John Roman	24	28	---	---	---	52
Ed Fisher	26	25	---	---	---	51
Gary Johnson	---	---	27	20	3	50
Jon Kolb	23	25	---	---	---	48
Harrison Davis	13	19	---	---	15	47
Marlin Briscoe	24	20	---	---	1	45
Wilbert Martin	13	16	---	---	14	43
Scott Laidlaw	17	13	---	---	9	39
Randy Davison	---	---	17	14	6	37
Melvin Wilber	15	20	---	---	---	35
Dave Thompson	15	10	---	---	6	31
Artie Francis	10	7	---	---	13	30
Ed Porcher	13	15	---	---	---	28
Alonzo Becker	2	3	---	---	22	27
Evan Jolitz	---	---	6	4	14	24
Manny Fernandez	---	---	12	9	1	22
Andy Collins	---	---	4	0	17	21
Randal Rhett	---	---	11	6	4	21
Herb Prior	---	---	5	2	14	21
Ken Johnson	---	---	5	11	4	20
Tommy Lyons	5	8	---	---	6	19
Ken Schroy	---	---	3	12	---	15
James Scott	0	4	---	---	11	15
Spencer Brubaker	---	---	1	1	10	12
Paul Godfrey	---	---	2	3	5	10
Percy Kirkwood	---	---	5	4	---	9
Aaron Brown	---	---	4	0	2	6
Aaron Buchanan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ernest Spivey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Russell Fabian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Bartkowski	0	0	---	---	1	1
Korey Francis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	49	3.3
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	70	7.0
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	4	23	5.8
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	32	21	1	1	0	5	1	5	0

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Domres	31	17	2	0	1	9	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	67	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	52	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	30	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	88	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	60	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Thomas	8	6	48	0	26
WR Irving Royer	6	3	21	0	19
WR Butch Stark	5	3	60	1	20
RB Roland Hooks	4	2	2	0	26
RB Sam Green	3	2	6	0	8
TE Terry Nelson	2	1	13	0	21
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	2	22	0	8
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	4	0	28
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	9	0	14

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Wilber	9	5	1	91	2	20
WR Marlin Briscoe	6	4	0	33	0	20
WR Ed Porcher	5	3	0	23	0	15
WR Harrison Davis	4	0	0	0	0	19
RB Scott Laidlaw	3	1	0	2	0	13
TE Raymond Chester	1	1	0	6	0	19
FB Robert Newhouse	1	1	0	1	0	24
TE Artie Francis	1	1	0	8	0	7
WR James Scott	1	1	0	17	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roland Hooks	2	9	4.50	3.55
Sam Green	1	0	0.00	3.44

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Scott Laidlaw	2	1	0.50	4.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	3	3	11	3.67	5.78

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Domres	4	2	20	5.00	5.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Irving Royer	1	1	8	8.00	3.50
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.00

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ed Porcher	3	2	20	6.67	4.60
WR Marlin Briscoe	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	1	0
Sam Green	1	0
Roland Hooks	1	0

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Becker	2	1
Robert Newhouse	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	11	8	6

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Domres	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Stark	3	2	2
RB Sam Green	2	2	2
WR Irving Royer	2	1	0
WR Mike Thomas	2	1	1
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	1
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marlin Briscoe	2	2	1
RB Scott Laidlaw	2	1	0
WR Harrison Davis	1	0	0
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	0
WR Ed Porcher	1	0	0
WR James Scott	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)