Week 11, 1975

played in Baltimore, MD

35 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Oilers	7	7	0	0	-	14
Baltimore Colts	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 HOU - Irving Royer 10 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 13:06 HOU - Butch Stark 9 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 11:55 BAL - Juan Jamison 48 pass from Joe Theismann (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 08:42 BAL - Fred Cox 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 HOU - Irving Royer 10 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 13:06 HOU - Butch Stark 9 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 11:55 BAL - Juan Jamison 48 pass from Joe Theismann (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 08:42 BAL - Fred Cox 37 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BAL
Record 6-4 2-8
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 269 257
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 4.20 4.28
Net Rushing Yards 108 85
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 3.27 4.47
Net Passing Yards 161 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 0 36 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 170 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 5/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 4.20
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 4/41
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:18 25:42

Team Statistics	HOU	BAL
Record	6-4	2-8
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	269	257
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	4.20	4.28
Net Rushing Yards	108	85
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	3.27	4.47
Net Passing Yards	161	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 0	36 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	170	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	5/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	4.20
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	4/41
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:18	25:42

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:49	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	8:52	1:43	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	5:34	7:36	OWN 6	13	94	Touchdown
2	11:35	2:35	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
2	7:38	1:24	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	3:54	0:44	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	1:40	1:40	OWN 16	4	17	Half
3	13:22	5:25	OWN 20	9	21	Punt
3	6:09	4:01	OWN 47	6	21	Missed FG
4	14:49	1:32	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
4	8:35	1:32	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
4	5:43	1:01	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
4	2:25	0:31	OPP 39	3	-2	Punt

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:11	1:19	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
1	7:09	1:35	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
2	12:58	1:23	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
2	9:00	1:22	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	6:14	2:20	OWN 24	4	24	Punt
2	3:10	1:30	OWN 33	4	12	Punt
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 37	4	13	Punt
3	7:57	1:48	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
3	2:08	2:19	OWN 45	4	12	Punt
4	13:17	4:42	OPP 49	9	29	Field Goal
4	7:03	1:20	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
4	4:42	2:17	OWN 20	7	19	Downs
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	10	60	Game

Game MVP: Al Cowlings, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roland Hooks	17	61	3.59	18	2	0
Sam Green	16	47	2.94	20	3	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy Thompson	12	65	5.42	14	4
Tom Bailey	5	7	1.40	7	0
Joe Theismann	2	13	6.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	30	21	170	1/9	2	22	0	106.2

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	36	17	199	5/27	1	48	0	73.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Jon Keyworth	4	4	21	5.25	5	8	0
WR Butch Stark	4	6	34	8.50	4	12	1
RB Roland Hooks	3	5	19	6.33	3	10	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	3	25	12.50	6	16	0
WR Irving Royer	2	2	15	7.50	6	10	1
WR Mike Thomas	2	5	31	15.50	3	22	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Ed Williams	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
RB Sam Green	1	2	5	5.00	3	5	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Odom	5	8	54	10.80	2	19	0
WR Juan Jamison	3	5	63	21.00	25	48	1
RB Tom Bailey	2	2	10	5.00	5	5	0
TE Gary Parris	2	4	22	11.00	3	11	0
WR Carlos Stevens	2	7	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Emmett Edwards	2	5	31	15.50	7	17	0
FB Bill Brown	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Morris Stroud	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Sam Green	1	1
Lynn Dickey	1	0
Craig Hertwig	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Benny Barnes	0	0	1	0
John Dutton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	9	447	49.7	40.7	60	3

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Long	9	382	42.4	37.1	57	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	2	8	4.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	4	41	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	2	41	20.5	0
Vernon McAlister	1	20	20.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	3	76	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	6	4	0.0	18	37
DE Al Cowlings	5	3	2.0	17	37
OLB Jim Cheyunski	5	1	0.0	19	41
CB Jeris White	5	0	0.0	15	39
DE Elvin Bethea	4	0	1.5	17	41
S Prentice McCray	4	0	0.0	16	36
S Steve Foley	4	0	0.0	3	16
OLB Robert Braziel	3	0	1.0	17	29
CB Nelson Munsey	3	0	0.0	14	38
DT Curley Culp	1	2	0.5	18	38
ILB Steve Neils	0	2	0.0	19	41
CB Tommie Burns	0	2	0.0	13	31
DE Steve Baumgartner	0	1	0.0	2	4
CB Jackie Wallace	0	1	0.0	5	3

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Benny Barnes	8	2	0.0	19	24
S Bruce Laird	7	3	0.0	29	30
OLB Wayne Colman	6	3	0.0	29	25
ILB Rusty Tillman	4	4	0.0	29	28
DE Joe Schmiesing	4	1	0.0	31	29
CB Rick Volk	4	1	0.0	22	25
OLB Ken Geddes	4	0	0.0	10	2
DT John Dutton	3	1	1.0	29	29
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	3	3	0.0	28	24
CB Bruce Taylor	2	2	0.0	32	30
DT Zack Lang	2	1	0.0	15	4
OLB Mike Hennigan	2	0	0.0	12	7
CB Harold Powell	2	0	0.0	19	26
S Ray Brown	1	1	0.0	8	7
S Rick Fontenot	1	1	0.0	4	3
DE Fred Cook	1	0	0.0	7	5
ILB Mike Curtis	0	2	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Al Cowlings	2.0	1	1	0	37
DE Elvin Bethea	1.5	1	2	4	41
OLB Robert Braziel	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Curley Culp	0.5	0	0	0	38
ILB Steve Neils	0.0	0	4	0	41
DE Steve Baumgartner	0.0	0	1	0	4

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Dutton	1.0	0	0	29
DE Joe Schmiesing	0.0	1	2	29
OLB Wayne Colman	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeris White	4	1	39
CB Nelson Munsey	3	3	38
OLB Jim Cheyunski	3	0	41
S Steve Foley	3	0	16
S Ron Brandon	2	0	37
S Prentice McCray	1	1	36
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	29

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Benny Barnes	4	1	24
OLB Wayne Colman	3	0	25
S Bruce Laird	3	0	30
CB Harold Powell	2	1	26
CB Bruce Taylor	2	0	30
ILB Rusty Tillman	2	0	28
CB Rick Volk	2	0	25
S Ray Brown	1	0	7
DT Zack Lang	1	0	4
S Rick Fontenot	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Hill	3	7	28	0	27
Desmond Cribbs	1	8	30	1	29
Larry Jarvis	1	3	9	0	6
Tom Banks	1	2	14	0	15
Jon Keyworth	1	2	25	0	19
Robert Jackson	1	2	27	0	28
Ron Saul	0	4	31	0	27
Craig Hertwig	0	3	25	0	23
Paul Seymour	0	2	20	0	18

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Stokes	3	3	13	3	36
John Fitzgerald	1	4	17	0	38
Harvey Goodman	1	1	5	0	17
Conrad Dobler	0	3	19	0	41
Elbert Drungo	0	1	16	1	30
Kendall Blair	0	1	2	1	3
Bill Brown	0	1	12	0	10
Gary Parris	0	1	16	0	34
Cornell Forte	0	1	14	0	24
Bob McCaffrey	0	1	6	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Green	1	25
Vernon McAlister	1	15
Paul Seymour	1	12
Ron Saul	1	10
Larry Jarvis	1	9
Ed Williams	1	7
Jim Cheyunski	1	3

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Collier	2	12
Tom Bailey	1	25
Donnie Green	1	10
Emmett Edwards	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	31	27	---	---	10	68
Winston Hill	28	27	---	---	10	65
Lynn Dickey	33	31	---	---	---	64
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	19	41	3	63
Steve Neils	---	---	19	41	1	61
Desmond Cribbs	30	29	---	---	1	60
Elvin Bethea	---	---	17	41	1	59
Jon Keyworth	25	19	---	---	15	59
Curley Culp	---	---	18	38	1	57
Al Cowlings	---	---	17	37	2	56
Jeris White	---	---	15	39	2	56
Ron Brandon	---	---	18	37	1	56
Prentice McCray	---	---	16	36	3	55
Robert Jackson	27	28	---	---	---	55
Nelson Munsey	---	---	14	38	2	54
Butch Stark	17	21	---	---	15	53
Sam Green	16	11	---	---	25	52
Paul Seymour	20	18	---	---	12	50
Craig Hertwig	25	23	---	---	---	48
Robert Braziel	---	---	17	29	1	47
Tommie Burns	---	---	13	31	2	46
Mike Thomas	20	22	---	---	---	42
Irving Royer	18	20	---	---	3	41
Tom Banks	14	15	---	---	10	39
Roland Hooks	17	20	---	---	---	37
Jackie Wallace	---	---	5	3	24	32
Orlando Whiteman	11	13	---	---	7	31
Terry Nelson	15	6	---	---	7	28
Bob Stein	---	---	6	12	9	27
Larry Jarvis	9	6	---	---	9	24
Steve Foley	---	---	3	16	2	21
Ike Delgado	---	---	0	0	19	19
Ed Williams	5	4	---	---	7	16
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	2	4	9	15
Vernon McAlister	---	---	0	0	15	15
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	0	1	14	15
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	1	3	8	12
Dan Peiffer	1	0	---	---	10	11
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	9	9
Leo Brooks	---	---	5	4	---	9
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	4	0	4	8
Vincent Boutte	---	---	0	0	8	8
John Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mercury Duncan	1	1	---	---	---	2
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Taylor	---	---	32	30	10	72
Conrad Dobler	19	41	---	---	9	69
John Dutton	---	---	29	29	9	67
John Fitzgerald	17	38	---	---	8	63
Bruce Laird	---	---	29	30	4	63
Gary Parris	16	34	---	---	13	63
Wayne Colman	---	---	29	25	7	61
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	31	29	1	61
Joe Theismann	19	41	---	---	---	60
Rusty Tillman	---	---	29	28	1	58
Rubin Carter	---	---	25	30	1	56
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	28	24	1	53
Tom Bailey	6	21	---	---	25	52
Tim Stokes	13	36	---	---	---	49
Emmett Edwards	13	29	---	---	7	49
Rick Volk	---	---	22	25	1	48
Benny Barnes	---	---	19	24	3	46
Elbert Drungo	16	30	---	---	---	46
Harold Powell	---	---	19	26	1	46
Steve Odom	10	26	---	---	2	38
Juan Jamison	8	17	---	---	13	38
Cornell Forte	14	24	---	---	---	38
Bill Brown	12	10	---	---	15	37
Ken Gannon	---	---	8	4	22	34
Tommy Thompson	13	20	---	---	---	33
Chip Myrtle	---	---	3	6	23	32
Carlos Stevens	9	23	---	---	---	32
Harvey Goodman	5	17	---	---	10	32
Morris Stroud	5	9	---	---	14	28
Zack Lang	---	---	15	4	9	28
Donnie Green	3	11	---	---	10	24
Mike Hennigan	---	---	12	7	1	20
Rick Fontenot	---	---	4	3	13	20
Ray Brown	---	---	8	7	2	17
Po James	2	12	---	---	2	16
Kendall Blair	2	3	---	---	10	15
Fred Cook	---	---	7	5	1	13
Ken Geddes	---	---	10	2	1	13
Brad Kimberly	1	4	---	---	7	12
Mike Collier	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bob McCaffrey	6	5	---	---	1	12
Mike Curtis	---	---	4	3	3	10
Phillip Long	0	0	---	---	10	10
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Spurrier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	41	2.3
Middle	14	61	4.4
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	58	9.7
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	2	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	30	21	1	3	0	2	3	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	36	17	1	2	1	5	8	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	75	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	30	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	90	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	67	8.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Stark	6	4	34	0	21
RB Roland Hooks	5	3	19	0	20
WR Mike Thomas	5	2	31	1	22
FB Jon Keyworth	4	4	21	0	19
WR Orlando Whiteman	3	2	25	0	13
RB Sam Green	2	1	5	0	11
WR Irving Royer	2	2	15	0	20
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	13	0	6
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	2	0	18
FB Ed Williams	1	1	5	0	4

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Odom	8	5	0	54	0	26
WR Carlos Stevens	7	2	1	14	0	23
WR Juan Jamison	5	3	0	63	1	17
WR Emmett Edwards	5	2	0	31	0	29
TE Gary Parris	4	2	0	22	0	34
RB Tom Bailey	2	2	0	10	0	21
FB Bill Brown	2	1	0	5	0	10
TE Morris Stroud	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Green	2	5	2.50	2.94
Roland Hooks	1	5	5.00	3.59

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Bailey	1	0	0.00	1.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	2	2	19	9.50	5.67

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	3	1	5	1.67	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Stark	1	1	9	9.00	5.67
WR Irving Royer	1	1	10	10.00	7.50

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Morris Stroud	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Roland Hooks	2	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy Thompson	2	0
Tom Bailey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	15	9	7

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	9	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Stark	4	2	2
WR Orlando Whiteman	3	2	2
RB Roland Hooks	3	2	2
WR Mike Thomas	3	1	1
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	0
WR Irving Royer	1	1	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Odom	3	1	0
WR Emmett Edwards	2	1	1
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	0
TE Gary Parris	1	0	0
TE Morris Stroud	1	0	0
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)