Week 17, 1975

played in Houston, TX

60 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Jacksonville Jaguars	0	21	3	3	-	27
Houston Oilers	7	7	3	13	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:45 HOU - Sam Green 6 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 13:37 JAX - Ed Porcher 1 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 12:15 JAX - Melvin Wilber 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 10:45 JAX - Marlin Briscoe 2 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 01:08 HOU - Roland Hooks 1 run (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 08:44 HOU - John Smith 37 field goal
3Q: 03:45 JAX - Ernest Spivey 23 field goal
4Q: 13:39 HOU - Mercury Duncan 3 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 08:06 JAX - Ernest Spivey 20 field goal
4Q: 03:01 HOU - John Smith 30 field goal
4Q: 01:16 HOU - John Smith 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:45 HOU - Sam Green 6 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 13:37 JAX - Ed Porcher 1 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 12:15 JAX - Melvin Wilber 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 10:45 JAX - Marlin Briscoe 2 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Ernest Spivey extra point)
2Q: 01:08 HOU - Roland Hooks 1 run (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 08:44 HOU - John Smith 37 field goal
3Q: 03:45 JAX - Ernest Spivey 23 field goal
4Q: 13:39 HOU - Mercury Duncan 3 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 08:06 JAX - Ernest Spivey 20 field goal
4Q: 03:01 HOU - John Smith 30 field goal
4Q: 01:16 HOU - John Smith 46 field goal

Team Statistics JAX HOU
Record 8-8 9-7
First Downs 17 28
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 337 391
- Offensive Plays 58 72
- Yards per Play 5.81 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 140 143
- Rushing Attempts 29 33
- Yards per Rush 4.83 4.33
Net Passing Yards 197 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 12 - 3 38 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 208 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 6/173 5/120
Interception Ret./Yards 2/47 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:34 33:26

Team Statistics	JAX	HOU
Record	8-8	9-7
First Downs	17	28
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	337	391
- Offensive Plays	58	72
- Yards per Play	5.81	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	140	143
- Rushing Attempts	29	33
- Yards per Rush	4.83	4.33
Net Passing Yards	197	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 12 - 3	38 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	208	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	6/173	5/120
Interception Ret./Yards	2/47	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:34	33:26

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	3:00	OWN 12	4	33	Punt
1	1:35	3:06	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
2	13:15	1:07	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
2	11:20	0:44	OPP 1	2	1	Touchdown
2	8:06	3:54	OWN 7	10	71	Missed FG
2	0:59	0:28	OWN 45	2	3	Interception
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 35	1	2	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
3	8:36	4:59	OWN 28	10	66	Field Goal
4	13:32	5:34	50	9	47	Field Goal
4	2:55	0:19	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
4	1:11	0:46	OWN 18	4	15	Interception

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 34	4	17	Punt
1	9:21	7:46	OWN 5	15	95	Touchdown
2	13:29	0:14	OWN 20	1	-5	Fumble
2	12:08	0:48	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
2	10:36	2:30	OWN 24	4	15	Punt
2	4:12	3:13	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:11	OPP 46	1	0	Interception
3	12:40	4:04	OWN 22	10	58	Field Goal
3	3:37	5:05	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
4	7:58	5:03	OWN 33	8	54	Field Goal
4	2:36	1:25	OPP 37	4	8	Field Goal
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 48	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Nelson Munsey, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alonzo Becker	14	69	4.93	12	2
Scott Laidlaw	11	56	5.09	31	1
Robert Newhouse	3	10	3.33	6	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	5	5.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roland Hooks	18	80	4.44	13	2	1
Sam Green	10	49	4.90	13	1	1
Lynn Dickey	5	14	2.80	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	27	12	208	2/11	3	42	3	68.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	38	24	253	1/5	1	21	2	69.3

Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marlin Briscoe	3	5	65	21.67	13	42	1
WR Melvin Wilber	3	7	43	14.33	4	20	1
WR Harrison Davis	2	6	42	21.00	13	28	0
WR Ed Porcher	2	3	35	17.50	3	34	1
RB Alonzo Becker	1	2	11	11.00	10	11	0
TE Artie Francis	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Raymond Chester	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Robert Newhouse	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Royer	5	7	55	11.00	5	18	0
WR Mercury Duncan	5	6	71	14.20	11	21	1
TE Terry Nelson	3	4	39	13.00	6	19	0
WR Butch Stark	3	8	30	10.00	10	11	0
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
RB Sam Green	2	2	10	5.00	0	9	0
RB Roland Hooks	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Mike Thomas	2	6	25	12.50	2	14	0

Interception Statistics

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Wagner	2	47	23.50	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nelson Munsey	2	25	12.50	0
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Jacksonville	Recov	Force
Harry Weis	1	0
Ron Bolton	0	1
Ken Johnson	0	1
Mike Wagner	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Roland Hooks	2	0
Lynn Dickey	1	0
Ron Saul	0	1
Mike Thomas	0	1

Punting Statistics

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Fabian	2	92	46.0	44.5	50	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	2	102	51.0	45.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Spivey	2/3	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wagner	1	11	11.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roland Hooks	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Greene	5	144	28.8	0
Eldridge Small	1	29	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	5	120	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	15	1	0.0	33	39
CB Tony Greene	6	2	0.0	28	32
CB Leo Fairley	5	4	0.0	25	28
OLB Matt Blair	4	2	0.0	32	39
CB Eldridge Small	4	1	0.0	27	36
OLB Bob Swenson	4	1	0.0	32	37
CB Ron Bolton	3	2	1.0	30	37
DE Harry Weis	3	1	0.0	29	38
DE Ken Johnson	2	1	0.0	24	28
WR Melvin Wilber	2	0	---	---	---
S Spencer Brubaker	2	0	0.0	4	1
WR Marlin Briscoe	1	0	---	---	---
DT Manny Fernandez	1	0	0.0	10	10
DE Ed Jones	1	0	0.0	31	39
DT Paul Godfrey	1	0	0.0	5	1
OLB Andy Collins	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Ken Schroy	1	0	0.0	2	7
DE Aaron Brown	0	1	0.0	24	22

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Cheyunski	7	0	0.0	29	29
CB Jeris White	6	0	0.0	28	27
CB Nelson Munsey	5	0	0.0	29	28
S Steve Foley	5	0	0.0	20	23
OLB Larry Stallings	3	0	1.0	28	29
DT Curley Culp	3	2	0.0	27	27
S Prentice McCray	2	1	0.0	24	25
DE Al Cowlings	2	0	0.0	23	26
ILB Steve Neils	2	0	0.0	25	24
S Ron Brandon	2	0	0.0	9	8
DE Elvin Bethea	1	0	1.0	28	29
ILB Bob Stein	1	1	0.0	7	8
CB Vernon McAlister	1	1	0.0	22	25
WR Butch Stark	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ike Delgado	0	1	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Ron Bolton	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Harry Weis	0.0	1	1	0	38
OLB Bob Swenson	0.0	1	1	0	37
DE Ed Jones	0.0	1	0	2	39

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	1.0	3	1	29
OLB Larry Stallings	1.0	1	0	29
DE Al Cowlings	0.0	1	0	26
ILB Steve Neils	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tony Greene	4	1	0	32
CB Eldridge Small	4	1	0	36
S Mike Wagner	4	0	2	39
OLB Matt Blair	2	1	0	39
CB Ron Bolton	2	1	0	37
OLB Bob Swenson	2	1	0	37
CB Leo Fairley	2	0	0	28
OLB Andy Collins	1	0	0	2
DE Harry Weis	1	0	0	38
S Spencer Brubaker	1	0	0	1
S Ken Schroy	1	0	0	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nelson Munsey	3	1	2	28
OLB Jim Cheyunski	2	1	0	29
S Prentice McCray	2	1	0	25
ILB Bob Stein	2	0	0	8
CB Jeris White	1	1	1	27
S Ron Brandon	1	0	0	8
S Steve Foley	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Saul	4	9	2	29	1	29
Tommy Lyons	4	5	0	24	1	23
Derrick Gilmore	1	5	0	18	0	13
Raymond Chester	1	2	0	21	0	17
Robert Newhouse	1	1	1	16	0	14
Joe De Lamielleure	1	1	0	15	0	21
Jon Kolb	0	2	0	24	0	23
John Roman	0	2	0	24	0	18
Dave Thompson	0	1	0	10	0	16

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Saul	4	7	0	30	1	37
Desmond Cribbs	2	7	1	31	0	37
Larry Jarvis	2	4	0	15	0	20
Robert Jackson	2	3	0	25	0	25
Winston Hill	1	5	0	27	0	34
Craig Hertwig	1	1	0	30	0	33
Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	19	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Collins	5	19
Evan Jolitz	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon McAlister	2	21
Sam Green	2	20
Benny Malone	1	16
Ed Williams	1	15
Jon Keyworth	1	5

Participation

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Wagner	---	---	33	39	5	77
Matt Blair	---	---	32	39	4	75
Ed Jones	---	---	31	39	3	73
Eldridge Small	---	---	27	36	10	73
Bob Swenson	---	---	32	37	3	72
Ron Bolton	---	---	30	37	4	71
Tony Greene	---	---	28	32	11	71
Harry Weis	---	---	29	38	3	70
Rich Saul	29	29	---	---	2	60
Steve Bartkowski	29	29	---	---	---	58
Leo Fairley	---	---	25	28	3	56
Ken Johnson	---	---	24	28	3	55
Aaron Brown	---	---	24	22	3	49
Jon Kolb	24	23	---	---	---	47
Tommy Lyons	24	23	---	---	---	47
Harrison Davis	15	16	---	---	13	44
Scott Laidlaw	13	12	---	---	17	42
John Roman	24	18	---	---	---	42
Joe De Lamielleure	15	21	---	---	5	41
Marlin Briscoe	19	19	---	---	2	40
Raymond Chester	21	17	---	---	2	40
Melvin Wilber	18	19	---	---	---	37
Derrick Gilmore	18	13	---	---	5	36
Robert Newhouse	16	14	---	---	3	33
Dave Thompson	10	16	---	---	5	31
Ed Porcher	16	14	---	---	---	30
Alonzo Becker	14	14	---	---	1	29
Alvin Maxson	4	8	---	---	16	28
Herb Prior	---	---	6	3	16	25
Randal Rhett	---	---	9	10	5	24
Andy Collins	---	---	2	2	19	23
Artie Francis	7	10	---	---	4	21
Manny Fernandez	---	---	10	10	---	20
Evan Jolitz	---	---	2	3	15	20
James Scott	2	2	---	---	16	20
Spencer Brubaker	---	---	4	1	14	19
Wilbert Martin	0	0	---	---	18	18
Gary Johnson	---	---	6	10	---	16
Percy Kirkwood	---	---	2	7	2	11
Ernest Spivey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ken Schroy	---	---	2	7	---	9
Aaron Buchanan	1	2	---	---	5	8
Paul Godfrey	---	---	5	1	2	8
Marty Domres	0	0	---	---	3	3
Russell Fabian	0	0	---	---	2	2
Korey Francis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lynn Dickey	33	39	---	---	---	72
Desmond Cribbs	31	37	---	---	4	72
Ron Saul	30	37	---	---	4	71
Jeris White	---	---	28	27	15	70
Vernon McAlister	---	---	22	25	21	68
Craig Hertwig	30	33	---	---	---	63
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	29	29	4	62
Winston Hill	27	34	---	---	1	62
Nelson Munsey	---	---	29	28	5	62
Larry Stallings	---	---	28	29	4	61
Elvin Bethea	---	---	28	29	3	60
Steve Foley	---	---	20	23	15	58
Curley Culp	---	---	27	27	2	56
Al Cowlings	---	---	23	26	3	52
Prentice McCray	---	---	24	25	3	52
Steve Neils	---	---	25	24	3	52
Irving Royer	20	26	---	---	6	52
Roland Hooks	22	27	---	---	2	51
Robert Jackson	25	25	---	---	---	50
Butch Stark	19	30	---	---	---	49
Mike Thomas	24	25	---	---	---	49
Terry Nelson	18	18	---	---	10	46
Sam Green	11	12	---	---	20	43
Jon Keyworth	19	18	---	---	5	42
Larry Jarvis	15	20	---	---	5	40
Paul Seymour	17	15	---	---	---	32
Mercury Duncan	12	19	---	---	---	31
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	5	2	14	21
Tom Gallimore	3	0	---	---	18	21
Orlando Whiteman	0	4	---	---	15	19
Tom Banks	5	7	---	---	5	17
Benny Malone	0	1	---	---	16	17
Ron Brandon	---	---	9	8	---	17
Bob Stein	---	---	7	8	1	16
Ed Williams	0	0	---	---	15	15
John Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	6	3	---	9
Dan Peiffer	2	2	---	---	5	9
Robert Braziel	---	---	3	2	4	9
R.J. Crozier	---	---	2	2	3	7
Ike Delgado	---	---	1	0	5	6
Leo Brooks	---	---	3	2	---	5
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	0	0	2	2
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	20	124	6.2
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	19	87	4.6
Right	1	4	4.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	27	12	5	0	2	4	6	1	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	38	24	2	1	1	5	2	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	25	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	125	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	89	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	123	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	41	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Wilber	7	3	0	43	1	19
WR Harrison Davis	6	2	0	42	1	16
WR Marlin Briscoe	5	3	0	65	2	19
WR Ed Porcher	3	2	0	35	1	14
FB Robert Newhouse	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Alonzo Becker	2	1	1	11	0	14
TE Raymond Chester	1	0	1	0	0	17
TE Artie Francis	1	1	0	12	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Stark	8	3	0	30	0	30
WR Irving Royer	7	5	0	55	0	26
WR Mercury Duncan	6	5	1	71	2	19
WR Mike Thomas	6	2	0	25	0	25
TE Terry Nelson	4	3	0	39	0	18
RB Roland Hooks	3	2	0	10	0	27
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	0	13	0	18
RB Sam Green	2	2	0	10	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Scott Laidlaw	6	12	2.00	5.09
Robert Newhouse	1	3	3.00	3.33
Alonzo Becker	1	5	5.00	4.93

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Green	5	17	3.40	4.90
Roland Hooks	5	12	2.40	4.44
Lynn Dickey	1	2	2.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	5	3	15	3.00	7.70

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	3	2	12	4.00	6.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marlin Briscoe	1	1	2	2.00	13.00
WR Harrison Davis	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
FB Robert Newhouse	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Melvin Wilber	1	1	12	12.00	6.14
WR Ed Porcher	1	1	1	1.00	11.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Stark	1	1	9	9.00	3.75
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	3	3.00	11.83
RB Roland Hooks	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Newhouse	2	0
Scott Laidlaw	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Green	1	0
Roland Hooks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	8	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Melvin Wilber	3	2	2
WR Harrison Davis	2	2	2
FB Robert Newhouse	1	0	0
TE Artie Francis	1	1	0
WR Ed Porcher	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Royer	2	1	1
WR Mike Thomas	2	1	1
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	1
WR Butch Stark	1	0	0
RB Roland Hooks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)