Week 5, 1979

played in Houston, TX

70 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	3	0	-	17
Houston Oilers	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 HOU - John Smith 37 field goal
1Q: 05:03 NED - Carlos Stevens 21 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 07:15 NED - Paul Hofer 9 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:54 HOU - Wilbur Jackson 3 pass from Dale Zorn (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 09:10 NED - Bucky Wallace 26 field goal
4Q: 14:26 HOU - John Smith 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 HOU - John Smith 37 field goal
1Q: 05:03 NED - Carlos Stevens 21 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 07:15 NED - Paul Hofer 9 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:54 HOU - Wilbur Jackson 3 pass from Dale Zorn (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 09:10 NED - Bucky Wallace 26 field goal
4Q: 14:26 HOU - John Smith 24 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 3-2 2-3
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 7 3
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 271 191
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 4.75 2.98
Net Rushing Yards 154 130
- Rushing Attempts 31 43
- Yards per Rush 4.97 3.02
Net Passing Yards 117 61
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 14 - 1 19 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 144 73
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.50 2.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 5/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:32 31:28

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	3-2	2-3
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	7	3
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	271	191
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	4.75	2.98
Net Rushing Yards	154	130
- Rushing Attempts	31	43
- Yards per Rush	4.97	3.02
Net Passing Yards	117	61
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 14 - 1	19 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	144	73
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.50	2.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	5/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:32	31:28

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	0:43	OWN 28	2	9	Fumble
1	9:06	4:17	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	3:02	1:35	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
2	13:58	2:04	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
2	9:59	2:53	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
2	3:19	1:02	OWN 22	3	-1	Interception
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 20	3	15	Half
3	15:00	5:57	OWN 20	11	71	Field Goal
4	14:18	2:45	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
4	10:40	1:44	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	4:23	2:04	OWN 3	6	15	Punt
4	1:12	1:12	OPP 46	2	-2	Game

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	12:39	3:33	OPP 37	7	17	Field Goal
1	4:49	1:47	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
1	1:27	2:29	OWN 29	5	20	Punt
2	11:54	1:55	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
2	7:06	3:47	OWN 32	5	10	Punt
2	2:17	1:29	OPP 19	6	19	Touchdown
3	9:03	9:45	OWN 33	16	60	Field Goal
4	11:33	0:53	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
4	8:56	4:33	OWN 24	8	21	Punt
4	2:19	1:07	OWN 27	5	19	Downs

Game MVP: Tyrell Garrison, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Paul Hofer	23	128	5.57	35	3	1
Theotis Brown	4	17	4.25	8	0	0
Sam Cunningham	2	7	3.50	4	0	0
Jim Plunkett	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wilbur Jackson	22	82	3.73	14	3
Sherman Smith	18	42	2.33	13	1
Jon Keyworth	1	3	3.00	3	0
Dale Zorn	1	7	7.00	7	0
Wayne Wilson	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	22	14	144	4/27	1	39	1	78.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	19	12	73	2/12	1	13	0	88.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Stevens	8	9	55	6.88	13	21	1
WR Stanley Morgan	2	4	23	11.50	0	18	0
FB John Brockington	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	2	39	39.00	41	39	0
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Fred Willis	1	3	13	13.00	7	13	0
TE Craig Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Richard Osborne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Wilbur Jackson	3	3	15	5.00	2	6	1
RB Sherman Smith	3	3	14	4.67	4	13	0
TE Tom Gallimore	2	3	8	4.00	2	4	0
WR Billy Campfield	2	2	21	10.50	1	13	0
WR Isaac Curtis	1	2	9	9.00	7	9	0
WR Butch Stark	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Jon Keyworth	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mike Thomas	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeris White	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Force
Paul Hofer	1	0
Fred Carr	0	1
Sam Hunt	0	1
Steve Nelson	0	1
Glenn Buchanan	0	1
Tommy Marvaso	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wilbur Jackson	2	0	0
Isaac Curtis	1	0	0
Tom Gallimore	1	0	0
Sherman Smith	1	0	0
Curley Culp	0	1	0
Jon Keyworth	0	1	0
Terry Nelson	0	1	0
Melvin Jackson	0	1	0
Billy Campfield	0	1	0
Mike Bell	0	1	0
Randy McClanahan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	5	234	46.8	43.4	63	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	7	322	46.0	39.7	64	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	2	24	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Curtis	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Curtis	3	57	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	10	1	0.0	38	20
DE Tyrell Garrison	7	1	1.0	27	12
OLB Jim Turnbull	5	0	0.0	22	11
S Glenn Buchanan	5	0	0.0	29	12
OLB Steve Nelson	4	0	1.0	40	17
DT R.J. Reese	4	1	0.0	20	12
ILB John Anderson	4	1	0.0	12	1
DE Jim Young	4	0	0.0	38	16
S Sandy Durko	3	6	0.0	36	19
CB Richard Blackmore	2	3	0.0	33	18
CB Carl Allen	2	1	0.0	32	17
S Vince Castillo	1	4	0.0	24	20
DT Reggie Kinlaw	1	1	0.0	25	13
OLB Fred Carr	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	0	---	---	---
CB Martin Lance	1	0	0.0	27	11
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	0.0	17	4
S Tommy Marvaso	1	0	0.0	25	13
DE Jimmy Nakis	0	1	0.0	20	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	7	1	0.0	24	24
OLB Scott Studwell	6	2	0.5	25	22
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	1	0.0	26	17
CB Nelson Munsey	4	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Robert Braziel	3	2	0.0	11	9
DT Curley Culp	3	1	0.0	21	19
S Steve Foley	3	0	0.0	21	8
DE Mike Stensrud	2	0	1.0	14	10
S Charlie Phillips	2	2	0.0	22	23
DT Jeff Lloyd	2	0	0.0	12	12
DE Dick Leftridge	1	3	1.0	18	13
CB Jeris White	1	2	1.0	24	19
DE Mike St. Clair	1	2	0.5	13	16
OLB Robin Cole	1	1	0.0	5	6
S Terry Jackson	1	1	0.0	27	17
OLB Dale Mitchell	1	0	0.0	2	1
DE Mike Bell	1	0	0.0	13	13
DE Mike Calhoun	1	0	0.0	18	10
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.0	5	9
CB David Gray	0	1	0.0	16	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrell Garrison	1.0	2	1	12
OLB Steve Nelson	1.0	2	0	17
OLB Sam Hunt	0.0	1	2	20

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dick Leftridge	1.0	0	1	13
CB Jeris White	1.0	0	0	19
DE Mike Stensrud	1.0	0	0	10
OLB Scott Studwell	0.5	1	0	22
DE Mike St. Clair	0.5	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Glenn Buchanan	3	0	12
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	20
CB Carl Allen	2	0	17
CB Richard Blackmore	2	0	18
CB Martin Lance	1	0	11
S Tommy Marvaso	1	0	13
DE Jim Young	1	0	16
S Sandy Durko	0	1	19
OLB Jim Turnbull	0	1	11

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	4	0	0	22
OLB Robert Braziel	1	1	0	9
DT Curley Culp	1	0	0	19
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	0	18
S Ron Brandon	1	0	0	24
S Steve Foley	1	0	0	8
OLB Dale Mitchell	1	0	0	1
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	0	23
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0	6
DE Mike Bell	1	0	0	13
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0	9
ILB Randy McClanahan	0	1	0	17
CB Jeris White	0	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	3	7	30	3	25
Wade Griffin	3	6	23	0	17
Kyle Delaroche	1	3	28	1	24
Sam Cunningham	1	2	20	0	10
Peter Bernstein	1	2	18	0	12
Bob Trumpy	1	1	14	0	8
Lynn Boden	0	4	20	0	16
Joe Fields	0	2	24	0	24
Al Speer	0	1	9	0	10
Richard Osborne	0	1	18	0	7

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Saul	3	8	0	39	1	21
Robert Jackson	2	8	0	38	0	15
Desmond Cribbs	1	11	0	37	0	17
Wayne Wilson	1	3	1	17	0	7
Ken Jones	1	3	0	37	0	18
Jon Keyworth	1	1	1	35	0	16
Ted Petersen	0	5	0	36	0	14
Jim Yarbrough	0	1	0	7	0	7
Melvin Jackson	0	1	0	5	0	6
Thom Dornbrook	0	1	0	6	0	4
Elvis Keyworth	0	0	0	6	1	3

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Carr	2	14
Jubilee Dunbar	1	15
Art Whittington	1	14
Vince Castillo	1	13
John Brockington	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Gallimore	1	17
Melvin Jackson	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Young	---	---	38	16	8	62
Sam Hunt	---	---	38	20	2	60
Steve Nelson	---	---	40	17	1	58
Jim Plunkett	31	26	---	---	---	57
Vince Castillo	---	---	24	20	13	57
Sandy Durko	---	---	36	19	1	56
John Hannah	30	25	---	---	---	55
Joe Fields	24	24	---	---	6	54
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	25	13	15	53
Richard Blackmore	---	---	33	18	2	53
Kyle Delaroche	28	24	---	---	---	52
Carl Allen	---	---	32	17	3	52
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	25	13	8	46
Stanley Morgan	20	18	---	---	7	45
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	29	12	2	43
Wade Griffin	23	17	---	---	2	42
Sam Cunningham	20	10	---	---	11	41
Lynn Boden	20	16	---	---	5	41
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	27	12	1	40
Paul Hofer	25	14	---	---	---	39
Jubilee Dunbar	9	14	---	---	15	38
Carlos Stevens	16	18	---	---	4	38
Martin Lance	---	---	27	11	---	38
Bob Trumpy	14	8	---	---	14	36
Peter Bernstein	18	12	---	---	5	35
R.J. Reese	---	---	20	12	2	34
Jim Turnbull	---	---	22	11	1	34
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	20	10	1	31
Fred Willis	17	13	---	---	---	30
John Anderson	---	---	12	1	17	30
Gary Campbell	---	---	17	4	5	26
Richard Osborne	18	7	---	---	1	26
Al Speer	9	10	---	---	6	25
Jim Smith	6	8	---	---	9	23
Fred Carr	---	---	3	4	14	21
Craig Lane	2	6	---	---	13	21
Theotis Brown	6	8	---	---	4	18
John Brockington	2	5	---	---	9	16
Art Whittington	0	1	---	---	14	15
Jim Haslett	---	---	5	1	7	13
Darryl Carlton	3	2	---	---	6	11
Andy Collins	---	---	0	0	8	8
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	39	21	---	---	9	69
Jon Keyworth	35	16	---	---	13	64
Dale Zorn	43	21	---	---	---	64
Terry Jackson	---	---	27	17	18	62
Desmond Cribbs	37	17	---	---	6	60
Tom Gallimore	31	10	---	---	17	58
Ken Jones	37	18	---	---	---	55
Robert Jackson	38	15	---	---	---	53
Sherman Smith	18	12	---	---	22	52
Ron Brandon	---	---	24	24	3	51
Ted Petersen	36	14	---	---	---	50
Scott Studwell	---	---	25	22	1	48
Terry Nelson	29	15	---	---	3	47
Charlie Phillips	---	---	22	23	1	46
Jeris White	---	---	24	19	2	45
Randy McClanahan	---	---	26	17	2	45
Curley Culp	---	---	21	19	2	42
Mike Thomas	16	14	---	---	9	39
Wilbur Jackson	25	9	---	---	4	38
Steve Foley	---	---	21	8	7	36
Billy Campfield	26	9	---	---	---	35
Wayne Wilson	17	7	---	---	9	33
Nelson Munsey	---	---	14	18	---	32
Dick Leftridge	---	---	18	13	1	32
Mike Calhoun	---	---	18	10	4	32
Mike St. Clair	---	---	13	16	2	31
Butch Stark	13	9	---	---	8	30
David Gray	---	---	16	13	1	30
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	12	12	5	29
Mike Bell	---	---	13	13	2	28
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	5	9	14	28
Dale Mitchell	---	---	2	1	22	25
Mike Stensrud	---	---	14	10	1	25
Isaac Curtis	5	4	---	---	15	24
Jim Yarbrough	7	7	---	---	9	23
Robert Braziel	---	---	11	9	1	21
Melvin Jackson	5	6	---	---	9	20
Robin Cole	---	---	5	6	7	18
Perry Brooks	---	---	10	7	---	17
Dave Lafary	4	0	---	---	9	13
Thom Dornbrook	6	4	---	---	---	10
Elvis Keyworth	6	3	---	---	---	9
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	2	2
Carlos Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	109	7.3
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	3	10	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	39	4.3
Middle	30	72	2.4
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	22	14	2	1	1	2	2	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	19	12	0	0	0	2	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	39	39.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	62	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	25	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	53	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	13	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Stevens	9	8	1	55	1	18
WR Stanley Morgan	4	2	0	23	0	18
WR Fred Willis	3	1	0	13	0	13
WR Jubilee Dunbar	2	1	0	39	1	14
FB John Brockington	1	1	0	6	0	5
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	0	8	0	8
TE Craig Lane	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Richard Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
RB Wilbur Jackson	3	3	15	9
TE Tom Gallimore	3	2	8	10
WR Mike Thomas	3	0	0	14
RB Sherman Smith	3	3	14	12
WR Isaac Curtis	2	1	9	4
FB Jon Keyworth	2	0	0	16
WR Billy Campfield	2	2	21	9
WR Butch Stark	1	1	6	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Hofer	1	9	9.00	5.57

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wilbur Jackson	5	6	1.20	3.73
Jon Keyworth	1	3	3.00	3.00
Dale Zorn	1	7	7.00	7.00
Sherman Smith	1	-2	-2.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	4	1	7	1.75	6.55

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	4	2	7	1.75	3.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Stevens	2	1	7	3.50	6.11
TE Richard Osborne	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	4	4.00	2.67
WR Mike Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Hofer	2	2
Sam Cunningham	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Wilbur Jackson	4	3
Sherman Smith	3	2
Dale Zorn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	5	1	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch
WR Carlos Stevens	2	1
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	0
TE Craig Lane	1	0
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Thomas	3	0	0
RB Wilbur Jackson	2	2	1
WR Isaac Curtis	1	1	1
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0
WR Butch Stark	1	1	0
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)