Week 2, 1981

played in San Francisco, CA

68 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	3	0	7	-	10
San Francisco 49ers	3	10	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 SFO - Eddie Murray 46 field goal
2Q: 13:54 SFO - Eddie Murray 31 field goal
2Q: 04:17 HOU - John Smith 28 field goal
2Q: 02:28 SFO - James Brooks 2 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 01:00 HOU - Terry Carrol 3 pass from Mike Moroski (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 SFO - Eddie Murray 46 field goal
2Q: 13:54 SFO - Eddie Murray 31 field goal
2Q: 04:17 HOU - John Smith 28 field goal
2Q: 02:28 SFO - James Brooks 2 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 01:00 HOU - Terry Carrol 3 pass from Mike Moroski (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics HOU SFO
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 15 12
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 8 3
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 280 214
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 4.38 3.24
Net Rushing Yards 98 146
- Rushing Attempts 13 50
- Yards per Rush 7.54 2.92
Net Passing Yards 182 68
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 18 - 2 16 - 7 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 226 68
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/44 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.57 4.25
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/69 9/76
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 2/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 2/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 45
Time of Possession 27:01 32:59

Team Statistics	HOU	SFO
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	15	12
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	8	3
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	280	214
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	4.38	3.24
Net Rushing Yards	98	146
- Rushing Attempts	13	50
- Yards per Rush	7.54	2.92
Net Passing Yards	182	68
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 18 - 2	16 - 7 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	226	68
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/44	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.57	4.25
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/69	9/76
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	2/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	2/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 45
Time of Possession	27:01	32:59

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:06	1:12	OWN 7	2	32	Interception
1	6:32	1:20	OWN 6	3	14	Punt
2	13:46	4:46	OWN 24	5	9	Punt
2	8:03	3:51	OWN 20	8	69	Field Goal
2	3:01	0:14	OWN 8	2	3	Fumble
2	2:20	1:24	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
3	12:04	1:51	OWN 13	4	16	Interception
3	8:53	5:03	OWN 26	9	38	Punt
3	2:11	2:34	OWN 30	6	17	Fumble
4	8:04	1:00	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
4	5:12	1:32	OPP 23	6	11	Downs
4	2:30	1:37	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:54	OWN 39	7	32	Field Goal
1	9:54	3:22	OWN 46	8	40	Interception
1	5:12	6:26	OWN 38	12	48	Field Goal
2	9:00	0:57	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
2	4:12	1:11	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
2	2:47	0:27	OPP 3	2	3	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 26	2	5	Half
3	13:21	1:17	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
3	10:13	1:20	OPP 19	3	0	Missed FG
3	3:50	1:39	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	14:37	6:33	OPP 47	12	46	Missed FG
4	7:04	1:52	OWN 38	3	-4	Fumble
4	3:40	1:10	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 40	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Clyde Powers, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Duane Thomas	8	53	6.63	11	1
Amos Lawrence	3	37	12.33	23	2
Bob Fisher	1	0	0.00	0	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	8	8.00	8	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Brooks	31	113	3.65	16	2	1
Gary Davis	17	37	2.18	18	1	0
Gary Hogeboom	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Moroski	44	18	226	7/44	1	51	2	46.2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Hogeboom	16	7	68	0/0	0	31	1	30.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Carrol	5	8	40	8.00	9	11	1
WR Louis Carter	5	12	89	17.80	11	51	0
TE Terry Nelson	3	3	48	16.00	18	32	0
WR Lionel Summers	2	8	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Danny Pittman	2	7	26	13.00	0	18	0
TE Bob Fisher	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Amos Lawrence	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bob Pickard	2	2	24	12.00	0	15
TE Rich McGeorge	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Ken Bailey	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR James Carlson	1	4	8	8.00	3	8
WR Rickey Watts	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB James Brooks	1	1	31	31.00	21	31
TE Mark Iwanowski	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kerry Reardon	1	2	2.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clyde Powers	2	31	15.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Nelson	1	0	0
Terry Carrol	1	0	0
Mike Moroski	1	0	0
Robin Cole	0	1	0
Horace Jones	0	1	0
Randy McClanahan	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Brooks	1	0	0
Randy Crowder	0	1	0
Ken Ellis	0	1	0
Rich McGeorge	0	0	1
Al Brister	0	0	1
Otis Wilson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	6	236	39.3	31.0	51	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	5	220	44.0	38.4	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	2/4	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Carrol	2	8	4.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	3	49	16.3	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Hill	1	29	29.0	0
Clyde Powers	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	8	4	0.0	42	14
OLB Robert Braziel	8	2	0.0	35	11
CB Jeris White	4	2	0.0	38	11
DE Dick Leftridge	4	1	0.0	15	3
S Ron Brandon	4	1	0.0	34	10
OLB Scott Studwell	3	2	0.0	30	8
S Charlie Phillips	3	1	0.0	39	12
DE Horace Jones	3	0	0.0	19	9
DE Frank Warren	3	0	0.0	41	12
S Steve Foley	2	1	0.0	21	8
CB Kerry Reardon	2	0	0.0	20	10
DE Mike Stensrud	2	0	0.0	21	4
CB David Gray	2	0	0.0	20	14
RB Amos Lawrence	2	0	---	---	---
CB Nelson Munsey	1	1	0.0	34	4
OLB Robin Cole	1	1	0.0	20	5
S Vern Roberson	1	1	0.0	12	5
DE Mike Bell	1	1	0.0	26	8
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.0	32	10
QB Mike Moroski	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	31	12
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	0	1	0.0	6	2

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clyde Powers	5	0	0.0	12	47
S Robert Giblin	4	0	0.0	5	26
ILB Al Brister	3	2	1.0	12	33
DT Fred Nolan	3	0	0.0	5	21
DT James White	3	0	0.0	7	26
CB Gerard Williams	3	0	0.0	9	45
DE Fred Cook	2	0	2.0	11	51
ILB Otis Wilson	2	2	1.0	10	34
DE Mike Hartenstine	2	0	1.0	6	30
DE Terry Dion	2	0	1.0	7	21
CB Randy Colbert	2	2	0.0	12	37
S Kenny Easley	2	2	0.0	11	48
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	1.0	7	35
S Jeff Delaney	1	1	0.0	5	17
CB Ken Ellis	1	0	0.0	11	39
G Randy Cross	1	0	---	---	---
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bill Cowher	0	1	0.0	2	0
OLB Bobby Leopold	0	1	0.0	3	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dick Leftridge	1	3
OLB Robert Braziel	1	11
DT Bill Acker	1	12
DE Dexter Manley	1	10

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Cook	2.0	1	2	1	51
DE Terry Dion	1.0	1	0	0	21
ILB Otis Wilson	1.0	1	0	0	34
DT Randy Crowder	1.0	0	3	3	35
DE Mike Hartenstine	1.0	0	2	1	30
ILB Al Brister	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT James White	0.0	0	3	2	26
DT Fred Nolan	0.0	0	1	2	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Robert Braziel	2	0	0	11
CB Kerry Reardon	1	0	1	10
CB Jeris White	1	0	0	11
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0	5
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0	14
CB David Gray	1	0	0	14
CB Nelson Munsey	0	1	0	4

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Robert Giblin	4	0	0	26
S Clyde Powers	3	2	2	47
ILB Al Brister	2	1	0	33
CB Randy Colbert	2	1	0	37
S Kenny Easley	2	1	0	48
CB Gerard Williams	2	0	0	45
CB Ken Ellis	1	0	0	39
DE Mike Hartenstine	1	0	0	30
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0	34
S Jeff Delaney	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Essink	3	4	13	2	38
Ron Saul	2	2	12	2	49
Randy Clark	1	3	7	1	15
Louis Bullard	1	2	12	2	40
Robert Jackson	1	1	6	0	43
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	10	0	7

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mike Wilson	4	12	0	44	14
Emmanuel Zanders	3	11	1	43	16
Randy Cross	2	10	1	40	16
Hardy Dillon	1	6	0	43	11
Greg Roberts	1	3	0	21	5
Gerald Taylor	1	1	0	14	7
Ralph Perretta	0	3	0	45	11
Jim Harrison	0	2	0	33	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	2	13
Vern Roberson	1	15
Bob Fisher	1	14
Terry Carrol	1	12

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Rich McGeorge	3	13
Gary Davis	1	9
Randy Colbert	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	12	49	---	---	6	67
Mike Moroski	13	51	---	---	1	65
Frank Warren	---	---	41	12	11	64
Desmond Cribbs	12	46	---	---	3	61
Randy McClanahan	---	---	42	14	4	60
Robert Braziel	---	---	35	11	11	57
Duane Thomas	8	36	---	---	12	56
Charlie Phillips	---	---	39	12	4	55
Robert Jackson	6	43	---	---	5	54
Terry Carrol	3	38	---	---	12	53
Jeris White	---	---	38	11	3	52
Louis Bullard	12	40	---	---	---	52
Ron Essink	13	38	---	---	---	51
Ron Brandon	---	---	34	10	5	49
David Gray	---	---	20	14	13	47
Bill Acker	---	---	31	12	4	47
Amos Lawrence	9	37	---	---	---	46
Dexter Manley	---	---	32	10	3	45
Louis Carter	10	33	---	---	---	43
Lionel Summers	4	32	---	---	6	42
Scott Studwell	---	---	30	8	4	42
Nelson Munsey	---	---	34	4	3	41
Kerry Reardon	---	---	20	10	10	40
Jon Keyworth	6	20	---	---	12	38
Mike Bell	---	---	26	8	4	38
Steve Foley	---	---	21	8	7	36
Danny Pittman	2	21	---	---	11	34
Terry Nelson	8	18	---	---	6	32
Horace Jones	---	---	19	9	4	32
Vern Roberson	---	---	12	5	15	32
Bob Fisher	5	13	---	---	14	32
Jewerl Thomas	10	7	---	---	13	30
Randy Clark	7	15	---	---	7	29
Mike Stensrud	---	---	21	4	3	28
Steve Wright	1	19	---	---	7	27
Robin Cole	---	---	20	5	1	26
Dale Mitchell	---	---	14	4	6	24
Dick Leftridge	---	---	15	3	---	18
Melvin Jackson	2	5	---	---	7	14
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	6	2	4	12
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Calhoun	---	---	0	0	2	2
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wade Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Iwanowski	40	13	---	---	16	69
Emmanuel Zanders	43	16	---	---	9	68
Clyde Powers	---	---	12	47	8	67
Gerard Williams	---	---	9	45	12	66
Gary Hogeboom	50	16	---	---	---	66
Ralph Perretta	45	11	---	---	8	64
Fred Cook	---	---	11	51	1	63
Hardy Dillon	43	11	---	---	9	63
Kenny Easley	---	---	11	48	1	60
Mike Wilson	44	14	---	---	---	58
Randy Colbert	---	---	12	37	8	57
Randy Cross	40	16	---	---	---	56
Rich McGeorge	31	7	---	---	13	51
Ken Ellis	---	---	11	39	---	50
Al Brister	---	---	12	33	3	48
Otis Wilson	---	---	10	34	3	47
James Brooks	32	14	---	---	---	46
Randy Crowder	---	---	7	35	1	43
Jim Harrison	33	8	---	---	2	43
Norm Bulaich	21	5	---	---	15	41
Mike Hartenstine	---	---	6	30	5	41
Bob Pickard	27	12	---	---	1	40
Robert Giblin	---	---	5	26	8	39
Terry Dion	---	---	7	21	8	36
Greg Roberts	21	5	---	---	9	35
Ken Bailey	14	6	---	---	14	34
James White	---	---	7	26	---	33
Fred Nolan	---	---	5	21	4	30
Gerald Taylor	14	7	---	---	9	30
Gary Davis	18	2	---	---	9	29
Bobby Leopold	---	---	3	17	9	29
James Carlson	19	8	---	---	1	28
Ike Hill	8	2	---	---	12	22
James Betterson	0	0	---	---	22	22
Jeff Delaney	---	---	5	17	---	22
Doak Field	---	---	1	17	3	21
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	2	12	2	16
Rickey Watts	7	3	---	---	---	10
Greg Boyd	---	---	5	4	---	9
Bill Cowher	---	---	2	0	7	9
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Klug	---	---	0	1	4	5
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Hammond	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	69	7.7
Middle	2	13	6.5
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	33	1.9
Middle	13	47	3.6
Right	18	70	3.9
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Moroski	44	18	2	2	2	6	11	9	2

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Hogeboom	16	7	1	0	3	1	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	75	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	68	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	83	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	46	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	24	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Carter	12	5	0	89	1	33
WR Terry Carrol	8	5	0	40	0	38
WR Lionel Summers	8	2	0	17	0	32
WR Danny Pittman	7	2	1	26	0	21
TE Terry Nelson	3	3	0	48	1	18
TE Bob Fisher	3	1	0	6	0	13
RB Amos Lawrence	2	0	0	0	0	37
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	1	0	0	20

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Carlson	4	1	2	8	0	8
TE Mark Iwanowski	4	0	0	0	0	13
TE Rich McGeorge	2	1	1	-2	0	7
WR Bob Pickard	2	2	0	24	0	12
WR Ken Bailey	2	1	0	6	0	6
WR Rickey Watts	1	1	0	1	0	3
RB James Brooks	1	1	0	31	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	1	8	8.00	6.63

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Davis	6	4	0.67	2.18
James Brooks	6	20	3.33	3.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Moroski	8	3	15	1.88	5.14

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Hogeboom	4	1	-2	-0.50	4.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Carrol	2	1	3	1.50	5.00
WR Louis Carter	2	2	12	6.00	7.42
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0	0.00	2.13
WR Danny Pittman	1	0	0	0.00	3.71
RB Amos Lawrence	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Iwanowski	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	-2	-2.00	-1.00
WR James Carlson	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Duane Thomas	4	1
Amos Lawrence	2	1
Bob Fisher	1	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	10	5
Gary Davis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Moroski	4	2	0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Hogeboom	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Louis Carter	2	1
WR Terry Carrol	1	0
TE Bob Fisher	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mark Iwanowski	3	0	0
WR Bob Pickard	2	2	2
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	0
WR James Carlson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)