Week 7, 1981

played in Tennessee, AL

64 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	14	6	3	-	23
Tennessee Titans	14	0	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 TEN - Earl Campbell 4 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 00:11 TEN - George Franklin 4 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 04:54 HOU - Duane Thomas 4 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Karl Farmer 64 pass from Mike Moroski (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 12:50 TEN - Calvin Hickman 60 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 09:13 HOU - John Smith 41 field goal
3Q: 06:56 HOU - John Smith 49 field goal
4Q: 12:31 HOU - John Smith 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 TEN - Earl Campbell 4 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 00:11 TEN - George Franklin 4 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 04:54 HOU - Duane Thomas 4 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Karl Farmer 64 pass from Mike Moroski (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 12:50 TEN - Calvin Hickman 60 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 09:13 HOU - John Smith 41 field goal
3Q: 06:56 HOU - John Smith 49 field goal
4Q: 12:31 HOU - John Smith 41 field goal

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 4-2 4-2
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 399 347
- Offensive Plays 69 59
- Yards per Play 5.78 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 135 135
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 5.19 4.50
Net Passing Yards 264 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 0 27 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 289 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 3/34
Kick Returns/Yards 2/31 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:51 28:09

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	4-2	4-2
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	399	347
- Offensive Plays	69	59
- Yards per Play	5.78	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	135	135
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	5.19	4.50
Net Passing Yards	264	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 0	27 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	289	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	3/34
Kick Returns/Yards	2/31	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:51	28:09

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:58	OWN 20	2	13	Fumble
1	11:15	2:15	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	7:35	2:14	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
1	3:33	1:22	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	0:04	2:22	OWN 29	5	7	Punt
2	11:46	2:58	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
2	6:18	1:30	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
2	2:09	0:23	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
3	12:35	3:30	OWN 15	6	61	Field Goal
3	7:42	0:52	OPP 37	3	5	Field Goal
3	3:11	1:01	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
3	0:43	3:19	OWN 18	9	58	Field Goal
4	10:30	5:21	OWN 24	9	43	Punt
4	3:23	3:23	OWN 19	10	44	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:02	2:47	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
1	9:00	1:25	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
1	5:21	1:48	OPP 44	3	4	Punt
1	2:11	2:07	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
2	12:42	0:56	50	3	8	Punt
2	8:48	2:30	OWN 3	5	45	Fumble
2	4:48	2:39	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	9:05	1:23	OWN 26	2	6	Interception
3	6:50	3:39	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	2:10	1:27	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
4	12:24	1:54	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
4	5:09	1:46	OWN 20	6	18	Punt

Game MVP: Mike Moroski, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Amos Lawrence	16	92	5.75	15	1	0
Duane Thomas	7	40	5.71	15	1	1
Otis Armstrong	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Jon Keyworth	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Mike Moroski	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	22	115	5.23	31	3	1
George Franklin	8	20	2.50	4	0	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Moroski	39	20	289	4/25	1	64	0	84.2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	27	12	220	2/8	1	60	1	70.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	6	13	71	11.83	6	16	0
WR Louis Carter	6	11	58	9.67	12	13	0
WR Tinker Owens	3	3	42	14.00	3	20	0
WR Terry Carrol	2	4	34	17.00	4	29	0
WR Karl Farmer	2	4	76	38.00	7	64	1
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Terry Nelson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	9	43	10.75	9	14	0
TE Ken Garcia	2	3	54	27.00	29	40	0
RB Earl Campbell	2	3	7	3.50	0	6	0
WR Ron Cassidy	2	5	49	24.50	34	38	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	2	60	60.00	50	60	1
TE Todd Christensen	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Darrin Baker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Amos Lawrence	1	0	0
Robert Braziel	0	1	0
Steve Foley	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Campbell	1	0	0
Ken Sawyer	0	1	0
Rickey McBeal	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	7	267	38.1	30.4	45	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	9	394	43.8	37.6	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	3/3	3/3	0/0	49	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Carrol	3	16	5.3	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	2	33	16.5	0
Jumbo Asher	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	1	9	9.0	0
Vern Roberson	1	22	22.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Braziel	7	1	0.0	23	17
ILB Randy McClanahan	5	2	0.0	25	25
OLB Scott Studwell	4	1	1.0	23	17
S Ron Brandon	4	0	0.0	29	25
OLB Robin Cole	4	0	0.0	12	14
DE Mike Stensrud	3	2	0.0	18	25
OLB Dale Mitchell	2	1	1.0	8	7
S Charlie Phillips	2	3	0.0	24	25
DT Harris Malinowski	2	1	0.0	23	19
CB Kerry Reardon	2	0	0.0	19	14
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	0.0	20	18
S Steve Foley	1	3	0.0	16	18
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	0.0	17	18
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.0	16	24
DE Dick Leftridge	1	0	0.0	23	17

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	6	1	0.0	17	34
S Frank Reed	4	3	0.0	23	32
OLB Donnie Thomas	4	2	0.0	17	25
S Bill Simpson	4	1	0.0	16	37
ILB Jack Reynolds	4	0	0.0	8	14
CB Ronnie Covington	3	1	0.0	21	33
S Kendrick Sullivan	3	1	0.0	12	21
OLB Jack Ham	3	0	0.0	12	22
CB Johnny Lynn	3	0	0.0	14	21
CB Jerry Holmes	2	2	1.0	18	33
DT Dave Pureifory	2	0	1.0	16	23
DT Rickey McBeal	2	0	0.0	12	19
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	0	0.0	4	5
DE Bill Kollar	1	1	1.0	18	37
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	1.0	15	34
CB Ken Sawyer	1	1	0.0	21	31
DT Craig Fulcher	1	1	0.0	13	17
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bill Neill	1	0	0.0	10	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Dale Mitchell	1.0	0	0	7
OLB Scott Studwell	1.0	0	0	17
OLB Robert Braziel	0.0	1	1	17
DE Dick Leftridge	0.0	0	3	17

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Kollar	1.0	1	0	0	37
DT Dave Pureifory	1.0	0	2	2	23
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1.0	0	1	0	34
CB Jerry Holmes	1.0	0	0	1	33
DE Lem Burnham	0.0	0	2	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kerry Reardon	2	1	0	14
S Ron Brandon	2	1	0	25
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0	14
S Charlie Phillips	1	1	1	25
CB Jeris White	1	1	0	24
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	0	18
DT Harris Malinowski	1	0	0	19
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	0	17
DE Mike Stensrud	1	0	0	25
OLB Scott Studwell	0	1	0	17

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bill Simpson	5	2	37
OLB Donnie Thomas	3	0	25
ILB Mike Hunt	3	0	34
ILB Jack Reynolds	2	0	14
CB Johnny Lynn	1	3	21
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	22
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	17
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	21
S Frank Reed	1	0	32
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	0	5
DE Bill Neill	1	0	20
CB Ronnie Covington	0	1	33
CB Jerry Holmes	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Saul	3	6	0	21	2	42
Louis Bullard	2	5	0	22	0	33
Randy Clark	2	3	0	10	0	15
Robert Jackson	2	2	0	21	0	32
Desmond Cribbs	1	6	0	24	0	40
Ron Essink	0	2	0	19	1	32
Jon Keyworth	0	1	1	12	0	19
Steve Wright	0	0	0	9	1	20

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Ard	3	5	0	25	1	23
Keith Dorney	2	4	0	28	0	27
Stephen Johnstone	2	3	0	21	0	25
Don Kanell	2	2	0	11	0	6
Pete Adams	1	5	0	26	0	24
Kris Wheeler	0	4	1	26	1	23
Aaron Buchanan	0	2	0	4	0	6
Todd Christensen	0	2	0	16	0	13
John Riggins	0	1	0	7	0	6
Ken Garcia	0	1	0	16	0	18
Sidney Thornton	0	1	0	19	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Fisher	2	20
Otis Armstrong	1	29
Terry Carrol	1	19
Ron Saul	1	10

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Sullivan	3	28
Jack Reynolds	1	31
John Riggins	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	21	42	---	---	10	73
Mike Moroski	26	43	---	---	3	72
Ron Brandon	---	---	29	25	10	64
Desmond Cribbs	24	40	---	---	---	64
Robert Jackson	21	32	---	---	10	63
Terry Carrol	17	25	---	---	19	61
Louis Bullard	22	33	---	---	---	55
Harris Malinowski	---	---	23	19	11	53
Horace Jones	---	---	27	26	---	53
Charlie Phillips	---	---	24	25	3	52
Louis Carter	14	37	---	---	---	51
Randy McClanahan	---	---	25	25	1	51
Ron Essink	19	32	---	---	---	51
Robert Braziel	---	---	23	17	10	50
Jon Keyworth	12	19	---	---	18	49
Scott Studwell	---	---	23	17	6	46
Jeris White	---	---	16	24	4	44
Mike Stensrud	---	---	18	25	1	44
Kerry Reardon	---	---	19	14	10	43
Steve Foley	---	---	16	18	9	43
Bob Fisher	13	9	---	---	20	42
Amos Lawrence	17	25	---	---	---	42
Karl Farmer	16	16	---	---	9	41
Duane Thomas	13	21	---	---	6	40
Dick Leftridge	---	---	23	17	---	40
Steve Wright	9	20	---	---	10	39
Dexter Manley	---	---	20	18	---	38
Ronald Fitzgerald	9	28	---	---	---	37
Nelson Munsey	---	---	17	18	1	36
Randy Clark	10	15	---	---	10	35
Terry Nelson	11	23	---	---	---	34
Vern Roberson	---	---	6	10	17	33
Otis Armstrong	1	2	---	---	29	32
Robin Cole	---	---	12	14	2	28
Wayne Wilson	6	4	---	---	16	26
Tinker Owens	1	6	---	---	15	22
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	1	0	19	20
Dale Mitchell	---	---	8	7	4	19
Melvin Jackson	4	1	---	---	10	15
John Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Van Green	---	---	0	0	6	6
John Small	---	---	0	0	2	2
Tommie Burns	---	---	0	0	2	2
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wade Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Sawyer	---	---	21	31	15	67
Keith Dorney	28	27	---	---	9	64
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	12	21	28	61
Gary Huff	30	29	---	---	---	59
Bill Kollar	---	---	18	37	4	59
Bill Simpson	---	---	16	37	4	57
Frank Reed	---	---	23	32	2	57
Ronnie Covington	---	---	21	33	2	56
Kris Wheeler	26	23	---	---	7	56
Billy Ard	25	23	---	---	8	56
Stephen Johnstone	21	25	---	---	9	55
Johnny Lynn	---	---	14	21	20	55
Jack Reynolds	---	---	8	14	31	53
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	15	34	4	53
Mike Hunt	---	---	17	34	2	53
Jerry Holmes	---	---	18	33	2	53
Pete Adams	26	24	---	---	---	50
Darrin Baker	14	18	---	---	17	49
Todd Christensen	16	13	---	---	18	47
Ken Garcia	16	18	---	---	9	43
Donnie Thomas	---	---	17	25	1	43
Dave Pureifory	---	---	16	23	3	42
Wilbert Montgomery	14	19	---	---	7	40
Earl Campbell	22	18	---	---	---	40
Ron Cassidy	16	15	---	---	9	40
Jack Ham	---	---	12	22	2	36
Rickey McBeal	---	---	12	19	5	36
George Franklin	8	11	---	---	16	35
Craig Fulcher	---	---	13	17	4	34
Sidney Thornton	19	11	---	---	1	31
Bill Neill	---	---	10	20	1	31
Calvin Hickman	17	13	---	---	---	30
John Riggins	7	6	---	---	14	27
Bruce Clark	---	---	11	9	6	26
Jumbo Asher	0	0	---	---	24	24
Aaron Buchanan	4	6	---	---	9	19
Don Kanell	11	6	---	---	2	19
Reggie Mathis	---	---	4	5	9	18
Lem Burnham	---	---	8	6	1	15
Andy Dawson	5	6	---	---	1	12
Vincent Forbes	4	5	---	---	---	9
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hugh Stopek	1	3	---	---	---	4
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	8	33	4.1
Right	8	52	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	17	81	4.8
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Moroski	39	20	3	3	3	7	5	3	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	27	12	3	1	3	5	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	60	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	116	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	113	28.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	143	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	77	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	13	6	1	71	0	28
WR Louis Carter	11	6	1	58	0	37
WR Terry Carrol	4	2	0	34	1	25
WR Karl Farmer	4	2	0	76	1	16
TE Terry Nelson	3	0	1	0	0	23
WR Tinker Owens	3	3	0	42	1	6
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	8	0	25

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery	9	4	0	43	0	19
WR Ron Cassidy	5	2	0	49	1	15
TE Ken Garcia	3	2	1	54	1	18
RB Earl Campbell	3	2	0	7	0	18
TE Todd Christensen	3	1	1	7	0	13
WR Darrin Baker	2	0	1	0	0	18
WR Calvin Hickman	2	1	0	60	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	1	4	4.00	5.71

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Franklin	1	4	4.00	2.50
Earl Campbell	1	4	4.00	5.23

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Moroski	2	0	0	0.00	7.41

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	2	2	24	12.00	8.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Karl Farmer	1	0	0	0.00	19.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	2	24	12.00	4.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Duane Thomas	5	4
Amos Lawrence	5	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Moroski	5	2	0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	1
WR Terry Carrol	1	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Cassidy	3	1	1
WR Calvin Hickman	2	1	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	2	1
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	1
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)