Week 12, 1981

played in Houston, TX

79 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Seattle Seahawks	7	10	3	7	-	27
Houston Oilers	2	3	0	0	-	5

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 SEA - Bubba Bean 37 pass from Mike Phipps (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
1Q: 08:04 HOU - Safety: Randy McClanahan sacked quarterback in end zone
2Q: 12:46 HOU - John Smith 19 field goal
2Q: 01:38 SEA - Earnest Gray 12 pass from Mike Phipps (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
2Q: 00:35 SEA - Steve Mike-Mayer 44 field goal
3Q: 01:52 SEA - Steve Mike-Mayer 34 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SEA - Bubba Bean 4 run (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 SEA - Bubba Bean 37 pass from Mike Phipps (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
1Q: 08:04 HOU - Safety: Randy McClanahan sacked quarterback in end zone
2Q: 12:46 HOU - John Smith 19 field goal
2Q: 01:38 SEA - Earnest Gray 12 pass from Mike Phipps (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
2Q: 00:35 SEA - Steve Mike-Mayer 44 field goal
3Q: 01:52 SEA - Steve Mike-Mayer 34 field goal
4Q: 15:00 SEA - Bubba Bean 4 run (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)

Team Statistics SEA HOU
Record 6-5 5-6
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 335 174
- Offensive Plays 68 69
- Yards per Play 4.93 2.52
Net Rushing Yards 143 57
- Rushing Attempts 40 17
- Yards per Rush 3.58 3.35
Net Passing Yards 192 117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 0 48 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 216 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 6.86 2.25
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/66 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:37 25:23

Team Statistics	SEA	HOU
Record	6-5	5-6
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	335	174
- Offensive Plays	68	69
- Yards per Play	4.93	2.52
Net Rushing Yards	143	57
- Rushing Attempts	40	17
- Yards per Rush	3.58	3.35
Net Passing Yards	192	117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 0	48 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	216	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	6.86	2.25
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/66	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:37	25:23

Drive Charts

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	1:27	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
1	9:12	1:19	OWN 7	3	-7	Safety
1	6:20	4:01	OWN 36	9	37	Downs
2	12:41	1:37	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
2	9:41	2:14	OWN 33	3	-11	Punt
2	4:26	2:58	OWN 6	9	94	Touchdown
2	1:15	0:46	OPP 29	3	2	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
3	6:53	5:08	OWN 36	8	47	Field Goal
3	1:02	1:09	OPP 30	5	30	Touchdown
4	12:33	1:32	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	7:48	6:52	OWN 1	12	51	Punt

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 35	6	6	Fumble
1	11:21	2:09	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
1	7:53	1:33	OWN 36	3	-8	Punt
1	2:19	0:40	OWN 27	3	-10	Punt
1	1:39	3:58	OPP 32	9	30	Field Goal
2	11:04	1:23	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
2	7:27	3:01	OWN 36	6	17	Punt
2	1:28	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 34	3	6	Half
3	10:33	3:40	OWN 17	6	24	Punt
3	1:45	0:43	OWN 27	1	3	Fumble
4	14:53	2:20	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	11:01	3:13	OWN 38	14	61	Downs
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 4	5	39	Game

Game MVP: Mike Phipps, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bubba Bean	21	80	3.81	18	3	1
Terry Miller	14	58	4.14	14	2	0
Mike Phipps	5	5	1.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Amos Lawrence	6	22	3.67	10	1
Duane Thomas	5	14	2.80	6	0
Wade Wilson	4	11	2.75	3	0
Otis Armstrong	1	3	3.00	3	0
Karl Farmer	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	24	18	216	4/24	2	37	0	129.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Wilson	48	19	146	4/29	0	24	1	39.1

Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Gray	5	6	66	13.20	41	28	1
WR Charlie Joiner	4	5	25	6.25	0	9	0
WR Barry Pearson	3	3	27	9.00	8	12	0
RB Bubba Bean	2	3	47	23.50	34	37	1
WR Vince Papale	2	2	27	13.50	0	21	0
WR Wesley Walker	1	2	7	7.00	3	7	0
TE Mickey Shuler	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
FB Hugh McKinnis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	6	10	66	11.00	7	24
WR Louis Carter	4	14	24	6.00	0	10
FB Jon Keyworth	3	3	15	5.00	1	9
WR Terry Carrol	3	11	30	10.00	3	16
WR Karl Farmer	2	7	11	5.50	0	8
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Duane Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tinker Owens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mark Burke	1	1	1.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Miller	2	0	0
Neal Craig	1	0	0
Wayne Moore	0	1	0
Wesley Walker	0	1	0
Dave Browning	0	1	0
Steve McMichael	0	1	0
Pat Toomay	0	0	1
Mark Burke	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wade Wilson	2	0	0
Vern Roberson	0	1	0
Terry Nelson	0	0	1
Steve Foley	0	0	1
Scott Studwell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	5	207	41.4	37.2	48	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	7	279	39.9	38.9	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Mike-Mayer	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Craig	3	7	2.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Carrol	4	21	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bubba Bean	1	28	28.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	4	89	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dennis Johnson	5	0	0.5	15	37
S Neal Craig	4	0	0.5	15	47
S Nolan Cromwell	4	3	0.0	17	51
CB Dave Brown	4	2	0.0	11	41
OLB John Skorupan	4	0	0.0	7	25
CB Anthony Washington	4	0	0.0	8	39
CB Jo Jo Heath	3	3	0.0	9	29
CB Mark Burke	3	0	0.0	13	34
DE Pat Toomay	1	2	1.5	12	46
DT Bill Brundige	1	1	1.0	12	36
DE Reggie Doss	1	1	0.5	10	26
OLB Bryan Hinkle	1	3	0.0	15	35
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	1	0.0	5	13
DE Dave Butz	1	0	0.0	7	15
DT Stan Johnson	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Steve McMichael	1	0	0.0	8	31
DE Dave Browning	0	1	0.0	12	32
S Rick Sanford	0	1	0.0	4	25

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	8	4	0.0	36	26
ILB Randy McClanahan	7	2	1.0	30	22
OLB Robert Braziel	5	1	1.0	32	25
OLB Scott Studwell	5	1	0.0	30	14
S Steve Foley	5	0	0.0	22	17
S Charlie Phillips	5	0	0.0	27	21
DT Harris Malinowski	4	3	0.0	28	17
CB Kerry Reardon	4	1	0.0	15	15
DE Dick Leftridge	3	2	0.5	31	18
OLB Robin Cole	3	3	0.0	20	9
DE Dexter Manley	2	1	0.5	25	18
CB Nelson Munsey	2	1	0.0	24	16
CB Jeris White	2	0	0.0	31	22
OLB Dale Mitchell	2	0	0.0	12	8
DE Mike Stensrud	1	2	1.0	34	24
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0.0	14	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Seattle	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pat Toomay	1.5	3	2	46
DT Bill Brundige	1.0	1	0	36
DE Reggie Doss	0.5	2	0	26
S Neal Craig	0.5	0	0	47
ILB Dennis Johnson	0.5	0	0	37
DE Dave Browning	0.0	3	0	32
OLB John Skorupan	0.0	1	0	25

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Robert Braziel	1.0	0	25
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	0	22
DE Mike Stensrud	1.0	0	24
DE Dick Leftridge	0.5	1	18
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	0	18
DT Harris Malinowski	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dave Brown	4	0	0	41
CB Anthony Washington	3	1	0	39
ILB Dennis Johnson	2	2	0	37
CB Mark Burke	2	1	1	34
S Neal Craig	2	1	0	47
OLB John Skorupan	2	0	0	25
CB Jo Jo Heath	2	0	0	29
S Nolan Cromwell	1	2	0	51
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	0	0	13
S Rick Sanford	0	2	0	25

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Charlie Phillips	4	0	21
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	0	22
CB Kerry Reardon	2	0	15
CB Jeris White	2	0	22
OLB Scott Studwell	2	0	14
S Ron Brandon	1	0	26
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	25
S Steve Foley	1	0	17
S Vern Roberson	1	0	9
CB Nelson Munsey	0	2	16
OLB Robin Cole	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Moore	2	9	31	0	25
Mark May	2	6	39	0	28
Montique Anderson	2	5	31	0	23
Jim Arneson	2	4	34	1	21
Burgess Robinson	1	4	30	2	21
Hugh McKinnis	0	4	19	0	13
Bill Story	0	2	9	1	5
Karl Swanke	0	2	26	0	17
Russell Davis	0	1	9	0	3

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Saul	2	4	14	0	49
Robert Jackson	1	3	17	1	43
Wayne Wilson	1	1	4	0	8
Ron Essink	1	1	15	0	38
Desmond Cribbs	0	2	15	1	47
Louis Bullard	0	2	13	0	45
Melvin Jackson	0	0	1	1	3
Steve Wright	0	0	5	1	18

Special Teams Tackles

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Papale	2	13
Rick Sanford	2	9
Mickey Shuler	1	20
Charlie Joiner	1	18
Hugh McKinnis	1	16
Jim Arneson	1	7
Barry Krauss	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Armstrong	1	22
Terry Nelson	1	12
Wayne Wilson	1	12
Melvin Jackson	1	8

Participation

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neal Craig	---	---	15	47	10	72
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	17	51	1	69
Mark May	39	28	---	---	2	69
Mike Phipps	40	28	---	---	---	68
Jim Arneson	34	21	---	---	7	62
Pat Toomay	---	---	12	46	4	62
Montique Anderson	31	23	---	---	7	61
Charlie Joiner	20	20	---	---	18	58
Burgess Robinson	30	21	---	---	7	58
Wayne Moore	31	25	---	---	---	56
Mickey Shuler	25	10	---	---	20	55
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	9	29	17	55
Dave Brown	---	---	11	41	2	54
Dennis Johnson	---	---	15	37	2	54
John Skorupan	---	---	7	25	20	52
Bryan Hinkle	---	---	15	35	2	52
Bill Brundige	---	---	12	36	2	50
Karl Swanke	26	17	---	---	7	50
Hugh McKinnis	19	13	---	---	16	48
Wesley Walker	28	19	---	---	1	48
Dave Browning	---	---	12	32	4	48
Anthony Washington	---	---	8	39	1	48
Mark Burke	---	---	13	34	---	47
Tom Mullady	18	14	---	---	14	46
Bubba Bean	25	16	---	---	3	44
Steve McMichael	---	---	8	31	3	42
Terry Miller	15	11	---	---	15	41
Vince Papale	16	11	---	---	13	40
Earnest Gray	23	17	---	---	---	40
Rick Sanford	---	---	4	25	9	38
Reggie Doss	---	---	10	26	1	37
Dave Butz	---	---	7	15	6	28
Russell Davis	9	3	---	---	14	26
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	5	13	2	20
Bill Story	9	5	---	---	5	19
Glen Redd	---	---	1	3	7	11
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Barry Pearson	2	6	---	---	---	8
Stan Johnson	---	---	5	3	---	8
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kirk Springs	---	---	1	4	---	5
Barry Krauss	---	---	0	0	4	4
John Goodman	---	---	0	0	2	2
Paul Fersen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	14	49	---	---	8	71
Ron Brandon	---	---	36	26	9	71
Wade Wilson	17	52	---	---	---	69
Robert Braziel	---	---	32	25	11	68
Desmond Cribbs	15	47	---	---	3	65
Robert Jackson	17	43	---	---	5	65
Jeris White	---	---	31	22	8	61
Mike Stensrud	---	---	34	24	2	60
Louis Bullard	13	45	---	---	---	58
Horace Jones	---	---	27	25	2	54
Randy McClanahan	---	---	30	22	2	54
Ron Essink	15	38	---	---	---	53
Dick Leftridge	---	---	31	18	2	51
Terry Carrol	10	36	---	---	5	51
Harris Malinowski	---	---	28	17	6	51
Charlie Phillips	---	---	27	21	3	51
Terry Nelson	6	31	---	---	12	49
Karl Farmer	6	30	---	---	13	49
Steve Foley	---	---	22	17	9	48
Scott Studwell	---	---	30	14	3	47
Dexter Manley	---	---	25	18	2	45
Nelson Munsey	---	---	24	16	3	43
Ronald Fitzgerald	12	30	---	---	---	42
Kerry Reardon	---	---	15	15	11	41
Louis Carter	11	29	---	---	---	40
Vern Roberson	---	---	14	9	17	40
Amos Lawrence	11	29	---	---	---	40
Jon Keyworth	9	24	---	---	5	38
Bob Fisher	10	11	---	---	17	38
Robin Cole	---	---	20	9	3	32
Duane Thomas	5	26	---	---	---	31
Steve Wright	5	18	---	---	8	31
Randy Clark	5	17	---	---	8	30
Dale Mitchell	---	---	12	8	8	28
Otis Armstrong	1	1	---	---	22	24
Wayne Wilson	4	8	---	---	12	24
Tinker Owens	0	5	---	---	12	17
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	2	2	11	15
Melvin Jackson	1	3	---	---	8	12
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Smith	0	0	---	---	3	3
Van Green	---	---	0	0	2	2
Tommie Burns	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mike Moroski	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Small	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	60	5.0
Middle	21	64	3.0
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	24	18	3	0	1	3	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Wilson	48	19	1	4	5	9	10	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	92	15.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	41	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	62	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	63	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	57	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	12	1	24	2.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Gray	6	5	0	66	1	17
WR Charlie Joiner	5	4	0	25	0	20
WR Barry Pearson	3	3	0	27	0	6
RB Bubba Bean	3	2	0	47	1	16
WR Vince Papale	2	2	0	27	1	11
WR Wesley Walker	2	1	0	7	0	19
TE Mickey Shuler	2	1	1	17	0	10
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	0	0	0	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Carter	14	4	2	24	0	29
WR Terry Carrol	11	3	1	30	0	36
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	10	6	1	66	1	30
WR Karl Farmer	7	2	1	11	0	30
FB Jon Keyworth	3	3	0	15	0	24
RB Duane Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	26
WR Tinker Owens	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	0	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bubba Bean	3	4	1.33	3.81

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Armstrong	1	3	3.00	3.00
Duane Thomas	1	0	0.00	2.80
Amos Lawrence	1	4	4.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	4	3	27	6.75	9.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Wilson	9	4	16	1.78	3.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Joiner	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Barry Pearson	1	1	12	12.00	9.00
WR Earnest Gray	1	1	12	12.00	11.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Farmer	4	1	8	2.00	1.57
WR Terry Carrol	2	0	0	0.00	2.73
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	5	5.00	6.60
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Bubba Bean	6	4
Mike Phipps	1	0
Terry Miller	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Amos Lawrence	2	1
Otis Armstrong	1	1
Duane Thomas	1	0
Karl Farmer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	9	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Wilson	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Barry Pearson	3	3	3
WR Charlie Joiner	2	1	0
RB Bubba Bean	1	1	1
WR Vince Papale	1	1	1
WR Wesley Walker	1	0	0
TE Mickey Shuler	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Carrol	2	0	0
WR Karl Farmer	2	1	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	1
RB Duane Thomas	1	0	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	1
WR Louis Carter	1	0	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)