Week 14, 1981

played in St. Louis, MO

52 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Oilers	7	0	7	3	-	17
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	3	8	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:02 HOU - Jon Keyworth 1 pass from Wade Wilson (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 09:00 STL - Toni Linhart 27 field goal
3Q: 08:02 HOU - Terry Carrol 9 pass from Steve Ramsey (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 01:19 STL - Toni Linhart 28 field goal
4Q: 02:35 STL - Roy Green 12 pass from Joe Montana (Joe Montana pass to Billy Taylor for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 HOU - John Smith 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:02 HOU - Jon Keyworth 1 pass from Wade Wilson (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 09:00 STL - Toni Linhart 27 field goal
3Q: 08:02 HOU - Terry Carrol 9 pass from Steve Ramsey (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 01:19 STL - Toni Linhart 28 field goal
4Q: 02:35 STL - Roy Green 12 pass from Joe Montana (Joe Montana pass to Billy Taylor for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 HOU - John Smith 22 field goal

Team Statistics HOU STL
Record 7-6 7-6
First Downs 25 17
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 327 269
- Offensive Plays 70 64
- Yards per Play 4.67 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 103 55
- Rushing Attempts 19 19
- Yards per Rush 5.42 2.89
Net Passing Yards 224 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 26 - 2 42 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 262 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/38 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.39 4.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 7/41
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 2/63
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	HOU	STL
Record	7-6	7-6
First Downs	25	17
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	327	269
- Offensive Plays	70	64
- Yards per Play	4.67	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	103	55
- Rushing Attempts	19	19
- Yards per Rush	5.42	2.89
Net Passing Yards	224	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 26 - 2	42 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	262	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/38	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.39	4.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	7/41
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	2/63
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:13	OWN 38	5	17	Punt
1	10:03	5:12	50	10	50	Touchdown
1	1:57	1:45	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
2	14:05	2:50	OWN 4	7	25	Interception
2	8:52	1:32	OWN 39	2	15	Interception
2	4:32	2:38	OWN 26	7	30	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 14	1	-2	Half
3	13:43	2:39	OWN 35	6	32	Missed FG
3	9:17	1:25	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
3	4:50	1:07	OWN 26	3	-6	Punt
3	1:11	1:47	OWN 20	4	-9	Punt
4	11:14	2:37	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	7:36	1:51	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	2:29	2:29	OWN 30	11	65	Field Goal

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:47	1:44	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
1	4:51	2:54	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
1	0:12	1:07	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
2	11:15	2:23	OWN 32	6	58	Field Goal
2	7:20	2:48	OWN 36	4	3	Punt
2	1:54	1:26	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
3	11:04	1:47	OWN 40	5	18	Interception
3	7:52	3:02	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	3:43	2:32	OWN 39	5	50	Field Goal
4	14:24	3:10	OWN 39	6	-1	Punt
4	8:37	1:01	OWN 9	3	5	Punt
4	5:45	3:16	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown

Game MVP: Keith Ferguson, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Amos Lawrence	14	86	6.14	15	4
Duane Thomas	2	13	6.50	8	0
Jon Keyworth	1	6	6.00	6	0
Steve Ramsey	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Wayne Wilson	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	14	48	3.43	13	3	0
Sherman Smith	5	7	1.40	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	26	13	174	5/32	1	36	1	68.4
Wade Wilson	19	13	88	1/6	1	16	1	74.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	42	20	234	3/20	1	33	1	63.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	6	10	48	8.00	0	15	0
WR Karl Farmer	5	7	66	13.20	21	36	0
WR Terry Carrol	4	10	38	9.50	3	19	1
WR Tinker Owens	3	5	41	13.67	2	16	0
TE Bob Fisher	3	3	20	6.67	0	10	0
FB Jon Keyworth	2	3	12	6.00	7	11	1
WR Lionel Summers	2	5	30	15.00	0	16	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Duane Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	7	11	103	14.71	19	33	1
WR Freddie Scott	3	5	35	11.67	8	23	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	10	53	17.67	9	27	0
TE John Sawyer	2	4	20	10.00	2	11	0
WR Billy Ryckman	2	6	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Brooks Williams	2	3	7	3.50	0	7	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Melvin Wilber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bernie Jackson	1	13	13.00	0
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Ramsey	1	0	0	0
Robert Jackson	0	1	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Keith Ferguson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	7	313	44.7	40.0	56	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	9	440	48.9	44.2	62	5

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/2	0/1	0/1	22	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Carrol	2	21	10.5	0
Ron Brandon	1	1	1.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	2	64	32.0	0
Vern Roberson	1	24	24.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	63	31.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Foley	7	1	0.0	12	33
S Ron Brandon	5	2	0.0	13	41
CB Jeris White	5	0	0.0	11	30
OLB Robert Braziel	4	1	1.0	16	41
S Charlie Phillips	4	4	0.0	15	36
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	1	0.0	17	36
CB Nelson Munsey	2	0	0.0	13	25
DE Dick Leftridge	2	0	0.0	11	25
DE Mike Stensrud	2	0	0.0	17	43
DT Harris Malinowski	1	1	1.0	14	29
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.5	10	23
DE Horace Jones	1	0	0.5	15	38
OLB Scott Studwell	1	1	0.0	10	12
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kerry Reardon	1	0	0.0	13	37
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Robin Cole	0	1	0.0	6	9
S Vern Roberson	0	1	0.0	6	21

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	5	0	3.0	15	32
S John Sanders	5	1	0.0	13	36
DE Harvey Martin	4	0	2.0	12	29
CB Hugh Rodgers	4	0	1.0	14	41
OLB Bob Breunig	4	1	0.0	17	35
CB Wayne Smith	4	0	0.0	15	45
S Mike Jolly	3	3	0.0	16	44
ILB Mark Cooney	3	1	0.0	14	48
S Marvin Switzer	3	1	0.0	11	24
DE Elvis Franks	3	1	0.0	7	22
S Chris Williams	3	1	0.0	7	15
OLB Marv Kellum	2	1	0.0	7	19
S Bernie Jackson	1	2	0.0	10	37
DT Kent Kremer	1	1	0.0	11	28
OLB Tom De Paso	1	0	0.0	2	4
TE Brooks Williams	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0.0	4	8
DT John Grant	0	1	0.0	7	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Harris Malinowski	1.0	1	0	29
OLB Robert Braziel	1.0	0	2	41
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	1	2	23
DE Horace Jones	0.5	0	0	38
DE Mike Stensrud	0.0	1	1	43
S Vern Roberson	0.0	1	0	21

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	3.0	0	1	32
DE Harvey Martin	2.0	2	2	29
CB Hugh Rodgers	1.0	0	0	41
DE Stan Lewis	0.0	4	1	19
ILB Mark Cooney	0.0	1	0	48
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jeris White	6	2	0	30
S Ron Brandon	3	0	0	41
OLB Robert Braziel	2	1	0	41
S Charlie Phillips	2	0	0	36
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	0	36
S Steve Foley	1	2	0	33
CB Nelson Munsey	1	1	0	25
CB Kerry Reardon	1	1	0	37
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0	4
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	23
S Vern Roberson	0	1	1	21

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Jolly	4	0	0	44
CB Hugh Rodgers	3	1	0	41
ILB Mark Cooney	3	0	0	48
S Chris Williams	3	0	0	15
S John Sanders	2	1	0	36
OLB Marv Kellum	2	0	0	19
CB Wayne Smith	2	0	0	45
OLB Kervin Wyatt	2	0	0	8
S Marvin Switzer	1	2	0	24
S Bernie Jackson	1	1	1	37
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	1	11
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	0	35
OLB Tom De Paso	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wright	2	2	0	5	1	19
Desmond Cribbs	1	4	0	15	0	42
Ron Saul	1	3	0	19	0	45
Ron Essink	1	2	0	15	1	36
Wayne Wilson	1	1	1	6	0	5
Terry Nelson	1	1	0	12	0	25
Louis Bullard	0	3	0	16	1	45
Robert Jackson	0	1	0	17	2	41
Bob Fisher	0	1	0	9	0	18
Melvin Jackson	0	0	0	3	1	7

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Downing	2	2	7	0	13
Tommie Ginn	1	5	12	0	36
Dennis Lick	1	4	15	0	31
John Scully	1	3	19	0	39
Dan Dierdorf	0	2	17	0	40
Ed Fisher	0	1	14	2	30
John Sawyer	0	1	10	0	20
Brooks Williams	0	1	11	0	22
Ron Coder	0	0	5	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tinker Owens	2	11
Vern Roberson	1	15
Bob Fisher	1	15

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
John Scully	2	11
Marvin Switzer	1	21
John Sawyer	1	18
Aaron Meyer	1	11
Chris Williams	1	3

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	19	45	---	---	7	71
Ron Brandon	---	---	13	41	12	66
Robert Braziel	---	---	16	41	9	66
Robert Jackson	17	41	---	---	7	65
Mike Stensrud	---	---	17	43	2	62
Desmond Cribbs	15	42	---	---	4	61
Louis Bullard	16	45	---	---	---	61
Kerry Reardon	---	---	13	37	9	59
Jon Keyworth	11	27	---	---	19	57
Harris Malinowski	---	---	14	29	13	56
Charlie Phillips	---	---	15	36	4	55
Horace Jones	---	---	15	38	2	55
Randy McClanahan	---	---	17	36	2	55
Steve Foley	---	---	12	33	8	53
Lionel Summers	10	26	---	---	16	52
Ron Essink	15	36	---	---	---	51
Terry Carrol	9	32	---	---	9	50
Amos Lawrence	16	33	---	---	---	49
Jeris White	---	---	11	30	6	47
Steve Ramsey	14	31	---	---	---	45
Vern Roberson	---	---	6	21	15	42
Bob Fisher	9	18	---	---	15	42
Nelson Munsey	---	---	13	25	3	41
Terry Nelson	12	25	---	---	---	37
Dick Leftridge	---	---	11	25	1	37
Randy Clark	5	20	---	---	9	34
Dexter Manley	---	---	10	23	1	34
Karl Farmer	8	25	---	---	---	33
Steve Wright	5	19	---	---	9	33
Ronald Fitzgerald	5	27	---	---	---	32
Tinker Owens	4	16	---	---	11	31
Scott Studwell	---	---	10	12	9	31
Otis Armstrong	0	2	---	---	25	27
Duane Thomas	5	19	---	---	3	27
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	3	4	18	25
Wade Wilson	5	20	---	---	---	25
Dale Mitchell	---	---	7	12	4	23
Wayne Wilson	6	5	---	---	11	22
Melvin Jackson	3	7	---	---	9	19
Robin Cole	---	---	6	9	3	18
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Van Green	---	---	0	0	5	5
John Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Small	---	---	0	0	3	3
Mike Moroski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tommie Burns	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Jolly	---	---	16	44	17	77
John Scully	19	39	---	---	11	69
Mark Cooney	---	---	14	48	3	65
Joe Montana	19	45	---	---	---	64
Wayne Smith	---	---	15	45	2	62
Bernie Jackson	---	---	10	37	12	59
Dan Dierdorf	17	40	---	---	---	57
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	14	41	2	57
Marvin Switzer	---	---	11	24	21	56
Tommie Ginn	12	36	---	---	6	54
Bob Breunig	---	---	17	35	1	53
Roy Green	16	34	---	---	3	53
John Sanders	---	---	13	36	2	51
John Sawyer	10	20	---	---	18	48
Keith Ferguson	---	---	15	32	1	48
Freddie Scott	7	31	---	---	9	47
Roosevelt Leaks	12	17	---	---	18	47
Dennis Lick	15	31	---	---	1	47
Marv Kellum	---	---	7	19	19	45
Harvey Martin	---	---	12	29	4	45
Kent Kremer	---	---	11	28	6	45
Ed Fisher	14	30	---	---	---	44
Billy Ryckman	4	23	---	---	16	43
Alfred Jenkins	13	29	---	---	---	42
Brooks Williams	11	22	---	---	8	41
Frank Pollard	14	26	---	---	---	40
Sherman Smith	5	10	---	---	24	39
Gary Johnson	---	---	11	25	2	38
Elvis Franks	---	---	7	22	4	33
Ron Coder	5	15	---	---	11	31
Walt Downing	7	13	---	---	11	31
John Grant	---	---	7	18	3	28
Dave Pear	---	---	5	21	1	27
Stan Lewis	---	---	4	19	3	26
Chris Williams	---	---	7	15	3	25
Rufus Bess	---	---	7	11	6	24
Aaron Meyer	2	7	---	---	11	20
Mark Dennard	4	14	---	---	---	18
Billy Taylor	2	2	---	---	14	18
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	4	8	3	15
Melvin Wilber	1	11	---	---	1	13
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tom De Paso	---	---	2	4	3	9
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	6	41	6.8
Right	5	25	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	7	0.9
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	26	13	1	1	1	4	6	3	1
Wade Wilson	19	13	0	1	1	1	2	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	42	20	3	0	4	8	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	58	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	161	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	32	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	5	43	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	118	13.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Carrol	10	4	0	38	0	32
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	10	6	0	48	0	27
WR Karl Farmer	7	5	0	66	1	25
WR Lionel Summers	5	2	2	30	0	26
WR Tinker Owens	5	3	0	41	0	16
FB Jon Keyworth	3	2	0	12	0	27
TE Bob Fisher	3	3	0	20	0	18
RB Duane Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	7	0	33

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	11	7	1	103	1	34
WR Alfred Jenkins	10	3	2	53	1	29
WR Billy Ryckman	6	2	0	12	0	23
WR Freddie Scott	5	3	0	35	1	31
TE John Sawyer	4	2	1	20	0	20
TE Brooks Williams	3	2	0	7	0	22
WR Melvin Wilber	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0	4	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Amos Lawrence	5	17	3.40	6.14

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Smith	1	-1	-1.00	1.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Wilson	2	2	15	7.50	4.63
Steve Ramsey	1	1	9	9.00	6.69

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	6	3	27	4.50	5.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	1	1.00	4.00
WR Terry Carrol	1	1	9	9.00	3.80
WR Lionel Summers	1	1	14	14.00	6.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	3	2	20	6.67	9.36
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	5.30
WR Billy Ryckman	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	7	7.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Amos Lawrence	4	2
Duane Thomas	2	1
Jon Keyworth	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	2	1	1
Wade Wilson	2	2	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	1
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	1
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0
TE Bob Fisher	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Ryckman	4	1	0
WR Freddie Scott	2	0	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	1	1
WR Roy Green	2	2	2
TE John Sawyer	1	1	1
TE Brooks Williams	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)