Week 15, 1981

played in Houston, TX

70 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tennessee Titans10300-13
Houston Oilers3000-3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:02 TEN - Benny Ricardo 21 field goal
1Q: 11:48 TEN - Calvin Hickman 28 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 00:16 HOU - John Smith 44 field goal
2Q: 04:43 TEN - Benny Ricardo 45 field goal

Team StatisticsTENHOU
Record9-57-7
First Downs1414
- by Rushing53
- by Passing810
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards283312
- Offensive Plays6674
- Yards per Play4.294.22
Net Rushing Yards11591
- Rushing Attempts3616
- Yards per Rush3.195.69
Net Passing Yards168221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 14 - 156 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards174234
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/62/13
- Yards per Pass Play5.603.81
Fumbles/Lost2/14/3
3rd Down Conversions2/156/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.98.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards7/449/72
Punt Returns/Yards4/71/5
Kick Returns/Yards1/302/29
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/2
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits21
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/10/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 22
Time of Possession33:2426:36

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:291:33OPP 33-1Field Goal
111:480:15OPP 28128Touchdown
19:512:45OWN 35519Punt
15:393:18OWN 32628Punt
10:081:07OWN 203-14Punt
212:421:51OWN 203-1Punt
29:094:33OWN 6966Field Goal
21:171:17OWN 18323Half
315:001:16OWN 3336Punt
310:552:25OPP 48526Missed FG
36:152:14OWN 24512Punt
414:530:44OWN 3633Interception
413:431:46OWN 17448Fumble
410:143:27OWN 558Punt
44:022:16OWN 10515Punt
41:101:10OPP 832Game
Houston Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:31OWN 162-3Fumble
111:560:08OWN 2018Fumble
111:331:42OWN 3033Punt
17:061:27OWN 336Punt
12:212:13OWN 20853Field Goal
214:011:19OWN 3837Punt
210:511:42OWN 23532Punt
24:363:19OWN 16631Punt
313:442:49OWN 3619Punt
38:302:15OWN 29610Punt
34:014:08OWN 111060Fumble
414:090:26OWN 4430Punt
411:571:43OWN 35515Punt
46:472:45OWN 361054Downs
41:460:36OWN 134-5Downs

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

TennesseeAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earl Campbell26923.543130
George Franklin8253.131110
Gary Huff2-2-1.00-100
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Amos Lawrence9606.672310
Duane Thomas5214.201210
Joe Ferguson122.00200
Wayne Wilson188.00800

Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Huff29141741/6135164.4
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Ferguson56232342/13029053.7

Receiving Statistics

TennesseeCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Jumbo Asher44235.756150
RB Earl Campbell476616.5050350
WR Calvin Hickman232512.5022281
WR Ron Cassidy254120.506310
TE Ken Garcia111313.006130
RB George Franklin1166.00660
WR Hugh Stopek0100.00000
WR Darrin Baker0200.00000
FB Sidney Thornton0100.00000
TE Todd Christensen0400.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terry Carrol614559.1713200
WR Lionel Summers5127515.009290
TE Terry Nelson344013.337180
WR Tinker Owens37155.00070
WR Ronald Fitzgerald2652.50550
RB Amos Lawrence22126.00090
RB Duane Thomas1233.00030
WR Karl Farmer182929.000290
TE Bob Fisher0100.00000

Interception Statistics

TennesseeIntsYardsAvgTD
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Randy McClanahan122.000

Fumble Statistics

TennesseeFumbRecovForceTD
Jumbo Asher1000
George Franklin1000
Rickey McBeal0110
Jack Ham0100
Craig Fulcher0100
Bill Neill0100
Lem Burnham0010
Ronnie Covington0010
Mike Hunt0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Joe Ferguson2000
Lionel Summers1000
Wayne Wilson1000
Jon Keyworth0100
Randy McClanahan0100
Horace Jones0010
Bob Fisher0010

Punting Statistics

TennesseePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Greg Coleman842252.849.6635
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ray Stachowicz937041.138.1594

Kicking Statistics

TennesseeFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo2/31/10/0451/1
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Smith1/11/10/0440/0

Punt Return Statistics

TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Jumbo Asher471.80
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Carrol155.00

Kick Return Statistics

TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Sawyer13030.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Kerry Reardon12121.00
Vern Roberson188.00

Defensive Statistics

TennesseeTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Ronnie Covington710.01348
OLB Jack Ham400.0825
S Kendrick Sullivan400.0631
S Frank Reed350.01245
CB Ken Sawyer310.01046
ILB Mike Hunt300.01344
DT Rickey McBeal200.5828
CB Jerry Holmes230.01341
DE Bill Kollar210.01243
S Bill Simpson210.01446
CB Johnny Lynn200.0938
DE Bill Neill200.0826
DE Lem Burnham101.0415
ILB Jack Reynolds100.0214
DT Craig Fulcher100.0716
WR Calvin Hickman10---------
DE Lee Roy Selmon100.01538
DT Dave Pureifory010.5833
OLB Reggie Mathis010.005
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan1120.03223
S Steve Foley920.02822
S Ron Brandon500.03226
DE Mike Stensrud401.03329
OLB Robert Braziel310.02722
OLB Robin Cole310.01913
DE Horace Jones310.03126
OLB Scott Studwell220.02815
CB Nelson Munsey210.01416
DE Dick Leftridge210.01914
DE Dexter Manley200.02021
S Charlie Phillips120.02824
CB Kerry Reardon110.01618
QB Joe Ferguson10---------
WR Lionel Summers10---------
DT Harris Malinowski010.02521
OLB Dale Mitchell010.084

Pass Rush Statistics

TennesseeSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Lem Burnham1.000015
DT Dave Pureifory0.501033
DT Rickey McBeal0.501028
OLB Donnie Thomas0.010036
DE Lee Roy Selmon0.006038
DE Bill Kollar0.003043
DT Craig Fulcher0.003016
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mike Stensrud1.001029
DE Horace Jones0.011026
DE Dexter Manley0.002021
DT Harris Malinowski0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

TennesseeCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ronnie Covington51048
S Frank Reed32045
CB Ken Sawyer31046
OLB Jack Ham30025
CB Johnny Lynn21038
CB Jerry Holmes21041
S Kendrick Sullivan20031
ILB Jack Reynolds10014
S Bill Simpson10046
ILB Mike Hunt10044
OLB Donnie Thomas02036
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Steve Foley31022
S Ron Brandon30026
ILB Randy McClanahan20123
S Charlie Phillips12024
CB Nelson Munsey10016
CB Kerry Reardon10018
OLB Dale Mitchell1004
OLB Scott Studwell10015
DE Dexter Manley10021
S Van Green0103
CB Tommie Burns01021

Blocking Statistics

TennesseeKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kris Wheeler26126030
John Riggins230604
Aaron Buchanan1601000
Andy Dawson1301105
Keith Dorney04032025
Stephen Johnstone03030029
Billy Ard03025025
Pete Adams02028124
Ken Garcia02020010
Don Kanell0101006
Sidney Thornton01019014
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Louis Bullard16015247
Ron Saul16016054
Robert Jackson11013042
Desmond Cribbs01015051
Bob Fisher0108020

Special Teams Tackles

TennesseeTacklesSTPlays
Jack Reynolds130
Kendrick Sullivan123
Darrin Baker115
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Bob Fisher316
Jon Keyworth119
Otis Armstrong116

Participation

TennesseeRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Johnny Lynn------9382471
Stephen Johnstone3029------1170
Keith Dorney3225------1168
Gary Huff3630---------66
Kris Wheeler2630------864
Ken Sawyer------1046662
Bill Simpson------1446262
Ronnie Covington------1348162
Billy Ard2525------1161
Jumbo Asher1919------2260
Kendrick Sullivan------6312360
Frank Reed------1245158
Mike Hunt------1344158
Bill Kollar------1243257
Jerry Holmes------1341155
Lee Roy Selmon------1538154
Pete Adams2824---------52
Earl Campbell2824---------52
Darrin Baker2016------1551
Ron Cassidy2418------951
Donnie Thomas------1336150
Dave Pureifory------833647
Jack Reynolds------2143046
Todd Christensen1515------1343
Rickey McBeal------828440
Ken Garcia2010------838
Sidney Thornton1914------437
Calvin Hickman1619---------35
Jack Ham------825134
Bill Neill------826---34
George Franklin86------1832
Craig Fulcher------716629
John Riggins64------1727
Bruce Clark------120526
Aaron Buchanan100------1121
Lem Burnham------415---19
Don Kanell106------117
Andy Dawson115---------16
Vincent Forbes86---------14
Hugh Stopek55---------10
Reggie Mathis------05510
Greg Coleman00------88
Benny Ricardo00------77
Rich Campbell00------33
Randy Hedberg00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ron Saul1654------1080
Ron Brandon------32262078
Joe Ferguson1658---------74
Desmond Cribbs1551------369
Mike Stensrud------3329668
Lionel Summers740------1562
Robert Jackson1342------762
Louis Bullard1547---------62
Ron Essink1349---------62
Horace Jones------3126461
Steve Foley------2822858
Randy McClanahan------3223358
Robert Braziel------2722857
Jon Keyworth1225------1956
Harris Malinowski------25211056
Charlie Phillips------2824355
Terry Carrol736------952
Scott Studwell------2815649
Amos Lawrence1038---------48
Tommie Burns------2521147
Bob Fisher820------1644
Dexter Manley------2021344
Kerry Reardon------1618943
Karl Farmer438---------42
Ronald Fitzgerald1128---------39
Randy Clark424------1038
Vern Roberson------10111637
Dick Leftridge------1914336
Nelson Munsey------1416333
Robin Cole------1913133
Steve Wright418------1032
Tinker Owens517------931
Duane Thomas621---------27
Terry Nelson718---------25
Otis Armstrong03------1619
Frank Manumaleuga------011718
Dale Mitchell------84517
Jewerl Thomas11------1517
Melvin Jackson05------1015
Wayne Wilson25------512
Ray Stachowicz00------99
Van Green------1326
John Smith00------33
John Small------0022
Mike Moroski00------11
Steve Ramsey00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5193.8
Middle23863.7
Right6122.0
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4215.3
Middle351.7
Right9657.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Huff29143125501
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Ferguson562336481400

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen117655.9
Short (0-8 Yds)103404.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)63386.3
Long (19+ Yds)213115.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2113773.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)237823.6
Long (19+ Yds)123756.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

TennesseeTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Earl Campbell74166124
WR Ron Cassidy52141118
RB Jumbo Asher44023019
TE Todd Christensen4000015
WR Calvin Hickman32025119
WR Darrin Baker2000016
TE Ken Garcia11013010
WR Hugh Stopek100005
RB George Franklin110606
FB Sidney Thornton1000014
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terry Carrol146055136
WR Lionel Summers125275140
WR Karl Farmer81129138
WR Tinker Owens73115017
WR Ronald Fitzgerald6205028
TE Terry Nelson43040018
RB Duane Thomas2103021
RB Amos Lawrence22012038
TE Bob Fisher1000020

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

TennesseeAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Earl Campbell331.003.54
Gary Huff2-2-1.00-1.00
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gary Huff1000.006.00
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Ferguson63101.674.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

TennesseeTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Todd Christensen1000.000.00
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Terry Nelson2152.5010.00
WR Ronald Fitzgerald2252.500.83
WR Terry Carrol1000.003.93
TE Bob Fisher1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

TennesseeRushesConversions
Earl Campbell41
Gary Huff10
HoustonRushesConversions
Amos Lawrence72
Duane Thomas41

Third Down Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCompConversions
Gary Huff1031
HoustonAttCompConversions
Joe Ferguson843

Third Down Receiving Statistics

TennesseeTargCatchConversions
RB Earl Campbell421
RB Jumbo Asher110
WR Hugh Stopek100
WR Calvin Hickman100
FB Sidney Thornton100
TE Todd Christensen100
WR Ron Cassidy100
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Terry Carrol321
WR Lionel Summers200
TE Terry Nelson111
WR Tinker Owens100
RB Amos Lawrence111

SectionAttendance
Stadium58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,900 (21,400)
End Zone13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,500 (3,300)