Week 15, 1981

played in Houston, TX

70 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	10	3	0	0	-	13
Houston Oilers	3	0	0	0	-	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

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 Statistics TEN HOU
Record 9-5 7-7
First Downs 14 14
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 283 312
- Offensive Plays 66 74
- Yards per Play 4.29 4.22
Net Rushing Yards 115 91
- Rushing Attempts 36 16
- Yards per Rush 3.19 5.69
Net Passing Yards 168 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 1 56 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 174 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.60 3.81
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/44 9/72
Punt Returns/Yards 4/7 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 2/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 33:24 26:36

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	9-5	7-7
First Downs	14	14
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	283	312
- Offensive Plays	66	74
- Yards per Play	4.29	4.22
Net Rushing Yards	115	91
- Rushing Attempts	36	16
- Yards per Rush	3.19	5.69
Net Passing Yards	168	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 1	56 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	174	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.60	3.81
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/44	9/72
Punt Returns/Yards	4/7	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	2/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	33:24	26:36

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:29	1:33	OPP 3	3	-1	Field Goal
1	11:48	0:15	OPP 28	1	28	Touchdown
1	9:51	2:45	OWN 35	5	19	Punt
1	5:39	3:18	OWN 32	6	28	Punt
1	0:08	1:07	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
2	12:42	1:51	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	9:09	4:33	OWN 6	9	66	Field Goal
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 18	3	23	Half
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
3	10:55	2:25	OPP 48	5	26	Missed FG
3	6:15	2:14	OWN 24	5	12	Punt
4	14:53	0:44	OWN 36	3	3	Interception
4	13:43	1:46	OWN 17	4	48	Fumble
4	10:14	3:27	OWN 5	5	8	Punt
4	4:02	2:16	OWN 10	5	15	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 8	3	2	Game

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:31	OWN 16	2	-3	Fumble
1	11:56	0:08	OWN 20	1	8	Fumble
1	11:33	1:42	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	7:06	1:27	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
1	2:21	2:13	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
2	14:01	1:19	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	10:51	1:42	OWN 23	5	32	Punt
2	4:36	3:19	OWN 16	6	31	Punt
3	13:44	2:49	OWN 3	6	19	Punt
3	8:30	2:15	OWN 29	6	10	Punt
3	4:01	4:08	OWN 11	10	60	Fumble
4	14:09	0:26	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
4	11:57	1:43	OWN 35	5	15	Punt
4	6:47	2:45	OWN 36	10	54	Downs
4	1:46	0:36	OWN 13	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	26	92	3.54	31	3
George Franklin	8	25	3.13	11	1
Gary Huff	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Amos Lawrence	9	60	6.67	23	1
Duane Thomas	5	21	4.20	12	1
Joe Ferguson	1	2	2.00	2	0
Wayne Wilson	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	29	14	174	1/6	1	35	1	64.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Ferguson	56	23	234	2/13	0	29	0	53.7

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jumbo Asher	4	4	23	5.75	6	15	0
RB Earl Campbell	4	7	66	16.50	50	35	0
WR Calvin Hickman	2	3	25	12.50	22	28	1
WR Ron Cassidy	2	5	41	20.50	6	31	0
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
RB George Franklin	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
WR Hugh Stopek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Darrin Baker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Sidney Thornton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Todd Christensen	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Carrol	6	14	55	9.17	13	20
WR Lionel Summers	5	12	75	15.00	9	29
TE Terry Nelson	3	4	40	13.33	7	18
WR Tinker Owens	3	7	15	5.00	0	7
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	6	5	2.50	5	5
RB Amos Lawrence	2	2	12	6.00	0	9
RB Duane Thomas	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Karl Farmer	1	8	29	29.00	0	29
TE Bob Fisher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jumbo Asher	1	0	0
George Franklin	1	0	0
Rickey McBeal	0	1	1
Jack Ham	0	1	0
Craig Fulcher	0	1	0
Bill Neill	0	1	0
Lem Burnham	0	0	1
Ronnie Covington	0	0	1
Mike Hunt	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Ferguson	2	0	0
Lionel Summers	1	0	0
Wayne Wilson	1	0	0
Jon Keyworth	0	1	0
Randy McClanahan	0	1	0
Horace Jones	0	0	1
Bob Fisher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	8	422	52.8	49.6	63	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	9	370	41.1	38.1	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/3	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Asher	4	7	1.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Carrol	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	1	30	30.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	1	21	21.0	0
Vern Roberson	1	8	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ronnie Covington	7	1	0.0	13	48
OLB Jack Ham	4	0	0.0	8	25
S Kendrick Sullivan	4	0	0.0	6	31
S Frank Reed	3	5	0.0	12	45
CB Ken Sawyer	3	1	0.0	10	46
ILB Mike Hunt	3	0	0.0	13	44
DT Rickey McBeal	2	0	0.5	8	28
CB Jerry Holmes	2	3	0.0	13	41
DE Bill Kollar	2	1	0.0	12	43
S Bill Simpson	2	1	0.0	14	46
CB Johnny Lynn	2	0	0.0	9	38
DE Bill Neill	2	0	0.0	8	26
DE Lem Burnham	1	0	1.0	4	15
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	0	0.0	2	14
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	0.0	7	16
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	0.0	15	38
DT Dave Pureifory	0	1	0.5	8	33
OLB Reggie Mathis	0	1	0.0	0	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	11	2	0.0	32	23
S Steve Foley	9	2	0.0	28	22
S Ron Brandon	5	0	0.0	32	26
DE Mike Stensrud	4	0	1.0	33	29
OLB Robert Braziel	3	1	0.0	27	22
OLB Robin Cole	3	1	0.0	19	13
DE Horace Jones	3	1	0.0	31	26
OLB Scott Studwell	2	2	0.0	28	15
CB Nelson Munsey	2	1	0.0	14	16
DE Dick Leftridge	2	1	0.0	19	14
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	0.0	20	21
S Charlie Phillips	1	2	0.0	28	24
CB Kerry Reardon	1	1	0.0	16	18
QB Joe Ferguson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	---	---	---
DT Harris Malinowski	0	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Dale Mitchell	0	1	0.0	8	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lem Burnham	1.0	0	0	15
DT Dave Pureifory	0.5	0	1	33
DT Rickey McBeal	0.5	0	1	28
OLB Donnie Thomas	0.0	1	0	36
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	0	6	38
DE Bill Kollar	0.0	0	3	43
DT Craig Fulcher	0.0	0	3	16

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Stensrud	1.0	0	1	29
DE Horace Jones	0.0	1	1	26
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	2	21
DT Harris Malinowski	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ronnie Covington	5	1	48
S Frank Reed	3	2	45
CB Ken Sawyer	3	1	46
OLB Jack Ham	3	0	25
CB Johnny Lynn	2	1	38
CB Jerry Holmes	2	1	41
S Kendrick Sullivan	2	0	31
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	0	14
S Bill Simpson	1	0	46
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	44
OLB Donnie Thomas	0	2	36

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Steve Foley	3	1	0	22
S Ron Brandon	3	0	0	26
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	1	23
S Charlie Phillips	1	2	0	24
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	0	16
CB Kerry Reardon	1	0	0	18
OLB Dale Mitchell	1	0	0	4
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0	15
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	21
S Van Green	0	1	0	3
CB Tommie Burns	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	2	6	1	26	0	30
John Riggins	2	3	0	6	0	4
Aaron Buchanan	1	6	0	10	0	0
Andy Dawson	1	3	0	11	0	5
Keith Dorney	0	4	0	32	0	25
Stephen Johnstone	0	3	0	30	0	29
Billy Ard	0	3	0	25	0	25
Pete Adams	0	2	0	28	1	24
Ken Garcia	0	2	0	20	0	10
Don Kanell	0	1	0	10	0	6
Sidney Thornton	0	1	0	19	0	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louis Bullard	1	6	15	2	47
Ron Saul	1	6	16	0	54
Robert Jackson	1	1	13	0	42
Desmond Cribbs	0	1	15	0	51
Bob Fisher	0	1	8	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Reynolds	1	30
Kendrick Sullivan	1	23
Darrin Baker	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Fisher	3	16
Jon Keyworth	1	19
Otis Armstrong	1	16

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnny Lynn	---	---	9	38	24	71
Stephen Johnstone	30	29	---	---	11	70
Keith Dorney	32	25	---	---	11	68
Gary Huff	36	30	---	---	---	66
Kris Wheeler	26	30	---	---	8	64
Ken Sawyer	---	---	10	46	6	62
Bill Simpson	---	---	14	46	2	62
Ronnie Covington	---	---	13	48	1	62
Billy Ard	25	25	---	---	11	61
Jumbo Asher	19	19	---	---	22	60
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	6	31	23	60
Frank Reed	---	---	12	45	1	58
Mike Hunt	---	---	13	44	1	58
Bill Kollar	---	---	12	43	2	57
Jerry Holmes	---	---	13	41	1	55
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	15	38	1	54
Pete Adams	28	24	---	---	---	52
Earl Campbell	28	24	---	---	---	52
Darrin Baker	20	16	---	---	15	51
Ron Cassidy	24	18	---	---	9	51
Donnie Thomas	---	---	13	36	1	50
Dave Pureifory	---	---	8	33	6	47
Jack Reynolds	---	---	2	14	30	46
Todd Christensen	15	15	---	---	13	43
Rickey McBeal	---	---	8	28	4	40
Ken Garcia	20	10	---	---	8	38
Sidney Thornton	19	14	---	---	4	37
Calvin Hickman	16	19	---	---	---	35
Jack Ham	---	---	8	25	1	34
Bill Neill	---	---	8	26	---	34
George Franklin	8	6	---	---	18	32
Craig Fulcher	---	---	7	16	6	29
John Riggins	6	4	---	---	17	27
Bruce Clark	---	---	1	20	5	26
Aaron Buchanan	10	0	---	---	11	21
Lem Burnham	---	---	4	15	---	19
Don Kanell	10	6	---	---	1	17
Andy Dawson	11	5	---	---	---	16
Vincent Forbes	8	6	---	---	---	14
Hugh Stopek	5	5	---	---	---	10
Reggie Mathis	---	---	0	5	5	10
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	16	54	---	---	10	80
Ron Brandon	---	---	32	26	20	78
Joe Ferguson	16	58	---	---	---	74
Desmond Cribbs	15	51	---	---	3	69
Mike Stensrud	---	---	33	29	6	68
Lionel Summers	7	40	---	---	15	62
Robert Jackson	13	42	---	---	7	62
Louis Bullard	15	47	---	---	---	62
Ron Essink	13	49	---	---	---	62
Horace Jones	---	---	31	26	4	61
Steve Foley	---	---	28	22	8	58
Randy McClanahan	---	---	32	23	3	58
Robert Braziel	---	---	27	22	8	57
Jon Keyworth	12	25	---	---	19	56
Harris Malinowski	---	---	25	21	10	56
Charlie Phillips	---	---	28	24	3	55
Terry Carrol	7	36	---	---	9	52
Scott Studwell	---	---	28	15	6	49
Amos Lawrence	10	38	---	---	---	48
Tommie Burns	---	---	25	21	1	47
Bob Fisher	8	20	---	---	16	44
Dexter Manley	---	---	20	21	3	44
Kerry Reardon	---	---	16	18	9	43
Karl Farmer	4	38	---	---	---	42
Ronald Fitzgerald	11	28	---	---	---	39
Randy Clark	4	24	---	---	10	38
Vern Roberson	---	---	10	11	16	37
Dick Leftridge	---	---	19	14	3	36
Nelson Munsey	---	---	14	16	3	33
Robin Cole	---	---	19	13	1	33
Steve Wright	4	18	---	---	10	32
Tinker Owens	5	17	---	---	9	31
Duane Thomas	6	21	---	---	---	27
Terry Nelson	7	18	---	---	---	25
Otis Armstrong	0	3	---	---	16	19
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	0	1	17	18
Dale Mitchell	---	---	8	4	5	17
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	---	---	15	17
Melvin Jackson	0	5	---	---	10	15
Wayne Wilson	2	5	---	---	5	12
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	9	9
Van Green	---	---	1	3	2	6
John Smith	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Small	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mike Moroski	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	23	86	3.7
Right	6	12	2.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	3	5	1.7
Right	9	65	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	29	14	3	1	2	5	5	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Ferguson	56	23	3	6	4	8	14	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	65	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	3	40	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	77	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	7	82	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	75	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Earl Campbell	7	4	1	66	1	24
WR Ron Cassidy	5	2	1	41	1	18
RB Jumbo Asher	4	4	0	23	0	19
TE Todd Christensen	4	0	0	0	0	15
WR Calvin Hickman	3	2	0	25	1	19
WR Darrin Baker	2	0	0	0	0	16
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	0	13	0	10
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB George Franklin	1	1	0	6	0	6
FB Sidney Thornton	1	0	0	0	0	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Carrol	14	6	0	55	1	36
WR Lionel Summers	12	5	2	75	1	40
WR Karl Farmer	8	1	1	29	1	38
WR Tinker Owens	7	3	1	15	0	17
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	6	2	0	5	0	28
TE Terry Nelson	4	3	0	40	0	18
RB Duane Thomas	2	1	0	3	0	21
RB Amos Lawrence	2	2	0	12	0	38
TE Bob Fisher	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	3	3	1.00	3.54
Gary Huff	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Ferguson	6	3	10	1.67	4.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Terry Nelson	2	1	5	2.50	10.00
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	2	5	2.50	0.83
WR Terry Carrol	1	0	0	0.00	3.93
TE Bob Fisher	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	4	1
Gary Huff	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Amos Lawrence	7	2
Duane Thomas	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	10	3	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Ferguson	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Earl Campbell	4	2	1
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0
FB Sidney Thornton	1	0	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0
WR Ron Cassidy	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Carrol	3	2	1
WR Lionel Summers	2	0	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1
WR Tinker Owens	1	0	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)