Week 1, 1982

played in Tennessee, AL

73 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Oilers	7	7	7	0	-	21
Tennessee Titans	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 HOU - Mike Goff 26 pass from Wade Wilson (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 03:20 TEN - Todd Christensen 9 pass from Steve Ramsey (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 11:35 HOU - Gerald Riggs 17 run (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 08:21 HOU - Terry Carrol 13 pass from Wade Wilson (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 04:08 TEN - Earl Campbell 5 pass from Steve Ramsey (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 HOU - Mike Goff 26 pass from Wade Wilson (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 03:20 TEN - Todd Christensen 9 pass from Steve Ramsey (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 11:35 HOU - Gerald Riggs 17 run (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 08:21 HOU - Terry Carrol 13 pass from Wade Wilson (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 04:08 TEN - Earl Campbell 5 pass from Steve Ramsey (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 9 15
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 4 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 260 308
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 4.26 4.40
Net Rushing Yards 164 77
- Rushing Attempts 24 20
- Yards per Rush 6.83 3.85
Net Passing Yards 96 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 47 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 115 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 2.59 4.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/60 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 7/40
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 4/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:33 30:27

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	9	15
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	4	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	260	308
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	4.26	4.40
Net Rushing Yards	164	77
- Rushing Attempts	24	20
- Yards per Rush	6.83	3.85
Net Passing Yards	96	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	47 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	115	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	2.59	4.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/60	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	7/40
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	4/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:33	30:27

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
1	11:16	1:38	OWN 14	4	20	Punt
1	9:04	1:53	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
1	3:13	1:55	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	14:50	1:20	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
2	12:45	1:27	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
2	9:39	1:51	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
2	4:36	1:33	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
2	1:43	1:43	OWN 4	3	10	Half
3	12:35	0:46	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
3	10:58	2:43	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
3	6:16	1:27	OWN 15	4	0	Punt
3	3:56	1:24	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
4	13:25	1:00	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
4	10:13	3:37	OWN 33	6	19	Punt
4	4:02	1:41	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	1:39	0:34	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OPP 18	1	-1	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	1:49	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
1	9:38	0:34	OWN 19	2	6	Interception
1	7:11	3:58	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	1:18	1:28	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
2	13:30	0:45	OWN 19	2	4	Interception
2	11:18	1:39	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
2	7:48	3:12	OWN 39	5	20	Punt
2	3:03	1:20	OWN 43	6	11	Punt
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	11:49	0:51	OPP 24	3	4	Missed FG
3	8:15	1:59	OWN 24	3	32	Interception
3	4:49	0:53	OWN 46	2	1	Interception
3	2:32	4:07	OWN 15	8	20	Punt
4	12:25	2:12	OWN 32	3	-13	Punt
4	6:36	2:34	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	2:21	0:42	OWN 45	4	6	Downs
4	1:05	0:50	OWN 20	4	-2	Downs

Game MVP: Gerald Riggs, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Riggs	16	125	7.81	45	2	1
Wade Wilson	4	12	3.00	8	0	0
Amos Lawrence	3	21	7.00	11	1	0
Jon Keyworth	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	14	50	3.57	10	1
Steve Ramsey	3	17	5.67	9	0
George Franklin	2	7	3.50	9	0
Matt Suhey	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Wilson	34	20	115	3/19	2	26	0	84.8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	47	24	249	3/18	2	40	4	45.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Gerald Riggs	5	5	22	4.40	4	7	0
WR Mike Goff	3	5	37	12.33	15	26	1
WR Terry Carrol	3	4	33	11.00	8	17	1
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	6	8	2.67	6	5	0
WR Tony Woodruff	3	4	7	2.33	0	3	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Pat Beach	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Byron Walker	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Jon Keyworth	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Amos Lawrence	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Hickman	6	9	70	11.67	21	27	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	6	11	75	12.50	10	40	0
RB Earl Campbell	5	6	33	6.60	27	15	1
WR Darrin Baker	3	10	16	5.33	0	11	0
FB Boobie Clark	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	1
WR Ron Cassidy	1	2	31	31.00	17	31	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB George Franklin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Nelson Munsey	2	21	10.50
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0.00
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0.00

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wade Wilson	1	1	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rickey McBeal	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	13	556	42.8	36.6	51	4

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Colquitt	8	343	42.9	42.8	51	5

Kicking Statistics

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

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	1	1	1.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	7	40	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Riggs	2	41	20.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	2	50	25.0	0
George Franklin	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jeris White	6	1	0.0	13	31
OLB Scott Studwell	6	0	0.0	16	40
DE Curtis Anderson	4	1	2.0	15	34
CB Tommie Burns	4	1	0.0	12	34
S Charlie Phillips	4	1	0.0	13	39
CB David Gray	4	0	0.0	10	32
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	0	0.0	16	35
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	1.0	15	41
CB Nelson Munsey	2	3	0.0	10	23
DT Bill Acker	2	2	0.0	17	43
S Steve Foley	2	0	0.0	15	24
S Jerry Anderson	2	0	0.0	8	28
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0.0	6	13
ILB Gary Spani	1	2	0.0	6	18
DE Frank Warren	1	0	0.0	14	33
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	0	2	0.0	12	20

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Russell Gary	6	2	1.0	20	24
OLB Rusty Rebowe	6	1	0.0	15	27
DT Dave Pureifory	4	0	0.0	21	26
ILB Mike Hunt	4	0	0.0	17	26
CB Bobby Watkins	4	0	0.0	16	22
S Bill Simpson	3	2	0.0	20	18
OLB Ted Choma	3	0	0.0	10	7
CB Jerry Holmes	3	0	0.0	15	24
DE Bill Kollar	2	2	1.0	18	24
DT Rickey McBeal	2	1	1.0	10	15
DE Lee Roy Selmon	2	1	0.0	20	31
FB Boobie Clark	2	0	---	---	---
CB Billy Hardee	1	5	0.0	13	23
ILB Ted Washington	1	2	0.0	8	8
WR Darrin Baker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0.0	7	11
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	0.0	11	22
OLB Bo Cornell	0	1	0.0	4	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Curtis Anderson	2.0	1	0	34
DE Dexter Manley	1.0	0	2	41
DT Bill Acker	0.0	1	0	43
DE Dick Leftridge	0.0	0	2	40
OLB Scott Studwell	0.0	0	1	40

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Kollar	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Rickey McBeal	1.0	0	0	0	15
S Russell Gary	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	1	2	1	31
DT Dave Pureifory	0.0	0	1	0	26
CB Jerry Holmes	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jeris White	5	1	0	31
OLB Scott Studwell	4	0	1	40
CB David Gray	4	0	0	32
S Charlie Phillips	3	0	0	39
S Jerry Anderson	2	1	0	28
CB Nelson Munsey	2	0	2	23
CB Tommie Burns	2	0	0	34
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	0	18
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0	43
ILB Randy McClanahan	0	2	1	35
S Steve Foley	0	1	0	24

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerry Holmes	4	2	24
OLB Rusty Rebowe	4	1	27
ILB Mike Hunt	3	0	26
CB Bobby Watkins	2	1	22
OLB Ted Choma	2	0	7
DE Lee Roy Selmon	2	0	31
S Bill Simpson	1	0	18
CB Billy Hardee	1	0	23
S Russell Gary	1	0	24
DE Bill Kollar	0	1	24
DT Dave Pureifory	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vern Holland	1	4	0	21	1	31
Jon Keyworth	1	3	0	11	1	14
Robert Jackson	1	3	0	19	0	28
Reggie McElroy	1	1	0	18	0	31
Dennis McKnight	0	6	1	24	0	37
Desmond Cribbs	0	2	0	21	0	32
Randy Clark	0	1	0	3	0	5
Melvin Jackson	0	0	0	6	1	10

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Adams	3	3	17	0	44
Matt Suhey	1	1	13	0	17
Keith Dorney	0	5	17	1	43
Billy Ard	0	3	19	0	47
Keith Wortman	0	2	16	1	39
Boobie Clark	0	1	8	0	30
Don Kanell	0	1	4	0	7
Andy Dawson	0	1	10	0	13
Kris Wheeler	0	0	13	1	45

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vern Roberson	4	18
Jewerl Thomas	2	25
Bob Fisher	2	20
Amos Lawrence	1	20
David Gray	1	15

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Sullivan	3	15

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis McKnight	24	37	---	---	12	73
Dick Leftridge	---	---	14	40	17	71
Bill Acker	---	---	17	43	1	61
Wade Wilson	24	37	---	---	---	61
Scott Studwell	---	---	16	40	2	58
David Gray	---	---	10	32	15	57
Dexter Manley	---	---	15	41	1	57
Desmond Cribbs	21	32	---	---	---	53
Charlie Phillips	---	---	13	39	1	53
Randy McClanahan	---	---	16	35	2	53
Vern Holland	21	31	---	---	---	52
Curtis Anderson	---	---	15	34	1	50
Reggie McElroy	18	31	---	---	---	49
Robert Jackson	19	28	---	---	1	48
Tommie Burns	---	---	12	34	1	47
Frank Warren	---	---	14	33	---	47
Gerald Riggs	18	19	---	---	10	47
Vern Roberson	---	---	7	21	18	46
Jeris White	---	---	13	31	1	45
Mike Goff	7	23	---	---	15	45
Gary Spani	---	---	6	18	21	45
Jon Keyworth	11	14	---	---	19	44
Terry Carrol	17	23	---	---	4	44
Jerry Anderson	---	---	8	28	7	43
Tony Woodruff	12	31	---	---	---	43
Steve Foley	---	---	15	24	2	41
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	12	20	6	38
Amos Lawrence	5	12	---	---	20	37
Pat Beach	16	12	---	---	8	36
Nelson Munsey	---	---	10	23	1	34
Ron Essink	8	11	---	---	13	32
Bob Fisher	7	4	---	---	20	31
Ronald Fitzgerald	8	21	---	---	---	29
Melvin Jackson	6	10	---	---	13	29
Terry Nelson	15	12	---	---	---	27
Jewerl Thomas	1	0	---	---	25	26
Byron Walker	3	14	---	---	8	25
Robin Cole	---	---	6	13	3	22
Randy Clark	3	5	---	---	13	21
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ralph Williams	0	0	---	---	13	13
Robert Braziel	---	---	1	1	7	9
John Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pete Wysocki	---	---	0	0	1	1
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Moroski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Ard	19	47	---	---	9	75
Steve Ramsey	20	50	---	---	---	70
Keith Dorney	17	43	---	---	9	69
Billy Hardee	---	---	13	23	32	68
Ron Cassidy	12	36	---	---	18	66
Kris Wheeler	13	45	---	---	4	62
Pete Adams	17	44	---	---	---	61
Ken Sawyer	---	---	13	30	16	59
Dave Pureifory	---	---	21	26	11	58
Boobie Clark	8	30	---	---	17	55
Keith Wortman	16	39	---	---	---	55
Bill Neill	---	---	13	27	13	53
Earl Campbell	18	34	---	---	---	52
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	20	31	---	51
Wilbert Montgomery	10	36	---	---	4	50
Mike Hunt	---	---	17	26	6	49
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	9	23	15	47
Ted Washington	---	---	8	8	30	46
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	15	27	3	45
Russell Gary	---	---	20	24	---	44
Calvin Hickman	13	30	---	---	---	43
Bill Kollar	---	---	18	24	---	42
George Franklin	2	12	---	---	28	42
Bill Simpson	---	---	20	18	3	41
Jerry Holmes	---	---	15	24	---	39
Darrin Baker	6	30	---	---	2	38
Bobby Watkins	---	---	16	22	---	38
Todd Christensen	12	7	---	---	16	35
Matt Suhey	13	17	---	---	3	33
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	11	22	---	33
Rickey McBeal	---	---	10	15	2	27
Barry Redden	4	8	---	---	15	27
Andy Dawson	10	13	---	---	2	25
Angelo Fields	4	12	---	---	9	25
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	7	11	7	25
Bo Cornell	---	---	4	13	7	24
Gerald Carter	2	10	---	---	8	20
Don Kanell	4	7	---	---	7	18
Ted Choma	---	---	10	7	---	17
Tom De Paso	---	---	4	6	6	16
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Will Scarpitto	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	5	64	12.8
Right	10	66	6.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Wilson	34	20	1	1	1	6	5	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	47	24	3	4	2	5	5	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	65	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	7	88	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	67	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	6	3	0	8	0	21
WR Mike Goff	5	3	0	37	1	23
RB Gerald Riggs	5	5	0	22	0	19
WR Terry Carrol	4	3	0	33	0	23
WR Tony Woodruff	4	3	0	7	0	31
FB Jon Keyworth	3	0	1	0	0	14
WR Byron Walker	3	1	0	4	0	14
RB Amos Lawrence	2	0	0	0	0	12
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	0	1	0	12
TE Pat Beach	1	1	0	3	0	12

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery	11	6	2	75	1	36
WR Darrin Baker	10	3	0	16	0	30
WR Calvin Hickman	9	6	0	70	1	30
RB Earl Campbell	6	5	0	33	0	34
FB Boobie Clark	4	1	0	11	0	30
RB George Franklin	2	0	0	0	0	12
WR Ron Cassidy	2	1	0	31	1	36
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	0	9	0	7
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	0	4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	2	18	9.00	7.81
Wade Wilson	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Wilson	3	3	17	5.67	3.38

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	4	2	14	3.50	5.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Terry Carrol	1	1	13	13.00	8.25
WR Tony Woodruff	1	1	3	3.00	1.75

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Earl Campbell	2	1	5	2.50	5.50
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	9	3
Amos Lawrence	1	0
Wade Wilson	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Wilson	7	6	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	3	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0
WR Terry Carrol	1	1	1
TE Pat Beach	1	1	0
WR Tony Woodruff	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Baker	2	1	1
RB George Franklin	2	0	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	1	1
RB Earl Campbell	2	2	1
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)