Week 8, 1983

played in Houston, TX

77 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	0	0	0	7	-	7
Houston Oilers	14	14	7	3	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 HOU - Amos Lawrence 80 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:00 HOU - Anthony Allen 8 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 13:21 HOU - James Scott 14 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 05:17 HOU - Pat Beach 23 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:32 HOU - Gregg Garrity 6 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 13:15 HOU - Norm Johnson 44 field goal
4Q: 03:01 TEN - Earl Campbell 38 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 HOU - Amos Lawrence 80 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:00 HOU - Anthony Allen 8 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 13:21 HOU - James Scott 14 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 05:17 HOU - Pat Beach 23 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:32 HOU - Gregg Garrity 6 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 13:15 HOU - Norm Johnson 44 field goal
4Q: 03:01 TEN - Earl Campbell 38 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 0-8 3-4
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 298 420
- Offensive Plays 71 57
- Yards per Play 4.20 7.37
Net Rushing Yards 175 148
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 6.03 5.92
Net Passing Yards 123 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 1 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 165 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/42 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.93 8.50
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/80 3/24
Punt Returns/Yards 4/8 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/148 1/11
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:36 27:24

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	0-8	3-4
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	298	420
- Offensive Plays	71	57
- Yards per Play	4.20	7.37
Net Rushing Yards	175	148
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	6.03	5.92
Net Passing Yards	123	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 1	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	165	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/42	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.93	8.50
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/80	3/24
Punt Returns/Yards	4/8	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/148	1/11
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:36	27:24

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 31	4	5	Punt
1	11:52	3:44	OWN 20	9	28	Interception
1	5:53	1:31	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
1	3:16	1:13	OPP 40	3	-13	Punt
2	13:13	3:33	OPP 48	6	13	Punt
2	7:47	1:04	OWN 34	4	27	Fumble
2	5:04	0:59	OWN 32	3	-7	Punt
2	2:56	2:01	OWN 30	8	28	Punt
3	11:21	1:52	OWN 41	3	-7	Punt
3	7:58	2:05	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
3	3:16	1:34	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
3	0:38	1:16	OWN 18	3	-12	Punt
4	13:10	6:20	OWN 20	11	63	Fumble
4	4:27	1:41	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
4	2:42	2:42	OWN 44	5	40	Game

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	0:45	OWN 15	4	85	Touchdown
1	8:08	2:15	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
1	4:22	1:06	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
1	2:03	3:50	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
2	9:40	1:53	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	6:43	1:39	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	4:05	1:09	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 20	2	11	Half
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	9:29	1:31	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	5:53	2:37	OWN 7	4	22	Punt
3	1:42	1:04	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	14:22	1:12	OPP 32	3	5	Field Goal
4	6:50	2:23	OWN 17	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Wade Wilson, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	23	130	5.65	38	4	1
Will Scarpitto	5	43	8.60	17	2	0
Tony Eason	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Riggs	12	35	2.92	6	0	0
Amos Lawrence	11	108	9.82	80	1	1
Wayne Wilson	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Wade Wilson	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	35	18	165	7/42	0	26	1	52.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Wilson	31	19	277	1/5	4	39	0	129.9

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wilbert Montgomery	5	9	43	8.60	10	18
WR Freddie Scott	4	6	39	9.75	0	12
RB Earl Campbell	3	6	22	7.33	17	9
TE John Tice	2	5	9	4.50	0	9
FB Boobie Clark	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Nat Moore	1	2	5	5.00	4	5
WR Mike Siani	1	2	26	26.00	0	26
RB Will Scarpitto	1	1	18	18.00	18	18

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gregg Garrity	7	8	102	14.57	11	26	1
WR Henry Ellard	4	8	71	17.75	36	39	0
WR Anthony Allen	3	7	31	10.33	0	16	1
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	29	14.50	13	21	0
WR James Scott	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	1
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Pat Beach	1	2	23	23.00	3	23	1
RB Gerald Riggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Eason	2	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
Scott Studwell	1	1
Frank Warren	1	0
Nelson Munsey	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	10	407	40.7	34.8	55	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	7	266	38.0	36.9	43	0

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	4	8	2.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Scott	2	13	6.5	0
Willie McGee	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	3	111	37.0	0
Nat Moore	1	37	37.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	8	2	0.0	23	27
S Mike Burns	5	0	0.0	17	29
S Russell Gary	4	0	0.0	13	14
DE Bruce Clark	3	1	0.0	10	19
DT Dave Pureifory	2	0	1.0	19	18
OLB Sam Merriman	2	2	0.0	18	26
S Jack Mildren	2	1	0.0	13	16
CB Steve Haworth	2	1	0.0	22	25
S Mike Wagner	2	0	0.0	11	11
DE Lee Roy Selmon	2	0	0.0	17	21
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	0	0.0	13	14
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	11	8
CB Skip Thomas	1	2	0.0	16	23
ILB Robert Jackson	1	1	0.0	16	24
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0.0	7	4
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	0.0	16	28

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Nelson Munsey	7	1	0.0	26	38
ILB Randy McClanahan	5	1	0.0	20	36
S David Greenwood	5	1	0.0	27	42
DE Jim Jeffcoat	4	3	1.0	20	24
DT Bill Acker	4	0	1.0	19	29
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	0.0	25	39
OLB Robin Cole	3	2	2.5	7	16
OLB Scott Studwell	3	1	1.0	10	20
OLB Robert Braziel	3	2	0.0	22	21
CB Jeris White	3	0	0.0	29	41
S Larry Anderson	2	1	0.0	27	37
CB Royce McKinney	2	0	0.0	9	5
S Charlie Phillips	2	0	0.0	16	23
ILB Gary Spani	2	0	0.0	9	7
DE Curtis Anderson	1	1	1.0	14	27
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.5	23	26
DE Frank Warren	1	1	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dave Pureifory	1.0	1	18
ILB Mark Arneson	0.0	1	27
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	1	19
OLB Sam Merriman	0.0	1	26

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robin Cole	2.5	0	0	0	16
DE Curtis Anderson	1.0	1	1	0	27
OLB Scott Studwell	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Bill Acker	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	0	2	1	26
OLB Robert Braziel	0.0	0	1	1	21
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Burns	5	1	29
ILB Mark Arneson	3	0	27
CB Jerry Holmes	2	1	28
S Russell Gary	2	0	14
CB Steve Haworth	1	1	25
S Jack Mildren	1	0	16
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	23
S Mike Wagner	1	0	11
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	24
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	19
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	8

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Greenwood	4	2	0	42
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	0	39
OLB Scott Studwell	2	1	0	20
S Larry Anderson	2	0	0	37
S Charlie Phillips	1	1	1	23
OLB Robert Braziel	1	1	0	21
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	0	38
CB Jeris White	1	0	0	41
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0	36
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sexton	5	9	0	28	1	42
Kris Wheeler	2	8	0	29	1	42
Stan Walters	2	3	1	26	2	41
Billy Ard	1	2	0	24	0	37
John Riggins	1	1	0	14	0	17
Rich Coady	0	2	0	23	2	25
Aaron Meyer	0	2	0	9	1	18
Ron Baker	0	1	0	6	0	5

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robert Jackson	3	7	0	21	0	23
Desmond Cribbs	1	3	0	21	0	30
Reggie McElroy	1	2	0	18	1	27
Jon Keyworth	1	1	1	11	0	15
Dennis McKnight	0	4	0	25	0	27
Walt Downing	0	3	0	11	0	12
Dave Studdard	0	2	0	21	0	25
Terry Nelson	0	1	0	17	0	13
Randy Clark	0	1	0	4	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Wagner	3	13
Steve Haworth	1	20

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
James Scott	2	11
Willie McGee	1	23
Bob Fisher	1	17
Jewerl Thomas	1	17
Larry Anderson	1	13
Walt Downing	1	8
Jon Keyworth	1	5

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Wheeler	29	42	---	---	7	78
John Tice	25	34	---	---	16	75
Jim Sexton	28	42	---	---	2	72
Tony Eason	29	42	---	---	---	71
Billy Ard	24	37	---	---	9	70
Stan Walters	26	41	---	---	1	68
Boobie Clark	20	32	---	---	15	67
Steve Haworth	---	---	22	25	20	67
Wilbert Montgomery	18	31	---	---	10	59
Rich Coady	23	25	---	---	10	58
Earl Campbell	25	32	---	---	---	57
Jerry Holmes	---	---	16	28	10	54
Mark Arneson	---	---	23	27	3	53
Will Scarpitto	13	13	---	---	26	52
Sam Merriman	---	---	18	26	4	48
Mike Burns	---	---	17	29	1	47
John Riggins	14	17	---	---	15	46
Dave Pureifory	---	---	19	18	8	45
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	17	21	5	43
Robert Jackson	---	---	16	24	2	42
Freddie Scott	15	25	---	---	1	41
Skip Thomas	---	---	16	23	1	40
Nat Moore	10	15	---	---	10	35
Mike Wagner	---	---	11	11	13	35
Gregg Bingham	---	---	7	4	23	34
Rickey McBeal	---	---	11	19	3	33
Jack Mildren	---	---	13	16	2	31
Bruce Clark	---	---	10	19	1	30
Russell Gary	---	---	13	14	1	28
Bobby Watkins	---	---	11	8	9	28
Aaron Meyer	9	18	---	---	---	27
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	13	14	---	27
Merv Krakau	---	---	8	10	6	24
Tom De Paso	---	---	9	11	4	24
Mike Siani	5	9	---	---	9	23
Ron Baker	6	5	---	---	10	21
Darrin Baker	0	2	---	---	16	18
Bill Neill	---	---	5	5	---	10
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tremain Rogers	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ted Choma	---	---	0	0	2	2
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Pete Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeris White	---	---	29	41	9	79
Larry Anderson	---	---	27	37	13	77
David Greenwood	---	---	27	42	---	69
Nelson Munsey	---	---	26	38	---	64
Mike Richardson	---	---	25	39	---	64
Wade Wilson	25	32	---	---	---	57
Randy McClanahan	---	---	20	36	---	56
Robert Braziel	---	---	22	21	9	52
Robert Jackson	21	23	---	---	8	52
Dennis McKnight	25	27	---	---	---	52
Desmond Cribbs	21	30	---	---	---	51
Curtis Anderson	---	---	14	27	10	51
Henry Ellard	20	29	---	---	2	51
Dexter Manley	---	---	23	26	---	49
Bill Acker	---	---	19	29	---	48
Dave Studdard	21	25	---	---	---	46
Reggie McElroy	18	27	---	---	---	45
Anthony Allen	13	19	---	---	12	44
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	20	24	---	44
Frank Warren	---	---	12	20	10	42
Charlie Phillips	---	---	16	23	1	40
Amos Lawrence	11	10	---	---	17	38
Pat Beach	11	11	---	---	16	38
Gerald Riggs	14	21	---	---	2	37
Royce McKinney	---	---	9	5	20	34
Gregg Garrity	12	22	---	---	---	34
James Scott	9	13	---	---	11	33
Jon Keyworth	11	15	---	---	5	31
Walt Downing	11	12	---	---	8	31
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	4	7	20	31
Terry Nelson	17	13	---	---	---	30
Scott Studwell	---	---	10	20	---	30
Willie McGee	2	4	---	---	23	29
Robin Cole	---	---	7	16	---	23
Ralph Williams	4	9	---	---	8	21
Gary Spani	---	---	9	7	4	20
Wayne Wilson	3	2	---	---	14	19
Bob Fisher	2	0	---	---	17	19
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	---	---	17	18
Randy Clark	4	2	---	---	8	14
Melvin Jackson	0	5	---	---	8	13
Riki Ellison	---	---	0	4	9	13
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	82	8.2
Middle	14	82	5.9
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	108	9.8
Middle	2	5	2.5
Right	12	35	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	35	18	1	2	2	6	5	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Wilson	31	19	7	3	2	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	21	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	80	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	60	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	126	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	91	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery	9	5	0	43	0	31
WR Freddie Scott	6	4	0	39	0	25
RB Earl Campbell	6	3	2	22	0	32
TE John Tice	5	2	0	9	0	34
FB Boobie Clark	4	1	0	3	0	32
WR Nat Moore	2	1	0	5	0	15
WR Mike Siani	2	1	0	26	1	9
RB Will Scarpitto	1	1	0	18	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	8	4	1	71	2	29
WR Gregg Garrity	8	7	0	102	3	22
WR Anthony Allen	7	3	0	31	0	19
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	0	29	1	13
WR James Scott	2	1	1	14	0	13
TE Pat Beach	2	1	0	23	1	11
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	7	0	10
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	1	3	3.00	4.71

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Wilson	4	3	28	7.00	8.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	3	3.00	4.78

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Scott	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
WR Anthony Allen	1	1	8	8.00	4.43
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	8.88
WR Gregg Garrity	1	1	6	6.00	12.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	1
Will Scarpitto	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	7	1
Amos Lawrence	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	12	7	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Wilson	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Boobie Clark	3	1	1
WR Freddie Scott	2	1	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	1	0
TE John Tice	2	2	1
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0
WR Mike Siani	1	1	1
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)