Week 17, 1983

played in Tennessee, AL

38 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	7	7	7	-	21
Tennessee Titans	7	6	13	7	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:15 TEN - Boobie Clark 11 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 12:14 HOU - Gerald Riggs 5 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 06:31 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 23 field goal
2Q: 00:26 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 48 field goal
3Q: 13:55 TEN - Earl Campbell 8 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 07:48 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 43 field goal
3Q: 05:23 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 19 field goal
3Q: 04:17 HOU - Henry Ellard 62 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Willie McGee 29 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 00:32 TEN - Skip Thomas 23 interception return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:15 TEN - Boobie Clark 11 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 12:14 HOU - Gerald Riggs 5 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 06:31 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 23 field goal
2Q: 00:26 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 48 field goal
3Q: 13:55 TEN - Earl Campbell 8 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 07:48 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 43 field goal
3Q: 05:23 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 19 field goal
3Q: 04:17 HOU - Henry Ellard 62 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Willie McGee 29 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 00:32 TEN - Skip Thomas 23 interception return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 6-10 6-10
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 330 316
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 5.79 4.65
Net Rushing Yards 25 207
- Rushing Attempts 11 46
- Yards per Rush 2.27 4.50
Net Passing Yards 305 109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 21 - 2 20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 317 121
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 4.95
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/38 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 4/37
Kick Returns/Yards 7/150 4/140
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/45
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 40
Time of Possession 21:32 38:28

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	6-10	6-10
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	330	316
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	5.79	4.65
Net Rushing Yards	25	207
- Rushing Attempts	11	46
- Yards per Rush	2.27	4.50
Net Passing Yards	305	109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 21 - 2	20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	317	121
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	4.95
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/38	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	4/37
Kick Returns/Yards	7/150	4/140
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/45
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 40
Time of Possession	21:32	38:28

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 8	9	55	Punt
1	5:41	0:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	1:06	1:06	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
2	13:25	1:22	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
2	6:25	2:44	OWN 21	5	28	Punt
2	1:57	1:02	OPP 42	3	9	Missed FG
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 21	1	-1	Half
3	13:46	1:20	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	11:28	0:41	OWN 31	2	-1	Interception
3	7:42	0:46	OWN 23	1	-11	Fumble
3	5:17	1:16	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown
3	1:16	1:31	OWN 5	4	95	Touchdown
4	12:43	0:50	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	6:40	2:33	OWN 38	5	24	Punt
4	2:17	1:08	OWN 34	6	16	Downs
4	0:32	0:11	OWN 10	1	0	Interception
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 25	2	0	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	4:56	OWN 5	8	59	Punt
1	5:09	4:03	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
2	15:00	1:35	50	3	4	Punt
2	12:03	5:38	OWN 49	9	45	Field Goal
2	3:41	1:44	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
2	0:55	0:35	OWN 40	3	29	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:14	OPP 39	2	39	Touchdown
3	12:26	0:58	OWN 24	3	-9	Punt
3	10:47	3:05	OPP 37	5	11	Field Goal
3	6:56	1:39	OPP 6	3	4	Field Goal
3	4:01	2:45	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
4	14:45	2:02	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	11:53	5:13	OWN 23	9	46	Missed FG
4	4:07	1:50	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	1:09	0:37	50	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Gerald Riggs	5	13	2.60	4
Amos Lawrence	4	11	2.75	7
Wade Wilson	2	1	0.50	2

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	41	198	4.83	31	6	1
John Riggins	5	9	1.80	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Wilson	44	21	317	2/12	3	62	2	75.6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	20	12	121	2/12	1	32	0	94.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	6	20	155	25.83	64	62	1
WR Gregg Garrity	5	9	39	7.80	0	11	0
WR James Scott	4	5	48	12.00	8	20	0
WR Willie McGee	2	2	36	18.00	2	29	1
RB Gerald Riggs	2	4	19	9.50	5	14	1
TE Pat Beach	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Anthony Allen	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Boobie Clark	3	5	26	8.67	0	14	1
FB John Riggins	2	2	9	4.50	0	8	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	4	11	5.50	1	10	0
RB Earl Campbell	2	4	15	7.50	14	8	0
WR Freddie Scott	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mike Siani	1	1	32	32.00	22	32	0
TE John Tice	1	1	25	25.00	16	25	0
WR Nat Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip Thomas	1	23	23.00	1
S Mike Burns	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
Wade Wilson	1	0
Melvin Jackson	0	1
Jewerl Thomas	0	1
Dexter Manley	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nat Moore	1	0	0
Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
Tony Eason	1	0	0
Boobie Clark	0	1	0
Dave Pureifory	0	1	0
Aaron Meyer	0	1	0
Tom De Paso	0	1	0
Bill Neill	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	7	280	40.0	31.9	49	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	8	285	35.6	31.8	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	4/5	2/3	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	2	11	5.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	4	37	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	7	150	21.4	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	4	140	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	8	4	0.0	34	17
OLB Scott Studwell	7	2	1.0	30	12
DE Curtis Anderson	7	2	0.5	32	15
S David Greenwood	5	4	0.0	42	19
DE Jim Jeffcoat	4	2	0.0	27	11
S Charlie Phillips	4	1	0.0	26	13
ILB Riki Ellison	4	1	0.0	13	5
OLB Robert Braziel	4	0	0.0	19	11
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	0.0	39	20
DT Bill Acker	2	3	0.0	30	13
CB Nelson Munsey	2	2	0.0	30	17
CB Jeris White	2	1	0.0	40	21
S Larry Anderson	2	0	0.0	31	18
ILB Gary Spani	2	0	0.0	18	6
DE Dexter Manley	1	3	0.5	29	14
TE Terry Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
WR James Scott	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0.0	22	11
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	0	1	0.0	13	4

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	6	1	0.0	11	35
CB Jerry Holmes	4	0	0.0	8	32
S Mike Wagner	3	1	0.0	1	16
S Russell Gary	3	1	0.0	7	30
CB Steve Haworth	3	1	0.0	10	39
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	0.0	8	41
OLB Sam Merriman	2	0	0.0	10	35
DE Bill Neill	1	0	1.0	10	34
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1	0	1.0	8	28
S Jack Mildren	1	0	0.0	3	15
DT Dave Pureifory	1	0	0.0	7	23
S Mike Burns	1	0	0.0	8	39
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	0.0	8	35
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.0	2	17
ILB Merv Krakau	0	1	0.0	0	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Curtis Anderson	0.5	0	2	0	15
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	0	0	1	14
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	0	0	11
ILB Riki Ellison	0.0	0	1	0	5
OLB Robin Cole	0.0	0	0	1	11

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1.0	0	1	28
DE Bill Neill	1.0	0	0	34
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	1	0	30
DT Dave Pureifory	0.0	0	2	23
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	0	2	25
ILB Mark Arneson	0.0	0	1	35
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeris White	2	0	21
OLB Robert Braziel	2	0	11
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	0	17
S Larry Anderson	1	1	18
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	13
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	12
DE Curtis Anderson	1	0	15
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	5
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	20

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Steve Haworth	5	0	0	39
CB Jerry Holmes	4	2	0	32
ILB Mark Arneson	4	0	0	35
S Mike Wagner	2	0	0	16
S Russell Gary	2	0	0	30
OLB Sam Merriman	2	0	0	35
CB Bobby Watkins	1	1	0	17
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	0	11
S Jack Mildren	0	2	0	15
CB Skip Thomas	0	1	1	41
S Mike Burns	0	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McElroy	1	2	8	0	38
Dennis McKnight	0	3	11	0	44
Desmond Cribbs	0	2	8	2	40
Walt Downing	0	1	3	0	13
Dave Studdard	0	1	11	0	41

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Coady	3	8	0	41	0	21
Kris Wheeler	3	7	1	46	0	22
John Tice	2	2	0	40	0	20
Stan Walters	1	8	0	42	0	21
Tremain Rogers	1	6	0	19	0	6
Aaron Meyer	1	5	0	29	1	16
Billy Ard	1	3	0	19	0	7
Ron Baker	1	1	0	6	0	1
Jim Sexton	0	3	0	28	1	16
John Riggins	0	2	0	29	0	14
Boobie Clark	0	1	0	40	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	3	11
Bob Fisher	2	20
Jon Keyworth	1	20
Robert Jackson	1	8
Melvin Jackson	1	8

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Wagner	4	17
Steve Haworth	2	24
Darrin Baker	2	19
Boobie Clark	1	23

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeris White	---	---	40	21	17	78
Larry Anderson	---	---	31	18	19	68
David Greenwood	---	---	42	19	5	66
Mike Richardson	---	---	39	20	5	64
Henry Ellard	10	44	---	---	8	62
Curtis Anderson	---	---	32	15	12	59
Wade Wilson	11	46	---	---	---	57
Randy McClanahan	---	---	34	17	5	56
Robert Jackson	8	39	---	---	8	55
Dennis McKnight	11	44	---	---	---	55
Dave Studdard	11	41	---	---	---	52
Nelson Munsey	---	---	30	17	4	51
Anthony Allen	6	29	---	---	16	51
James Scott	8	28	---	---	13	49
Desmond Cribbs	8	40	---	---	---	48
Dexter Manley	---	---	29	14	4	47
Frank Warren	---	---	22	13	12	47
Bill Acker	---	---	30	13	3	46
Reggie McElroy	8	38	---	---	---	46
Robert Braziel	---	---	19	11	15	45
Scott Studwell	---	---	30	12	2	44
Jon Keyworth	3	19	---	---	20	42
Charlie Phillips	---	---	26	13	3	42
Amos Lawrence	6	14	---	---	20	40
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	27	11	1	39
Robin Cole	---	---	22	11	4	37
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	13	4	19	36
Gerald Riggs	5	30	---	---	---	35
Gary Spani	---	---	18	6	7	31
Gregg Garrity	4	24	---	---	---	28
Willie McGee	0	7	---	---	20	27
Royce McKinney	---	---	9	2	16	27
Pat Beach	3	15	---	---	8	26
Walt Downing	3	13	---	---	8	24
Terry Nelson	7	16	---	---	---	23
Bob Fisher	1	2	---	---	20	23
Riki Ellison	---	---	13	5	5	23
Wayne Wilson	2	2	---	---	16	20
Ralph Williams	3	7	---	---	8	18
Randy Clark	3	6	---	---	8	17
Jewerl Thomas	0	0	---	---	11	11
Melvin Jackson	0	2	---	---	8	10
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Boobie Clark	40	18	---	---	23	81
John Tice	40	20	---	---	18	78
Rich Coady	41	21	---	---	13	75
Stan Walters	42	21	---	---	10	73
Kris Wheeler	46	22	---	---	5	73
Steve Haworth	---	---	10	39	24	73
Tony Eason	46	22	---	---	---	68
John Riggins	29	14	---	---	24	67
Aaron Meyer	29	16	---	---	13	58
Earl Campbell	41	17	---	---	---	58
Jerry Holmes	---	---	8	32	13	53
Will Scarpitto	20	7	---	---	26	53
Skip Thomas	---	---	8	41	1	50
Mike Burns	---	---	8	39	2	49
Mark Arneson	---	---	11	35	2	48
Jim Sexton	28	16	---	---	3	47
Sam Merriman	---	---	10	35	1	46
Bill Neill	---	---	10	34	1	45
Bruce Clark	---	---	8	35	1	44
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	8	28	7	43
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	8	30	1	39
Wilbert Montgomery	24	11	---	---	4	39
Nat Moore	14	12	---	---	11	37
Russell Gary	---	---	7	30	---	37
Tremain Rogers	19	6	---	---	11	36
Merv Krakau	---	---	0	16	18	34
Mike Wagner	---	---	1	16	17	34
Rickey McBeal	---	---	6	25	1	32
Dave Pureifory	---	---	7	23	1	31
Bobby Watkins	---	---	2	17	11	30
Billy Ard	19	7	---	---	3	29
Mike Siani	4	5	---	---	17	26
Freddie Scott	18	6	---	---	---	24
Robert Jackson	---	---	5	11	6	22
Jack Mildren	---	---	3	15	1	19
Darrin Baker	0	0	---	---	19	19
Gregg Bingham	---	---	0	2	11	13
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	13	13
Tom De Paso	---	---	1	3	7	11
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron Baker	6	1	---	---	---	7
Ted Choma	---	---	0	0	6	6
Pete Adams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	5	5
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	4	16	4.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	70	5.4
Middle	23	78	3.4
Right	10	59	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Wilson	44	21	5	5	2	6	7	0	2

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	20	12	2	2	1	1	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	125	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	81	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	111	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	18	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	38	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	65	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	20	6	1	155	3	44
WR Gregg Garrity	9	5	1	39	0	24
WR James Scott	5	4	0	48	1	28
RB Gerald Riggs	4	2	0	19	0	30
WR Willie McGee	2	2	0	36	1	7
TE Pat Beach	2	1	0	10	0	15
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Anthony Allen	1	1	0	10	0	29

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Boobie Clark	5	3	0	26	0	18
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	2	0	11	0	11
RB Earl Campbell	4	2	1	15	0	17
FB John Riggins	2	2	0	9	0	14
WR Freddie Scott	2	1	0	3	0	6
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Mike Siani	1	1	0	32	1	5
TE John Tice	1	1	0	25	1	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Riggs	1	-1	-1.00	2.60

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	8	21	2.63	4.83
John Riggins	1	4	4.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Wilson	2	2	17	8.50	7.20

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	2	1	11	5.50	6.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	5	5.00	4.75
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	12	12.00	7.75

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	11	11.00	5.20
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Amos Lawrence	3	0
Gerald Riggs	2	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	5	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Wilson	5	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Henry Ellard	3	0
WR James Scott	1	1
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)