| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 30 degrees, snow, 4 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jessie Becker kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. Lem Barney returned the ball 24 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 14:23) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 2-7-DET34 (1Q: 13:39) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET42 (1Q: 13:01) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. |
| 2-7-DET45 (1Q: 12:27) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 3-6-DET46 (1Q: 11:54) Bill Demory sacked by OLB Larry Stallings for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Don Morrison. |
| 4-11-DET41 (1Q: 11:08) Duane Carrell punted 46 yards. White Shoes Johnson called for a fair catch at the HOU13. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (1Q: 10:59) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Sam Green for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. Green gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-HOU21 (1Q: 10:20) Quinn Newsome ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-3-HOU20 (1Q: 09:38) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-HOU15 (1Q: 09:28) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for -1 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 4-9-HOU14 (1Q: 09:02) Tom Blanchard punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the DET39. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 08:52) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson. |
| 2-9-DET40 (1Q: 08:17) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 3-5-DET44 (1Q: 07:36) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. |
| 4-3-DET46 (1Q: 07:03) Duane Carrell punted 38 yards. Billy Johnson called for a fair catch at the HOU16. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (1Q: 06:56) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Terry Nelson. S Charlie West defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU16 (1Q: 06:48) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 06:09) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik, assisted by S Mel Phillips. Key block delivered by Alonzo Goodwin. |
| 2-5-HOU37 (1Q: 05:37) Kendall McKinley ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by DT Greg Wojcik. |
| 3-5-HOU37 (1Q: 04:51) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 7 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (1Q: 04:27) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-HOU43 (1Q: 03:50) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-DET49 (1Q: 03:10) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Sam Green for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET40 (1Q: 02:41) Sam Green ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. |
| 2-6-DET36 (1Q: 01:56) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. Royer gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET26 (1Q: 01:51) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. DT Herb Orvis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET26 (1Q: 01:46) Kendall McKinley ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Gergory. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET S Chuck Crist to the DET22. The weather has created a very slippery ball today. |
| 1-10-DET22 (1Q: 01:37) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-DET28 (1Q: 00:57) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 1-10-DET34 (1Q: 00:13) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-11-DET33 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. |
| 1-10-DET46 (2Q: 14:18) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Lewis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-HOU48 (2Q: 13:48) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 3-1-HOU45 (2Q: 13:04) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by DE Steve Baumgartner. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 12:23) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson. |
| 2-6-HOU39 (2Q: 11:40) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 9 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (2Q: 10:56) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-9-HOU29 (2Q: 10:10) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-HOU34 (2Q: 10:04) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. |
| 3-9-HOU29 (2Q: 09:36) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Frank Lewis and was intercepted by CB Nelson Munsey at the HOU09. Tackled by Frank Lewis. |
| 1-10-HOU09 (2Q: 09:26) Sam Green ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 2-7-HOU12 (2Q: 08:50) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR White Shoes Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 3-3-HOU16 (2Q: 08:27) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Bill Olds. DE Sherman White defended the pass. |
| 4-3-HOU16 (2Q: 08:23) Tom Blanchard punted 58 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 16 yards to the DET42. Tackled by Fred Sturt. |
| 1-10-DET42 (2Q: 08:14) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. DE Elvin Bethea hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET42 (2Q: 08:08) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fleming gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (2Q: 07:29) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson. |
| 2-6-HOU36 (2Q: 06:45) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (2Q: 06:11) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. DE Al Cowlings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU28 (2Q: 06:07) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Francis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (2Q: 05:36) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson. |
| 2-8-HOU16 (2Q: 05:10) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Leo Brooks. |
| 3-2-HOU10 (2Q: 04:44) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. Key block delivered by Tom Luken. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (2Q: 04:07) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-8-HOU08 (2Q: 03:29) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-1-HOU01 (2Q: 03:03) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left guard for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tom Luken. Detroit 6, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 03:03) Extra point by Kris Stevenson was good. Detroit 7, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 02:56) Kris Stevenson kicked off 66 yards from the DET30. Billy Johnson returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU23. Tackled by Chuck Crist. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (2Q: 02:25) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Bill Olds for 11 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. Olds gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 02:00) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Billy Johnson for 10 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by S Charlie West. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 01:38) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU39 (2Q: 01:38) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 2-3-DET49 (2Q: 01:19) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-HOU46 (2Q: 01:19) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 1-10-DET25 (2Q: 00:58) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. DT Herb Orvis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET25 (2Q: 00:46) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET13 (2Q: 00:37) Quinn Newsome ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-8-DET11 (2Q: 00:25) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-4-DET07 (2Q: 00:16) Jessie Becker attempted a 24 yard field goal and it was blocked by Mel Phillips. HOU Jessie Becker recovered the ball at the DET14. |
| 1-10-DET14 (2Q: 00:10) Bill Demory dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Kris Stevenson kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. White Shoes Johnson returned the ball 14 yards to the HOU21. Tackled by Tyrone Hall. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (3Q: 14:34) Kendall McKinley ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Pollard. CB Lem Barney knocked down Bob Newton to break up the play. |
| 2-10-HOU21 (3Q: 14:02) Lynn Dickey pass was intended for FB Jon Keyworth and was intercepted by OLB Ed O'Neil at the HOU27. Tackled by Jon Keyworth. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (3Q: 13:52) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. S Ron Brandon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU27 (3Q: 13:46) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 3-10-HOU27 (3Q: 13:24) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-9-HOU26 (3Q: 12:54) Kris Stevenson attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, Houston 0 |
| (3Q: 12:49) Kris Stevenson kicked off 74 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 12:49) Lynn Dickey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. DT Herb Orvis blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (3Q: 12:38) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 11:51) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 2-3-HOU41 (3Q: 11:13) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Sam Green for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 10:34) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU44 (3Q: 10:30) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Pollard, assisted by OLB Charlie Weaver. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (3Q: 09:46) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE Sherman White for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Winston Hill. |
| 3-15-HOU44 (3Q: 09:13) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. DE Sherman White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-15-HOU44 (3Q: 09:03) Tom Blanchard punted 46 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 4 yards to the DET14. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-DET14 (3Q: 08:56) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. Sanders gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET25 (3Q: 08:15) Bill Demory sacked by OLB Dave Robinson and DE Elvin Bethea for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Don Morrison. |
| 2-15-DET20 (3Q: 07:39) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 23 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lewis gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit's Ronnie Carroll was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor elbow injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET43 (3Q: 06:53) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 2-6-DET47 (3Q: 06:31) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-1-HOU48 (3Q: 06:21) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 06:17) Bill Demory sacked by OLB Dave Robinson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Neal. |
| 2-15-HOU48 (3Q: 05:42) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by CB Tommie Burns. |
| 3-17-DET50 (3Q: 05:02) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-HOU37 (3Q: 04:22) Duane Carrell punted 36 yards. Billy Johnson returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU13. Tackled by Emmanuel Zanders. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (3Q: 04:14) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. DT Bob Pollard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU13 (3Q: 04:06) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| 3-7-HOU16 (3Q: 03:36) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. Stark gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-4-HOU19 (3Q: 03:11) Tom Blanchard punted 43 yards. Tyrell Fleming called for a fair catch at the DET38. |
| 1-10-DET38 (3Q: 03:00) Tyrone Hall ran around left end for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson. Key block delivered by Tom Luken. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (3Q: 02:24) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 28 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Lewis gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-HOU09 (3Q: 01:37) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-19-HOU19 (3Q: 01:31) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lewis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-10-HOU10 (3Q: 01:03) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Chuck Wingle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Don Morrison on the HOU09. |
| 3-9-HOU09 (3Q: 00:21) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-14-HOU14 (3Q: 00:14) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-6-HOU06 (4Q: 15:00) Kris Stevenson attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 13, Houston 0 |
| (4Q: 14:55) Kris Stevenson kicked off 66 yards from the DET30. Billy Johnson returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU25. Tackled by Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 14:20) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (4Q: 14:09) Lynn Dickey sacked by DT Bob Pollard and OLB Ed O'Neil for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Kerry Webster. |
| 3-16-HOU19 (4Q: 13:31) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 4-5-HOU30 (4Q: 12:55) Tom Blanchard punted 42 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 13 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Tom Banks. |
| 1-10-DET41 (4Q: 12:47) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-12-DET39 (4Q: 12:02) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-10-DET41 (4Q: 11:19) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Wally Francis and was intercepted by CB Jeris White at the HOU44. Tackled by Wally Francis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 11:11) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Billy Johnson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by CB Lem Barney. |
| 2-4-DET50 (4Q: 10:37) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| 3-1-DET47 (4Q: 10:05) Kendall McKinley ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. Key block delivered by Paul Seymour. |
| 1-10-DET46 (4Q: 09:38) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Sam Green. |
| 2-10-DET46 (4Q: 09:33) Kendall McKinley ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-DET41 (4Q: 09:24) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. DE Tim Rossovich drove right through Ron Saul to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-5-DET41 (4Q: 09:14) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-15-HOU49 (4Q: 09:09) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. OLB Ed O'Neil hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-15-HOU49 (4Q: 09:01) Tom Blanchard punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 08:56) Tyrone Hall ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. Key block delivered by John Didion. Didion ran over Jim Cheyunski to set up the play. |
| 2-4-DET26 (4Q: 08:18) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. |
| 3-3-DET27 (4Q: 07:37) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. |
| 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 06:51) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Tripping. |
| 2-19-DET36 (4Q: 06:42) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. DE Elvin Bethea knocked down Dan Neal to break up the play. Spencer slipped on the snowy field. |
| 3-22-DET33 (4Q: 05:59) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. |
| 4-15-DET40 (4Q: 05:16) Duane Carrell punted 33 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU27. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (4Q: 05:05) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Bill Olds for 0 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 2-10-HOU27 (4Q: 04:44) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Paul Seymour. DE Sherman White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-HOU27 (4Q: 04:36) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. CB Lem Barney defended the pass. |
| 4-10-HOU27 (4Q: 04:27) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (4Q: 04:17) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. DE Elvin Bethea knocked down Sam Adams to break up the play. |
| 2-7-HOU24 (4Q: 03:30) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings, assisted by DT Curley Culp. |
| 3-3-HOU20 (4Q: 02:43) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-5-HOU22 (4Q: 02:31) Kris Stevenson attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston's Ron Brandon was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. Detroit 16, Houston 0 |
| (4Q: 02:25) Kris Stevenson kicked off 72 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 02:25) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU15 (4Q: 02:25) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-HOU10 (4Q: 02:25) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Sam Green for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Crist. Green gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-17-HOU13 (4Q: 02:08) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Paul Seymour. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-17-HOU13 (4Q: 02:01) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Mercury Duncan. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-17-HOU13 (4Q: 01:55) PENALTY: Houston was called for Delay of Game. |
| 4-22-HOU08 (4Q: 01:55) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. DE Sherman White simply tossed Alonzo Goodwin aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-8-HOU08 (4Q: 01:46) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-10-HOU10 (4Q: 01:39) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by DE Bert Askson. Spencer slipped on the snowy field. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-12-HOU12 (4Q: 01:31) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. |
| 4-9-HOU09 (4Q: 00:46) Kris Stevenson attempted a 26 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. He could not find his footing on the snowy field. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 00:38) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. Duncan gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-HOU24 (4Q: 00:20) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by CB Tom Hayes. Duncan gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 16, Houston Oilers 0 |