| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 86 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Skip Butler kicked off 75 yards from the MEM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 15:00) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert. |
| 2-9-HOU21 (1Q: 14:20) Sam Green ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert, assisted by S Brig Owens. |
| 3-8-HOU22 (1Q: 13:42) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Cornell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (1Q: 13:08) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. S Brig Owens defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (1Q: 13:03) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walt Farrell. |
| 3-4-MEM45 (1Q: 12:21) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert. PENALTY: Memphis was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MEM34 (1Q: 12:14) Lynn Dickey pass was intended for WR Mercury Duncan and was intercepted by ILB Jack Lambert at the MEM19. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Mercury Duncan. |
| 1-10-MEM32 (1Q: 12:05) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 19 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Hubbard gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (1Q: 11:27) Roman Gabriel pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Pete Shapiro. DE Elvin Bethea blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (1Q: 11:23) Marv Hubbard ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. PENALTY: Memphis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MEM41 (1Q: 11:17) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. Hubbard gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-17-MEM44 (1Q: 10:44) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR Gerald Tinker for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 4-2-HOU41 (1Q: 09:58) Jerrel Wilson punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 09:53) Sam Green ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Cornell, assisted by DT Carl Barzilauskas. |
| 2-7-HOU23 (1Q: 09:22) Sam Green ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Pete Wysocki, assisted by OLB Bo Cornell. |
| 3-6-HOU24 (1Q: 08:49) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 32 yards. Tackled by S Brig Owens. Stark gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MEM44 (1Q: 08:02) Sam Green ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Jacobson. |
| 2-7-MEM41 (1Q: 07:33) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert. |
| 3-7-MEM41 (1Q: 06:56) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Speedy Duncan. |
| 1-10-MEM29 (1Q: 06:12) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Fred Dean hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MEM29 (1Q: 05:59) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE Dwight White for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 3-17-MEM36 (1Q: 05:14) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 4 yards. Tackled by S Hugo Hollas, assisted by ILB Jack Lambert. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-13-MEM32 (1Q: 05:05) John Smith attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Memphis 0 |
| (1Q: 04:59) John Smith kicked off 77 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MEM20 (1Q: 04:59) Marv Hubbard ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. Key block delivered by Gene Killian. |
| 2-5-MEM25 (1Q: 04:34) Marv Hubbard ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 3-4-MEM26 (1Q: 04:07) Roman Gabriel sacked by DE Elvin Bethea for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Gene Killian. Memphis's Roman Gabriel was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-9-MEM21 (1Q: 03:45) Jerrel Wilson punted 56 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick -7 yards to the HOU16. Tackled by Rocky Bleier. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (1Q: 03:35) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Stu O'Dell. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 2-3-HOU23 (1Q: 03:09) Roland Hooks ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Speedy Duncan, assisted by S Brig Owens. Key block delivered by Craig Hertwig. Memphis's Brig Owens was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (1Q: 02:27) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert. |
| 2-6-HOU30 (1Q: 01:52) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Cornell. |
| 3-7-HOU29 (1Q: 01:09) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benny Malone. DE L.C. Greenwood drove right through Robert Jackson to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-7-HOU29 (1Q: 00:59) Tom Blanchard punted 55 yards. Billy Johnson returned the kick 4 yards to the MEM20. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MEM Billy Johnson at the MEM20. |
| 1-10-MEM20 (1Q: 00:51) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR White Shoes Johnson for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (1Q: 00:06) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. Hubbard gained 4 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MEM Pete Shapiro for 9 yards to the HOU36. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 15:00) Roman Gabriel pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Tinker. |
| 2-10-HOU36 (2Q: 14:52) Roman Gabriel pass was dropped by WR Larry Walton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU36 (2Q: 14:45) Roman Gabriel sacked by ILB Bob Stein for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Gene Killian. |
| 4-17-HOU43 (2Q: 14:21) Jerrel Wilson punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU06. |
| 1-10-HOU06 (2Q: 14:11) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-13-HOU03 (2Q: 14:01) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Jacobson, assisted by CB Walt Farrell. |
| 2-9-HOU07 (2Q: 13:28) Roland Hooks ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE L.C. Greenwood, assisted by OLB Bo Cornell. |
| 3-9-HOU07 (2Q: 12:42) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Dwight White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Memphis was called for Offsides. |
| 3-4-HOU12 (2Q: 12:35) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Speedy Duncan, assisted by CB Walt Farrell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (2Q: 11:52) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Brig Owens, assisted by OLB Pete Wysocki. OLB Bo Cornell knocked down Dan Peiffer to break up the play. |
| 2-12-HOU25 (2Q: 11:23) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Thomas. ILB Jack Lambert defended the pass. |
| 3-12-HOU25 (2Q: 11:15) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Speedy Duncan, assisted by S Hugo Hollas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 10:41) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert. |
| 2-7-HOU42 (2Q: 10:02) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Ed Williams for 2 yards. Tackled by S Hugo Hollas. Memphis's Bo Cornell was hurt on the play. |
| 3-5-HOU44 (2Q: 09:25) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. |
| 4-5-HOU44 (2Q: 09:16) Tom Blanchard punted 38 yards. Billy Johnson returned the kick 9 yards to the MEM27. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-MEM27 (2Q: 09:07) Roman Gabriel pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Milt Morin. |
| 2-10-MEM27 (2Q: 09:01) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. S Prentice McCray defended the pass. |
| 3-10-MEM27 (2Q: 08:53) Roman Gabriel pass completed to TE Milt Morin for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 4-4-MEM33 (2Q: 08:29) Jerrel Wilson punted 44 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 6 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Randy Vataha. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (2Q: 08:21) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Toby Tucker. |
| 2-6-HOU33 (2Q: 07:49) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Roland Hooks. DE L.C. Greenwood drove right through Ron Saul to hurry the quarterback. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. Houston's Roland Hooks was hurt on the play. |
| 2-16-HOU23 (2Q: 07:44) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Stu O'Dell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stark gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-HOU33 (2Q: 07:17) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stark gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-2-HOU37 (2Q: 06:45) Tom Blanchard punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the MEM07. |
| 1-10-MEM07 (2Q: 06:35) PENALTY: Memphis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-13-MEM04 (2Q: 06:30) Marv Hubbard ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 2-12-MEM05 (2Q: 05:58) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR Billy Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein, assisted by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-9-MEM08 (2Q: 05:25) Roman Gabriel pass was dropped by WR White Shoes Johnson. |
| 4-9-MEM08 (2Q: 05:16) Jerrel Wilson punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU39. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 05:06) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-5-HOU44 (2Q: 04:34) Sam Green ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas. |
| 3-1-HOU48 (2Q: 04:02) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dwight White, assisted by S Hugo Hollas. Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 1-10-HOU50 (2Q: 03:20) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 50 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Thomas gained 36 yards after the catch. Houston 9, Memphis 0 |
| (2Q: 03:20) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 10, Memphis 0 |
| (2Q: 02:59) John Smith kicked off 74 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MEM20 (2Q: 02:59) Roman Gabriel pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Pete Shapiro. DE Elvin Bethea blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MEM20 (2Q: 02:53) Marv Hubbard ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 3-10-MEM20 (2Q: 02:09) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randy Vataha. OLB Larry Stallings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-MEM20 (2Q: 02:01) Jerrel Wilson punted 59 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 5 yards to the HOU26. Tackled by Donnie Gibbs. Houston's Butch Stark was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (2Q: 01:54) Sam Green ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Toby Tucker, assisted by S Brig Owens. |
| 2-6-HOU30 (2Q: 01:19) Sam Green ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE L.C. Greenwood, assisted by DT Larry Jacobson. |
| 3-2-HOU34 (2Q: 00:42) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Sam Green for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Farrell. Green gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 59 yards from the HOU30. Speedy Duncan returned the ball 26 yards to the MEM37. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-MEM37 (3Q: 14:29) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Tinker. DT Curley Culp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MEM37 (3Q: 14:22) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MEM49 (3Q: 13:46) Marv Hubbard ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU ILB Bob Stein to the HOU50. |
| 1-10-HOU50 (3Q: 13:36) Sam Green ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas, assisted by DE Dwight White. |
| 2-12-HOU48 (3Q: 12:54) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Toby Tucker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-MEM45 (3Q: 12:24) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Sam Green for 0 yards. Tackled by S Brig Owens, assisted by DT Larry Jacobson. |
| 4-5-MEM45 (3Q: 11:58) Tom Blanchard punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MEM20 (3Q: 11:53) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Walton. DE Elvin Bethea drove right through Robert Pratt to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MEM20 (3Q: 11:50) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MEM33 (3Q: 11:16) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. |
| 2-6-MEM37 (3Q: 10:42) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR James Carlson for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 10:02) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-HOU41 (3Q: 09:26) Roman Gabriel pass completed to RB Rocky Bleier for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 3-2-HOU35 (3Q: 08:52) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR James Carlson for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (3Q: 08:06) Roman Gabriel pass completed to TE Milt Morin for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-HOU21 (3Q: 07:24) PENALTY: Memphis was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-HOU26 (3Q: 07:17) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR Larry Walton for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by CB Tommie Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU23 (3Q: 06:49) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Milt Morin. ILB Bob Stein hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-HOU23 (3Q: 06:40) Skip Butler attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Memphis 3 |
| (3Q: 06:32) Skip Butler kicked off 55 yards from the MEM30. Sam Green returned the ball 15 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Randy Vataha. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 05:58) Sam Green ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Brig Owens, assisted by ILB Jack Lambert. |
| 2-6-HOU34 (3Q: 05:13) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 04:36) Irving Royer ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert, assisted by DE Joe Owens. |
| 2-11-HOU39 (3Q: 04:07) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. CB Toby Tucker defended the pass. |
| 3-11-HOU39 (3Q: 04:00) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Toby Tucker. |
| 4-5-HOU45 (3Q: 03:20) Tom Blanchard punted 35 yards. Billy Johnson returned the kick 7 yards to the MEM27. Tackled by Sam Green. |
| 1-10-MEM27 (3Q: 03:13) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-MEM32 (3Q: 02:33) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR Randy Vataha for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 1-10-MEM41 (3Q: 01:51) Rocky Bleier ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 2-9-MEM42 (3Q: 01:14) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Jim Otis for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (3Q: 00:33) PENALTY: Memphis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MEM49 (3Q: 00:24) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randy Vataha. DE Al Cowlings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-15-MEM49 (3Q: 00:15) Marv Hubbard ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-15-MEM49 (4Q: 15:00) Rocky Bleier ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 4-8-HOU44 (4Q: 14:20) Jerrel Wilson punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 14:13) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Luke, assisted by CB Toby Tucker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-HOU23 (4Q: 13:31) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 11 yards. Tackled by S Brig Owens, assisted by ILB Brant Fields. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Royer gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 13:08) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU29 (4Q: 12:58) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dwight White. |
| 2-14-HOU30 (4Q: 12:22) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Sam Green for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Brant Fields. |
| 3-6-HOU38 (4Q: 11:39) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. S Brig Owens defended the pass. PENALTY: Memphis was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-MEM47 (4Q: 11:30) Sam Green ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 2-4-MEM41 (4Q: 10:54) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE L.C. Greenwood. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 1-10-MEM37 (4Q: 10:18) Sam Green ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert. DE L.C. Greenwood knocked down Dan Peiffer to break up the play. |
| 2-11-MEM38 (4Q: 09:32) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Farrell. Stark gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MEM27 (4Q: 08:58) Sam Green ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert, assisted by CB Toby Tucker. Key block delivered by Craig Hertwig. |
| 2-5-MEM22 (4Q: 08:19) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. CB Speedy Duncan defended the pass. |
| 3-5-MEM22 (4Q: 08:09) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Toby Tucker, assisted by OLB Stu O'Dell. |
| 1-10-MEM17 (4Q: 07:38) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Lambert. |
| 2-7-MEM14 (4Q: 06:54) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Terry Nelson. DT Carl Barzilauskas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-7-MEM14 (4Q: 06:47) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Butch Stark. |
| 4-7-MEM14 (4Q: 06:41) John Smith attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 13, Memphis 3 |
| (4Q: 06:33) John Smith kicked off 68 yards from the HOU30. Speedy Duncan returned the ball 34 yards to the MEM36. Tackled by Jackie Wallace. |
| 1-10-MEM36 (4Q: 05:58) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hubbard gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-MEM45 (4Q: 05:13) Roman Gabriel pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Milt Morin. |
| 3-1-MEM45 (4Q: 05:07) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Milt Morin. OLB Larry Stallings defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-MEM45 (4Q: 05:01) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Jim Otis for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Otis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MEM49 (4Q: 04:44) Roman Gabriel pass completed to TE Milt Morin for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-5-HOU46 (4Q: 04:23) Roman Gabriel scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 04:01) Roman Gabriel pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 2-10-HOU40 (4Q: 03:42) Roman Gabriel pass was dropped by RB Rocky Bleier. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-HOU40 (4Q: 03:37) Roman Gabriel pass was dropped by WR Randy Vataha. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU40 (4Q: 03:34) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Rocky Bleier. OLB Larry Stallings defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 03:28) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-HOU41 (4Q: 02:42) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Speedy Duncan, assisted by DT Carl Barzilauskas. Key block delivered by Craig Hertwig. |
| Memphis called a time out. |
| 1-10-MEM47 (4Q: 02:31) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Jacobson, assisted by S Brig Owens. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Craig Hertwig to the MEM47. |
| Memphis called a time out. |
| 2-10-MEM47 (4Q: 02:19) Sam Green ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Jacobson. |
| Memphis called a time out. |
| 3-8-MEM45 (4Q: 02:12) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brig Owens. DE Dwight White knocked down Desmond Cribbs to break up the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-7-MEM44 (4Q: 02:00) Tom Blanchard punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MEM20 (4Q: 01:55) Roman Gabriel pass was dropped by RB Rocky Bleier. |
| 2-10-MEM20 (4Q: 01:49) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR Gerald Tinker for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-MEM29 (4Q: 01:33) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR Larry Walton for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 1-10-MEM39 (4Q: 01:15) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR Larry Walton for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Memphis was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 1-15-MEM34 (4Q: 01:09) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Tinker. S Ron Brandon defended the pass. |
| 2-15-MEM34 (4Q: 00:58) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. CB Nelson Munsey defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-MEM34 (4Q: 00:50) Roman Gabriel pass completed to WR Larry Walton for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-MEM37 (4Q: 00:44) Roman Gabriel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. DE Elvin Bethea drove right through Robert Pratt to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MEM37 (4Q: 00:35) Lynn Dickey dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Oilers 13, Memphis Rogues 3 |