| Played in Atlanta, GA, weather: 44 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 70 yards from the HOU30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 25 yards to the ATL25. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (1Q: 14:30) John Smith kicked off 73 yards from the HOU25. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 21 yards to the ATL23. Tackled by Jackie Wallace. |
| 1-10-ATL23 (1Q: 14:08) Reuben Fields sacked by ILB Steve Neils for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Jon Morris. |
| 2-18-ATL15 (1Q: 13:25) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by DT Curley Culp. |
| 3-15-ATL18 (1Q: 12:39) Reuben Fields sacked by DE Elvin Bethea for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Burk. |
| 4-21-ATL12 (1Q: 12:00) Tom Wittum punted 43 yards. Roland Hooks called for a fair catch at the HOU45. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 11:53) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. Royer gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-ATL48 (1Q: 11:26) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Coy Bacon. |
| 3-2-ATL47 (1Q: 10:46) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (1Q: 10:06) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-12-ATL39 (1Q: 09:27) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Coy Bacon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-ATL39 (1Q: 09:17) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Benny Malone. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-ATL39 (1Q: 09:10) John Smith attempted a 56 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 09:02) John Smith kicked off 64 yards from the HOU30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 23 yards to the ATL29. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (1Q: 08:42) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right tackle for 33 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (1Q: 08:05) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-7-HOU35 (1Q: 07:35) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-HOU40 (1Q: 07:32) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 3-7-HOU35 (1Q: 06:52) Reuben Fields pass was intended for WR Lionel Summers and was intercepted by CB Nelson Munsey at the HOU32. Tackled by Lionel Summers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 06:41) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Ballard. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-4-HOU38 (1Q: 06:00) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Thomas. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-HOU38 (1Q: 05:52) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (1Q: 05:24) Sam Green ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-3-ATL49 (1Q: 04:45) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. Saul ran over Dave Pear to set up the play. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (1Q: 04:02) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee. |
| 2-11-ATL44 (1Q: 03:33) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. Keyworth gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-ATL35 (1Q: 03:12) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry, assisted by OLB Richie Minter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-ATL12 (1Q: 03:03) Sam Green ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-6-ATL08 (1Q: 02:26) Sam Green ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Rowe. |
| 3-6-ATL08 (1Q: 01:54) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-7-ATL07 (1Q: 01:49) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-7-ATL07 (1Q: 01:25) Sam Green ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 3-6-ATL06 (1Q: 00:46) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 9, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 00:46) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 10, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 00:36) John Smith kicked off 57 yards from the HOU30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 26 yards to the ATL39. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (1Q: 00:08) Mack Herron ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-3-ATL46 (2Q: 15:00) Reuben Fields pass completed to RB Vince Wilkerson for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by OLB Robert Braziel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 14:38) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils, assisted by ILB Bob Stein. |
| 2-8-HOU43 (2Q: 14:08) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 3-4-HOU39 (2Q: 13:25) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns, assisted by DE Al Cowlings. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 12:53) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. |
| 2-7-HOU29 (2Q: 12:30) Mack Herron ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel. |
| 3-6-HOU28 (2Q: 11:50) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Miller. S Prentice McCray defended the pass. |
| 4-6-HOU28 (2Q: 11:45) Ricky Fisher attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 11:37) Ricky Fisher kicked off 46 yards from the ATL30. Benny Malone returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU43. Tackled by Len Garrett. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 11:02) Sam Green ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by DE John Zook. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-HOU48 (2Q: 10:56) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by CB Rolland Lawrence. Duncan gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (2Q: 10:31) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Ballard. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 2-3-ATL30 (2Q: 09:57) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Richie Minter. Thomas gained 8 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-ATL40 (2Q: 09:51) Lynn Dickey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Thomas. DE Coy Bacon blocked the pass. |
| 3-13-ATL40 (2Q: 09:43) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE John Zook for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Winston Hill. |
| 4-17-ATL44 (2Q: 09:19) Tom Blanchard punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the ATL02. |
| 1-10-ATL02 (2Q: 09:11) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel, assisted by DE Al Cowlings. |
| 2-9-ATL03 (2Q: 08:28) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 3-7-ATL05 (2Q: 08:00) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Willie Frazier. CB Jeris White defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-ATL05 (2Q: 07:57) Tom Wittum punted 41 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 2 yards to the ATL44. Tackled by Vince Wilkerson. |
| 1-10-ATL44 (2Q: 07:46) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry. |
| 2-7-ATL41 (2Q: 07:04) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 3-1-ATL35 (2Q: 06:32) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by CB Randy Logan. Key block delivered by Paul Seymour. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (2Q: 05:51) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. |
| 2-6-ATL28 (2Q: 05:28) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Coy Bacon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-ATL28 (2Q: 05:18) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 12 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. Duncan gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL16 (2Q: 04:31) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-9-ATL15 (2Q: 03:57) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. |
| 3-9-ATL15 (2Q: 03:29) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. Hooks gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-ATL14 (2Q: 02:42) John Smith attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 13, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 02:35) John Smith kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 20 yards to the ATL19. Tackled by Roland Hooks. |
| 1-10-ATL19 (2Q: 02:17) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. S Prentice McCray defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL19 (2Q: 02:14) Mack Herron ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Jeff Van Note. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (2Q: 02:00) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 4 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. |
| 2-6-ATL33 (2Q: 01:44) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Mark Van Eeghen. DE Al Cowlings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-ATL33 (2Q: 01:41) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (2Q: 01:21) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 01:02) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by CB Jeris White. |
| 2-3-HOU39 (2Q: 00:42) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel, assisted by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (2Q: 00:33) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Russ Francis. CB Nelson Munsey defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (2Q: 00:25) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 00:14) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Garrett. DE Al Cowlings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (2Q: 00:11) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 13, Atlanta 9 |
| (2Q: 00:11) Extra point by Ricky Fisher missed. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ricky Fisher kicked off 53 yards from the ATL30. Sam Green returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU37. Tackled by Len Garrett. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (3Q: 14:42) Roland Hooks ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 2-8-HOU39 (3Q: 14:02) Jon Keyworth ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 3-9-HOU38 (3Q: 13:15) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-HOU38 (3Q: 13:09) Tom Blanchard punted 37 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 6 yards to the ATL31. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-ATL17 (3Q: 13:02) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. CB Jeris White defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL17 (3Q: 12:52) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-ATL20 (3Q: 12:10) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Steve Foley, assisted by ILB Steve Neils. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-ATL24 (3Q: 11:43) Tom Wittum punted 45 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 0 yards to the HOU31. Tackled by Jim Robinson. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Jackie Wallace at the HOU31. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (3Q: 11:33) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Coy Bacon drove right through Desmond Cribbs to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-HOU31 (3Q: 11:26) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jorge Ballard, assisted by CB Rolland Lawrence. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Motion. Houston's Craig Hertwig was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor chest injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-15-HOU26 (3Q: 11:18) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 11:10) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. Royer gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL38 (3Q: 10:34) Roland Hooks ran a draw inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 2-4-ATL32 (3Q: 09:52) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer, assisted by DT Dave Rowe. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 1-10-ATL28 (3Q: 09:25) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| 2-8-ATL26 (3Q: 09:01) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Rowe. |
| 3-5-ATL23 (3Q: 08:31) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee, assisted by CB Allan Ellis. |
| 4-4-ATL22 (3Q: 07:48) John Smith attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 16, Atlanta 9 |
| (3Q: 07:43) John Smith kicked off 67 yards from the HOU30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 14 yards to the ATL17. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-ATL17 (3Q: 07:23) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Summers gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (3Q: 06:57) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Miller gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (3Q: 06:24) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. |
| 2-9-ATL44 (3Q: 05:39) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel, assisted by S Prentice McCray. |
| 3-6-ATL47 (3Q: 04:59) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Ken Grandberry for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (3Q: 04:21) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by ILB Steve Neils. |
| 2-10-HOU45 (3Q: 03:36) Mack Herron ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-8-HOU43 (3Q: 02:52) Reuben Fields pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. |
| 4-8-HOU43 (3Q: 02:45) Tom Wittum punted 36 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU07. |
| 1-10-HOU07 (3Q: 02:36) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. |
| 2-10-HOU07 (3Q: 02:02) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 01:16) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. Seymour gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 00:30) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-HOU39 (4Q: 15:00) Sam Green ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by CB Van Terry. |
| 3-9-HOU40 (4Q: 14:25) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. CB Rolland Lawrence defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU40 (4Q: 14:15) Tom Blanchard punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL07. |
| 1-10-ATL07 (4Q: 14:07) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Garrett. S Ron Brandon knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL07 (4Q: 14:03) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Miller. CB Jeris White knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-ATL12 (4Q: 13:53) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 2-10-ATL12 (4Q: 13:30) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. |
| 3-8-ATL14 (4Q: 12:47) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Robinson gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (4Q: 12:06) Mack Herron ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by ILB Jimmy Bernard. |
| 2-9-ATL40 (4Q: 11:43) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils. |
| 3-4-ATL45 (4Q: 11:10) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Robinson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 10:32) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Miller gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (4Q: 09:48) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-HOU06 (4Q: 09:14) Vince Wilkerson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-6-HOU06 (4Q: 08:51) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Houston 16, Atlanta 15 |
| (4Q: 08:51) Extra point by Ricky Fisher was good. Atlanta 16, Houston 16 |
| (4Q: 08:45) Ricky Fisher kicked off 75 yards from the ATL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 08:45) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer. |
| 2-6-HOU24 (4Q: 07:58) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Irving Royer. |
| 3-6-HOU24 (4Q: 07:48) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-HOU29 (4Q: 07:26) Tom Blanchard punted 54 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick -1 yards to the ATL16. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-ATL16 (4Q: 07:18) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils. |
| 2-11-ATL15 (4Q: 06:36) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 3-10-ATL16 (4Q: 06:11) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 48 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Garrett gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (4Q: 05:34) Mack Herron ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Key block delivered by Matt Atkins. |
| 2-2-HOU28 (4Q: 04:53) Reuben Fields sacked by ILB Jimmy Bernard for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Van Note. |
| 3-10-HOU36 (4Q: 04:13) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Grandberry. DE Elvin Bethea hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-10-HOU36 (4Q: 04:06) Ricky Fisher attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 19, Houston 16 |
| (4Q: 03:59) Ricky Fisher kicked off 50 yards from the ATL30. Roland Hooks returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU41. Tackled by Len Garrett. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (4Q: 03:51) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence, assisted by CB Randy Logan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-HOU45 (4Q: 03:34) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by CB Ernie McGee. |
| 3-3-HOU48 (4Q: 02:49) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (4Q: 02:28) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine, assisted by CB Ernie McGee. |
| 2-8-ATL45 (4Q: 02:11) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-4-ATL41 (4Q: 02:00) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. CB Allan Ellis defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-ATL41 (4Q: 01:51) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. DE John Zook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (4Q: 01:46) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-ATL46 (4Q: 01:46) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-2-ATL49 (4Q: 01:38) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils. Key block delivered by George Kunz. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-ATL39 (4Q: 01:31) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-13-ATL38 (4Q: 01:21) Mack Herron ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by S Ron Brandon. Houston's Al Cowlings was hurt on the play. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-8-ATL43 (4Q: 01:12) Tom Wittum punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU04. |
| 1-10-HOU04 (4Q: 01:02) Lynn Dickey sacked by DT Randy Crowder for a loss of 4 yards and a safety. Sack allowed by Dan Peiffer. Atlanta 21, Houston 16 |
| (4Q: 00:52) John Smith kicked off 71 yards from the HOU20. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 13 yards to the ATL22. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-ATL22 (4Q: 00:44) Reuben Fields dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Atlanta Falcons 21, Houston Oilers 16 |