| Played in New England, MA, weather: 54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 73 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 15:00) Dave Osborn ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by DT Curley Culp. |
| 2-10-NED20 (1Q: 14:19) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils. |
| 3-9-NED21 (1Q: 13:34) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 15 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray, assisted by ILB Steve Neils. |
| 1-10-NED36 (1Q: 13:06) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Jerome Moriarty for 15 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moriarty gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (1Q: 12:29) Dave Osborn ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel. Key block delivered by Babe Morgan. |
| 2-5-HOU44 (1Q: 11:44) Jim Plunkett pass was dropped by RB Dave Osborn. |
| 3-5-HOU44 (1Q: 11:34) Louis Carter ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by S Ron Brandon. Houston's Robert Braziel was hurt on the play. |
| 4-3-HOU42 (1Q: 11:09) Marv Bateman punted 30 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick 5 yards to the HOU17. Tackled by Jean Barrett. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (1Q: 10:59) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-HOU22 (1Q: 10:20) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. Seymour gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (1Q: 09:37) Ed Williams ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Manny Sistrunk, assisted by OLB Steve Nelson. New England's Terry Meyer was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-6-HOU37 (1Q: 09:07) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Orlando Whiteman for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Olin Rogers. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 08:57) Ed Williams ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-6-NED49 (1Q: 08:24) Ed Williams ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by CB Graham Spreen. |
| 3-1-NED44 (1Q: 07:50) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-NED49 (1Q: 07:46) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. S Sandy Durko defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED49 (1Q: 07:39) Tom Blanchard punted 38 yards. Chris Farasopoulos called for a fair catch at the NED11. |
| 1-10-NED11 (1Q: 07:29) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED06 (1Q: 07:23) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. Brockington gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-NED10 (1Q: 06:43) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NED41 (1Q: 06:34) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. ILB Steve Neils hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED41 (1Q: 06:25) Dave Osborn ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ike Delgado. Key block delivered by Dan Stonebarger. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (1Q: 05:43) Jim Plunkett sacked by OLB Vincent Boutte and DE Elvin Bethea for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Babe Morgan. |
| 2-19-NED42 (1Q: 05:04) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vincent Slatus. S Ron Brandon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-19-NED42 (1Q: 04:59) Larry Smith ran a draw inside the right guard for 28 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Babe Morgan. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (1Q: 04:26) Dave Osborn ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace, assisted by S Prentice McCray. |
| 2-13-HOU33 (1Q: 03:44) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vincent Slatus. ILB Steve Neils hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-13-HOU33 (1Q: 03:37) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. OLB Jim Cheyunski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-HOU33 (1Q: 03:27) Ray Wersching attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 03:19) Ray Wersching kicked off 63 yards from the NED30. Irving Royer returned the ball 32 yards to the HOU39. Tackled by Autry Beamon. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (1Q: 02:51) Ed Williams ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by DE Olin Rogers. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-4-HOU45 (1Q: 02:06) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (1Q: 01:32) Ed Williams ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-9-NED47 (1Q: 00:50) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. |
| 3-5-NED43 (1Q: 00:12) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NED38 (2Q: 15:00) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED43 (2Q: 14:54) Ed Williams ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 2-7-NED35 (2Q: 14:09) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 13:25) Ed Williams ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-7-NED15 (2Q: 12:53) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart, assisted by S Chris Farasopoulos. |
| 3-3-NED11 (2Q: 12:08) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay. |
| 4-4-NED12 (2Q: 11:38) John Smith attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 11:33) John Smith kicked off 60 yards from the HOU30. Chris Farasopoulos returned the ball 40 yards to the NED50. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-NED50 (2Q: 11:14) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-5-HOU45 (2Q: 10:40) Jim Plunkett sacked by OLB Jim Cheyunski for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Babe Morgan. |
| 3-14-NED46 (2Q: 09:56) Jim Plunkett scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 4-9-HOU49 (2Q: 09:18) Marv Bateman punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 09:13) Ed Williams ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-1-HOU29 (2Q: 08:45) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 08:05) Roland Hooks ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 2-4-HOU38 (2Q: 07:34) Ed Williams ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart, assisted by OLB Steve Nelson. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (2Q: 06:57) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay, assisted by DE Tommy Hart. |
| 2-9-HOU43 (2Q: 06:15) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-11-HOU41 (2Q: 05:40) Lynn Dickey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. DE Tommy Hart blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-HOU41 (2Q: 05:32) Tom Blanchard punted 51 yards. Chris Farasopoulos returned the kick 4 yards to the NED12. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-NED12 (2Q: 05:22) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 2-6-NED16 (2Q: 04:57) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Brockington gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED31 (2Q: 04:28) Louis Carter ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Reggie Rucker for 3 yards to the NED35. Tackled by Steve Baumgartner. |
| 2-6-NED35 (2Q: 04:02) Dave Osborn ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 3-1-NED40 (2Q: 03:31) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Dave Osborn for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by CB Jeris White. Osborn gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED46 (2Q: 02:56) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Walter White for 15 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Brooks. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 02:38) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns, assisted by S Prentice McCray. Slatus gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 02:28) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. |
| 2-1-HOU15 (2Q: 02:10) Dave Osborn ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Jean Barrett. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-2-HOU02 (2Q: 02:00) Dave Osborn ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-3-HOU03 (2Q: 01:40) Dave Osborn ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. |
| 3-5-HOU05 (2Q: 01:18) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 9, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 01:18) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 10, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 01:10) Ray Wersching kicked off 59 yards from the NED30. Irving Royer returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU27. Tackled by Maurice Spencer. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (2Q: 01:00) Ed Williams ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-6-HOU31 (2Q: 00:44) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-4-HOU33 (2Q: 00:33) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 00:11) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-1-NED48 (2Q: 00:03) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 14 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. Thomas gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Mike Williams on the NED34. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ray Wersching kicked off 76 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 15:00) Roland Hooks ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. |
| 2-9-HOU21 (3Q: 14:24) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. S Chris Farasopoulos defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-HOU21 (3Q: 14:14) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Thomas. DE Tommy Hart hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU21 (3Q: 14:04) Tom Blanchard punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED36. |
| 1-10-NED36 (3Q: 13:56) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner, assisted by S Ron Brandon. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NED41 (3Q: 13:46) Louis Carter ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-2-NED49 (3Q: 13:07) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by Doug Van Horn. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 12:34) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ike Delgado. |
| 2-9-HOU48 (3Q: 12:07) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-4-HOU43 (3Q: 11:57) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. CB Nelson Munsey defended the pass. |
| 3-4-HOU43 (3Q: 11:48) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 11:22) Jim Plunkett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. |
| 2-10-HOU39 (3Q: 11:13) Jim Plunkett pass was dropped by RB Dave Osborn. |
| 3-10-HOU39 (3Q: 11:07) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 19 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Harmon gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 10:32) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Dave Osborn for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Brooks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Osborn gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (3Q: 10:02) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-HOU05 (3Q: 09:32) Jim Plunkett scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-1-HOU01 (3Q: 09:01) Dave Osborn ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. |
| 4-1-HOU01 (3Q: 08:18) Ray Wersching attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 13, Houston 3 |
| (3Q: 08:13) Ray Wersching kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. Vernon McAlister returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU17. Tackled by Charlie Hall. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (3Q: 07:36) Ed Williams ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 2-3-HOU24 (3Q: 07:10) Ed Williams ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 06:28) Ed Williams ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. Key block delivered by Tom Banks. |
| 2-5-HOU41 (3Q: 05:44) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 10 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Seymour gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 05:00) Roland Hooks ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-9-NED48 (3Q: 04:29) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Thomas. S Chris Farasopoulos defended the pass. |
| 3-9-NED48 (3Q: 04:21) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE Olin Rogers for a loss of 7 yards. Rogers ran right past Ron Saul and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-16-HOU45 (3Q: 03:42) Tom Blanchard punted 55 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 03:36) Louis Carter ran around right end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Key block delivered by Dan Stonebarger. |
| 2-2-NED28 (3Q: 02:55) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by OLB Ike Delgado. Key block delivered by Jerome Moriarty. |
| 1-10-NED33 (3Q: 02:21) Dave Osborn ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Crozier. |
| 2-8-NED35 (3Q: 01:54) Dave Osborn ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-8-NED35 (3Q: 01:33) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Louis Carter for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. Carter gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NED42 (3Q: 00:48) Marv Bateman punted 33 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick 4 yards to the HOU29. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-NED47 (3Q: 00:38) Dave Osborn ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 2-9-NED48 (3Q: 00:10) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 12 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. Rucker gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 15:00) Dave Osborn ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-9-HOU39 (4Q: 14:29) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace, assisted by ILB Jimmy Bernard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (4Q: 13:52) Jim Plunkett pass was dropped by TE Walter White. New England's Jerome Moriarty was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-HOU26 (4Q: 13:43) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. New England 19, Houston 3 |
| (4Q: 13:43) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 20, Houston 3 |
| (4Q: 13:26) Ray Wersching kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. Irving Royer returned the ball 33 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Chuck Wingle. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (4Q: 12:51) Roland Hooks ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart. |
| 2-8-HOU30 (4Q: 12:09) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Manny Sistrunk. |
| 3-4-HOU34 (4Q: 11:43) Lynn Dickey sacked by S Sandy Durko for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Larry Jarvis. |
| 4-9-HOU29 (4Q: 10:57) Tom Blanchard punted 55 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED16. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED16 (4Q: 10:50) Dave Osborn ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by ILB Steve Neils. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-1-NED25 (4Q: 10:23) Dave Osborn ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-NED28 (4Q: 09:56) Louis Carter ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ike Delgado. |
| 2-6-NED32 (4Q: 09:26) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. DE Elvin Bethea simply tossed Jean Barrett aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-6-NED32 (4Q: 09:20) Jim Plunkett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Larry Smith. |
| 4-6-NED32 (4Q: 09:15) Marv Bateman punted 61 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU07. |
| 1-10-HOU07 (4Q: 09:06) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-9-HOU08 (4Q: 08:38) Ed Williams ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. |
| 3-7-HOU10 (4Q: 08:10) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-HOU13 (4Q: 07:37) Tom Blanchard punted 32 yards. Chris Farasopoulos called for a fair catch at the HOU45. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (4Q: 07:29) Louis Carter ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-10-HOU45 (4Q: 06:45) Dave Osborn ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 06:02) Dave Osborn ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by DT Curley Culp. DT Curley Culp knocked down Skip Lewis to break up the play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU CB Jeris White to the HOU31. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 05:55) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 05:39) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. Hooks gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 05:18) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by TE Paul Seymour. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED47 (4Q: 05:09) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-NED46 (4Q: 04:48) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-NED46 (4Q: 04:40) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. S Chris Farasopoulos defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED46 (4Q: 04:32) Dave Osborn ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by CB Jeris White. |
| 2-12-NED44 (4Q: 03:49) Louis Carter ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by CB Tommie Burns. Key block delivered by Doug Van Horn. |
| 3-3-HOU47 (4Q: 03:04) Louis Carter ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils, assisted by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (4Q: 02:20) Louis Carter ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU48 (4Q: 02:13) Dave Osborn ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by DT Curley Culp. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-17-HOU45 (4Q: 02:05) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by OLB Ike Delgado. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-15-HOU43 (4Q: 01:58) Louis Carter ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-10-HOU38 (4Q: 01:51) Ray Wersching attempted a 55 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (4Q: 01:45) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED45 (4Q: 01:38) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Tom Gallimore for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. Gallimore gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NED39 (4Q: 01:21) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by TE Paul Seymour. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-NED39 (4Q: 01:13) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Orlando Whiteman for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Whiteman gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED27 (4Q: 00:55) Lynn Dickey pass was intended for WR Butch Stark and was intercepted by S Sandy Durko at the NED17. Tackled by Butch Stark. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED17 (4Q: 00:47) Jim Plunkett dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-12-NED15 (4Q: 00:38) Jim Plunkett dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 20, Houston Oilers 3 |