| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 69 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Joe Danelo kicked off 62 yards from the LAS30. Vern Roberson returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Tony Galbreath. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Robert Braziel on the HOU29. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (1Q: 14:37) Mike Moroski pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Terry Nelson. DT Troy Archer blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU29 (1Q: 14:26) Mike Moroski pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU29 (1Q: 14:19) Amos Lawrence ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Cory Joyner. Key block delivered by Randy Clark. |
| 4-1-HOU38 (1Q: 13:39) Ray Stachowicz punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the LAS19. |
| 1-10-LAS19 (1Q: 13:29) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Floyd. OLB Robin Cole simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 2-10-LAS19 (1Q: 13:25) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-LAS19 (1Q: 13:19) Ron Jaworski pass was dropped by WR Billy Brooks. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-LAS19 (1Q: 13:12) Cliff Parsley punted 42 yards. Terry Carrol returned the kick 2 yards to the HOU41. Tackled by Reggie Pinkney. Ball was fumbled and recovered by LAS Charles Aiu at the HOU41. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (1Q: 13:02) Ron Jaworski pass was intended for FB Tony Galbreath and was intercepted by S Charlie Phillips at the HOU35. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Lawrence McCutcheon. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (1Q: 12:54) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Farmer. ILB Avon Riley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU38 (1Q: 12:42) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Farmer. DE Ian Lyons hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-HOU38 (1Q: 12:37) Jon Keyworth ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Pinkney. Key block delivered by Randy Clark. |
| 4-2-HOU46 (1Q: 11:52) Ray Stachowicz punted 44 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 7 yards to the LAS17. Tackled by Ron Saul. |
| 1-10-LAS17 (1Q: 11:44) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 44 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Solomon gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (1Q: 11:10) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Floyd for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Reardon. |
| 2-7-HOU36 (1Q: 10:34) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Billy Brooks for -1 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips. |
| 3-8-HOU37 (1Q: 10:02) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Floyd for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley. |
| 4-1-HOU30 (1Q: 09:20) Joe Danelo attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Los Angeles 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 09:14) Joe Danelo kicked off 53 yards from the LAS30. Kerry Reardon returned the ball 29 yards to the HOU46. Tackled by Tony Galbreath. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (1Q: 08:45) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Pinkney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Farmer gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 08:04) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. CB Dwight Hicks knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-HOU32 (1Q: 07:55) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. S Dave Elmendorf simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 3-10-HOU32 (1Q: 07:42) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Reggie Pinkney. Fitzgerald gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (1Q: 07:32) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Sanders Shiver. |
| 1-10-LAS48 (1Q: 06:49) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. DE Greg Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-LAS48 (1Q: 06:43) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Trimble. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-LAS22 (1Q: 06:07) Mike Moroski sacked by DT Stafford Mays and DE Mike Barnes for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Wright. |
| 2-17-LAS29 (1Q: 05:19) Mike Moroski pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Avon Riley. |
| 3-10-LAS22 (1Q: 04:41) Amos Lawrence ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Andrew Melontree. Key block delivered by Louis Bullard. |
| 1-10-LAS11 (1Q: 03:58) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 6, Los Angeles 3 |
| (1Q: 03:58) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 7, Los Angeles 3 |
| (1Q: 03:52) John Smith kicked off 79 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-LAS20 (1Q: 03:52) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Billy Brooks for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel. |
| 2-7-LAS23 (1Q: 03:24) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 17 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Solomon gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-LAS40 (1Q: 02:53) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Floyd for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (1Q: 02:14) Lawrence McCutcheon ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Horace Jones, assisted by S Vern Roberson. ILB Randy McClanahan knocked down Max Montoya to break up the play. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (1Q: 01:32) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-HOU49 (1Q: 01:26) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Billy Brooks for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Kerry Reardon. |
| 4-9-HOU48 (1Q: 01:01) Cliff Parsley punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 00:54) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bell Owens. CB Dwight Hicks defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (1Q: 00:46) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jon Keyworth. DE Greg Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-HOU20 (1Q: 00:41) Duane Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Anderson, assisted by DT Bob Golic. |
| 4-5-HOU25 (1Q: 00:01) Ray Stachowicz punted 30 yards. John Kimbrough called for a fair catch at the LAS45. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-LAS45 (2Q: 15:00) Ron Jaworski pass was dropped by WR Daryl Bernstein. |
| 2-10-LAS45 (2Q: 14:54) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Kimbrough. S Charlie Phillips defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-LAS45 (2Q: 14:44) Ron Jaworski scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips and assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 4-2-HOU47 (2Q: 14:14) Cliff Parsley punted 32 yards. Terry Carrol returned the kick 5 yards to the HOU20. Tackled by Allen Carter. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 14:07) Mike Moroski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Terry Carrol. DT Bob Golic blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (2Q: 14:00) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Amos Lawrence. S Jerry Anderson defended the pass. |
| 3-10-HOU20 (2Q: 13:54) Otis Armstrong ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Don McNeal. The ball was fumbled and recovered by LAS OLB Sanders Shiver to the HOU32. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 13:47) Jaws Jaworski pass was dropped by WR Freddie Solomon. |
| 2-10-HOU32 (2Q: 13:40) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Floyd for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. Floyd gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-HOU27 (2Q: 13:10) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Billy Brooks for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Stensrud. Brooks gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 12:30) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lawrence McCutcheon. DE Horace Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU19 (2Q: 12:26) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Los Angeles 9, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 12:26) Extra point by Joe Danelo was good. Los Angeles 10, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 12:18) Joe Danelo kicked off 56 yards from the LAS30. Kerry Reardon returned the ball 22 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by John Floyd. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 11:46) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Tinker Owens for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Trimble. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-HOU44 (2Q: 11:18) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Don McNeal. Farmer gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-LAS42 (2Q: 10:42) Mike Moroski pass was intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald and was intercepted by S Dave Elmendorf at the LAS13. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Ronald Fitzgerald. |
| 1-10-LAS31 (2Q: 10:32) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 35 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell. Solomon gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 09:55) Ron Jaworski pass completed to TE Greg Latta for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel, assisted by S Charlie Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-HOU27 (2Q: 09:09) Lawrence McCutcheon ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips. |
| 3-5-HOU29 (2Q: 08:44) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 9 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 08:16) Jaws Jaworski sacked by DT Harris Malinowski for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Langer. |
| 2-17-HOU27 (2Q: 07:44) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. |
| 3-6-HOU16 (2Q: 07:13) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Daryl Bernstein. OLB Robert Braziel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU16 (2Q: 07:07) Joe Danelo attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Los Angeles 13, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 07:00) Joe Danelo kicked off 71 yards from the LAS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 07:00) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. DE Greg Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (2Q: 06:53) Amos Lawrence ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by S Dave Elmendorf. Key block delivered by Louis Bullard. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 06:25) Mike Moroski pass was dropped by WR Lionel Summers. |
| 2-10-HOU36 (2Q: 06:12) Mike Moroski pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. |
| 3-10-HOU36 (2Q: 06:02) Amos Lawrence ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Golic. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (2Q: 05:29) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. OLB Anthony Dickerson defended the pass. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-LAS47 (2Q: 05:19) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Andrew Melontree. |
| 2-1-LAS43 (2Q: 04:36) Amos Lawrence ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Stafford Mays, assisted by OLB Mike Engler. Key block delivered by Louis Bullard. |
| 1-10-LAS41 (2Q: 03:57) PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-LAS36 (2Q: 03:50) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. DE Cory Joyner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-5-LAS36 (2Q: 03:44) Mike Moroski pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Don McNeal. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-LAS29 (2Q: 02:58) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Tinker Owens for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Don McNeal. |
| 1-10-LAS16 (2Q: 02:41) Mike Moroski pass was dropped by WR Karl Farmer. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-LAS16 (2Q: 02:31) Mike Moroski pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Nelson gained 6 yards after the catch. Houston 13, Los Angeles 13 |
| (2Q: 02:31) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 14, Los Angeles 13 |
| (2Q: 02:23) John Smith kicked off 60 yards from the HOU30. Allen Carter returned the ball 31 yards to the LAS41. Tackled by Karl Farmer. |
| 1-10-LAS41 (2Q: 02:03) PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-LAS36 (2Q: 02:03) Lawrence McCutcheon ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Robin Cole, assisted by S Steve Foley. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU OLB Scott Studwell to the LAS39. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-LAS39 (2Q: 01:56) Mike Moroski sacked by DE Ian Lyons and DT Troy Archer for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Essink. |
| 2-16-LAS45 (2Q: 01:36) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Terry Carrol for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Pinkney. |
| 3-9-LAS38 (2Q: 01:18) Mike Moroski pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 15 yards. Tackled by S Hurles Scales. Keyworth gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-LAS23 (2Q: 00:58) Mike Moroski pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-LAS23 (2Q: 00:50) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for -1 yards. Tackled by S Dave Elmendorf. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-LAS12 (2Q: 00:41) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Fisher. S Dave Elmendorf defended the pass. |
| 2-10-LAS12 (2Q: 00:33) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Mike Barnes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-LAS07 (2Q: 00:27) Duane Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Ian Lyons. Key block delivered by Ron Essink. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-1-LAS01 (2Q: 00:18) Amos Lawrence ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Golic. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-1-LAS01 (2Q: 00:08) John Smith attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 17, Los Angeles 13 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 59 yards from the HOU30. Allen Carter returned the ball 24 yards to the LAS35. Tackled by Jon Keyworth. |
| 1-10-LAS35 (3Q: 14:43) Allen Carter ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell, assisted by DE Dick Leftridge. OLB Scott Studwell crushed Frank Myers to wreck the play. |
| 2-7-LAS38 (3Q: 14:13) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 1-10-LAS49 (3Q: 13:41) Allen Carter ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski, assisted by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 2-10-LAS49 (3Q: 12:59) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Kimbrough. S Charlie Phillips knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-LAS49 (3Q: 12:54) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to RB Allen Carter for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Reardon. Carter gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU47 (3Q: 12:31) Cliff Parsley punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU01. |
| 1-10-HOU01 (3Q: 12:24) Amos Lawrence ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Barnes. |
| 2-7-HOU04 (3Q: 11:38) Mike Moroski pass completed to TE Bob Fisher for 10 yards. Tackled by S Hurles Scales. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (3Q: 11:08) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Anthony Dickerson. Summers gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-1-HOU23 (3Q: 10:27) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Fisher. CB Don McNeal defended the pass. |
| 3-1-HOU23 (3Q: 10:22) Mike Moroski pass completed to RB Duane Thomas for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Cory Joyner. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (3Q: 09:36) Mike Moroski pass was intended for WR Lionel Summers and was intercepted by CB Don McNeal at the LAS47. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by Lionel Summers. |
| 1-10-LAS49 (3Q: 09:25) Allen Carter ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski. |
| 2-9-HOU50 (3Q: 08:53) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Floyd for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Dexter Manley on the LAS47. |
| 1-10-LAS47 (3Q: 08:44) Mike Moroski pass was dropped by WR Ronald Fitzgerald. |
| 2-10-LAS47 (3Q: 08:33) Mike Moroski sacked by DT Bob Golic for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Saul. Los Angeles's Anthony Dickerson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-15-HOU48 (3Q: 08:01) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Bell Owens for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Cory Joyner. Owens gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-9-LAS46 (3Q: 07:18) Ray Stachowicz punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the LAS04. |
| 1-10-LAS04 (3Q: 07:07) Lawrence McCutcheon ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by DT Harris Malinowski. |
| 2-6-LAS08 (3Q: 06:41) Jaws Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Brooks. OLB Robert Braziel knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-6-LAS08 (3Q: 06:31) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Kimbrough gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-LAS21 (3Q: 06:06) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Eric Lane. DE Dick Leftridge hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-LAS21 (3Q: 06:02) Ron Jaworski pass was intended for RB Lawrence McCutcheon and was intercepted by ILB Randy McClanahan at the LAS27. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by John Kimbrough. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-LAS24 (3Q: 05:52) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. CB Don McNeal defended the pass. |
| 2-10-LAS24 (3Q: 05:46) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Fisher. CB Dwight Hicks defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-LAS24 (3Q: 05:37) Amos Lawrence ran a trap outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Wentford Gaines, assisted by OLB Greg Gaines. |
| 4-4-LAS18 (3Q: 04:51) John Smith attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 20, Los Angeles 13 |
| (3Q: 04:44) John Smith kicked off 73 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-LAS20 (3Q: 04:44) Allen Carter ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley, assisted by DE Mike Stensrud. Key block delivered by Max Montoya. |
| 2-3-LAS27 (3Q: 04:09) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by OLB Scott Studwell. Solomon gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-LAS35 (3Q: 03:31) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. S Charlie Phillips knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-LAS35 (3Q: 03:27) Ron Jaworski pass completed to FB Tony Galbreath for 6 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips. |
| 3-4-LAS41 (3Q: 02:53) Ron Jaworski pass completed to TE McDonald Oden for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-LAS48 (3Q: 02:06) Allen Carter ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 2-9-LAS49 (3Q: 01:22) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Kimbrough. S Ron Brandon defended the pass. |
| 3-9-LAS49 (3Q: 01:15) Jaws Jaworski sacked by OLB Robert Braziel and OLB Dale Mitchell for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Charles Aiu. |
| 4-15-LAS43 (3Q: 00:44) Cliff Parsley punted 45 yards. Ron Brandon returned the kick 1 yard to the HOU13. Tackled by Reggie Pinkney. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (3Q: 00:36) Mike Moroski pass was dropped by WR Terry Carrol. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU13 (3Q: 00:25) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Farmer. DT Stafford Mays hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-HOU13 (3Q: 00:17) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. CB Dwight Hicks defended the pass. |
| 4-10-HOU13 (3Q: 00:13) Ray Stachowicz punted 37 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU38. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-LAS47 (3Q: 00:04) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel, assisted by S Steve Foley. Solomon gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 15:00) Jaws Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Kimbrough. DE Mike Stensrud hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU37 (4Q: 14:53) Ron Jaworski pass was dropped by WR Freddie Solomon. |
| 3-10-HOU37 (4Q: 14:46) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by S Ron Brandon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (4Q: 14:15) Lawrence McCutcheon ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns, assisted by S Steve Foley. Key block delivered by Andy Frederick. Los Angeles's Lawrence McCutcheon was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-HOU20 (4Q: 13:39) Allen Carter ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 3-3-HOU19 (4Q: 12:58) Jaws Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lawrence McCutcheon. S Steve Foley defended the pass. |
| 4-3-HOU19 (4Q: 12:53) Joe Danelo attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 20, Los Angeles 16 |
| (4Q: 12:47) Joe Danelo kicked off 68 yards from the LAS30. Kerry Reardon returned the ball 31 yards to the HOU33. Tackled by John Floyd. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (4Q: 12:22) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Sanders Shiver. |
| 2-5-HOU38 (4Q: 11:34) Mike Moroski sacked by DE Ian Lyons for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Robert Jackson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Randy Clark on the HOU33. |
| 3-10-HOU33 (4Q: 11:01) Amos Lawrence ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Troy Archer. |
| 4-4-HOU39 (4Q: 10:33) Ray Stachowicz punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the LAS16. |
| 1-10-LAS16 (4Q: 10:24) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to RB Allen Carter for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns, assisted by S Charlie Phillips. Carter gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-5-LAS21 (4Q: 09:52) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Dale Mitchell. Kimbrough gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-LAS35 (4Q: 09:20) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to RB Allen Carter for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Carter gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-LAS41 (4Q: 08:36) Ron Jaworski pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Allen Carter. DT Harris Malinowski blocked the pass. |
| 3-4-LAS41 (4Q: 08:29) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Floyd for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Horace Jones, assisted by S Ron Brandon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-LAS31 (4Q: 08:23) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Daryl Bernstein for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Reardon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-5-LAS40 (4Q: 07:51) Cliff Parsley punted 48 yards. Terry Carrol returned the kick 15 yards to the HOU27. Tackled by John Floyd. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (4Q: 07:43) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU22 (4Q: 07:36) Mike Moroski pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Avon Riley. |
| 2-9-HOU28 (4Q: 06:49) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. S Dave Elmendorf defended the pass. |
| 3-9-HOU28 (4Q: 06:39) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-14-HOU23 (4Q: 06:32) Amos Lawrence ran inside the right guard for 21 yards. Tackled by S Hurles Scales. The ball was fumbled and recovered by LAS DE Greg Brown to the HOU44. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 06:19) Ron Jaworski pass was dropped by WR Daryl Bernstein. |
| 2-10-HOU44 (4Q: 06:14) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR John Floyd for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by CB Nelson Munsey. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU40 (4Q: 05:30) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. CB Kerry Reardon defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-6-HOU40 (4Q: 05:24) Cliff Parsley punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 05:19) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Farmer. CB Reggie Pinkney defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (4Q: 05:11) Mike Moroski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. DE Cory Joyner drove right through Randy Clark to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU20 (4Q: 05:04) Mike Moroski scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Pinkney. |
| 4-8-HOU22 (4Q: 04:16) Ray Stachowicz punted 38 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 13 yards to the HOU47. Tackled by Bob Fisher. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (4Q: 04:05) Jaws Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Greg Latta. CB Kerry Reardon defended the pass. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-LAS43 (4Q: 03:58) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Allen Carter. DT Harris Malinowski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-20-LAS43 (4Q: 03:48) Ron Jaworski pass was dropped by WR John Kimbrough. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-20-LAS43 (4Q: 03:44) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. Kimbrough gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 4-17-LAS46 (4Q: 03:21) Cliff Parsley punted 54 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 03:14) Duane Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Avon Riley. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 03:04) Duane Thomas ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Stafford Mays, assisted by DE Greg Brown. Key block delivered by Louis Bullard. |
| 2-5-HOU42 (4Q: 02:16) Duane Thomas ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Stafford Mays. |
| Los Angeles called a time out. |
| 3-4-HOU43 (4Q: 02:04) Duane Thomas ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Dave Elmendorf. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-2-HOU45 (4Q: 01:57) Ray Stachowicz punted 44 yards. John Kimbrough called for a fair catch at the LAS11. |
| 1-10-LAS11 (4Q: 01:48) Jaws Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE McDonald Oden. CB Nelson Munsey defended the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-LAS26 (4Q: 01:42) Jaws Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Kimbrough. CB Tommie Burns defended the pass. |
| 2-10-LAS26 (4Q: 01:36) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Kimbrough. DT Harris Malinowski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-LAS26 (4Q: 01:36) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lawrence McCutcheon. DE Horace Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-LAS26 (4Q: 01:32) Jaws Jaworski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Billy Brooks. DE Dexter Manley blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-LAS26 (4Q: 01:24) Otis Armstrong ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dave Elmendorf, assisted by DT Bob Golic. |
| Los Angeles called a time out. |
| 2-6-LAS22 (4Q: 01:16) Amos Lawrence ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Hicks. |
| Los Angeles called a time out. |
| 3-3-LAS19 (4Q: 01:08) Amos Lawrence ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Avon Riley, assisted by DT Bob Golic. Key block delivered by Bob Fisher. Houston's Robert Jackson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor elbow injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-LAS16 (4Q: 00:24) Mike Moroski dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Oilers 20, Los Angeles Rams 16 |