| Houston Oilers at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 6, 1981 Location: Anaheim, CA Venue: Anaheim Stadium Attendance: 63198 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 82 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Wendell Tyler 67 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 50 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 41 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 35 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Walt Arnold 19 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Rob Carpenter 33 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 20 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 36 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Willie Tullis 95 kickoff return (Toni Fritsch kick) | 27 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 62 | LOG | John Schuhmacher |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 26 | HB | Rob Carpenter |
| 34 | FB | Earl Campbell |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 50 | LILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 80 | WR | Billy Waddy |
| 75 | LOT | Irv Pankey |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 83 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 26 | HB | Wendell Tyler |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 76 | RDE | Cody Jones |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 55 | MLB | Carl Ekern |
| 52 | RLB | George Andrews |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 20 | SS | Johnnie Johnson |
| 21 | FS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 30:13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3/14 | / | 5 | 35 | 3 | 3 |
| LARM | 29:47 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6/13 | / | 7 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 27 | 122 | 4.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 140 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 20 | 90 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 137 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 0 | 169 | 8.9 | 33t | 2 | 1 | 12 | 126.9 |
| Cliff Parsley | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 0 | 181 | 9.1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 127.3 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 3 | 168 | 8.4 | 67t | 2 | 2 | 17 | 76.7 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 97 | 12.1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 4 | 265 | 9.5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 73.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Ken Burrough | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 1 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 181 | 13.9 | 2 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 67t | 1 |
| Billy Waddy | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Walt Arnold | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 265 | 16.6 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Vernon Perry | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| J.C. Wilson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| Cliff Parsley | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
| Frank Corral | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 1 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| LeRoy Irvin | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Tullis | 3 | 0 | 134 | 44.7 | 95t | 1 |
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 183 | 36.6 | 95t | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Drew Hill | 3 | 0 | 70 | 23.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Ivory Sully | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Andy Dorris | 1.0 |
| Jesse Baker | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |