| Houston Oilers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 18, 1981 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60474 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 59 F Humidty: % Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 28 pass from Andy Johnson (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Casper 9 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 42 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 42 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 21 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Andy Johnson 10 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Vagas Ferguson 15 run (John Smith kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 24 run (John Smith kick) | 10 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 62 | LOG | John Schuhmacher |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 45 | HB | Tim Wilson |
| 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 |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 43 | RB | Vagas Ferguson |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 64 | NT | Richard Bishop |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 51 | LILB | Bob Golic |
| 53 | RILB | Bill Matthews |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 22 | RCB | Keith Lee |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 27 | 86 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 15t | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 4 | 201 | 5.7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 38.8 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 164 | 8.6 | 42t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99.5 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Tony Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 42t | 2 |
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 27 | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Carter Hartwig | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tim Fox | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| John Zamberlin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Keith Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Shoate | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | 39 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ken Hartley | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Tullis | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 27 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Daryl Hunt | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Richard Bishop | 0.5 |
| Tony McGee | 0.5 |
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