| San Diego Chargers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 6, 1987 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 31714 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Robert Lyles 55 opponents fumble recovery (Tony Zendejas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 48 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 4 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 47 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Safety, Warren Moon tackled in end zone by Lee Williams | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Vince Abbott 27 FG | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Rozier 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Kellen Winslow 6 pass from Dan Fouts (Vince Abbott kick failed) | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Warren Moon 3 run (Tony Zendejas kick failed) | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gary Anderson 9 pass from Mark Herrmann (Vince Abbott kick) | 18 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 26 | WR | Lionel James |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Lachey |
| 70 | LOG | James FitzPatrick |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis McKnight |
| 68 | ROT | Gary Kowalski |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 40 | RB | Gary Anderson |
| 43 | FB | Tim Spencer |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Lee Williams |
| 71 | NT | Mike Charles |
| 70 | RDE | Joe Phillips |
| 54 | LOLB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Jackson |
| 57 | RILB | Tom Benson |
| 56 | ROLB | Chip Banks |
| 34 | LCB | Elvis Patterson |
| 44 | SS | Martin Bayless |
| 25 | FS | Vencie Glenn |
| 22 | RCB | Gill Byrd |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 35 | FB | Ray Wallace |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 91 | RDE | Richard Byrd |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 26 | LCB | Audray McMillian |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Tim Spencer | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Curtis Adams | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Lionel James | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rod Bernstine | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Mike Rozier | 16 | 32 | 2.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Wallace | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Ira Valentine | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Brent Pease | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 0 | 196 | 5.9 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 77.3 |
| Mark Herrmann | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 0 | 142 | 9.5 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 128.3 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 186 | 7.8 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62.2 |
| Brent Pease | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Lionel James | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Gary Anderson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Tim Spencer | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Pete Holohan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ernest Givins | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Vencie Glenn | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Ralf Mojsiejenko | 8 | 352 | 44.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jeff Gossett | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Lionel James | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jamie Holland | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 30 | 0 | |
| Lionel James | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Rod Bernstine | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Randy Kirk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Allen Pinkett | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Lee Williams | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Johnny Meads | 2.0 |
| Keith Bostic | 1.0 |
| Robert Lyles | 1.0 |
| Tony Newsom | 1.0 |
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