1987 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-6-0 .600 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/3/1988 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 23-20 | W | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49622 |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/10/1988 | A | Denver Broncos | 10-34 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75968 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Patrick Allen | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | Utah State | 2 | 2 |
| Jesse Baker | 75 | DE | 6-5 | 271 | 30 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Birdsong | 21 | S | 6-2 | 217 | 23 | North Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Bostic | 25 | SS | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Brown | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 27 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| Domingo Bryant | 23 | S | 6-4 | 176 | 24 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Byrd | 91 | RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Childress | 79 | LDE | 6-6 | 275 | 25 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Bruce Davis | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 297 | 31 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 31 | FS | 6-0 | 191 | 25 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Willie Drewrey | 82 | WR | 5-7 | 168 | 24 | West Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 22 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 |
| Bo Eason | 21 | S | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | UC Davis | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Fairs | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Memphis | 2 | 0 |
| William Fuller | 95 | DE | 6-3 | 274 | 25 | North Carolina | 2 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 81 | WR | 5-9 | 173 | 23 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Louisville | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Gossett | 8 | P | 6-2 | 197 | 30 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| John Grimsley | 59 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 234 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 2 |
| Drew Hill | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 31 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Kent Hill | 72 | OG | 6-5 | 260 | 30 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | North Carolina State | 1 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 22 | S | 5-10 | 175 | 29 | Mississippi State | 2 | 0 |
| Walter Johnson | 57 | LB | 6-0 | 240 | 24 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Kidd | 52 | C | 6-3 | 270 | 28 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Lyles | 93 | LOLB | 6-1 | 227 | 26 | Texas Christian | 2 | 2 |
| Charles Martin | 94 | NT | 6-4 | 280 | 28 | Western Carolina; West Alabama | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Matthews | 74 | ROG | 6-5 | 300 | 26 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Audray McMillian | 26 | CB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Meads | 91 | ROLB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Nicholls State | 2 | 2 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | QB | 6-3 | 217 | 31 | West Los Angeles JC; Washington | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Munchak | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 282 | 27 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Parks | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 238 | 23 | Auburn | 2 | 0 |
| Jay Pennison | 52 | C | 6-1 | 273 | 26 | Nicholls State | 2 | 2 |
| Allen Pinkett | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 189 | 23 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 212 | 26 | Coffeyville CC; Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| Eugene Seale | 51 | LB | 5-10 | 249 | 23 | Lamar | 2 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 54 | RILB | 6-1 | 245 | 23 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Utah State | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Smith | 99 | NT | 6-4 | 292 | 27 | East Carolina; Auburn | 2 | 2 |
| Dean Steinkuhler | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 277 | 26 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| Ira Valentine | 45 | RB | 6-0 | 212 | 24 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Wallace | 35 | FB | 6-0 | 225 | 24 | Purdue | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Zendejas | 7 | K | 5-8 | 165 | 27 | Nevada-Reno | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 54 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 40:09 | 47 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 18/34 52.9% | 2/4 50.0% | 4 | 25 |
| Opponents Totals | 19:51 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 6/21 28.6% | 2/2 100.0% | 7 | 55 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Rozier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 33 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 54 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rozier | 30 | 91 | 3.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 17 | 87 | 5.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Wallace | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 76 | 251 | 3.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 90 | 2.3 | 10 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 75 | 45 | 60.0 | 27 | 537 | 7.2 | 11.9 | 29t | 2 | 2.7 | 3 | 4.0 | 2 | 14 | 523 | 74.1 |
| Team Totals | 75 | 45 | 60.0 | 25 | 537 | 7.2 | 11.9 | 29t | 2 | 2.7 | 5 | 6.7 | 2 | 14 | 523 | 63.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 30 | 46.9 | 33 | 496 | 7.8 | 16.5 | 55 | 4 | 6.3 | 1 | 1.6 | 3 | 20 | 476 | 87.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Givins | 13 | 173 | 13.3 | 19t | 1 | ||
| Drew Hill | 11 | 177 | 16.1 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Alonzo Highsmith | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Willie Drewrey | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 29t | 1 | ||
| Curtis Duncan | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rozier | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ray Wallace | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 45 | 537 | 11.9 | 29t | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 496 | 16.5 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Allen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gossett | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 158 | 26.3 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 158 | 26.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 402 | 44.7 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 335 | 37.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 81 | 20.3 | 54 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Pinkett | 7 | 0 | 127 | 18.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 127 | 18.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 0 | 160 | 20.0 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Childress | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Charles Martin | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Robert Lyles | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Johnny Meads | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Bostic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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