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Detroit Lions 31 at Houston Oilers 7
Sunday, October 17, 1971
Detroit Lions 31, Houston Oilers 7| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (4-1-0) | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Houston Oilers (0-4-1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| DET | HOU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Lem Barney 28 yard interception return (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 0 |
| DET | Steve Owens 10 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 14 | 0 |
| HOU | Charlie Joiner 58 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 7 |
| DET | Errol Mann 13 yard field goal | 17 | 7 |
| DET | Altie Taylor 35 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 24 | 7 |
| DET | Steve Owens 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 31 | 7 |
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-230-2 | 24-86-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-16-197-1-1 | 15-40-209-1-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-42 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 155 | 209 |
| Total yards | 385 | 295 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-98 | 14-144 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Altie Taylor | DET | 4 | 122 | 1 | ||||||||