Houston Oilers 14 at Atlanta Falcons 20
Sunday, September 3, 1978
Houston Oilers 14, Atlanta Falcons 20
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
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| Houston Oilers (0-1-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0) | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| | HOU | ATL |
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| HOU | Earl Campbell 73 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 0 |
| ATL | Bubba Bean 38 yard pass from June Jones (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 7 |
| ATL | Tom Moriarty 0 yard fumble return (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 14 |
| HOU | Rich Caster 8 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 14 | 14 |
| ATL | Fred Steinfort 30 yard field goal | 14 | 17 |
| ATL | Fred Steinfort 48 yard field goal | 14 | 20 |
| HOU | ATL |
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| First downs | 13 | 11 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 21-156-1 | 35-100-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-36-136-1-2 | 10-23-104-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-31 | 4-33 |
| Net pass yards | 105 | 71 |
| Total yards | 261 | 171 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-52 | 8-75 |
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Tm |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Earl Campbell |
HOU |
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15 |
137 |
1 |
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