Sunday, October 18, 1981
Houston Oilers 10, New England Patriots 38| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (4-3-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| New England Patriots (2-5-0) | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
| HOU | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Stanley Morgan 28 yard pass from Andy Johnson (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | HOU | Dave Casper 9 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 42 yard field goal | 10 | 7 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Stanley Morgan 42 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 10 | 14 |
| NWE | John Smith 21 yard field goal | 10 | 17 | |
| NWE | Andy Johnson 10 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 10 | 24 | |
| 4th | NWE | Vagas Ferguson 15 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 10 | 31 |
| NWE | Steve Grogan 24 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 10 | 38 |
| HOU | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-120-0 | 41-244-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-35-201-1-4 | 12-21-192-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-12 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 189 | 192 |
| Total yards | 309 | 436 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-30 | 1-5 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ken Stabler | HOU | 18 | 35 | 201 | 1 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 27 | 86 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 3 | 57 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Dave Casper | HOU | 3 | 37 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Adger Armstrong | HOU | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 3 | 22 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Mike Renfro | HOU | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 11 | 19 | 164 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 24 | ||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 4 | 98 | 2 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 89 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Mosi Tatupu | NWE | 6 | 64 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 27 | ||||
| Vagas Ferguson | NWE | 9 | 37 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 7 | 30 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 2 | 24 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 3 | 24 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Carter Hartwig | HOU | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Daryl Hunt | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Carl Roaches | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Willie Tullis | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tim Fox | NWE | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Keith Lee | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rod Shoate | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Zamberlin | NWE | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||