Sunday, October 18, 1987
New England Patriots 21, Houston Oilers 7| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (3-2-0) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Houston Oilers (3-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| NWE | HOU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NWE | Larry Linne 27 yard pass from Doug Flutie (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 0 |
| HOU | Oliver Williams 36 yard pass from Brent Pease (Tony Zendejas kick) | 7 | 7 |
| NWE | Michael LeBlanc 3 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 14 | 7 |
| NWE | Raymond Clayborn 71 yard blocked field goal return (Tony Franklin kick) | 21 | 7 |
| NWE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-114-1 | 26-113-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-25-199-1-0 | 21-49-250-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-3 | 4-29 |
| Net pass yards | 196 | 221 |
| Total yards | 310 | 334 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-35 | 5-30 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Oliver Williams | HOU | 9 | 124 | 1 | ||||||||