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1974 Houston Oilers
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 236 points (16.9/g), 17th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 282 points (20.1/g), 18th.
Differential of -46 points (-3.3/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 5.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 9th.
Coached by Sid Gillman (7-7-0)
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1974 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 15 | box | W | 1-0 | San Diego Chargers | 21 | 14 | 19 | 349 | 193 | 156 | 1 | 23 | 411 | 195 | 216 | 5 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 22 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 20 | 13 | 168 | 133 | 35 | 6 | 22 | 342 | 126 | 216 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 29 | box | L | 1-2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 17 | 17 | 206 | 151 | 55 | 4 | 13 | 172 | 152 | 20 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 6 | box | L | 1-3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 13 | 10 | 240 | 121 | 119 | 3 | 18 | 386 | 202 | 184 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 13 | box | L | 1-4 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 51 | 11 | 185 | 129 | 56 | 4 | 25 | 502 | 357 | 145 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 20 | box | L | 1-5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 31 | 21 | 433 | 348 | 85 | 3 | 23 | 345 | 134 | 211 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 27 | box | W | 2-5 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 34 | 21 | 12 | 254 | 142 | 112 | 26 | 415 | 330 | 85 | 6 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 3 | box | W | 3-5 | @ | New York Jets | 27 | 22 | 20 | 325 | 214 | 111 | 1 | 18 | 312 | 235 | 77 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | November 10 | box | W | 4-5 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 21 | 9 | 10 | 174 | 59 | 115 | 4 | 16 | 224 | 91 | 133 | 6 |
| 10 | Sun | November 17 | box | W | 5-5 | Cincinnati Bengals | 20 | 3 | 14 | 214 | 90 | 124 | 1 | 16 | 238 | 149 | 89 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 24 | box | L | 5-6 | Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 55 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 252 | 38 | 214 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 1 | box | W | 6-6 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 10 | 11 | 158 | 61 | 97 | 6 | 84 | 9 | 75 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 8 | box | L | 6-7 | @ | Denver Broncos | 14 | 37 | 16 | 268 | 180 | 88 | 2 | 27 | 411 | 168 | 243 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 15 | box | W | 7-7 | Cleveland Browns | 28 | 24 | 20 | 283 | 101 | 182 | 3 | 20 | 331 | 189 | 142 | 4 | |