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1983 Houston Oilers
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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 288 points (18.0/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 460 points (28.8/g), 27th.
Differential of -172 points (-10.8/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 4.0-12.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.1/g), 25th.
Coached by Ed Biles (0-6-0) and Chuck Studley (2-8-0)
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1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 4 | box | L | 0-1 | Green Bay Packers | 38 | 41 | 28 | 498 | 348 | 150 | 2 | 22 | 479 | 344 | 135 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 11 | box | L | 0-2 | @ | Los Angeles Raiders | 6 | 20 | 7 | 223 | 70 | 153 | 2 | 26 | 386 | 200 | 186 | 4 |
| 3 | Sun | September 18 | box | L | 0-3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 40 | 16 | 311 | 254 | 57 | 5 | 25 | 451 | 176 | 275 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 25 | box | L | 0-4 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 30 | 23 | 382 | 201 | 181 | 2 | 21 | 333 | 105 | 228 | 2 |
| 5 | Sun | October 2 | box | L | 0-5 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 17 | 19 | 270 | 147 | 123 | 3 | 14 | 225 | 88 | 137 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 9 | box | L | 0-6 | Denver Broncos | 14 | 26 | 19 | 293 | 167 | 126 | 4 | 22 | 401 | 148 | 253 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 16 | box | L | 0-7 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 34 | 17 | 308 | 163 | 145 | 7 | 17 | 329 | 209 | 120 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun | October 23 | box | L | 0-8 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 13 | 19 | 280 | 108 | 172 | 1 | 19 | 353 | 241 | 112 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 30 | box | L | 0-9 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 19 | 25 | 11 | 258 | 138 | 120 | 1 | 19 | 377 | 189 | 188 | 2 |
| 10 | Sun | November 6 | box | L | 0-10 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 55 | 20 | 302 | 230 | 72 | 7 | 22 | 324 | 117 | 207 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 13 | box | W | 1-10 | Detroit Lions | 27 | 17 | 20 | 310 | 189 | 121 | 1 | 24 | 325 | 207 | 118 | 4 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 20 | box | L | 1-11 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 38 | 12 | 199 | 158 | 41 | 4 | 22 | 361 | 166 | 195 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 27 | box | L | 1-12 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24 | 33 | 21 | 257 | 165 | 92 | 4 | 19 | 345 | 210 | 135 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 4 | box | L | 1-13 | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 24 | 17 | 328 | 160 | 168 | 1 | 23 | 343 | 195 | 148 | 2 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 11 | box | W | 2-13 | Cleveland Browns | 34 | 27 | 21 | 320 | 168 | 152 | 23 | 385 | 223 | 162 | 4 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 18 | box | L | 2-14 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 10 | 20 | 25 | 361 | 236 | 125 | 3 | 14 | 215 | 27 | 188 | 1 |