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1987 Houston Oilers Game Log

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Record: 9-6-0, 2nd in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Jerry Glanville (9-6-0)

Points For: 345 (23.0/g) 10th of 28

Points Against: 349 (23.3/g) 19th of 28

Expected W-L: 7.4-7.6

SRS: 1.93 (11th of 28), SOS: 2.19

Playoffs:
Won Wild Card 23-20 vs. Seattle Seahawks
Lost Divisional Round 10-34 vs. Denver Broncos

Offensive Coordinator: Dick Jamieson

Other Notable Asst.: Tom Bettis (Defensive Backs), Milt Jackson (Wide Receivers), June Jones (QB Coach), Floyd Reese (Linebackers) and Doug Shively (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Houston Astrodome

Founder/Owner/Chairman/President/CEO: Bud Adams

General Manager: Ladd Herzeg

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +12000

Training Camp: Angelo State (San Angelo, Texas)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	20	16	21	43	287	2	2	2	23	7.2	6.4	48.8	66.7	27	113	4.2	0	2	2	2	2	7	260	32:04
2	Sun	September 20	boxscore	L		@	Buffalo Bills	30	34	13	27	130	2	1	1	12	5.3	4.6	48.1	71.5	37	197	5.3	1	3	3	3	3	6	234	30:02
4	Sun	October 4	boxscore	W		@	Denver Broncos	40	10	15	25	260	1	0	0	0	10.4	10.4	60.0	108.7	42	154	3.7	2	4	4	4	4	2	62	31:52
5	Sun	October 11	boxscore	W		@	Cleveland Browns	15	10	13	25	143	1	2	1	7	6.0	5.5	52.0	49.2	46	174	3.8	0	2	2	1	1	6	207	40:36
6	Sun	October 18	boxscore	L			New England Patriots	7	21	21	49	221	1	2	4	29	5.1	4.2	42.9	46.4	26	113	4.3	0	0	2	1	1	6	256	30:53
7	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	37	33	15	35	234	3	2	1	8	6.9	6.5	42.9	70.4	43	205	4.8	1	3	3	4	4	5	212	35:41
8	Sun	November 1	boxscore	W		@	Cincinnati Bengals	31	29	18	29	145	2	1	6	46	6.6	4.1	62.1	83.3	20	82	4.1	2	1	1	4	4	6	257	24:51
9	Sun	November 8	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	20	27	18	38	221	2	3	1	12	6.1	5.7	47.4	50.4	19	48	2.5	0	2	2	2	2	1	54	23:20
10	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	23	3	16	22	221	2	0	1	18	10.9	9.6	72.7	134.8	43	152	3.5	0	3	3	2	2	4	172	36:34
11	Sun	November 22	boxscore	L			Cleveland Browns	7	40	11	34	204	1	4	3	22	6.6	5.5	32.4	24.3	14	43	3.1	0	0	1	1	1	5	171	17:10
12	Sun	November 29	boxscore	L		@	Indianapolis Colts	27	51	24	44	318	3	2	1	9	7.4	7.1	54.5	81.4	32	136	4.3	0	2	4	3	3	1	36	31:12
13	Sun	December 6	boxscore	W			San Diego Chargers	33	18	13	25	184	0	1	1	2	7.4	7.1	52.0	59.4	45	140	3.1	3	2	2	3	4	7	297	35:28
14	Sun	December 13	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	10	24	16	36	244	1	0	2	14	7.2	6.4	44.4	76.6	26	110	4.2	0	1	1	1	1	8	261	26:23
15	Sun	December 20	boxscore	W			Pittsburgh Steelers	24	16	12	25	221	2	1	3	19	9.6	7.9	48.0	88.9	30	62	2.1	1	1	1	3	3	7	294	26:06
16	Sun	December 27	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	21	17	14	25	267	1	2	3	13	11.2	9.5	56.0	73.2	36	194	5.4	2	0	1	3	3	4	158	31:56

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
17	Sun	January 3	boxscore	W	OT		Seattle Seahawks	23	20	21	32	259	1	1	2	14	8.5	7.6	65.6	87.9	50	178	3.6	1	3	5	2	2	3	32	47:44
18	Sun	January 10	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	10	34	24	43	264	1	2	0	0	6.1	6.1	55.8	62.5	26	73	2.8	0	1	1	1	1	3	40	32:33

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	20	16	9	26	97	0	2	3	28	4.8	3.3	34.6	14.4	30	147	4.9	0	3	3	1	1	7	228	27:56
2	Sun	September 20	boxscore	L		@	Buffalo Bills	30	34	26	43	248	3	2	5	45	6.8	5.2	60.5	80.4	31	135	4.4	1	2	2	4	4	5	82	29:58
4	Sun	October 4	boxscore	W		@	Denver Broncos	40	10	22	45	182	1	3	5	44	5.0	3.6	48.9	39.3	16	38	2.4	0	1	1	1	1	8	261	28:08
5	Sun	October 11	boxscore	W		@	Cleveland Browns	15	10	13	27	119	1	3	4	33	5.6	3.8	48.1	33.3	18	50	2.8	0	1	1	1	0	6	139	19:24
6	Sun	October 18	boxscore	L			New England Patriots	7	21	15	25	196	1	0	1	3	8.0	7.5	60.0	98.1	30	114	3.8	1	0	1	3	3	7	190	29:07
7	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	37	33	14	26	183	3	1	1	4	7.2	6.8	53.8	98.7	26	121	4.7	0	4	4	3	3	3	41	24:19
8	Sun	November 1	boxscore	W		@	Cincinnati Bengals	31	29	26	41	383	2	2	1	4	9.4	9.1	63.4	89.8	33	121	3.7	0	5	6	2	2	4	46	35:09
9	Sun	November 8	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	20	27	32	46	280	3	2	1	9	6.3	6.0	69.6	89.0	34	163	4.8	0	2	3	3	3	2	168	36:40
10	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	23	3	10	29	84	0	3	2	15	3.4	2.7	34.5	3.7	20	86	4.3	0	1	1	0	0	6	140	23:26
11	Sun	November 22	boxscore	L			Cleveland Browns	7	40	15	28	257	2	0	0	0	9.2	9.2	53.6	108.8	51	200	3.9	3	2	3	4	4	3	231	42:50
12	Sun	November 29	boxscore	L		@	Indianapolis Colts	27	51	10	19	148	3	0	1	11	8.4	7.4	52.6	118.0	38	211	5.6	3	3	3	6	6	5	84	28:48
13	Sun	December 6	boxscore	W			San Diego Chargers	33	18	28	48	289	2	0	5	49	7.0	5.5	58.3	89.7	12	43	3.6	0	1	1	1	2	8	282	24:32
14	Sun	December 13	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	10	24	15	27	240	3	0	3	14	9.4	8.0	55.6	122.5	39	151	3.9	0	1	3	3	3	4	72	33:37
15	Sun	December 20	boxscore	W			Pittsburgh Steelers	24	16	12	27	172	0	3	1	9	6.7	6.1	44.4	26.1	42	176	4.2	1	3	3	1	1	4	68	33:54
16	Sun	December 27	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	21	17	19	38	267	1	2	2	3	7.1	6.7	50.0	59.9	26	92	3.5	1	1	1	2	2	5	100	28:04

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
17	Sun	January 3	boxscore	W	OT		Seattle Seahawks	23	20	16	39	221	2	0	2	16	6.1	5.4	41.0	77.0	11	29	2.6	0	2	2	2	2	7	217	20:21
18	Sun	January 10	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	10	34	14	25	255	2	1	1	4	10.4	9.8	56.0	101.2	29	61	2.1	2	2	2	4	4	2	184	27:27

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