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1988 Houston Oilers

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 424 points (26.5/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 365 points (22.8/g), 22nd.
 Differential of 59 points (3.7/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 9.4-6.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 6th.

Coached by Jerry Glanville (10-6-0)

1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 4 box W 1-0 @ Indianapolis Colts 17 14 18 347 174 173 3 16 281 170 111 3
2 Sun September 11 box W 2-0 Los Angeles Raiders 38 35 29 406 250 156 3 17 158 84 74 2
3 Sun September 18 box L 2-1 @ New York Jets 3 45 15 237 102 135 4 28 395 302 93 1
4 Sun September 25 box W 3-1 New England Patriots 31 6 17 328 156 172 3 13 184 133 51 6
5 Sun October 2 box L 3-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 23 32 14 202 147 55 3 26 455 265 190 1
6 Sun October 9 box W 4-2 Kansas City Chiefs 7 6 16 230 24 206 4 11 184 119 65 3
7 Sun October 16 box W 5-2 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 34 14 18 309 185 124 23 344 251 93 4
8 Sun October 23 box L 5-3 @ Cincinnati Bengals 21 44 18 205 101 104 4 25 353 131 222 4
9 Sun October 30 box W 6-3 Washington Redskins 41 17 21 336 184 152 2 16 250 221 29 6
10 Mon November 7 box W 7-3 Cleveland Browns 24 17 18 330 182 148 1 15 253 209 44 1
11 Sun November 13 box L 7-4 @ Seattle Seahawks 24 27 22 419 182 237 1 22 365 188 177 1
12 Sun November 20 box W 8-4 Phoenix Cardinals 38 20 23 385 261 124 17 314 254 60 2
13 Thu November 24 box W 9-4 @ Dallas Cowboys 25 17 19 355 210 145 17 282 203 79 2
14 Sun December 4 box L 9-5 Pittsburgh Steelers 34 37 23 403 269 134 4 23 426 332 94
15 Sun December 11 box W 10-5 Cincinnati Bengals 41 6 19 396 249 147 2 10 226 94 132 2
16 Sun December 18 box L 10-6 @ Cleveland Browns 23 28 18 317 280 37 1 25 388 310 78 4
Playoffs
WildCard Sat December 24 box W 11-6 @ Cleveland Browns 24 23
Division Sun January 1 box L 11-7 @ Buffalo Bills 10 17

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 424 5205 1010 5.2 308 218 428 2956 21 18 6.5 148 558 2249 26 4.0 141 35 17 19
Team Defense 365 4858 985 4.9 514 281 512 3266 22 22 5.9 170 431 1592 20 3.7 304 42 20 40
Lg Rank Offense 2 14 14 25 22 10 10 7 3 4 2 14 19 23
Lg Rank Defense 22 8 21 16 13 18 6 12 3 4 22 7 3 3

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Warren Moon* 32 QB 11 11 160 294 54.4 2327 17 5.8 8 2.7 57 7.9 7.3 14.5 211.5 88.4 12 120 7.2 6.6 3.9
Cody Carlson 25 qb 6 5 52 112 46.4 775 4 3.6 6 5.4 51 6.9 4.9 14.9 129.2 59.2 10 72 5.8 3.9 8.2
Brent Pease 24 13 0 6 22 27.3 64 0 0.0 4 18.2 21 2.9 -5.3 10.7 4.9 0.0 2 18 1.9 -5.6 8.3
Team Total 25.8 16 218 428 50.9 3166 21 4.9 18 4.2 57 7.4 6.0 14.5 197.9 74.2 24 210 6.5 5.2 5.3
Opp Total 16 281 512 54.9 3266 22 4.3 22 4.3 6.4 4.9 11.6 204.1 70.8 42 353 5.9 3.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Mike Rozier* 27 RB 15 14 251 1002 10 28 4.0 66.8 16.7 11 99 9.0 1 18 0.7 6.6 1101 11 7
Allen Pinkett 24 16 2 122 513 7 27 4.2 32.1 7.6 12 114 9.5 2 51 0.8 7.1 627 9 2
Alonzo Highsmith 23 FB 16 16 94 466 2 42 5.0 29.1 5.9 12 131 10.9 0 28 0.8 8.2 597 2 7
Warren Moon* 32 QB 11 11 33 88 5 14 2.7 8.0 3.0 88 5 8
Lorenzo White 22 11 0 31 115 0 16 3.7 10.5 2.8 115 0 0
Cody Carlson 25 qb 6 5 12 36 1 10 3.0 6.0 2.0 36 1 5
Brent Pease 24 13 0 8 -2 1 4 -0.3 -0.2 0.6 -2 1 0
Ernest Givins 24 WR 16 16 4 26 0 10 6.5 1.6 0.3 60 976 16.3 5 46 3.8 61.0 1002 5 1
Spencer Tillman 24 16 0 3 5 0 2 1.7 0.3 0.2 5 0 0
Drew Hill* 32 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 72 1141 15.8 10 57 4.5 71.3 1141 10 0
Curtis Duncan 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 302 13.7 1 36 1.4 18.9 302 1 0
Willie Drewrey 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 172 15.6 1 55 0.8 12.3 172 1 0
Leonard Harris 28 RET 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 136 13.6 0 42 0.6 8.5 136 0 1
Jamie Williams 28 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 46 7.7 0 10 0.4 2.9 46 0 0
Haywood Jeffires 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 49 24.5 1 42 1.0 24.5 49 1 0
Team Total 25.8 16 558 2249 26 42 4.0 140.6 34.9 218 3166 14.5 21 57 13.6 197.9 5415 47 33
Opp Total 16 431 1592 20 3.7 99.5 26.9 281 3266 11.6 22 17.6 204.1 4858 42 33

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Kenny Johnson 30 RET 13 0 30 170 0 16 5.7 6 157 0 56 26.2 327
Leonard Harris 28 RET 16 0 34 678 0 56 19.9 814
Lorenzo White 22 11 0 8 196 1 90 24.5 311
Allen Pinkett 24 16 2 7 137 0 29 19.6 764
Curtis Duncan 23 16 0 4 47 0 26 11.8 1 34 0 34 34.0 383
Willie Drewrey 25 14 0 2 8 0 8 4.0 1 10 0 10 10.0 190
Jeff Donaldson 26 FS 16 16 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
Richard J. Johnson 25 16 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
Spencer Tillman 24 16 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 18
Team Total 25.8 16 36 225 0 26 6.3 60 1232 1 90 20.5 6872
Opp Total 16 35 0 69 1362 1 19.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Tony Zendejas 28 K 16 0 1 1 5 3 8 7 16 9 4 2 34 22 64.7% 50 48 96.0%
Greg Montgomery 24 P 16 0 65 2523 61 0 38.8
Team Total 25.8 16 1 1 5 3 8 7 16 9 4 2 34 22 64.7% 50 48 96.0% 65 2523 61 0 38.8
Opp Total 16 18 14 77.8% 46 43 93.5% 80 2976 37.2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Ray Childress* 26 LDE 16 16 8.5 1 0 7 0 0 60
Warren Moon* 32 QB 11 11 8 4 -12 0
Mike Rozier* 27 RB 15 14 7 3 0 0
William Fuller 26 RDE 16 15 8.5 1 9 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 56
Alonzo Highsmith 23 FB 16 16 7 2 0 0
Johnny Meads 27 ROLB 16 16 8.0
Sean Jones 26 16 0 7.5 37
Jeff Donaldson 26 FS 16 16 4 29 0 23 0 2 0 0
Doug Smith 29 NT 12 10 3.0 1 20 0 20 0 2 3 0
Robert Lyles 27 LOLB 16 16 1.5 2 3 0 3 0 2 5 0
Keith Bostic 27 SS 16 16 2.0 1 7 0 7 0 2 22 0
Cody Carlson 25 qb 6 5 5 0 -12 0
Domingo Bryant 25 14 0 3 56 1 36
John Grimsley* 26 LILB 16 16 1.0 1 9 0 9 0 1 0 0
Richard J. Johnson 25 16 3 3 0 0 0
Patrick Allen 27 RCB 15 13 1 23 0 23 0 1 7 0
Steve Brown 28 LCB 14 14 2 48 1 44
Kenny Johnson 30 RET 13 0 1 51 0 51 1 0 0 0
Jay Pennison 27 C 16 16 1 1 0 0
Allen Pinkett 24 16 2 2 0 0 0
Eugene Seale 24 16 0 1.0 1 46 0 46 1
Dean Steinkuhler 27 RT 16 16 0 2 0 0
Richard Byrd 26 nt 16 7 1 1 0 1
Cris Dishman 23 15 2 1 0 1 0 0 21
Eric Fairs 24 16 0 0 1 0 0 1
Ernest Givins 24 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
Leonard Harris 28 RET 16 0 1 0 0 0
Doug Mikolas 26 1 0 1.0
Mike Munchak* 28 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Al Smith 24 RILB 16 16 1 0 1 0 0 98
Team Total 25.8 16 42.0 22 302 2 51 5 33 33 13 0 272 2
Opp Total 16 24 33 13 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Tony Zendejas 28 K 16 0 48 22 114
Mike Rozier* 27 RB 15 14 10 1 66
Drew Hill* 32 WR 16 16 10 60
Allen Pinkett 24 16 2 7 2 54
Ernest Givins 24 WR 16 16 5 30
Warren Moon* 32 QB 11 11 5 30
Alonzo Highsmith 23 FB 16 16 2 12
Steve Brown 28 LCB 14 14 1 6
Domingo Bryant 25 14 0 1 6
Cody Carlson 25 qb 6 5 1 6
Cris Dishman 23 15 2 1 6
Willie Drewrey 25 14 0 1 6
Curtis Duncan 23 16 0 1 6
Haywood Jeffires 24 2 0 1 6
Brent Pease 24 13 0 1 6
Lorenzo White 22 11 0 1 6
Eric Fairs 24 16 0 1 2
Eugene Seale 24 16 0 1 2
Team Total 25.8 16 26 21 1 2 1 48 22 2 424
Opp Total 16 20 22 1 43 14 2 365