Week 5
Final
DET
HOU2Q
7 - 0
L. Barney 28-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
14 - 0
S. Owens 10-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
14 - 7
C. Joiner 58-yard TD catch from D. Pastorini.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
17 - 7
E. Mann 13-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
24 - 7
A. Taylor 35-yard TD catch from G. Landry.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
31 - 7
S. Owens 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
209
Pastorini
HOU
Rush Yds
93
Owens
DET
Rec Yds
122
Taylor
DET
Scrim TD
2
Owens
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1971 NFC Central
DET HOU
Vikings 
Lions 
Bears 
Packers 
Browns 
Steelers 
Oilers 
Bengals Game Summary
The Houston Oilers were easily defeated by the Detroit Lions, 31 to 7, on October 17, 1971.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 9/16 | 197 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 95.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pastorini #7 | 15/40 | 209 | 5.2 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 23.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Owens #36 | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 |
G. Landry #11 | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
A. Taylor #42 | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Sledge #41 | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Pastorini #7 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
W. Walsh #32 | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dawkins #33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Richardson #24 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Taylor #42 | 0/0 | 122 | 30.5 | 1 | 0 |
L. Walton #49 | 0/0 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sanders #88 | 0/0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Joiner #18 | 0/0 | 66 | 33.0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Beirne #88 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
A. Reed #89 | 0/0 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
W. Frazier #83 | 0/0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
K. Burrough #00 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Sledge #41 | 0/0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Lucci #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Rasmussen #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Walker #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Houston #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mann #12 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Moseley #3 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Weaver #18 | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pastorini #7 | 7 | 235 | 33.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jessie #89 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Cole #21 | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Thompson #65 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Houston #27 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Rice #85 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 9/16 | 197 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 95.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Owens #36 | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 |
G. Landry #11 | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
A. Taylor #42 | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Taylor #42 | 0/0 | 122 | 30.5 | 1 | 0 |
L. Walton #49 | 0/0 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sanders #88 | 0/0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Lucci #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Rasmussen #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Walker #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mann #12 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Weaver #18 | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jessie #89 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Thompson #65 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pastorini #7 | 15/40 | 209 | 5.2 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 23.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Sledge #41 | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Pastorini #7 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
W. Walsh #32 | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dawkins #33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Richardson #24 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Joiner #18 | 0/0 | 66 | 33.0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Beirne #88 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
A. Reed #89 | 0/0 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
W. Frazier #83 | 0/0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
K. Burrough #00 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Sledge #41 | 0/0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Houston #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Moseley #3 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pastorini #7 | 7 | 235 | 33.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Cole #21 | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Houston #27 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Rice #85 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
385
Total Yds
295
155
Pass Yds
209
230
Rush Yds
86
63
Total Plays
64
6.1
Yards Per Play
4.6
7.8
Yards Per Pass
5.2
5.3
Yards Per Rush
3.6
20
1st Downs
13
5
Punts
7
3
Turnovers
5
1
Interceptions Thrown
4
2
Fumbles Lost
1
6
Penalties
14
0.0
Sacks
4.0
0
D/ST TD
0
