| AFC Wild Card Playoff |
| Houston Oilers at Oakland Raiders |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 28, 1980 Location: Oakland, CA Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 52762 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 58 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | OAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Chris Bahr 47 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 10 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Todd Christensen 1 pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Arthur Whittington 44 pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Chris Bahr 37 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Lester Hayes 20 interception return (Chris Bahr kick) | 7 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 77 | LOT | Angelo Fields |
| 63 | LOT | Bob Young |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 88 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | RB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 50 | LILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 85 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 50 | C | Dave Dalby |
| 65 | ROG | Mickey Marvin |
| 70 | ROT | Henry Lawrence |
| 88 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 33 | RB | Kenny King |
| 30 | FB | Mark Van Eeghen |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | John Matuszak |
| 62 | MG | Reggie Kinlaw |
| 73 | RDE | Dave Browning |
| 83 | LOLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 55 | LILB | Matt Millen |
| 51 | RILB | Bob Nelson |
| 53 | ROLB | Rod Martin |
| 37 | LCB | Lester Hayes |
| 36 | SS | Mike Davis |
| 44 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 35 | RCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 32:04 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2/15 | / | 8 | 64 | 1 | 1 |
| OAK | 27:56 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3/15 | / | 14 | 91 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 27 | 91 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 97 | 2.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Kenny King | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Derrick Jensen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 111 | 3.2 | 27 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 2 | 243 | 9.3 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 57.1 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 2 | 243 | 9.0 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 55.0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 1 | 168 | 7.3 | 44t | 2 | 3 | 29 | 72.4 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 1 | 168 | 7.3 | 44t | 2 | 3 | 29 | 72.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Barber | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 243 | 16.2 | 39 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Arthur Whittington | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Raymond Chester | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kenny King | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Todd Christensen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 168 | 21.0 | 44t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Vernon Perry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Lester Hayes | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| Cliff Parsley | 9 | 396 | 44.0 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 396 | 44.0 | 56 | 1 | 2 | |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||
| Ray Guy | 9 | 460 | 51.1 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 460 | 51.1 | 66 | 1 | 2 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 7 | 0 | 84 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 84 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Ira Matthews | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 29 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ira Matthews | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Elvin Bethea | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Mike Davis | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| Lester Hayes | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Dave Browning | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Willie Jones | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 7.0 | 65.0 |