| New Orleans Saints at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 22, 1981 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 49581 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jack Holmes 9 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 49 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 46 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jack Holmes 2 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 22 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Holston 50 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 42 FG | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 48 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 19 | WR | Guido Merkens |
| 71 | LOT | James Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 76 | C | Jim Pietrzak |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Derland Moore |
| 77 | NT | Jerry Boyarsky |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 55 | ROLB | Rob Nairne |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 62 | LOG | John Schuhmacher |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 45 | HB | Tim Wilson |
| 34 | FB | Earl Campbell |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 28 | 142 | 5.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 9t | 2 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 25 | 96 | 3.8 | 19 | 2 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 0 | 147 | 10.5 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 129.2 |
| Guido Merkens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 1 | 190 | 8.3 | 50t | 1 | 3 | 29 | 87.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jack Holmes | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Holston | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Dave Casper | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ken Bordelon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Tullis | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.5 |
| Jerry Boyarsky | 1.0 |
| Monte Bennett | 0.5 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Daryl Hunt | 1.0 |
| Andy Dorris | 1.0 |
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