| Buffalo Bills at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1986 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 31049 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 26 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chris Burkett 12 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 51 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 22 FG | 7 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 73 | ROG | Will Wolford |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 40 | RB | Robb Riddick |
| 49 | FB | Bruce King |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Sean McNanie |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 56 | LOLB | Darryl Talley |
| 50 | LILB | Ray Bentley |
| 54 | RILB | Eugene Marve |
| 99 | ROLB | Hal Garner |
| 36 | LCB | Rodney Bellinger |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 45 | FS | Dwight Drane |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 74 | LOT | Bruce Matthews |
| 78 | LOG | Don Maggs |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 72 | ROG | Kent Hill |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 20 | RB | Allen Pinkett |
| 36 | FB | Chuck Banks |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 68 | NT | Mike Golic |
| 71 | RDE | Richard Byrd |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce King | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Warren Moon | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Chuck Banks | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hubie Oliver | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 39 | 24 | 61.5 | 1 | 261 | 6.7 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 79.1 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 0 | 208 | 7.2 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 72.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Burkett | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Andre Reed | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gary Wilkins | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Chuck Banks | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Hubie Oliver | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Steve Brown | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 6 | 190 | 31.7 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Eugene Marve | 1.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Richard Byrd | 2.0 |
| Ray Childress | 2.0 |
| John Grimsley | 1.0 |
| Johnny Meads | 1.0 |
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