| New England Patriots at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 18, 1987 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 26294 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Larry Linne 27 pass from Doug Flutie (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Jamie Williams 36 pass from Brent Pease (Tony Zendejas kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Mike LeBlanc 3 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Ray Clayborn 71 blocked field goal recovery (Tony Franklin kick) | 21 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Dennis Gadbois |
| 80 | WR | Larry Linne |
| 63 | LOT | George Colton |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 75 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 61 | ROT | Greg Robinson |
| 88 | TE | Willie Scott |
| 2 | QB | Doug Flutie |
| 40 | RB | Mike LeBlanc |
| 24 | FB | Bruce Hansen |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Ben Reed |
| 97 | NT | John Guzik |
| 99 | RDE | Steve Wilburn |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 52 | LILB | Jerry McCabe |
| 54 | RILB | Greg Moore |
| 91 | ROLB | Rogers Alexander |
| 45 | LCB | Joe Peterson |
| 42 | SS | Ron Shegog |
| 41 | FS | Darryl Holmes |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Leonard Harris |
| 84 | WR | Haywood Jeffires |
| 60 | LOT | Jerrell Franklin |
| 68 | LOG | Vince Stroth |
| 52 | C | Billy Kidd |
| 73 | ROG | Almon Young |
| 69 | ROT | Doug Williams |
| 88 | TE | Mark Gehring |
| 14 | QB | Brent Pease |
| 39 | RB | Andrew Jackson |
| 32 | FB | Ricky Moore |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 92 | LOLB | Tom Briehl |
| 53 | LILB | Thad Jefferson |
| 51 | RILB | Eugene Seale |
| 57 | ROLB | Byron Johnson |
| 29 | LCB | Bucky White |
| 23 | SS | Domingo Bryant |
| 22 | FS | Kenny Johnson |
| 26 | RCB | Tony Newsom |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Elgin Davis | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Doug Flutie | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike LeBlanc | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 7 | 1 |
| Bruce Hansen | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Whitten | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Andrew Jackson | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Herman Hunter | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Brent Pease | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Eric Cobble | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Doug Flutie | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 199 | 8.0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 98.6 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Brent Pease | 49 | 21 | 42.9 | 2 | 250 | 5.1 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 48.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Larry Linne | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Willie Scott | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dennis Gadbois | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike LeBlanc | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce Hansen | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Clay Pickering | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Oliver Williams | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 36t | 1 |
| Joey Walters | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Andrew Jackson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Gehring | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Herman Hunter | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Keith McDonald | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ricky Moore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ron Shegog | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Darryl Holmes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Alan Herline | 7 | 272 | 38.9 | 48 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Larry Linne | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Joey Walters | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Bruce Hansen | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Herman Hunter | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Andre Tippett | 3.0 |
| Jerry McCabe | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Eugene Seale | 1.0 |
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