| New England Patriots at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 25, 1988 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 38636 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 1 run (Teddy Garcia kick blocked) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Rozier 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 51 pass from Cody Carlson (Tony Zendejas kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 22 pass from Cody Carlson (Tony Zendejas kick) | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 49 FG | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 6 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 64 | C | Trevor Matich |
| 66 | ROG | Paul Fairchild |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 85 | TE | Steve Johnson |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | HB | John Stephens |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 93 | LOLB | Tim Jordan |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 14 | QB | Cody Carlson |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 95 | RDE | William Fuller |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stephens | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Reggie Dupard | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Mike Rozier | 18 | 42 | 2.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Spencer Tillman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 4 | 136 | 4.0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18.4 |
| Tom Ramsey | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 1 | 18 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.5 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Cody Carlson | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 2 | 166 | 9.8 | 51t | 2 | 1 | 10 | 81.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Craig James | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 51t | 2 |
| Mike Rozier | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Roland James | 0 | ||||
| Johnny Rembert | 0 | ||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Patrick Allen | 0 | ||||
| William Fuller | 0 | ||||
| Keith Bostic | 0 | ||||
| Jeff Donaldson | 0 | ||||
| Richard Johnson | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 6 | 197 | 32.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Sammy Martin | 3 | 0 | 81 | 27.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Marvin Allen | 3 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Brent Williams | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Sean Jones | 2.0 |
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