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On Sunday, November 12, 1978, the Houston Oilers faced a new England Patriots at Chaffer Stadium for Week 11 of the 1978 NFL season.
Houston entered the game with a 6-4 record under quarterback Dan Pastarini and head coach Bum Phillips.
The Patriots were led by Steve Grogan and entered this game with an 8-2 record atop the AFC East under head coach Chuck Fairbanks.
This audio recording is from the radio broadcast featuring announcer Gil Santos.
Here's the starting lineup for today's game.
For the Patriots offensively at wide receiver Stanley Morgan, left side to Leon Gray, left side to Garret John Hanna, center of Bill Langkite, right side to Sam Adams,
right tackle Shelby Jordan, right end Russ Francis, wide receiver Harold Jackson, quarterback Steve Grogan, the head back Andy Johnson, pullback Sam Cunningham,
and for the Oilers defensively at left end will be James Young, at middle guard will be Curly Cump, right end Elvin Bethea, the linebackers Robert Brazeal,
Greg Bigum, Steve Kiner, former Patriots, and Ted Washington, cornerback Greg Stemrich, Willie Alexander, the safeties Bill Currier and Mike Rinefeld.
The Patriots have won the toss, have elected to receive, and they'll be going into that brisk win that Gil commented on earlier and it is picking up as we go on.
Houston Oilers will have to win that their back to start off this game. You know how about the Oiler defense, they're not that far away from the Patriots overall defensive play.
I think the league stats will point that out. Houston defensively is number four in the conference, the Patriots defensively are number two.
So Houston is playing very strong, particularly against the run. It'll be interesting to see how you've got strength against strength going on both sides here today.
The Oiler are running game against the Patriots rushing defense and the Patriot running game against the Oiler rushing defense.
Right, similar defense, they also play the 3-4 and they play it quite well, so the Patriots will be looking at a defense that they've seen a lot of, even in their practices throughout the past few years with their 3-4.
The Patriots of course have the edge offensively, they rank number one in total offense in the American Football Conference, they rank number one rushing and they're number four passing.
Houston on the other hand, ranked seventh, totally fourth rushing. Well here we are ready for the kickoff and here's Gil Aroni.
The ball keeps falling off the tee, I keep holding off waiting for it to go before I turn it over to you, but we're almost set to go.
Have a holder.
This is on which side?
Tony Fritz to kick it off.
The wind is at right now 15 to 20 miles per hour and the temperature is 48 degrees, so whistle blows and what the Oilers have done is bring over Kirk Knoff to hold the ball at the 35 yard line.
The Oilers kicking off left to right, rich into the ball and it hits it short and fast. Coming up under it is Playborn at the 15-20 on the left 25-30, 35-40, 45, Cymint Field and Spelldown at the Houston 47-48 yard line.
Raymond Playborn very nearly popped that one all the way, got a good running start and was off to the races down the left sideline until he was hauled down at about the 48 yard line and that's where the Patriots offense will go to work first and then.
At their own 48, moving from right to left.
Well, it wasn't a strong kick by Tony Fritz, but the wind at his back came down along the left sideline.
They had the return set up, left, Playborn just took it and barreled right up to the left side and as Gil pointed, almost broken.
Patriots out in the two-tide in offense, Hassell back right and now Francis shifts from left to the right wing, Cunningham and Johnson to the running back.
They give us to Andy Johnson to the right, cuts it back up the middle inside the 45 to the 43 and a gain of five, it'll be second down in five for the Patriots.
Greg Bingham and Ted Washington make the tackle for Houston. Let's pause 15 seconds. This is the BZ Patriots football network.
And Shelby Jordan.
A lot of the ink goes to Leon Gray and John Hannah, but Sam Adams and Shelby Jordan have been doing an outstanding job this year.
Harold Jackson comes in as a wide receiver. So now they go with a normal set, second down and six.
Andy Johnson.
He is to the line of scrimmage and that is it. It will be third down and six.
Now let's look to the defense of the Houston Oilers with a three-four, their fourth in the AFC and total defense.
James Young, Curley Culp, Elvin Bethea.
I said Curley Culp's a big man, but so is Elvin Bethea on that left side. Outstanding defensive lineman.
Good linebackers, Robert Brazile. He is tough. Greg Bingham, Steve Kiner, Ted Washington.
52 Brazil considered as as good as anybody in the National Football League at that outside linebacking position.
Third down six, Russ Francis in motion.
Brogan to throw. All the time in the world. It is complete. Russ Francis.
31 yard line first down. Mike Reinfeld makes a tackle.
Well, the reason he was able to get that pass off is because he had all time in the world to throw that football.
He was following Russ Francis all the way. Francis in motion. You can't see it on your screen, but he's in motion to the right of the screen.
He went out on a delay pattern, but you can see the outstanding blocking. I said Curley Culp was important.
They had two men on him. Here comes Russ Francis. 81 in to make the catch in the big first down for the Patriots.
And now Horace Ivy is in the backfield as Andy Johnson comes out for New England.
Cunningham. Sam Cunningham. 17 yard line first down.
Greg Stimrick and Mike Reinfeld stop him in the secondary for the Houston Oilers.
There it is. Number 39, Sam Cunningham. John Hannah. 73 outstanding block there.
You can see what he did to that defensive man and do not try to grab this man with just an arm. You better tackle him.
Number 78, Curley Culp, I said was very important. He was blocked on that play.
A good job by the offensive center. Number 57, Bill and Kitas.
Curley's got to have a big day this afternoon if they have hopes of winning.
First down at the Houston 17 yard line. Logging just underway, driving into the wind. Cunningham.
He has two yards to the 15. It will be second and eight. Curley Culp was there. He cut him down.
The Houston secondary has Willie Alexander, Bill Currier, Mike Reinfeld and Greg Stimrick.
I gave them in reverse order, but as Stimrick and Alexander in the corners, Currier and Reinfeld starting for Curtin off.
They have their work cut off, Charlie. As you mentioned in the pregame show, two burners on the outside for the Patriots and Russ Francis at tight end.
One thing Russ Francis is doing, you will see him in motion. You will see him set up on one side, moved to the other.
One of the reasons being the linebackers for the Houston orders play weak and strong. They have to flip flop with it.
Cunningham carries. Cunningham carries.
Good play, Robert Brazile number 52. That is going to be an interesting battle out there because the left side of the offensive line, Leon Gray, John Hanna, is very, very strong.
They like the run to that side, but on the other side for Houston, they have got Elvin Bothay and Robert Brazile.
So it is going to be a real fight on the left side of the offensive line for New England.
Sam Adams shall be joining on the right side of the line for the Patriots.
We are a little tired of all the publicity on the other side of the line.
The Patriots feel that Shelby Jordan is playing as well as Leon Gray. Gray is all pro.
There you see Francis in motion right side.
Brogan Spass is way under thrown. Was he hit before he made the release? It was third down and eight.
They had linebackers coming, Charlie. That is how Brazile number 52 and also number 57.
Kiner is coming after the quarterback. He was deflected. But he was looking for Francis all the way on that play.
So David Posey is in for the New England Patriots.
Field goal attempt upcoming. Dick Kahn will be holding. This will be into the win.
The line of scrimmage, the 15. He will be kicking from the neighborhood of the 22 yard line.
They will mark it at the 22. An attempt of 32 yards.
We are four minutes and 13 seconds into the ball game.
It is up. It is good. The Patriots have the lead. The score. New England three. Houston nothing.
10-43. Left to go. First period.
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It's afternoon. Driving all the way to the Houston 34 yard line. A 13 yard run for Cunningham. And he is really picking up big gobs, chunks of yardages.
He just hits across the line of scrimmage and then he's under a full head of steam. And he is very much, the Patriots are very much intending to go to the left side of the order, or the right side of the order defense.
Five carries for Cunningham in 30 yards rushing. The Patriots are first in ten at the order 24. Rances again to the right wing.
Ivory now in the back field replacing Johnson. Rogan calling signals. It is Ivory coming up the middle and Horace spins down to about the 21 yard line and a gain of three.
It'll be second down and seven for the Patriots.
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I'd Morgan as wide to the left side. Francis again lines up on the right wing. Johnson in the back field with Cunningham second and seven. It's Cunningham to the left side.
Across the 20 yard line fighting for yardage and gets down to about the 17 before he is cut down.
Early Culp making the tackle for the Houston Oilers out of the secondary health mouth, C.O. Whittington.
The ball is spotted at the order 17 where it will be third down and three for the Patriots at the Houston 17 yard line.
Now Hasselbeck is out and Jackson comes in. The Patriots will go to two wide receivers. The Oilers change up bringing in two different defensive backs.
The starters, Stemwreck and Alexander come in with Reinfeldt and Whittington going out.
Once again this strong running to the left side is going to set up a boot leg pretty soon for Grogan.
Right third down and three. Back to throw Grogan. Look, fires to the right side and he overthrows the ball. And all three receivers on the right side.
Francis, Harold, Jackson and Morgan all three on the right side. I don't believe it was the type of pattern they had intended to pull off there.
There seemed to be some mistake someplace and Grogan just let it fly out of the end zone. It had no chance for a completion.
And just fourth down the drive stalls at the order 17 where David Posey will attempt another field goal.
The kick will come from the 24 yard line. It's a 34 yard field goal attempt where David Posey again into the win.
They con the hole. The Patriots lead three nothing. Conner waiting the snap. The ball is down. The kick is up by Posey.
And right down the chute. Posey two for two this afternoon. His second field goal of the game.
So let's take a time out with a score of the Patriots six and the others nothing.
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Twice they have driven inside the Euler 20 yard line, twice the drives of stalls.
All right Posey set to kick it off.
Jurgen and Poole are deep for Houston at the 10 yard line.
Posey kicking into the wind.
David into the ball and a flat kick and it is bouncing away from one of the short men picked up by Jurgen at the 20, at the middle of the 25.
Oh, well ahead.
At the 27 yard line by Mosi Tatupu.
He really labeled him.
Now it's one of those occasions when a tackler is down there and he's under balance and he just sits and waiting and the balker runs right into him.
He makes a couple of jukes by holding his ground.
He came right into him and just stuck him right in the shoulder pad right back on his feet.
The ball is at the 28 yard line where the Houston Ullers will take over first and ten at their own 28.
Kenborough is wide to the left.
The Ullers have castor to the right wing and barber tight to the right.
And back to Wilson and Campbell.
First down, they're on 28 to give us to Campbell.
Wide to the right.
Oh, a big hole at the 30 and finally brought down by three guys at the 35.
Fumble on the play and the Patriots, I believe, recovered.
Let's see if they're going to blow the ball.
There it is.
Patriots recovered.
All right, hit.
Hurdle was there with Greg Schaum and Sam Hunt to make this.
It was a little bit of a late fumble, but Earl Campbell sweeping to the right side had a big lane if he just continued to go.
But he hesitated, made a little dip inside, waited for his guard to get out there and then went out.
But he actually could have gone out there all by himself.
That hesitation really helped because then the Patriots were able to pursue.
They got over there and as they were just all falling down, it wasn't any vicious hit by any means.
And Campbell just popped up the ball.
It was a little late and it was questionable whether the official was going to give it to the Patriots or not.
And they did.
One of the people in the hit was Raymond Playbourne also.
And Playbourne had been Campbell's roommate when they played together at Texas.
And as a matter of fact, Playbourne and Campbell will room together this off season when they can both go back to the University of Texas for some extra study work.
They're very, very good friends off the field.
So the Patriots take over on the fumble recovery at the Euler 35-yard line.
And with 54 seconds to go in the first quarter, the Patriots are in a golden position leading 6-0.
Right, and they get another shot with the wind at their back, Gil, and I just have to emphasize that the wind factor in the first quarter,
and it looked like perhaps they weren't going to have another shot at it, but now they do at the 35.
Once again, they've dominated this game offensively.
They've moved.
Most times they've had the ball.
They've been able to move.
They've had great field position on the opening series starting at the Euler 49, moved down inside the 15, got a field goal out of that.
And then starting at their own 20 on the second series, moved again down to the 20-yard line, came up with another field goal.
So although they have dominated offensively, only coming up with 6 points.
And you know, one touchdown can wipe that out.
So it's important that they put on another good drive here and perhaps get the touchdown that they do need.
The Patriots are first and 10 at the Euler 35.
Brassus is tied to the right.
Cunningham and Johnson are split in the backfield.
Grogan, Playaction, fake on first down.
Steps back to throw and it is incomplete, intended for Jackson.
Jackson was at the 20 the ball fell at about the 10, way incomplete.
It was overthrown.
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The ball is down at the Houston 35 yard line.
Second down in 10 Patriots 49 seconds to go.
First quarter at 6-0 pass.
Jackson wide to the left.
Morgan wide to the right.
Brassus tight to the left side.
The backs in a wide split.
Grogan back to throw and second down.
Long drop.
Now he's rolling out to the right.
Now he fires back across the side.
It is complete to Morgan at the 20, at the 15, at the 10, and down to the Houston Euler 3.
First down and touchdown to go.
Now, Grogan to Morgan.
Credit that play to Stanley Morgan taking advantage of Steve Grogan rolling out of the pocket.
It was a straight drop back setup.
He didn't have it so he was forced out of the pocket, rolled out to the right side.
Now Stanley Morgan started cutting back across the middle.
Grogan spotted him, hit him with a strike, and then Stanley just ran for the left corner, almost got in.
And he's really disappointed that he did stop at the 3 yard line.
Veteran cornerback Willie Alexander brought him down at the 3 yard line preventing the touchdown.
So a 32 yard pass.
That's the end of the first quarter.
That is the end of the first quarter.
The score at the end of the first quarter at Shaper Stadium in Foxboro, the Patriots 6, and the order is nothing.
Back at Shaper Stadium in Foxboro in just a few minutes after our next break, you know,
Capiletti will be taking phone calls at 2545678 to discuss the first half of the game with you.
Here's the way the scoring went in the first half.
At the 10-43 mark of the opening quarter, David Fossey hit a 32 yard field goal, 3 nothing Patriots.
A minute and 13 seconds to go in the first quarter, David Fossey a 34 yard field goal, 6 nothing Patriots.
14-55 in the second quarter, 5 seconds into the second quarter, for a 5-3 yard run, 13 nothing Patriots.
Later on in the second quarter, with a 26 to play, Fossey hit a 37 yard field goal, and they could 16 nothing Patriots.
Then with 3-24 to go in the quarter, Steve Gruggen bootlegging in from 7 yards off, and the Patriots were on top 23 to nothing.
The others then recovered a fumbled punt by Stanley Morgan at the Patriots 35 yard line, and they drilled it in the score.
Rob Coppenter from 8 yards off, 23 to 7, Fossey missing a 38 yard field goal in the final play of the first half.
And that's the way it stands at half time, the Patriots leading by 16 points.
A strong all-around two-way performance for the Patriots offensively and defensively, as they shoot for their eighth win in a row.
The Patriots on top 23-7 at the half, the Dolphins are leading Buckeleau 23-14 in their game up in Buckeleau.
Meanwhile, at this half time here at Shaper Stadium in Foxborough with a score, the New England Patriots 23 and the Houston Orders 7.
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I'm Geno Capilletti, the Half Dive Score.
The New England Patriots 23 and the Oilers 7.
Other quick scores, Detroit 14-10 in the second period, Philadelphia 7, the Jet 3 in the second period,
and Washington and the Giants tied at 3 also in the second period in Miami, leading Buffalo.
Gil has been saying 23 to 14.
I just heard it might be 22 to 14, and that is also in the second period.
Denver leading Cleveland 7 and nothing in the second period.
Okay, we're going to take some phone calls now and see what you have to say about the first half action.
Go ahead, you're on the air.
Hello, I'm Geno.
Hi, how are you?
Pretty good, I'm Geno.
I'm here.
I want to ask you one question.
Go ahead.
What is the percentage of plays that are called by Fairbanks in a game?
The percentage of plays that, well, they're actually not called by Fairbanks.
It's like a conference amongst the coaches.
They have two coaches up in the press box who are sending the plays down, and they're sending them two chucks
before they talk to him about them, and Ron Earhart and Ray Burry calling them from up here.
So then they send them in.
But I would say that a great portion of them are sent in, and Steve Grogan has the option to check it off
once he gets up the line of scrimmage or call a play date.
He would rather call in the huddle.
Of course, it's something that is understood amongst them.
But I would say that a greater portion is called by the coaches.
Yeah, have you heard anything about the development of Steve Kiner?
Are we playing for Euston or are we back in position?
Well, he's held down that regular linebacker position for the Euston Oilers ever since he left the Patriots.
He's been there a long time, and he's obviously doing the job.
We've got to go ahead.
Okay, and also, Sam, I called you a few weeks ago, and I told you I thought he might be off through,
but I don't think he'll be doing much better.
No, as good as he can.
Well, Sam was a little disappointed in what he has been doing earlier in the campaign.
Like Gil has said, he fought out some shoulder and knee injuries early,
and he wanted to carry the ball more, and he felt like he could be doing more for the team,
and he just needed a little vote of confidence.
He got it from the coaching staff that gave him the ball, and he's been doing the right thing.
He's just been outstanding in the last eight area codes, six, one, seven, if you're calling from out of town.
Go ahead, let's take another call. You're on here.
You were on here.
Hello?
Okay, I guess we lost that caller for a moment, but perhaps we'll get it back again.
All right, is he there now?
No, not yet.
Okay, well, let's look at some of the first half stats. As soon as we get this cleared up, we'll take some more calls.
Pastorini is three for nine, 44 yards.
Grogan, eight for 12, 124 yards.
And the total offense, this is the story of the Patriots eighted by Great Steel Position,
224 yards total offense, and the others 93.
Okay, we got another phone call. Go ahead, you're on here.
Hello?
Hello, do you know?
Hi.
Yeah.
Andy Johnson, 4K for 12 yards.
Grogan himself has carried four yards, four times for 21 yards.
Earl Campbell, the other side has carried 10 times 31 yards, and he has come into this game with some...
horrific running back and football player, and the Patriots have done well to contain this guy up to half times.
So that's really the story of the stats. Let's go back to some phone calls. Go ahead. Hello?
Hello, do you know?
Hi, how are you?
First time caller.
Okay.
I'm a season ticket holder. I'm a little under the weather today. I was just wondering, a point of information.
All right.
If the Patriots go to the Super Bowl, do we as season ticket holders get preference? Do we get any preference in prize getting on the amount of tickets?
If you're a season ticket holder, yes. Every season ticket holder will be a lot.
It's so many per ticket that they have as a season ticket.
You know what I mean. If you have 10 tickets, you're going to be allowed so many to purchase as a Super Bowl.
Does the Patriots send off any information on that?
Well, they haven't got to that point yet. It's a little premature at this time.
Well, I don't think so.
You guys keep doing a good job, right?
Well, we're not doing it. I'll tell you that.
You guys really play with...
They're playing outstanding football, and they're taking advantage of opportunities that are given to them, and that is what a good team will do.
And they're doing it, and they did it today. Now, mind you, Houston is a team to be reckoned with.
I'm sitting here, and we got a nice comfortable 23-7 lead at this point, but I think they're still in the ballgame.
Houston Oilers can move that football, and if they get any opportunities, it could be a little closer than second half.
I won't get them. Don't worry.
Oh, I'm not worried, but I'm a little bit aware of the fact that they can do it. Okay?
Thanks, you know.
Alright, thank you. Alright, go ahead and take another call. Go ahead, join here.
Hello? Hello?
Yeah, you got your radio on, too?
Hello?
Oh, we're having no difficulty once again.
Alright, well, go ahead, you're on here. Hello?
Alright, half-time here at Schaper Stadium.
We're trying to get some phone calls, and we've had a little difficulty as of late here, and if we can get that cleared up, we'll take some more calls.
Okay, so we're going to take a look at the point once again, the Patriots leading the Oilers 23-7 at half-time.
Okay, the half-time score is Patriots 23-7, stand by for the second half tick off.
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It's now 22 to 17. All right here are the official first half sets.
We'll reach out the first half for you. The pitch is 14 first downs.
The oiler is 6. Total yards 231 for the Patriots 98 for the Oilers.
Rushing 45 yards for the Oilers. 123 for the Patriots.
You saw the ball control. Really the story in the first half. And a good field position.
The turnovers early in the first half. With Houston fumbling the Patriots.
Recovering. They kept the Oiler offense off the field for a greater portion of the first quarter and into the second quarter.
And I think that this really was a story. As the Patriots then were able to have their offense develop the good rhythm
that they needed to have such an awesome running attack against their strong Oiler defense.
And this is exactly what they have done. The Oilers I'm sure are just repeating and regrouping at half time down 23 to 7.
I have been impressed with Dan Pascherini. His play action taking. His ball handling and his pass and 10 goals dropping three of the passes.
Pascherini was 3 for 9 in the first half. Not that impressive.
But take away those two drops that could have been reset. Things that could have been different.
So I look for Houston to come out throwing that ball in the second half show.
I think you know the most impressive statistic of the first half to me is that the Patriots had 100 Makiites rushing in the first half.
The Oilers defensively are one of the best teams in the league in stopping the Rucks.
So the Patriots ran into the Oilers strength and were able to do a pretty good job on them.
I think also we have to consider the field position with their side of their series and that helped their running game considerably.
He said to kick it off. Deep 4 Houston. Dirden to the near side and full to the far side. Posey kicking off from left to right with a wind at his back for the third quarter.
And it's a high twisting kick coming down to Dirden at the 9. He drops it, picks it up, heads to the right at the 15.
Trying to cut up the middle of the 20 and is hit at about the 23 yard line.
Covered by rookie Mike Hawkins along with number 83. Getting up off the pile. Don Westbrook.
Westbrook has been doing an excellent job on the special teams for the Patriots.
I'd like to point that out. Don, reserve receiver has been doing a good job for them.
Patriots special teams today appear to be playing better than they have in some time.
While they're picking it up as the year goes on, the rest of the team playing well, it usually falls right in hand.
All three areas and segments of the team start to develop and play well.
Carpenter the full back and Campbell the tail back. Back to throw is a Pasterrini on first down.
He fires to the near side of his cock by Ken Burrow.
Off and out of bounds at about the Patriot 39 yard line.
A fast completion on the out the deep out to Ken Burrow for a first down for Houston.
Oh, obviously the orders in the second half or at least off of that first play will be doing something that I thought they'd be doing coming into the game.
And that is throwing on first down to try to mix up the Patriots defensively.
Lunsford, Hamilton and Bishop the front line. It is first in 10 Houston at their own 39.
On the right wing is Caster. Wide left is Paul. The give comes to Campbell sweeping wide to the right.
He is hit as he gets to the 40-41 yard line. Chasing it down from the back side to make the tackle for the Patriot was Ray Hamilton.
Excellent play. Lunsford had him up front and Hamilton came in from the back side to bring Campbell down by the shoot-tops.
It is a gain of two yards to the 41 yard line second down and eight yards to go Houston at their own 41 yard line.
An official timeout has been taken here. Prentice McCray is hobbling off the field and Dick Connors can replace him at strong safety.
McCray has had a knee problem and Doug Bedoin who has been playing strong safety has a hip problem.
Injured his hip in the first half last week at Buffalo and he really is not in good enough shape to play until Dick Connors is playing at strong safety.
Alright, the Oilers come out. Caster in the left slot and Burrow wide to the left.
Tight to the right is the tight end barber and eye formation behind Pasterrini on second down and eight.
The first man through, Carpenter gets the call and he is planted at the line of scrimmage.
He was trying to spin to the outside but McGee, Schoen and Haynes were all in on the stop when they really leveled him.
At the 42 yard line it is a gain of a yard, third down and seventh.
Carpenter's second year running back from Miami of Ohio, 6-1, 2-14. He is a good runner, not a great runner but a good runner.
Does a lot of things well. Now Campbell is out and the Oilers come in with the three wide receivers.
Caster wide to the right, into the left slot is Renfrow, wide of left is Burrow.
Loan setback Carpenter. They're down in 7 Houston at their own 42.
Back to throw is Pasterrini. Sets it up. Fires over the middle. It is intercepted by Nelson at the 50.
That's a 45. That's a 40 as Houston and drag out of bounds at the Oilers 37 yard line.
Gene Nelson, 6 off his fifth pass of the season.
In the right spot at the right time Nelson played it, read it like an open book.
He had Mike Renfrow breaking across the middle, Pasterrini looking at him right away.
He did not see Steve Nelson coming from the other side as he cut right in front once again,
making an interception that we've seen him duplicate many, many times this year.
Not many times but two or three times anyway at the interceptions that he does have.
And he has those hands all padded up, outstanding hands going up reaching and making those interceptions.
First and 10 Patriots at the Oilers 37.
Grogan has Morgan to the left and Jackson to the right. Long count by Grogan.
The give is on a draw to Andy Johnson cutting inside the 35 of the 33 yard line.
Gene on the play of four yards, second down and six, making the tackle with Greg Bingham for the Houston Oilers.
Sixth year player from Purdue, he's a big guy. Not overly tall but he's broad. 6-1, 2-40.
And now Horace Ivory comes in and Andy Johnson goes out.
The Patriots on second down and six at the Oilers 33. This set up on a pass at the interception by Nelson at the Patriot 45
and he ran it back to the Oilers 37.
Grogan on second down. It is Ivory to the right side turning the corner at the 30 at the 25,
spinning, twisting on his feet down to the Oilers 24 yard line.
Criss down, Horace Ivory.
Grogan faked a bootleg that way and pulled some of the defenders of Houston over that way,
and gave Horace Ivory more room on this right side because he did not get to pursuit with that great speed
once he turns the corner, can pick up the yardage.
Horace Ivory is one of the most genuinely humble people I've ever met in my life. He really, really is.
Very, very humble guy.
First down Patriots at the Oilers 24.
Morgan to the left, Jackson to the right, Cunningham and Johnson in the backfield.
Grogan on a gift to Cunningham turning it wide to the left, turning the corner at the 20,
running down the sideline and out of bounds.
Inside the 20 yard line, they will spot it down around the 17 yard line.
Stemwick chased him out on the far side, but it's a 7 yard gain for Cunningham.
They get second down and three for the Patriots.
Cunningham now with 76 yards rushing in the game.
Stanley Morgan with a great cutback block on Mike Rinefeld, the safety man who was coming over there.
Stanley on the left sideline came back over the middle and just cut him right down.
Carlos Pennywell is in, wide to the left, Jackson wide to the right.
Francis tight to the right side, getting colder here at Shaper.
Second down and three Patriots.
It is Cunningham up the middle, smacking inside the 15, down to about the 13 yard line on an up for a Patriot.
First down, Robert Brazil takes the tackle for the orders, but Cunningham has a first down at the Houston order 13 yard line.
Cunningham inching closer to the 100 yard mark. He has not done it yet this season, but his last couple of games have just been outstanding.
Now the Patriots have them all down at the order 13 yard line and one of the orders is shaking up on the players coming out.
That's Curly Culp.
Here's the favoring his left shoulder.
Culp's replacement at the nose tackle for the orders is Ken Canard and he's into the ball again.
Now the Patriots have been running successfully up the middle to show you the job that Len Kytus has been doing on Culp.
They have been getting big yardage up the middle.
Let's see if they will try to take advantage of Canard now.
First and 10 at the order 13.
Rogan calling signal. Rogan to give to Cunningham, breaks it to the left, inside, down to about the 10 yard line and again around three.
He is ripped down there at the 10 yard line by Kiner and Bingham of Houston.
They spot the ball to the 10 yard line. It's again up three, second down and seven for the Patriots at the order 10.
Three yards for Cunningham now gives him 83.
83 yards rushing for Sam Cunningham and 15 carries.
Ball at the order 10 yard line with second and seven. The Patriots leading 23 to seven.
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Slot left formation. Rogan on a give. Two Johnson to the right.
Inside the 10 he goes down to about the 8 yard line.
This threading is way through.
Kiner again on the tackle for the Oilers along with Brazil and Canard.
They'll spot the ball down about the Houston 8 yard line where it will be third down and five for the Patriots at the order 8.
Third and five.
And now Morgan comes in and Pennywell comes out.
Patriots have not thrown to Francis very much today.
This is the kind of situation where Francis could be a target.
Wide left is Jackson and the left slot goes Morgan.
Cunningham the full back offset left half is Ivory.
Francis tight to the right. Rogan bootlegging to the right side.
Going to keep it and go.
Driving down but stopped at about the 7 yard line. He gained only about a yard.
Washington was there for the Houston Oilers.
Along with Mike Lenfell.
Now they tried to run the option play with of course Ivory coming to the same side.
He had no chance to make the pitch. Houston strung it out beautifully.
And forced Rogan to carry it up inside and yet they were there to stop him.
The gain was to the 7 yard line at his fourth down on the field goal attempt.
Will come from around the 15 yard line.
The about a 25 yard kick attempt for David Posey.
Dick Conn. Nealing down at the 15 yard line.
25 yard field goal attempt for Posey. 9.50 to go. Third quarter.
There's the snap. The ball is down. Posey hits it up and hits the upright.
No good. It hits the upright and dropped off to the side.
So the field goal attempt by Posey is no good.
And the Patriots 23 to 7.
With a score of the Patriots 23 to 7, let's take a timeout.
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So the 25 yard field goal attempt by Dave Posey. No good. Hitting the upright and bouncing off.
And the Patriots lead remains the same. 16 points. 23 to 7. The order is now taking over first and 10 at their own 20 yard line.
We have 9 minutes 43 seconds to go in the third quarter.
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One loan setback double tight ends wide receivers to both side. It is the pass to the left side to follow.
It is incomplete. A wide receiver screen to Ken Morrill on the near side right through his hand.
That's the third ball he's dropped today. He's having a tough day feeling that ball.
Patriots in the last two drives now have come up without a score goal and that's just giving Houston that little breath that they need.
The last two times they've driven down into Houston territory. Tried two field goal attempts and came up short.
So 23 to 7. And Houston still trying to get back in.
Red for a wide to the right. Back to throw past Arrini. Sets it up. Flares it out to the right to Campbell at the 20.
Campbell at the 25. Hit and knocked down at about the 34 yard line. Ray Hamilton pursuing in on the tackle with a sable for the Patriots.
And Rod Schott. But it's the first down for the Oilers on the screen pass to Earl Campbell.
The Patriots scored on their first five possessions with three field goals and two touchdowns.
The last two trips down the field have ended up on missed field goal.
The Oilers first and ten. Ball at their own 34. Mike Renfrow son of Ray Renfrow played for the Cleveland Browns a long time ago is wide to the right.
Borrow wide to the left. Two tight ends. One setback. And that's Campbell. Campbell gets the call. It's the right side and it's stopped as he gets to the 35 yard line and a gain of a yard.
Patriots just clogging the alleys for Campbell beautifully. Richard Bishop was there with Raymond Hamilton for the Patriots.
It's going to be second down and nine yards to go for Houston at their own 35. Tony McGee in. Mel Lunsford out of the defensive line.
Schott and Sable the outside linebackers. Nelson and Hunt the inside linebackers. Conn remains at strong safety.
Now the Patriots put 11 men on the line of scrimmage on second down and eight at the 35 yard line.
Now they drop off some people. Pastorini after checking off. He goes back to throw. Sets it up. Fires near side and it is caught by Caster at the 40.
Out to the 43 and then stopped by Rod Schott of the Patriots along with the Stam Hunt both wrapping up Richard Caster.
It's again however to the 42 yard line of their abouts. Betting on the placement of the ball they'll be shy of a first down still.
Third down and about two for Houston. At the 42 yard line. Well the Patriot defense got the job done when they faked that blitz.
They forced Pastorini and the Oilers to check off to a blitz pattern and then they jump back into their normal position.
Caster coming out from the left tight end slot just came on a quick look out. Pastorini got it to him. He was wide open when he caught it
but the good pursuit of the Patriots prevented him from getting a first down.
Double tight ends for Houston. Caster on the right wing. It is third down and a long yard for the Oilers at their own 42.
They give us the Campbell to the right side. He breaks it for a first down and hurtles out the midfield before Sam Hunt drags him down.
But Campbell hit that right side in a hurry and got it out close to midfield and they spot it down at the 50 yard line for first down for the Houston Oilers
and they keep their drive alive with 7-0-3 to go here in the third quarter.
Notice one thing in this game, very few penalties have been called. Right. I haven't seen that flag one too many times. One penalty was called.
No, we had two off sides. One was declined. Both defensive off sides which is somewhat rare.
Oilers come out sending Barber wide to the left. Caster in the right slot. Wide to the right is Burrell.
It's a give to Campbell on the draw and he is nailed at midfield.
Ray Hamilton making the first hit and then let everybody else come in to support.
Hamilton got help from Haynes, Lunsford and Hunt. Hamilton has had an outstanding game for the Patriots.
The Patriot defense goaler has really done the job and so far that is the key.
Not allowing Houston to run the ball, forcing them to throw. Houston knows they can throw but they have to try to run the ball.
Second down to nine for the Oilers at the Patriot 49 yard line. I formation behind Pasterini. Pasterini play action fake.
Back to throw. Let's it go long and deep and over-thrown. Intended for either Caster or Barber. They were both in the vicinity but a hard rush.
That time by the Patriots and they hit Pasterini just as he got the ball away and certainly changed the trajectory of the pass.
Third down to nine for the Oilers at the Patriot 49 yard line. 5-55.
Left to play in the third quarter. The Patriots lead 23-7. Next Sunday we're at Shea Stadium in New York to meet the New York Jets.
12-45 every time on the Patriots football network. Wide left is double O, Ken Barrow left slot is Ren Bro, wide to the right, Caster.
Carpenter the loan set back. Barber tight to the right and motion to the right goes Ren Bro, Pasterini drops straight back to throw.
Set it up. Here's the rush. It's the screen. It is complete. The Carpenter at 45. Hit it to 50 and stops at the 49.
Outstanding defense. And again it was Ray Hamilton. Super precipile Hamilton as he was right there waiting for the screen to develop.
Again Hamilton a big play and he has had a big, big game for the Patriots. Fourth down the Oilers of force to punt.
Big hand for the defense and they deserve it. Cliff Parsley back into the ballgame for Houston to punt.
He has kicked twice so far today. His first punt was very poor. Second punt he hit pretty good.
That's the one that Morgan fumbled and led to the Houston touchdown. Deep for the Patriots' hands at the 15 and Cliff Parsley stands at his 35.
Do kick it away for the Oilers. Good snap right on the money and whistle the call. The Oilers were going to be called for delay of the game.
They used up their lot at 30 seconds and so the ball will go back to the Houston 46 yard line.
That means Haines will step up to about the 20 yard line or so to await Parsley's punt.
Parsley now stands at his 31 yard line and Lawrence of Arricano waiting to punt.
Don't garnish things too much. Parsley waiting. Arms swinging.
They're taking a long time to get the ball back. Now they do. It's on the money to Parsley and he runs out a beautiful high booming punt.
Fair catch signal for by Haines. It hits at the five and goes into the end zone. Automatic touch back. Flags are down. Flags are down.
And let's see what the penalty is. Not at the line of scrimmage either. It was downfield.
And the Patriots seem to be disagreeing with the call of the official.
Now let's see what the penalty is. Talking things over with Tim Fox. And we've had no indication yet.
Well the Oilers offense is back out on the field. Well if it's a personal foul penalty or something it would give the Oilers a first down.
That's what it's going to be. The flag is down about the 36 yard line.
As we await the word from the officials on what the penalty is.
Only other score change that we have until at this point Minnesota after spotting Chicago 7 points has gone out on top of them 14 of 7 in the second period.
Now they're coming over to explain the penalty to Chuck Fairbanks as he wants to find out what's going on.
Patriots defensive team. Now part of the defensive team. Part of the kick return team.
Illegal cut number 45 on the defense. First down.
An illegal cut against the Patriots. First down Houston. So the Oilers retain possession of the ball. First and 10.
At the Patriot 49 yard line.
He said 45. He must have meant 48 Timmy Fox I believe. All right the Oilers. Now the Patriots take a timeout.
The Patriots have called a timeout. All right let's take a timeout with a score. The Patriots 23 the Oilers 7.
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Well the penalty against the Patriots you know for the illegal cut on the punt return giving the Oilers an automatic push down.
And this keeps Houston very much in the ballgame because if they score on this possession,
now you've got a 23 to 14 ballgame as you head into the final quarter and just about anything could happen past Serene can really throw the ball.
And the Oilers are a dangerous team. Patriots have had things all their own way thus far.
Why do the righters ren for to the left is borough. Double tight ends for Houston. Carpenter the loan setback.
First and ten at the Patriot 49. Pastor any barking signals that give us to know when it is the end around the caster.
Turning it wide to the right at the 47 and he's brought down Steve Zabel.
Zabel stayed his ground. Stated home waited. Made the tackle on caster along with Steve Nelson.
It is a game of one yard on the end around to caster.
Slow and developing and I think that's what enabled the Patriot defense to get over there.
Although Zabel held his ground he needed help. Steve Nelson lined up over the middle was able to get over there.
But the good pursuit and the slow developing reverse made it unsuccessful.
Second down to nine for Houston at the Patriot 49. Pastor any the quick pitch to Carpenter turning wide to the left.
He looks to throw the ball. He doesn't. He carries down to the 45 and is ripped out of bounds.
On the near side by Richard Bishop.
We brought him down along with Steve Nelson. Nelson's having a great year.
If he doesn't make the Pro Bowl this year there should be an investigation.
Just having an outstanding year.
Ball spotted down to the Patriot 45 yard line where it is third down for the Oilers and six yards to go.
Third and sixth for Houston at the Patriot 45.
Now McCray is back in as an extra defensive back.
Hunt comes out and Lunsford goes in.
And Nelson comes out.
Third down six for Houston at the Patriot 45. Slot right formation run throw.
Pastor any goes straight back to throw.
Sets it up. Fires over the middle. It is complete to Carpenter at the 40 35 and down to the Patriot 33.
Goes Rob Carpenter. Good all around back. Brought down by Michael Haynes and Steve Zabel.
But it's the first down for the Oilers to the Patriot 33 and so Houston is marching to the Patriot 33 yard line
with 351 to go in the third quarter and the Patriots leading 23 to 7.
That was the half time score.
And one of the many big third down plays that you see.
That one coming in favor of Houston. They had to keep this drive alive in order to get back in there.
Slot right formation for the Oilers. Barber wide to the left.
Renfro in the right slot. No tight end in there.
Pastor any play action back to throw.
Ships it. It is caught by Barber down to the 15 yard line.
First down for Houston to the tight end Mike Barber.
Pastor any is really pulling the trigger on that rifle.
It is got a blitz from Steve Zabel on the weak side that time left one man open and you had a one on one situation over the middle.
Now the importance of running for Houston is that they like to do a lot of play faking a lot of play action and run their passing that way.
So if your running game is not going it doesn't help that play action pass that much.
That's why they try desperately to run in this game.
First in 10 Houston at the 15 yard line.
Pastor any checking off at the line of scrimmage.
Pastor any on the gift to Campbell the right.
He finds the Holies inside the 10 and down to the six yard line.
He is very quick and very powerful.
You know that he's got great power but the quickness is there.
Now right there good block by Fisher number 60 providing a little bit of a whole Zabel is going to have to come and just hold on and help and hope for some help from some of his friends.
When Bob Phillips said coach of Houston was asked doesn't Campbell get up slow.
He says yes but he also goes down slow.
You won't go down at all unless you really get a hold of him.
Second down in a couple.
They get hold of him here.
It'll be shy of the first down.
Bob showed who recovered a fumble in the first hand for the Patriots is there for New England.
So be third down and around a yard to go for a first down.
Steve Zabel comes out and Steve King replaces him for the defense of the New England Patriots.
Third down and one.
Houston needs a touchdown.
They got to have a touchdown.
They've got two down to run it if they choose to do that.
I don't believe they're not going to go for three points.
Just outside the five yard line.
Straight shot Campbell first down.
He flew in there didn't he?
He gets a quick start.
Oh he flew in there.
A lot of people go up over the top.
You can see right here straight shot to hit the man in motion but straight ahead.
And he is low to the ground when he gets a hold of that football and goes into the line.
A lot of backs will jump over top but I don't know where you're going to go.
You've got to sub marine to make sure that you get underneath him.
This is the 17th play of this drive.
Campbell.
He has stopped short.
Raymond Hamilton at the bottom of the stack.
This drive started back at the Houston 20 yard line.
47 seconds now counting down.
43 seconds win the third quarter.
They ought to get moving because they score a touchdown.
They want the win to their back when they kick off.
But I'm sure they're thinking first things first.
Diving touchdown Houston.
Rob Carpenter his second touchdown of the afternoon.
His fifth on the year and is now a 23 to 13 ball game.
The Oilers are right back in.
I said that Earl Campbell goes underneath while they get the other kind right here up over top.
Rob Carpenter and gets into the end zone with still 23 seconds remaining on the clock.
So when they kick off they're going to have the win to their back.
And they had a reprieve on the kick.
Fintaly against the Patriots costing them in the end.
The bottom line six points maybe seven.
Tony Fritz with the extra point attempt.
It is good.
It is now New England 23 Houston 14 23 seconds left to go.
Third quarter.
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Tony Fritz to kick it off for the Houston dollars and you know they've come back strong here in this ball game.
And I've got a feeling that the fourth quarter is going to be a rip snort.
Well the two drives we talked about the Patriots coming up short without any scores just kept Houston alive.
A little longer they took advantage with that big penalty.
It drove 80 yards for a second touchdown in their ball game.
I'd fetch to kick it off into the win.
Deep for the Patriots is Claybourne.
He's up around the 17 yard line.
Figuring on some help from the win.
Fritz moves into the ball and he hits it end over end.
Claybourne will field it at the 15 he drops it he picks it up back at the 10.
Now he's heading up field at the 15 heading left at the 20 and slips across to about the 25 or 26 yard line.
Where the Patriots offense will go to work first and 10 at their own 26.
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Marked at the 24 yard line.
The officials saying that Claybourne's knee touchdown at the 24.
So the Patriots are first and 10 at their own 24 yard line.
Jackson wide to the right Morgan to the left Cunningham the fullback Johnson on the left wing.
Rogan on first down calling signals to give us to know when Groganon play action fake back to throw.
Shoots it long and deep for Harold Jackson and it is intercepted at the 28 yard line on a great defensive play by Willie Alexander.
Cutting right in front of Jackson and making the interceptions the Patriots tried to go deep to Jackson and the bomb and the
orders get the interception at their own 28 yard line.
Willie Alexander's fifth pass interception of the season and now the Oilers have the ball with four seconds to go in the third quarter.
The Patriots lead by 23 to 14 but the Oilers with a definite opportunity in the momentum.
Gina in this game has swung toward the Oilers after that first half.
Well I gotta agree with you Houston has got themselves something going here offensively.
They've been trying to run.
They are just getting a little more out of their running game and that has been helping their passing game.
But now another turnover in the offense once again with the ability to develop better rhythm.
Basterini has them set first and 10 at the Houston 28.
Carpenter the fullback Campbell offset left half.
Basterini on the gift of carpenter right up the chute and he bangs it out to the 33 yard line and again about five yards of the play.
That's the end of the third quarter.
The score after three quarters at Shaper Stadium in Foxborough the Patriots 23 in the orders 14.
Back at Shaper Stadium in Foxborough and just a few minutes after our next break you know capillity will be taking phone calls at 2545678 to discuss the first half of the game with you.
Here's the way the scoring went in the first half at the 1043 mark of the opening quarter David Fossey hit a 32 yard field goal three nothing Patriots.
A minute and 13 seconds to go in the first quarter David Fossey a 34 yard field goal six nothing Patriots.
1455 in the second quarter five seconds into the second quarter for a five yard run 13 nothing Patriots.
Later on in the second quarter with a 26 to play.
Fossey hit a 37 yard field goal to make it 16 nothing Patriots.
Then with 324 to go in the quarter Steve Gruggen bootlegging in from seven yards out and the Patriots were on top 23 to nothing.
The others then recovered a fumbled punt by Stanley Morgan at the Patriots 35 yard line and they drilled it in the score.
Rob Coppenter for eight yards out 23 to seven.
Fossey missing a 38 yard field goal in the final play of the first half and that's the way it stands at half time.
The Patriots leading by 16 points a strong all around two way performance for the Patriots offensively and defensively as they shoot for their eighth win in a row.
The Patriots on top 23 seven at the half.
The Dolphins are leading Buffalo 23 14 in their game up in Buffalo.
Meanwhile it is half time here at Shaper Stadium in Foxborough with a score the New England Patriots 23 and the Houston Orders seven.
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Okay and welcome to the half time show here at Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough on Geno Capillari.
The half time score of the New England Patriots 23 on the Oilers 7.
Other quick scores Detroit 14, Tampa 10 in the second period, Philadelphia 7, the Jet 3 in the second period,
and Washington and the Giants tied at 3 also in the second period.
In Miami leading Buffalo, Gilles has been saying 23-14.
I just heard it might be 22-14 and that is also in the second period.
Denver leading Cleveland 7-0 in the second period.
Okay we're going to take some phone calls now and see what you have to say about the first half action.
Go ahead, you're on the air. Hello.
Hello, Gino. Hi, how are you?
Pretty good. You're on the air.
I'm going to ask you one question.
Go ahead.
What is the percentage of plays that are called by Fairbanks in a game?
The percentage of plays that are actually not called by Fairbanks. It's like a conference amongst the coaches.
They had two coaches up in the press box who are sending the plays down and they're sending them two chucks.
Of course they talked to him about them and Ron Earhart and Ray Berry calling them from up here.
So then they send them in.
But I would say that a great portion of them are sent in and Steve Grogan has the option to check it off
once he gets up the line of the scrimmage or call a play date. He would rather call in the huddle.
Of course it's something that is understood amongst them. But I would say that a greater portion is called by the coaches.
Yeah, have you heard anything about the development of Steve Kiner? Are we playing for Houston or I'm back in position?
Well, he's held down that regular linebacker position for the Houston Oilers ever since he left the Patriots.
So, you know, he's been there a long time and he's obviously doing a job.
We've got to go ahead.
Okay, and also Sam's having a my car just released and I told you I probably might be off through but I don't think he'll be doing much better.
No, as good as he can.
Well, Sam was a little disappointed in what he has been doing earlier in the campaign.
Like Gil has said, he fought off some shoulder and knee injuries early and he wanted to carry the ball more and he felt like he could be doing more
for the team running the ball and he just needed a little vote of confidence.
He got it from the coaching staff that gave him the ball and he's been doing the rest. He's just been outstanding in the last eight area.
Coach 617 if you're calling from out of town. Go ahead. Let's take another call. You're on here.
You were on here. Hello.
Okay, I guess we lost that caller for a moment, but perhaps we'll get it back again.
All right, is he there now? No, not yet.
Okay, well, let's look at some of the first half stats as soon as we get this cleared up, we'll take some more calls.
Pastoreini is 3-9, 44 yards. Grogan, 8-12, 124 yards.
And the total offense, this is the story of the Patriots, 8-8 by Great Steel,
position 224 yards total offense and the others 93.
Okay, we got another phone call. Go ahead. You're on here.
Hello. Hello, Gino. Hi.
Andy Johnson, 4K for 12 yards.
Grogan himself is carried 4 yards. 4 times for 21 yards.
Earl Campbell, the other side is carried 10 times 31 yards and he has come into this game with some
terrific running back and football player and the Patriots have done well to contain this guy up to half time.
So that's really the story of the stats. Let's go back to some phone calls. Go ahead. Hello.
Oh, Gino. Hi, how are you? First time caller. Okay.
This is Dan from Arlington. I'm a seasoned ticket holder. I'm a little under the weather today.
I'm a little under the point of information. If the Patriots go to the Super Bowl, do we as
season ticket holders get preference? Do we get any preference in price getting the amount of tickets?
If you're a season ticket holder yet, every season ticket holder will be allowed
so many per ticket that they have as a season ticket. You know what I mean.
If you have 10 tickets, you're going to be allowed so many to purchase as a Super Bowl.
Does the Patriots send us any information on that? Well, they haven't gone to that point yet.
It's a little premature at this time. Well, I don't think so. You guys keep doing a good job.
Well, we're not doing it. I tell you that. You guys really play with the team.
They're playing outstanding football and they're taking advantage of opportunities that are given to them
and that is what a good team will do and they're doing it and they did it today.
Now, mind you, Houston is a team to be reckoned with and I'm sitting here and we got a nice comfortable
23 to 7 lead at this point, but I think they're still in the ballgame.
Houston Oilers can move that football and if they get any opportunities, it could be a little closer than second half.
I won't get them. Don't worry. Oh, I'm not worried, but I'm a little bit aware of the fact that they can do it.
Okay? Thanks, you know. Alright, thank you. Alright, go ahead and take another call. Go ahead.
Go on here. Hello?
Yeah, you got your radio on sir.
We're having a little difficulty once again. Alright, well, go ahead. You're on the air. Hello?
Alright, half time here at Schaper Stadium. We're trying to get the phone calls and we've had a little difficulty as of late here
and if we can get that cleared up, we'll take some more calls.
At this point, once again, the Patriots leading the Oilers 23 to 7 at half time.
Okay, the half time score is Patriots 23 to Oilers 7, stand by for the second half tick off.
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And we've just been informed that Buffalo is now the gap up against Miami. We're playing in Buffalo.
It's now 22 to 17. All right here are the official first half sets. We'll reach out to first half 40.
The Patriots 14 first downs. The Oilers 6th. Total yards 231 for the Patriots 98 for the Oilers.
Racking 45 yards for the Oilers. 123 for the Patriots.
You saw the ball control. Really the story in the first half. And a good field position to turn over as early in the first half.
With Houston fumbling the Patriots recovering. They kept the Oiler offense off the field for a greater portion of the first quarter and into the second quarter.
And I think that this really was a story. As the Patriots then were able to have their offense develop the good rhythm that they needed to have such an awesome running attack against a strong Oiler defense.
And this is exactly what they have done. The Oilers. I'm sure just repeating and regrouping that half time down 23 to 7.
I have been impressed with Dan Pacerini. His play action taking. His ball handling and his pass and Tim Bowles dropping three of the passes.
Pacerini was 3-9 in the first half. Not that impressive. But Pacerini those two drops that could have been reset.
And it could have been different. So I look for Houston to come out throwing that ball in the second half.
I think you know the most impressive statistic of the first half to me is that the Patriots had 100 maybe yards rushing in the first half.
The Oilers defensively are one of the best games in the league in stopping the Rucks.
So the Patriots ran into the Oilers' strength and were able to do a pretty good job on them.
I think also we have to consider the field position with their side of their series and that helped their running game considerably.
Posey set to kick it off. Deep 4 Houston. Dirden to the near side and Fould to the far side. Posey kicking off from left to right with a wind at his back for the third quarter.
And it's a high twisting kick coming down to Dirden at the 9. He drops it, picks it up, heads to the right at the 15.
Trying to cut up the middle of the 20 and his hit at about the 23 yard line.
Covered by rookie Mike Hawkins along with number 83. Getting up off the pile. Don Westbrook.
Westbrook has been doing an excellent job on the special teams for the Patriots. I'd like to point that out.
Don, reserve receiver has been doing a good job for them.
Patriots special teams today appear to be playing better than they have in some time.
They're picking it up as the year goes on. The rest of the team playing well. It usually falls right in hand.
All three areas and segments of the team start to develop and play well.
Carpenter the full back and Campbell the tail back. Back to throw is a Pasterrini on first down.
He fires to the near side. It is caught by Ken Burrow.
Off and out of bounds at about the Patriot 39 yard line.
A fast completion on the out the deep out to Ken Burrow for a first down for Houston.
Oh, obviously the orders in the second half or at least off of that first play will be doing something that I thought they'd be doing coming into the game.
And that is throwing on first down to try to mix up the Patriots defensively.
Lunsford Hamilton and Bishop the front line. It is first in 10 Houston at their own 39.
On the right wing is Caster. Wide left is Paul. The give comes to Campbell sweeping wide to the right.
He is hit as he gets to the 40-41 yard line.
Chasing it down from the back side to make the tackle for the Patriots was Ray Hamilton.
Excellent play. Lunsford had him up front and Hamilton came in from the back side to bring Campbell down by the shoot-tops.
There's a gain of two yards to the 41 yard line second down and eight yards to go Houston at their own 41 yard line.
An official timeout has been taken here.
Prentice McCray is hobbling off the field and Dick Conn has come in to replace him at strong safety.
McCray has had a knee problem.
And Doug Bedouin, who has been playing strong safety, has a hip problem.
Injured his hip in the first half last week at Buffalo and he really is not in good enough shape to play and so Dick Conn is playing at strong safety.
All right, the Oilers come out. Caster in the left slot and Burl wide to the left.
Tied to the right is the tight end barber.
An eye formation behind Pasterrini on second down and eight.
The first man through, Carpenter gets the call and he is planted at the line of scrimmage.
He was trying to spin to the outside but McGee, Schoatt and Haynes were all in on the stop and they really leveled him.
At the 42 yard line it is a gain of a yard, third down and seventh.
Carpenter's second year running back from Miami of Ohio, 6-1, 2-14. He's a good runner, not a great runner but a good runner.
Does a lot of things well.
Now Campbell is out and the Oilers come in with the three wide receivers.
Caster wide to the right, into the left slot is Renfrow, wide of left is Burl.
Loan setback Carpenter. They're down in 7 Houston at their own 42.
Back to throw is Pasterrini. Sets it up.
Fires over the middle, it is intercepted by Nelson at the 50. That's a 45.
That's a 40 as Houston and drag out of bounds at the Oilers 37 yard line.
C. Nelson, 6 off his fifth pass of the season.
In the right spot at the right time, Nelson planted, read it like an open book.
Oh he had Mike Renfrow breaking across the middle, Pasterrini looking at him right away.
He did not see, see Nelson coming from the other side as he cut right in front once again,
making an interception that we've seen him duplicate many, many times this year.
Not many times but two or three times anyway at the interceptions that he does have.
And he has those hands all padded up, outstanding hands going up reaching and making those interceptions.
First and 10 Patriots at the Oilers 37.
Grogan has Morgan to the left and Jackson to the right. Long count by Grogan.
The give is on a draw to Andy Johnson cutting inside the 35 of the 33 yard line.
Gain on the play of four yards, second down and six, making the tackle with Greg Bingham for the Houston Oilers.
Sixth year player from Purdue, he's a big guy. Not overly tall but he's broad, 6'1", 240.
And now Horace Ivory comes in and Andy Johnson goes out.
The Patriots on second down and six at the Oilers 33, this set up on a pass interception by Nelson at the Patriot 45
and he ran it back to the Oilers 37.
Grogan on second down, it is Ivory to the right side turning the corner at the 30 at the 25,
spinning, twisting on his feet down to the Oilers 24 yard line.
Grist down, Horace Ivory.
Now Grogan faked the bootleg that way and pulled some of the defenders of Houston over that way, gave Horace Ivory more room on this right side
because he did not get to pursuit with that great speed once he turns the corner, can pick up the yardage.
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Grist down, Patriots at the Oilers 24, Morgan to the left, Jackson to the right, Cunningham and Johnson in the backfield.
It is Grogan on a gift to Cunningham turning it wide to the left, turning the corner at the 20, running down the side line and out of bounds.
Inside the 20 yard line, they will spot it down around the 17 yard line.
Stemwick chased him out on the far side, but it's a 7 yard game for Cunningham. They get second down and three for the Patriots.
Cunningham now with 76 yards rushing in the game.
Reginald.
Credit Stanley Morgan with a great cutback block on Mike Rinefeld, the safety man who was coming over there.
Stanley on the left sideline came back over the middle and just cut him right down.
Carlos Pennywell is in, wide to the left, Jackson wide to the right, Francis tight to the right side, getting colder here at Shaper.
Second down and three Patriots. It is Cunningham up the middle, smacking inside the 15, down to about the 13 yard line and an up for a Patriot first down.
Robert Brazile makes the tackle for the Oilers, but Cunningham has a first down at the Houston Oiler 13 yard line.
Cunningham and Cunningham closer to the 100 yard mark. He has not done it yet this season, but his last couple of games have just been outstanding.
Now the Patriots have them all down at the Oiler 13 yard line and one of the Oilers is shaking up on the players coming out. That's Curly Culp.
Here's to be favoring his left shoulder. Culp's replacement at the nose tackle for the Oilers is Ken Canard and he's into the ball again.
Now the Patriots have been running successfully up the middle to show you the job that Len Kytus has been doing on Culp.
They have been getting big yardage up the middle. Let's see if they will try to take advantage of Canard now.
First and 10 at the Oiler 13. Rogan calling signal. Rogan the gift at Cunningham. Breaks it to the left, inside, down to about the 10 yard line and again around three.
He is ripped down there at the 10 yard line by Kiner and Bingham of Houston.
They spot the ball to the 10 yard line and it's a gain of three, second down and seven for the Patriots at the Oiler 10.
Three yards for Cunningham now gives him 83. 83 yards rushing for Sam Cunningham and 15 carries.
Ball at the Oiler 10 yard line with second and seven. The Patriots lead 23 to seven.
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Slot left formation. Rogan on a give. Two Johnson to the right. Inside the 10 he goes down to about the 8 yard line.
This threading his way through. Kiner again on the tackle for the Oilers.
Along with Brazil and Canard. They'll spot the ball down at about the Houston 8 yard line where it will be third down and five for the Patriots at the Oiler 8.
Third and five. And now Morgan comes in and Pennywell comes out.
Patriots have not thrown to Francis very much today. This is the kind of situation where Francis could be a target.
Wide left is Jackson and the left slot goes Morgan. Cunningham the full back offset left half is Ivory.
Francis tight to the right. Rogan bootlegging to the right side.
Going to keep it and go. Driving down but stopped at about the 7 yard line. He gained only about a yard.
Washington was there for the Houston Oilers along with Mike Redfell.
Now they tried to run the option play with Horace Ivory coming to the same side.
He had no chance to make the pitch. Houston strung it out beautifully and forced Rogan to carry it up inside and yet they were there to stop him.
The gain was to the 7 yard line. It is fourth down and the field goal attempt will come from around the 15 yard line.
It is about a 25 yard kick attempt for David Posey. Dick Connealing down at the 15 yard line. 25 yard field goal attempt for Posey.
9.50 to go. Third quarter. There is the snap. The ball is down. Posey hits it up and hits the upright.
No good. It hits the upright and dropped off to the side.
The field goal attempt by Posey is no good. And the Patriots lead the hands at 23 to 7.
The Patriots 23 to the other 7. Let's take a time out.
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Number FDIC. So the 25 yard field goal attempt by Dave Posey. No good. Hitting the upright and bouncing off.
And the Patriots lead remains the same. 16 points. 23 to 7. The other is now taking over first and 10 at their own 20 yard line.
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However WBZ radio retains the final right of selection of the announcement. The others first and 10 at their own 20. One loan setback double tight ends wide receivers to both side.
It is the pass to the left side to borrow it is incomplete. A wide receiver screen to Ken Barrow on the near side right through his head. That's the third ball he's dropped today. He's having a tough day feeling that ball.
Patriots in the last two drives now have come up without a score goal and that's just giving Houston that little breath that they need.
The last two times they've driven down into Houston territory tried to field goal attempts and came up short. So 23 to 7 and Houston still trying to get back in.
Red for a wide to the right back to throw past. Set it up. Flares it out to the right to Campbell at the 20. Campbell at the 25. Hit and knocked down at about the 34 yard line.
Ray Hamilton pursuing in on the tackle with a stable or the Patriots and Rod Schott. But it's the first down for the orders on the screen pass to world Campbell.
The Patriots scored on their first five possessions with three field goals and two touchdowns. The last two trips down the field have ended up on missed field goals.
The others first and 10 ball at their own 34. Mike Renfrow son of Ray Renfrow played for the Cleveland Browns a long time ago is wide to the right.
But oh wide to the left two tight ends for one setback and that's Campbell. Campbell gets the call. It's the right side and it's stopped as he gets to the 35 yard line and a gain of a yard.
Patriots just clogging the alleys for Campbell beautifully. Richard Bishop was there with Raymond Hamilton for the Patriots.
It's going to be second down and nine yards to go for Houston at their own 35. Tony McGee in. Mel Lunsford out of the defensive line.
Schott and Zabel the outside linebackers Nelson and Hunt the inside linebackers. Con remains at strong safety. Now the Patriots put 11 men on the line of scrimmage on second down and eight at the 35 yard line.
He dropped off some people. Pastor Rene after checking off. He goes back to throw sets it up fires near side and it is caught by Caster at the 40 out to the 43 and then stopped by Rod Schott of the Patriots along with Sam Hunt both wrapping up Richard Caster.
That's again however to the 42 yard line of their about that in other placement of the ball. They'll be shy of a first down still. They're down about two for Houston at the 42 yard line.
Well the Patriots defense got the job done when they faked that blitz they forced past Rene and the Oilers to check off to a blitz pattern and then they jump back into their normal position.
Caster coming out from the left tight end slot just came on a quick look out. Past Rene he got it to me was wide open when he caught it but the good pursuit of the Patriots prevented him from getting a first down.
Double tight ends for Houston Caster on the right wing. It is third down and a long yard for the Oilers at their own 42. They give us the Campbell to the right side. He breaks it for a first down and hurdles out to midfield before Sam Hunt drags him down.
Campbell hit that right side in a hurry and got it out close to midfield and they spot it down at the 50 yard line for first down for the Houston Oilers and they keep their drive alive with 703 to go here in the third quarter.
Notice one thing in this game. You know very few penalties have been called. You're right. I haven't seen that flag one too many times. One penalty was called. No we had two off sides. One was declined.
Both defensive off sides which is somewhat rare. Oilers come out sending Barber wide to the left. Caster in the right slot wide to the right is borough. It's a good to Campbell on the draw and he is nailed at midfield.
Ray Hamilton making the first hit and then let everybody else come in to support. Hamilton got help from Haynes, Lunsford and Hunt.
Hamilton has had an outstanding game for the Patriots. Now the Patriot defense goaler has really done the job and so far that is the key.
Not allowing Houston to run the ball, forcing them to throw. Houston knows they can throw but they have to try to run the ball.
Second down and nine for the Oilers at the Patriot 49 yard line. High formation behind Basterini. Basterini play action fake. Back to throw.
Let's it go long and deep and overthrown. Intended for either Caster or Barber. They were both in the vicinity but a hard rush that time by the Patriots and they hit Basterini just as he got the ball away and certainly changed the trajectory of the pass.
Third down and nine for the Oilers at the Patriot 49 yard line. Five fifty five. Left to play in the third quarter. The Patriots lead twenty three to seven.
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Wide left is double or okay and Barrow left slot is Renfrow wide to the right. Caster. Carpenter the Lone set back. Barber tight to the right and motion to the right goes Renfrow, Basterini drops straight back to throw.
Sets it up. Here's the rush. It's the screen. It is complete. The Carpenter at forty five. Hit it to fifty and stops at the forty nine.
Outstanding defense and again it was Ray Hamilton. Super precipile Hamilton as he was right there waiting for the screen to develop. Again Hamilton a big play and he has had a big big game for the Patriots.
Fourth down the Oilers of course the punt. Big hand for the defense and they deserve it. Cliff Parsley back into the ballgame for Houston to punt. He has kicked twice so far today.
This first punt was very poor. Second punt he hit pretty good. That's the one that Morgan fumbled and led to the Houston touchdown. Deep for the Patriots Haines at the fifteen and Cliff Parsley stands at his thirty five.
Do kick it away for the Oilers. Good snap right on the money and whistled for all the Oilers. We're going to be called for delay of the game.
Delay of the game on Houston. They used up there a lot of thirty seconds and so the ball will go back to the Houston forty six yard line. And that means Haines will step up to about the twenty yard line or so to await Parsley's punt.
Parsley now stands at his thirty one yard line and Lawrence of Arricano waiting the punt. Don't garnish things too much. Parsley waiting. Arms swinging.
They're taking a long time to get the ball back. Now they do. It's on the money to Parsley and he runs out of beautiful high booming punt.
Bear catch signal for by Haines. It hits at the five and goes into the end zone. Automatic touch back. Flags are down. Flags are down.
And let's see what the penalty is. Not at the line of scrimmage either. It was downfield and the Patriots seem to be disagreeing with the call of the official.
Let's see what the penalty is. Talking things over with Tim Fox. And we've had no indication yet. Well the Oilers offense is back out on the field.
Well if it's a personal foul penalty or something it would give the Oilers a first down. Apparently that's what it's going to be. The flag is down about the thirty six yard line.
As we await the word from the officials on what the penalty is. Only other score change that we have. Gill at this point Minnesota after spotting Chicago seven points has gone out on top of them fourteen a seven in the second period.
Now they're coming over to explain the penalty to Chuck Fairbanks. As he wants to find out what's going on Patriots defensive team. Well part of the defensive team part of the kick return team.
Illegal cut number forty five on the defense first down.
An illegal cut against the Patriots first down Houston. So the Oilers retain possession of the ball first in ten at the Patriot forty nine yard line.
He said forty five he must have meant forty eight Timmy Fox I believe. All right the Oilers now the Patriots take a timeout.
The Patriots have called a timeout. All right let's take a timeout with a score the Patriots twenty three the Oilers seven.
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Well the penalty against the Patriots you know for the illegal cut on the punter turn giving the others an automatic first down. And this keeps Houston very much in the ballgame because if they score on this possession.
I got a twenty three to fourteen ballgame as you head into the final quarter and about anything could happen past Rene can really throw the ball and the others are a dangerous team.
Patriots have had things all their own way thus far. Why do the writers run for out of the leftist borough double tight ends for Houston carpenter the loan setback. First and ten at the Patriot forty nine pastor any barking signals that give us to know when it is the end around the
castor turning it wide to the right at the forty seven and he's brought down Steve Zabel Zabel stayed as ground stayed at home waited made the tackle on castor along with Steve Nelson. It is a game of one yard on the end around.
To castor so in developing and I think that's what enabled the Patriot defense to get over there. Although Zabel held his ground he needed help. Steve Nelson lined up over the middle was able to get over there but the good pursuit and the slow developing reverse made it
unsuccessful second down and nine for Houston at the Patriot forty nine pastor any of the quick pitch to corporate attorney wide of left he looks to throw the ball he doesn't study carries down to the forty five and his riff got about on the near side by Richard Bishop.
We brought him down along with Steve Nelson. Nelson's having a great year. If he doesn't make the Pro Bowl this year. There should be an investigation just having an outstanding year.
All spotted out of the Patriot forty five yard line where it is third down for the orders and six yards to go there and six for Houston at the Patriot forty five. Now McCrae is back in as an extra defensive back.
Hunt comes out and Lunsford goes in and Nelson comes out third down six for Houston at the Patriot forty five slot right formation run from pastor any goes straight back to throw sets it up.
Fires over the middle of this complete the carpenter at the forty thirty five and down to the Patriot thirty three goes Rob Carpenter good all around back is brought down by Michael Haynes and Steve's able but it's the first down for the orders to the Patriot thirty three and so Houston is marching to the
Patriot thirty three yard line with three fifty one to go in the third quarter and the Patriots leading twenty three to seven. That was the half time score.
And one of the many big third down plays that you see that one coming in favor of Houston they had to keep this drive alive in order to stick get back in there.
Slot right formation for the orders Barbara wide of the left Renfrow in the right slot no tight end in there. Basterini play action back to throw shoots it is caught by Barbara down to the fifteen yard line.
First down for Houston to the tight end Mike Barbara Basterini is really pulling the trigger on that rifle it is. Got a blitz from Steve's able on the weak side that time left one man open and you had a one on one situation over the middle.
Now the importance of running for Houston is that they like to do a lot of play faking a lot of play action and run their passing that way.
So if your running game is not going it doesn't help that play action pass that much. That's why they try desperately to run in this game.
First in 10 Houston at the 15 yard line Basterini checking off at the line of scrimmage. Basterini on the gift to Campbell the right he finds a hole he's inside the 10 and down to the six yard line.
He is very quick and very powerful. You know that he's got great power but the quickness is there. Right there good block by Fisher number 60 providing a little bit of a hole. Zabel is going to have to come and just hold on and help and hope for some help from some of his friends.
When Bob Phillips said Coach at Houston was asked doesn't Campbell get up slow. He says yes but he also goes down slow.
He won't go down at all unless you really get a hold of him. Second down in a couple. They get hold of him here. It'll be shy of the first down.
Rod Schoed who recovered a fumble in the first half for the Patriots is there for New England. So be third down and around a yard to go for a first down.
Steve Zabel comes out and Steve King replaces him for the defense of the New England Patriots.
Third down and one Houston needs a touchdown. They got to have a touchdown. They've got two down to run it as they they choose to do that.
Hopefully they're not going to go for three points. Straight shot Campbell first down. He flew in there didn't he? He gets a quick start.
Oh he flew in there. A lot of a lot of people go up over the top. You can see right here straight shot to hit the man in motion but straight ahead.
And he is low to the ground when he gets a hold of that football and goes into the line. A lot of backs will jump over top but I don't know where you're going to go.
I'm going to go to the Marine to make sure that you get underneath him. This is the 17th play of this drive.
Campbell. He has stopped short. Raymond Hamilton at the bottom of the step. This drive started back at the Houston 20 yard line.
47 seconds now counting down. 43 seconds win the third quarter. They ought to get moving because they score a touchdown. They want the wind to their back when they kick off.
But I'm sure they're thinking first things first.
They're thinking touchdown Houston. Rob Carpenter his second touchdown of the afternoon. His fifth on the year and is now a 23 to 13 ball game.
The Oilers are right back in. I said that Earl Campbell goes underneath while they got the other kind right here up over top. Rob Carpenter and gets into the end zone with still 23 seconds remaining on the clock.
So when they kick off they're going to have the wind to their back and they had a reprieve on the kick. Fiddler against the Patriots costing them in the end. The bottom line. Six points. Maybe seven. Tony Fritz.
The extra point attempt. It is good. It is now in New England. 23. Houston 14. 23 seconds left to go. Third quarter.
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Tony Fritz to kick it off for the Houston dollars and you know they've come back strong here in this ball game. And I've got a feeling that the fourth quarter is going to be a rip snort.
Well, the two drives we talked about the Patriots coming up short without any scores just kept Houston alive a little longer. They took advantage with that big penalty drove 80 yards for a second touchdown in their ball game.
I put to kick it off into the win. Deep for the Patriots is Claybourne. He's up around the 17 yard line, figuring on some help from the wind. Fritz moves into the ball and he hits it end over end. Claybourne will field it at the 15. He drops it. He picks it up back at the 10. Now he's had enough field at the 15 heading left at the 20 and slips across to about the 25 or 26 yard line where the Patriots offense will go to work first and 10 at their own 26.
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Marked at the 24 yard line. The officials saying that Claybourne's knee touched down at the 24. So the Patriots are first and 10 at their own 24 yard line. Jackson wide to the right, Morgan to the left, cutting him the full back Johnson on the left wing.
Rogan on first down calling signals to give us to know when Groganon play action fake back to throw shoots it long and deep for Harold Jackson and it is intercepted at the 28 yard line on a great defensive play by Willie Alexander.
Cutting right in front of Jackson and making the interceptions. The Patriots tried to go deep to Jackson and the bomb and the orders get the interception at their own 28 yard line. Willie Alexander's fifth pass interception of the season and now the Oilers have the ball with four seconds to go in the third quarter.
The Patriots lead by 23 to 14 with the orders with a definite opportunity in the momentum. Gina in this game has swung toward the Oilers after that first half.
I don't agree with you. Houston has got themselves something going here offensively. They've been trying to run. They are just getting a little more out of their running game and that has been helping their passing game.
But now another turnover in the offense once again with the ability to develop better rhythm.
Pastorini has them set. First intent at the Houston 28. Carpenter the fullback. Campbell offset left half. Pastorini only gets a carpenter right up the chute and he bangs it out to the 33 yard line. And again about five yards from the play. That's the end of the third quarter. The score.
After three quarters of Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough the Patriots 23 and the orders 14. And now we go into fourth quarter action. The Houston Oilers trailing 23 to 14 have made a big comeback in this game. The Patriots dominated it.
Wow. Big gust of wind just came in almost blew. But they've made a big comeback and that the Patriots in their last two drives were unable to come up with a score. And in doing so they put on a sustained drive of 80 yards aided by a penalty. And it turns out right now it could be a big penalty on a punning situation.
Illegal cut of a defender going downfield and it gave the ball back to Houston at midfield and from there they went down and scored. Dan Pastorini and Mike Renfrow connecting on a good pass reception. A big third down. Also kept their drive alive.
And then Earl Campbell blasted from the 16 down to the 6 and then down to the 3. And there's a rock carpenter carried in with 23 seconds to go in the third period. They narrowed the gap. 23 to 14. Here we go into fourth quarter action. Here's Gil.
And the others with a win that they're back second down in five Houston at their own 33 slot left. Renfrow wide left. Borrowed the backs in a split. Pastorini on a gift to Campbell to the right side flags you down. Campbell is ripped down at the line of scrimmage.
Again Raymond Hamilton right there to make the stop with Mel Lunsford. The penalty markers are down. I think the Patriots were offside. They were. Five yards will give the others a first down. A crucial penalty here.
Paul comes out to the 38 yard line and offside number 71 on a defense. Hamilton was the man offside and the others have a first down. So where they were stopped with no gain the penalty gives them a first down.
First in 10 Houston. They're 38 wide left is for all on the right wing is Renfrow carpenter and Campbell in the backfield. Pastorini barking signals looking at a Patriot three man front. The gift comes to carpenter cutting back to the right side and haul down when he gets to the 40 yard line.
Meeting him was Mel Lunsford of the Patriots as he started to cut left and then stopped and cut it back up inside.
Paul spotted down at the 40 yard line second down 41 yard line second down in 7 Houston 14 and a half minutes to go. Richard Bishop leaving the field. We don't know what Richard's problem is.
Right now playing the right defensive end is Greg Sean on the right wing Renfrow wide to the left is for all the gift comes to a carpenter bursting across the 45 and up to the 48 49 yard line before Fox brings him down with help from a show.
But the Oilers pick up a first down out close to the 49 yard line and Fox is not getting up. Quickly Tom Haley not there with Mark Hennick to look at Tim Fox and they're looking at his left leg.
So Fox is shaken up on the play. We don't know what the situation is with Tim. Richard Bishop was holding his left hand up by his midsection and they had it wrapped up. He possibly could have been cut or something like that.
Other scores Denver 10 Cleveland 7 third quarter Philadelphia 10 and the Jets 9 in the third quarter Miami 25 Buffalo 17 in the third quarter.
Second quarter scores three to three the Giants and Redskins 14 to 13 Detroit meeting Tampa 14 to 7 Minnesota leading Chicago and Fox is coming out pretty much under his own steam.
But definitely coming to the sidelines limping a bit. Well the Oilers were on the March their first down at midfield trailing 23 to 14 the Oilers battling back. They're a tough football team.
Patriots led 23 to nothing late in the first half with the Oilers scored inside the final two minutes of the half. And since then Houston's offense has been working very very well.
13 minutes 59 seconds to go here in the ball game with the Patriots on top by nine points. And you know the way the Patriot offense has been sputtering the last couple of times.
The Oilers score again I think this thing is going to go out of the wire.
Well they put the pressure on the defense in not coming up with the scores and not getting the kind of drive they ordinarily were getting in early in the game.
And Houston recognizes this so they're trying to take advantage of that. But the thing that I like about the Houston team and what they're doing is they have not abandoned the running game.
Of course when you have a running back like Earl Campbell they've kept the proper balance running and throwing a lot of teams will abandon it.
They'll panic and go right to the throwing game and that's what the Patriots are hoping they would do.
First in 10 Houston a big field. Pastoreini on a gift to know what play action back to throw is going to be hit in sack back at the forty three yard line.
Shom and Shope in on the sack of Dan Pastoreini. That's the first sack of the game for either team.
Richard Bishop left the field with a cut finger that was injured in the first half and open cut.
Steve Zabel injured his right knee and he will not return this afternoon. Zabel injured his right knee.
Just a few moments ago and he will not be back in this ballgame. Replacing him right now is Steve King.
We had a blip that time from Rod Short and after Pastoreini faked the foley he was supposed to pick up the blitzing man he couldn't.
That's why we saw the sack.
Second down in 16 Pastoreini back to throw. Here's the rush again he fires to the right side complete the barber at the forty forty five and down to the forty eight forty nine yard line.
Back to the original line of scrimmage was Mike Barber cut down by Nelson and Claiborne and Hamilton.
They'll make it third down in 10 for the Houston others out close to midfield. They spotted at the forty nine yard line third and eleven.
Third down in 11 for Houston at their own forty nine and now Fox is back in along with Lunsford coming out.
Sharman McCray Patriots on defense third and eleven for Houston at their own forty nine.
Borrow wide to the right. Right to the left side. Pastoreini on third and eleven. Big play. Back to throw goes Pastoreini sets it up. Let's it go long and deep complete left side line.
The rent for all first down to the Patriot thirty five yard line. Well he ran the pattern in between the up man which is Rod Short who flares out into the short flat.
Michael Haynes covering the deep. Renfro just cut in between him. Pastoreini under some pressure was still able to get that pass off.
Lobb that over shows head and in front of Michael Haynes a fine reception well executed. Ray Hamilton trying desperately to get in that time it appeared from here like he was really being held.
So it's the first down for the Houston others at the Patriot thirty seven others are a tough bunch. Renfro on the right wing.
Borrow wide to the left and an official timeout is taken to get a new football.
Official fasted over to one of the other ones on the side the side judge the terrible pass.
All right the orders out. Carpenter the fullback offset left half is Campbell tight end right is Barbara on the right wing is Renfro.
Pastoreini play action back to throw fires to the right side. Upside incomplete to Campbell hard rush that time the blitz by Schott and the rush by Lunsbury.
To be second down in ten yards to go for Houston. Tim Fox is OK and back in the ball game is able to stop injured right knee and he will not be back this afternoon.
Now they're coming up with the right defensive calls. They're blitzing the right linebacker in these situations because he's looking to go the same side that the blitz is coming from the back who's getting the fake cannot pick up Schott and he was trying to hit Campbell out on that short flat.
Again it is bow to the left side and Renfro on the right wing. Pastoreini quick pitch the carpenter turning wide to the left and he is written down as he gets to about the thirty one yard line show him there to make the tackle for the Patriots.
Along with the Haynes and Carpenter is shaken up on the plane the others come out to check him over with a score of the Patriots twenty three the others fourteen let's take a time out.
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You know a better offensive club with Carpenter in their fullback you can do a lot of things and he scored the two touchdowns for them hard running good running instincts and he gives he gives Campbell a nice balance.
Well down at the Patriot thirty one yard line third down in four yards to go for the Oilers twelve minutes eight seconds to go in the game the Patriots twenty three the Oilers fourteen.
Steve King remains in his left sideline backer replacing Zabel is out with a knee injury.
I three wide receivers in.
Castor wide to the right Renfro left slot follow wide to the left third down in four.
One setback Tim Wilson pastor in he goes straight back to throw let's it go to the right side and it is incomplete.
Over defending was Tim Fox banging right into the intended receiver and that's the tight end Mike Barber.
At the fourteen yard line of the Patriots fourth down for Houston and Dick Conn coming over there to help a rich caster was growing up the sidelines.
It appeared like that's where Pastor Rene was going.
Gell and he looked like he was open Barber the tight end then just came running right into the same vicinity and it drew the safety man over there to help out Michael hands the corner.
Houston trailing by nine they want to cut the margin and attempt to forty eight yards.
Now remember Pastor Rene is holding but Fritz does have the win.
Look at here.
The cover.
And a flag is down a flag is down a shovel pass from pastor.
Offside offside against the play will stand.
Well you don't see this too often.
New England is offside but they're faking the kick and look at the little shovel pass forward.
Good blocking by Wilson outside number forty five on the outside man and good running.
And that's carpenter number twenty six to which is good news.
He was the man that was injured a couple of plays ago.
The ball just inside the fourteen yard line.
Most of the time on those fakes the the holder will fake it and roll out one way or another.
They had men on the outside to handle that.
That was an unusual type of play and it worked first down Houston.
Tim Wilson Wilson to the nine Steve King makes the tackle again a four it'll be second down and six.
You can see that you can see a difference now before the offensive line of Houston was not moving that defense back any.
Now they are so that back is getting in there and he's picking up four and five yards of crack.
Get get doing that particularly down in that tough area inside the ten yard line.
That means the offensive line is doing a job.
Chuck Fairbanks said coach of New England looking on.
Earl Campbell dives to about the seven Raymond Hamilton is the man who stopped him along with Steve King.
King replacing Steve Zabel King did a good job on that.
He came across the line of scrimmage got penetration made sure that he cut back inside not giving the outside.
Earl Campbell 66 yards 20 carry and still with 10 and a half minutes to go in the ballgame.
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Third down for the goal for a first down.
They'll run it down here.
Tim Wilson may have picked up the first down.
Let's see where the official spot the ball.
Steve King again makes the tackle.
It'll be first down goal to go.
I said they run the ball down there because there are nine points down.
So three points three points is just a lot as important as a touchdown.
Straight ahead you're looking at number 45 Tim Wilson.
He's just looking for an open spot and look at him carrying that ball with both hands.
He should do it also when he gets hit because that's the time that the ball generally pops loose.
Now they got four shots at it.
Diving over the top is Wilson and he'll come up at the one yard line.
Steve Nelson was there to greet him along with Sam.
No I believe was that Rob Carpenter.
Yes it was.
So it'll be second down and goal to go.
So the Oilers battling from behind trailing at one stage twenty three to another.
This is the time it's great to have a guy like Campbell down here.
And he is buried at the line of scrimmage when he scores.
So it's down Earl Campbell his eighth of the year.
Wasn't anything there Charlie as I said it's great to have a guy like Earl Campbell down near that goal line
because of his tremendous quickness and his great power.
Now look here he's coming straight in the line.
There isn't much there and he is so low so low that there's no way that you're going to get a hold of him.
He keeps that leg drive going right there lunging in with that great strength into the end zone.
Now we do have a game going.
Tony Fritz to attempt the point after.
Bad snap had to wait on.
It'll be no good.
So that makes it New England twenty three and Houston twenty a three point difference.
Well the ball is rolling back on the ground.
I know the past really was an outstanding baseball player and his youth didn't really have a shot at it.
Really disrupted the timing and everything and you have to get that ball off in about one point four seconds.
And there's much too long.
Ninety three left to go.
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So it's twenty three to twenty the Patriots lead down to three points with nine oh three to go in the contest.
Tony Fritch to kick it off for Houston.
Deep for the Patriots.
Ray Claiborne at the goal line and Fritch awaiting the referee's signal to kick it off.
A lot of errors in the kicking game this afternoon have been vital.
Patriots dropping a putt.
The Oilers picking it up and eventually scoring a touchdown.
The Oilers fumbling on a kickoff the Patriots recovering and going into score later on.
The kickoff comes down to Claiborne at the five up the middle of the ten heading left at the fifteen twenty turns it outside at the twenty five still on his feet at the thirty turning up to the thirty five to the thirty six
and a flag down late hit late hit against Houston that'll bring the ball out to midfield.
Here there have been a lot of errors in the kicking game this afternoon that have resulted in the score that we have right now twenty three to twenty errors on both sides.
Some bad kickoff to start the game from Tony Fritch gave the Patriots outstanding field position at the forty nine of Houston which they went into score from and then when Houston had to put.
He almost missed the ball parsley did in the ball once again in great field position to miss field goals and now a fumbled putt a fumbled putt and here we missed the point after so you're right you're the kicking game playing a big role in this game.
The ball back down to the Houston forty nine yard line a late hit on Ray Claiborne who had an exceptional kickoff returned out to the thirty six and now the Patriots are in good field position first in ten.
At the Houston forty nine.
Jackson to the right Morgan to the left cutting him in the backfield he gets the call off right tackle driving across the line of scrimmage and down to the Houston forty four.
That's what they needed that good first down play five yard game for cutting him in the first first down game of five it'll be second in five at the other forty four yard line.
I'm remaining eight and a half minutes the Patriots twenty three the others twenty in Buffalo it is twenty five seventeen Miami leading the Buffalo Bill.
Numbing cold here the Sao Pune and Shaffer Patriots out Jackson left Morgan right ivory in the backfield now he gets the call heading to the left turns the corner on his feet down to the Houston forty one and wrapped up as he gets to the forty one yard line.
The tackle made by linebacker Ted Washington of the Oilers at about the forty one yard line so it'll be third and about a yard to go for the Patriots down around the Houston forty one yard line.
They're going to bring in the two tight and off that.
They're down in the yard to go for the Patriots.
At the other forty yard line.
They just break the huddle it only got ten seconds to run the playoff so they hustle up to the line of scrimmage.
It is third down and he had to go out the Houston forty broken on a good two ivory to the right trying to turn the corner he cannot do it.
He's brought down at the forty one yard line big defensive plays.
Steve Kiner and James Young making the stop for the Oilers so it is fourth down on the yard to go at the Houston forty one.
It's leading twenty three to twenty a crucial point of the ball game.
All right they're faced with the decision now whether to try for this first down and control that ball or else punt it and it appears like they're going to try for it.
The Patriots have not funded yet in this game.
They've given the ball up twice on missed field goals and once on a pass interception.
Third down fourth down and about two before the Patriots at the Houston forty two.
The Oilers mounted up.
Rogan bootlegging left.
He's got Francis open.
He looks he fires for us.
Francis incomplete.
Yes he did.
He had Francis open much earlier.
He waited too long to unload the ball.
He had Francis wide open at about the twenty yard line by the time Steve looked up and threw the ball.
Francis was down around the ten and covering very nicely for Houston was Greg Stemrick.
And so the Oilers take over in excellent field position first and ten at their own forty one yard line.
It looked like Steve had a little problem in cross stepping in order to wind up and throw right handed.
He's running left rolling out left.
And you have to turn in order to set and throw that ball and in doing so he took up some valuable time.
Francis was wide open if he could have gotten the ball through him quickly.
And then the support came over and knocked it down as he lobbed the ball as well.
He could not put up anything on it.
Now you know you said late in the first half that you expected a rock on second half of play and that's exactly what we've had here this afternoon.
The Oilers have come back strong much to their credit.
The Patriot offense after scoring the first five times they had the ball as a sputtered here in the second half with the whole thing in no small part due to the fine defense set up by the Oilers.
The Oilers have taken the running game away from the Patriots here in the second half.
But they have done the Patriots of course had two good drives and they couldn't come up with any scores.
At that time you were sure of the importance of it because they had a commanding lead twenty three to seven.
But you could almost sense that it was just keeping Houston close enough.
They had this high powered offense.
They have been a second half team.
Their most productive scoring quarter has been the last quarter in which they've scored 60 points.
So they're the type of team throughout this season who has come back in the second half and have made close games out of games that seem to be out of reach.
And so now it's up to the Patriot defense with 642 to go on the Patriots leading by three points.
Slot right formation run throw wide to the right ball wide to the left is Barber high formation behind pastor any first down play action fake back to throw pump fake.
He shoots it long and deep as man is open.
Box was in behind them.
Renfrow leaping high in the air at about 11 yards line.
Just could not hold on.
And it is second down as the others went for the whole enchilada on that one second and ten Houston second down and ten yards to go for the other.
He had Renfrow in the right slot once again the play action past green he does it so well it contains that rush just momentarily allows him to get back and the receivers are downfield he was open to me.
Fox was racing to get back there.
Got there just in time as the ball hung same formation run for a right slot follow wide to the right Barber wide to the left high formation carpenter and Campbell behind pastor any to give us to know and play action fake pastor any step.
He looks he fires it is incomplete intended for Campbell at midfield.
Good defensive play by Steve Nelson.
Cutting in front of Campbell and knocking the ball down with his right hand.
Ten or the Oilers at their own 41.
Oilers have been productive on third down plays they have hit five out of 10 for 50% and anything over 35% on third down plays is considered good.
The Oilers have been dangerous on third down here this afternoon and here they're faced with a third intent at their own 41.
Six twenty seven to play 23 to 20 to Patriots lead.
Why to the right.
Renfrow.
Why to the left.
Right and right Barber.
Offset left half Campbell.
Pastor any on third down.
He is straight back to pass.
Here's the rush he fires right side complete the barber first down to the Patriot 45.
Let's write and Mike Barber right down by Nelson and Claybourne with pastor any hitting Barber right on the money at the Patriot 45.
And so the Oilers have a first down boy talk about a big third down play.
Oh they've been very dangerous on third down throughout the game.
Now McGee is out and Greg Boyd comes in for the Patriots to play the left defensive end.
Barrow goes wide left Renfrow goes into the left slot copper into the full back and Campbell the tail back in an eye formation.
Barber is tight to the right side.
Pastor any checks over the Patriot defense.
They give us to know on and play action back to throw pastor any here's the group.
He wasn't going to miss that one Charlie made sure he nestled that right in his stomach.
Officials time out and Oiler.
Rob Carpenter second time in the ballgame that he's been shaking up as we look to the play one more time.
Play action passed you can see 57 Nelson was reading run first past ready took a shot afterwards but there it is right in the middle of his stomach.
That time double O Kenny Burrows was not going to give up the football.
He wasn't going to drop that ball at the 19 yard line will take a time out with the score.
New England 23 Houston 20.
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Second half as they were completely decimated in the first half.
They're reeling now by three.
Earl Campbell.
Campbell inside the 15 yard line.
Good thrust.
Picking up four or five yards and this is tough territory down here.
He's not getting a whole lot of daylight.
Six yards deep.
Six and a half yards deep in the backfield.
He's looking to see wherever he can go.
The big guard, number 64, George Reiner.
That's about four yards.
They need another play like that.
Four minutes, 45 seconds.
Left of the ball game.
Campbell gets the call one more time.
Well, there was nothing there that time.
He ran right into the defensive line.
Rod Schoen, Sam Hunt.
It could be that past Terini is making sure that...
Look where that ball is, right in the middle of the field.
So that it is a straight ahead shot for the field goal kicker
if they don't make the first down.
Third down, four.
I would suspect they might run it on his team.
Bum likes to gamble.
No, they'll run.
Wilson.
He will come up shy of the first down.
We will go for the tie.
It was sort of a draw play.
Officials taking their time out,
probably taking a close look to see exactly where it is.
Well, do you recall not too long ago
the New England Patriots on fourth down went for it?
Now does Houston want to settle for a tie right now
or just about four minutes to go?
I would suspect that the offensive line
is trying to talk Bum into going for it if they are sure.
Measurement asked for.
Oh, they don't need much, do they?
Wilson.
Just by that much.
Just about a foot, a little over a foot to go.
That's right.
Now go back to that field goal attempt.
Go back to the extra point.
Houston wants the tie out.
Chuck Fairbanks looks on.
The extra point.
The extra point was big because now a field goal put you ahead.
Now they're in a position with a record of six and four
that they got to be concerned about making the playoffs.
And they don't want to get into overtime,
I'm sure, with the New England Patriots.
Houston with a tie out and a discussion.
The only problem here though is this.
Even if they make the first down,
who's to say that they're going to score a touchdown?
That's right.
We'll take a timeout.
Three fifty seven left in the ball game.
Twenty three, twenty.
Houston is treading.
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The backyard line pours down just over a foot,
disdaining a field goal attempt for a tie.
Going for the first down.
Campbell the remaining back.
Caster in motion.
He gets it.
Campbell gets the first down.
And brother, I'll tell you, he got it on his strength
because he was met by that New England line,
right at the line of scrimmage,
and that great leg drive got him the first down.
You can see Caster in motion,
and you can see the offensive line moving,
but there isn't a whole lot of movement there,
but when Mr. Campbell hits that line,
it's going to get enough movement right there.
He's met right there at the line of scrimmage,
but he ends up making about a yard or so.
Seventy-one yards in the ballgame.
Twenty-four carries for Earl Campbell.
There's no secret who was going to get that football that time.
Inside the eight yard line, first down goal to go.
Campbell to the four.
Maybe the four and a half, just inside the five,
across the yard line, Sam Hunt makes the tackle.
That was a big first down because as you look at the clock right now,
three minutes, 15 seconds,
they're inside the ten yard line,
inside the five yard line,
they score a touchdown and run out that clock down pretty good.
May not be that New England would have any time to do anything.
It seems they don't make it, they kick a field goal and tie it,
and they won't have much of an opportunity to do anything.
Campbell and Wilson are running back.
Five yard penalty, too much time.
No way you're supposed to do that.
That clock is right up in front of him up on the scoreboard.
So it'll move back to the ten yard line.
Costly delay of game.
Basterini was moving Campbell.
Well, what was happening, he probably was changing the,
look at his, he's moving his backs because he's probably changing the play
on the line of scrimmage, getting everybody in position.
But the most important thing that he had to worry about
is up on the scoreboard, and that is the clock.
Took too much time.
That's costly five yards.
And it's still second down, goal to go, now at the tail.
He'll throw.
As a man,
touchdown!
Ritz Castor, Castor his fourth touchdown of the year.
And for the first time in the ballgame,
Houston leads, he beats Dick Coyle.
Well, I'll tell you, they have man-to-man cover.
He's down on the goal line because they had to worry about stopping the run.
There wasn't going to be any zones back there.
Casper is a dangerous man near that goal line.
Now, I'd like to say that the then pass to Rini took that time
so he'd get better position and more of an area to throw.
But I don't believe that's the case, but it was a good throw and a good catch.
And what a turnaround we've had this afternoon by the Houston Oilers.
59 yards on the drive as you look to the touchdown pass again
to Ritz Castor, acquired from the Jets at the beginning of the season.
Another bad snap!
It is two bad snaps!
An extra point of depth.
So the margin remains three points.
I don't...
That wasn't... that didn't look so much with bad snap as Dan maybe just didn't handle the ball.
You can see Tony Fritsch, he didn't know what to do there.
Now, once again, it's a big play.
It's now only a three-point difference with two minutes,
39 seconds remaining in the ballgame.
Houston will be kicking off to New England.
Both the Patriots and the Oilers have two timeouts remaining in the ballgame.
Dan Pasterinni, 12 for 19, 156 yards in the second half.
So they have turned things around.
They've got to get that extra point game down a little bit better than what they've been doing.
Houston 26, New England 23.
First time in the ballgame, the Oilers have led the margin is three.
New England's cold, they haven't had the football, they haven't been out there.
The offense has been standing around this whole second half.
Fritsch kicks off.
Claiborne, seven yard line.
Raymond to the 50, to the 20.
Boomer roommate of Earl Campbell at the University of Texas.
In fact, he was the man who helped recruit Earl Campbell when he made his appearance
as a senior in high school in the campus of Austin.
Take a look at the snap.
The ball wasn't that far off for Pasterinni to handle it.
But the whole thing is that if you have to get that kick off in about 1.3 or 1.4 seconds
from the snap to the kick, and if anything disrupts that,
then it disrupts the timing of the kicker.
Claiborne on the return is injured.
New England from their own 28 yard line.
Broken over the middle, passes complete.
35 yard line to Andy Johnson.
Greg Bingham makes the tackle.
A gain of seven.
It'll be second down and three.
Two, 16, clock is moving.
Time remaining in the ballgame.
They got to get hustling.
They need to get another playoff before the two-minute warning.
They only have about seven seconds.
With 3.24 to go in the first half,
New England will be the second half of the game.
In the first half, New England led 23 to nothing.
They've been shut up by the Oilers, sets in.
They'll be third down and three, cutting in the intended receiving.
Ted Thompson was there.
Two-minute warning.
We'll be giving them both pitchers.
Spicials time out.
We'll be back with the conclusion of the down and three.
Yeah, look for the backs.
He likes to go to the backs in a situation like this.
They have been in this situation.
This isn't the first time this year that New England's been in this situation.
They've been in before and they've come away a winner.
Morris Ivory will lose, Yardon.
It will be fourth down and about five.
As Ted Thompson was there, pitchers take a timeout.
Now, I don't understand that.
Going with the sweep, giving the opportunity to the linebackers
in the line to pursue along the line of scrimmage.
Morris Ivory has been held to only 16 yards in eight carries.
A week ago against Buffalo, he had a fantastic afternoon.
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Now, if Houston wins, this will be the sixth time in seven games
that they have trailed at halftime and then won.
Houston, the only game that's been a runaway is the Cincinnati game that they lost.
All other games have been seven or fewer points
that separate the difference whether they won or lost.
Except for the first half of this ballgame, which was a runaway.
And then the Oilers got it together.
That's right.
I'd like to have a tape recording of what Bum said in the locker room at halftime.
It will be fourth down and five.
33 yard line.
New England has the ball with 151 left to go.
It is too late to putt and gamble.
He's got to throw now.
You know that he's going to throw the football.
He's going to attempt to anyway.
Under strong pressure, the passes incomplete.
The Oilers will take over on down.
Houston, an unbelievable comeback.
Trailing 23 to nothing.
They've won their last seven ball games, but they're in trouble right now.
New England Patriots.
And that's seven straight victories for New England equals the club all-time record for consecutive wins.
But Houston will be breaking the string here.
Congratulations from the head man himself with 144 left to go in the ball.
Who do you think they're going to give that football to?
Would it be number 34?
I would predict.
Now, Houston two timeouts remaining.
New England has won.
At the New England 33 yard line.
He's not going to give that ball to anybody.
He's going to keep it himself and fall on it.
And New England will stop the clock.
That is their last timeout.
He cannot fall on it three more times.
Change of possession the last one.
Yes.
New England will get the ball back.
The clock stops and change of possession.
And the rest of the game starts running a play.
Now they're doing the same thing.
He's doing the division.
That's 90 seconds.
And there's 101 left.
So you're coming up 11 seconds short bomb if you fall on three straight times.
And also, yes, that would be right.
And the report that Ron Jaworski was hurt in the game in Philadelphia was carried off the field.
And the pregame show talked about the quarterbacks going down.
So that continues.
What do you think about this is a former quarterback?
Are there more quarterback injuries this year than you've seen in the past?
Well, I'd say the last few years.
I think synthetic turf has something to do with it.
And the opposition has a great deal to do with it.
The defensive men are so big and strong.
They're talking about people like Robert Brazil runs a 4-5-40, weighs 230 pounds.
And big defensive linemen out there.
You see, on synthetic turf, straight ahead, you get great traction.
So the collisions are going to be much greater than they were before.
Plus the fact that these men are all on weight programs from junior high school on.
They're much bigger and stronger than they were 15, 20 years ago.
Also, I saw a survey on the increase in size of offensive linemen, defensive linemen, all defensive players.
The only offensive player that has not grown in size is the quarterback over the last 20 years.
Oh, I don't know. I put on a few pounds.
Yes, but that's since you retired.
It's the good living.
Update on Earl Campbell.
Today, 75 yards, season total, 945 yards.
That means that next week with 55 more, he had reached the 1,000 mark.
Houston will be hosting Miami next weekend.
New England will be at the New York Jets.
What a comeback by Houston in this football game.
Really tremendous, which shows a lot of the character of what that football team is all about.
Bum Phillips is the man, of course, that directs that football team.
Snap coming with one second on the 32nd clock.
That is the timer, time remaining.
That's the timer, time remaining.
It will be fourth down and 16.
And New England will still have a possession.
You look back, a lot of strange plays.
One was that fake field goal that the shuffle passed forward,
that came up with a big first down, that got them in and got some points and got a touchdown.
The kicking game today, both sides, cozy hitting the goal post.
On the shot, it was very makeable.
Two extra points, never getting them off for Houston.
And now we're in the situation of punting.
And I'm sure that's going through the minds of the people down there,
because going back to punt the football was 16 seconds remaining.
And he's told, one thing is, get it off.
Get that football off and they're telling the men up front,
don't worry about the coverage.
Just make sure you block and don't let anybody get through.
Now you saw the clock stop was 16 seconds.
That was the countdown on the 32nd clock that stopped him.
parsley will be kicking.
New England will have one more opportunity.
They have no one back.
A long shot, they're going for the block.
Rushing 11-minute.
He gets it off.
It'll roll free.
Into the end zone.
Automatic touchback, seven seconds left in the ball game.
And only James Bond 007 himself could save it right now for New England.
All they can hope to do is put it up in the air
and hope that somebody can come down with it
or try to hit somebody in the middle out there someplace
and hope that they get it by with the tackles.
But you'll take a look at the defensive Houston when they line up for this.
You may not be able to find the deep guys
because they're going to be so deep
they're always going to be in the locker room.
You can give up anything you want on this
except letting them get across the goal line
because with seven seconds to go
they can't run that far.
I don't think in seven seconds.
From the 20-yard line, 80 yards away, no timeouts.
Brogan under pressure.
He's got to throw it.
Time is out.
It is tipped.
It is intercepted.
Houston has the football.
And sliding down is J.C. Wilson with the interception.
Capping a fantastic comeback in the second half
for the Houston Oilers
as they stay in the picture for a wild card spot
and a playoff position.
Charlie, you said it half time and I agree with you
that Houston played a miserable first half
and at that time it didn't look like they really had a prayer
of defeating the New England Patriots.
The Patriots had everything under control.
They were running with the football
and no way they were supposed to win that ball game
but they didn't know it.
Final score, Houston 26, New England 23.
This is Charlie Jones, Lynn Dawson,
Solon from Schaefer Stadium in New England.
The executive producer of today's game is Don Omeyer.
The game was produced by Larry Cirillo,
directed by Harry Coyle,
technical director Arnold Rand,
associate director Howard Bayer.
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