| Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 8, 1974 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 46942 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 38 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jon Keyworth 4 run (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 43 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 10 run (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Fred Willis 1 run (Skip Butler kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 12 run (Jim Turner kick failed) | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Jeff Queen 4 pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 12 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 15 run (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Billy Johnson |
| 20 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 53 | C | Fred Hoaglin |
| 68 | ROG | Brian Goodman |
| 75 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 82 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Willie Rodgers |
| 44 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Tody Smith |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 52 | LOLB | Duane Benson |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 57 | RILB | Steve Kiner |
| 59 | ROLB | Ted Washington |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 48 | LS | Bob Atkins |
| 45 | RS | Jeff Severson |
| 22 | RCB | Zeke Moore |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 42 | WR | Billy Van Heusen |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 61 | LOG | Tommy Lyons |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 63 | LDT | John Grant |
| 75 | RDT | Ed Smith |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 57 | LLB | Tom Jackson |
| 56 | MLB | Ray May |
| 66 | RLB | Jim O'Malley |
| 46 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 36 | LS | Billy Thompson |
| 48 | RS | John Pitts |
| 26 | RCB | Calvin Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| George Amundson | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Willie Rodgers | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Fred Willis | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | |
| Vic Washington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 31 | 183 | 5.9 | 3 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 1 | 195 | 5.1 | 1 | 65.1 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 1 | 219 | 10.4 | 1 | 101.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Johnson | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| Mack Alston | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| George Amundson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Fred Willis | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Willie Rodgers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Wells | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Queen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Haven Moses | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 1 | |
| Riley Odoms | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Willie Alexander | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Rowser | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| David Beverly | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Severson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Al Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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