| Houston Oilers at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1988 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 64683 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 71 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 30 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Kurt Sohn 8 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Freeman McNeil 8 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 50 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 4 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 47 FG | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 23 pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick) | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Mike Zordich 35 interception return (Pat Leahy kick) | 3 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 14 | QB | Cody Carlson |
| 20 | RB | Allen Pinkett |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 95 | RDE | William Fuller |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 28 | LCB | Cris Dishman |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 23 | RCB | Richard Johnson |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Toon |
| 66 | LOT | Dave Cadigan |
| 63 | LOG | Ted Banker |
| 53 | C | Jim Sweeney |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 68 | ROT | Reggie McElroy |
| 80 | TE | K.D. Dunn |
| 81 | TE | Billy Griggs |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 94 | NT | Scott Mersereau |
| 93 | RDE | Marty Lyons |
| 55 | LOLB | Alex Gordon |
| 54 | LILB | Troy Benson |
| 59 | RILB | Kyle Clifton |
| 57 | ROLB | Kevin McArthur |
| 48 | LCB | Bobby Humphery |
| 36 | SS | Rich Miano |
| 22 | FS | Erik McMillan |
| 40 | RCB | James Hasty |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Cody Carlson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Johnny Hector | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 8t | 1 |
| Roger Vick | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Pat Ryan | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken O'Brien | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Cody Carlson | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 2 | 108 | 4.3 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16.8 |
| Brent Pease | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 27 | 5.4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18.3 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 0 | 260 | 10.0 | 50t | 3 | 1 | 10 | 136.7 |
| Pat Ryan | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 52 | 10.4 | 23t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ernest Givins | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 50t | 3 |
| Mickey Shuler | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Al Toon | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Kurt Sohn | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8t | 1 |
| Roger Vick | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| JoJo Townsell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| New York Jets | |||||
| Mike Zordich | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Erik McMillan | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| John Booty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 42 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Joe Prokop | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| JoJo Townsell | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Leonard Harris | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bobby Humphery | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Sean Jones | 1.0 |
| New York Jets | |
| Mark Gastineau | 2.0 |
| Robin Cole | 1.0 |
| Scott Mersereau | 1.0 |
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