NFL game summary for 09/16/1973:
The Giants opened up a 27-0 lead in the first half with the help of four interceptions against Dan Pastorini. Ron Johnson ran for two TDs and gained 96 yards on 24 carries. The Oilers narrowed the gap with two Pastorini TD passes in the third quarter. Bob Gresham's 75 yards was tops for Houston, which intercepted three Norm Snead passes.
Line: Giants by 11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Oilers (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
 New York Giants (1-0-0) | 6 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
( 0- 3) NYG Pete Gogolak 44 yard field goal ( 0- 6) NYG Pete Gogolak 11 yard field goal ( 0-13) NYG Ron Johnson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) ( 0-20) NYG Don Herrmann 14 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) ( 0-27) NYG Ron Johnson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) ( 7-27) HOU Dave Parks 7 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) (14-27) HOU Ken Burrough 49 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) (14-34) NYG Joe Orduna 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
HOU NYG
First Downs: 6 29
Rushes-yards: 22-96 53-218
Yards/rush: 4.4 4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 8-17-74-4 17-29-162-3
Sacked-yards: 1-15 1-8
Net pass yards: 59 154
Net yards/pass: 3.3 5.1
Total net yards: 155 372
Total plays: 40 (55% run) 83 (63% run)
Yards/play: 3.9 4.5
Fumbles-lost: 1-0 1-0
Turnovers: 4 3
Penalties-yards: 7-55 2-10
Attendance: 57,979
Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 8 of 17 for 74 yards and 2 TDs (4 int) NYG: Norm Snead, 17 of 29 for 162 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Bob Gresham, 14 for 75 yards; Fred Willis, 5 for 7 yards; Dan Pastorini, 3 for 14 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 24 for 96 yards and 2 TDs; Vince Clements, 19 for 90 yards; Joe Orduna, 5 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Thompson, 5 for 5 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Fred Willis, 4 for 5 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Billy Parks, 1 for 15 yards; Dave Parks, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Bob Gresham, 1 for -2 yards NYG: Bob Tucker, 6 for 74 yards; Ron Johnson, 4 for 22 yards; Don Herrmann, 3 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Bob Grim, 2 for 27 yards; Vince Clements, 2 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Bob Gresham, 4 for 103 yards; Eddie Hinton, 2 for 39 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Pete Athas, 2 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: John Charles, 1 for 39 yards; Gregg Bingham, 1 for 18 yards; Jeff Severson, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Henry Reed, 1 for 36 yards; Pete Athas, 1 for 6 yards; Richmond Flowers, 1 for 0 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 6 for 236 yards NYG: Tom Blanchard, 1 for 48 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 2/4
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 8 of 17 for 74 yards and 2 TDs (4 int) NYG: Norm Snead, 17 of 29 for 162 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Bob Gresham, 14 for 75 yards; Fred Willis, 5 for 7 yards; Dan Pastorini, 3 for 14 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 24 for 96 yards and 2 TDs; Vince Clements, 19 for 90 yards; Joe Orduna, 5 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Thompson, 5 for 5 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Fred Willis, 4 for 5 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Billy Parks, 1 for 15 yards; Dave Parks, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Bob Gresham, 1 for -2 yards NYG: Bob Tucker, 6 for 74 yards; Ron Johnson, 4 for 22 yards; Don Herrmann, 3 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Bob Grim, 2 for 27 yards; Vince Clements, 2 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Bob Gresham, 4 for 103 yards; Eddie Hinton, 2 for 39 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Pete Athas, 2 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: John Charles, 1 for 39 yards; Gregg Bingham, 1 for 18 yards; Jeff Severson, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Henry Reed, 1 for 36 yards; Pete Athas, 1 for 6 yards; Richmond Flowers, 1 for 0 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 6 for 236 yards NYG: Tom Blanchard, 1 for 48 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 2/4