NFL game summary for 10/12/1975:

The Oilers remained very much in the AFC Central race with a 3-1 record by rolling over the Browns with the aid of three touchdown passes by Dan Pastorini. All three of Pastorini's scoring passes went to tight end Mack Alston, his first catches of the season. Billy Johnson raced 81 yards for a score with the second-half opening kickoff, his second touchdown on a kick return in two weeks. Skip Butler made good on four of six field goal attempts when drives faltered. Ronnie Coleman had his second 100-yard day with 110 yards on 14 carries while the Oilers' defenders intercepted four of Mike Phipps' passes.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	150.0 (10)	99.0 (24)	249.0 (20)	8
DEFENSE	108.3 (5)	140.0 (10)	248.3 (5)	8
OFFENSE	119.0 (16)	114.7 (18)	233.7 (22)	7
DEFENSE	132.7 (13)	278.0 (26)	410.7 (26)	4

Line: Oilers by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Houston Oilers (3-1-0)	3	17	13	7	40
Cleveland Browns (0-4-0)	3	7	0	0	10

( 0- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 39 yard field goal ( 3- 3) HOU Skip Butler 46 yard field goal ( 3-10) CLE Hugh McKinnis 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) (10-10) HOU Mack Alston 6 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) (17-10) HOU Mack Alston 5 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) (20-10) HOU Skip Butler 33 yard field goal (27-10) HOU Billy Johnson 81 yard kickoff return (Skip Butler kick) (30-10) HOU Skip Butler 25 yard field goal (33-10) HOU Skip Butler 21 yard field goal (40-10) HOU Mack Alston 11 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick)

                     HOU             CLE
First Downs:         20              15
Rushes-yards:        46-250          27-102
Yards/rush:          5.4             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-21-124-0     17-30-173-4
Sacked-yards:        1-5             3-29
Net pass yards:      119             144
Net yards/pass:      5.4             4.4
Total net yards:     369             246
Total plays:         68 (67% run)    60 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               5
Penalties-yards:     7-65            6-59

Attendance: 46,531

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 12 of 20 for 124 yards and 3 TDs; Lynn Dickey, 0 of 1 for 0 yards CLE: Mike Phipps, 9 of 15 for 89 yards (4 int); Brian Sipe, 7 of 14 for 83 yards; Don Cockroft, 1 of 1 for 1 yards
Rushing:
HOU: Ronnie Coleman, 14 for 110 yards; Fred Willis, 14 for 60 yards; Don Hardeman, 9 for 57 yards; Robert Holmes, 4 for 15 yards; Willie Rodgers, 4 for 12 yards; Emmett Edwards, 1 for -4 yards CLE: Greg Pruitt, 12 for 51 yards; Hugh McKinnis, 8 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Mike Phipps, 3 for 9 yards; Billy Pritchett, 2 for 2 yards; Henry Hynoski, 1 for 0 yards; Willie Miller, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Billy Johnson, 3 for 37 yards; Fred Willis, 3 for 31 yards; Mack Alston, 3 for 22 yards and 3 TDs; Ken Burrough, 1 for 14 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 12 yards; John Sawyer, 1 for 8 yards CLE: Reggie Rucker, 6 for 66 yards; Steve Holden, 3 for 47 yards; Hugh McKinnis, 2 for 24 yards; Oscar Roan, 2 for 19 yards; Greg Pruitt, 2 for 1 yard; Henry Hynoski, 1 for 15 yards; Neal Craig, 1 for 1 yard
Kick returns:
HOU: Ronnie Coleman, 2 for 36 yards; Billy Johnson, 1 for 81 yards and 1 TD CLE: Billy Lefear, 4 for 106 yards; Greg Pruitt, 2 for 50 yards; Pete Athas, 2 for 31 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Billy Johnson, 1 for 3 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 0 yards CLE: Greg Pruitt, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Willie Alexander, 1 for 32 yards; Gregg Bingham, 1 for 16 yards; C.L. Whittington, 1 for 5 yards
Punting:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 2 for 72 yards CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 158 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Skip Butler, 4/6 CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/1