NFL game summary for 10/15/1978:

Rob Carpenter's 18-yard touchdown run in the third period sparked the Oilers' comeback win. Houston had opened a 7-3 lead in the first quarter on Dan Pastorini's four-yard touchdown pass to Rich Caster. The score was set up by Gregg Bingham's fumble recovery at the Buffalo 8. The Bills moved to a 10-7 halftime margin on Keith Moody's 82-yard punt return. Pastorini engineered the Oilers' game-winning drive, which covered 97 yards in 11 plays, by completing three passes for 52 yards, including a 32-yarder to Ken Burrough. Earl Campbell rushed for 105 yards on 19 carries for the Oilers.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	118.7 (22)	179.5 (9)	298.2 (16)	11
DEFENSE	199.2 (26)	119.7 (3)	318.8 (21)	10
OFFENSE	161.2 (7)	139.0 (17)	300.2 (15)	15
DEFENSE	133.0 (12)	149.8 (12)	282.8 (9)	18

Line: Oilers by 8½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (2-5-0)	3	7	0	0	10
Houston Oilers (4-3-0)	7	0	7	3	17

( 0- 7) HOU Rich Caster 4 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 3- 7) BUF Tom Dempsey 33 yard field goal (10- 7) BUF Keith Moody 82 yard punt return (Tom Dempsey kick) (10-14) HOU Rob Carpenter 18 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (10-17) HOU Toni Fritsch 43 yard field goal

                     BUF             HOU
First Downs:         15              17
Rushes-yards:        38-149          39-178
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-22-95-0       12-22-158-0
Sacked-yards:        2-15            1-6
Net pass yards:      80              152
Net yards/pass:      3.3             6.6
Total net yards:     229             330
Total plays:         62 (61% run)    62 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     7-70            7-80

Attendance: 47,727

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 9 of 21 for 95 yards; Bill Munson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards HOU: Dan Pastorini, 12 of 22 for 158 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
BUF: Terry Miller, 17 for 56 yards; Curtis Brown, 16 for 58 yards; Joe Ferguson, 4 for 35 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 0 yards HOU: Earl Campbell, 19 for 105 yards; Tim Wilson, 11 for 31 yards; Rob Carpenter, 8 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Mike Barber, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
BUF: Curtis Brown, 3 for 31 yards; Frank Lewis, 2 for 35 yards; Bob Chandler, 2 for 17 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 6 yards; Reuben Gant, 1 for 6 yards HOU: Mike Renfro, 3 for 55 yards; Ken Burrough, 3 for 54 yards; Rob Carpenter, 1 for 15 yards; Mike Barber, 1 for 14 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 11 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 9 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Greg Sampson, 1 for -4 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Curtis Brown, 2 for 20 yards; Keith Moody, 1 for 22 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 17 yards HOU: Johnnie Dirden, 3 for 87 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Lou Piccone, 2 for 25 yards; Keith Moody, 1 for 82 yards and 1 TD HOU: Guido Merkens, 3 for 24 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
BUF: Rusty Jackson, 6 for 257 yards HOU: Cliff Parsley, 6 for 210 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: Tom Dempsey, 1/1 HOU: Toni Fritsch, 1/2