NFL game summary for 11/26/1978:

Houston exploded for 14 points in the second period and Earl Campbell rushed for over 100 yards for the seventh time to pace the Oilers to their fourth straight win. Campbell (122 yards in 27 carries) became the NFL's all-time leading rookie rusher, breaking Don Woods' record of 1,162 which was set in 1974. Campbell also set a club rushing mark, finishing the day with a league-leading 1,265 yards. Ronnie Coleman's four-yard touchdown run and Dan Pastorini's 47-yard scoring pass to Rich Caster eclipsed a 10-0 Cincinnati advantage, and the Oilers' defense held the Bengals scoreless in the second half to preserve the victory.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	113.3 (25)	171.2 (9)	284.5 (20)	44
DEFENSE	150.2 (19)	134.3 (4)	284.5 (8)	23
OFFENSE	166.7 (4)	152.9 (16)	319.6 (6)	27
DEFENSE	129.0 (11)	172.0 (21)	301.0 (14)	28

Line: Oilers by 7½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cincinnati Bengals (1-12-0)	7	3	0	0	10
Houston Oilers (9-4-0)	0	14	3	0	17

( 7- 0) CIN Don Bass 7 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) (10- 0) CIN Chris Bahr 34 yard field goal (10- 7) HOU Ronnie Coleman 4 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (10-14) HOU Rich Caster 47 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) (10-17) HOU Toni Fritsch 38 yard field goal

                     CIN             HOU
First Downs:         19              17
Rushes-yards:        36-142          37-153
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-25-141-0     9-20-157-2
Sacked-yards:        5-46            1-9
Net pass yards:      95              148
Net yards/pass:      3.2             7.0
Total net yards:     237             301
Total plays:         66 (54% run)    58 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     5-35            6-35

Attendance: 43,245

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 17 of 25 for 141 yards and 1 TD HOU: Dan Pastorini, 9 of 20 for 157 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
CIN: Deacon Turner, 17 for 51 yards; Pete Johnson, 12 for 43 yards; Archie Griffin, 6 for 40 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for 8 yards HOU: Earl Campbell, 27 for 122 yards; Tim Wilson, 7 for 21 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Dan Pastorini, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Pete Johnson, 6 for 47 yards; Billy Brooks, 3 for 38 yards; Don Bass, 3 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Isaac Curtis, 2 for 20 yards; Deacon Turner, 2 for 4 yards; Archie Griffin, 1 for 1 yard HOU: Ken Burrough, 4 for 44 yards; Rich Caster, 2 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Conrad Rucker, 1 for 16 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 12 yards; Mike Renfro, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: Ray Griffin, 3 for 55 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 13 yards HOU: Johnnie Dirden, 2 for 53 yards; Larry Poole, 1 for 27 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Tony Davis, 4 for 30 yards HOU: Guido Merkens, 4 for 81 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Marvin Cobb, 1 for 13 yards; Ken Riley, 1 for 13 yards
Punting:
CIN: Pat McInally, 7 for 346 yards HOU: Cliff Parsley, 5 for 215 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Chris Bahr, 1/2 HOU: Toni Fritsch, 1/1