NFL game summary for 09/06/1981:
Line: Rams by 6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Oilers (1-0-0) | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
 Los Angeles Rams (0-1-0) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
( 0- 7) LA Wendell Tyler 67 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)
( 3- 7) HOU Toni Fritsch 50 yard field goal
( 6- 7) HOU Toni Fritsch 41 yard field goal
( 6-10) LA Frank Corral 35 yard field goal
( 6-17) LA Walt Arnold 19 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)
(13-17) HOU Rob Carpenter 33 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick)
(20-17) HOU Ken Burrough 20 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick)
(20-20) LA Frank Corral 36 yard field goal
(27-20) HOU Willie Tullis 95 yard kickoff return (Toni Fritsch kick)
HOU LA
First Downs: 13 17
Rushes-yards: 37-140 32-137
Yards/rush: 3.8 4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 13-20-181-0 16-28-265-4
Sacked-yards: 1-12 2-17
Net pass yards: 169 248
Net yards/pass: 8.0 8.3
Total net yards: 309 385
Total plays: 58 (63% run) 62 (51% run)
Yards/play: 5.3 6.2
Fumbles-lost: 3-3 1-0
Turnovers: 3 4
Penalties-yards: 5-35 7-50
Attendance: 63,198
Passing:
HOU: Ken Stabler, 12 of 19 for 169 yards and 2 TDs; Cliff Parsley, 1 of 1 for 12 yards LA: Pat Haden, 11 of 20 for 168 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); Jeff Rutledge, 5 of 8 for 97 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 27 for 122 yards; Rob Carpenter, 6 for 12 yards; Adger Armstrong, 2 for 7 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 1 yard; Ken Stabler, 1 for -2 yards LA: Wendell Tyler, 20 for 90 yards; Cullen Bryant, 9 for 57 yards; Jewerl Thomas, 2 for -10 yards; Henry Childs, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Mike Renfro, 4 for 54 yards; Rob Carpenter, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Ken Burrough, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 13 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 12 yards; Dave Casper, 1 for 12 yards; Earl Campbell, 1 for 11 yards LA: Wendell Tyler, 4 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Billy Waddy, 3 for 48 yards; Henry Childs, 2 for 46 yards; Preston Dennard, 2 for 29 yards; Drew Hill, 2 for 18 yards; Cullen Bryant, 2 for 15 yards; Walt Arnold, 1 for 19 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
HOU: Willie Tullis, 3 for 134 yards; Carl Roaches, 2 for 49 yards LA: Drew Hill, 3 for 70 yards; Ivory Sully, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 2 for 16 yards LA: LeRoy Irvin, 2 for 47 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Greg Stemrick, 1 for 38 yards; Vernon Perry, 1 for 34 yards; Gregg Bingham, 1 for 17 yards; J.C. Wilson, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 3 for 112 yards LA: Frank Corral, 4 for 149 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 2/3 LA: Frank Corral, 2/3
HOU: Ken Stabler, 12 of 19 for 169 yards and 2 TDs; Cliff Parsley, 1 of 1 for 12 yards LA: Pat Haden, 11 of 20 for 168 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); Jeff Rutledge, 5 of 8 for 97 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 27 for 122 yards; Rob Carpenter, 6 for 12 yards; Adger Armstrong, 2 for 7 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 1 yard; Ken Stabler, 1 for -2 yards LA: Wendell Tyler, 20 for 90 yards; Cullen Bryant, 9 for 57 yards; Jewerl Thomas, 2 for -10 yards; Henry Childs, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Mike Renfro, 4 for 54 yards; Rob Carpenter, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Ken Burrough, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 13 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 12 yards; Dave Casper, 1 for 12 yards; Earl Campbell, 1 for 11 yards LA: Wendell Tyler, 4 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Billy Waddy, 3 for 48 yards; Henry Childs, 2 for 46 yards; Preston Dennard, 2 for 29 yards; Drew Hill, 2 for 18 yards; Cullen Bryant, 2 for 15 yards; Walt Arnold, 1 for 19 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
HOU: Willie Tullis, 3 for 134 yards; Carl Roaches, 2 for 49 yards LA: Drew Hill, 3 for 70 yards; Ivory Sully, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 2 for 16 yards LA: LeRoy Irvin, 2 for 47 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Greg Stemrick, 1 for 38 yards; Vernon Perry, 1 for 34 yards; Gregg Bingham, 1 for 17 yards; J.C. Wilson, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 3 for 112 yards LA: Frank Corral, 4 for 149 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 2/3 LA: Frank Corral, 2/3