NFL game summary for 09/27/1981:
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 105.3 (22) | 134.7 (27) | 240.0 (27) | 8 |
| DEFENSE | 120.0 (13) | 194.7 (13) | 314.7 (9) | 7 | |
 | OFFENSE | 116.7 (19) | 175.7 (20) | 292.3 (23) | 5 |
| DEFENSE | 200.7 (27) | 230.7 (19) | 431.3 (28) | 3 |
Line: Oilers by 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (2-2-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| New York Jets (1-3-0) | 7 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 33 |
( 0- 7) NYJ Kevin Long 1 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
( 7- 7) HOU Earl Campbell 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 7-14) NYJ Wesley Walker 28 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
( 7-21) NYJ Wesley Walker 40 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
(10-21) HOU Toni Fritsch 38 yard field goal
(10-23) NYJ Safety, David Carter tackled in end zone by Greg Buttle
(17-23) HOU Ken Burrough 70 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick)
(17-26) NYJ Pat Leahy 41 yard field goal
(17-33) NYJ Kevin Long 2 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
HOU NYJ
First Downs: 16 25
Rushes-yards: 23-116 46-171
Yards/rush: 5.0 3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 15-30-183-3 25-39-312-0
Sacked-yards: 8-78 2-5
Net pass yards: 105 307
Net yards/pass: 2.8 7.5
Total net yards: 221 478
Total plays: 61 (37% run) 87 (52% run)
Yards/play: 3.6 5.5
Fumbles-lost: 4-3 2-2
Turnovers: 6 2
Penalties-yards: 5-30 15-116
Attendance: 50,309
Passing:
HOU: Ken Stabler, 10 of 20 for 138 yards and 1 TD (2 int); John Reaves, 5 of 10 for 45 yards (1 int) NYJ: Richard Todd, 25 of 39 for 312 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 16 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Rob Carpenter, 4 for 19 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 7 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 2 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 0 yards NYJ: Freeman McNeil, 17 for 70 yards; Mike Augustyniak, 9 for 35 yards; Kevin Long, 6 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Kenny Lewis, 4 for 7 yards; Tom Newton, 3 for 16 yards; Richard Todd, 3 for 11 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 20 yards; Scott Dierking, 2 for 4 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 4 for 14 yards; Ken Burrough, 3 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Mike Renfro, 3 for 40 yards; Mike Barber, 2 for 7 yards; Mike Holston, 1 for 15 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 11 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 10 yards NYJ: Wesley Walker, 8 for 128 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Augustyniak, 4 for 48 yards; Jerome Barkum, 3 for 54 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 32 yards; Bobby Jones, 2 for 21 yards; Kenny Lewis, 2 for 14 yards; Freeman McNeil, 2 for 10 yards; Tom Newton, 1 for 4 yards; Kevin Long, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Kick returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 3 for 61 yards; Willie Tullis, 1 for 69 yards NYJ: Kurt Sohn, 3 for 62 yards; Kenny Lewis, 1 for 30 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 1 for 8 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 10 yards; Kurt Sohn, 1 for -3 yards
Interceptions:
NYJ: Lance Mehl, 1 for 7 yards; Darrol Ray, 1 for 2 yards; Johnny Lynn, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 4 for 171 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 6 for 275 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 1/1 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/1
HOU: Ken Stabler, 10 of 20 for 138 yards and 1 TD (2 int); John Reaves, 5 of 10 for 45 yards (1 int) NYJ: Richard Todd, 25 of 39 for 312 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 16 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Rob Carpenter, 4 for 19 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 7 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 2 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 0 yards NYJ: Freeman McNeil, 17 for 70 yards; Mike Augustyniak, 9 for 35 yards; Kevin Long, 6 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Kenny Lewis, 4 for 7 yards; Tom Newton, 3 for 16 yards; Richard Todd, 3 for 11 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 20 yards; Scott Dierking, 2 for 4 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 4 for 14 yards; Ken Burrough, 3 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Mike Renfro, 3 for 40 yards; Mike Barber, 2 for 7 yards; Mike Holston, 1 for 15 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 11 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 10 yards NYJ: Wesley Walker, 8 for 128 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Augustyniak, 4 for 48 yards; Jerome Barkum, 3 for 54 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 32 yards; Bobby Jones, 2 for 21 yards; Kenny Lewis, 2 for 14 yards; Freeman McNeil, 2 for 10 yards; Tom Newton, 1 for 4 yards; Kevin Long, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Kick returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 3 for 61 yards; Willie Tullis, 1 for 69 yards NYJ: Kurt Sohn, 3 for 62 yards; Kenny Lewis, 1 for 30 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 1 for 8 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 10 yards; Kurt Sohn, 1 for -3 yards
Interceptions:
NYJ: Lance Mehl, 1 for 7 yards; Darrol Ray, 1 for 2 yards; Johnny Lynn, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 4 for 171 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 6 for 275 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 1/1 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/1