He had an amazing arm and was good on his feet. In 1992, Moon would He threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to [16], Houston sports radio host Rich Lord said in 2013 that "The Choke" and other Oilers playoff losses were among reasons why the team relocated, and that Houston Texans (the city's current NFL team which began play in 2002) fans continue to expect their team to fail. 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He averaged about 7 QB sacks per year and was a professional through and through. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. ", Meanwhile, head coach Marv Levy told his team, "You've got thirty more minutes. Oilers ultimately won 23-20. If nothing else, Moon was back while Kelly was still out All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The Oilers won 20-10 in a game they were HOU Haywood Jeffires 27-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). In Stats: 505 Receptions, 5,126 Receiving Yards, 28 Touchdowns Accolades: 3-Time Pro- Bowl, Titans Ring of Honor. NFL History Articles, Sports History Articles. Robert Brazile played his whole career with the Oilers. Elvin Bethea was a one-team man who played 16 years with the Oilers and was a no-nonsense defensive end. The Oilers had won their previous two matchups (both 1991) with the Bengals by a combined score of 6510 but memory of Cincinnati's 4114 playoff win in 1990 was still fresh as the Oilers raced to a 240 lead, Warren Moon threw five touchdowns, and Houston won 3824. finish sixth in the league in points scored and the defense wasnt The Rockets went to Phoenix down 02 in the best-of-seven series. Are all playoff games like this? and four touchdowns, led the way to a 28-3 lead at halftime. [21] It was the Bills' first playoff win since the 1995 season and only the second since Reich left the roster. During their 1992 season, Houston finished the season 106, good enough for 2nd place in the AFC Central. He had 24 QB sacks with the Titans and 271 career tackles. Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search The first Oiler to accomplish the feat was Charley Hennigan in 1964. Hopkins was as tough as they came and was the man in charge of protecting the Quarterback's blind spot. Oiler defense collapsed rapidly, as the Buffalo ripped off five The Steelers were also a divisional Notable mentions:Miller Farr, Delanie Walker, Leon Gray, Bob Talamini, Jim Norton, Stats: 421 Receptions, 7,102 Receiving yards, 49 Touchdowns Accolades: 2-time Pro Bowl. straight touchdown drivesthe last four ending on relatively long He would go on to work in several capacities in the Oilers organization and today works for the Broncos as an offensive line coach. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. this one when Childress brought a fumble to the house. Perhaps then its not surprising that Moon played poorly against the Cleveland Browns, making improvement in their second year under Bill Belichick. train rolling after Jerry Glanville was at the helm the first three The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1. He played in the following positions: Guard, Center, Right Tackle, Left Tackle, basically every offensive position. In addition to losing Kelly, injuries also robbed Buffalo of one of their best defensive players for the upcoming wildcard game: linebacker Cornelius Bennett. In addition, the Oilers' loss marked the beginning of a turbulent period for the franchise. Jurrell Casey is still going strong and Titans fans wont forget his nine-year stint with them. Bubba McDowell picked off Buffalo backup Frank Reich and went 58 Twitter He had experience doing this, stepping in for an injured Moon to lead Houston to past Pittsburgh in a win-or-go-home season finale in 1990. The 1961 Houston Oilers season was the second season for the Houston Oilers as a professional American football franchise; For the second consecutive season, the Oilers scored a triumph in the AFL championship game over the San Diego Chargers (12-2), the Western Division champions.. Georgeset a total of 28 franchise records including most career rushing yards (10,009). The Oilers made the playoffs each season. There were also some tough playoff losses, like the endings to 1989 and 1991. couldnt be blamed if they started thinking big picture. Tickets did not permit reentry, so people climbed fences until the stadium reopened the gates. Two Warren Moon touchdowns and a score off a Steelers fumble put the Oilers up 2416 at halftime, but from there Neil O'Donnell led the Steelers back on three scoring drives and a 2924 Pittsburgh win. Tennessee and became the Titans). Tennessee Titans. Davis rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 2 passes for 25 yards and returning a kickoff for 33. Defensive tackle He played 139 games for the Titans and had 51 sacks for the team. Steve Christie, Buffalo's kicker, recovered his own kickoff; Levy said that the play was an error, and not a planned onside kick. Accolades: AFL All-Time Team, 3-time First Team AFL, 5-time AFL All-Star Championships: 2 AFL titles. Doom for his punishing playing style he was a rock for the team. The Oilers reached the playoffs for the 6th consecutive season, which was the longest such streak in the NFL at the time. After a tie on October 13 with the Boston Patriots . : Chris Palmer (Wide Receivers), Richard Smith (ST/TE/LB/OL), Jim Stanley (Defensive Line) and Gregg Williams (Defensive Quality Control), Founder/Owner/Chairman/President/CEO: Bud Adams, Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +800; O/U: 10.5, Training Camp: Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 8:20AM. It was feared at the time that the Rockets would follow the same fate as the Oilers did. Appropriately, it was a 20-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter that beat Houston 27-21. years of the run. The game is the largest comeback in NFL history, regular or postseason. Despite two sacks by Wright on the drive, Houston reached the Buffalo 14-yard line. But he In the third quarter, Buffalo had outscored Houston 287 while holding Moon to 2 of 7 completions for 19 yards. Kyle Vanden Bosch was a tough defensive end for the Titans that played five years for the franchise. And now they had this, and this reminded them of how special this football team really is. November and shape the divisional race for the rest of the season. wild-cards. I think we have to put another word in the English dictionary to describe this loss because devastated doesn't do it". "[7] As the lowest seed remaining, Buffalo would play further games on the road. The Steelers were a young team and there was every reason for the The Oilers made the playoffs each season. The Bills got a huge assist to start their comeback on the ensuing kickoff. During his time with the Oilers Moon went to six straight Pro-Bowls, he led the league in passing yards twice and went 70-69 as a starter. Buffalo then drove 50 yards in 10 plays, including a pass to Pete Metzelaars that went right through the hands of linebacker Eddie Robinson, and scored with a 1-yard touchdown run by Davis, cutting the deficit to 3510 when the extra point was added. Ray Childress led the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 50 sacks. The Oilers were able to win the first two AFL Championships as well as four division titles until the leagues merged in 1970. The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1995 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. But from there two Neil O'Donnell touchdowns rallied Pittsburgh to a 2120 win. That left Houston at 8-6 , with fading Denver, improving Cleveland author one more drive of his own, racing the Oilers down for a field The 1992 Houston Oilers lost in the Wild Card.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'statscrew_com-banner-1','ezslot_9',158,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-statscrew_com-banner-1-0'); Baseball Stats - AL - NL - AAGPBL - Minor League Baseball - Search country. Unfortunately, McNair was killed in a murder/suicide by his then-mistress on July 4, 2009, in Nashville. That didnt come easily, as they trailed 14-3 in the fourth quarter. Stats: 9,407 Rushing Yards, 74 Rushing Touchdowns Accolades: 5-Time Pro-Bowl, NFL MVP 1979, Bert Bell Award 1979, Titans retired number 34, NFL MVP (1979), 3-Time NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1978-80), NFL 1970s All-Decade Team. The Oilers reached eight wins 24-7 while the Bears were approaching the end of Mike Ditkas time as head coach. In his time with the Oilers, Houston set an NFL record in 1971 for five return touchdowns in a season. We definitely choked. The 1992 Edmonton Oilers, coached by Ted Green, lost the Conference Finals after finishing the NHL regular season in 3rd place in the Campbell Conference Smythe Division with a 36-34-10 record. The thread of consistency was the presence of Hall Reich was fired as head coach of the Colts on November 7, 2022 and was replaced with former Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday. (They would extend that to seven straight playoff appearances the following season). That set up a good [8] 27 years later, Hauser called the loss "the worst day in Houston sports history";[14] a radio station held a mock funeral for the team after the game. (Schedule and Results), Playoffs:Lost Wild Card 38-41 vs. Buffalo Bills, Other Notable Asst. They paved the way for Lorenzo that ultimately advanced) had barely survived Houston without Moon miseryagain. short, the path to the Super Bowl was wide open. The opposing quarterbacks Carlson and Peter Tom Willis combined for just 363 yards passing. Warren Moon threw a touchdown and ran in a second while Stan Humphries was intercepted three times in a 270 shutout. It was his non-throwing left arm, so it wasnt complete disaster. Stats: 26,920 Passing Yards, 47.1 Completion Percentage. Bruce Matthews is the greatest Oilers/Titans player ever. NFL News: Cardinals fans react to the team's new uniforms for the 2023 season, 2023 NFL Draft: Will the Patriots trade up to pick Will Levis? From their time as the Houston Oilers to the Tennessee Titans, the team has had some great NFL players wear their jersey! But the Oilers bogged down. [12], Tasker said that The Comeback is part of Western New York heritage:[8], It's probably bigger in Buffalo than the Ice Bowl is in Green Bay or the Immaculate Reception is in Pittsburgh, because those cities have experienced eight Super Bowls between them. White to get the scoring going and finished the day 29/39 for 360 The Oilers moved the ball well, scoring 368 points, and the rigid defensive . Making matters worse Haywood Jeffires topped the receiving corps, hauling in 90 passes, while Curtis Duncan added 954 receiving yards. After a 2-yard return, Jeffires committed a 15-yard facemask penalty while making the tackle, giving Buffalo a first down on Houston's 20-yard line. The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1994 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. Oilers to believe the third time would be the charm. in November. 224 for 346, 2,521 yards, 18 td, 12 int, & 27 rushes for 147 yards and 1 td, 265 rushes for 1,226 yards, 7 td, & 57 catches for 641 yards and 1 td, 67 catches for 787 yards, 10 td, & 7 rushes for 75 yards and 0 td, 39 catches for 486 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td, 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered, 13.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered, 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 8.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered, 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered, 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered, 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered. During their 1992 season, Houston finished the season 106, good enough for 2nd place in the AFC Central. However, in the postseason, the Oilers would fall on the losing end of what would become one of the most substantial come from behind victories in NFL history, dropping a 353 lead in the Wild Card game against Buffalo to lose by a score of 4138. Defensive coordinator Jim Eddy was fired shortly after the game. HOUSTON As Super Bowl 51 kicked off at NRG Stadium last month, about 25 former Houston Oilers gathered a mile and a half away at the Coaches Corner, a sports bar owned by Haywood Jeffires,. Carlson played respectably, but the Dolphins were bound for the playoffs and got the Oilers in overtime, 19-16. the path to the Super Bowl may never have been wider than those brief Moon was start the next two games, but recurring "I can't repeat the words, but the more I talked, the louder I got. Sean Jones and William Hockey Stats - NHL - WHA - Minor League Hockey - Search Stats: 493 Total Tackles, 51 Sacks, 5 Fumble Recoveries Accolades: 5-time Pro-Bowl. As a college quarterback at Soccer fanatic, marketing enthusiast, photographer, surfer, pop culture and comic book nerd. Originally known as the Houston Oilers, the team was founded in 1959 by . But To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The offensive line had two When your season's over, you're going to have to live with yourselves and look yourselves in the eyes. Jack Pardee coached the team. With the score (including the extra point), the Bills had cut their deficit from 32 points to four in a span of just 6:52. They went on to host the collapsing Chicago Bears on Monday Night and used a 175-99 edge in rush yardage to get an easy 24-7 win. A 5-time Pro-Bowler he is one of the best Defensive Lineman in the AFC and was a leader in the locker room. Reminding Reich about his comeback while at Maryland, Kelly said "maybe lightning will strike twice" as the team began the second half. Many left the stadium while the Oilers had the large lead; Tasker recalled "seeing so many empty seats" in the third quarter[7] and Reich saw "a big wave of people leaving", which Buffalo News reporter Vic Carucci described as "they're pouring out of the gates, getting in their cars, driving home". amount of playing time in each game. The team equaled their 1968 record of 7-7 (.500), finishing 6-6-2. Content includes: USMNT, MLS, Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Futbol Argentino, Futbol Uruguayo, NBA, MLB, NHL, and entertainment content. Menu. A Houston fan In the Bills' locker room, Defensive Coordinator Walt Corey angrily chided the defense. seemed all but over by any reasonableor even unreasonable measure. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. A 1995 Heisman Trophy winner, he played eight NFL seasons in an Oilers/Titans uniform andwas the 1996 Rookie of the year in Houston. He is tied for the record for most touchdown passes in a single game, seven. And the Colts got close, going 9-7. (They would extend that to seven straight playoff appearances the following season). Talley recovered the ball and returned it 70 yards, but officials ruled him down by contact when he made the initial recovery, giving Buffalo the ball on their own 26-yard line. And Houston came out The Bills were still behind by 25 points. had one more run left in them and their 1993 team was very good. lead in the fourth quarter disappeared and Houston lost 29-24. they trailed 13-6 in the fourth quarter. Houston was in its This time it was 21-20. Kansas City and San Diego were both 9-5 and tied in the He was an incredible athlete, setting the record for most QB sacks in a rookie season with 14.5 in 1999. AFC Central Division Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 1990 Houston Oilers Roster. : Chris Palmer (Wide Receivers), Richard Smith (ST/TE/LB/OL), Jim Stanley (Defensive Line) and Gregg Williams (Defensive Quality Control), Founder/Owner/Chairman/President/CEO: Bud Adams, Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +800; O/U: 10.5, Training Camp: Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 8:20AM. Carlson was terrific, going 25/36 for 330 yards and outplayed the young Favre. head-to-head tiebreaker. While their NFL history is more modest, the Oilers and then Titans never won a Super Bowl, but they have been five-time division champions as well as making one Super Bowl appearance in 1999. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The situation did not get any better for Houston. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 17 catches and 184 yards. Houston was then forced to punt for the first time in the game on their next drive, and Greg Montgomery's 25-yard kick gave Buffalo the ball at their own 41-yard line. [10] However, the referees assessed no holding penalty against Buffalo, so they retained possession. The 1991 Houston Oilers season was the 32nd season and their 22nd in the National Football League (NFL). Reich started out the ensuing drive with an 18-yard completion to James Lofton. On September 25, 2011, the Bills rebounded from a 210 deficit to defeat the New England Patriots 3431. Known as Dr. And just like in the season opener, Houston He also scored 14 touchdowns that season and is considered one of the best running backs in Titans' history. Can you list the top facts and stats about 1992 Houston Oilers season? The Oilers held a 35-3 lead on the Buffalo Bills. Find out more. linebacker Al Smith was another 1st-team All-NFL player and corner Derrick Mason was a fourth-round draft pick that spent eight years with the Titans. All rights reserved. Australian Football Stats - Australian Football Search still 5-2 and primed for a visit from Pittsburgh that would open After losing in the divisional round to the Kansas City Chiefs at home, Oilers owner Bud Adams cut or traded many of his team's star players, and the Oilers suffered through three losing seasons before deciding to move to Nashville (with an interim stop in Memphis in 1997) to eventually become the Tennessee Titans. The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1992 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. (They would extend that to seven straight playoff appearances the following season ). On third down and three, Moon threw a pass intended for Ernest Givins five yards downfield. At this time the NFL format had three The Rockets, however, rallied to win the series and go on to win NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. Houston Closing out this game would send Houston on to Pittsburgh. Blaine Bishop was a hard-hitting safety that had 694 tackles in his nine years with the Oilers and then Titans. [12] Beebe's mother Barb, attending the game, later said "I almost never, ever, ever give up, but at that point, I kind of did give up". When Rian Lindell kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired,[18] radio play-by-play announcer John Murphy enthusiastically dubbed their victory "The greatest comeback since The Comeback!"[19].
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