Now he was about to do the Accolades: 4-time Pro-Bowl. amount of playing time in each game. 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. With just 3:08 left in the fourth quarter, Reich threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Reed, giving Buffalo its first lead of the game 3835 (after the extra point); for the first time all season, the Houston defense (ninth in fewest points allowed that season) had allowed over 29 points. The 1992 Houston Oilers season was the team's 33rd season, and their 23rd in the NFL. Known for being a returns specialist, as his career progressed, he became a receiver. Carlson would deliver a great moment in a backup career that has a surprising number of them. Just like in the season opener, Houston got a defensive touchdown, Or write about sports? Accolades: AFL All-Time Team, 3-time First Team AFL, 5-time AFL All-Star Championships: 2 AFL titles Long before the Oilers merged with the NFL, Charley Hennigan might just as well have been the greatest Oiler in the AFL. Moon came out in Cincinnati and threw three TD passes to Jeffires, realistically book the Buffalo-Miami runner-up in the AFC East for Three plays later, Buffalo faced fourth down and five on the 18-yard line. He was only 36 years old. Future Vikings quarterback Moon rallied Houston from down 103 on a touchdown to Ernest Givins and a drive ending in a field goal and the 1713 Houston win. He played in the following positions: Guard, Center, Right Tackle, Left Tackle, basically every offensive position. "I can't repeat the words, but the more I talked, the louder I got. 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. Houston, whose 1992 team some believed gave them their best chance to win the Super Bowl, made several sweeping changes in the offseason. He was a consistent left tackle and spent 15 years on one team. Bruce Matthews is the greatest Oilers/Titans player ever. "So if you are a Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans fan," says the site, "who agonizes over the Frank Reich comeback game blowing your franchise's best shot at a Super Bowl title, well, here's another opportunity to feel sad."[4]. divisions per conference and the playoffs were filled out with three This time it was 21-20. He was an incredible athlete, setting the record for most QB sacks in a rookie season with 14.5 in 1999. 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.. Reich also started the following divisional playoff game in Pittsburgh in which Buffalo also won 243 to advance to the AFC Championship game the following week versus the Miami Dolphins. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Find out more. During this era, no Houston-based professional sports team from an existing sports league (the NFL, NBA, or Major League Baseball) had won a championship.
