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NWE28

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LAR20

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DEN7

Conf. title

LAR27

SEA31

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SEA29

NWE13

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SEA13

Sep 10, 2026ThursdayWeek 1

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LAR7

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BLT41

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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1981 Houston OilersW1981 Houston Oilers↗

NFL · AFC Central · 7–9 (.438) · 3rd in division · PF 281 · PA 355 · Coach Ed Biles · Did not qualify

◀ 1980 1982 ▶

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
1981-09-06	1	@ Los Angeles Rams	W 27–20	1–0	Anaheim Stadium	63,198
1981-09-13	2	@ Cleveland Browns	W 9–3	2–0	Cleveland Stadium	79,483
1981-09-20	3	vs Miami Dolphins	L 10–16	2–1	Houston Astrodome	47,379
1981-09-27	4	@ New York Jets	L 17–33	2–2	Shea Stadium	50,309
1981-10-04	5	vs Cincinnati Bengals	W 17–10	3–2	Astrodome	44,350
1981-10-11	6	vs Seattle Seahawks	W 35–17	4–2	Astrodome
1981-10-18	7	@ New England Patriots	L 10–38	4–3	Schaefer Stadium	60,474
1981-10-26	8	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–26	4–4	Three Rivers Stadium
1981-11-01	9	@ Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–34	4–5	Riverfront Stadium	54,736
1981-11-08	10	vs Oakland Raiders	W 17–16	5–5	Astrodome	45,519
1981-11-15	11	@ Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–23	5–6	Arrowhead Stadium	73,984
1981-11-22	12	vs New Orleans Saints	L 24–27	5–7	Astrodome	49,581
1981-11-29	13	vs Atlanta Falcons	L 27–31	5–8	Astrodome	40,201
1981-12-03	14	vs Cleveland Browns	W 17–13	6–8	Astrodome	44,502
1981-12-13	15	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 6–28	6–9	Candlestick Park	55,707
1981-12-20	16	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	W 21–20	7–9	Astrodome

Roster (50)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
0	Gifford Nielsen	QB	6-4	205			ACT
0	John Reaves	QB	6-3	210			ACT
0	Ken Stabler	QB	6-3	215			ACT
0	Earl Campbell	RB	5-11	224			ACT
0	Rich Thomaselli	RB	6-1	196			ACT
0	Adger Armstrong	RB	6-0	210			ACT
0	Rob Carpenter	RB	6-1	214			TRC
0	Ronnie Coleman	RB	5-10	195			ACT
0	Tim Wilson	RB	6-3	235			ACT
0	Harold Bailey	WR	6-2	195			ACT
0	Billy Brooks	WR	6-3	215			ACT
0	Ken Burrough	WR	6-3	215			ACT
0	Mike Holston	WR	6-3	183			ACT
0	Mike Renfro	WR	6-0	184			ACT
0	Carl Roaches	WR	5-8	165			ACT
0	Tim Smith	WR	6-2	192			ACT
0	Mike Barber	TE	6-3	235			ACT
0	Dave Casper	TE	6-4	250			ACT
0	Carter Hartwig	DB	6-0	205			ACT
0	Bill Kay	DB	6-1	194			ACT
0	Vernon Perry	DB	6-2	211			ACT
0	Mike Reinfeldt	DB	6-2	185			ACT
0	Greg Stemrick	DB	5-11	185			ACT
0	Willie Tullis	DB	6-0	190			ACT
0	J.C. Wilson	DB	6-0	178			ACT
0	Jesse Baker	DL	6-5	265			ACT
0	Elvin Bethea	DL	6-2	260			ACT
0	Andy Dorris	DL	6-4	225			ACT
0	Ken Kennard	DL	6-2	245			ACT
0	Daryle Skaugstad	DL	6-5	268			ACT
0	Mike Stensrud	DL	6-5	290			ACT
0	Avon Riley	LB	6-3	213			ACT
0	Gregg Bingham	LB	6-1	227			ACT
0	Robert Brazile	LB	6-4	235			ACT
0	John Corker	LB	6-5	240			ACT
0	Daryl Hunt	LB	6-3	220			ACT
0	Art Stringer	LB	6-1	223			ACT
0	Ted Thompson	LB	6-1	229			ACT
0	Ted Washington	LB	6-1	250			ACT
0	Ed Fisher	OL	6-3	245			ACT
0	John Schuhmacher	OL	6-3	271			ACT
0	David Carter	OL	6-2	225			ACT
0	Greg Davidson	OL	6-2	250			ACT
0	Nick Eyre	OL	6-5	276			ACT
0	Angelo Fields	OL	6-6	330			ACT
0	Leon Gray	OL	6-3	256			ACT
0	Carl Mauck	OL	6-4	243			ACT
0	Morris Towns	OL	6-4	261			ACT
0	Toni Fritsch	SPEC	5-7	185			ACT
0	Cliff Parsley	SPEC	6-1	211			ACT