1981 - Wk. 06 Seahawks vs. Oilers

you know it's you know in every player's career you know it has to come to an end so just been a matter of you making an adjustment and trying to deal and get off into something else you know i think that the nfl would have survived without me and i would survive without the nfl but i'm happy that it turned out the way it did and you know the week can go on and basically you know that the whole situation is over maybe long-term contracts are not what they should be maybe you shouldn't sign a six seven or eight year contract maybe you should go for two or three or four uh maybe that's the way i you know i can't truthfully say that we're right in everything we do we live and we learn and as long as a contract is a contract maybe we write them for three or four years and see what happens in three or four years and maybe the long long term contracts are a thing of the past byron day nfl 81 i don't know if jim brown ever had a long-term contract with the cleveland browns but whatever he was paid the cleveland browns got themselves a bargain because in a world where surprises are often overused jim brown was clearly the best the subject of our kickoff report full spice presents kickoff [Applause] [Music] kickoff is brought to you by old spice stick deodorant the deodorant that works overtime in a game played by an always changing cast of highly competitive men it was almost unthinkable the way jimmy brown totally dominated the position of fullback for almost a decade drafted number one out of syracuse by the cleveland browns in 1957 he immediately led the league in rushing as he would for eight of the nine years he played he ran like no one else ever had with a deceptive seemingly effortless gliding motion a thrust that propelled him through the line and into the open field he had different speeds different paces years he could shift at will and gang tackling was the only sure way to stop it incredibly he averaged 104 yards a game over his entire career rewriting the record book along the way he was always different always the same a blend of all the essentials straightaway power speed balance boldness strength stamina and courage he never missed a game two simple statistics tell it all in the history of professional football no one has ever carried the ball for more yardage or scored more touchdowns than jimmy brown cleveland's perfect fullback ed's been working overtime practicing his serve he needs a deodorant that works overtime my boss is working overtime on a big he needs presentation deodorant that works overtime only old spice stick deodorant gives you both 24-hour protection from odor plus that famous old spice scent my son's been working overtime practicing his sage good thing my old spy stick works over time too old spy stick the deodorant that works overtime rules of the nfl road some final notes and a commentary from pete xdelm all that and more when we come back [Music] hey that chicken is a rabbit wrong this chicken is a rapper's 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george has figured out that rage is a good weapon these days dallas green also figured this out you know the phillies were absolutely listless until green got them all mad at him and they've been taking it out on the expos the last two games george went in yesterday nobody could get much further let's listen down on the yankees maybe he woke them up at least he thinks he did and rage is a weapon i think the baseball people may be learning from football because the rams two weeks ago had all sorts of skirmishes in practice and doug france even kolcox one of the assistant coaches perhaps because they figured it was the hardest friends that hit anybody all year the rams were so inspired they went out and won the game kind of reminds me of the old chicago bears no matter how bad they were they always gave a hard time to the mighty green bay packers hog hannah of the packers bus said those guys hate each other hate each other so much they love to find us and hate us even more what's amazing to me peter is not the george ransom rays but that everybody gives them so much publicity for it why but you're always knocking publicity stunts men have fought and died for publicity stunts in this country so george sure it's a good stunt he'll get headlines all winter about willie or won't he shake up the yankees and it will be a good media hype biggest media fake perhaps east of notre dame football you're a vicious man what about your football pits fix today best bet seattle plus seven to beat the oilers i like cleveland plus three and a half in the big game at pittsburgh and i like detroit the one fc nfc team that plays well against the afc detroit plus six and a half at denver okay let's do some final notes very quickly week six the only unbeaten team the philadelphia eagles off to the best start in their 49 year history they're going against the saints the only team without a win the washington redskins as they go against the bears today consider their fate they've won the total offense battle every week but they've yet to get a victory and out here in denver the lions the broncos and a reunion of sorts back in 1967 the denver broncos and detroit lions played the very first afc nfc game typically enough the broncos wanted since then the afc has won 50 more than they've lost we're going to step aside nfl 81 continues as we go down in the field following these messages from your local station punch and john are in hot pursuit of high speed con men sunday on nbc you get a fish fillet and fries with coleslaw and chowder or a salad plus scallops or clams or shrimp the seafood choice yours for the super price at skippers this free brochure could chop 25 percent off your home energy use gives you a dozen energy saving tips money savers best of all it shows you that saving energy makes sense dollars and cents send for it today write the alliance to save energy washington dc [Music] watch the jack patera show saturday at 6 30. last week in the third quarter trailing 10-7 against the cincinnati bengals number 85 karl roaches breaks loose on this 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and the oilers won 17-10 but today in the astrodome an old nemesis returns the seattle seahawks victorious a year ago 26-7 good afternoon everyone i'm mike edward along with bob trumpy and bob let's start with the seattle seahawks to my mind they are not as bad as their one and four record might indicate however they have had problems punching it in from close in and to that end they have made some adjustments a big change in the offense for the seattle seahawks today second round draft choice out of boise state this young man raised a great many eyebrows in seattle when he was drafted who is david hughes well he's a great receiver out of the backfield for the seahawks plus a great blocker so they're looking for a little more speed in their offensive backfield and another receiving threat for jim zorn to throw to today during the off-season the seattle seahawks acquired the services of defensive coordinator jackie simpson from san diego and he has made that bunch more aggressive look at jacob green number 79 of seattle seahawks the seahawks so far through five games have 15 sacks of the quarterback last year for the entire season he had 26. he is from the houston area today he had to buy 95 tickets for his friends playing in front of the hometown folks mike thus far this season stabler has been sacked 19 times so it would stand the reason that houston might get a little more conservative but last week was ridiculous only one completion net yardage minus four yards i can't remember the last time a quarterback has done that and won i don't think it's ever happened mike and because of that because he had minus yardage and he has been sacked so much the houston owners have had to go back to the i formation with earl campbell carrying the ball last week 37 times his blocking back tim wilson probably took more abuse than earl campbell did but they're hoping today not to have to give the ball to earl campbell 37 times to have a little more diversified offense stabler-led teams have been beaten by seattle the last five times seattle has beaten houston for five or the last two times can they reverse that trend we will find out in just a few moments opening kickoff between the houston oilers and the seattle seahawks after this you want to know which corks fillers and adhesives you can really depend on dap the only ones i recommend they're easy to use and last for years that's why dap is the name professionals trust most in caulks fillers and adhesives so if you want products that are easy to use and last for years take my advice insist on dap the most trusted name in caulks fillers and adhesives [Music] [Music] you can't count on anything these days [Music] did you type the letter i told you to try it now with possibly one exception federal express when it absolutely positively has to be there overnight a little old spice has a 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[Music] nbc sports presents the best of the national football league the american football conference today from the astrodome it's the seattle seahawks versus the houston oilers today's game is brought to you by the new chrysler corporation for 1982 chrysler has the cars the quality and the prices america needs by schlitz the master brewers brew just one taste and you'll know behind every schlitz is a man who knows his beer by big a auto parts we've got the part you need when you need it we've got it and by america's full-service bankers ready to serve you where you see this [Music] symbol the 28th consecutive sellout here in the astrodome hello everybody mike adamle along with bob trumpy the seattle seahawks have won the toss they have elected to receive tony fritz set to kick off back deep for seattle number 41 will lewis and number 27 gregory johnson a low liner fielded by number 25 don dufek across the 30 to 35 yard line where he's smothered under by a whole host of houston oilers and there is a flag on the play jim zorn starting quarterback for the seahawks today that kickoff returned by dupac 17 yards but the penalty looks to be against the seahawks illegal block above the waist in the back number 59 receiving team first down jerry seaman the referee making the call we have seen that call particular penalty many times this season bob especially on the kickoff and kickoff return as you look at the receivers mccullum had a big game last year against the oilers four catches 80 yards and two touchdowns first seattle on their own 27-yard line large and in motion left and the give is to david hughes who is making his first national football league start second round draft choice this year out of boise state loss of one second down and 11. as we look at the offensive line for seattle [Applause] large and again in motion left sherman smith and david hughes the split backs thorne back to pass on second and ten little screen pass at the hughes got some running room and some blockers finds a little bit of daylight and takes advantage of it across the 35 to the 36 yard line third and one mike one thing that's been very characteristic of the houston oilers defense so far this season through five games as you look at their front three bethel bethea kenard and doris is that their linebackers and defensive backs take away the deep stuff there are the four linebackers very very active i wouldn't be a bit surprised if all day long we don't see the seahawks throw lots of screams big change here in the defensive backs carter hartwick starting at right quarterback in place of greg and stemrick the reason being from what we hear disciplinary reasons third and one ball at the 36 of seattle [Applause] david hughes and may have gotten enough of the first down ken canard and number 69 andy dorris there to meet the second round draft choice out of boise state if the seahawks have had a problem so far this season it has been in that third down conversion situation if you take away about two feet of the football field through five games i think they win two more they've just been stopped and fourth and one and third and one in very crucial situations it's a first down seattle greg bingham on the ground there obviously some injury i thought he was looking to see just how close the measurement might be and it appears he has a cramp in his cap eddie biles the new head coach of the houston owners he was a defensive coordinator under bum phillips for several years here when bum went west to new orleans eddie biles took over or excuse me that's east to new orleans didn't it not very good on geography greg bingham of course the leading tackler for the houston oilers for the last several seasons inspirational leader for this team that would be a gigantic blow to the houston alder defense if greg can't play anymore it appears that he's telling the trainer they got hit on the outside of the knee tough cookie that kid is number 51 ted thompson seventh year veteran out of southern methodist university is coming to replace bingham first and ten for the seahawks on their own 38. [Applause] play action fake zorn got a first down at midfield j.c wilson number 33 33 on the stop one of the things that houston does defensively too is an awful lot of zone coverage 12 yards on the pass and catch the largest and this is the weak side of the zone they rotated away from jc wilson and zorn just took what was available and that was underneath that zone coverage like to remind you very big day here on nbc sports not only football but coming up after this game we'll join that national league western division series between the astros and dodgers so stay with us first and ten seattle at midfield zorn quick out to sam mccullum a gain of about seven again j.c wilson number 33 on the stop timing pattern once again mike very very short not looking to get it all in one play just take advantage of what the defense offers and that is rotation away from that side this side of the field and they're just throwing underneath coverage second out in three for seattle now in houston territory for the first time this game the 43. margin wide right mccullum wide left largest now in motion left and against the hughes who cuts back against the grain and picks up some difficult yardage and has enough for the first down ted thompson number 51 the first to meet him mike as we said in our pregame show very many eyebrows were raised when this young man was drafted by the seahawks out of boise state not known as one of the perennial football powers in this country but many people in the seattle seahawk organization considered him the best blocking back in college football and a few weeks ago he had 12 receptions against kansas city today his first start bingham has returned to the lineup for houston first and 10 seattle at the houston 39 zorn to throw and has got number 86 mike tice over the middle daryl hunt there to meet him and tice a big target six foot seven 235 pound rookie out of maryland and was a quarterback there he was a two-year starter for quarterback at quarterback for maryland second down and two 11 21 remaining here in the first quarter no score seattle's showing good patience that was tyson's first reception as a professional in the regular season sherman smith now flanked whitesnake and zorn gives to hughes probes the right side of that houston defensive line [Music] and it again it'll be close to the first down scores around the league in the second quarter the pittsburgh steelers lead the cleveland browns 10-0 in that game bradshaw has a nine yard touchdown pass to john stahl within the jets big over new england 21-7 in the second quarter also oakland trailing kansas city 10-0 and kansas city has been a surprise team all this year los angeles trailing the falcons 14-3 in the second and new orleans trailing philadelphia undefeated 24-7 in the second jordan on first and ten he's over columns open j.c wilson j.c wilson made up some ground he had lost on mccullum ball was under thrown and wilson made the prevented touchdown mike jim zorn tried to put a little finesse on the ball here you'll see him take something off of this and if he he'd rifled it i think it would have been a completion but good job by mccullum to break up the interception in the end zone zornow four of five that's the first incompletion he's had on the day for 36 yards second and ten after 28 of houston coming up on five minutes of possession in their first drive so far this period that keeps earl campbell off the field three wide receivers for seattle martin mcgrath has checked into the game number 89 and zorn will throw and again jason on top of mark mcgrath but mcgrath has made a sensational catch great concentration jc wilson you see his right hand there he a couple weeks ago was wearing a cast broke his thumb and you got to give credit to mcgrath this is an interception all the way jc wilson has it mcgrath pulls it out of his hands that's twice receivers have done things that coaches look for in receivers over 11 yards on the reception and they're going to measure for a first down here [Applause] and it is a first down after houston 17 and now number 27 greg stemrick the seventh year man out of colorado state has returned to the starting lineup for houston in place of carter hartwig we understand that the fact that stem rick did not start that game may have cost him as much as two thousand dollars he had a clause in his contract that said that if he started 16 games he got a 2 000 bonus [Applause] seahawks out of the eye zord give the sherman smith the tailback and he finds some room on the right side the they 65 was there first there's a big man in the seattle seahawks scheme of things when he went down last year it really stunned the seahawks offense off that sprint draw he was a college quarterback out of miami of ohio and he can throw the ball he can catch it he runs with authority has about a 4.5 yard average for his career last year missed the entire season seattle's second and five at the houston 13. smith he's got david hughes out in front as well as number 64. ron essing robert brazile the all-pro linebacker for the oilers was there to bring sherman smith down slow getting up smith is slow getting up hopefully it's nothing to his need but i will tell you this mike seattle yes i thought they're going to call a penalty only this is either holding seattle or a block in the back it appeared that largent came back on the linebacker as he was coming in motion and kind of sealed the corner let's see what the call is holding number 86 offense the tight end [Applause] is the ball now reset at the 23-yard line and seattle will face a first and 20 situation as we look at sherman smith leaving the game and zorn calling the shots he has been replaced by number 37 eric laner looking out of brigham young and zorn will throw up top in stenberg's direction he had large and large and couldn't hang on and a good play by mr stemrick houston anti-mike had five defensive backs four defensive linemen and two linebackers and the two linebackers were not covering the middle zorn is a very very mobile quarterback i wouldn't be a bit surprised if they don't come with something like a quarterback draw as opposed to throwing it down the field third down now and 14. jesse baker number 75 big man out of jacksonville state now brought in for fast rush purposes same defense 4-2-5 [Applause] looking for eric lane laying tripped up robert brazil there on the coverage they had the ball for five minutes and 20 seconds in this opening drive excuse me six minutes and 20 seconds not a bad opening drive herrera on for the field goal it'll be what about 22-32-79 yard attempts herrera on the year 4-4-7 in the field gold apartment is long 52 yards so he's certainly capable and they're not opposed to doing something funny out of this formation from 40 yards out efren herrera's kick is up and it is good so seattle has once again drawn first blood here in the astrodome with 8 36 left to go it's the seahawks 3 the 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long long time ago yes you're right but it's still fresh in my memory yeah the seahawks break on top here three to nothing but they now face the most dangerous part of the houston football team and that is their kickoff returns with roaches and willie tullis approaches of course last week a 96 yarder against the bengals and then willie tell us in the opener against the ram went 95 for a score they are devastating when they get the ball but herrera bangs this ball out of bounds this should be an interesting conference confrontation on the day because the seahawks have the best kickoff and punt coverage teams in the nfl so you've got the best return team against the best coverage team and those two guys right there i mean are outstanding they are one two in the nfl and in return yardage and if it hadn't been for their special teams last weekend they would have lost there's the scoring drive 624 a 41-yard field goal by herrera 13 plays 50 yards and a very diversified offense lots of different people handled the football offensive coordinator jerry rowe most happy with that last drive i spoke to jim zorn prior to the football game mike and he told me that he was more encouraged about the offensive game plan today against houston than he had against any team that they played so far in 1981. there's those guys 1981 top kickoff returners the national football league roaches intellis one-two and david versus the number one draft choice for cincinnati relegated to a kick return position with the player chris collingsworth you know it may be the game plan of seattle to kick the ball out of bounds on the kickoffs i know that's foolish to say but you got to keep it out of their hands somehow herrera's kick is high and fielded by roaches at the 10. across field trying to find some running room and breaks of cooking he is bottled lightly number 59 rodel thomas a rookie out of alabama state who is actually with miami for the first three games of this 1981 season 10 yards on that turn sacked 19 times this year of course the i formation was campbell and wilson kenny burrow the ageless one at wide receiver leon gray the all-pro at left tackle but this team has given up sacks and they are trying to improve that [Music] the i formation for houston first and ten at their own 21. they give us the campbell who else and then tyler rose drags about four or five seattle seahawks with him out across the 25 to about 26 and a half yard line second and five john harris there defensively some big changes mike white starting at right tackle and mano tui assasopo starting at right in he usually plays inside for pass rush purposes linebackers joe norman starting for terry beason in middle linebacker and then gregory johnson starting for the injured kenny easley it left safety second and five stabler will throw he's got burrow and a first down and bob the euler crowd loves that because they didn't see that last week jen stabler just matched his entire output of last week he had one completion for a grand total of six yards ten yards on that gets by burroughs and to put it into a proper perspective last week the oilers ran 48 offensive plays 38 of them were accountable to one earl campbell 37 carries in one kicks all resting at their own 36-yard line they have a first in 10 706 remaining here seahawks lead three nothing give to campbell left side behind casper's blocks he's got a room but flag on the play credit number 87 dave casper with a great block allowing campbell to spring outside but the yellow flag is down earl campbell mike has to be the only running back holding houston i got 15 yards on that carry but earl campbell has to be the only running back in the nfl who wearer who wears a defensive lineman's shoulder pads are you aware of that mike just for protection well he weighs 237 pounds dripping weight with all his protective number 45 offense tim wilson on the whole that's the blocking back for one earl campbell do you look at today's officiating crew jerry seaman of course the referee umpire frank sinkovitz head linesman leo miles john weinbach the line judge back judge paul bates [Music] first try to head out to tim wilson number 45 mano tuista sopo number 74 who's got four sacks in the season applied great pressure there's this snake who was retired and unretired had exactly seven practices prior to the first game a game in which he played very well and to yasasopo starting on a defensive end so far that's worked pressure on ken stabler their front people are rather light so the addition of white way who weighs 266 should help him stopping the bullish rushes of mr campbell second down and 15 ball to houston 30. again stabler will throw out to campbell got some running room but michael jackson 55 was there as was number 27 gregory johnson and mr campbell can be just as effective in the foot open field by catching the ball as he can running it they like to do that a lot you see those stats for receiving for ol campbell he was the oilers leader receiver in the pre-season and he seems to be an absolutely tireless person jim schachter the offensive coordinator of the oilers came up to him on tuesday and said earl we're going to give it to you 50 times this week girl said i don't care and then about 10 minutes later he came back he says don't you think we ought to throw it once more he's on the sidelines right now third eleven shotgun formation we have not seen that this year from the oilers whoa bad snap stabler is lucky to get it off azure armstrong number 39 a utility man for these oilers made a sensational grab of flag is on the play however i think it has something to do with a fair catch signal by ken stabler on that snap well david carter is the center and they have not run that play at all this year [Music] [Applause] offside seattle here's a note pat hayden the quarterback of the los angeles rams has just broken his leg so now the quarterback controversy in los angeles is no more and the hard luck saga of mr hayden continues offside number 75 defense robert hardy watch this play i don't believe this is the way it was drawn up watch the snap you'll see the fair catch in the black stapler who makes a great reception i might add and dodges hardy oh what a catch what a catch by armstrong elijah pitts the offensive backfield coach and great green bay player in the years back loves armstrong you can see why right there third and six shotgun again stabler out to ronnie coleman first down but another flag is on the play [Music] and stabler throws it down and it looks like it will be called back and an official is down too i mean he really got leveled he looks like he's out cold he appears to be all right that's the field judge number nine bill o'brien referees as many hours as they put into their job are not meant for contact yeah look at the attention he is getting these are not athletes these are normally former athletes these guys are insurance salesmen and high school principals and they can't take the abuse that earl campbell might take in a football game let's hope he's all right the flag down though appears to be offensive holding and when the oilers offensive line has not allowed a sack they've grabbed a hold of somebody there are also two flags in the vicinity of the place that ronnie coleman was brought down clip on the official clip on the official i'm joking there is no such flag although mr o'brien may go back to head official art mcnally this week and say let's put one in yes or maybe eventually we'll have officials with shoulder pads and helmets it'll probably be a washout i would think if it is in fact against the seattle seahawks down here have to wait and see okay so what they'll do is they'll the two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties will wash each other out and they will charge the houston holders with 15 yards and they'll go from there or is it 10 yards holding number 74 offense personal foul unnecessary roughness number 76 offense personal foul unnecessary roughness number 76 defense offsetting penalties whoops wait a minute wait a minute wait wait wait wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute he's got a holding penalty on on houston that he has to account for he got three penalties he got one outstanding gentleman hold it how does houston get away with holding with no penalty they wash out the down where is art mcnally that is the decision that referee jerry seaman has made am i wrong or did houston just get away with a free penalty offensive holding third and six in the 39 stabler again out of the shotgun intended for dave jasper and almost picked off by number 42 keith simpson the shotgun has afforded kenny stapler a lot more time to throw it has been effective however on that particular play keith simpson was there to step in front of dave casper and so the oilers will have to punt we're going to have to check the officials booth here and find out how houston got away with the penalty if you've got three penalty and two are offsetting what happened to the offensive hold of the houston oilers i believe it should have been assessed but nevertheless parsley will punt from his own 25-yard line back deep paul john's number 85 for the seahawks john's wisely calling for the fair catch at his 25-yard line good punt good hang time by cliff parsley so we have five minutes and 33 seconds left to go here in the astrodome the seahawks lead it three to nothing [Music] let's talk about prices and let's talk about interest rates the average buyer i need to tell this group has literally been jolted by the so-called one of you guys coined it i guess sticker shock when he walks into a new car showroom we're going to try today to declare war on sticker shock we will hold the price line on omni and horizon miser and custom models and we will hold the line on the base prices of all of our low-end aries reliant two-door and four-door models we're really proud of the new products we're bringing out food 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their own 25-yard line first and ten david hughes and sherman smith who left the game earlier he's now back in they're the running backs fake to hughes sherman smith has got ted washington beaten open field across the 50-yard line finally number 37 mike reinfeldt brings the hall to his odyssey that is the value of sherman smith and the offensive backfield of the seattle seahawks a great receiver 28 yards on the pass catch and run and you see it's linebacker coverage on sherman smith and smith has like four five speed for a guy who was 6'4 and 225 it was a mismatch he would like it to be known too that his injured knee is perfectly okay any sluggishness he has shown is only because of the rusty of years layoff has to relearn how to play the game mike first and ten seattle houston territory at the 47th play action fake brazil rushes [Music] [Applause] jim zorn and a flag on the plane [Applause] i don't think that robert brazil should argue that point [Applause] i believe that was obviously rushing roughing the password but it was a blitz that was not picked up by somebody from uh the backside of the formation in the backside of the roll i'm sure mr zorn is going to try to get a hold of that guy and find out exactly why he missed him eddie biles you saw him earlier obviously displeased with the call roughing the passer number 52 [Applause] you be the judge on this i believe this is obviously yeah that that's a little extraordinary yeah that's a little extra curricular activity the flag is warranted so seattle in business once again under the reign of heavy booze here in the astrodome wants time to settle this crowd down this place is enclosed and it does get noisy in here well john hadel once had a great quote he said the trouble with playing in the astrodome is if you're playing bad and they start to boo you they boo you twice because of the concussion off the ceiling another score in los angeles or the rams are trailing the atlanta falcons 21-20 in the second toilet game is in atlanta has broken his leg jeff butler is now in and he has uh thrown a one-yard pass to henry childs for a touchdown first and ten in the houston 32 i formation margin in motion right flip to sherman smith he's got it he's got a lot of room outside inside the 20 and knocked out of bounds at the 15-yard line daryl hunt on a play that completely befuddled the houston defense same play they ran earlier michael had a penalty called on it larger comes in motion inside to the formation and he picks off the linebacker or the strong safety there's nobody there to support the run 12 yards undefeated eagles still rolling 24-7 over new orleans in the second cincinnati on top of baltimore three-nothing in the first and the battle of the bay is green bay on top of tampa bay 7-0 also the first quarter first in twit 10 at the 20-yard line seattle threatening to increase their three-nothing lead with 4 38 to go here in the first quarter given to david hughes he bangs it inside for some tough yardage kenny canard number 71 greg bingham getting off the bottom of the pile [Applause] so far offensively seattle's been able to do just about anything they want and that puts an awful lot of pressure on the defense there's not one thing you can set for and they've avoided that much hated second and third long situation mike they've got good yardage on their first down with the exception of this time it has kept them out of trouble at the houston 17 zorn will throw hughes is wide open touchdown david hughes beat number 50 daryl hunt and david hughes the number two draft choice out of boise state this year has his first national football league score of his career so much for the raised eyebrows in seattle as to why this young man was drafted he offers more speed out of the backfield and as you can see an excellent receiver that's not an easy ball to catch mike you and i both know that going straight away from the football carrera now on the field to attempt the extra point he is perfect thus far this year 8-4-8 herrera's kick is up making nine for nine [Music] so the apparently continues the houston oilers having all kinds of problems with the seattle seahawks they trailed 10-0 in the first [Music] what's the midas touch it's using specially coated steel to help our mufflers last it's putting in a louver tube to help your engine run easy it's having a tuning chamber to help your car run quietly it's manufacturing our own mufflers for over 25 years and it's standing behind them in writing it's getting the right mufflers at the right price get the midas touch nobody else has it oh yeah [Music] the people in st louis know their beer but as a master brewer split sir thank you i know one taste of my schlitz can change a lot of minds and now more people know i like slits better than button i'm a milly drinker but you have to taste slits to believe it mr cylinder your slits taste good it's a good tasting beer here's to it [Music] [Applause] last year here in the astrodome the seattle seahawks totally dominated the houston oilers 26-7 that final score now the oilers find themselves trailing once again 10 nothing with 3 58 to go here in the first quarter herrera to kick and normally the inspiration for the oilers this season has come from these two gentlemen back there to receive this kickoff willie thomas and carl roaches they've been the ones to ignite the houston orders herrera kicks it high and again he'll take it up the right sideline breaks one tackle and another across the 30 to about the 33 yard line [Applause] that man is quick kickoff return of 27 yards for karl roach's rodel thomas number 59 on the stop for seattle well now the houston oilers are in trouble their biggest problem is protecting the quarterback even with the shotgun and they're going to have to start putting the ball up in the air more than they have in the past couple of weeks because being down 10 to nothing as you see the scoring drive of the seahawks mr hughes his first touchdown ever i formation brew and renfro are wide to the right yard line before he's knocked out what'd they say they're gonna have to throw the ball well he just like throwing the ball absolutely tireless 28 yards and the combination of speed and quickness and give a lot of credit to the offensive line of the oilers when he carries the ball they seem to block a little tougher than when anybody else carries the ball and when they do run they like to go to the side of all pro leon gray number 74. and dave casper number 87 two all-pro sitting shoulder to shoulder and both outstanding blockers houston's ball at the seattle 40. first and ten i formation give the camel a lot of room inside bangs it for five yards to the 34 yard line joe norman was there first the man who replaced terry beason had middle linebacker five carries for 38 yards now for the tyler rose what seattle has tried to to do they have replaced brett anderson who only weighs about 245 and bring mike white into the lineup number 70 who weighs 266 it gives them a little more beef up front but so far it hasn't worked officially four carries for 41 yards for campbell [Applause] second and four campbell slips on the second base area of this converted baseball field not converted yet the astros are still playing and if nolan ryan can duplicate his performance of a couple of weeks ago on a saturday when he no hit the dodgers they'll be playing baseball here again well we'd like to remind you that today indeed is a very big day on nbc in addition to this game immediately after you will be seeing that national league western vision fifth and final decisive game at dodger stadium jerry royce will be going against nolan ryan shotgun on third and eight [Applause] stabler has got coleman at the 32-yard line keith butler providing the coverage it is short of the first down in the hometown fans here are urging ed biles to go for it on fourth down interesting the oilers taking campbell out in pure passing situations and putting in ronnie coleman and edgar armstrong obviously they're giving away some of the deception of the offense but still head coach eddie bios in his first year feels it so what if they know we're going to pass we think we can still do it well he promised everybody here in houston the press and the fans that he would diversify the offense event than he has by unveiling the shotgun fourth and one everybody's up and on their feet here big first quarter play for the [Applause] [Music] at the arms first down 31 yards on the touchdown a broken play obviously meant to get nothing but the first down the coverage is broken by seattle burroughs uncovered harris tries to make the desperation tackle and the shotgun formation has worked wonders it has allowed kenny stabler an extra second to throw the ball and kenny burrow registers his fourth touchdown of the year tony fritch on the field for the extra point that was not out of the shotgun though michael that was from under center bridge eight for eight he is perfect again so a big touchdown play ken stabler to double zero ken burrow and the oilers are back in business it's 10-7 seahawks we'll be back [Music] if one plug goes wrong in an eight-cylinder car you've still got seven left to pull you along but if one goes wrong in a four-cylinder car you've got problems honor light spark plugs are made for small engines they've got a fused glass seal in here to give you full power and a wide heat range that helps stop misfiring and fouling at low speeds if you have a small car why not get a plug made for small engines hollow light dennis introduces the beefadelphia sandwich we grill lean b juicy and tender melt rich mozzarella cheese over the top add succulent grilled onions cover with a soft french roll and serve it all for the special introductory price this month of only 2.99 the new be philadelphia sandwich only at dennis where you'll like our prices and you'll love our food [Music] the stage is now set for what may well be the most dramatic season finale in the history of grand prix auto racing as three of the world's top drivers battle for racing's most coveted title the caesars palace grand prix live next saturday on nbc sports world we are back in the asteroid mike adamly along with bob trumpy the oilers have just scored on a 31-yard touchdown pass stabler to kenny burrell and they are back in business it's 10-7 with 123 left to go here in the first quarter tony fritsch drives one to will lewis at his forum looking for room outside it has got some across the 30 and out to the 35 yard line there's nothing that takes the steam out of a team after they scored a touchdown like a long return 31 yards by will lewis now we'll watch the touchdown again from behind ken stabler we believe this to be an all about the line he's looking for renfrew out in the flat sees burro uncovered that's the experience of ken stable although the ball was underthrown that 46th touchdown now leaves him five behind charlie hennigan who is the houston owners all-time touchdown receiver first and ten for seattle at their own 35-yard line and zorn wastes no time throwing the ball out to dated views he is by j.c wilson but spins off that technique daryl hunt there to finish it up jim zorn now 8 of 11 for about 96 yards and watch this contest we understand from don anderson the seattle seahawks publishes that david hughes wife and daughter are now in seattle and this is the first time they were watching uh husband and father david play professional football well so far he's done all right crazy george second and seven at the 38th largest motion left it was the sherman smith out of the eye and he's going nowhere one two three oilers there to meet him first by number 59 ted washington here's the scoring drive [Applause] you mentioned that kenny burrow trails charlie hennigan i'm sure the old oiler fans remember the days of jefferson stadium and when that man was working his magic they had scores charlie toller was carrying a football they had scores of 51-49 and 48-47 george blanda throwing the ball hoyle granger third and seven for seattle at the 38 zorn in trouble has flushed from the pocket across the 40. jesse baker was there to along with greg bingham that's second base no defense in the league has holds the quarterback accountable and zorn is the second leading rusher on the seattle seahawk so far this season at second base he is down 10-7 seahawks over the oilers action will continue in the second quarter [Music] nowadays there are all sorts of ways of saving and investing money that help fight inflation the problem is finding the one that's most profitable for you because now you're forced to swim through all kinds of confusing details maturity dates minimum deposits interest rates even tax benefits but there is a way to escape all this confusion it's by calling and visiting your full service bank for professional guidance with high yield savings it's all the bank 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done a fine job for them this year [Applause] and west up the elevator shaft there's a flag down the play karl roches fields the pun is quickly brought down two flags on to play mike jim jodat is the man credited with stopping karl roaches at punt 45 yards by jeff west he was impressive enough during the preseason to allow jack patera to get rid of herman thunderfoot weaver and what west does so well [Applause] is hang them high he's not known for as an average kicker but last week on six punts he averaged almost 45 yards and he had three down inside the 20s that's an outstanding performance for jeff west he didn't play in 1980 was cut by the chargers here's the call by the official illegal block above the ways in the back number 20 receiving team wildwood kick was in the air this was a post possession foul will go half the distance from where the ball was caught first down means the ball be resting at the nine yard line that's where the oilers will put it in play next sunday join host brian gumbel for nfl 81 all the highlight scores and late breaking news from all the games and then regional nfl action featuring a pivotal afc game in the central division the steelers and the bengals square off it's next sunday campbell gets to go [Applause] boy he is an amazing gentleman when you're giving the ball seven or eight yards deep and he generates some power in those big legs he is difficult to bring down when he needs power up through the middle he seems to be able to generate it yet when it comes to running the corner he's got that acceleration doug sullivan sutherland number 69 is in the game along with mike white as the two defensive tackles for seattle on second and seven the ball at the houston 10-yard line quick give to earl campbell first down joe norman drags him down [Applause] you just can't say enough about this guy 37 carries last week looking to get up through that hole leon gray with a good block and he's always got his shoulders going up the field and his momentum carries him seven carries now 47 he's got 30 to go to match his performance of i mean 30 carries to match his performance of last week 30 times in 51 games in his career he has topped the 100 yard mark versus 10 oilers quick give to campbell or tim wilson a rare give he's kind of funny bob after a game tim wilson is more beat up than campbell is because he does a lot of ferocious blocking yeah the value of the i formation is that they do what's called lead blocking and tim wilson will be assigned either a defensive lineman or a linebacker and lead campbell up through the hole he is the one who really takes the beating when earl campbell carries it 37 times to make it even more amazing he carried 25 in the first half last week second and ten that's a houston 21 12 50 to go here in the second quarter the oilers trailer seahawks 10-7 earl outside and dragged out of bounds dips his shoulder gets underneath the shoulder pads of the tackler 26. kerry justin jerry justin picks up another three yards third down and five campbell makes no bones about it he's a happy man once again being reunited with tim wilson in the backfield and he biles abandon that split back philosophy and sent rob carbon who was unhappy to the new york giants [Applause] kenny burrows and mike renfro are wide to the left earl campbell john harris is right there john harris who has had an outstanding year at right safety for the seahawks read that play perfectly and houston will have to punch i believe a rare mental mistake by earl campbell he went outside the block of the offensive guard watch number 74 manu tuiasasopo being led inside by leon gray in the pass out in the flat to campbell and he goes outside the block and allows harris to make the tackle as opposed to going up inside the block fourth down now and eight and cliff partially the punch paul johns is the deep man for seattle he's a free agent rookie out of tulsa jerry rome very high in this man and a good punt return [Applause] as parsley kicks from his own 13 johns will feel it at the 38th wiggles his way across the 45-yard line 46-yard line carter heart week number 36 their first we have 11 43 to go here in the second quarter the seahawks on top 10-7 when i'm not making music with the charlie daniels band you'll find me here at home in tennessee and where you find me you'll find my skull i just take a little pinch and put it between my cheek and gum and it sure feels good in fact i think going smokeless is the only way to go and my place here that's something i just can't get too much of enjoy tobacco without lighting up try skull copenhagen or happy days a pinch is all it takes i'd hold you all night any day of the year the way that you taste i love you my fear oh why don't you get into the groove one simple make it cleaver the bull's got one taste in beer beer head roll gold the schnitzel liverpool is tough so don't say fear simple [Music] the steelers battled the bengals the jets lasso the bills the charges take on the coast the oilers battle the patriots there's a lot to get excited about next sunday on nbc sports [Music] 11 43 remaining here in the second quarter in the astrodome the seattle seahawks on top of the houston oilers 10-7 seattle has the ball at their own 46-yard line john sawyer the tight end in motion right as zorn goes back to pass and finds sawyer in the right flat but it has underthrown ted washington on the coverage [Applause] from around the league kansas city now on top of oakland 13-0 a 25-yard field goal by nick lowry increase that lead could they be shut out three weekends in a row wow it is possible baltimore did the trick here's a baseball score three to two who's pitching jim palmer versus tom seaver the top of the second inning cincinnati leads 3-2 on a tiny bench home run [Applause] column the motion man zorn again back to pass screen out to eric lane number 37 and greg stimrick perfect read by number 27 undercuts eric lane out of the doghouse i imagine right now did not start today this is well set up but lane is out there unprotected the defensive line of the houston orders gets out there before the ball is fought and stemrick on the stop now third down and about 13 yards to go [Applause] ball resting at the 41 1101 left to go here in the second quarter seahawks facing a third in 15 situations lane and sherman smith the running backs and zorn goes back to throne [Applause] it is intercepted carter hartwick number 36 picks off zore's path and returns it all the way down to the 29-yard line [Applause] that's the situation in the first quarter that the seahawks were able to avoid that was third down in long-running situation houston with a four two five configuration 36 yards on the return by hartwick and jim zorin threw it into a well-covered a well-covered sam mccullum excuse me eric clean no way that ball should have been thrown look at this eight seven guys back in coverage but watch the coverage on lane no way the ball should have been thrown bad choice by jim zorn hart league of 4-4 manchester united southern california makes the big interception and puts houston in business on the seattle 29 flip to campbell joe norman shot through along with michael jackson on the tackle they had two tight ends in there two all pro tight ends i might add dave casper and mike barber watch 52 come through there joe norman 55 jackson on the cleanup on 34. earl campbell and it repairs excuse me lost to three yards on the play jack patera's experiment of moving to iyasi sobo out to the defensive end position has paid off azure armstrong now and ronnie coleman in the game stabler in the shotgun so much for the shotgun this is the dallas play trying to show run off the shotgun good catch by stabler once again in bazungi the reason more teams don't put it into their offensive philosophy it is hard to coordinate that center snap not many centers can do it and as you can see the euler shotgun has a few kinks in it yet i wonder why they take earl campbell out in a shotgun situation and give the ball to ronnie camp ronnie coleman shotgun again armstrong and calm in the backs again stabler will throw looking for kenny burrow deep good player outstanding play night number 26 carry justin justin has some mighty big shoes to fail in the person of dave brown who has broke his foot in the opening game against cincinnati or his fibula rather he stays in good position and does not let the ball get by his body so that the burrows can make a diving desperation catch we heard from the seahawk bench that robert hardy is up with a strained ankle not a sprained egg on a strained ankle probably will not see any more action today cliff parsley will punt he has nailed four inside the 20-yard line that obviously will be his intention on this punch this one bounces at the 19 and out of bounds there inside the 20 by about an inch and a half mike we have 8 59 to go here in the second quarter seahawks on top 10-7 [Music] 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division series the astros going with nolan ryan against the dodgers and jerry royce plus they will be bringing you updates of the expos philly score that is immediately after this game stay with us seahawks lead 10-7 here in the second quarter they have the ball at think houston at their own 19. larger than motion [Applause] sam mccollum mike reinfeld tipped the ball away from sam mccullum and greg bingham on the spot made the interception mike the amazing thing about that play is that greg bingham was 50 yards down the field it was a fake into the line of scrimmage something made famous a couple of weeks ago by the new york jets watches sherman smith into the line back to zorn he has to avoid a pass rusher and that destroys the timing of the play mccullum waits for the ball he should have tried to come back for it but bingham 50 yards downfield on the interception bingham his second interception section of the year his 19th in his distinguished nine year career we've had an update on pat hayden out of new york now it's not a broken leg just a bad contusion quarterback of the los angeles rams stabler throwing it first and 10 to earl campbell over the left side skirts past one man he's got the first down and near midfield at the ball is spotted at the 48-yard line mano tuiasasopo drags him down from behind we pause briefly for station identification this is the nbc television network this is king tv channel 5 seattle a gain of 14 yards by earl campbell on that pass reception from kenny stabler there you see our score with 811 in the second quarter 10-7 that is campbell's longest reception of the year houston first down at their own 49. gives the camera behind tim wilson he bangs it into seattle territory a gain of four yards second down and six [Applause] mike jacob green number 79 almost caught that play from the back came around the block of the offensive tackle race down the line and he does have outstanding speed and now the you've got to favor the houston oilers getting picking up good first down yardage stabler now six of nine for 64 yards here's jack patera talking to jim zorn i think mr patera is probably telling mr zorn that ball should not have been thrown you should have eaten it or run with it [Applause] he is something else [Applause] kerry justin was there finally to stop campbell but not after he picked up the first down campbell now 11 carries 59 yards in the first half 62 yards why that eye formation is so effective for him it gives him a chance to read the defensive line play and he likes to make cutbacks and he looks like he's dead on his feet and they're hitting the ball he runs for 15 yards first and ten at the 40s stabler will throw again [Applause] [Music] gregory johnson starting a of ken easley easily still out with that bad ankle they could certainly use him in this game he's a you know mike last year ken easley and hugh green i thought were the two most dominating defensive football players i had seen in eight or ten or maybe even 15 years of college football easily played every spot and so did you green and they seemed to just be everywhere look like there's more than one of it stabler stats on the day 6 for 10 and 65 yards certainly an improvement over last week second and 10 at the 40 give to campbell [Applause] rolls his way for eight yards down to the 32-33 yard line joe norman was there and keith butler number 53 third down three at the 33 6 10 to go here second quarter campbell so slow getting up well i lived in cleveland ohio as a youngster and my big hero was jim brown and number 32 used to do the same thing and serve that energy and then burst that's one of the reasons that campbell gained so many yards a blocker like dave casper i think you and i could gain a thousand yards behind him campbell on cabbie on kanye knack of getting something out of nothing there it is close to the first down it is so houston has a first down at the seattle 30-yard line they trail by three five 24 to go here in the second quarter he is the leading rusher in the afc with a 4.4 yard average 116 carries 512 yards going into this game he's had just two 100 yard games so far this season and biles has given him a breather and addre armstrong number 39 is in the game second year man out of texas a m i would expect a pass armstrong is an exceptional receiver out of the backfield catchable ball by double zero and he can't hang on it'll be third in ten seconds and the houston oilers are very very bad at converting second and third down plays into first down plays last week they were just one of 13 and they've converted just 11 third downs although this is second down 11 third downs in the first downs in this first five weeks of the season campbell returns to the lineup and armstrong returns to the bench renfro in the slot and borough wide right and stabler will throw [Applause] ball hit by number 70 mike white of the seattle seahawks he hit i believe stabler's arm white a third year man out of albany state gives seattle a little more muscle up front he goes 266 pounds acquired from the cincinnati bengals ronnie coleman now has checked back in as has armstrong 3rd and 10 at the seattle 30. shotgun to coleman first down great catch coleman went to the depth of the defensive backs there and just stopped dead now you can see that the center now david carter getting this the hang of the snap but look at that right in the dead spot of the zone good concentration on the football coleman an unsung player eighth year man powerfully built out of alabama a m 11 yards on that pass reception from stabler now i would imagine they would go to earl campbell time and time again it's at the 19 the ball resting but not for long as to give us a campbell cuts it back inside and breaks two tackles down to the 14-yard line second down and six fall spotted at the 15. [Applause] 14 carries now 77 yards for campbell if you've just joined us the seattle seahawks got on top quickly 10 to nothing a herrera field goal followed by a touchdown pass jim zorn to david hughes campbell gets the call again and he's down around the 10-yard line mike white number 70 there to make the stop you know for the last three years people ingest have called the houston oilers to houston earlers i think they should seriously consider changing the name to the houston erlers joe norman the man on the ground joe's not quite as big as their normal starting inside linebacker there you see number 58 terry beeson 6-1 about 220 beeson weighs about 10 or 15 pounds more we wait for the prognosis on norman's injury we'll be back after these messages [Music] [Applause] is a man who knows his schlitz is downright good i think it's even better miller i'm from germany i do think i know a bit about beer and this is really good beer hey i'm lowering my bud but i think schlitz beat it out i 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that's all next saturday on nbc sports third and one for houston for campbell first down and more [Applause] amazing the oilers in that situation put in several different people edgar armstrong replaces a wide receiver and they bring in angelo fields look at the driving power in this guy's legs just splits two tacklers oh boy i'm glad i'm up here in the booth 16 carries 86 yards 14 will give him 100 for the second straight week in the first half houston's offensive front people have been maligned some this season but they're doing an excellent job of paving the way for mr campbell first down and four two minute warning here in the astrodome the seahawks lead the oilers 10-7 we'll be right back after this george said we're going to buy a corona portable kerosene heater and i said it'll smell funny it doesn't i said it's dangerous but george showed me the ul sticker i said bet it's dirty it's not george said we'll save lots of money on heat and we have george is usually wrong but i gotta 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there here comes the big guys angelo fields mike barber the back up tight end and add your arms throwing into the offense now for the oilers put a little more meat in that offensive line especially in the person of mr fields six foot six 319 pounds the second year man out of michigan state second and less than a yard campbell touchdown [Applause] earl campbell number 34 banging over the right side of the seattle line you notice he's the only running back in the backfield and obviously a touchdown tony fritch on to attempt the extra point if he can convert this he'll be 10-4-10 and he'll put the oilers on top by four we have a minute and 16 remaining here in the first half and now the oilers after trailing early 10-00 are ahead for team 10. we'll be back [Applause] takes two wheels to have some fun then you need two more to get the job done but what can you do with three just try the honda atc 11 years ago honda invented the atc three wheeler and ever since folks have been inventing new ways to use it hi fill her up and check the oil please you bet mr palmer is that arnold palmer really he's going to want pins oil can i get a dash sure go on you don't need any oil today mr palmer okay he does it here billy let me have that pen soil you can keep it till next time thanks gas saving pennzoil quality in every extra mile this telecast is presented by the authority of the national football league and it is intended for the private use of our audience any rebroadcast or other use of this telecast without the express written consent of the houston oilers and the national football league is prohibited now you see our score in time remaining here in the first half [Applause] that drive with a one-yard earl campbell touchdown run will lewis and gregory johnson the deep men for seattle pritch popped one up to johnson that is 19. across the 30-34-yard line [Applause] rich tomaselli rookie running back was released earlier by the oilers then picked up when carpenter was traded to the giants made the stop time of possession last 7 31 14 plays 66 yards that's what houston does best mike both teams now have three timeouts left in this final two minutes actually make it a minute and 10 seconds seattle in business at the 34. we ride receivers for seattle craft the extra one number 89 he's flanked left [Applause] zorn underneath to david hughes trying to make a move on but simrick does not bite the bait and makes a very sure tackle loss of two on the play second down and 12. clock now running at 44 seconds zorn again underneath this time this sherman smith sherman smith breaks loose from greg bingham makes the first down 47-yard line j.c wilson there now the time out by seattle all they need to do is get about another 25 yards and they've got they're in efren herrera range 13 yards on the catch by sherman smith first down seattle [Music] united way information referral may i help you that's the beginning that first call and this is where people who need help can get 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earl campbell coughs up a watch every other year jordan on the day 11 for 17 102 yards he wants points here though before the half end he will throw almost intercepted again by mike [Applause] weinfeld reinfeld from his free safety position usually gets a lot of interceptions he hasn't yet to record one this season however mike i have a feeling that the best thing that seattle can do is you watch herrera warm up for what would be an out of sight place kick they're going to have to keep throwing it through the running back soon two or three yards down the field and have them run because with seven guys back in coverage there's just no place back there to throw it so he's got to keep giving it to smith short and hope he can run for 15 yards 31 seconds remain second down and 10 out to david hughes out of bounds and stops the clock before he was collared very rudely by vernon perry number 32. i wouldn't be a bit surprised if seattle might not come back with a very same play he's wide openers the closest man is about seven yards away when the pass is caught but he closes quickly to make the tackle stops the clock it's out of bounds third down now and about three i think the same play would work again [Applause] effort herrera number one is now the second in all-time nfl career field goal percentage he qualified last week by converting his 100th field goal using tony fritz first number one you're right for the houston orleans third and four zorns got large and oh large and put a whale of a move on number 33 j.c wilson what he did was absolutely beautiful he ran the pattern deep enough to get wilson in the third base box which is dirk and wilson couldn't keep his feet but the problem was larget could not see the ball thrown by jim zorn and therefore it's a very very tough reception to make if you can't see the quarterback throw the ball see it leave his hands it's normally very very tough to catch so jeff west will have to punt on fourth down and four he is back at his own 38-yard line the oilers are expecting something funny here whoa west had to go high for the punt and shanks it out of bounds that's about eight yards on that punt fortunately for seattle only 14 seconds remain here a nine-yard punt by jeff west well he does a good job to catch it first of all and then he had more time but he just hurried a little bit shanked off his foot nine yards on the punt houston takes over at their own 43-yard line remember coming up at halftime brian gumbel in new york with all the scores and highlights from today's game around the national football league [Applause] [Music] [Applause] down the illegal man downfield houston it has been an interesting first half indeed we have seen houston diversify their offense we have seen seattle be able to control the ball they too have been very different in their play calling ineligible downfield number 58 on the offense david carter the center looking for his first pass reception ever they will not allow it of course he was open i understand he's got a lot of things to think about snapping on the shotgun [Applause] stabler paying it safe hands off to ronnie coleman number 47 [Applause] and time has expired here in the first half of plathi astrodome the seahawks jumped on top first 10-0 a herrera field goal a touchdown reception by david hughes but the oilers came right back first kenny burroughs on a 31-yard touchdown reception on a broken play from ken stabler and then earl campbell made it 14-10 with his one-yard touchdown run campbell has carried a ball in the first half 18 times for 91 yards last week he carried it 25 times well that's the end of the first half the oilers lead 14-10 we'll be back with some halftime highlights the new generation of dodge rams made an ex-ford owner out of me and now dodge has come up with this new round miser beautiful inside and out and ram miser gives dodge the biggest increase in gasoline mileage of all full-size pickups take it from an ex-ford owner nobody gives you so much for so little hard to believe it's america's lowest-priced pickup equipped not stripped no bull control alex karis getting me up dropping for a drink alley i'll have a beard liquor bowl it's got more taste than beer in fact once you taste it you may never go back to beer this is don't miss all the excitement of the league championship series they're the best teams in their respective divisions the winner goes into the world series then saturday it's nbc sports world as the world's finest grand prix drivers battle lives for auto racing's most coveted title in the caesars palace grand prix plus sunday our continuing coverage of hard-hitting nfl football all this week on nbc sports [Applause] it is halftime here in the astrodome the oilers lead the seahawks 14 to 10 bob and we were very concerned about the houston oilers before this game kenny stabler led teams had lost five consecutive times to the seahawks the others were whitewashed practically last year 26-7 it looked perhaps that it would start that way again as seattle jumped on top quickly 10-7 or 10-nothing but the oilers came back yeah seattle has been a very quick starting team and they did in all kinds of things they had lots of motion inside and out and they had sherman smith catching the ball very well along with hughes campbell finally began to show himself and of course the houston oilers unveiled the shotgun for the first time rather surprising i think it took the seattle seahawks by surprise interesting to note in the second half through five games the seattle seahawks have scolded grant scored a grand total of 20 points three points only in the fourth quarter so they do not play well in the second half i imagine jacqueline terry very concerned right now efren herrera got the seahawks on the board first with a field goal and then it was david hughes who is making his very first national football league start catching this touchdown pass from jim zorn good coverage but you see hughes uncovered there they did not expect him he's a new man in the lineup and they don't know what he can do he was the second round draft choice out of boise state and he can't catch the ball very well they seattle hasn't run the ball too well but they've mixed it up with good short passes and a couple of streams to sherman smith and he's their big man if they can get him on track in the second half i think seattle's still in this ball game last week the houston oilers went to earl campbell 37 times he responded with over 180 yards this afternoon they have again used him but because of the shotgun which we had no idea that the oilers would unveil they have been a little bit more diversified in the first half campbell's carried about 18 times for 91 yards and last week he carried the ball 25 times in the first half so and eddie vous said before the game we can't do that to earl campbell every week as a matter of fact there were people here in the astrodome who were booing the fact that they continually gave the ball to earl campbell they thought that was terrible misuse of the tyler road so today with the shotgun they are much more diversified offense the oilers first touchdown pass oddly enough came on a fourth and less than a yard situation earl campbell did not get the ball kenny stabler threw the play-action pass well obviously seattle is trying to stop the one yard and they just busted a coverage it was obviously a broken play stabler looking around burroughs got on top of the coverage and he's standing wide open five yards from the end zone it was a poorly thrown ball but burroughs made a good adjustment to it and got it in for kenny burrow his 46 career touchdown pass that leaves him only five behind the great charlie hennigan what can we look for in the second half bob uh let's see i believe uh houston gets the ball first so the first thing seattle must do is guard against the long return the houston oilers lead the nfl in kickoff and punt returns that could break the back of the seattle seahawks they're going to kick the ball off secondly i think they've showed great patience uh they haven't really done anything wrong i think jim jordan made two bad mistakes uh he threw the ball up twice and then both times every interception you take away the two interceptions i think seattle's out in front 10 to nothing but those mistakes made by jim zornav have given the houston order some momentum so seattle must come out keep the ball after hopefully they shut down the kickoff return by roaches or telus and then try for time possession obviously campbell's going to be the big man again today they got to keep the ball out of his hands today has been a game where both coaches have been experimenting the houston oilers with the shotgun and jack patera with a couple new defensive linemen nfl 81 halftime activities will continue in a moment we'll be right back a threat to her family heritage sends betty davis on a quest there's a dream i have a 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third quarter so far bradshaw has thrown a nine-yard pass to stallworth the field goal by dave prout and a 29-yard pass to ozzie newsome for brian siphon that's been the score the jets look for real they're on top of new england 28-14 after that marvelous overtime tie last week the jets have got a 44-yard reception or interception returned by daryl ray and they're up 28-14 in the third quarter the washington redskins are rather the kansas city chiefs on top of the oakland raiders 20 to nothing in the third quarter could it be as you mentioned before oakland getting shut out third consecutive time you know they made a lot of changes too on the oakland football team gene upshaw was set down for the first time in like 205 games and so far it has not helped bill kinney a four-yard pass to henry marshall was the final touchdown there in the third period and a whale of a ball game going on here the atlanta falcons on top of the los angeles rams 28-27 pat hayden left the game with a bruised leg and was replaced by jeff rutled initially reported as a broken leg we now find out it's a contusion the last scoring play for the atlanta falcons barkowski an 8-yard pass to alfred jackson and they're now in front 28-27 and there's 537 left in the third quarter of course the winner there will be atop the nfc's western division and philadelphia unbeaten in five games having no problems with the new orleans saints 31-7 in the fourth quarter as a matter of fact the final touchdown or the last touchdown scored by philadelphia le master franklin master a 47-yard return with a fumble recovery so obviously the new orleans saints still having all kinds of problems and they were on top they scored first george rogers a five-yard run the game between the cincinnati bengals and the baltimore colts started out like a baseball game 3-2 in the second quarter now cincinnati has gone on top 17-5 and it looks like those cincinnati bengals of years bob are for real they do lead with 21 seconds to go in the first half interesting that the final touchdown of the first half was a 20-yard pass from ken anderson to david versus the first round draft choice out of kansas that's just his third reception on the year his first is a touchdown and he's the third leading kickoff return man in the afc and that's what he's been relegated to so finally he breaks the ice and also their other their second round draft choice chris collingsworth caught a touchdown pass from kenny anderson as well they could move to five and two today battle between the bays green bay and tampa bay and the nfc center division is tied at seven in the second quarter [Music] chicago one and four going into this game the washington redskins have not won a game yet this year but they are on top 10 to nothing elsewhere around the league cleveland as we mentioned on top are trailing pittsburgh 10-7 that game is now in the fourth quarter the jets on top of the new england patriots 28-21 this 1981 national football league 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[Applause] but before old man winter's fuel bills get you it's think pink time just enough time for you to get owens corning fiberglass insulation and add an extra money-saving layer to your attic think big time is now get your pink owens corning today [Music] take a look at the halftime stats compiled by both the seahawks and the oilers bob fairly even in the first down department the oilers with that one possession that led to a touchdown seven minutes and 32 seconds i think accounted for the difference in time but look at the yards rushing the seahawks had only been averaging 84 yards for game rushing and they are doing a little bit better and not much better 34 yards so they have been very poor in that department the yards 89 by the oilers but earl campbell has done most of that yeah he's got 91. so they had a couple of uh guys who were tackled behind the line of scrimmage first down plays seattle has had a 6.8 yard average the oilers averaging 3.8 yards i repeat mike that one of the problems that the seahawks have in the previous five weeks of this 81 season is that they have scored a grand total of 20 points in the second half 17 in the third quarter just three in the fourth quarter and they're in this ball game if they as i said at halftime if they don't allow a big return which has turned on houston for a couple of three weeks now at the opening of the second half i think they're going to be all right seattle's playing decent ball seattle has been in virtually all the games that they have lost they in the opener against cincinnati as you look at tim wilson and earl campbell loosen each other up for the start of the second half seahawks led 21-nothing against cincinnati in the opener only to lose 27 nothing they were close against oakland 20-10 they had a chance to beat kansas city 2014 they lost there and they lost 24-10 last week against san diego but they were inside the san diego five twice and couldn't punch it in remember coming up next on immediately after this game the national league division series western division series fifth and final game between the astros and the los angeles dodgers interesting to know too that the dodgers are 2 and 15 in dodger stadium against the dodgers but they've got their hot man nolan ryan who i believe in the last five starts has probably been the i meant did i make a mistake i mean the astros are 2 and 15 in dodger stadium if i said the dodgers i apologize for that but nolan ryan in his last five starts has been absolutely awesome and uh if he can duplicate come close to the feet that he pulled here in the astrodome a couple of weeks ago and that was a no-hitter against the same dodgers the they will be playing baseball once again here in the astrodome next week certainly a big weekend of sports for this very sports oriented city they have the astros in contention and the oilers on top here in the second half 14 to 10. jim zoran warning up with the third string quarterback for seattle number 17 dave craig oilers will receive the kickoff and back deep the dangerous willie tullis number 20 who returned one 95 yards against the rams in the opener and number 85. karl roach is a 96 yard one for a touchdown last week in a 17-10 win against the bengals herrera set to kick off [Applause] herrera's kick again very short high end over end fielded by roaches that is 12. [Applause] but from behind right you are bob great special teams coverage provided by number 25 don dufact look at the offensive situation for the oilers stabler wilson and campbell those are the main people for houston kenny burrow mike renfro and dave cass for the wide receivers and tight ends and the offensive line gray and morris towns the big tackles for houston six yards in that return by roaches [Applause] houston first and ten at their own 19-yard line i formation camel and wilson the setbacks flip to earl campbell and drag from behind by mike jackson let's go to byron day in new york he's got an update [Applause] okay michael thank you very much at three river stadium the steelers continue to roll against the browns brancho up top 43 yards to len swann puts him in great position they still lead 10-7 now in the fourth quarter let's go back to mike adamly and bob trumpet thank you byron of course that pittsburgh cleveland score of great concern steelers tied with the oilers coming into this game three and two atop the amc's west division second and thirteen campbell again gets the call and number 53 keith butler the fourth year man out of memphis pulls campbell down but there is a flag on the boy play seahawks are incensed they run a sweep to the right and they stop it they run a sweep to the left i think that's delay of game earl campbell spiked the ball on the ground and that is an automatic delay of game five yard penalty good call by the official and the seahawks thought that they were going to be penalized nuno spiking the football when there is not time out you're not in the end zone you cannot spike the football now watch this is great coverage by butler and the seahawks seem to have straightened out their problems outside underneath the block of leon gray he goes down but when he gets up watch what he does well we don't have it that far but he gets up and spikes the ball on the ground five yard penalty third down and 23 now as they give to azure armstrong stabler staying conservative with his back against the wall and seattle comes up with a mighty big defensive stand to start this second quarter so cliff parsley will have to punt and he'll have to do it from inside his end zone that should be a good psychological lift for seattle get the ball in decent field position if they do not have any problems the seattle return man is standing at the 45-yard line of the houston oilers and that's paul john's number 85 the free agent from tulsa who backs up steve large and as a wide receiver parsley gets it off it is high and drives john's back to his 47 across midfield and there he is stopped by number 58 the center david carter who has been a busy man all afternoon 46-yard punt and a seven yard return by paul johns so seattle with excellent field position they have the ball at the 47 yard line of houston they trail the oilers by four we'll be back fuel economy value for your money that's what you'll find in all new general motors cars and trucks at gm dealers you'll also find a financial institution whose only business is automotive financing that's gmac you know even when money is tight credit is available from gmac and at rates that make good sense ask a gm dealer about gmac the financing people from general motors hey make a love life for the winning team okay you guys should do that for us but a bunch of guys really go at it this hard just for a beer well consider it's michelob light and that means a rich smooth taste you can compare to any beer you like you guys never played like that before hey we never played for a michelob light before michelob light compare the taste this is byron day in new york david trout has just kicked a 23-yard field goal for the steelers steelers now on top in the fourth quarter seven the jinx still holds the three rivers for the brown let's go back to my catalog thank you byron here in the houston astrodome the oilers lead 14-10 but the seattle seahawks have excellent field position in houston territory at the 47 and it looks like that jinx continues they have never won in three rivers stadium the cleveland grounds and 13 seven hours you're talking about the cardiac kids so with the weapons they have offensively with sight newsom logan you can't you can never count the cleveland browns out zord on first and ten fakes the draw to sherman smith and is number there and that is his very first sack of this season that is also the first sack of the day by the houston hollers defense and he had nobody to throw it to elvin bethay the old man with good pressure there and andy doris finally cleans up a little half roll kind of a sprint draw lost to 12 yards on the play the sprint roll which seattle does very well of course he's left-handed zornia so he rolls to the right which is someone out of the ordinary doris kennard and bethea the up front people for houston's defensive line and they are very capable brazil the all throw at the right outside linebacker on second and 22 and zord will throw again he's in trouble he's got david hughes across the middle number 46. robert brazile bangs him to the ground [Applause] this kid has been impressive this kid has been very impressive he had five catches in the first half in his first start look at the pressure that zorn gets and still gets it off he's in the grasp and how are you again andy doris number 69 who has played some great football the last couple of years for the oilers since he went on the weight program to boost him up to 262 ninth year veteran out of new mexico state zorn is now faced though with a third and 11th situation that is 48. houston with five defensive backs mike [Applause] oh no the ball was intended for number 89 mark mcgrath but j.c wilson number 33 was there on the play we have a flag on the other side of the field but i think you're going to see that jc wilson pulls the old defensive back trick puts one hand around the receiver has the other hand on the receiver's back let's see if we can pick it up now i think his right arm was spinning mr largent around but nevertheless it's still a penalty on the houston oilers five yards first down pulling number 27 defense first down that's clear over here on the other side of the field against greg stimrick in the fourth quarter the kansas city chiefs are whopping all over the oakland raiders 27 to nothing and tom flores has finally replaced his quarterback star of a year ago jim plunkett with the byu ace mark wilson no kidding wow isn't that something a possible third straight week shutout [Applause] that's a defending world champions too you're not playing some bunch a bunch of chumps first and ten seattle after houston 43 again to play action [Music] chairman smith has three blockers out in front of him inside the 35. robert brazile there to make the stop on sherman smith daryl hunt was also there doing a doing a good job seattle or houston now going exclusively with the 4-2-5 configuration and seattle just taking advantage of it that's 12 yards on the pass and catch by sherman smith another first down and once again seattle's showing great patience mike in his drive spreading it around this person to that person not being too impatient as long as they can stay mistake free they're in this ball game ball at the 32-yard line 11-11 to go here in the third quarter seahawks trail by four as zorn will throw again covered by jc wilson the ball not particularly well thrown by jim zorn strong safety blitz by houston 32 vernon perry up through the middle and he had to rush it because vernon perry was right in his face this number 33 jc wilson is one of the most underrated quarterbacks i think of the national football league he is a fourth year man out of pittsburgh one interception this year and he usually gets the tough coverage man usually the man like the stalwart's the largest in this league agreed big down here second ten they gotta pick up about half of it houston with that four two five configuration again given to david hughes gets inside the 30 to the 28-yard line jesse baker number 75 was there so was carter hartwick mike i'll tell you what with the way houston sets up that defense they have their two inside linebackers sitting outside the offensive guards i think an outstanding play would be a quarterback draw and zorn is an excellent runner there's nobody there to take him because the two inside linebackers are assigned to the two running backs let's see if we can see the same same configuration there's nobody over center defensively on third and seven mccullough motion left zord will throw quick one out to sherman smith but fire hardware [Music] nobody was about to pull number 36 carter hardwick third-year man out of usc with a lot of speed let's watch it again middle linebacker blitz by number 54 greg bingham hurries the throw of jim zorn and this is an outstanding broken or open field tackle by hartwig the running backs in normal situations are supposed to break those tackles so efren herrera in for a field goal attempt of 29-39-7 46 yards a statistic we mentioned earlier effort herrera qualified last week as the all-time nfl career field goal percentage leader tony frisch the leader at 68.87 [Applause] herrera from 47 yards away zorn puts it down so the seattle seahawks unable to capitalize on their great field position at the houston 47-yard line come up short in a herrera field goal they still trail the oilers by four [Music] [Applause] new backwoods smokes just hit town looking wild but tasting mild wood [Music] new backwood smokes all natural tobacco hand rolled look in a keep them fresh pocket pouch every working man believes his money is better in his pocket than in someone else's so he expects quality and value can he find them in an american wagon absolutely in plymouth yes plymouth new tough reliant k wagon the only high mileage front wheel drive six passenger wagon in america sensibly priced reliant k wagon the american way to get your money's worth the stage is now set for what may well be the most dramatic season finale in the history of grand prix auto racing as three of the world's top drivers battle for racing's most coveted title the caesars palace grand prix live next saturday on nbc sports world we have three minutes and 34 seconds remaining here in the third quarter in the astrodome where the oilers hold a 14-10 lead over seattle oilers have the ball at the 28-yard line first and 10. ken burrow in the slot renfro wide to the right eye formation for houston give to campbell up the middle bangs his way for three or four yards mike white number 70 the first man to stop campbell's charge he ran right over mike white mike white when he was with the bengals was considered one of the strongest guys on the team watch the impact here shoulder to shoulder on mike white folds him back like he weighs about 205 pounds campbell at 235 if that's true mike white at 265. weight means no difference multiplied forced by acceleration and that man has the advantage second and four give again close to the first down john harris from his safety position right safety position makes the tackle he leads the seahawks in that department close enough for a measurement are they going to give it to them the jets leading the new england patriots 28-14 in the fourth quarter if it can stay that way the jets will up their record to 2-3-1 new england will drop to one in five [Applause] there have to be some uh there's a final score now kansas city up with 27 for nothing i cannot believe that [Applause] earl campbell has throughout his career been the most dangerous running back in third and short situations of any running back i can ever remember he's obviously over a hundred yards now and he is the only guy who has gained any yards carrying the ball for the houston oilers tim wilson has had one carry this afternoon it was for no yardage into the middle of the look at that how many games did you say he had gone over 100 this is now his 31st time in 52 games and he's gone over the 100 yard [Applause] mark good first down play for about eight yards well defense though by keith simpson did an excellent job along with michael jackson out there avoiding the block of motown 76 and really held houston to an eight-yard gain when it could have been a lot worse eddie biles looking on well actually second down and eight or second down and two rather eight-yard gain as you mentioned to give some credit to this seattle defense however they are playing without the services of kenny easley and dave brown who was injured after the first cincinnati game and robert hardy who has not appeared in the second half with a sprained ankle in the first half campbell second and two first down into seattle's secretary again john harris 44 makes the stop and it is not a good sign when your safety is making all the tackles you got that right and mr matera patera has to be upset but he shouldn't be too upset almost every team that earl campbell has played against he's done this to him look at that boy he just has great peripheral vision and he sees when people are about to hit him that's 24 carries now 111 yards and for his career this being his fourth year in the nfl he has averaged 22 carries a game for his entire career first and 10 at the seattle 36-yard line oilers threatening they lead by four here in the third quarter stabler to throw underneath to mike renfro and close again to the first down keith butler makes the tackle mike i think you must give credit to the coaching staff of the houston oilers last week a real exception to the rules of professional football that they gave the ball to campbell 37 times and still won 17-10 although you gave a big pat on the back to the kickoff return teams and realizing that they couldn't week in and week out do that had to go with something else jim shaffner said it doesn't take an awful lot of thought to come up with an offensive game plan where you give the ball to campbell 37 times second and one again [Applause] [Music] has come up with it gregory johnson number 27 rookie out of oklahoma state is the man who is at the bottom of the pile and appears to be on top of the pigskin [Applause] so a extremely large break for the seattle seahawks houston controlling the line of scrimmage earl campbell running it well and then fumbles the ball and greg johnson has come up with a big big turnover we've got 504 to go here in the third we'll be back after this [Music] i'll tell you we never realized golf was such a tough game hey it's a lot easier hitting a quarterback than a little white ball sauce links just drank light beer from miller not just because light tastes great but because it's got a third less calories than a regular beer and it's less filling and you can't afford to get filled up when you're out there trying to get birdies yeah those things move awfully fast blake beer from miller everything you always wanted in a beer and less there's a company in toledo ohio who makes an amazing product for your car's engine it can help improve your car's mileage give you shorter starts even help your car run better and the cost of a set is about the same as the price of an oil change a revolutionary new device no it's a fresh champion spark plug there is probably nothing that can do so much for your car's engine for so little champion the world's number one seller when you carry the offensive load as much as earl campbell does sometimes this is bound to happen watch 79 come in from the side of your screen the ball is kind of popping out of campbell's grasp and then jacob green as the seahawks hits the ball and it's loose and gregory johnson under recovery so seattle now has a first and ten at their own 15-yard line 504 left to go here in the third quarter large emotion right give is to eric lane number 37 who has replaced sherman smith momentarily we pause briefly for station identification this is the nbc television network this is king tv channel 5 seattle third quarter houston leads the seahawks 1410 would like to remind you again immediately after this game the final fifth and decisive game in that national league western division series between the astros and the dodgers royce going for los angeles nolan ryan for the astro shorn 15 for 24 131 of the day second out on eight flag on the play mike i wonder what's wrong with sherman smith and david hughes now we have joe dad in the ball game along with eric lane interesting philadelphia stays undefeated they are 6-0 31-14 win over new orleans that's the final george rogers however scored a on a three-yard touchdown run he was the heisman trophy winner last year there's jack patera new owner of a proud five-year extension on his contract to kind of silence some of the critics up in the seattle area the people in the front office of the seattle seahawks are very very happy with his performance i just feel they might be about two drafts away from being an outstanding football team holding number 54 offense art q in the center shame on you four defensive lineman in the game for houston doris stensru jesse baker and kenny canary on second and 16. three wide receivers in the game for [Applause] seattle jesse baker number 75 was rushing towards zorn like he was on sale he kind of threw it sidearm and if he doesn't get it off of course it's a safety look at that oh my goodness threw it right at the official just threw it at anybody really to get it away and avoid the safety now third down and about 15 yards and the field position has obviously changed in favor of the houston oilers right now one of the great things about zorn is his mobility and resourcefulness has not run one yet today though rather [Applause] surprising so on quick give to jim jodat number 43 who's just checked into the game andy dore is there to make the tackle and so houston's defense has come up big once again the seahawks will have to punch and mr roches is back there to receive for houston always a threat standing on second base jeff west only has a 39.7 average but he has great hang time and allows the covers team to get underneath the punt quite as high in roaches will get a chance to field and that is 46. look out changes directions they'll bring it back will not count flagged down on the field 41-yard punt 54-yard return for naught i imagine pushing in the back by a houston oiler as we have seen on many occasions this afternoon certainly got the fans up and standing though watch the catch he goes to the left and all of a sudden to pick up the picket line is set up over here and nobody touches him from that point on and the owner spent a great deal of time elijah pitts former running back of the green bay packers responsible for all these return teams done an excellent job but just one mistake in judgment by houston euler pushing from the back as eddie bowell said and they bring it back on the receiving team during the run rich thomas running back that was just picked up last week after carpenter was traded committed the infraction we've got 3 22 to go here in the third quarter oilers lead 14-10 [Music] your boots say acne [Music] [Applause] [Music] the real west hey frank i'm gonna wager on the race okay severe sure what's your brand these boats will cover 200 miles before this wager is settled but it's worth the wait because it's for michelob light that rich smooth taste you can compare to any beer you like you never beat a setback before we never raced for a whole case of michelob light before compare the taste the astrodome in houston texas they still bill it as the eighth wonder of the modern world it indeed is a multi-purpose place it'll auto races basketball from time to time and the football games today the oilers on top of the seattle seahawks 14-10 don't forget baseball mike the astros and the dodgers coming up later royce versus orion in dodger stadium here on nbc outside with tim wilson in front scoops his way for about four yards next sunday join host brian gumbel for nfl 81 all the highlights scores and late breaking news from all the games then regional nfl action featuring a pivotal game in the afc central as the steelers take on the bengals check your local listings for the game and time in your area next sunday on nfl 81. 252 remaining here in the third quarter euler's on top 14 10. have you just joined us karl roaches goes to 28 thomas ellie the guy who clipped and said hey man that's all right we'll get it again that's nice i like that from kyle roaches [Applause] gets the call one more time doug sutherland there the new york jets on top of the new england patriots 28 24 in the fourth quarter they're trying to hang on john smith has brought them closer with a 22-yard field goal pittsburgh still on top of cleveland in a tight game in the fourth quarter 13-7 atlanta 35-34 with los angeles in the fourth that game has been going back and forth and back and forth unbelievable cincinnati 24-5 over baltimore surely they will move to five and two of the afc central division third and two for houston again again to campbell he's got the first down drags carried justin with him into seattle territory what you see there is the end of the run earl campbell on the ground what you must notice is tim wilson up front 45. a good block on tuiasasopo campbell cuts it but look at the balance is there anything that we haven't said about that guy 28 carries 138 yards and he does it so effortless effortless without a lot of effort michael jackson who's a tremendous linebacker had a clean shot at it and mr campbell and bounced right off of him stabler will throw on first and ten has to hurry trying to shake loose of gregory johnson [Applause] mike i i notice angelo feels number 77 in the ball game right now and stabler has good protection but just at the last minute jacob green in there to bother him somewhat let the pass complete for here comes leon gray back in offensive line has given up 19 sacks this season but with the shotgun they have protected kenny stabler well when he has decided to throw the ball 10 for 16 98 yards one touchdown i may be mistaken but i don't believe seattle has a sack yet today second and three at the seattle 40. campbell again has the ball it is practically unstoppable the i formation gives campbell loads of time to read to play i believe you said it correctly again the ball is given to earl campbell joe norman number 52 finally brings mr campbell to a halt he has been some kind of football player this afternoon but then he's always some kind of football player that's the end of the third quarter the score houston 14 hawks we'll be right back after these local messages from your station [Applause] sunday fred flintstone is off and running when he unwittingly enters a marathon and boomer fights off more than he can chew when confronting a local game here's boomer then punch and john are in hot pursuit of high-speed con men on chips right after the flintstones and here's boomer sunday on nbc deadline october 12th monday only at the bond item magnavox component stereos 22 watts per channel cassette player recorder belt drive turntable price 399 item ge deluxe color tv precision quartz tuning automatic color monitor system twice also 399 home entertainment from the bond day monday only end of transmission cs buy them john houseman for the investment firm of smith barney good investments don't walk up bite you on the bottom and say we're here finding them takes good old-fashioned hard work research the kind they do at smith barney smith barney is among a handful of top investment firms singled out for their work in research smith barney they make money the old-fashioned way they earn it senator henry jackson for the record today at 4 30. earl campbell on the day 146 yards a year ago at this time after six games he had 402. he already has 650 yards and is ahead of his pace of last year when he went over 1900 interesting first game versus la campbell in a split back situation at 11 carries for 12 yards from the i formation with tim wilson in there he had 16 carries 116 yards [Applause] seahawks defensive line will have to buckle up and hold tight here fourth quarter just underway hawks trail by four stabler throws first and ten scott casper touchdown first catch first catch of the day dave casper and it's for a touchdown 32 yards on the reception and that just shows you what a great player he is he was well covered but you see the deception somewhat the fake to campbell up the middle holds the linebackers and then the snake puts good arc on the ball over 26. kerry justin for six points his first catch of the day for a touchdown his first touchdown of 1981. and believe it or not he only caught one pass prior to this game they call him the ghost rich on the field to attempt the extra point it is perfect he is perfect 11 for 11 right now we have 14 54 to go here in the astrodome the fans are going wild euler's lead 21 10. 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derrick dolls and there's dave cameron dave casper two all-pro tight ends on this football team mike barber and dave casper rich lines one and over end taken by gregory johnson at his five across the 20. look out oh good play by bill k 30 yards on the return he's the guy who made the tackle and just made gregory johnson slow up ever so slightly so that the rest of the owners could catch up to him jim zorno is going to say mike on the day now 15 to 25 131 yards one touchdown two interceptions they started the game in marvelous fashion rolling up a 10-point lead and houston goes with the 4-2-5 defense expecting seattle to air it out here doris denzer jesse baker ken kenard up front for the oilers zord on first and ten finds john sawyer the tight end but only for about four yards vernon perry with excellent coverage and houston does an excellent job when the other team has got to throw the football as you look at the scoring drive the last 31 yards stabler to casper it has been amazing the oilers have not gone to the tight ends that much this year between casper and mike barber they have caught but five ed biles has been a marvelous job this afternoon diversifying his offense and seattle has the ball second and five at the 40. sherman smith stutter stepping his way for two or three yards euler's signaling fumble yeah but the guys in the striped shirts have not signaled fumble houston ball mike i didn't even see the fumble nor did i bob jesse baker was the man who recovered the ball i didn't even see the fumble but houston's got the ball seattle when they needed at least a costly turnover they lose it to the oilers and the oilers lead [Music] 21-10 believe it or not if nine out of 10 of these homes burn down there's no guarantee they'll be totally rebuilt because rebuilding costs are rising so fast even inflation protection may not cover a home fully but now allstate's got the brand new home replacement guarantee get it and get your home built back just like it was 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camel 26 carries justin with him a big final in the afc central division the browns have come up short again in three rivers stadium steelers win it 13-7 they are now atop the afc's central division cleveland drops to two and four pittsburgh will be tied with the oilers if they can hang on here gain of 11 by mr campbell along with cincinnati who at the last check led 24-5 against baltimore so we'll have three teams tied for the lead in the afc central stabler has had an interception three day gives again to campbell and leon gray angelo fields david cutter ed fisher motown is doing an excellent job of opening up daylight for earl campbell carrie justin again on the stop 31 carries 163 yards you know what his personal personal record is for kerry's mike 38 he may break it today there's still 12 34 left number 55 karl mark a real favorite with the fans here in houston has checked in at center david carter has moved over to the left guard position on second and four ball at the seattle 25 stabler will give it the camel again michael jackson was there but that's a great picture earl campbell sitting there on the ground saying oh my goodness but he enjoys it that's the amazing thing he loves to have that football i wouldn't want his mondays and tuesdays though i mean he's got to have three personal masseurs and a forklift to get him out of bed that's right he's got to pay the price he's just in his fourth year he's got to feel like he's 45 years old on monday and tuesday [Applause] third down and three at the seattle 24 we have 11 53 remaining here in the fourth and final quarter seahawks down by 11. what is this they're having all the officials [Applause] gather up here for uh [Applause] a little conference i haven't the slightest idea what this is about what'd you have for dinner last night i had the prime rib wasn't bad but what'd you have i had the trout it was outstanding next time you go there try the trout how about you what'd you have i had a t-bone it was great i think this guy's hurt his leg [Applause] day of injury for the referees [Applause] i think he's hurting his leg i can't see his number who that is it's the umpire i believe earlier field judge number nine bill o'brien was run down they're gonna have to call in a substitute referee i believe or officially will be reset to 12 minutes 12 minutes on the game card that's the line judge number six [Applause] john lineback i wonder if they're going to tape his leg it looks like he pulled a calf muscle or maybe an achilles tendon injury see this has been a difficult day for the officials they normally carry it next to him don't they mike always for such occasions so i don't know what they will do or where the extra official will come from they're resetting the clock to 12 minutes that's number one these referees have to learn you have to play with pain good points good points you can't let a little always stop you i wonder if they get hazardous duty paid [Applause] [Music] that's the team doctor for the seahawks and jim weitzel also the assistant trainer for the seahawks attending to the official and earl campbell gets a much needed arrest dr krangel the attending physician for seattle [Applause] well the clock has been reset to 12 minutes jerry seaman the referee starts play tail right there spoilers 163 yards courtesy of mr campbell and the seahawks came into the game with the worst rushing yardage in the nfl stabler on third and three play action fake he's got kenny brown touchdown what a marvelous reception by double zero his section touchdown pass of the day one more time over john harris too who misjudged the football he could have come back and i believe broken this up watch 44. you see there well he turned around i don't believe he saw burrows coming at all but that was a great catch you are absolutely right mike 24 yards on the catchy touchdown it's not a bad day's work tony fritz set to kick the extra point [Applause] it is up it is good and now the oilers offense lethargic a week ago against the cincinnati bengals have come to life they lead 28-10 we're in the fourth quarter [Applause] [Music] [Applause] this bud's for the people who make the tough jobs all part of a day's [Music] yeah just for you that distinctively clean crisp taste that says budweiser this bud's for you with valvoline motor oil you can save up to 10 bananas every time you change your own oil and filter valvoline is formulated to help prevent oil breakdown and heat buildup even in today's high revving engines you're not only getting tough engine protection from a top quality motor oil you're saving money too now that's a valvoline double feature you just can't afford to pass up valvoline when you want to do it yourself [Music] the stage is now set for what may well be the most dramatic season finale in the history of grand prix auto racing as three of the world's top drivers battle for racing's most coveted title the caesars palace grand prix live next saturday on nbc sports world houston oiler fans here in the astrodome being treated to a rare but quite an offensive show by ken stadler earl campbell and kenny burrow in a few minutes those people will trade their houston oiler love you blue shirts for the astros colors as they take on the dodgers from dodger stadium and we'll have it for you here on nbc rich's kick is high and over end fielded by will lewis at his two across the 20 finding a little bit of running room and again the flag on the play [Applause] ted thompson number 51 a reserved linebacker seventh year man out of smu there return by lewis of 25 yards that was a great throw by the official on that flag too clearly about 25 or 30 yards jack patera the only head coach in the seahawks history his lifetime record 30 and 51 but the management very patient with mr bertera they believe that he can make this a solid franchise and indeed in 78 and 79 they were nine and seven and the darlings of the national football league above the way in the back number 27 on the receiving team during the return first down 27 gregory johnson the man who committed that often seen infraction today there's our line judge being assisted to the locker room it looks like via golf cart seattle with the backs to the wall they have 18 points to make up in a matter of 11 minutes and 43 seconds one first and ten at the 15 zorn underneath to sam mccullum out to the 20 gain of five second and five bob brazile there to bring mccullum down and this is where houston excels mike as the official goes off for x-rays or some kind of personal treatment hopefully he's all right seattle going with a hurry up offense here [Applause] just bounces up like nothing happened there are few men better at his their positions in the national football league the number 52. here's a score our first score from los angeles at the end of the first no score between the dodgers and the astros royce against ryan third and one for seattle at their own 23 10 44 remaining in the fourth and final quarter zorn will throw intended for number 85 paul johns carter hartwick the man on the coverage for houston [Applause] mike i think they're going for it on fourth down at least jack patera is contemplating it well the prospects of making up an 18 point deficit in the span of 10 minutes and 36 seconds they are going forward it is not promising so they're one and four why not bob you have to admire jack patera's choice [Applause] well jim zorn is taking a time out though wants to make sure that that's in fact what jack rather wants to do well last year ago here in the dome it was the seahawks taking it to the oilers 26-7 but it has not been that way this afternoon seahawks trailed by 18 here in the fourth quarter [Music] this is the famous mason dixon line north south and this is the famous firestone traxx 12 radial it's a tire for uh both sides up here you like the fact that for as little as 42. you're getting an all-season radio no putting on snow tires this year 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spot he was knocked down by carter hartwig this is an excellent tackle that's he's down there's no question about that seattle shouldn't be upset about it so houston takes over now at the seattle 18-19 yard line like to give a big thanks to our spotters here vernon eschenfelder and frank pretty they have done a great job keeping us up to date two gentlemen on our left they won't let you come back here man it's always fun to do a game in the dome they're still wearing their their bum phillips autographed boots first and 10 oilers at the seattle 24 to give it to the main man earl [Applause] now let's not lose our head fellows let's be let's be nice about it now let's remain friends there's another official on the ground mike why are they taking a beating today number seven got knocked down [Applause] as has been the case today it is earl campbell left in earl campbell right this time it's earl campbell right and you see the ball bounce out it looks like dave casper had his hands on it for a minute and tries to run houston ball they still pick up four yards second down and six at the seattle 20. euler's lead 28-10 9 50 to go here in the fourth campbell breaks loose again into the seattle secondary michael jackson there as was gregory johnson final score the new york jets in a big afc eastern division game come on top of the new england patriots 24 the jets now two three and one the new england patriots one in five and it's ron earhart in trouble you'd have to wonder los angeles has jumped out on top of the atlanta falcons 37-35 in the fourth in the battle for supremacy in the nfc's western division obviously a field goal they were just trailing 34-35 cincinnati the fourth quarter over baltimore 34-12 a win for cincinnati can put them in a tie here in the ufc central is that right san francisco 14 nothing over dallas in the first quarter paul hofer who has been injured most of the year scored in a four yard run good gravy campbell now 34 carries mike 173 yards third down and one for the oilers after the seattle 15. i'm sure that ed viles does not want to add insult to injury he will run the ball yeah but campbell is going to run it in mike here he goes again seattle's basic problem is that they are strictly over matched up front even the change of tuiasta sopo to the outside and mike white to the inside has not stopped earl campbell but there are times when earl campbell appears to be absolutely unstoppable and today is one of those days cincinnati found out last week but jacob green only goes 247. tuiasa sofa only goes 252. doug sutherland only 250. what an amazing performance campbell again cuts it back on first and tana to 12. seattle finally shuts him down terry beason on the stop final score los angeles 37 atlanta 35 the winning difference a 25 yard field goal by frank corral so a big win for ray malovaci's gag i give credit to jeff rutledge who replaced pat hayden at quarterback hayden out with a badly bruised leg you realize that the houston oilers have run the ball 37 times campbell 36 wilson once inside the four down to the bounce at two and a half this is a great job by the center and the two guards watch this hole open up [Applause] walk on the middle linebacker [Applause] and you can't stop real campbell if you try to tackle him from the side just split the defensive tackles and up through the middle that offensive line is giving earl a three-yard cushion to begin with making it even more difficult and the fact that stabler has diversified a little bit and thrown the ball i wonder if earl campbell has a close in his contract to take advantage of the overtime he has been working here of late personal file unnecessary roughness number 70 on the defense first down euler's now inside the seahawk too i think everyone in the astrodome knows who's going to carry the ball a loss of two along with terry visa number 58 linebacker any girl is getting very tired and as soon as i say that probably the next time he'll come out like gangbusters next week the oilers embark on a very very important road trip they play new england in new england and then they play the steelers monday night and then they follow that game against the cincinnati bengals so several weeks from now we should find out how well the oilers will do for this 81 season i think campbell is the only team he has not gained 100 yards against in his career has been the pittsburgh steelers campbell touchdown that establishes a new personal record for earl campbell for carries in a football game 39 187 yards and as i said one time he looks dead tired they give him the ball the next time breaks two tackles into the end zone 34-10 now fridge on to make it 35-10 this game has gotten out of hand cue the baseball game earl campbell the most devastating force in the national football league virtually control this game single-handedly [Applause] fridge on an attempt to point he is perfect thus far this season and he is perfect again to this point in the ball game earl campbell over the last two games has now carried the ball 75 times for an excessive 400 yards everybody in the car rental business talks about low prices but it hurts we're doing something about them first tells you in writing what your final rental charges are before you leave hertz gives you unlimited mileage no matter where you rent the car or where you return it ranting from hurts really pays off where it counts the most on the bottom line so come to hertz we're number one for everyone [Music] brings you the seven day weekend good eating style special of the week for gourmet's delight here's how to add a little weekend flavor to any dish served with generous portions of michelon because that smooth and mellow taste helps make anytime feel a little like a weekend put a little weekend in your week yeah mike adamway and bob trumpy in the astrodome there's your score with 659 remaining in the game of the story again as it was last week earl campbell 183 yards on the season 698 yards well of his ahead of his pace of a year ago tony fritsch set to kick off will lewis and greg johnson back deep for the seahawks a very short kick fielded by johnson that is 28. avon riley there to make the stop and mess his board here in the astrodome tells the story i was wrong in my arithmetic he has carried the ball now in the last two games 75 times or i believe 369 yards that's a season for a lot of guys keep it up earl jimmy zorn has been replaced at quarterback for the seahawks number 12 steve atkins a five-year man out of wichita state has replaced him atkins does not get much work as his career statistics indicate dan gornick and eric lane in as running backs for the seahawks [Applause] atkins going for largent bumped out of bounds but not until he had the first down and now the referee rules that he was out of bounds no reception bill k number 22 the man who put the stops on largen in the other national league division playoff the eastern division it is two nothing philly's expos middle of the second inning nothing nothing zero excuse me mike that's steve carlton versus steve rogers four great pitchers today going in the divisional playoffs ryan and royce in los angeles and lefty steve carton versus steve rogers in philadelphia we'll have both games for you and updates from each following this football game [Applause] atkins to throw on second and ten in big trouble scrambles out of it has got the first down across the 40-yard line at the 40. carter hartwick there number 36. that is the one thing that jim zorn did not do all day long he has been known throughout his career as a good running quarterback chose not to all day long you see the pressure comes from 71 canards 75 baker sam atkins turns russia 11 yards first down 6 14 remaining here in the fourth and final quarter [Applause] [Music] atkins finds mark mcgrath inside houston territory to 49. they count it another first down john reeves number eight the backup quarterback for the houston oilers sort of was rediscovered during the preseason and played well and now gives houston a capable backup should fabler go down atkins pass intended for steve largent underthrown an incomplete second down and 10. how about this robert in the second quarter it is now san francisco 21 dallas nothing johnny davis scored for the 49ers in a one-yard touchdown run joe montana also has a touchdown pass to freddie solomon and of course you know the dallas cowboys lost a week ago to the st louis [Applause] cardinals [Applause] earl campbell with his 39 carriage today is second on the all-time nfl list for carries in a game the record is held by one franco harris of the pittsburgh steelers the rollout complete so sam atkins [Applause] getting the seahawks rolling where they were stalled before but the story has already been recorded euler's 35 seahawks 10 gain of 18 yards on that pass reception by largent seahawks now have the ball at the 31-yard line with 5 26 remaining here in the fourth and final quarter and remember stay with us immediately afterwards that divisional series final game between the astros and the dodgers in los angeles that's tony kubick and joe garagiola and chavez ravine that is dick inberg and tom seaver in the vet in philadelphia atkins now rolls to his left he's open largest touchdown great play largent steve largent records his third touchdown of the season [Music] as he beat craig stemmerick number 27 turn him around that is the first touchdown that the seattle seahawks have recorded in the fourth quarter 1981. great job by sam atkins rolling against the way you'd normally think a right-handed quarterback would but larger turns completely around catches side of the football and makes the reception you realize that jim zorn well it doesn't make any difference now because sam atkins threw it but zorn and largent have combined for almost 50 percent of the past receptions for touchdowns that the seattle seahawks have thrown herrera converts the extra point to narrow the margin to 18 once again but little time remains 5 18 here to go in the fourth spoilers by 18. there's a hungry kind of feeling and every day it grows you know there's so much more to you than anybody knows specialist kevin crowley is working with tomorrow's technology in the army's newest tank the laser determines target range and feeds it to the computer it's just incredible [Music] the seahawks have just scored to narrow the margin 35-17 sam atkins to steve largent 518 remaining here in the fourth quarter and we would not be surprised if we saw the squib kick mike would you i think the biggest choice that ed biles has to make once they get the ball back do you put earl campbell back in a ball game and give him a shot at the all-time nfl record for carries in one game 41 he's just too behind first of all i ask him and if he says yes i send him in he certainly deserves it houston los angeles no score bottom of the second jerry royce against nolan ryan you'll be singing immediately after this game two great pitchers winner goes on to play the winner of the philadelphia phillies montreal expos game that game being played in veterans stadium also today herrera squibs it greg sterick falls off again you know i tell you what mike they got the ball i think they can accuse the seattle seahawks are being offsides efrain herrera when he kicks the ball watch how far he's a yard he's a half a yard offside when he kicks the football but samrick does an excellent job at shortstop keeping the ball in play not letting it go through to the outfield earl campbell has not come back into the ball game ronnie coleman and azure armstrong have as you take a look at the fans offensive game plan girl right campbell left 34 down the middle i think somebody at hotel tell anybody that he's two carries from the record put him back in there one man to beat carrie justin and ronnie coleman rebels inside the 25 yard line down to the 23. the eighth year reserve running back from alabama a m comes up with a big play well maybe it's the offensive line as opposed to earl campbell 29 yards on that scamper by ronnie coleman earl campbell leaves coleman looks like he's been there all day doesn't it [Applause] they're moving into the top of the third at dodgers stadium dodgers did not score in their half of the second score remains nothing nothing john reeves the new quarterback for houston has to give again to coleman but he's going nowhere jacob green number 79 met him first you know mike i was just thinking with the the approach that the houston oilers are taking offensively ken stabler can play this game until he's 60. just hand it off to state to uh campbell going left and campbell going right he can play until he can draw social security but he has hit ken burrow twice for scoring strikes has thrown the ball out of the shotgun oh you had to ruin it mike [Applause] hey the fans they were disappointed last week that people tell me that they even got to booing a little bit seeing mr campbell carry the ball so much and today carries it one more nobody's upset second and ten at the seattle 24 reeves hands off to ronnie coleman that long gainer he reeled off a moment ago was his longest since 1978 which gives you an indication of just how little they use this valuable asset 319 remaining here fourth and final quarter in the astrodome the oilers hang on the win which almost assuredly it looks they will will be tied with pittsburgh and cincinnati atop the afc central division standings cincinnati on top of baltimore 41-19 in the fourth reeves throw flags down into play it is almost intercepted by justin 26 but again flags are down that's seattle offsides mike different cadence from john reeves 41-19 the final score is mike just gave you and as you said pittsburgh houston and cincinnati will be tied atop the afc central tampa bay over green bay 21-10 [Applause] apparently james lofton and john jefferson didn't help we'll get you up to date on the scores around the nfl before we leave the astronome today to go to chavez ravine in los angeles you mentioned that number 79 defense [Applause] san francisco now on top of dallas 24 to nothing ray washing an 18-yard field goal is this some kind of joke somebody trying to pull our leg 24 to nothing first go over dallas third and three well it's a 17 2 54 remaining reeves somebody went the wrong way [Applause] seahawks uh a little upset that they weren't given the football apparently john reeves fumbled when he was down well i think seattle showing the frustrations of the day not stopping earl campbell allowing the oilers 374 yards of offense which is very uncharacteristic of the oilers offense normally they gain about 225 per game which is the worst in the nfl today 374 183 by one person earl campbell looking ahead to next week for seattle they will play the new york giants in the kingdom and then the following week we'll travel to new york again but to play the jets fourth and two reeves throwing which i find kind of a surprising in light of the score that they would continue to throw the ball but seattle takes over well there ought to be a gimme in professional football you know that just like there's a gimme in golf just to say to everybody well we'll give it to him as we understand it mrs ann campbell from tyler texas earl's mother is here and this is the first time she has seen a euler game in its entirety no kidding how about that she's got to be busting with pride over the performance of her son who's had himself just another sensational day look at the size of the shoulder pads that that man wears offensive lineman shoulder pads to protect him and he's talking to tim wilson who's a running mate i wonder if they negotiate their contracts together byron wilson boy i'd be in there every time earl's in there [Applause] i know he's got stock in an aspirin franchise his head has got to be ringing after a day of lead blocking for earl campbell but i'd rent earl campbell's basement if i were tim wilson i'd go everywhere he goes and i make sure that he's that in first class seats timmy six foot three 230 pounds 50 year man out of maryland installed two weeks ago as the last week as the eye back once again his old position once rob carpenter was traded to the giants [Applause] on second and ten again flush from the pocket has to run breaks and tackle good job and gets the first down sam doesn't get many chances so when he's in there he's going to give it his all that's the two minute warning so far it has been all oilers 35 16. we'll be back in a minute [Applause] alcoa presents fantastic finishes 1970 tom dempsey will try to do the impossible kick a 63-yard field goal joe scar-patty gets the ball down dempsey caught it solid and it's it's good tom dempsey has just kicked the 63-yard field goal with no time left on the clock the saints beat the lions 19 to 17. we're gonna keep moving moving on today we can't afford to hesitate come on along participate conserving the energy every day alcoa and aluminum know the way we can't wait we're doing it now we can't wait we'll show you how we can't wait for tomorrow houston 35 seattle 17 two-minute warning just having been given to both benches quite a day for earl campbell with tyler rose the executive producer of nbc's nfl football is don olmeyer coordinating producer ted nathanson telecast of today's game has been produced by roy hammerman directed by barry stoddard associate director james marcioni technical director john burkhart [Applause] most of the folks have left here to go watch the astros in los angeles make sure that they avoid the rush get there in front of the tv put the dog outside put the popcorn on i would imagine many of them may be tailgating outside the astrodome well i notice there are several tv monitors right here in the astrodome small tvs where they're watching it somehow not sure how [Applause] first and ten seattle at the 30-yard line atkins will throw sam mccollum underneath knocked out of bounds stopping the clock with 153 remaining greg stamrick on the stop i don't know where did that pigeon get in here there's three of them flying i wonder if they came in back in 1966 when they built this place i wonder if the astros scored a run there's some cheering here by the houston oiler fans we will find out [Applause] first and ten seattle at the 40-yard line 153 remaining here in the fourth quarter seahawks trails 35-17 [Applause] [Music] eric lane over the middle rookie out of brigham young university carries it into euler territory avon riley number 53 a rookie out of ucla [Applause] at the end of three it is nothing nothing still between the dodgers and the astros out in los angeles atkins in trouble has to scramble again and scrambles out of bounds a gain of about four yards down to the 40-yard line john corker second-year man out of oklahoma state a linebacker well i'm sure jack patera is saying where do we go from here he had to ask himself that many times last year now he is staring into the face of the one and five record would it come down to it came down to an interception by zorn came down to a fumble by sherman smith and that blew the ball game out plus the awesome display by earl campbell today it started off with such bright prospects a herrera field goal and then the touchdown pass to david hughes it was 10 nothing seattle but quickly the bubble burst as atkins gets nailed by jesse baker atkins never had a chance second sack of the day by the oilers on a seahawk quarterback in defense of the seattle seahawks this is a very very young football team they have young people that they must rely on and especially that defensive line when you take doug sutherland out of there there's not a lot of experience you every franchise must suffer an awful lot of growing pains and the chemistry for the team must be right you remember back seven or eight or ten years ago this houston euler football team couldn't draw flies into the astrodome and they pick up earl campbell and all of a sudden they're a contender year in and year out and it's it's somewhat magical that these football teams are trying to put together a winner it's not easy it's not just drafting the best players available it's how they function together mike quickly bringing you up to date across the national football league the pittsburgh steelers beat the cleveland browns again in three rivers final 13-7 the jets over the new england patriots 28-24 new england key afc eastern division game kansas city shuts out oakland 27-0 third consecutive time atlanta a late winner over los angeles 37-35 25-yard field goal by frank corral the difference eagles stay undefeated 31-14 over the new orleans saints in cincinnati big winners over baltimore 41-19 and also tampa bay over green bay 21-10 washington had not won a game prior to the day but they found a victim in the hapless chicago bears that scored 24 nothing in the fourth quarter in chicago we paused briefly for station identification this is the nbc television network this is king tv channel 5 seattle [Applause] so first year coach ed biles has to be happy about his performance of his team today 35 points represents the most points that the oilers have scored this season bob there's an old running back that's what happens when you play two years past your prime michael atkins will throw fourth and 10 going for it all in large vernon perry picks the ball off but it was out of bounds and so the oilers will take over and undoubtedly let the clock run off gee he's got a little excess energy there going back to the seahawks problems it is also possible that they have may have experienced too much success too early they had those two nine and seven teams and people expected many big things from them perhaps too soon you know you might be right i wonder too and this is a well-worn question and it's probably about six years too late but i wonder given the set of circumstances that the seattle seahawks now have if they would have taken tony dorsett you know i don't know they may have just killed him with a lack of offensive line but in the first year they had the chance for tony dorsett and traded him away for uh several draft choices and and they got excellent players but i still wonder if deep down in her heart said wonder if maybe tony dorset might have been the difference in the franchise well that speculation will always linger as we look at uh kenny burrow and kenny stabler two old national football league vets who hooked up twice today for touchdowns and keep the critics off stablers back for at least another week yeah he can throw the ball down the field [Applause] after a 10-nothing burst by seattle it has been all houston oilers and earl campbell with the occasional [Music] yeah sports this is cbs skippers has a fresh idea our new limited catch featuring juicy plum fried oysters or hot oyster stew or oysters and fish but like other 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