1992 Houston Oilers season

33rd season in franchise history November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1992 10–6 2nd AFC Central Jack Pardee Kevin Gilbride Jim Eddy Mike Holovak Bud Adams Houston Astrodome Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Bills) 38–41 (OT Overtime) QB Warren MoonRB Lorenzo WhiteWR Haywood Jeffires WR Haywood Jeffires 180px Oilers seasons The 1992 Houston Oilers season was the team's 33rd season and their 23rd in the National Football League (NFL). The Oilers reached the playoffs for the 6th consecutive season, which was the longest such streak in the NFL at the time. (They would extend that to seven straight playoff appearances the following season). During their 1992 season, Houston finished the season 10–6, good enough for 2nd place in the AFC Central. However, in the postseason, the Oilers would fall on the losing end of what would become one of the most substantial come from behind victories in NFL history, dropping a 35–3 lead in the Wild Card game against Buffalo to lose by a score of 41–38. As noted, the Buffalo Bills victory in this game was deemed the greatest comeback in NFL history before the Minnesota Vikings' victory over the Indianapolis Colts surpassed it in 2022, and is referred to as "The Comeback" (or by then-Oiler fans, "The Choke"). With the Oilers' home stadium, the Astrodome, hosting the 1992 Republican National Convention; the Oilers would find themselves having to play all of their pre-season games on the road.https://www.profootballarchives.com/1992nflhou.html 1992 Houston Oilers (NFL) Pro Football Archives May 2, 2023 Offseason Additions SubtractionsWR Webster Slaughter (Browns) WR Drew Hill (Falcons) RB Allen Pinkett (Saints) LB Eric Fairs (Bills) T Dean Steinkuhler NFL draft 1992 NFL draft 1992 Houston Oilers 2 50 Eddie Robinson Linebacker Alabama State yes 3 77 Corey Harris Wide receiver Vanderbilt yes 4 108 Mike Mooney Offensive tackle Georgia Tech 5 133 Joe Bowden Linebacker Oklahoma yes 5 135 Tony Brown Cornerback Fresno State yes 5 136 Tim Roberts Defensive tackle Southern Miss yes 6 162 Mario Bailey Wide receiver Washington 7 189 Elbert Turner Wide receiver Illinois 8 220 Bucky Richardson Quarterback Texas A&M yes 9 247 Bernard Dafney Offensive tackle Tennessee 10 274 Dion Johnson Wide receiver East Carolina 11 301 Anthony Davis Linebacker Utah 12 332 Joe Wood Placekicker Air Force no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1992_draft.htm 1992 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 28, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1992 undrafted free agents of note Player Position CollegeReggie BrownWide receiverAlabama StateWade HopkinsWide receiverSouthwest BaptistDerrick NedRunning backGrambling State Personnel Staff 1992 Houston Oilers Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mike Holovak Assistant General Manager – Floyd Reese Head Coach – Jack Pardee Offensive Coordinator – Kevin Gilbride Running Backs – Frank Novak Receivers – Chris Palmer Offensive Line – Bob Young Assistant Offensive Line – Richard Smith Defensive Coordinator – Jim Eddy Defensive Line – Jim Stanley Linebackers – Frank Bush Defensive Backs – Pat Thomas Quality Control – Gregg Williams Special Teams – Richard Smith Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson Roster 1992 Houston Oilers 14 Cody Carlson  6 Mike Elkins  1 Warren Moon  7 Bucky Richardson y 33 Gary Brown running back 32 Spencer Tillman KR 44 Lorenzo White 87 Pat Coleman KR/PR 80 Curtis Duncan 81 Ernest Givins 83 Leonard Harris American football 84 Haywood Jeffires 86 Damon Mays 89 Webster Slaughter PR 88 Gary Wellman 66 Doug Dawson G 77 Kevin Donnalley T 55 John Flannery American football G 78 Don Maggs T 74 Bruce Matthews C 63 Mike Munchak G 64 Erik Norgard C 73 David Williams offensive lineman T 76 Jeff Alm DT 79 Ray Childress DT 95 William Fuller American football DE 96 Sean Jones defensive end DE 94 Glenn Montgomery DT 68 Tim Roberts y DT 97 Lee Williams American football DE/DT 59 Joe Bowden y OLB 93 Rick Graf OLB 56 Scott Kozak OLB 50 Eddie Robinson Jr. y OLB 53 Eugene Seale MLB 54 Al Smith American football MLB 22 Tony Brown defensive back, born 1970 y CB 28 Cris Dishman CB 38 Mike Dumas FS 21 Jerry Gray CB 24 Steve Jackson defensive back CB 29 Darryll Lewis CB 25 Bubba McDowell SS 26 Bo Orlando FS 31 Marcus Robertson FS  3 Al Del Greco K  9 Greg Montgomery P 57 Lamar Lathon LB IR 99 Doug Smith defensive lineman DT IR 47 active, 2 inactive, 5 practice squad 82 Mario Bailey y WR 17 Reggie Brown wide receiver, born 1970 y WR 19 Joe Campbell wide receiver y WR 67 Mike Gisler y C 78 LeRoy Truitt G https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1992_roster.htm 1992 Houston Oilers starters, roster, and players Pro-Football-Reference.com October 28, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–29 0–1 Astrodome 63,713 2 September 13 at Indianapolis Colts W 20–10 1–1 Hoosier Dome 44,851 3 September 20 Kansas City Chiefs W 23–20 (OT) 2–1 Astrodome 60,955 4 September 27 San Diego Chargers W 27–0 3–1 Astrodome 57,491 5 Bye 6 October 11 at Cincinnati Bengals W 38–24 4–1 Riverfront Stadium 54,254 7 October 18 at Denver Broncos L 21–27 4–2 Mile High Stadium 74,827 8 October 25 Cincinnati Bengals W 26–10 5–2 Astrodome 58,701 9 November 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–21 5–3 Three Rivers Stadium 58,074 10 November 8 Cleveland Browns L 14–24 5–4 Astrodome 57,348 11 November 15 at Minnesota Vikings W 17–13 6–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 56,726 12 November 22 at Miami Dolphins L 16–19 6–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 63,597 13 November 26, 1992 at Detroit Lions W 24–21 7–5 Pontiac Silverdome 73,711 14 December 7, 1992 Chicago Bears W 24–7 8–5 Astrodome 62,193 15 December 13 Green Bay Packers L 14–16 8–6 Astrodome 57,285 16 December 20 at Cleveland Browns W 17–14 9–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 59,898 17 December 27 Buffalo Bills W 27–3 10–6 Astrodome 61,742 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week One: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers – Game summary September 6 12:00 p.m. CDT Steelers 7 9 6 7 Oilers 14 10 0 0 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 63,713 None (played indoors) Gary Lane NBC Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen Box score First quarter HOU – Johnny Meads 15-yard fumble return (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 7–0. HOU – Ernest Givens 11-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 14–0. PIT – Barry Foster 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick). Oilers 14–7. Second quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 30-yard field goal. Oilers 14–10. HOU – Al Del Greco 36-yard field goal. Oilers 17–10. PIT – Jeff Graham 26-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson kick). Oilers 17–16. HOU – Ernest Givens 8-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 24–16. Third quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 25-yard field goal. Oilers 24–19. PIT – Gary Anderson 37-yard field goal. Oilers 24–22. Fourth quarter PIT – Adrian Cooper 9-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson kick). Steelers 29–24. Top passers PIT – Neil O'Donnell – 14/23, 223 yards, 2 TD HOU – Warren Moon – 29/45, 330 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT Top rushers PIT – Barry Foster – 26 rushes, 107 yards, TD HOU – Lorenzo White – 13 rushes, 100 yards Top receivers PIT – Jeff Graham – 7 receptions, 89 yards, TD HOU – Haywood Jeffires – 7 receptions, 117 yards Week Two: at Indianapolis Colts Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Houston Oilers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary September 13 3:00 p.m. CDT / 4:00 p.m. EDT Oilers 7 3 7 3 Colts 0 3 0 7 Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana 44,851 None (played indoors) NBC Jim Lampley and Ahmad Rashad Box score First quarter HOU – Lorenzo White 69-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 7–0. Second quarter IND – Dean Biasucci 37-yard field goal. Oilers 7–3. HOU – Al Del Greco 27-yard field goal. Oilers 10–3. Third quarter HOU – Haywood Jeffires 2-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 17–3. Fourth quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 20-yard field goal. Oilers 20–3. IND – Anthony Johnson 3-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Dean Biasucci kick). Oilers 20–10. Top passers HOU – Warren Moon – 29/39, 361 yards, 2 TD IND – Tom Tupa – 10/20, 92 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 17 rushes, 69 yards IND – Rodney Culver – 17 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers HOU – Lorenzo White – 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD IND – Bill Brooks – 5 receptions, 61 yards Week Three: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary September 20 12:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 3 10 0 7 0 Oilers 3 3 0 14 3 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 60,955 None (played indoors) Dale Hamer NBC Don Criqui and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal. Chiefs 3–0. HOU – Al Del Greco 21-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 52-yard field goal. Chiefs 6–3. KC – Todd McNair 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Nick Lowery kick). Chiefs 13–3. HOU – Al Del Greco 54-yard field goal. Chiefs 13–6. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter HOU – Leonard Harris 8-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Tied 13–13. HOU – Ernest Givens 21-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 20–13. KC – Todd McNair 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick). Tied 20–20. Overtime HOU – Al Del Greco 39-yard field goal. Oilers 23–20. Top passers KC – Dave Krieg – 17/30, 177 yards, TD HOU – Warren Moon – 19/28, 279 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Barry Word – 22 rushes, 114 yards HOU – Lorenzo White – 17 rushes, 72 yards Top receivers KC – J. J. Birden – 6 receptions, 77 yards HOU – Haywood Jeffires – 6 receptions, 84 yards Week Four: vs. San Diego Chargers Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: San Diego Chargers at Houston Oilers – Game summary September 27 12:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 0 0 0 0 Oilers 10 0 7 10 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 57,491 None (played indoors) Gerald Austin NBC Joel Myers and Dan Hampton Box score First quarter HOU – Haywood Jeffires 3-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 7–0. HOU – Al Del Greco 49-yard field goal. Oilers 10–0. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter HOU – Lorenzo White 5-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 17–0. Fourth quarter HOU – Warren Moon 5-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 24–0. HOU – Al Del Greco 46-yard field goal. Oilers 27–0. Top passers SD – Stan Humphries – 22/38, 219 yards, 3 INT HOU – Warren Moon – 17/28, 175 yards, TD Top rushers SD – Rod Bernstine – 9 rushes, 22 yards HOU – Lorenzo White – 15 rushes, 63 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Ronnie Harmon – 4 receptions, 78 yards HOU – Haywood Jeffires – 10 receptions, 77 yards, TD Week Six: at Cincinnati Bengals Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Houston Oilers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary October 11 3:00 p.m. CDT / 4:00 p.m. EDT Oilers 10 14 14 0 Bengals 0 10 7 7 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 54,254 Cloudy, 50 F C NBC Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen Box score First quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 39-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0. HOU – Haywood Jeffires 8-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 10–0. Second quarter HOU – Ernest Givens 2-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 17–0. HOU – Haywood Jeffires 14-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 24–0. CIN – Tim McGee 21-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick). Oilers 24–7. CIN – Jim Breech 29-yard field goal. Oilers 24–10. Third quarter HOU – Ernest Givens 7-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 31–10. HOU – Haywood Jeffires 3-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 38–10. CIN – Tim McGee 26-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick). Oilers 38–17. Fourth quarter CIN – Milt Stegall 12-yard pass from Donald Hollas (Jim Breech kick). Oilers 38–24. Top passers HOU – Warren Moon – 21/32, 216 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT CIN – Boomer Esiason – 12/25, 151 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 25 rushes, 149 yards CIN – Derrick Fenner – 3 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers HOU – Haywood Jeffires – 9 receptions, 82 yards, 3 TD CIN – Brian Brennan – 7 receptions, 69 yards Week Seven: at Denver Broncos Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 18 3:00 p.m. CDT / 2:00 p.m. MDT Oilers 7 0 7 7 Broncos 0 10 7 10 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 75,804 Sunny, 47 F C NBC Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen Box score First quarter HOU – Ernest Givens 8-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 7–0. Second quarter DEN – David Treadwell 45-yard field goal. Oilers 7–3. DEN – Gaston Green 67-yard run (David Treadwell kick). Broncos 10–7. Third quarter HOU – Lorenzo White 3-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 14–10. DEN – Mark Jackson 42-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick). Broncos 17–14. Fourth quarter DEN – David Treadwell 28-yard field goal. Broncos 20–14. HOU – Haywood Jeffires 7-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 21–20. DEN – Reggie Rivers 20-yard run (David Treadwell kick). Broncos 27–21. Top passers HOU – Warren Moon – 23/39, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT DEN – John Elway – 13/21, 192 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 15 rushes, 70 yards, TD DEN – Gaston Green – 8 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Curtis Duncan – 5 receptions, 133 yards DEN – Mark Jackson – 3 receptions, 90 yards, TD Week Eight: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Oilers – Game summary October 25 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST Bengals 0 10 0 0 Oilers 7 3 7 9 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 58,701 None (played indoors) NBC Don Criqui and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter HOU – Ernest Givens 30-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 7–0. Second quarter CIN – Brian Brennan 17-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick). Tied 7–7. HOU – Al Del Greco 27-yard field goal. Oilers 10–7. CIN – Jim Breech 24-yard field goal. Tied 10–10. Third quarter HOU – Lorenzo White 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 17–10. Fourth quarter HOU – Webster Slaughter 36-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 24–10. HOU – Boomer Esiason run out of own end zone. Oilers 26–10. Top passers CIN – Boomer Esiason – 13/19, 139 yards, TD, INT HOU – Warren Moon – 27/40, 342 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CIN – Harold Green – 11 rushes, 38 yards HOU – Lorenzo White – 17 rushes, 59 yards, TD Top receivers CIN – Carl Pickens – 2 receptions, 47 yards HOU – Ernest Givens – 8 receptions, 100 yards, TD Week Nine: at Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary November 1 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST Oilers 3 3 14 0 Steelers 0 7 0 14 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 58,074 Light rain, 47 F C Ed Hochuli NBC Marv Albert and Bill Parcells Box score First quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 29-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0. Second quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 19-yard field goal. Oilers 6–0. PIT – Barry Foster 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick). Steelers 7–6. Third quarter HOU – Webster Slaughter 11-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 13–7. HOU – Ray Childress 8-yard fumble return (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 20–7. Fourth quarter PIT – Adrian Cooper 2-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson kick). Oilers 20–14. PIT – Eric Green 5-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson kick). Steelers 21–20. Top passers HOU – Cody Carlson – 15/23, 137 yards, TD PIT – Neil O'Donnell – 14/22, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 12 rushes, 44 yards PIT – Barry Foster – 31 rushes, 118 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Webster Slaughter – 5 receptions, 71 yards, TD PIT – Ernie Mills – 4 receptions, 61 yards Week Ten: vs. Cleveland Browns Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Cleveland Browns at Houston Oilers – Game summary November 8 12:00 p.m. CST Browns 3 7 7 7 Oilers 0 0 0 14 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 57,348 None (played indoors) NBC Don Criqui and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter CLE – Matt Stover 44-yard field goal. Browns 3–0. Second quarter CLE – Leroy Hoard 46-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Matt Stover kick). Browns 10–0. Third quarter CLE – Stevon Moore 73-yard fumble return (Matt Stover kick). Browns 17–0. Fourth quarter HOU – Webster Slaughter 12-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick). Browns 17–7. CLE – Mark Bavaro 17-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Matt Stover kick). Browns 24–7. HOU – Ernest Givens 18-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick). Browns 14–14. Top passers CLE – Mike Tomczak – 17/26, 219 yards, 2 TD HOU – Cody Carlson – 9/11, 111 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CLE – Kevin Mack – 13 rushes, 39 yards HOU – Lorenzo White – 14 rushes, 76 yards Top receivers CLE – Leroy Hoard – 2 receptions, 68 yards, TD HOU – Ernest Givens – 4 receptions, 50 yards, TD Week Eleven: at Minnesota Vikings Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Houston Oilers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary November 15 12:00 p.m. CST Oilers 0 10 0 7 Vikings 0 10 0 3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 56,726 None (played indoors) NBC Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 30-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0. MIN – Anthony Parker 58-yard fumble return (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 7–3. MIN – Fuad Reveiz 42-yard field goal. Vikings 10–3. HOU – Ernest Givens 5-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Tied 10–10. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter MIN – Fuad Reveiz 51-yard field goal. Vikings 13–10. HOU – Lorenzo White 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 17–13. Top passers HOU – Warren Moon – 28/38, 243 yards, TD, INT MIN – Rich Gannon – 9/28, 111 yards Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 18 rushes, 81 yards, TD MIN – Terry Allen – 13 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers HOU – Ernest Givens – 8 receptions, 91 yards, TD MIN – Cris Carter – 3 receptions, 38 yards Week Twelve: at Miami Dolphins Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Houston Oilers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary November 22 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST Oilers 10 3 3 0 Dolphins 0 10 3 6 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 63,597 Cloudy, 79 F C NBC Marv Albert and Bill Parcells Box score First quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 24-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0. HOU – Haywood Jeffires 5-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 10–0. Second quarter MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 38-yard field goal. Oilers 10–3. HOU – Al Del Greco 41-yard field goal. Oilers 13–3. MIA – Fred Banks 39-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick). Oilers 13–10. Third quarter MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 40-yard field goal. Tied 13–13. HOU – Al Del Greco 23-yard field goal. Oilers 16–13. Fourth quarter MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 29-yard field goal. Tied 16–16. MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 52-yard field goal. Dolphins 19–16. Top passers HOU – Cody Carlson – 22/35, 228 yards, TD, 2 INT MIA – Dan Marino – 19/40, 237 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 18 rushes, 69 yards MIA – Mark Higgs – 10 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers HOU – Lorenzo White – 5 receptions, 64 yards MIA – Fred Banks – 4 receptions, 85 yards, TD Week Thirteen: at Detroit Lions NFL on Thanksgiving Day Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Houston Oilers at Detroit Lions – Game summary November 26, 1992 11:30 a.m. CST / 12:30 p.m. EST Oilers 0 3 7 14 Lions 0 7 7 7 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 73,711 None (played indoors) NBC Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter DET – Barry Sanders 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 7–0. HOU – Al Del Greco 30-yard field goal. Lions 7–3. Third quarter HOU – William Fuller 10-yard fumble return (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 10–7. DET – Herman Moore 77-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 14–10. Fourth quarter HOU – Haywood Jeffires 4-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 17–14. DET – Barry Sanders 8-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 21–17. HOU – Lorenzo White 8-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 24–21. Top passers HOU – Cody Carlson – 24/33, 338 yards, TD, 2 INT DET – Erik Kramer – 12/21, 163 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 15 rushes, 68 yards, TD DET – Barry Sanders – 22 rushes, 54 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Ernest Givens – 4 receptions, 100 yards DET – Herman Moore – 2 receptions, 88 yards, TD Week Fourteen: vs. Chicago Bears Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Chicago Bears at Houston Oilers – Game summary December 7, 1992 8:00 p.m. CST Bears 0 0 0 7 Oilers 0 10 7 7 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 62,193 None (played indoors) ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 19-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0. HOU – Bubba McDowell 26-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 10–0. Third quarter HOU – Webster Slaughter 6-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 17–0. Fourth quarter CHI – Neal Anderson 17-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Kevin Butler kick). Oilers 17–7. HOU – Lorenzo White 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 24–7. Top passers CHI – Peter Tom Willis – 11/24, 185 yards, TD, 2 INT HOU – Cody Carlson – 18/27, 178 yards, TD Top rushers CHI – Brad Muster – 10 rushes, 54 yards HOU – Lorenzo White – 21 rushes, 116 yards, TD Top receivers CHI – Anthony Morgan – 3 receptions, 94 yards HOU – Curtis Duncan – 8 receptions, 64 yards Week Fifteen: vs. Green Bay Packers Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at Houston Oilers – Game summary December 13 7:00 p.m. CST Packers 0 3 6 7 Oilers 0 0 7 7 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 57,285 None (played indoors) ESPN Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter GB – Chris Jacke 39-yard field goal. Packers 3–0. Third quarter GB – Chris Jacke 36-yard field goal. Packers 6–0. GB – Chris Jacke 20-yard field goal. Packers 9–0. HOU – Cody Carlson 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Packers 9–7. Fourth quarter GB – Sterling Sharpe 6-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 16–7. HOU – Lorenzo White 2-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Packers 16–14. Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 19/30, 155 yards, TD, INT HOU – Cody Carlson – 25/36, 330 yards, 2 INT Top rushers GB – Darrell Thompson – 15 rushes, 30 yards HOU – Lorenzo White – 15 rushes, 54 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 6 receptions, 46 yards, TD HOU – Curtis Duncan – 6 receptions, 100 yards Week Sixteen: at Cleveland Browns Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary December 20 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST Oilers 0 3 0 14 Browns 7 0 7 0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 59,898 Partly cloudy, 37 F C NBC Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth Box score First quarter CLE – Ron Wolfley 2-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Stover kick). Browns 7–0. Second quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 47-yard field goal. Browns 7–3. Third quarter CLE – James Jones 1-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Stover kick). Browns 14–3. Fourth quarter HOU – Curtis Duncan 2-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick). Browns 14–10. HOU – Ernest Givens 3-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 17–14. Top passers HOU – Cody Carlson – 19/34, 248 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT CLE – Bernie Kosar – 17/26, 140 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 16 rushes, 70 yards CLE – Kevin Mack – 21 rushes, 95 yards Top receivers HOU – Lorenzo White – 6 receptions, 105 yards CLE – Eric Metcalf – 3 receptions, 35 yards Week Seventeen: vs. Buffalo Bills Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at Houston Oilers – Game summary December 27 7:00 p.m. CST Bills 3 0 0 0 Oilers 10 10 0 7 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 61,742 None (played indoors) Jerry Markbreit ESPN Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann Box score First quarter BUF – Steve Christie 40-yard field goal. Bills 3–0. HOU – Al Del Greco 28-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. HOU – Leonard Harris 13-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 10–3. Second quarter HOU – Haywood Jeffires 17-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 17–3. HOU – Al Del Greco 18-yard field goal. Oilers 20–3. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter HOU – Gary Brown 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 27–3. Top passers BUF – Frank Reich – 11/23, 99 yards, 2 INT HOU – Cody Carlson – 12/19, 105 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – Thurman Thomas – 18 rushes, 97 yards HOU – Lorenzo White – 17 rushes, 66 yards Top receivers BUF – James Lofton – 6 receptions, 75 yards HOU – Haywood Jeffires – 6 receptions, 46 yards, TD Standings Playoffs AFC Wildcard: at (4) Buffalo Bills The Comeback (American football) Houston Oilers 1992 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Wildcard Playoffs: (5) Houston Oilers at (4) Buffalo Bills – Game summary January 3, 1993 11:30 a.m. CST/12:30 p.m. EST Oilers 7 21 7 3 0 Bills 3 0 28 7 3 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 75,141 Cloudy, 34 F C Gerry Austin NBC Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen Box score First quarter HOU – Haywood Jeffires 3-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 7–0. BUF – Steve Christie 36-yard field goal. Oilers 7–3. Second quarter HOU – Webster Slaughter 7-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 14–3. HOU – Curtis Duncan 26-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 21–3. HOU – Haywood Jeffires 27-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 28–3. Third quarter HOU – Bubba McDowell 58-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 35–3. BUF – Kenneth Davis 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick). Oilers 35–10. BUF – Don Beebe 38-yard pass from Frank Reich (Steve Christie kick). Oilers 35–17. BUF – Andre Reed 26-yard pass from Frank Reich (Steve Christie kick). Oilers 35–24. BUF – Andre Reed 18-yard pass from Frank Reich (Steve Christie kick). Oilers 35–31. Fourth quarter BUF – Andre Reed 17-yard pass from Frank Reich (Steve Christie kick). Bills 38–35. HOU – Al Del Greco 26-yard field goal. Tied 38–38. Overtime BUF – Steve Christie 32-yard field goal. Bills 41–38. Top passers HOU – Warren Moon – 36/50, 371 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT BUF – Frank Reich – 21/34, 289 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 19 rushes, 75 yards BUF – Kenneth Davis – 13 rushes, 68 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Ernest Givens – 9 receptions, 117 yards BUF – Andre Reed – 8 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TD The Oilers held a 35–3 lead on the Buffalo Bills. Bills backup quarterback Frank Reich led the Bills on a 38–3 run in the second half and overtime against the Oilers defense en route to a 41–38 overtime victory. The game was the largest comeback in NFL history, regular or postseason, until the 2022 Vikings erased a 33-0 gap to beat the Indianapolis Colts. Houston, whose 1992 team some believed gave them their best chance to win the Super Bowl, made several sweeping changes in the offseason. Defensive coordinator Jim Eddy was fired shortly after the game. Oilers cornerback Cris Dishman called it "the biggest choke in history."http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1993_1103517/we-choked-oilers-squander-32-point-lead-in-histori.html John McClain 'WE CHOKED'/Oilers squander 32-point lead in historic 41–38 loss to Bills Houston Chronicle January 4, 1993 January 8, 2012 According to statistics site Football Outsiders, who does play-by-play analyses of each team each season, the Oilers were the best team in the AFC at the end of the 1992 season. "So if you are a Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans fan," says the site, "who agonizes over the Frank Reich comeback game blowing your franchise's best shot at a Super Bowl title, well, here's another opportunity to feel sad."Football Outsiders: 1992 DVOA Ratings and CommentaryAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Awards and records Warren Moon, AFC Passing Leader (Passer Rating 89.3)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450 References External links 1992 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 16: Oilers Beat Clock, Browns : AFC: Houston scores two touchdowns in final three minutes to win at Cleveland, 17-14, Los Angeles Times (Associated Press), Dec. 21, 1992. Houston Oilers Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston