1991 Houston Oilers season

Infobox NFL_season
team = Houston Oilers
year = 1991
record = 11-5
division_place = 1st AFC Central
coach = Jack Pardee
stadium = Astrodome
playoffs = Lost AFC Divisional Playoff to Denver Broncos The 1991 season was the Houston Oilers 32nd season and their 22nd in the NFL. Haywood Jeffires would become the second Oiler to have 100 receptions in a season. The first Oiler to accomplish the feat was Charley Hennigan in 1964. Jeffires would be the 5th receiver in NFL history to have a 100 reception season. The Oilers scored 386 points and gave up 251 points. The franchise earned its first division title since the AFL-NFL merger. The last division title for the Oilers was in 1967. The franchise finished the season with 11 wins compared to 5 losses and appeared twice on Monday Night Football.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Postseason

AFC Wild Card

* Houston Oilers 17, New York Jets 10Linescore Amfootball
Road=Jets
R1=0
R2=10
R3=0
R4=0
RT=10
Home=Oilers
H1=7
H2=7
H3=0
H4=3
HT=17

"at Astrodome, Houston, Texas"

*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
*Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
*TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
*Referee: Tom White
*Game attendance: 61,485

After leading 14-10 at halftime, the Oilers stopped the Jets twice inside the 5-yard line in the second half to preserve the victory. Houston quarterback Warren Moon threw two touchdowns in the first half, both to Ernest Givins for 5 and 20 yards.

AFC Divisional Playoff

* Denver Broncos 26, Houston Oilers 24Linescore Amfootball
Road=Oilers
R1=14
R2=7
R3=0
R4=3
RT=24
Home=Broncos
H1=6
H2=7
H3=3
H4=10
HT=26

"at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
*Game weather: convert|30|°F|°C, cloudy
*TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
*Referee: Johnny Grier
*Game attendance: 75,301

Trailing 24-23 with 2:07 left in the game, quarterback John Elway led the Broncos from their own 2-yard line to the winning 28-yard field goal with 16 seconds remaining. On the drive, he converted on two fourth downs. On fourth down and 6 from the Denver 28, he rushed for 7 yards. Then on fourth down and 10, he completed a 44-yard pass to wide receiver Vance Johnson.

The Oilers jumped to a 14-0 lead with quarterback Warren Moon's two touchdown passes to wide receivers Haywood Jeffires and Drew Hill for 15 and 9 yards, respectively. Elway then completed a 10-yard touchdown to Johnson, but kicker David Treadwell missed the extra point. Moon responded by throwing a 6-yard touchdown to wide receiver Curtis Duncan to give Houston a 21-6 lead, but Denver running back Greg Lewis scored a 1-yard touchdown before halftime. In the second half, the Oilers were limited to only a 25-yard field goal by kicker Al Del Greco, which gave Houston a 24-16 lead in the fourth quarter. The Broncos then marched 80 yards to score on Lewis' 1-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 24-23.

Elway's comeback is now known solely as The Drive II.

Awards and records

* Haywood Jeffires – Houston Oilers record, Most Receptions in One Game, (13)
* Haywood Jeffires, All Pro Selection
* Haywood Jeffires, Pro Bowl Selection
* Warren Moon, Pro Bowl Selection
*Warren Moon, Houston Oilers record, Most Passing Yards in a Season (4,690)
*Warren Moon, NFL Leader, Most Passing Yards in a Season (4,690)

Milestones

* Haywood Jeffires – 1st 100 Reception Season [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440 ]
* Haywood Jeffires – 2nd 1,000 Yard Receiving Season (1,181 yards)
*Warren Moon, 2nd 4,000 Yard Passing Season (4,690)
*Warren Moon, 3rd 400 Yard Passing Game (423 vs. New York Jets)
*Warren Moon, 4th 400 Yard Passing Game (432 vs. Dallas Cowboys)

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1991.htm Oilers on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1991-hou Oilers on jt-sw.com]