1990 Houston Oilers season explained

Team:Houston Oilers
Year:1990
Record:9–7
Division Place:2nd AFC Central
Coach:Jack Pardee
General Manager:Mike Holovak
Owner:Bud Adams
Stadium:Houston Astrodome
Playoffs:Lost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Bengals) 14–41
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The Houston Oilers season was the 31st season and their 21st in the National Football League (NFL). The Oilers scored 405 points which ranked second in the AFC and second overall in the NFL. Their defense gave up 307 points. During the season, the Oilers appeared once on Monday Night Football and defeated the Buffalo Bills. On December 16, 1990, Warren Moon threw for 527 yards in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Moon was part of the Oilers "Run and shoot" era. The run and shoot offense also incorporated teammates Ernest Givens, Drew Hill, Haywood Jeffires and Curtis Duncan. The 1990 season saw the Oilers appear in the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. They finished tied for first in the AFC Central with the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers, as all three teams finished with identical 9–7 records. The Bengals would be awarded the division title by having a better division record than Houston or Pittsburgh. The Oilers would win the tiebreaker over the Steelers by having a better division record than them. This placed them in second place behind Cincinnati, who would turn out to be their playoff opponent. However, they would have to play their playoff game without Moon, who dislocated his thumb two weeks before the season ended when he hit his thumb on the helmet of defender James Francis.[1] Cody Carlson was tapped to start in what became his only career playoff start. As a result, the Oilers were embarrassed by the Bengals 41-14 in the wild card game, in what was Cincinnati's last playoff win until 2021, being outgained 349-226 in total yards and committing 2 turnovers in the defeat.

Offseason

NFL draft

See main article: article and 1990 NFL draft. [2]

Personnel

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 9at Atlanta FalconsL 27–470–1Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium56,222
2September 16at Pittsburgh SteelersL 9–200–2Three Rivers Stadium54,814
3September 23Indianapolis ColtsW 24–101–2Astrodome50,093
4September 30at San Diego ChargersW 17–72–2Jack Murphy Stadium48,762
5October 7San Francisco 49ersL 21–242–3Astrodome59,931
6October 14Cincinnati BengalsW 48–173–3Astrodome53,501
7October 21New Orleans SaintsW 23–104–3Astrodome57,908
8October 28New York JetsL 12–174–4Astrodome56,337
9November 4at Los Angeles RamsL 13–174–5Anaheim Stadium52,628
10Bye
11November 18at Cleveland BrownsW 35–235–5Cleveland Municipal Stadium76,726
12Buffalo BillsW 27–246–5Astrodome60,130
13December 2at Seattle SeahawksL 10–13 (OT)6–6Kingdome57,592
14December 9Cleveland BrownsW 58–147–6Astrodome54,469
15December 16at Kansas City ChiefsW 27–108–6Arrowhead Stadium61,756
16December 23at Cincinnati BengalsL 20–408–7Riverfront Stadium60,044
17December 30Pittsburgh SteelersW 34–149–7Astrodome56,906
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Playoffs

AFC Wild Card

Awards and records

Milestones

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oilers' Carlson gets shot at stardom--just like Reich .
  2. Web site: 1990 Houston Oilers draftees . Pro-Football-Reference.com . November 12, 2014 .