1992 Houston Oilers season

1992 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach	Jack Pardee
Home Field	Astrodome
Results
Record	10–6
Place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff Finish	Lost AFC Wildcard Playoff
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1991	1993

The 1992 season was the Houston Oilers 33rd season and their 23rd in the NFL.

Personnel

Staff

1992 Houston Oilers staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mike Holovak Assistant General Manager – Floyd Reese Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Pardee Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Kevin Gilbride Running Backs – Frank Novak Receivers – Chris Palmer Offensive Line – Bob Young Assistant Offensive Line – Richard Smith			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Eddy Defensive Line – Jim Stanley Linebackers – Frank Bush Defensive Backs – Pat Thomas Quality Control – Gregg Williams Special teams coaches Special Teams – Richard Smith Strength and conditioning Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1992	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 29–24	63,713
2	September 13, 1992	at Indianapolis Colts	W 20–10	44,851
3	September 20, 1992	Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–20	60,955
4	September 27, 1992	San Diego Chargers	W 27–0	57,491
5	Bye
6	October 11, 1992	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–24	54,254
7	October 18, 1992	at Denver Broncos	L 27–21	74,827
8	October 25, 1992	Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–10	58,701
9	November 1, 1992	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–20	58,074
10	November 8, 1992	Cleveland Browns	L 24–14	57,348
11	November 15, 1992	at Minnesota Vikings	W 17–13	56,726
12	November 22, 1992	at Miami Dolphins	L 19–16	63,597
13	November 26, 1992	at Detroit Lions	W 24–21	73,711
14	December 7, 1992	Chicago Bears	W 24–7	62,193
15	December 13, 1992	Green Bay Packers	L 16–14	57,285
16	December 20, 1992	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–14	59,898
17	December 27, 1992	Buffalo Bills	W 27–3	61,742

Standings

AFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	299	225
Houston Oilers	10	6	0	.625	352	258
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	272	275
Cincinnati Bengals	5	11	0	.313	274	364

Playoffs

AFC Wildcard

Miracle at Reich Frank Reich's defining moment in his pro career is actually another comeback, this one often called the greatest comeback in NFL history (it is the greatest comeback in terms of deficit overcome, 32 points), in the playoffs following the 1992 season against the Houston Oilers. Reich led the Bills on a 35–3 run in the second half and overtime against the Oiler defense en route to a 41–38 victory. Reich would help the Bills defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round before once again giving the team back to Kelly, who led them into Super Bowl XXVII, where they fell to the Dallas Cowboys 52–17.

The loss triggered a series of events that led to the Oilers moving to Tennessee and becoming the Titans.

Scoring summary

	1	2	3	4	OT
Oilers	7	21	7	3	38
Bills	3	0	28	7	41

• HOU – Jeffires 3-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 7–0 HOU
• BUF – FG Christie 36-yards 7–3 HOU
• HOU – Slaughter 7-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 14–3 HOU
• HOU – Duncan 26-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 21–3 HOU
• HOU – Jeffires 27-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 28–3 HOU
• HOU – McDowell 58-yard interception return (Del Greco kick) 35–3 HOU
• BUF – K. Davis 1-yard run (Christie kick) 35–10 HOU
• BUF – Beebe 38-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 35–17 HOU
• BUF – Reed 26-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 35–24 HOU
• BUF – Reed 18-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 35–31 HOU
• BUF – Reed 17-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 38–35 BUF
• HOU – FG Del Greco 26-yards 38–38 tie
• BUF – FG Christie 32-yards 41–38 BUF

Awards and records

• Haywood Jeffires, Pro Bowl Selection
• Haywood Jeffires, All Pro Selection
• Warren Moon, AFC Passing Leader (Passer Rating 89.3)
• Warren Moon, Pro Bowl Selection
• Lorenzo White, Pro Bowl Selection

External links

• Oilers on Pro Football Reference
• Oilers on jt-sw.com