1993 Houston Oilers season

34th season in franchise history, filled with turmoil

1993 Houston Oilers season

Owner| Bud Adams
General manager| Mike Holovak
Head coach| Jack Pardee
Home field| Houston Astrodome
Results
Record| 12–4
Division place| 1st AFC Central
Playoff finish| Lost Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Chiefs) 20–28
Pro Bowlers| QB Warren Moon
WR Haywood Jeffires
WR Webster Slaughter
G Mike Munchak
C Bruce Matthews
DE Sean Jones
DT Ray Childress
P Greg Montgomery
Uniform

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* Oilers seasons
* 1994 ->

The 1993 Houston Oilers season was the team's 34th, and their 24th in the National Football League (NFL).

The 1993 Oilers season is widely regarded as one of the most notorious and turbulent seasons in NFL history, both on and off the field. Before the season began, owner Bud Adams told the team that unless the Oilers made the Super Bowl, he would break up the team. Despite their poor start (four losses in their first five games), the Oilers went on a remarkable 11–0 run to finish the 1993 season, ending up tied for the best record in the NFL, and the best record in franchise history, at 12–4. Houston earned the #2 seed in the playoffs, and a first round bye. The 11-game winning streak was the longest in the NFL since 1972.[1]

Statistics site Football Outsiders calculates that the Oilers were the hottest team in the NFL heading into the playoffs at the end of the 1993 season.[2]

Despite the winning streak, first-round bye and playing in front of a home crowd, the Oilers were upset by Joe Montana and the Kansas City Chiefs at the Astrodome during the Divisional Round of the playoffs.

The 2006 edition of Pro Football Prospectus,[3] listed the 1993 Oilers as one of their "Heartbreak Seasons", in which teams "dominated the entire regular season only to falter in the playoffs, unable to close the deal." Said Pro Football Prospectus, "Early in 1993, the Oilers seemed unable to put "The Comeback" behind them, dropping four of their first five games. But Houston righted the ship and ran the table, winning its final 11 contests. ... The Oilers allowed 20 points only once during the streak, and in one game held the league-leading 49ers offense to 7 points.

"In their first playoff game", Pro Football Prospectus continued, "they faced Joe Montana's Kansas City Chiefs, a team Houston had beaten 30–0 during the regular season. The Oilers jumped out to an early 10–0 lead, but stalled; leading 13–7 in the fourth quarter, they collapsed, losing 28–20. The team that had played eleven straight games while holding opponents to 20 points or less gave up 21 in the fourth quarter of a playoff game." True to his word, Bud Adams dismantled the team that off-season. Quarterback Warren Moon was shipped to Minnesota, and the Oilers fell to 2–14 the following year. By 1995, there was talk of the team leaving Houston for Nashville. The 1993 season was later covered in the "Houston '93" episode of the NFL Films documentary series A Football Life.[4]

## Season Review[edit]

### "Babygate"[edit]

One bizarre sidelight to the season for Houston came just before the October 17 game vs. the New England Patriots. The day before, Oilers offensive tackle David Williams' wife Debi went into labor that Saturday but the baby was not born yet and Williams was unable to catch a flight, causing him to miss the game. Williams was fined $111,111 by the Oilers for missing the game and criticized by owner Bud Adams for "misplaced priorities", a move that led to intense criticism of the Oilers from fans, players such as defensive end Sean Jones, and news media and talk shows across the United States.[5]

### Buddy Ryan, Kevin Gilbride Conflict[edit]

New defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan and offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride did not get along at all; Ryan's autonomy with the defense as promised by team owner Bud Adams (granted in the aftermath of Houston's historic collapse in the previous season playoff loss in Buffalo) and loyalty amongst his players and coaches led to clashes with Gilbride, who was angered by cheap shots the defense regularly inflicted on the offense during practices. Ryan had been criticizing Gilbride's "run and shoot" offense, referring to it as the "chuck and duck." Ryan's own rage grew when two of his players were hurt after going back into games when the offense could have simply just run the ball and killed the clock, but were not able to because of problems the Oilers had using conventional running plays.

At the end of the first half in the final game of the season, a national broadcast against the New York Jets, Gilbride called a pass play, and when Cody Carlson was sacked and fumbled, Ryan started yelling at Gilbride, who started walking towards Ryan, yelling back. When they were in arms length, Ryan threw a glancing punch at Gilbride, who was ready to hit Ryan in return but slightly lost his balance and was then blocked from doing so as two players quickly separated them.[6] Gilbride wanted to physically pay Buddy back for the cheap shot but several players on both offense and defense begged him to not do so because they were winning a key game. Gilbride reluctantly agreed, and ignored Buddy for the rest of the season and reportedly never spoke to him again. Buddy Ryan would become the Arizona Cardinals head coach after the season.

### Gay teammates[edit]

In 2013, former teammates on the 1993 team said that at least two key players on their roster were generally known by the team to be gay, and were accepted by the team. It confirmed a rumor that had been hinted since that season, but had never been confirmed; had the rumours been proven in 1993, during an era of heightened stigma in the United States towards the HIV/AIDS epidemic compared to today and a mere two years after NBA superstar Magic Johnson's high-profile retirement upon being diagnosed with the disease, it would have almost certainly been the most controversial story of an already turbulent season for the Oilers. Teammate Bubba McDowell said showering with the gay teammates was "no big deal."[7] Lamar Lathon added that he had "never seen tougher guys than those guys."[7]

### Jeff Alm's suicide[edit]

Late in the season, the Oilers suffered the loss of reserve defensive lineman Jeff Alm, who had played two games earlier in the season and was due back soon after rehabilitating a broken leg.[8] On December 13, 1993, Alm and his best friend, Sean P. Lynch, were in an accident that consisted of Alm losing control of his Cadillac Eldorado, sending Lynch flying out of the car and killing him near the 610 and Highway 59 interchange. Both Alm and Lynch were intoxicated at the time of the crash after spending a night on the town, and the latter was not wearing a seatbelt while in the car. After seeing his friend was dead, Alm called 9-1-1 and then committed suicide with a shotgun he kept in the trunk of his car.[9] In memory of Alm, his number was worn as a decal on his teammates' helmets and his locker remained untouched for the rest of the season.

## Offseason[edit]

### NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 1993 NFL Draft

1993 Houston Oilers draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1  | 13  | Brad Hopkins * | Offensive tackle | Illinois |
2  | 47  | Micheal Barrow | Linebacker | Miami (FL) |
4  | 102  | Travis Hannah | Wide receiver | USC |
5  | 131  | John Henry Mills * | Linebacker  | Wake Forest |
6  | 158  | Chuck Bradley | Offensive tackle  | Kentucky |
7  | 187  | Patrick Robinson | Wide receiver  | Tennessee State |
8  | 214  | Blaine Bishop * | Safety | Ball State |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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## Personnel[edit]

### Staff[edit]

1993 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 – Charlie Baggett
* Offensive Line – Bob Young

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* Defensive Coordinator – Buddy Ryan
* Defensive Line – Jim Stanley
* Linebackers – Ronnie Jones
* Defensive Backs – Tom Bettis
* Quality Control – Frank Bush

Special teams coaches

* Special Teams – Gregg Williams

Strength and conditioning

* Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson

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### Roster[edit]

1993 Houston Oilers roster

| Quarterbacks

* 14 Cody Carlson
* 1 Warren Moon
* 7 Bucky Richardson

Running backs

* 33 Gary Brown
* 47 Le'Shai Maston
* 32 Spencer Tillman
* 44 Lorenzo White

Wide receivers

* 89 Reggie Brown
* 87 Pat Coleman
* 85 Willie Drewrey KR/PR
* 80 Curtis Duncan
* 81 Ernest Givins
* 82 Travis Hannah
* 84 Haywood Jeffires
* 82 Tony Jones
* 86 Damon Mays
* 88 Gary Wellman

Tight ends

* 48 John Henry Mills

|  | Offensive linemen

* 66 Doug Dawson G
* 77 Kevin Donnalley T
* 72 Brad Hopkins T
* 74 Bruce Matthews C
* 63 Mike Munchak G
* 64 Erik Norgard C
* 70 Stan Thomas T
* 73 David Williams T

Defensive linemen

* 79 Ray Childress DT
* 95 William Fuller DE
* 96 Sean Jones DE
* 78 Keith McCants DE
* 94 Glenn Montgomery DT
* 68 Tim Roberts DT
* 71 Mike Teeter DE
* 97 Lee Williams DE

|  | Linebackers

* 56 Micheal Barrow MLB
* 59 Joe Bowden OLB
* 56 Scott Kozak OLB
* 57 Lamar Lathon OLB
* 58 Wilber Marshall OLB
* 50 Eddie Robinson OLB
* 54 Al Smith MLB

Defensive backs

* 36 Melvin Aldridge FS
* 23 Blaine Bishop SS
* 22 Tony Brown CB
* 28 Cris Dishman CB
* 27 Terry Hoage FS
* 24 Steve Jackson CB
* 25 Bubba McDowell SS
* 26 Bo Orlando FS

Special teams

* 3 Al Del Greco K
* 9 Greg Montgomery P

|  | Reserve lists

* 38 Mike Dumas S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 55 John Flannery C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 29 Darryll Lewis CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 31 Marcus Robertson S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 89 Webster Slaughter WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Practice squad

* 20 Manny Martin CB
* 60 Jeff Neal G
* 75 LeRoy Truitt T
* 10 Lee Williamson QB

51 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad

Rookies in italics

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## Regular season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | September 5  | at New Orleans Saints | L 21–33  | 0–1  | Louisiana Superdome | 69,029
2  | September 12  | Kansas City Chiefs | W 30–0  | 1–1  | Astrodome | 59,780
3  | September 19  | at San Diego Chargers | L 17–18  | 1–2  | Jack Murphy Stadium | 58,519
4  | September 26  | Los Angeles Rams | L 13–28  | 1–3  | Astrodome  | 53,072
5  | Bye
6  | October 11  | at Buffalo Bills | L 7–35  | 1–4  | Rich Stadium | 79,613
7  | October 17  | at New England Patriots | W 28–14  | 2–4  | Foxboro Stadium | 51,037
8  | October 24  | Cincinnati Bengals | W 28–12  | 3–4  | Astrodome  | 50,039
9  | Bye
10  | November 7  | Seattle Seahawks | W 24–14  | 4–4  | Astrodome  | 50,447
11  | November 14  | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 38–3  | 5–4  | Riverfront Stadium | 42,347
12  | November 21  | at Cleveland Browns | W 27–20  | 6–4  | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 71,668
13  | November 28  | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–3  | 7–4  | Astrodome  | 61,238
14  | December 5  | Atlanta Falcons | W 33–17  | 8–4  | Astrodome  | 58,186
15  | December 12  | Cleveland Browns | W 19–17  | 9–4  | Astrodome  | 58,720
16  | December 19  | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 26–17  | 10–4  | Three Rivers Stadium | 57,592
17  | December 25 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 10–7  | 11–4  | Candlestick Park | 61,744
18  | January 2, 1994  | New York Jets | W 24–0  | 12–4  | Astrodome  | 61,040
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries[edit]

#### Week 1: at New Orleans Saints[edit]

Week 1: Houston Oilers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Oilers | 7 | 0 | 0| 14| 21
Saints | 3 | 10 | 6| 14| 33

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

* Date: September 5
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 69,029
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann
* Box score

Game information

First quarter

* HOU – Haywood Jeffires 6-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 7–0.
* NO – Morten Andersen 28-yard field goal. Oilers 7–3.

Second quarter

* NO – Dalton Hilliard 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 10–7.
* NO – Morten Andersen 37-yard field goal. Saints 13–7.

Third quarter

* NO – Morten Andersen 18-yard field goal. Saints 16–7.
* NO – Morten Andersen 47-yard field goal. Saints 19–7.

Fourth quarter

* NO – Frank Warren 47-yard fumble return (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 26–7.
* NO – Derek Brown 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 33–7.
* HOU – Cody Carlson 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Saints 33–14.
* HOU – Marcus Robertson 80-yard fumble return (Al Del Greco kick). Saints 33–21.

Top passers

* HOU – Warren Moon – 21/32, 241 yards, TD, INT
* NO – Wade Wilson – 16/25, 206 yards

Top rushers

* HOU – Lorenzo White – 15 rushes, 59 yards
* NO – Lorenzo Neal – 13 rushes, 89 yards

Top receivers

* HOU – Curtis Duncan – 4 receptions, 90 yards
* NO – Eric Martin – 7 receptions, 111 yards

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#### Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Oilers | 0 | 7 | 6| 17| 30

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

* Date: September 12
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 59,780
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
* Box score

Game information

First quarter

* No scoring plays

Second quarter

* HOU – Curtis Duncan 2-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 7–0.

Third quarter

* HOU – Al Del Greco 25-yard field goal. Oilers 10–0.
* HOU – Al Del Greco 22-yard field goal. Oilers 13–0.

Fourth quarter

* HOU – Al Del Greco 50-yard field goal. Oilers 16–0.
* HOU – Cris Dishman 58-yard fumble return (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 23–0.
* HOU – Lorenzo White 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 30–0.

Top passers

* KC – Dave Krieg – 15/27, 175 yards, 2 INT
* HOU – Warren Moon – 22/35, 204 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

* KC – Marcus Allen – 6 receptions, 17 yards
* HOU – Lorenzo White – 24 rushes, 48 yards, TD

Top receivers

* KC – Willie Davis – 3 receptions, 67 yards
* HOU – Webster Slaughter – 6 receptions, 74 yards

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The Oilers blanked the Chiefs 30–0, who were without star quarterback Joe Montana. The Houston defense forced five turnovers, picking off Kansas City quarterback Dave Krieg twice, and cornerback Cris Dishman returning a fumble 58 yards for a touchdown.

#### Week 3: at San Diego Chargers[edit]

Week 3: Houston Oilers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Oilers | 0 | 14 | 0| 3| 17
Chargers | 3 | 6 | 3| 6| 18

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

* Date: September 19
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 58,519
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
* Box score

Game information

First quarter

* SD – John Carney 34-yard field goal. Chargers 3–0.

Second quarter

* SD – John Carney 34-yard field goal. Chargers 6–0.
* SD – John Carney 27-yard field goal. Chargers 9–0.
* HOU – Webster Slaughter 2-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Chargers 9–7.
* HOU – Darryll Lewis 47-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 14–9.

Third quarter

* SD – John Carney 27-yard field goal. Oilers 14–12.

Fourth quarter

* SD – John Carney 36-yard field goal. Chargers 15–14.
* HOU – Al Del Greco 27-yard field goal. Oilers 17–15.
* SD – John Carney 27-yard field goal. Chargers 18–17.

Top passers

* HOU – Warren Moon – 19/37, 199 yards, TD, 4 INT
* SD – John Friesz – 8/15, 110 yards

Top rushers

* HOU – Lorenzo White – 13 rushes, 47 yards
* SD – Marion Butts – 16 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

* HOU – Webster Slaughter – 7 receptions, 60 yards, TD
* SD – Nate Lewis – 2 receptions, 57 yards

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Both offenses struggled in the game with both teams benching their respective starting quarterbacks. Houston quarterback Warren Moon threw four interceptions before being benched for backup quarterback Cody Carlson. Stan Humphries started at quarterback for San Diego, but was benched after completing just 27% of his passes for 73 yards and an interception in favor of John Friesz. The Chargers failed to score a single touchdown, but kicker John Carney made six field goals to give San Diego the one-point victory.

#### Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams[edit]

Week 4: Los Angeles Rams at Houston Oilers – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Rams | 7 | 7 | 7| 7| 28
Oilers | 0 | 3 | 10| 0| 13

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

* Date: September 26
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 53,072
* TV: CBS
* Box score

Game information

First quarter

* RAM – Flipper Anderson 4-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick). Rams 7–0.

Second quarter

* RAM – Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick). Rams 14–0.
* HOU – Al Del Greco 52-yard field goal. Rams 14–3.

Third quarter

* HOU – Al Del Greco 25-yard field goal. Rams 14–6.
* HOU – Ernest Givins 80-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Rams 14–13.
* RAM – Travis McNeal 22-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick). Rams 21–13.

Fourth quarter

* RAM – Henry Ellard 48-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick). Rams 28–13.

Top passers

* RAM – Jim Everett – 19/28, 316 yards, 3 TD
* HOU – Warren Moon – 19/42, 310 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* RAM – Jerome Bettis – 11 rushes, 25 yards, TD
* HOU – Lorenzo White – 19 rushes, 74 yards

Top receivers

* RAM – Henry Ellard – 6 receptions, 132 yards, TD
* HOU – Ernest Givins – 3 receptions, 107 yards, TD

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The Oilers' offensive woes continued against the Rams. Warren Moon threw for 310 yards and a touchdown, but also threw two interceptions and completed just 45% of his passes on 42 attempts.

### Standings[edit]

AFC Central

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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK
(2) Houston Oilers | 12  | 4  | 0  | .750  | 368  | 238  | W11
(6) Pittsburgh Steelers | 9  | 7  | 0  | .563  | 308  | 281  | W1
Cleveland Browns | 7  | 9  | 0  | .438  | 304  | 307  | L1
Cincinnati Bengals | 3  | 13  | 0  | .188  | 187  | 319  | L1

## Playoffs[edit]

### AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Kansas City Chiefs at (2) Houston Oilers – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7| 21| 28
Oilers | 10 | 0 | 0| 10| 20

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

* Date: January 16, 1994
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 64,011
* Referee: Gerald Austin
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy
* Box score

Game information

First quarter

* HOU – Al Del Greco 49-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0.
* HOU – Gary Brown 2-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 10–0.

Second quarter

* No scoring plays

Third quarter

* KC – Keith Cash 7-yard pass from Joe Montana (Nick Lowery kick). Oilers 10–7.

Fourth quarter

* HOU – Al Del Greco 43-yard field goal. Oilers 13–7.
* KC – J. J. Birden 11-yard pass from Joe Montana (Nick Lowery kick). Chiefs 14–13.
* KC – Willie Davis 18-yard pass from Joe Montana (Nick Lowery kick). Chiefs 21–13.
* HOU – Ernest Givens 7-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Chiefs 21–20.
* KC – Marcus Allen 21-yard run (Nick Lowery kick). Chiefs 28–20.

Top passers

* KC – Joe Montana – 22/38, 299 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
* HOU – Warren Moon – 32/43, 306 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

* KC – Marcus Allen – 14 rushes, 74 yards, TD
* HOU – Gary Brown – 11 rushes, 17 yards, TD

Top receivers

* KC – Willie Davis – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD
* HOU – Haywood Jeffires – 9 receptions, 88 yards

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Chiefs quarterback Joe Montana threw three touchdown passes in the second half to give his team a 28–20 win. The Oilers jumped to a 10–0 lead in the first quarter with kicker Al Del Greco's 49-yard field goal and running back Gary Brown's 2-yard touchdown. Then after a scoreless second period, Montana threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Keith Cash in the third quarter. In the fourth period, Del Greco kicked a 43-yard field goal to give Houston a 13–7 lead. But aided by a 38-yard pass interference penalty, the Chiefs advanced 71 yards to score on wide receiver J. J. Birden's 11-yard touchdown reception from Montana. On the Oilers' next possession, Kansas City defensive lineman Dan Saleaumua recovered a fumble by Houston quarterback Warren Moon, setting up Montana's 18-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Willie Davis. The Oilers then drove 80 yards to score on wide receiver Ernest Givins' 7-yard touchdown catch, but the Chiefs responded with running back Marcus Allen's game-clinching 21-yard touchdown that capped off a 79-yard drive.

## Awards and records[edit]

* Haywood Jeffires, Pro Bowl Selection
* Warren Moon, Pro Bowl Selection
* Bruce Mathews, Pro Bowl Selection[12]
* Greg Montgomery, Pro Bowl Selection[12]
* Ray Childress, Pro Bowl Selection[12]
* Mike Munchak, Pro Bowl Selection[12]
* Sean Jones, Pro Bowl Selection[12]
* Webster Slaughter, Pro Bowl Selection[12]

## Milestones[edit]

The January 16th game marked the last time the Oilers would play a playoff game while playing in Houston. It was not until their third year in Tennessee, which by that time saw the team renamed the Titans, that the team would return to the playoffs; in that season the franchise advanced all the way to the Super Bowl.

Houston itself would not see another NFL playoff game until the Houston Texans, the successors to the Oilers who entered the league in 2002, hosted a Wild Card playoff game at Reliant Stadium in early 2012.

As of the end of the 2021 season, the Oilers/Titans franchise has only seen five division titles since 1993 (2000 in the AFC Central, 2002, 2008, 2020, and 2021 in the AFC South). In all five of those seasons, the franchise failed to advance to the Super Bowl, and in three of those years the team was defeated as the AFC's #1 seed. The Titans, however, have made ten playoff appearances since the team moved to Tennessee in 1997 and have won eight playoff games, the most recent in 2019 when they defeated the Ravens in a Divisional matchup. Incidentally, the Tennessee Titans victory against the Patriots in the Wild Card playoff game was the first victory the organization achieved in Foxboro since October 17, 1993, when the organization was still based out of Houston as the Oilers.

## See also[edit]

* List of NFL teams affected by internal conflict

## References[edit]

1. ^ Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, Rich The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition, p.680, Martin's Press, August 1994, ISBN 0-312-11073-1
2. ^ Football Outsiders, 1993, 34.4% "weighted" DVOA, "adjusted so that earlier games in the season become gradually less important. It better reflects how the team was playing at the end of the season."
3. ^ Pro Football Prospectus 2006 (ISBN 0761142177), p.73-75
4. ^ "Houston '93". A Football Life. Season 3. Episode 15. December 10, 2013. NFL Network.
5. ^ "Seahawk Notebook -- 'Babygate' One of Many Troubles for '93 Oilers | the Seattle Times".
6. ^ YouTube video: Buddy Ryan punching Kevin Gilbride
7. ^ a b Smith, Brian T. (December 26, 2013). "Two members of 1993 Oilers were gay; teammates knew, didn't care". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014.
8. ^ "Jeff Alm Stats".
9. ^ Verhovek, Sam Howe (December 15, 1993). "PRO FOOTBALL; A Friend Dies, and Oiler Kills Himself". The New York Times.
10. ^ "1993 Houston Oilers Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
11. ^ "1993 Houston Oilers starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
12. ^ a b c d e f "1993 NFL Pro Bowlers".

## External links[edit]

* 1993 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[PF]: Points for (total points scored)
*[PA]: Points against (total points allowed)
*[STK]: Current Winning or Losing Streak
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