Week 1
Final/OT1Q
0 - 3
A. Del Greco 30-yard field goal.
1Q
0 - 10
C. Sanders 48-yard TD catch from S. McNair.
Made XP
3Q
0 - 13
A. Del Greco 37-yard field goal.
3Q
7 - 13
T. Brown 59-yard TD catch from J. George.
Made XP

4Q
14 - 13
T. Brown 27-yard TD catch from J. George.
Made XP

4Q
14 - 21
E. George 29-yard TD run.
2PT Conversion
4Q
21 - 21
T. Brown 16-yard TD catch from J. George.
Made XP

OT
21 - 24
A. Del Greco 33-yard field goal.
Pass Yds
298
George
OAK

Rush Yds
216
George
TEN

Rec Yds
158
Brown
OAK

Scrim TD
3
Brown
OAK

The Tennessee Oilers squeaked out a win over the Oakland Raiders, 24 to 21, on August 31, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. George #11 | 21/37 | 298 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 3-11 | 110.0 |
N. Kaufman #26 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. McNair #9 | 13/25 | 182 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 3-18 | 72.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Kaufman #26 | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
D. Fenner #44 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Aska #35 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. George #27 | 35 | 216 | 6.2 | 1 | 29 |
S. McNair #9 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 13 |
R. Harmon #33 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Thomas #20 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #81 | 0/0 | 158 | 19.8 | 3 | 59 |
O. Truitt #88 | 0/0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 18 |
R. Dudley #83 | 0/0 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
N. Kaufman #26 | 0/0 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Jett #82 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Fenner #44 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
H. Williams #22 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
K. Shedd #84 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sanders #81 | 0/0 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 48 |
R. Harmon #33 | 0/0 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
F. Wycheck #89 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 21 |
W. Davis #84 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 |
D. Mason #85 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnstone #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Maryland #67 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Trapp #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Lyons #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bowden #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Holmes #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ford #5 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Del Greco #3 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Araguz #2 | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Roby #4 | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hall #45 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Howard #80 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Roan #80 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Gray #23 | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Howard #80 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gray #23 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. George #11 | 21/37 | 298 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 3-11 | 110.0 |
N. Kaufman #26 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Kaufman #26 | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
D. Fenner #44 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Aska #35 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #81 | 0/0 | 158 | 19.8 | 3 | 59 |
O. Truitt #88 | 0/0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 18 |
R. Dudley #83 | 0/0 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
N. Kaufman #26 | 0/0 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Jett #82 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Fenner #44 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
H. Williams #22 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
K. Shedd #84 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnstone #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Maryland #67 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Trapp #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ford #5 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Araguz #2 | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hall #45 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Howard #80 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Howard #80 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. McNair #9 | 13/25 | 182 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 3-18 | 72.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. George #27 | 35 | 216 | 6.2 | 1 | 29 |
S. McNair #9 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 13 |
R. Harmon #33 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Thomas #20 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sanders #81 | 0/0 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 48 |
R. Harmon #33 | 0/0 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
F. Wycheck #89 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 21 |
W. Davis #84 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 |
D. Mason #85 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Lyons #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bowden #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Holmes #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Del Greco #3 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Roby #4 | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Roan #80 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Gray #23 | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gray #23 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
332
Total Yds
419
287
Pass Yds
164
45
Rush Yds
255
58
Total Plays
70
5.7
Yards Per Play
6.0
7.0
Yards Per Pass
5.9
2.6
Yards Per Rush
6.1
25:31
Possession
41:26
17
1st Downs
20
13
Passing 1st Downs
9
2
Rushing 1st Downs
11
2
1st Downs from Penalties
0
3/12
3rd Down
6/15
1/1
4th Down
0/0
6
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
1
6
Penalties
7
3.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0