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1991 Week 12 Classic: Cleveland Browns at Houston Oilers at Houston Astrodome. Kickoff: Sunday Nov 17, 1991 at 8:00pm.[1]
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Classic NFL game · Week 12
Cleveland Browns at Houston Oilers
Sunday Nov 17, 1991 · Houston Astrodome, kickoff 8:00pm
Pregame
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1991 Week 12 Classic: Cleveland Browns at Houston Oilers at Houston Astrodome. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Cleveland Browns and Houston Oilers in 1991, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.
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1991 Week 12 Classic: Cleveland Browns and Houston Oilers meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 1991 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.
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1991 Week 12 Classic: Cleveland Browns versus Houston Oilers. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.
League standings entering Week 12
Standings as of kickoff, Week 12 (no future-game spoilers)
Around the league
- Best record league-wide: Washington Redskins (10-0).
- Still unbeaten: Washington Redskins.
AFC
AFC Central
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 8-2 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-6 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-6 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1-9 | L1 |
AFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 9-1 | W4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 5-5 | W2 |
| New York Jets | 5-5 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 3-7 | L3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1-9 | W1 |
AFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 7-3 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-3 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 6-4 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5-5 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 2-8 | W1 |
NFC
NFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 9-1 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-5 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-6 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-7 | L4 |
NFC Central
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 8-2 | W4 |
| Detroit Lions | 6-4 | L2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-6 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2-8 | L2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-8 | W1 |
NFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 10-0 | W10 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 5-5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-5 | W2 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4-7 | L3 |
Game video
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Score
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Cleveland Browns 7, Houston Oilers 0Cleveland Browns 14, Houston Oilers 7Cleveland Browns 17, Houston Oilers 14Cleveland Browns 24, Houston Oilers 28Cleveland Browns 24, Houston Oilers 28[1]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 714172424 |
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 07142828 |
Scoring plays
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Q1
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Browns | Leroy Hoard 14 yard pass from Bernie Kosar ( Matt Stover kick) | 7-0 |
Q2
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oilers | Allen Pinkett 5 yard rush ( Al Del Greco kick) | 7-7 |
| Browns | Joe Morris 5 yard rush ( Matt Stover kick) | 14-7 |
Q3
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Browns | Matt Stover 55 yard field goal | 17-7 |
| Oilers | Drew Hill 40 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick) | 17-14 |
Q4
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oilers | Pat Coleman 4 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick) | 17-21 |
| Browns | Reggie Langhorne 40 yard pass from Bernie Kosar ( Matt Stover kick) | 24-21 |
| Oilers | Drew Hill 1 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick) | 24-28 |
Recap
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Houston Oilers defeated Cleveland Browns 28-24 at Houston Astrodome in Week 12 Classic. The final scoring play was Oilers: Drew Hill 1 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick). Top line of the day: Warren Moon: 399 pass yards on 31-of-44, 3 TD, 1 INT.[1]
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Houston Oilers walked out of Houston Astrodome with a 28-24 Week 12 Classic result Cleveland Browns will replay all the way to the offseason. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Oilers: Drew Hill 1 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.
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Houston Oilers 28, Cleveland Browns 24. Game: 1991 Week 12 Classic. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Warren Moon: 399 pass yards on 31-of-44, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Drew Hill: 11 catches for 144 yards
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Week 12 Classic, played at Houston Astrodome. Final: Cleveland Browns 24, Houston Oilers 28, with Houston Oilers taking the result by 4. **First quarter**
- Browns: Leroy Hoard 14 yard pass from Bernie Kosar ( Matt Stover kick)
Second quarter
- Oilers: Allen Pinkett 5 yard rush ( Al Del Greco kick)
- Browns: Joe Morris 5 yard rush ( Matt Stover kick)
Third quarter
- Browns: Matt Stover 55 yard field goal
- Oilers: Drew Hill 40 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick)
Fourth quarter
- Oilers: Pat Coleman 4 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick)
- Browns: Reggie Langhorne 40 yard pass from Bernie Kosar ( Matt Stover kick)
- Oilers: Drew Hill 1 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick)
Top performers
- Warren Moon: 399 pass yards on 31-of-44, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Drew Hill: 11 catches for 144 yards
Box score
| SF | Opp | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 17 | 25 |
| Total Yards | 311 | 440 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 21/34 | 31/44 |
| Pass yards | 279 | 399 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 3 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 3 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 17 | 4 |
| Net pass yards | 262 | 395 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 24 | 15 |
| Rush yards | 49 | 45 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties | 6 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 20 | 20 |
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | |||||
| Bernie Kosar | 21/34 | 279 | 2 | 1 | |
| HOU | |||||
| Warren Moon | 31/44 | 399 | 3 | 1 | |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | ||||
| Kevin Mack | 16 | 32 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Morris | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Leroy Hoard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Hansen | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| HOU | ||||
| Allen Pinkett | 7 | 26 | 1 | 6 |
| Lorenzo White | 7 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | ||||
| Leroy Hoard | 10 | 107 | 1 | 33 |
| Webster Slaughter | 4 | 78 | 0 | 48 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 |
| Scott Galbraith | 3 | 39 | 0 | 19 |
| Kevin Mack | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| HOU | ||||
| Drew Hill | 11 | 144 | 2 | 40 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 6 | 80 | 0 | 29 |
| Ernest Givins | 5 | 77 | 0 | 27 |
| Curtis Duncan | 3 | 60 | 0 | 42 |
| Pat Coleman | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tony Jones | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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